New essay:
Every marketing channel sucks right now
(full thing on my newsletter, just subscribe via link in bio)
These days I’m spending a lot of my time with very early stage startups (yes, as part of the program at a16z to invest up to $1M into each, called a16z speedrun --
andrew chenx.comNew essay: Every marketing channel sucks right now (full thing on my newsletter, just subscribe via link in bio) These days I’m spending a lot of my time with very early stage startups (yes, as part of the program at a16z to invest up to $1M into each, called a16z speedrun --
Here's a common startup situation. A team busts their ass for months building the first version of their product. It's almost done. Now a big question emerges -- how do you get the first people to use your product? Hmm...
If you find yourself at this moment, then you are already in a bad place.
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andrew chenx.com
I've been investigating vertical AI startups profoundly for the past few weeks. I think we're in a very strange part of the cycle in AI startup funding/development. Some thoughts (hot takes?)
1. Literally every vertical (finance, law, healthcare etc) is now populated with AI startups building on top of foundation models... See more
Bruno Kobax.com