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Investing and design · @terraincap · https://t.co/T3TP9IqX2R
Joined October 2009
Sports brings people together in really special ways and we @terraincap want to add to that. So we’re holding a basketball tournament for the startup community. It’s for all skills levels. Bring your team and friends. Will be a great party. Call your shot, literally. 🏀
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Call your shot. It is the only way.
I respect founders that call their shot well before the market; everyone should read AIUC's essay on underwriting superintelligence.
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We often talk about seeking founders who can clearly articulate "the end state" -- who are possessed by what can be, not what is. Felt this strongly with Rune from the first meeting. Now you feel it reflected in AIUC's product, writing, & strategy. Excited for what's to come.
To accelerate AI adoption, we need an AI standard. What Moody’s is for bonds, FICO for credit, SOC 2 for security. Standards offer credible signals of who to trust. They create confidence. Confidence accelerates adoption. Introducing AIUC-1: the world’s first AI agent standard
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RT @ericstromberg: Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) launches today. We @terraincap are thrilled to work with @runekvis….
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RT @ZachBDell: Grateful for the opportunity to get in the weeds on the grid, energy markets, @basepowerco, and much more with @patrick_oshag.
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Some mechanical quirks aside, the Range Rover P38 is still my favorite car I’ve ever owned. What’s the modern equivalent?
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Hard to think of a brand that’s abandoned its roots to cater to a tasteless elite more than Range Rover. It was always elite but was equally at home in the Camel Trophy or a Cotswolds farm. Now it’s built solely for Dubai garages and LA valets. A loss for automotive heritage.
Although, I think the logo is the least of their problems. They've fallen off the cliff so hard I think their cars are going to be perfect spheres in a few years.
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AI outputs are always going to tend towards averages of what already exists. smoothed-out versions of what's already been said or done. They're "yes" machines. Resisting this and intentionally remembering how to "do it the hard way" will create outsized value (and happiness!).
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It is easier than ever to blindly trade friction for ease (entertainment, meals, ideas). AI will turbocharge this temptation. The antidote: intentionally embrace challenge and raw creation. seek it relentlessly in your friends, writing, work, life.
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RT @RuneKvist: Insurance is an underrated way to unlock secure AI progress. Insurers are incentivized to truthfully quantify and track ris….
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RT @gabrielvaldivia: This piece by @vanlancker is essential reading for navigating the AI era. Willem's point of view is both challenging a….
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There's a difference between obstacles and the struggle that makes you better. Here's how to tell.
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@every Full interview here:
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Willem Van Lancker has always learned the hard way. He thinks that’s exactly how it should be.
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RT @lucas__crespo: Real taste isn’t a shortcut, it’s built through practice, struggle, and actually making things.
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Enjoyed working with the @every team on a piece that had been knocking around in my head for months. Thanks @danshipper for inviting me to contribute.
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Unfortunately, learning the hard way is the only way.
AI erases friction—but what if grit is actually your edge?. In today's Thesis, Investor Willem Van Lancker (@vanlancker) unpacks the three principles of “productive friction” that transform struggle into lasting mastery.
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Wrapping Season One of Free Agency, @terraincap’s no-strings-attached program for founders in the idea maze. One lesson echoed again and again: capital is abundant, but selecting the right idea matters more than ever. Sharing highlights from our latest advisor update below. More
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