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The Secret History of Silicon Valley 11: The Rise of “Risk Capital.

Steve Blank

Whitney Company by writing a personal check for $5M and hiring Benno Schmidt as the first partner (Schmidt turned Whitney’s description of “private adventure capital&# into the term “venture capital”). Million in 1946 as a closed-end mutual fund ) which meant ARD was regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC.)

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Human-Centered AI

Reid Hoffman

Too often, the unintended negative impacts of AI – such as racial, gender or socioeconomic bias in AI tools for hiring, housing, or legal assistance – aren’t understood until after its implementation. Having said that, we also believe in a lot of free exchanges and ideas and forums for discussions. So let’s get started.

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Human-Centered AI

Reid Hoffman

Too often, the unintended negative impacts of AI – such as racial, gender or socioeconomic bias in AI tools for hiring, housing, or legal assistance – aren’t understood until after its implementation. Having said that, we also believe in a lot of free exchanges and ideas and forums for discussions. So let’s get started.