VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Every major LLM (think OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, LLaMa) was based there, most access to capital for AI is in the West Coast of the US. It was common knowledge that to compete in this market, companies need huge access to capital, compute, expensive data and expensive talent. and European enterprise markets.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 4, 2024

5 Marketing Trends That Will Disrupt 2025 (And How to Stay Ahead) written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I discuss the marketing landscape heading into 2025.

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VC Cafe

MAY 16, 2023

I previously wrote about the big tech titans battling the area of AI supremacy , mainly Google vs. Microsoft (via OpenAI) and also the past, present and future of tech wars. The market share of chatbots, and LLMs (that will later on be sold to enterprises) will be heavily influenced by user perception.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

But change seems to be brewing in the B2C space, powered by the fast advancements in AI and generative AI. Digiday reported conversations with media executives, with one publisher seeing a more than 50% decline in its search referral traffic since AI Overviews rolled out last year. Speed is also critical.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

In addition, founders thinking about starting a company can be overwhelmed by choice, as there are so many problems to tackle with technology, but it could be comforting to know that investors are interested in those areas in the first place. Robotaxis – Robotaxi platforms could create $28 trillion in enterprise value in 2030.

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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

The Department of Defense has thought that Artificial Intelligence is such a foundational set of technologies that they started a dedicated organization- the JAIC – to enable and implement artificial intelligence across the Department. These technologies will transform businesses and government agencies. AI in National Security.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

It’s only been a bit over a month since the start of 2025 past year has witnessed seismic shifts in technology, from breakthroughs in generative AI to emerging solutions in climate tech and healthcare. This is an extension of the previous list with new sources and startup requests. You can find the 2024 RFS list here.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 31, 2024

The most common analogies I’ve been considering with the current wave of generative AI are blockchain, self-driving cars, and Web 2.0. Blockchain There are a lot of similarities between this era of generative AI and the Blockchain. The stark difference between crypto and AI lies in their use cases.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Consult with Ease: Personalize Your Customer Stragtegy Using AI written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with David Edelman In this episode of the Duck Tape Marketing Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing David Edelman , a seasoned digital transformation and marketing expert.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Equally, as AI is so prevalent in pre-seed deals, it became the norm, and investors expect to see the moat less in the technology and more in the go to market. “Since AI reduced the technological moats for most companies, we put more focus on GTM abilities and scaling potential.”

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It’s become a cliche in our technology startup world: disruptive technologies start as toys and are dismissed as such. In the creative realms of music, written word, and visual imagery – previous new technologies have encountered this skepticism. . .” So we are now at the dawn of Generative AI.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Seed is about showing initial product market fit. Below are just a few contributors to the rise of pre-seed in the current market: Explosion of Micro funds – In recent years, there’s been a steep increase in the number of micro funds, which are generally below $100M in size. who’s talking to customers?)

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 27, 2022

We believe that this technology will eventually affect all aspects of our economy, just as the power of the internet’s connected communication, in due course, pervaded our collective lives over the course of the past three decades. But it’s not just the technology that makes Poly stand out – it’s also the team behind it.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Metaverses are emerging concepts that combine technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, blockchain, etc. Metaverse Growth As the metaverse grows, an array of powerful technologies come to the forefront: Virtual Reality (VR): A fully immersive environment allows users to explore and engage with digital worlds.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2024

ChatGPT’s advanced voice mode and Eleven Labs are setting new benchmarks in conversational AI by enhancing voice quality and realism, NotebookLM’s natural voice podcast took the Internet by storm and new open source technologies are making high quality voice cloning easier than ever. Let’s dive in!

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Taking stock of the venture capital market in 2023, it’s clear to see that we’re in a transition point. In today’s market, I believe small is beautiful, and that specialisation matters. Seed and pre-Seed investment levels and valuations remain healthy, there’s more talent in the market and less competition.

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View from Seed

MAY 2, 2024

At HBS, budding entrepreneurs often adhere to a structured set of steps taken from a mix of these frameworks: ideation, customer interviews, market/opportunity validation, MVP development, and execution. Nevertheless, it’s important to acknowledge the limitations of gen AI tools within the entrepreneurial context.

