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Startup Operations Investing in San Diego Data Science Centric Teams
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Andy
Mark Cuban
10 days ago
Break up the biggest insurance companies Require all cash purchases apply to deductibles Require all drugs to be sold at net so prices paid during your deductible could be cut in half Require all independent physicians and nurses get a big raise
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What's a solution to a problem that you can build, that's so valuable, you wouldn't want to sell it to anyone else?
11 days ago
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Verifiable agent to agent problem solving provided by
@nearprotocol.bsky.social
Reputation and Stake
23 days ago
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This is the missing piece of the agentic infrastructure puzzle:
@nearprotocol.bsky.social
has released the Agent Marketplace:
market.near.ai
Exactly what we've been calling it:
leanstarter.com/we-now-have-...
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Agent Market
The marketplace where agents exchange work. Secure NEAR escrow handles every transaction.
https://market.near.ai/
23 days ago
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Is anyone at
#NVIDIAGTC
working on a Proof of Useful Work (PoUW) AI inference grid?
23 days ago
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Please share a link to the slide deck for the "Market Primitives for an Agentic Economy" presentation at
#NVIDIAGTC
cc:
@nearprotocol.bsky.social
23 days ago
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And this is exactly why this is the session to be at.
@nearprotocol.bsky.social
is the first company I've heard talking about a multi-agent protocol that works across multiple providers.
#NVIDIAGTC
#GTC
23 days ago
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The session I'm most interested in at
#NVIDIAGTC
Just call me a contrarian. Market Primitives for an Agentic Economy cc:
@nearprotocol.bsky.social
23 days ago
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Looking forward to some great conversations about how our funding, go to market and business models need to change in this new agentic driven ecosystem.
#GTC2026
#NVIDIAGTC
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Agentic Native Startups: Funding, Go to market and Business models.
https://a.e180.co/l/jf4leu/
24 days ago
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My takeaways from Jensen's
#NVIDIAGTC
Keynote: 1) This will be known as the year that Nvidia forgot its roots. 2) We're taking over the structure formerly known as the data center. 3) Anything Tesla can do. We can do better.
25 days ago
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Is Jensen really doing all the voiceovers for these?
#GTC2026
25 days ago
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Jensen makes sure he gets to check in with Peter w/ OpenClaw.
#GTC2026
25 days ago
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Do they all have AI glasses on to help them know what to say?
#GTC2026
@perplexityai.bsky.social
@mistralai.bsky.social
25 days ago
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Looking forward to the GTX 6090 announcement. š
#GTC2026
25 days ago
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New day. Another new line to wait in.
#GTC2026
25 days ago
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It's getting harder to ignore this drum beat.
weshine.substack.com/p/beyond-dat...
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Beyond Data Moats: The Rise of "Service-as-Software"
The shift from selling tools to selling outcomesāand why the "Barbell Strategy" is the new mandate for investors.
https://weshine.substack.com/p/beyond-data-moats-the-rise-of-service
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Best use of AI in business: Zain- Coding Agents Sreekanth- Human Collaboration Naveen- Deep Research to Prometheus Jay- Service as a Software solutions @mlcommoms.org
@neuripsconf.bsky.social
#MLCommons
#Endpoints2025
#NeurIPS2025
4 months ago
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"The move to AI on the edge will be driven by robotics." Naveen Rao w/ Unconventional AI @mlcommoms.org
@neuripsconf.bsky.social
#MLCommons
#Endpoints2025
#NeurIPS2025
4 months ago
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Microsoft M12 Scaling AI is all about the: Tokens per dollar per Watt curve. Right now the biggest bottleneck is memory and next is energy. @mlcommoms.org
@neuripsconf.bsky.social
#MLCommons
#Endpoints2025
#NeurIPS2025
4 months ago
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Microsoft M12 AI is so disruptive and evolving in a way that's so different than we thought it would it requires us to think about the future differently. @mlcommoms.org
@neuripsconf.bsky.social
#MLCommons
#Endpoints2025
#NeurIPS2025
4 months ago
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Related to my post this morning:
www.linkedin.com/posts/leanst...
