How Lightspeed found their newest hire… via Instagram DM
Lightspeed partners Josh Machiz and Claire Zau stopped by the Equity studio to talk about the strategies behind their growing social media presence and their podcast, Lightwork.
The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just launched a 120-day study on the future of warfare, led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich, and while it makes sense given their ties to the administration, critics could point out that Musk’s and Luckey’s companies already sell the kinds of technology the study is likely to recommend.
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Why Lightspeed is going all-in on creator-led venture capital
Venture firms are turning to creators to build trust with the next generation of founders before a check is ever written. It’s a trend that’s been building with a16z’s acquisition of Erik Torenberg’s Turpentine podcast and OpenAI’s acquisition of TBPN. Lightspeed Venture Partners just made its own notable hire in that vein, bringing on Claire Zau, a seed investor with a major following on Instagram and […]
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Their Weight and Energy, According to This Health Founder
McCall McPherson turned her own misdiagnosis into a mission and built Modern Thyroid Clinic into a nationwide telehealth network that is changing how thyroid disease is measured, treated, and believed.
Klaviyo acquires Elias Torres’ Agency in full-circle reunion for tech founders
The serial entrepreneur joins the e-commerce company as CPO to lead its AI agents.
Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup
The legendary Google executive is joined by other outgoing Google execs in a joint mission to use AI to push forward the process of scientific discovery.
The AI Governance Best Practices Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know
AI can transform your small business, but without proper governance, it can also create costly compliance risks.
They Gave an AI Bot a Storefront, 3 Employees and $100,000. Can It Build a Profitable Business?
Can AI run a profitable business and oversee human employees? A new experiment put the technology to the test.
What 30 Years of Building Has Taught Me About Leading Through Transformation
A founder’s guide to evolving from a technical builder to a technical leader.
A SpaceX Rocket Just Crashed Into the Moon. Nobody’s Actually Seen It Happen Yet.
This wasn’t the moonshot Elon Musk was hoping for.
Reddit aims to make ‘karma’ less important for first-time posters with shift to AI moderation tools
Reddit is expanding its moderation tools and building stronger abuse prevention systems that it says could eventually reduce communities’ reliance on karma and account-age requirements, making it easier for legitimate newcomers to participate.