The TMT bankers who worked on the Warner Bros deal realizing this is now going to turn into an all-out bidding war, crushing all their holiday plans

Crypto space moving at warp speed… Past 2 weeks: -Vanguard opens brokerage access to spot crypto ETFs -First spot link ETF launches -Schwab confirms plans to offer direct spot crypto trading next yr -First sui ETF launches -BofA expands advisor access to spot crypto ETFs

Even without the ability to do new things like output polished files, GPT-5.2 feels like the biggest upgrade we've had in a long time. Curious to hear what you think!

It’s time to build American AI.

Robinhood didn’t want to be “alone on a private island” they think they’ll gain more users as an Ethereum L2 than an L1. if even Robinhood thinks that, nobody should build an L1. “We want to recreate the entire financial system onchain. We need everyone to be able to come to

Only 4% of SaaS startups ever reach $1M in ARR. This game is hard but it’s not impossible. Please keep going.

We’re moving to a world where there will be 1,000x more agents than people working with software. In that world the value of systems of record goes up not down. The ability to control what AI agents have access to, govern their workflows, integrate their work into a broader

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Founders who are not focused on building distribution:

This week's ETF buzz... theetfeducator.com/2025/12/20/etf…

BREAKING: Asset manager Janus Henderson agrees to be acquired by Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst in an all-cash deal valuing the firm at ~$7.4B

To get the full benefit of AI agents you often need to change your underlying workflows, and keep up with a very fast moving AI space. Because of this, there are at least 2 entirely new categories of business models that will emerge around the software companies that build

really disappointed i did not get top 1% tbh

While I'm just as bad as everyone else at forecasting prices, I don't think there needs to be a post 10/10 zombie trading firm or FTX-like situation out there to explain coin prices falling while other assets rally. A simpler explanation is that crypto is going through a painful

It’s time to build robots. 🦾🇺🇸

new perp DEX testnet is live flagship app of RISE, the fastest Ethereum L2. > fully onchain, fully composable with DeFi > ultrafast, lowest latency > good UX, passkey wallet, sponsored gas > autoYield on collateral testnet.rise.trade @risex_trade

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it's sad to see the hypercorporatization of this space so many switching their pfp to a corpo irl pic. keep ethereum weird

As a response to socialism, Miami will replace NYC as the finance capital and Austin will replace SF as the tech capital.

Founders often focus on the product and the growth, but in the world of M&A, a premium exit starts with your books. For sophisticated buyers, clean financials are virtually mandatory. If a founder can't produce a clean P&L on demand, it signals to the buyer that the business is