We talked to Aaron Cannon from Outset, focused on AI-powered user interviews. Outset uses LLMs to lead interviews and synthesize results, so that researchers get high quality data 100x faster.

Happy for a some really great people today: early Chime investors 👨🏻‍💻☕️ Satya Patel Kirsten Green Eurie Kim Lauren Kolodny, Pinch cofounders Michael Ducker Maia Bittner (acquired by Chime, backed by #ANGELS Jana Messerschmidt Katie Jacobs Stanton and moi)

Fireflies has crossed the $1 billion valuation mark with our recent tender offer! We’ve done this while staying profitable, growing rapidly, and without raising primary capital since 2021. This milestone means a lot, not just because of the number, but because it allowed us to

All of the attacks on The Presidio of San Francisco are misinformed and unwarranted but the one thing no one is saying is how insane it is to have many of its major streets share names with streets in downtown SF.

This is good advice.

I’ve got a green thumb… for tapping out delegation of responsibility to ChatGPT

New new new media tech conference! Kevin Roose Casey Newton

Every industry giant begins as a modest venture

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow at Humans in the Loop!

(Some of the) humans in the loop!

Particle is the best way for busy people to stay informed! sara beykpour Particle News

BTS with two inspiring legends in Venture 🥰

I’ve accidentally told two people via email that I have some “trouble” coming up for the next couple of weeks, instead of “travel”. What does Siri know about our family reunion that I don’t?

Long live Slack Fund - launching this as part of our Platform launch in 2015 was a highlight for me and the early platform team. Amazing to see what it’s become over the past decade under Jason Spinell, and the stellar list of companies they’ve backed. Congrats!

Is Soham a Devin?

Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in