Taylor Majewski
@taylormajewski
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writer // partner @thegp, producer of "the general podcast" prev work: @nytimes @theinformation @techreview @every @statnews @voxdotcom & others
San Francisco, CA
Joined March 2010
The most visible tech companies are increasingly casting themselves as the hero in their own story, and in doing so, risk becoming the villain in everyone else’s. Apple was never the hero - the creative misfit was. Nike was never the hero - the everyday athlete was. Youtube was
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Thank you to everyone who came out for TheGP's first annual holiday party last week. It was a night for the books.🎄 @phineasb and @dan_portillo founded TheGP with a mission to do VC differently. To build a firm where partnership meant more than capital, where showing up to do
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As an editor, I've been thinking a lot about how 'voice' (arguably a writer's most important tool) is dying in favor of the very particular and recognizable tone of ChatGPT. So much good stuff in this essay on AI as the people's writer. FWIW - I still think the old writing
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If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice.
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come eat dumplings at our pretty office and see how design teams are using AI — maj emphasis on the first part though
We're hosting an AI × Design event next Tuesday at Notion HQ 🥟 — https://t.co/a9Rsvq1XVd We'll have speakers from Notion, Cursor, Anthropic, and OpenAI to share how they design both with and for AI products. There will be demos. There will be dumplings! Space is limited.
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Glad 'new media' (marketing) is having a moment because, founders, you 100% should be demanding this level of support from your investors. The marketing team at @thegp has been embedding into portcos for a few years now, so I can tell you what will and won't work here. Exciting
secrets of new media (from internal deck) in particular, building channel bibles, inhouse world class creatives (hire well), then forward deploy into portcos
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Finally
STORYTELLING AS A SERVICE is the hottest girl at the party right now
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You can still choose craft
Wait, that #AppleTV brand mark and swivel motion as seen in their new sonic logo (see left) is NOT computer-generated? Turns out the whole thing was made with real glass, using real lights and swivels, captured by humans behind real cameras. It’s such a delight to learn about
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ICYMI, Substack CEO @cjgbest was on @thegp's podcast with @AndrewMayne, the first prompt engineer at @OpenAI. Here's Chris' philosophy on product feedback.
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.@phineasb, Co-Founder of The General Partnership, overviews the VC strategy debate: “Certain firms are sort of chasing market coverage, and other firms are chasing very specific, sort of idiosyncratic founders within a market believing they can outperform.” Watch the full
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I’ll be on @theinformation TITV today at 8PT/11ET talking about the essay I wrote on Alpha VC vs. Beta VC: https://t.co/kZRbKtELPT
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Alpha VC vs. Beta VC - my current take on our evolving industry - and how it impacts founders, GPs and LPs. https://t.co/9g9oHfIKi9
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Spoke with @AndrewMayne
New episode of The General Podcast! @cjgbest is the CEO and co-founder of @SubstackInc. @AndrewMayne was the first prompt engineer at @OpenAI. In this episode, Chris and Andrew interview each other. They cover: - The inside story of ChatGPT’s creation - Why authenticity still
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I loved producing this episode so much and am stoked it’s finally out in the world. It was inspiring how much hope (and nuance) @cjgbest and @AndrewMayne have around the future of art and culture in our age of AI everything. Changed my worldview quite a bit! Come for the
New episode of The General Podcast! @cjgbest is the CEO and co-founder of @SubstackInc. @AndrewMayne was the first prompt engineer at @OpenAI. In this episode, Chris and Andrew interview each other. They cover: - The inside story of ChatGPT’s creation - Why authenticity still
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We need to bring back beautifully designed newspapers
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My language nitpick with so many consumer brands right now is that the vast majority of your customers don't need to see "AI-powered" anywhere. They just want your product to...work better. this is the hyatt website btw
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“It’s a new art form that, at its speed and at its fidelity, cannot be done without AI and the technology that Pickford pioneered, and put in this experience.” A new art form > new tools. Go team https://t.co/i9fQJCJKU4 🎬
pickford.ai
Artificial intelligence changes everything. But some things will never change.
AI Series 'Whispers' Makes Interactive Debut at Busan ACFM
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What does the COO job actually entail? @chughesjohnson was the COO at @stripe. Gretchen Howard was the COO at @RobinhoodApp. In this episode of The General Podcast, Claire and Gretchen cover: - Why they left safe jobs to take "crazy" bets - Building trust with founders
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