
Jared Sleeper
@JaredSleeper
Followers
8K
Following
7K
Media
299
Statuses
2K
Partner at Avenir, where I lead investments in growth-stage software startups. Here to bring a little analytical irreverence. Views my own.
NYC
Joined October 2011
RT @chaidiscovery: We’re excited to introduce Chai-2, a major breakthrough in molecular design. Chai-2 enables zero-shot antibody discover….
0
403
0
Attended my first @ycombinator demo day today. Unlike SaaS, where the incumbents were on-prem software vendors, the incumbents now are almost always people. There's an AI startup targeting every sort of white-collar job- feels like a truly open-ended problem space to attack.
1
0
12
My guess is that there's a slight lag effect in this data (based on typical DD post term sheet), and so yes, last two weeks of August/December are generally worth avoiding. Otherwise the data is pretty clear- fundraise whenever the time is right.
Everyone's favorite topic - can you raise VC in the summer?. Yes. Yes you can. Ignore everyone who says that email doesn't work during June/July/August. Most VCs are working (as judged by signed venture rounds). Even the ones on Lake Como answer email for the right founders :)
0
0
3
Couldn't agree more. A great founder isn't going to slow down or be demotivated because they're able to live a little more comfortably. If anything, they'll spend the money in ways that free up mental space.
Relatively uncommon POV: I encourage founders to take a little money off the table early — as early as Series A. It’s not just good for them and their families. It’s good for the company too. When a founder has some personal financial security, they are:.-Less likely to feel.
0
0
7
Anyone else experiencing bugs with @ChatGPTapp DeepResearch? A few of my colleagues are getting a bug that renders the submit button unresponsive. For one of them, it has been going on for days despite various attempts to remediate. @OpenAI are you aware of this? 🙏.
0
0
2
Wait we skipped 13?! Or is it still in stealth. @elevenlabsio @twelve_labs . @14__ai does look great though.
Today, we’re announcing @14__ai, the Cursor for customer support. Customer support is evolving fast. The old model - humans triaging queues in clunky ticketing systems - doesn’t scale. And slapping an AI layer on top of legacy tools doesn’t cut it anymore. We can do so much
2
0
7