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Elad Gil | Acting on Conviction, Future of AI, Biotech, Ambition, Speed, Non-Obvious Startup Advice
Elad Gil is the founder of Color Genomics and Mixer Labs, which he sold to Twitter, and an early investor in iconic companies like Airbnb and Stripe, plus upstarts like Perplexity and Anduril. This is a wide ranging conversation that covers ambition, education, AI, and a broad range of advice for anyone building or investing in startups.

20 Lessons From 20 Different Paths to Product-Market Fit — Advice for Founders, From Founders
After more than a year of showcasing dozens of founders in our Paths to PMF series, we pulled together a list of the biggest lessons that stuck with us from these winding startup journeys.

The Right Kind of A**hole 
A founder’s personality can differentiate them—or destroy them.

How novelty effects and Dopamine Culture rule the tech industry
AI apps with shitty retention, consumers with zero patience, and what happens next.

Build for the expert, you.
The tangible advantages that respected operators with deep domain expertise see when they choose to start a company.


Marketing, Sales and PR

Seven product strategies to prevent churn for B2B AI app leaders
Pre-emptive ways AI app builders can safeguard their business from the pernicious leaky bucket syndrome.

Growth at Dropbox
An Inside Look!


Money and Finance

Q1 2024 State of Venture Update
From Devin to Robotic Foundation Models: AI's Transformative Potential.

SAFE round or priced round? That is the question.
Simple rules to help you make the call when raising a round.
 
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