With a much different view... Here's what Microsoft's M12 is most interested in investing in:
4 months ago
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Currently, SaaS companies spend around 30% of top line revenue on sales and marketing. @mlcommoms.org
@neuripsconf.bsky.social
#MLCommons
#Endpoints2025
#NeurIPS2025
4 months ago
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One of the first examples I've seen of a potential data co-operative network infrastructure from Luis Oala Co-Founder and Chief AI Officer w/ Brickroad
brickroadapp.com
@mlcommoms.org
#MLCommons
#Endpoints2025
4 months ago
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The AI Economy: Luis Oala Co-Founder and Chief AI Officer w/ Brickroad
brickroadapp.com
@mlcommoms.org
#MLCommons
#Endpoints2025
4 months ago
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Getting into Agentic capabilities w/ Deepak Nathani-
@dnathani.bsky.social
My question: Are you seeing any personal AI solutions that would allow greater control over our information instead of giving it all to a foundation model LLM? @mlcommoms.org
#MLCommons
#Endpoints2025
4 months ago
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Next up: Sean McGregor - Agentic Workstream Lead @mlcommoms.org
#MLCommons
#Endpoints2025
4 months ago
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Seems like
@datascienceall1.bsky.social
and
@mlcommons.org
should be working more closely together.
@dkanter.bsky.social
#MLCommons
#Endpoints2025
4 months ago
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Looking forward to getting
@dkanter.bsky.social
w/ @mlcommoms.org view on the velocity of LLM model releases. TLDR: The pace is incredible and only increasing.
#MLCommons
#Endpoints2025
4 months ago
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Kicking things off at @mlcommoms.org Endpoints. Big thanks to
@qualcomm.bsky.social
for hosting!
#MLCommons
#Endpoints2025
4 months ago
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What I'm Looking for in an AI Startup : I often get asked what am I currently looking for in a startup to invest in. Here's what's currently most exciting to me.
buff.ly/T7ukxeG
#seedstrapping
#agentic
#appliedAI
#indiehacker
#solopreneur
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The Agentic Endgame: Shifting an Investment Thesis for the AI Platform Era
The tectonic plates of enterprise software are officially shifting. We are moving decisively out of the SaaS/Cloud Infrastructure era and into the Agentic AI Platform era.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agentic-endgame-shifting-investment-thesis-ai-platform-andy-white-86gbc
4 months ago
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Hanging out at MLCommons Endpoints for the day. Taking a deep dive into the world of machine learning.
www.eventbrite.com/e/mlcommons-...
#MLCommons
#Endpoints2025
4 months ago
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reposted by
Andy
BeeAI
5 months ago
š BeeAI Platform has a new name, Agent Stack! š Same mission: deploy and share agents with open infrastructure, free from framework or vendor lock-in. New name, same buzz. Read more: š
beeai.dev/blog/introdu...
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Introducing Agent Stack (formerly BeeAI Platform) | BeeAI
https://beeai.dev/blog/introducing-agent-stack
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Come join the conversation at San Diego's first Seed Strapping Conference.
#seedstrapping
#agentic
#appliedAI
#indiehacker
#solopreneur
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7 months ago
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I can't wait to see what the San Diego startup community will be doing in the next couple of years. There are so many new opportunities for us to work together.
#seedstrapping
#agentic
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7 months ago
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Thanks for the community support Neal Bloom and Fred Grier. Just imagine having the opportunity to celebrate thousands of $20- $30m companies in additions to our stable of unicorns.
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8 months ago
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Andy
Buyback Ventures
8 months ago
LLCs are better for Bootstrappers!
#seedstrapping
#funding
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reposted by
Andy
Buyback Ventures
8 months ago
Jay
x.com/interview_qu...
does a great job of outlining how we got here and where we're going with venture capital. The model needs to evolve and opportunities need to be aligned for founders building great companies.
#seedstrapping
#funding
#bootstrapper
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQLd...
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Why are founders REJECTING venture capital?
