Marten Mickos
@martenmickos.bsky.social
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CEO in the service of AI startup CEOs. Former CEO of HackerOne, Eucalyptus Systems, MySQL.
The temptation is to design the AI-native organization. To pick a destination and march toward it. Resist. Whatever organization you would design today will be wrong by year's end.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/kitche...
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The Kitchen Over the Recipe
The engineering bottleneck moved upstream. As AI commoditizes code, a CTOâs moat is the "kitchen," not the "recipe"âshifting from systems to org design
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/kitchen-over-recipe-bob-ainsbury-xqlgc/
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300 MW of new capacity: Claude to use all of the compute capacity at the Colossus 1 data center of SpaceX.
www.anthropic.com/news/higher-...
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Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX
Weâve raised Claude's usage limits and agreed a new compute partnership with SpaceX that will substantially increase our capacity in the near term.
https://www.anthropic.com/news/higher-limits-spacex
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10 new agent templates for finance work, from Anthropic.
www.anthropic.com/news/finance...
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Agents for financial services and insurance
We're releasing ten new Cowork and Claude Code plugins, integrations with the Microsoft 365 suite, new connectors, and an MCP app for financial services and insurance organizations.
https://www.anthropic.com/news/finance-agents
3 days ago
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Aalto Founder Sprint turns ambitious Aalto students into builders of the future. Applications for the Fall '26 cohort are open. Don't wait. Apply today.
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Itâs human nature to give advice. Practice NOT giving advice when people ask for it. The best way to help someone develop is almost always by asking questions and helping them come up with their own answers.
www.theprocess.news/p/7-powerful...
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7 Powerful Coaching Questions
A skill you and I both need
https://www.theprocess.news/p/7-powerful-coaching-questions-the-process
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To slow-walk the build-out of data centers because we find their current output little more than âslopâ is as short-sighted as it would have been to ban electricity in 1900.
reidhoffman.substack.com/p/in-defense...
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In Defense of AI Slop
Before electrification ushered in a new era for humanity, it gave us giant glowing pickles. AI is following the same path.
https://reidhoffman.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-ai-slop
7 days ago
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Aalto Founder Sprint applications are open. For Aalto University students with a desire to become startup builders. No pre-existing business idea or team required. This is about you and your ambition.
www.aalto.fi/en/events/aa...
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Aalto Founder Sprint (Applications for Fall 2026) | Aalto University
Aalto Founder Sprint (Fall 2026) applications are open. This is a highly selective, highly rated 3-month sandbox where Aalto students learn to build like true founders - trusted by students, founders,...
https://www.aalto.fi/en/events/aalto-founder-sprint-applications-for-fall-2026
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Robert Strand talking about his new book Nordic Capitalism
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...
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Book Talk Featuring Dr. Robert Strand
Join us at the UC Berkeley Library to hear Dr. Strand read from his new book Nordic Capitalism Lessons for Realizing Sustainable Capitalism.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-featuring-dr-robert-strand-tickets-1987361170760
16 days ago
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Michael and Susan Dell committing $750 million to a Campus for Advanced Research and a new Medical Center at UT Austin.
www.onedell.com/utaustin/
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A $1 Billion Commitment to Build Whatâs Next in Health and Life Sciences
Launching UT Austin's new advanced research campus, an AI-native medical center, expanded scholarships, and greater computing power.
https://www.onedell.com/utaustin/
16 days ago
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Silicon Valley is a religious movement. Its central doctrine: no force in history has done more to improve human life than technology. Technology represents roughly a tenth of the U.S. economy and has driven a third of its growth over the last decade.
reidhoffman.substack.com/p/faith-in-t...
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Faith in the Possible
Silicon Valley has a God complex. The critics are not wrong about that. They are just wrong about which god.
https://reidhoffman.substack.com/p/faith-in-the-possible
18 days ago
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Aalto Founder Talks with Ilkka Paananen live today at Aalto University and streamed on youtube and YLE starting 16:00 Finnish time.
www.youtube.com/live/WpuvBV8...
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Ilkka Paananen, Founder & CEO of Supercell - Aalto Founder Talks #7
YouTube video by Aalto University
https://www.youtube.com/live/WpuvBV8T2gA
22 days ago
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Almost every AI-native company we visited runs the same core: Slack, Claude Code, GitHub. Codex for code review and Linear. - Ann Miura-Ko (on twitter)
23 days ago
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Prime minister of Canada, president of Finland. Ready to skate to where the puck is going to be.
23 days ago
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Seed round valuations are going up, and for the top 10% they are skyrocketing. These are not capital-efficient startups.
27 days ago
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What's holding Finnish startup founders back?
finnish-founder-survey.lovable.app
Hint: The risk averse culture in the country, and a few other things.
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Finnish founder survey
Lovable Generated Project
https://finnish-founder-survey.lovable.app/
28 days ago
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All the reasons why a US president would support Orban count as reasons not to vote for either of them.
about 1 month ago
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The AI progression math says Jack Clark of Anthropic might be right
www.linkedin.com/pulse/math-s...
