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New Episode! How AI and Remote Work is Coming for your Job -- The Truth Behind Startup Down Rounds -- Remote Work's Impact on the Global Job Market -- CEO Searches Spike Amid Market Changes -- The Trend of Founders Burning Cash
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🚨🚨 Episode 12 of Liquidity Podcast is out and this week @Jason and I have Hunter Somerville from @stepstonegroup and @loganbartlett from @Redpoint ! In this episode, we dive deep into the world of venture capital including Tiger and @a16z's latest fund announcements! Link to…
“What we’re seeing right now is the collapse of a lot of the young venture capital firms,” says @Jason. "With venture tourism going away... we're starting to see finally... the burn-off of the excess. The excess calories. The fat in the system and it was pronounced."
OMG OMG OMG... @Jason and @sundeep are talking about us!!! I want that A+ though. Jason, we'll get you a full @theallinpod episode in <18 months 🫡 PS - We were going to wait a few more days to do this but... what the heck. Seize the moment. We'll release a special feature tmrw…
A glimpse into the future of AI-driven media @sundeep demos @toinfinityai with @Jason -- Infinity AI is a script-to-movie foundation model. -- Creators upload a script and get back a video with expressive virtual actors
@twistartups @sundeep @toinfinityai @Jason OMG! Can't believe you guys are talking about us! 🤩Btw, the reason we have All In in our beta tool is because you're our favorite podcast! Throwback to Summit 1 📸
@twistartups @AlanCowen @hume_ai OMG, that cold open was 🔥🔥🤣
Liquidity episode 8! @mamoonha, Penn Endowment's Thomas Scriven,@Jason, and @DWeisburd ---India’s startup ecosystem--- ---The future of M&A and IPOs--- ---The rise of the secondary market---
@twistartups @screendoorvc Indeed, early-stage venture thrives on power laws. Concentrated bets can yield outsized returns by capturing the tail-end successes, but diversification through 'spray and pray' mitigates risk and uncovers unexpected gems.
@twistartups @screendoorvc @Jason I can't wait to hear this episode tomorrow! With my schedule, I am always one day behind, but I always look forward to it!
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NVIDIA, Hugging Face, and ServiceNow release TheStack v2, a massive code dataset🌸 - 37 TB of de-duplicated code - 913B tokens - 619 programming languages Blog post huggingface.co/blog/starcoder2 Data huggingface.co/datasets/bigco…
@twistartups @Jason Thanks for taking my question and having me on @Jason !
historic earnings from $NVDA, and the stock is ripping after-hours this was hugely important for tech why? the macro picture looks a little murky, and tech multiples have started to heat up again (see meme from @buccocapital) 🧵
.@alexiskold and @davidu/@KTmBoyle have indeed been doing a great job investing in defense/public safety, but I would be remiss if I didn't mention folks like @josh_coyne @ravirajjain @ekriessmann @AlexaLiautaud @lacostejonathan @DavidCahn6 @zebulgar @traestephens @breeves08 who…
. @Jason asks @rahoolsidoo about fundraising for @FlyAerodome The early days were a slog, but now Tier 1 VCs are knocking down the door to invest Shout out to @a16z, @alexiskold, and others for seeing the potential!
🎙️ Dive into the future of finance with @GuyAdami (RiskReversal), @Jason Calacanis, and @tseides (Capital Allocators) in a dynamic panel moderated by Dan Nathan (@RiskReversal). Explore how podcasting amplifies expertise & reshapes investor relations. 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=WhieYf…
Our Co-Founder and CEO, @rahoolsidoo sat down with @Jason on the @twistartups podcast to discuss a variety of topics ranging from the complexities of raising venture capital for a GovTech start up to the rapid evolution of drone technology in law enforcement. Enjoy this detailed…
. @rahoolsidoo joins @Jason to explain: -- How @FlyAerodome deploys safe aerial responses to 911 calls --- Privacy concerns and abuse potential with police drone usage ----The challenges of fundraising and selling to government as a startup -----And much more!
The pitch deck / the data room