In this video, I explore how venture capital has fundamentally changed. After decades of fueling tech innovation, the entire model is being questioned. Is this just another boom-bust cycle, or isā¦
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQLd2gzJgvU
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Andy
MicroConf
8 months ago
What books do
#SaaS
founders read to get ahead? We collected our faves:
https://microconf.com/books
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Books for Bootstrapped B2B SaaS Founders ā MicroConf
Explore our curated list of top books for bootstrapped B2B SaaS founders at MicroConf. Discover insightful resources packed with strategies, tips, and lessons from successful entrepreneurs. Improve your B2B SaaS startup's growth, marketing, product development, and customer acquisition today!
https://microconf.com/books
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New funding opportunity for the bootstrapper, seed strapping, indie hacker, solopreneur with an opportunity that current revenue can't cover.
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8 months ago
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reposted by
Andy
Buyback Ventures
8 months ago
HBR calls you Ambitious Entrepreneurs. We know it's bootstrapped founders of seed strapping companies.
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How Ambitious Entrepreneurs Can Use AI to Scale Their Startups
Ambitious entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to AI to drive growth, innovation, and efficiency. They have used AI to compete with major players, showing that small teams can achieve outsizedā¦
https://hbr.org/2025/08/how-ambitious-entrepreneurs-can-use-ai-to-scale-their-startups
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Today for the first time I felt a different vibe at @Starbucks. Something seems to be working.
8 months ago
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I'm trying to get more useful content over on Bluesky.
@andywhite.me
Let's start with some information on alternatives to Venture Capital.
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Alternatives to VC Funding by Andy on Surf
Surf - Alternatives to VC Funding
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jzskb28a6dp37k1sdp2a4vpm
8 months ago
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We've added a few more details to explain how the Buyback Ventures process works:
www.buyback.vc/how-it-works
#SeedStrapping
#Bootstrapper
#AlternateFinancing
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How it works ā BUYBACK VENTURES
Alignment. Our goal is to create a program where the investorās and founderās interests are totally aligned.
https://www.buyback.vc/how-it-works
8 months ago
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Andy
TinySeed
9 months ago
TinySeed Fund 1 (2019 vintage) just got returned šŖšš„³
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The key to building a great company? "Ignore all the distractions." Gabe Newell Including raising venture capital.
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Multi-billionaire Gabe Newell says the whole startup culture of pitching VCs makes no business sense: 'A great way of destroying money and wasting peoples' time'
"The key is to ignore all the distractions."
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/multi-billionaire-gabe-newell-says-the-whole-startup-culture-of-pitching-vcs-for-capital-makes-no-business-sense-a-great-way-of-destroying-money-and-wasting-peoples-time/
9 months ago
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Great overview of the Buyback Ventures program on the Startup San Diego update.
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In this episode of the Startup San Diego Tech Report, we'll do a brief overview on what to expect for this years San Diego Startup Week 2025, upcoming 1st Mondays in August, discuss shifts in Edtech⦠| Startup San Diego
In this episode of the Startup San Diego Tech Report, we'll do a brief overview on what to expect for this years San Diego Startup Week 2025, upcoming 1st Mondays in August, discuss shifts in Edtechā¦
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/startup-san-diego_in-this-episode-of-the-startup-san-diego-activity-7348425499544625152-qNog?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAADl5nkBPb2Osbz5Pdrne_iHxs7xtS1l85Y
9 months ago
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This may be easier said than done for most. However, there are certainly more opportunities today. Many family offices are starting to have alternative funding options for specific types of companies.
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Why Founders Should Skip VCs And Go Straight To LPs
Most founders donāt need VCs. At least, not out of the gate. In many cases, itās smarter to go straight to the source ā limited partners, family offices, high-net-worth individuals ā writes guestā¦
https://news.crunchbase.com/startups/limited-partners-angels-funding-sher-zevo/
9 months ago
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Looking forward to fine tuning the feed with
@surf.social
to maximize the content quality.
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9 months ago
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I think we're going to see more of this in concept but probably not with the same structure.
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āSeed-Strappedā AI Startups Are Refusing Millionsā To Make Billions
A new cohort of AI startups are raising one seed roundāif anyāand sprinting to profitability instead of climbing the āSeries A-to-IPOā ladder.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaimecatmull/2025/07/09/seed-strapped-ai-startups-are-refusing-millions--to-make-billions/
9 months ago
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Keeping up on the latest developments in Alternative Financing for startups. Alternatives to VC Funding
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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9 months ago
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