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The Math Says Jack Clark Might Be Right
Jack Clark said something in September 2025 that most people either celebrated or dismissed, but very few actually sat down and did the math on. He said he continues to believe that the sort of powerf...
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/math-says-jack-clark-might-right-sanjay-basu-phd-6wstc
about 1 month ago
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How to vibe code. How to vibe code an app that composes music.
buildtoscale.substack.com/p/vibe-codin...
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Vibe Coding - Part Deux
A new approach to software development is disrupting the industry
https://buildtoscale.substack.com/p/vibe-coding-part-deux
about 1 month ago
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Help is not coming, says Cack Wilhelm, general partner at IVP: You must figure out how to benefit from AI. You need to find your edge and define what makes you unique.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/help-c...
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Help is Not Coming
AI is different from other technology step-changes like internet, cloud, and mobile that evolved how we access information; AI is a revolution in computation. It changes what a computer can do.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/help-coming-cack-wilhelm-bm3zc/
about 1 month ago
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Global shipping chokepoints. Ships carry about 85% of the worldâs exports by volume.
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
about 1 month ago
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Kirja Kasvun kaava (2025) on hÀmmÀstyttÀvÀn hyvin kirjoitettu.
kulttuuritoimitus.fi/kritiikit/kr...
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Suomalaisena Piilaaksossa â arviossa Kasvun kaava, MĂ„rten Mickosin opaskirja startup -yrityksen johtamiseen - Kulttuuritoimitus
KIRJAT | Kasvun kaava on sympaattinen omaelÀmÀkerta, jossa MÄrten Mickosin omakehu pysyy aisoissa tietyistÀ amerikkalaisista piirteistÀ huolimatta.
https://kulttuuritoimitus.fi/kritiikit/kritiikit-kirjallisuus/suomalaisena-piilaaksossa-arviossa-kasvun-kaava-marten-mickosin-opaskirja-startup-yrityksen-johtamiseen/
about 2 months ago
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Aalto Founder Talks with Peter Sarlin sharing his entrepreneurial journey.
about 2 months ago
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Hemant Taneja of General Catalyst on powerful 2nd mover advantages:
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Our financial system has attached itself to the vulnerabilities of our physical world.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/o...
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Opinion | I Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/opinion/financial-crisis-private-credit-ai-iran-taiwan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.T1A.QneL.t79GdIGPZ_4Z&smid=url-share
about 2 months ago
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Microsoftâs position is that AI should be focused on lawful and appropriately guarded use cases.
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Exhibit 1 â #34, Att. #1 in Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War (N.D. Cal., 3:26-cv-01996) â CourtListener.com
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE filed by Microsoft Corporation. Responses due by 3/16/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Proposed Order RE ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR LEAV...
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.465515/gov.uscourts.cand.465515.34.1.pdf
about 2 months ago
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Swedish legaltech Legora raises $550M Series D at $5.55B valuation to accelerate US expansion.
tech.eu/2026/03/10/l...
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Legaltech Legora raises $550M Series D at $5.55B valuation to accelerate US expansion
The collaborative AI platform now supports tens of thousands of lawyers across more than 800 customers in 50 markets as adoption of legal AI accelerates globally.
https://tech.eu/2026/03/10/legaltech-legora-raises-550m-series-d-at-5-55b-valuation-to-accelerate-us-expansion/
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Marten Mickos
Toni Schneider
about 2 months ago
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining Bluesky as interim CEO. I deeply believe in what this team has built and the open social web they're fighting for. More here:
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Impact of AI on labor markets.
www.anthropic.com/research/lab...
2 months ago
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Yrityskulttuurin kehittÀminen avaa liiketoiminnan kasvun polut.
ellunkanat.fi/nakemys/arti...
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Kuusi askelta kulttuurin muutokseen â ja kasvuun - Ellun Kanat
Yrityskulttuurien muotoilija Sonja Strömsholm summaa, mitÀ jokaisen johtoryhmÀn olisi hyvÀ tehdÀ kulttuurin muutosta tavoiteltaessa.
https://ellunkanat.fi/nakemys/artikkelit/kuusi-askelta-kulttuurin-muutokseen-ja-kasvuun/
2 months ago
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Don't miss Peter Sarlin.
link.webropolsurveys.com/EventPartici...
2 months ago
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Trump is one of the few leaders who have gotten Europe to unite and act.
www.economist.com/business/202...
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At last, reasons to be cheerful about European tech
One of which is Donald Trump
https://www.economist.com/business/2026/03/01/at-last-reasons-to-be-cheerful-about-european-tech
2 months ago
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These students are driving AI forward in Finland:
www.aaltoai.com/team
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AaltoAI
Accelerating Finnish Artificial Intelligence: Join the largest AI student community in Finland!
https://www.aaltoai.com/team
2 months ago
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Listen to Ben Horowitz interviewed on founders, sales, and culture. And why entrepreneurship is much harder than VC work.
sequoiacap.com/podcast/ben-...
