The 100-Hour AI Hustle in Silicon Valley ⏰ Engineers at top AI labs are pushing past human limits to ship smarter, faster products. The new status symbol in tech is endurance and output, not perks or balance. [WSJ]
Elon’s Grokipedia Shakes Up the Knowledge Game ⚡ Elon Musk launched Grokipedia ahead of schedule, rewarding early backers and surprising critics. The new knowledge platform is already challenging Wikipedia’s two-decade reign. [Polymarket]
1000 Angels Powering the Next Wave of Global Innovation 💸 A new generation of angels is funding startups from idea to scale across every major hub. Their capital and conviction are fueling the next decade of global venture creation. [VCArchive]
The Ultimate ChatGPT Setup Guide (2025) 🤖 Configure GPT-5 in minutes using three expert prompts that lock in tone, accuracy, and depth. It is the playbook for anyone using ChatGPT to think, write, or build at speed. [Kamil Banc]
Inside Synthesia: The Startup That Said No to $3B (sharing their deck)🚨 Synthesia rejected takeover offers from Adobe and Meta to stay independent and grow on its own terms. After 100 rejections and a $180M raise, conviction became its greatest asset. [Ruben Dominguez, @guiller ]
AI Backfills Are Quietly Reshaping the Tech Workforce 🤖 Companies are replacing roles through attrition, not layoffs. As people leave, AI agents fill gaps with 70 to 80 percent of human output at a fraction of the cost. [SaaStr]
Sequoia’s $10 Trillion AI Revolution 💰 Sequoia views AI as the next industrial revolution built on cognition instead of machinery. The firm predicts this decade will mint the largest fortunes in modern history. [Guillermo Flor]
The Great Startup Concentration of 2025 📊 Funding, talent, and attention are clustering around fewer companies than ever. AI and Bay Area startups dominate the flow while smaller markets struggle to stay visible. [Peter Walker]
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Are Enterprises Really Ready for AI? 🤖 Enterprise AI demand is rising, but skepticism remains high. The companies that succeed will solve actual operational pain instead of selling flashy AI solutions.
Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2025 Unveils Shifting Power Centers 📈 GSER 2025 tracks 5 million companies across 350+ ecosystems. London falls to #3, Boston returns to the Top 5, and hubs in Paris, Hong Kong, Bengaluru, and China are surging, signaling a realignment of global innovation.
Insight Partners, planning a fresh investment in 3Ventures Group to deepen tech growth bets.
Sequoia, rolling out $950M in new venture and seed funds to fuel next-gen startups.
Maple Bridge Ventures, closing the first round of its debut fund at CAD $10.2M to support Canadian founders.
Encoded Ventures, debuting to invest in early-stage biotech and genomics innovators.
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