3/ Then, I looked into which companies’ PM alumni go on to start the most companies, irrespective of how these companies do. @PalantirTech dominates. Over a third of their PMs have started a company. @Intercom comes in second, at over 18% (almost one in every five alumni
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Perplexity Partners SoftBank Japan Enterprise Pro Growth
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Perplexity signed an agreement with SoftBank to grow Perplexity Enterprise Pro in Japan
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 18 mars 2025
SoftBank will deploy its 7,000-member sales team to accelerate Perplexity's adoption within businesses.
They have also been using Perplexity internally!pic.twitter.com/IS4AeyXVowPerplexity signed an agreement with SoftBank to grow Perplexity Enterprise Pro in Japan SoftBank will deploy its 7,000-member sales team to accelerate Perplexity's adoption within businesses. They have also been using Perplexity internally!
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xAI Acquires Hotshot for Advanced Video Generation Capabilities
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xAI acquired Hotshot, a startup developing AI for generating videos in various styles
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 18 mars 2025
Terms of the deal remain undisclosed, although founder Aakash says they'll continue training on xAI's Colossus cluster
Expect strong video generation from Grok soon!pic.twitter.com/epEc60n46dxAI acquired Hotshot, a startup developing AI for generating videos in various styles Terms of the deal remain undisclosed, although founder Aakash says they'll continue training on xAI's Colossus cluster Expect strong video generation from Grok soon!
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This is exciting! Congratulations for this new adventure Liam!
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How Zoink Inspired Bolt’s Rapid Growth Success
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How @zoink inspired @boltdotnew
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(which is currently the second fastest-growing product in history in terms of revenue) pic.twitter.com/QYDey1XArVHow @zoink inspired @boltdotnew (which is currently the second fastest-growing product in history in terms of revenue)
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AI Startups Stand Out: Integration and ROI Strategy
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The #AIAgendaLive event highlighted how AI startups can stand out. Snorkel CEO @ajratner emphasized streamlining integration & hands-on support to tackle enterprise impatience with ROI. Read more: https://
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xAI Acquires AI Video Generation Lab, Expanding Generative AI Capabilities
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xAI acquired an AI video gen lab called Hotshot.
— 🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog) 17 mars 2025
Video gen will soon become as accessible as image gen nowadays, on every major AI product. Both OpenAI and Google may get video gen tools integrated into their core products soon.
h/t @Kyle_L_Wiggers https://t.co/sP6U84eSPy pic.twitter.com/5vbKgLdAx5xAI acquired an AI video gen lab called Hotshot. gen will soon become as accessible as image gen nowadays, on every major AI product. Both OpenAI and Google may get video gen tools integrated into their core products soon. h/t @Kyle_L_Wiggers