SiliconHills

APRIL 26, 2024

Silicon Hills News hosted an event on Wednesday in the Crenshaw Room of the Umlauf Garden in downtown Austin to discuss tools and tips for using generative AI in the workplace. It also included some of the potential pitfalls of using the technology. The speakers included Tabrez Syed, founder of Boxcar.ai

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Metaverses are emerging concepts that combine technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, blockchain, etc. Metaverse Growth As the metaverse grows, an array of powerful technologies come to the forefront: Virtual Reality (VR): A fully immersive environment allows users to explore and engage with digital worlds.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

It’s a bit crazy to think that even a year ago, the term ‘generative AI’ was not exactly on everyone’s lips. To put things in context, let’s start with the basics: 2023 witnessed an impressive influx of $15 billion invested in generative AI startups, significantly surpassing last year’s $4 billion.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 16, 2023

Many investors complain that the technology is over hyped -and now it’s official – generative AI is at the peak of Gartner ‘s hype cycle for emerging technologies in 2023. After all, the adoption of generative AI has been faster than many other technologies, including smartphones.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I have been thinking lately about the impact of generative AI on the future of the internet. One aspect I am particularly intrigued about is how our world of media and entertainment will look like with AI. The content explosion fueled by generative AI is just beginning. But that is not very scalable.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As we are in the early phases of a Cambrian explosion of generative AI applications, I’ve been thinking about how to make sense of the madness. Especially when the prices of AI companies founded by these sorts of folks approach or exceed what we saw during the most recent bubble. Something does not compute. Similar to Web2.0,

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Most founders reported (in several different surveys) that knowledge and belief in their industry/sector and personal connection is one of the key reasons they would choose one investor over another. See the recent reports by Frontline Ventures and Creandum on what makes founders choose one offer over another.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 6, 2024

Calling Israeli startup founders in Interactive Entertainment, AI & Gaming! With the rapid advancement of generative AI, we’re seeing content creation, distribution and monetisation being disrupted faster than ever before.

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VC Cafe

MAY 2, 2023

The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Possibility’ and there was a significant focus on AI and generative AI, and the possibilities they unlock. Theme 1: The Power of Generative AI The first AI talk was by Greg Brockman , co-founder and CEO of OpenAI.

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VC Cafe

MAY 24, 2023

Sam Altman, founder of OpenAI, is doing a European tour at the moment, and I was one of the attendees of his London talks at the Londoner, a swanky new London hotel, organised by the Oxford Guild Business Society. The best thing students can do to adjust to an AI powered workforce is to ‘lean in’ on the technology.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2023

The average Amercian spends about 13 hours per day using technology, and the share of gaming is growing as the most popular form of entertainment for people below 50. Streaming technology is revolutionizing the way we play games. Augmented and virtual reality technology is becoming more advanced and accessible.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Generative AI now has the potential to exponentially grow the quantity of content created. Articles, ads, images, videos, voice, graphs, 3D objects, music, scientific papers… all can be created today with AI. Base10 includes 300 startups in their generative AI landscape (source). Such a milestone!

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2023

This means that founders should prioritize understanding their customers’ needs and pain points, and then developing products that directly address those issues. Take for example from this pitch by Rener Gracie, the founder of QuickFlip, at Shark Tank: Rener Gracie on SharkTank. Roey Mechrez, posted on LinkedIn.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Together, we mapped 89 companies, that collectively raised over £2 billion in venture capital across consumer experiences, enabling technologies and infrastructure. There are an estimated 2,106 immersive technology companies in the UK, representing an 83% growth in the last five years. UK XR startups generated over $1.4

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Advice for startup founders raising capital right now. Here are tips for founders who want to raise money in this environment: Adjust your pitch – In a down market, investors are more interested in companies that have long-term potential than those that will generate immediate returns. Enjoyed the article?

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VC Cafe

APRIL 30, 2023

ChatGPT has barely been out for six months, but it seems like generative AI automation has just taken a leap forward with AutoGPT. Driven by GPT4, AutoGPT is able to code, execute scripts and push the boundaries of what is possible with AI. Cointelegraph AutoGPT essentially creates its own list of prompts.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Like any new and emerging technology, the Metaverse has faced its share of challenges and criticisms. Layoffs, technology difficulties and expensive hardware didn’t massively help build a positive story. Like any new and emerging technology, the Metaverse has faced its share of challenges and criticisms.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A founder asked me what makes a $2M round “pre-seed”? Not only the bar for seed rounds has gotten higher (as less seed rounds get done) but also the founders prefer to build their company based on milestones. especially if the startup already has a product and revenue? who’s talking to customers?)

