There are two numbers that determine how big a startup gets, and thus how rich its founders become: the growth rate and how long it continues.
From @paulg at the @OxfordUnion
We’re shifting from writing code to orchestrating agentic systems that build, test, and deploy software.
The governance infrastructure isn’t at pace though
Organisations are knowingly shipping untested code
https://t.co/rZj4ybatb5
Great post highlighting where durable AI value actually lands - not in out-training the frontier, but in getting inside systems where correctness is private and can’t be scored from outside.
I’ve been reflecting on my previous career as a VC, and with the benefit of hindsight, I'm realizing that I was a decent investor but could have been a great one.
Here’s the advice I'd give myself if I could go back to 2010 when I was just starting out as a VC 🧵
@elonmusk can you help me get back my handle (@mankaran) that I forgot the password to ages back. would love to get rid of the 'the' in my current handle
I love to read autobiographies of people who started iconic companies. I was fortunate to work for Zuck and Bezos as their origin stories were still being written, and it's fun to pattern match against other founders. Here’s a list of some of my favorite business biographies:
@willemijnSE watching you speak at @SlushHQ. The authentic focus on impact is so great to hear.
Big problems will be solved by ambitious entrepreneurs and VCs that support them
@LeoDiCaprio, my climate fintech Yayzy helps individuals manage personal carbon emissions using our proprietary calculation tech. we have a mobile app and B2B APIs and are fundraising. Can I tell you more about it?