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Ben Horowitz On What Makes a Great Founder
https://sequoiacap.com/podcast/ben-horowitz-on-what-makes-a-great-founder/
2 months ago
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Statement by Anthropic
www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...
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Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Anthropic's response to the Secretary of War and advice for customers
https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-comments-secretary-war
2 months ago
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Here you go! Startup business ideas provided to you by early-stage venture investor Conviction:
www.conviction.com/startups.html
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Conviction
https://www.conviction.com/startups.html
2 months ago
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BYOP - Bring your own power if you are planning to construct an AI data center in the US.
www.wsj.com/opinion/ai-c...
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Opinion | AI and the Data Center Backlash
Companies will need âdirectâ energy sources rather than rely only on the electric grid.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ai-companies-data-centers-electricity-trump-administration-df665913?mod=hp_opin_pos_1
2 months ago
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Project Prometheus is a new company by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj. It is targeting the complex manufacturing processes behind objects ranging from jet engines to computer chips, aiming to make these far quicker and less resource-intensive.
www.ft.com/content/7b1b...
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Jeff Bezosâs $30bn AI lab seeking tens of billions for industrial sector deals
Project Prometheus in new talks with Abu Dhabi and JPMorgan over vehicle to buy up businesses disrupted by the technology
https://www.ft.com/content/7b1bdc9d-c857-4ec9-91b4-fb4f6dd2e43b
2 months ago
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Here are the builders of the future. Aalto Founder Sprint, Spring â26 cohort. Their journey started with us. We are currently writing history from Otaniemi...
2 months ago
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Mit LinkedIn wurde Konstantin Guericke Tech-Pionier im Silicon Valley
www.bremenzwei.de/themen/linke...
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Konstantin Guericke hat im Silicon Valley LinkedIn gegrĂŒndet - Bremen Zwei
Konstantin Guericke ist in Zeven aufgewachsen. 2003 hat er das Karriere-Netzwerk LinkedIn mitgegrĂŒndet, das Microsoft spĂ€ter rund 26 Milliarden Dollar wert war.
https://www.bremenzwei.de/themen/linkedin-gruender-konstantin-guericke-aus-zeven-100.html
2 months ago
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US military training in the north of the Nordics for arctic combat
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
2 months ago
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Only three more days to Donut Battery test results!
idonutbelieve.com
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I Donut Believe - Presenting Third Party Results
The place where independent analysis of Donut Labâs solid-state battery claims, with public test data, reports, and technical commentary is released.
https://idonutbelieve.com/
3 months ago
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My parents gave me a roof over my head. They fed me. They loved me. But I understood if I was going to make something of myself, I had to do it myself. - Allen Grubman
www.wsj.com/style/allen-...
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This Entertainment Lawyer to the Stars Shares His Best Negotiating Secret
Allen Grubman on why you should always overtip and why the media business is always seeking fresh blood.
https://www.wsj.com/style/allen-grubman-lawyer-negotiating-tips-interview-26d48a99
3 months ago
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Finland's greatest contribution to the tech world: Linux
www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/l...
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Linus Torvalds and friends: how Linux evolved from solo act
: Ts'o, Hohndel and the man himself spill beans on how checks in the mail and GPL made it all possible
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/linus_torvalds_and_friends/
3 months ago
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Sweden has 48 unicorns (tech companies worth over one billion dollars) with a population of just 10 million. What's their secret?
www.siliconcontinent.com/p/why-sweden...
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Why Sweden has so many unicorns
Europeâs problem is not the lack of venture capital
https://www.siliconcontinent.com/p/why-sweden-has-so-many-unicorns
3 months ago
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A common way to abdicate responsibility: "curbing CO2 emissions in the U.S. will have scant impact on climate because emissions are rapidly rising in China, India and developing countries." (WSJ 13 Feb 2026)
3 months ago
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Young person with ambition to be a founder, apply now to the Relativity Collective program:
relativitycollective.com
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Relativity Collective | Europe's Premier Academic-Entrepreneurial Network
Europe's best universities. One programme. Joint ambition.
https://relativitycollective.com/
3 months ago
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If you are Anthropic you can raise $30 billion.
www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop...
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Anthropic raises $30 billion in Series G funding at $380 billion post-money valuation
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-raises-30-billion-series-g-funding-380-billion-post-money-valuation
3 months ago
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What a terrific conversation. Niko Eiden of Ixi (maker of autofocus eyeware) guest at Aalto Founder Talks.
3 months ago
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Mistral announces AI infrastructure push in Sweden
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/m...
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Europe's answer to OpenAI announces billion-dollar AI infrastructure push in Sweden
French AI startup Mistral said it will invest 1.2 billion euros ($1.43 billion) into digital infrastructure projects in Sweden.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/mistral-ai-infrastructure-sweden.html
3 months ago
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Mistral AI revenues exceed 400 million.
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