The Angle

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

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[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

Listen, I really, really want to see what the combo of Jony Ive/Sam Altman come up with for AI consumer devices. But also that video was outstandingly bizarro. Both things can be true! Read more at @theangle via the link in reply:

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

Read more on @theangle here: https://t.co/XMhp6fBpAk

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

So... the news is out! Really excited to be on board @GrowthXAI during this exciting time! Let's build!!

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

I've been relatively quiet over here beyond reposts, but it's worth sharing that I've now joined @GrowthXAI as a Managing Director, reuniting with my old pals @panzer and @meganrosedickey ! Building very exciting things in AI, definitely hit me up if you'd like to learn more!

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

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[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

A recent @NoPriorsPod episode with @winstonweinberg inspired my latest @theangle post which imagines what an AI interaction model might look like if you wanted to build the best possible knowledge-sharing bot for helping learn in a specific field or discipline. Link in reply ->

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

Sam and Elon are tweeting through it but meanwhile here's what I'm thinking about following the $500 billion project Stargate announcement, just published on @theangle : https://t.co/VgSxpgmvgy

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[Jordan Crook @jordanrcrook]

maybe the best explainer/primer for @betaworks camp ever? thanks @etherington https://t.co/auTHLwiCAr

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

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[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

I spoke to @jordanrcrook of @betaworks about their upcoming Camp program for the latest @theangle – link in thread!

[The Angle @theangle]

I spoke to @michaelsayman a while back after SocialAI launched but before he went to @Meta – I came away inspired about the possibilities of future interfaces to make the most of generative AI

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[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

The first new @TheAngle post is live – featuring an interview with @ChrisLattner about @Modular and the company's ambitious goal of building a new way to develop AI from the ground up, that makes it as accessible as traditional PC software development.

Link in first reply.

[Josh Constine 📶🔥 @JoshConstine]

The hardest working ex-TechCrunch reporter is starting the publication we need: @TheAngle. You should subscribe.

It’s focused on early-stage startups most outlets think are too small but are quietly shaping tomorrow

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

Hey, I'm relaunching @theangle with a new look and feel, and a new mandate to focus on early stage startups. I'm just going to post the whole explanatory article here directly bc X likes that stuff (link to the new site in first reply):

If you’re already a subscriber to The Angle, then you’re getting this in your inbox – but you might be just landing here on the web, without any or much context. Either way, welcome – it’s great to have you reading this.

The Angle started when I got laid off from TechCrunch, after spending over a decade there building what I hoped was the world’s leading startup technology publication. In my brief foray into unemployment, I envisioned The Angle as a general purpose tech newsletter focused on everything from iPhones to intellectual property disputes.

The new iteration of the blog (and yes I think of it more like a blog, but you’ll still be able to get it in your inbox via Substack, too) will have a more defined focus: Early stage startups.

In case you missed it, shortly after I left TC, I was lucky enough to land a job at OMERS Ventures – a venture firm attached to Ontario’s municipal employee retirement pension plan, and one of Canada’s largest VC funds in terms of assets under management.

OV’s primary focus in terms of allocating its funds is on companies that I would categorize as in the ‘late early to growth’ stages, including Series A through Series C. Ironically, across my career this is probably the category of company that I’ve had the least exposure to; instead, my focus has either been on mature public companies without outsized influence on the tech industry overall, like Apple – or on companies at or near formation.

The Angle will henceforth focus squarely on that latter category, and will feature profiles of interesting early stage companies (geography agnostic), as well as interviews with founders and investors.

To that end, I’d love to hear from you if you find yourself identified in any of the above coverage areas. I’m already lucky enough to be getting inbound based on my original The Angle announcement, but with the new remit I think there’s a whole world of new potential connections out there to be made. I’m darrell @ theangle [dot] com for those of you who are not robots and can figure out my low-tech CAPTCHA.

There’s plenty in the works for The Angle in this new iteration – including a podcast, a tweaked approach to the newsletter, and possibly some events as well. But all of the above will be guided by what resonates best with, and best serves, the audience, so please let me know what you think as we go.

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

The latest edition of @theangle is out – it should be no surprise that OpenAI's Sora is the lead story for this Friday roundup.

Subscribe/read here: https://t.co/QGWmUH9Atk https://t.co/boc3kcxKU6

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

New edition of @theangle is out today – looking at the Waymo vehicle being trashed in SF and what that exposes about our thoughts and fears re: AI + automation.

Subscribe here: https://t.co/rNNx4XllZf

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

The first Friday edition of @theangle (the roundup, which is free for all subscribers) is now out. Subscribe for future editions direct to your inbox at https://t.co/QGWmUH9Atk

[Jordan Crook @jordanrcrook]

the layoffs at TechCrunch last week had me in my feelings ... happy to see the folks who were let go are basically drowning in offers and on to a new chapter

[Darrell Etherington @etherington]

The first issue of my newsletter @thangle is out now to subscribers! Go sign up and get all future editions in your inbox: https://t.co/QGWmUH9Atk