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Mastering SEO in the Age of AI written by Tosin Jerugba read more at Duct Tape Marketing  The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Stephan Spencer, an acclaimed SEO expert and founder of net Concepts, an interactive agency specializing in search engine optimization.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Generative AI will really become magic when it moves from 'playful' to 'useful' – we will use multiple generative AI tools at work in the future, like we use grammarly and canned responses today… AI will become more vertical, and specific per role — Eze Vidra (@ediggs) November 5, 2022.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

I covered my personal journey to venture capital, what makes our partnership work at Remagine Ventures , and gave an intro to Generative AI, a current theme that connects to our investment thesis (we made 3 investments in the space). Some use general data sets, and others train their models on proprietary data. Jasper, Copy.ai

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

So much has happened in the generative AI space globally, and in Israel since we published the previous version of the Israeli generative AI landscape, back almost exactly five months ago. So far in 2023, generative AI startups raised $16 billion, according to Dealroom. billion, a 2.5x

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VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2023

The state of Generative AI startups in Israel According to The Global AI Index by Tortoise Media, the first index to benchmark nations on their level of investment, innovation and implementation of artificial intelligence, Israel is the 7th most attractive AI hub globally. Are they too late?

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And our mission-driven founders continue to build category leading companies, collectively raising half a billion dollars in follow-on capital this year. While our North Star is to invest in mission-driven founders at the earliest stages , the second most important criterion is “Why now?” On developing theses in emerging areas.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 17, 2024

How to Balance AI Magic with Human Expertise written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Jeff Coyle, the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for MarketMuse. Book your call today, DTM World slash scale. (01:03):

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 15, 2023

Yet, these are the risks we are being asked to take with our live Generative AI experiment, at least according to some AI experts. P(Doom) is the term AI researchers are using to describe the probability that Artificial Super Intelligence will emerge and become an existential risk for humanity. The AI Saviour?

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2024

And not a particular sector, but AI startups, in particular generative AI attracted close to $50 billion in funding last year, globally. Most of that funding went to foundational models like OpenAI, Anthropic and Inflection AI which collectively raised $18 billion in 2023. Generative AI is game changer.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 26, 2023

* Originally published on Calcalist , April 20 2023 Since the day ChatGPT was introduced in November 2022, it has become the fastest growing consumer product, putting the words ‘generative AI’ in the mainstream. Generative AI is advancing at a breakneck speed.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

If you’re a gaming founder, at the earliest stages, looking to raise money, below are a few tips to maximise your chances of success. Is your studio embracing technology in a way that will help you reduce cost, increase speed and maximise KPIs? Figures released by Carta paint a similar picture. games, every single day.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 22, 2024

Speaking at TED in Vancouver last week (April 2024), Venture investor Vinod Khosla gave a talk titled “Vision for 2035-2049 “ He described a techno-utopian future powered by advances in AI, robotics, and other emerging technologies. Eliezer Yudkowsky was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in AI last year.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2023

I searched for internships that would allow me to explore generative AI. Israel’s track record of producing innovative tech startups like Waze, Fiverr, Lightricks, and more, made Israel a natural choice for emerging generative AI startups. One firm that stood out during this search was Remagine Ventures.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

And new technologies, like generative AI, are creating new opportunities for founders to stand out in the consumer space. Lighttricks – the suite of mobile apps for photo and video editing, and most recently generative AI photo and video generation. Passed the $100M revenue mark in 2022.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2023

billion on 78 generative AI deals —almost as much as was invested in all of the previous 5 years combined, according to PitchBook data. According to a new industry report by Skyquest , AI will contribute $15.7 The global generative AI market was valued at USD 8.12 In 2022, VCs poured $1.37

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 11, 2023

Riffing Off VC Charles Hudson’s Blog Post, Here’s What I’m Trying to Answer a group of different robots running a race, digital art [DALL-E] If startup founders sometimes ‘Build in Public,’ is the analogou sventure capitalist motto to ‘Think in Public?’ And then I read Charles Hudson’s post, which prompted me [AI PUN] to just write this down.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Why Marketers Should Start Integrating AI Into Their Work written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Sam is the Founder and CEO at Writesonic – an AI writer that helps you write SEO-optimized, long-form (up to 1500 words) blog posts & articles in 15 seconds. AI does just that, but at the speed of light.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 15, 2024

But in the coming age of generative AI, endless synthetic content and misinformation – there might be an opportunity for traditional media companies to regain their reputation as a 4th branch within a democracy. How can media companies transform generative AI from threat to opportunity ?

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 27, 2022

We believe that this technology will eventually affect all aspects of our economy, just as the power of the internet’s connected communication, in due course, pervaded our collective lives over the course of the past three decades. But it’s not just the technology that makes Poly stand out – it’s also the team behind it.

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