OpenAI might be the only consumer tech product startup that raised > $100m prior to launch, and actually made it work. A graveyard of others have tried and failed (Magic Leap, Juicero, Quibi, etc)
INVESTMENT
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U.S. Crypto Regulatory Clarity Push for Startups
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Finally, we will remain heavily invested in the U.S. We continue to be committed to working with U.S. policymakers and regulators to push for more regulatory clarity for crypto startups here.
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Andreessen Horowitz Expands Crypto Operations to United Kingdom
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We’re excited about fostering the growth of crypto and web3 globally, and as always, we’re excited to keep building. https://
a16zcrypto.com/posts/announce
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UK Investment in Crypto and AI Companies Announced
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We’ve invested in a number of UK-based crypto companies – including @ArweaveEco
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New London Office Opening with AI Leadership Expansion
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The UK has deep pools of talent, world-leading academic institutions, and a strong entrepreneurial culture. Our London office, slated to open later this year, will be led by @sriramk
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Crypto Startup School Spring 2024 London Launches
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Our next Crypto Startup School will be Spring 2024 in London, & we hope to attract great teams from the region to build web3 projects. Our recent CSS in LA included teams from the UK, US, India, Germany, France, Argentina, Ecuador, & Canada. https://
a16zcrypto.com/posts/announce
ment/crypto-startup-school-2023-recap-resources/
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a16z Opens London Office, Expands Crypto Startup School
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Big news to share: @a16z is expanding to the UK We plan to open our first international office in London later this year, and will host the next Crypto Startup School there in 2024. Why the UK?
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Learning field-wide numbers versus individual company data
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It's not that the number sounds impossible; but how does one learn a number for the whole field rather than, say, that one company you remember? Also, if there's companies which get gulled for that, you'd expect there to be more scammers soon who do nothing but I/O Copilot.
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Fine-tuning SD and LLaMA: compute, data, use cases matter most
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It’s trivial to build a fine tune on top of SD/LLaMA these days. Access to compute, access to data, and a kick ass use case are the hardest parts.