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the creator economy promised to transfer ownership from platforms back to the people but S\/BST@CK is deceptively screwing over its writers in plain sight here’s how they’re doing it, and why it's bad for businesses, creators, and you:

The consumer founder’s secret AI master plan: As we know, 2025 is the year of agents. Much has been said about relationships with AI agents as a new moat. BUT The big platforms of tomorrow will be what I call, “Trusted Recommenders”👀👇🧵

This is the single best post I have seen, since... well, 2014. ;) Fully agree NFX James Currier Pete Flint It's always darkest before the light and the pendulum for Consumer is now swinging back, due to AI. The smartest minds and repeat founders are now building in AI

All true. We have never stopped investing in crazy consumer ideas. AI is just making them even crazier ❤️

Maybe our biggest news to date for our UK customers? It’s officially ISA launch day 🚀 Capital at risk. We’re so excited to bring you a Cash ISA paying the base rate (4.75% AER) and a Stocks & Shares ISA that’s 10x cheaper than the market average over 10 years. No account,

Thrilled to lead Neko's $260mn funding round. As someone w/ skin damage from unprotected childhood I've used every tech-based tracking system out there. Neko is a leap into the future, 15gb whole-body data in minutes with a world class product + team led by Hjalmar Nilsonne & Daniel Ek

Fascinating data on EU's rise in tech - 35,000 early-stage startups (most globally) with untapped €9T pension assets. This isn't about EU vs US; it's about unlocking potential everywhere. When both ecosystems thrive, we all win. The opportunity for global investors is enormous.

Proud to co-lead Reflection AI Series A as they emerge from stealth with $130M in funding. Huge congrats to Co-Founders Misha Laskin and Ioannis Antonoglou, and the incredible team they’ve built—one of the strongest Reinforcement Learning (RL) research teams in the world. Misha and

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Too many Pear VC founders are getting their visas challenged—and it’s downright absurd. Entrepreneurs build America, so let’s open the doors for innovators, not shut them! Elon Musk David Sacks

Got connected to two kids at Stanford for a project I’m working on. Casually sent them some questions via text for us to discuss in person... 48 hrs later, they drive up an hour to meet me on a Saturday morning with 2 copies of a printed out presentation answering all my

Nicole Quinn at Startup Grind says it’s never been a better time to invest in consumer. AI to unlock the next bump in leisure time availability.

I so appreciate Melanie Uno for having me on her podcast. Her questions (and editing!) drew out the advice that I give early career VCs about how to manage their career, how to win competitive deals, and what to do when companies go through tough times, condensed into about an

I've been a mentor at @NVCA VC University for many years. This interview encapsulates what I tell the early career and aspiring VCs over the course of our 1:1 meetings. It covers how to break into venture, what is innate and what can be learned, how to win deals early in your

substack just rug pulled all of their customers the creator economy’s promise is taking power from institutions and giving it to individuals but substack has now become the institution they're extracting value from creators and trying to lock them into their platform for good