Excited to judge finals today for Cornell’s inaugural AI hackathon in NYC. Judges include AI leaders in education from Cornell, Oxford, Notre Dame, Yale. So much incredible energy here…

One big enterprise implication of AI right now is that the next generation workforce will simply not work the way everyone currently does. The companies that adapt to this will hire better and drive way more productivity. The ones that don’t will increasingly fall behind.

So true…

Highly recommend Chama Mama in Brooklyn Heights for gourmet Georgian cuisine. I was blown away by the flavors - many similarities to Turkish and Persian cuisine. Will be back again soon...

So true. This is also a key driver of success in early stage VC…

If leaders are serious about ending war, women need a seat at the table. International data, 1989-2011: When women are involved in agreements, peace is 35% more likely to last 15+ years. Gender balance is especially important when the stakes are high and tempers run hot.

Miami, I missed you… No trip here is complete without a visit to Full Bloom Vegan..

Why AI based tutors are going to be such a big deal 1:1 tutoring = 2 sigma improvement in learning achievement Image from "The 2 Sigma Problem: The Search for Methods of Group Instruction as Effective as One-toOne Tutoring" by Benjamin S. Bloom

.Thoma Bravo is predicting overall software spend will from from 2.0% of GDP in 2020 to 4.0% by 2030, driven by AI We'll see, but it is what we are all feeling Morgan Stanely said ~50% of AI spend is net new budget If that trend continues, we are just entering the start of a

Geopolitically, nothing matters more than winning AI. These tariffs, as constructed, essentially guarantee that America will lose “AI” by making America the most expensive place on earth to build AI datacenters. The semiconductor exemption was irrelevant for AI. Datacenter

In unhealthy relationships, people walk on eggshells to avoid conflict. They tell you what you want to hear. In healthy relationships, people have the courage to address conflict. They tell you what you need to hear. Silence protects fragile ties. Candor strengthens real bonds.

This is the coldest life advice you’ll hear

Look, Thomas Massie is brilliant. The guy programmed by himself a gadget with a running tally of our national debt. Maybe it's b/c he went to MIT with meritocratic admissions & no donor or alumni legacy. Let's not have DC mess MIT up.

This year, ICONIQ led Anthropic’s $5bn Series F, ElevenLabs $180M Series C, Legora’s $80M Series B and TinyFish’s $47M Series A.. They are a media shy Wealth Mgt firm with $90bn+ of AUM who put their money where their pen is (quite literally) Earlier this yr, they published

Kudos to Rick Zullo and the Equal Ventures team for an awesome Emerging Manager Summit. At a time when we see so many transactional folks in VC/LP land, it is refreshing to be reminded that many people in our industry still pay it forward and play the long game…

Love this. I use examples like this when people ask me when we will reach AGI. Based on how quickly tech is weakening cognition, we may reach AGI sooner than we think as we do not need AI to be that intelligent if humans lose critical thinking :)

Many investors seem to be abandoning this principle right now :)

More people voted in New York City’s election this year than they have in 50 years. That’s a win for democracy, and a testament to Zohran Kwame Mamdani's inspiring campaign. Congratulations to the next mayor of the greatest city in the world. 🗽