still a bit buggy (and newsletter is not working atm), but vcpedia has been pretty solid at finding fresh funding rounds. some recent AI ones: @personaaiinc (robotics) $27M @hedra_labs (video) $32M @samaya_ai (finance) $43.5M @meetgranola (notes) $43M @akidolabs (healthcare)
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CEO Fab Named Top 25 AI Executive 2025
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Thrilled to share that our CEO, @FabAroundEU
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Lumesys: AI-Powered Building Energy Technology by Taryl Ogle
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Hiiii, Taryl Ogle. Building Energy Tech called Lumesys
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Revenue sharing deals for SaaS MVP builders: smart strategy?
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Quick question for fellow builders:
Would you offer a percentage of future revenue to someone who helps you build your SaaS MVP?
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Focus on user pain, not features for traction
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Spent 3 hours chasing a feature. Realized we don’t need it we need users to care. 》Lesson: Features don’t build traction. Obsession with the right pain does. 》Result: Cut the roadmap in half. Doubled down on the value prop.
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Building the Dream: Persistence and Compound Growth for Founders
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Some days you’re building the dream.
Other days, the dream is building you. Keep showing up.
Keep iterating.
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Taryl Ogle Launches Lumesys Energy Tech Startup
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Hi Gab, I'm Taryl Ogle, founder and building Lumesys: Energy Tech. Happy to connect with like minded individuals
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AI Bubble: Who Really Profits Beyond Hardware
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In this Generative AI bubble, besides those selling real hardware like Nvidia, the people making money are those creating surrounding businesses in telling you how its going to make all your problems go away.
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Gold Rush Economics: Profiting from AI Infrastructure Supply
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In the gold rush, it wasn't the people who were looking for gold who made the most money, it was those selling shovels or providing support to the people looking for gold.
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CoreWeave’s Growth Strategy Over Profitability as Public Company
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Wrestling anew with CoreWeave’s huge spending CoreWeave’s first report as a public company showed profitability will take a back seat to spending to support revenue growth. What you think about that divides the bulls and the bears. Plus, Cisco’s decent results mean the stock