[NEW] a16z @speedrun request for startups:.Vibe Creation Platforms. We've seen Vibe Coding platforms like Lovable and Bolt emerge for application development serving non-coding consumers.--> We'll soon see VIBE CREATION as an entirely new consumer experience for crafting video,

one of my favorite personal LLM use cases is having all my credit cards stored in a ChatGPT chat and then asking:. “What card should I use for XYZ purchase?” to maximize points. Also checks if there are any current credit card offers for a brand (eg Hilton, On Cloud, Equinox,.

some founders think I'll be upset when they tell me they've pivoting. In reality, I love it.It psyches me up. It shows me that the team tested their hypothesis in a structured way -> came to conviction to move on before it was too late. It shows they want to build something big.

autonomous agent or copilot UX - that is the question AI App builders dance around until they find PMF. almost always, the initial bold vision pitch proposes an autopilot approach. As founders talk to users it inevitably ends up as a copilot. >> It's what inspired Cognition.

early stage teams can burn days working on multiyear financial projections (and some investors are dumb enough to interrogate them). pre/seed investing should align with the founder’s war cry, not the spreadsheet.

Most AI companies die from obscurity, not competition. Don't be stealth. Build in public.

Theodore Roosevelt: explained in 17 secs. Reading his biography right now inspired this slop. @krea_ai (Seedance Pro and Kontext) / @hedra / @elevenlabsio

The Soham Parekh stack:.- Cursor (IDE) .- Devin (agents).- Cluely (zoom copiloting).- Granola (note taking).- ElevenLabs (voice cloning).- Superhuman (email client). What else?.

We're going to look back and it's going to seem crazy that consumers were presented with a drop down menu to determine which model to use (4o, o3, o3-mini, o3-mini-high, etc). It'll be like before direct dialing, when you had to pick up a receiver and ask a human operator to

We've had amazing teams in @speedrun from the UK and we look to double down on that going forward.

Tag any Israeli founders we should meet!.

2. a16z speedrun: Israel's Next Elite Founders Dinner. June 24th. an intimate gathering of alumni founders from elite IDF units who are starting or thinking about starting a company.

1. a16z speedrun in Israel. June 25th. come meet leaders of a16z @speedrun and other great founders. a16z speedrun is our program for founders at the very earliest of stages going 0->1. We'll be joined by Israeli founders who have gone through the program.

a16z speedrun is coming to Israel 🇮🇱. I'm heading to Israel week of June 22nd to meet early founders at the 0->1 stage starting the next generational company. We're hosting 2 events:.1. a16z speedrun in Israel - June 25.2. Israel’s Next Elite Founders Dinner - June 24. Event 🔗👇

NY Tech Week!. Idk about this @celtics green. but it's time to build in NYC!. See you this week

** Episode 8 and 9 of season 2.

Andor is exceptional storytelling. What a gift. Watched ep 8 and 9 last night and it may be two of my favorite hours of Star Wars ever.

Jeffrey Katzenberg:.“Shrek took 500 artist 5 years 150M. With AI, it will be 5-10 people in 10 weeks for $10M (most of which will be inference cost)”. Jeffrey Katzenberg, Greg Brockman (@gdb) and @SujayJaswa last night hosted by @WndrCoLLC

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RT @Tocelot: We were day 1 believers in @mjlbach and @hedra_labs when @tkexpress11 and i invested in the seed thru @speedrun 002. They were….

Few founders have the grit, tenacity and drive of @mjlbach. Since meeting Michael at Stanford two years ago with an idea, partnering via @speedrun, watching him hustle, recruit a world class team, build a SOTA product, pivot, ship a better product and find PMF has been incredible.