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Deep Tech Startups: Technical vs. Market Risk

Breaking down "deep tech" with another 2x2.

May 15 •

November 2023

SpaceX's Starship Test Flight 2: What will happen and why it matters

The Starship flight test 2 launch is scheduled for TOMORROW! Watch it live here at 8am Eastern, 5am Pacific. The launch window is only 20 minutes, so if…

Nov 17, 2023 •

October 2023

The Techno-Optimist Manifesto

“You live in a deranged age — more deranged than usual, because despite great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of…

Published on Marc Andreessen Substack • Oct 16, 2023

July 2023

Roundup #7: Augmented Intelligence & The Education Frontier

The state of AI; how the models work; how AI allows us to be smarter, more creative, and communicate better; the future of education; interesting links…

Jul 12, 2023 •

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April 2023

Roundup #6: Design & the future of generative AI

The Grand Unifying Theory of Design; my rant to AI skeptics; AI design gets innovative; LLM agents are the future; Starship & the next 10 years of space

Apr 12, 2023 •

The Grand Unifying Theory of Design

Design isn’t just about how something looks. It’s a universal problem-solving process that can be applied to any discipline to create valuable and…

Apr 6, 2023 •

March 2023

Addressing any remaining LLM skepticism

Another essay extolling the virtues of AI... and addressing the practical concerns.

Mar 27, 2023 •

January 2023

Roundup #5: The AI Epoch

Thoughts on the New AI Epoch; An idea maze for LLMs; Punctuated Equilibrium; The fate of Google; The BuffettBot Experiment; Space 2022 in 4 photos

Jan 10, 2023 •

The New AI Epoch

What more can be said about the AI boom that began its ascent less than a year ago? A lot! The potential of AI is immense and its influence on our lives…

Jan 9, 2023 •

November 2022

Creating Creator

A short case study on “Creator”, a cloud-based content management system I built at Mashgin.

Nov 5, 2022 •

Welcome to FutureBlind!

Here’s a quick intro if you’re new here.

Nov 4, 2022 •

October 2022

Hiring Memo (2017)

I wrote the following memo 5 years ago (November 2017) immediately after Mashgin raised its Series A. It summarized my thoughts and learnings on hiring…

Oct 28, 2022 •

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