James Lejsek

Media / Science / Technology
15 yrs in film/tv
10 yrs media finance
Advisor to media investors and content creators
Building @mediascitechfdn

[James Lejsek @jameslejsek]

@fablesimulation Looks fun, would love to check it out.

[Jason Carman @jasonjoyride]

Today I'm thrilled to reveal Story Company — an independent film studio based in San Francisco, CA.

We're focused on creating the best science & technology films so we can make the best science fiction films.

This is the company I've wanted to build since I was 9.
🧵

[Jon Lai @Tocelot]

new blog! the next Pixar will be an AI company built on interactive video - a blend of film & games where frames are generated entirely by a neural net in real-time, with no code, assets, or game engines

@Google (DOOM!) @OpenAI @Microsoft are all building here

thread 👇

[scott belsky @scottbelsky]

observed: a labor of love tends to pay off, just not how and when you expect. your curiosity must outlast your expectations.

[CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department @CALFIRERRU]

📸 Mike Murawski

[Oxford Population Health (OxPop) @Oxford_NDPH]

Two studies by researchers at the Cancer Epidemiology Unit have found that #proteins present in the blood may be able to predict a person’s risk of developing some types of #cancer more than seven years before they are diagnosed with the disease. 🩸🔬

Read more 👉https://t.co/NOnSzGIVyT

[Chrys Bader @chrysb]

4️⃣ AI is the new creative partner 🎨🎬 (14 startups)

Enabling anyone to bring creative visions to life will blur the line between creator and consumer.

🎥 @MagicHourAI: AI video generation platform
🎨 @toinfinityai: Script to movie
🎙️ @pocketpodapp: Tailored podcast creation

[James Lejsek @jameslejsek]

@jasonzhao @StoryProtocol Where can we see who is raising?

[James Lejsek @jameslejsek]

Real-time health diagnosis and prediction from just your phone or wearable device definitely sounds interesting.

[Precursor Ventures @PrecursorVC]

Congratulations PreemptiveAI for raising a $6.4M seed round! 🎉 PreemptiveAI is a a foundation model that transforms health monitoring and prediction.

[James Lejsek @jameslejsek]

@DaveJWVillalva I blocked it but I remember it was exactly the same except that instead of two L’s in “…Villa…” it had one.

[James Lejsek @jameslejsek]

@DaveJWVillalva Hi Dave, I follow your content and FYI someone created an account impersonating you for some crypto scam. Followers beware!

[James Lejsek @jameslejsek]

@ankurnagpal @ochowealth Yes please

[Gus Domel ⏻ @GusDomel]

This week's Sci-Fi Sundays @BoostVC!

@AdamDraper @BraytonKey @MaddieCallander

[James Lejsek @jameslejsek]

@fintechjunkie @threadreaderapp unroll

[James Lejsek @jameslejsek]

Super down with this.

[Packy McCormick @packyM]

America doesn't build big things fast...

...Except in PA, where we just REOPENED I-95 in 12 DAYS & CELEBRATED BY RIDING ALL OF OUR MASCOTS IN ON A FIRE TRUCK. 🇺🇸

PA just wrote the playbook for building things fast in this country. I wrote it down.

https://t.co/3KKobHFCs0

[James Lejsek @jameslejsek]

Very interesting idea.

[Packy McCormick @packyM]

This signed Steve Jobs Time cover is up for $124,995.

The Elon Musk-signed CyberTruck is up for $49,999.

When companies become valuable & important, the things attached to them become valuable.

What would it look like to create a market for Startup Prophecies? 🔮

[James Lejsek @jameslejsek]

The Museum of Science, Boston is making its first move into the world of immersive online education with its launch of “Mission: Mars” on Roblox

https://t.co/p0PuyeOEII

[TIME @TIME]

Scientists have reached a key milestone in learning how to reverse aging https://t.co/8pXUHQKzfD

[James Lejsek @jameslejsek]

The Quest to Defuse Guyana’s Carbon Bomb | WIRED. A lot of food for thought. In particular I didn’t know that the Guyanese Constitution holds the government responsible for protecting the environment for the benefit of present and future generations https://t.co/Cc2a9SWJ2x

[James Lejsek @jameslejsek]

Storytelling Will Save the Earth https://t.co/SBH7mVGlfb via @WiredUK