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Startups are often quick to say they value diversity, but slow to implement hiring practices that reflect it. It’s the path of least resistance for a…
SXSW is making a comeback as a premier networking, ideas festival for founders and VCs
By techtost.com
The air was different at this year’s SXSW, the annual March festival where technology meets pop culture in Austin. I was reminded of SXSW in 2019,…
With AI, investor faith is (almost) dead: At least a dozen OpenAI VCs now back Anthropic too
By techtost.com
With OpenAI on the verge of closing a new $100 billion round and Anthropic just closing its own monster $30 billion raise, one thing is clear:…
One of the most important decisions early-stage founders have to make is who to bring in as a founding team. The first five to ten employees…
What happens when an AI agent decides that the best way to complete a task is to blackmail you? This is not hypothetical. According to Barmak…
Businesses have been piloting and testing different AI tools in recent years to figure out what their adoption strategy will look like. Investors believe that the…
Even three years after the AI boom began, most AI startups are still making money by selling to businesses rather than individual consumers. Although consumers have…
The way venture capitalists think about fundraising can be a black box. However, investors need to think about their strategy for raising equity capital just as…
Before becoming a VC, Masha Bucher worked in PR and marketing — experience that has shaped the way she runs Day One Ventures. After years of…
In early October, DualEntry, an artificial intelligence enterprise resource planning (ERP) startup, announced a $90 million Series A round led by Lightspeed and Khosla Ventures, valuing…