That Was The Week

By Keith Teare

That Was The Week is an editorialized and curated weekly look at developments in tech, startups, and venture investing with a video and podcast for paid subscribers. All free subscribers get a 6-month... more

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November 24, 2023 Optimism, Technology and Progress
Marc Andreessen, Sam Altman and Geoffrey Hinton

To quote Oscar Wilde:
A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing. And when Humanity lands there, it looks out, and, seeing a better country, sets sail. Progress is the realisation of Utopias.
Now, I have said that the community by means of organisation of machinery will supply the useful things, and that the beautiful things will be made by the individual. This is not merely necessary, but it is the only possible way by which we can get either the one or the other.
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November 24, 2023 Can We Stop A More Brutal World?
This was a week when it was almost impossible to escape politics, particularly world politics. The barbaric, medieval images coming out of Israel on Shabbat Saturday morning, at the start of the Jewish New Year, were both sickening and, at the same time, sadly, not surprising.
This was in a week where my media consumption included the interview Graham Alison did at the All In Summit and a similar couple with Ray Dalio and Larry Summers. All three focus on the current and future world order. The interview with Alison is this week’s Video of the Week.
So, it is time for me to stand back and ask some big questions. It is also time to begin to try and answer them. It all starts with Graham Alison’s book “Destined For War” and Ray Dalio’s essay this week - “Another Step Toward International War.” These are two super-intelligent big thinkers focusing on the coming end of US global supremacy, leading to a possible or even likely global conflict. Then there is Noah Smith’s “You're not going to like what comes after Pax Americana,” one of this week’s Essay of the Week.
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November 24, 2023 AI or Bust
Another week when there are many talking points.
The Q3 Venture Capital data is out, and both Gene Teare at Crunchbase and Peter Walker at Carta have significant insights this week. In an essay of the week, Kyle Harrison takes a stand back and examines the entire venture value chain - as we have discussed a lot in prior weeks. It is a great effort by Kyle and a very good read,
Also, Sam Bankman Fried is not in front of a Jury. Only two days in, the prosecution is mounting a strong effort to undermine his ethical stance, with his former CTO saying he was asked to write code enabling Alameda, SBF’s hedge fund, to take unlimited loads from FTX. It is not yet clear if this is criminal. I will wait for the defense case and consider it. But these two days have been difficult for SBF.
Meta is announcing Quest 3, which resembles Apple’s forthcoming approach (see through the mask into the room). Meta also announced the next version of its VR glasses with Ray-Ban. These look promising, to be honest. I might even pony up for a pair (prescription lenses too).
But for me, the story of the week is still AI. Open AI announced DALL_E 3 and that it will be included in ChatGPT. ChatGPT is also getting visual acuity - interpreting images and drawings. I have even seen demos of it writing code from paper sketches to make websites. Audio input and output are also now live in the mobile app.
Rex Woodbury writes an over-arching piece comparing the mobile revolution to AI. He concludes that AI will be far more significant than the already mighty impact of mobile.
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November 24, 2023 The Bankman Fried's Trial by Media
I had promised there would be no That Was The Week this week, and Andrew decided we needed to record a show. Topics focus on the Bankman Fried trial, Amazon being accused of anti-trust, the Google trial, and developments with OpenAI
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September 24, 2023Billions: The Venture Asset Class
Contents
Editorial: Billions: The Venture Asset Class

Essays of the Week
Innovation

Searching for a Breakup

The Trouble With Walter: In His Elon Musk Tome, the Writer Shows Us the Perils of Access Journalism

AI Regulation

Venture Capitalists Will Overpay For Seed Rounds But For Reasons You Likely Haven’t Considered

Venture returns vs. public markets : What the data says

Unicorn Market Cap 2023: Rise of AI

Video of the Week
Bill Gurley on Regulation, the State and Tech

AI of the Week
4 Key Takeaways from the AI Panel at Saastr 2023

OpenAI Hustles to Beat Google to Launch ‘Multimodal’ LLM

How Google taught AI to doubt itself

Writer nets $100M for its enterprise-focused generative AI platform

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) testing the impact of Generative AI on its consultants

News Of the Week
Elon Musk says X will charge users ‘a small monthly payment’ to use its service

Silicon Valley is still king.

Unicorns Are Thawing Out IPO Plans

Sequoia and Andreessen to take a huge hit on their 2021 Instacart investment, after a 75% plunge in valuation

Today The UK Parliament Undermined The Privacy, Security, And Freedom Of All Internet Users

Getty Specifically Calls Out Adobe Firefly in Its Latest Rejection of AI

Startup of the Week
Allocate raises $10 million to open top VC doors to wealth advisers

X of the Week
What it feels like to build a startup
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32min
September 18, 2023Why Think Global? China, Chips, Trains and Airplanes
Contents
Editorial: Why Think Global? China, Chips and Airplanes

Essays of the Week
The next phase of globalization is going to be awesome

It's Never Been More Important to Understand Your Capital Provider's Business Model

Apple’s $60 iCloud Service Is the Future of Apple

Huawei’s Breakthrough: The Strategic Implications

A Look at the IPO Market As Investors Hope for Strong Instacart, Arm & Klaviyo Offerings

Arm and a Leg: Arm's Quest To Extract Their True Value

The Top 10 Mistakes Founders Make After $10m ARR

Video of the Week
Walter Isaacson on Elon Musk

AI of the Week
Life in a Kingdom of Dangerous Magic

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and other tech leaders in closed Senate session about AI

Nvidia’s Been Busy — Real Busy

News Of the Week
Cendana Capital closes on $470M more to back seed-stage fund managers

Seed Market Evolution During A Downturn

Haystack VII

Google accused of spending billions to block rivals as landmark trial continues

The big French fire sale: record numbers of startups are selling at big discounts

China's C919 aircraft model begins demonstration flights across Xinjiang

Startup of the Week
SCOOP: MotherDuck Raising $50M in Felicis-Led Round, Valuing Startup at $350M

X of the Week
Michael Kim, Cendana
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36min
September 10, 2023Searching For Money
Contents
Editorial:

Essays of the Week
Least Bad (De-Dollarization?)

