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We’re partnering with UC Berkeley, Race Capital is co-hosting AI @ Berkeley event on March 17 on campus. Featured speakers include with Harrison Chase of Langchain, Amr Awadallah of Vectara, and many more.

More info & RSVP here -> https://lu.ma/ai-berkeley

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Written by Chris McCann, General Partner @ Race Capital. More about me.

• Average valuations for startups so far in Q1 2023: Pre-seed $10M, Seed $19M, Series-A $95M.
• Product led growth, does not mean you don't have to do sales as a founder
• One thing to realize with any new technology adoption curve, is how slow customers move.
• A basic introduction on the new field of prompt engineering, or interacting with LLM models. 
• A report on the mobile gaming market. One interesting stat, 42% of adults play mobile games for at least an hour a week.
• Stripe's leaked 2022 numbers based on their latest fundraising pitch.
• A case studio on how Webflow found product-market fit.

• By Company: Databricks, GoodNotes, Zeet, Polysign, Opaque, Lightning Labs, OtterTune, and more
• By Role: Engineering, Data Science, Product, Design, Operations, Finance, Legal, and more
• By Location: SF Bay Area, New York, London, and Remote
• Browse more open roles across our portfolio at Race Capital's Portfolio Job Board.

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