I am a founder and CEO at SignalRank, a data driven technology company. I publish a weekly newsletter – That Was The Week – on Substack. The posts here are pulled from it. I also have a video podcast with Andrew Keenthat accompanies it each week. You can see the full catalogue on AnchorSpotify , Youtubeand Apple Podcasts. And I am a regular guest on Steve Gillmor’s The Gillmor Gang.

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Embrace AI Experimentation

A reminder for new readers. That Was The Week collects the best writing on critical issues in tech, startups, and venture capital. I select the articles because they are of interest. The selections often include things I disagree with. The articles are only snippets. Click on the headline to go to the original. I express my point of view in my editorial and the weekly video. Content this week from @sama, @stratechery, @annasofialesiv, @albertwenger, @vkhosla, @reedalbergotti, @chloexiang, @goodeggs, @amir, @mingchikuo, @nfl, @hunterwalk, @nmasc_ Contents Editorial: An Open Letter Essays of the Week Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter The Open Letter

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Are you a Communist?

A reminder for new readers. That Was The Week collects the best writing on critical issues in tech, startups, and venture capital. I select the articles because they are of interest. The selections often include things I disagree with. The articles are only snippets. Click on the headline to go to the original. I express my point of view in my editorial and the weekly video. Content this week from @stuwoo @mvpeers @JuliaAngwin @chloexiang @vice @neuwaves @jason_keobler @tayhatmaker @pkedrosky @blurcon @billgates @theo_wayt Contents Editorial: Are You a Communist? Essays of the Week Who Is Shou Zi Chew, the TikTok CEO Trying to

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As the Crisis Deepens

A reminder for new readers. That Was The Week collects the best writing on critical issues in tech, startups, and venture capital. I select the articles because they are of interest. The selections often include things I disagree with. The articles are only snippets. Click on the headline to go to the original. I express my point of view in my editorial and the weekly video. Content this week from @AlphaSignalAI, @kleinerperkins, @thegeneralistco, @theinformation, @htaneja, @om, @mslopatto, @geneteare, @reidhoffman @garrytan, @techcrunch, @wsj Contents Editorial Essays of the Week Venture Capitalists Made a Big Mess of SVB What happens to Silicon Valley without

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Silicon Valley Bank: Canary in the Coal Mine?

A reminder for new readers. That Was The Week collects the best writing on critical issues in tech, startups, and venture capital. I select the articles because they are of interest. The selections often include things I disagree with. The articles are only snippets. Click on the headline to go to the original. I express my point of view in my editorial and the weekly video. Contents Editorial: Silicon Valley Bank. Canary in the Coal Mine? Essays of the Week Silicon Valley Bank CEO Tells VC Clients to ‘Stay Calm’ Silicon Valley Bank shoots self in foot A Great Thread by Genevieve

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Venture Apocalypse? Video & Podcast

Contents Editorial: Venture Apocalypse? Essays of the Week Chamath Palihapitiya: It could take three years for the market to ‘accurately’ reprice late-stage cos ChatGPT Heralds an Intellectual Revolution Thank you, OpenAI You Are Not a Parrot: And, a chatbot is not a human. OpenAI CEO on the Potential of AI to Break Capitalism ChatGPT allowed in International B… Read more

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Venture Apocalypse?

A reminder for new readers. That Was The Week collects the best writing on critical issues in tech, startups, and venture capital. I select the articles because they are of interest. The selections often include things I disagree with. The articles are only snippets. Click on the headline to go to the original. I express my point of view in my editorial and the weekly video. Contents Editorial: Venture Apocalypse? Essays of the Week Chamath Palihapitiya: It could take three years for the market to ‘accurately’ reprice late-stage cos ChatGPT Heralds an Intellectual Revolution Thank you, OpenAI You Are Not a Parrot:

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