Only About 10% of VCs Make Money

Searching for Unicorn Funds - A Look at Fund DPI

Venture Firms Hang the ‘For Sale’
Sign on Portfolios

How to Win in Venture Capital: Focus on the Fat Tails

What Makes a Good SaaS Company?

The Best Founders are over 50 Years Old

Meet the YC Summer 2023 Batch Garry Tan

AI and the New Digital Cold War

Video of the Week
Andrew Keen and Ludwig Ensthaler on AI

Fareed Zakharia on AI

AI of the Week
What OpenAI Really Wants - Steven Levy

6 Examples of Doman-Specific Large Language Models

What We Can Learn From AI Startups in Y Combinator’s Latest Batch

Apple Spending Millions of Dollars a Day on Conversational AI

News Of the Week
European Venture Funding Halved In Q2 2023 As Late-Stage Investors Dialed Back

The End of Airbnb in New York

Spotify’s $1 Billion Podcast Bet Turns Into a Serial Drama

UK pulls back from clash with Big Tech over private messaging

Apple Signs New Deal With Arm to License Chip Designs Beyond 2040

Startup of the Week
‘He Doesn’t Need VC in His Life’: How Midjourney’s Founder Built an AI Winner While Rejecting Venture Capital

X of the Week
Apple
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38min
September 10, 2023Hit Job
Contents
Editorial: Hit Job

Essays of the Week
VC Returns - The Power Law

Down Rounds Are a Nothing Burger?

VCs are just middlemen.

Realizing Non-Winners Early Drives IRRs

Secrecy Harms Startups

Fund of funds: why to invest and, more importantly, why not

As Venture Market Slows, Fewer Early-Round Unicorns Being Minted

Rest - The case for sabbaticals

Why Do Investors Care So Much About LTV:CAC?

AI of the Week
Generative AI applications: an investing framework

Early days of AI (and AI Hype Cycle)

Meta Releases ‘Code Llama’ Generative AI Model to Assist in Code Creation

News Of the Week
New SEC Rules Could Hurt VC’s Newcomers

Hugging Face Hits $4B Valuation After Salesforce Ventures-Led Round

SoftBank’s Arm IPO Win Won’t Make Up for What It Missed Out On

Startup World Looks On As Arm And Instacart Set To Test Waters Of IPO Market

Cracking Open the IPO Window

The IPO Window Is Open. But Are Founders Ready?

The Scam in the Arena - Is Chamath a Scammer?

New Features For LinkedIn Newsletters

Nvidia’s Rocket-Ship Year

Startup of the Week
Pact VC

X of the Week
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September 10, 2023Venture is Good
Contents
Editorial:

Essays of the Week
Institutionalized Belief In The Greater Fool

New Unicorn Creation Has Dwindled From 2 Per Day To 2 Per Month

Even a Down Round is Hard to Get

Tech Valuations Q2’23 Report

Advice to Venture Fund Investors

State of pre-seed fundraising: Q2 2023

Venture capital funds are mostly just wasting their time and your money

Video of the Week
Dave Winer and Andrew Keen on Blogging, Podcasting and More

AI of the Week
The AI Power Paradox

What if Generative AI turned out to be a Dud?

Insight Partners Has Invested More Than $4B Into AI. What’s Next?

Google DeepMind testing ‘personal life coach’ AI tool

News Of the Week
Blackbird Ventures Sells Stake in Canva at $25.5 Billion Valuation

Biden administration restricts US investment in tech China's military might employ

Startup of the Week
MTN, African Fintech

X of the Week
Emotional Investing is Bad for Your Wealth
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August 11, 2023Dry Powder?
Contents
Editorial: Dry Powder?

Essays of the Week
Dry Powder is not About to be Invested

Down Rounds Should Be Led by Entrepreneurs

Why Bill Gurley & Josh Wolfe Think VCs Won't Deploy All Their Dry Powder Anytime Soon

‘Tidal Wave’ of Down Rounds Hits Startups

Global Venture Funding In July Was Second-Lowest This Year As Seed Startups Are Hit Hard

VC Optimism Returning But More Pain Ahead In Their Portfolios

AI of the Week
OpenAI Shoots To No. 1 Spot On Private Cloud Startup Ranking, Underscoring AI’s Sudden Ascendency

Generative AI Is Making Companies Even More Thirsty for Your Data

Money on Autopilot: The Future of AI x Personal Finance

Apple seeks to bolster expertise in generative AI on mobile devices

AI Won’t Replace Humans — But Humans With AI Will Replace Humans Without AI

Cloudflare as a Leader in AI? + Q2 Results

News Of the Week
Yaccarino Says Advertisers are Coming Back to X in First Major Interview as CEO

Five months ago Crunchbase vowed to try and avoid layoffs. Since then A.I. has changed everything

WeWork’s going concern warning is a reminder that VC and low-margin business don’t mix

Startup of the Week
A better internet for readers

X of the Week
Twitter for Sale by X
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