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm since ChatGPT was released nearly a year ago. The technology has been adopted with astonishing speed. Insider Intelligence predicts that generative AI adoption will climb to 77.8 million users by 2024.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 4, 2024

The breakneck speed of AI advancement is one of those areas where the stream of information is so constant and so dense, that it’s very hard to process it all, let alone STAND OUT in the crowd. This creates a challenge, but also an opportunity for startups in the generative AI space. apply here: [link] ).

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Why You Should Read Business Books That Are Not About Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing  The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duck Tape Marketing Podcast, I had the pleasure of being INTERVIEWED by Sara Nay. Sara Nay is the COO of Duct Tape Marketing.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

With new advances in AI, creativity is now being transformed by technology and offered as a services for consumers and companies. Creative automation is the ability to create original, high quality content (text, video, images, music, art, etc) leveraging data and technology.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Why Marketers Should Start Integrating AI Into Their Work written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Sam Garg. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Sam Garg. We talk about how AI isn’t here to replace the work we do as marketers.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Media and Entertainment (includes Martech and Adtech) by Luma Partners LUMA Partners released their Q3 2024 Market Report for the Digital Media & Marketing sector. There is an increasing convergence of content generation, data & identity, and marketing automation , driven by AI.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 30, 2023

ChatGPT has barely been out for six months, but it seems like generative AI automation has just taken a leap forward with AutoGPT. Driven by GPT4, AutoGPT is able to code, execute scripts and push the boundaries of what is possible with AI. Cointelegraph AutoGPT essentially creates its own list of prompts.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Generative AI will really become magic when it moves from 'playful' to 'useful' – we will use multiple generative AI tools at work in the future, like we use grammarly and canned responses today… AI will become more vertical, and specific per role — Eze Vidra (@ediggs) November 5, 2022.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2023

One trend that was prominent at the conference was the rise of generative AI in gaming. With the increasing competition in the mobile gaming market, developers are recognising the need to keep players engaged and invested in their games for longer periods of time in order to drive monetisation and retention. billion in 2022.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Meta is on track to become the most used open source AI by the end of the year. Well done Ari Recht and team Odigos on your $13M seed extension to automate distributed data tracing in order to make it easier to detect performance issues in complex data systems using open source technologies! via Trung T. Keep on creating!

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VC Cafe

MAY 14, 2024

The generative AI market is exploding globally, with venture capitalists pouring $12.8 While still in its early days, this transformative technology is seeing rapid adoption by consumers and businesses alike. Israel is positioning itself as one of the potential leading hubs for generative AI globally.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2024

Connect with John Jantsch on LinkedIn This episode of The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by ActiveCampaign Try ActiveCampaign free for 14 days with our special offer. 01:02): Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast. AI is part of that story. It's the best investment I ever made.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2025

Startups need to navigate with limited resource-type budgets and an ever-changing market. One of the most effective ways to tackle these challenges is through data-driven marketing. By using data to inform your marketing plans, you can make better decisions, target the right audience, and maximize your ROI.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 20, 2023

Rewiring Organizations For A Successful Digital Transformation written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Rodney Zemmel In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Rodney Zemmel. Like this show? Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! That's right.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 25, 2023

The Power Of Digital Strategy In The Digital Age written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Mike Lenox In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Mike Lenox. 05:48] AI is essentially a technology that is massaging data. Like this show? This is John Jantsch.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

While incumbents like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have vast resources and existing integrations, startups have the advantage of speed, focus, and the ability to attract top AI talent interested in building from the ground up. When it comes to Generative AI, the incumbents are not resting on their laurels.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 20, 2022

With every investment (no matter where we are in the roller coaster ride of the tech market), we ask ourselves “Why this mission-driven team?” Why is there a market pull today that didn’t exist last year or the year before? In other words, we haven’t changed our philosophy or how we invest. and “Why now?”.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 17, 2024

That premise turned out to be true, as we’re all seeing play out today with the rise of AI APIs that many applications are rushing to adopt. Textio brought this vision to market with our first product, designed to help people write job posts that attracted diverse and qualified candidates.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2023

billion on 78 generative AI deals —almost as much as was invested in all of the previous 5 years combined, according to PitchBook data. According to a new industry report by Skyquest , AI will contribute $15.7 The global generative AI market was valued at USD 8.12 In 2022, VCs poured $1.37

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Non-consensus investments , on the other hand, are those that defy popular opinion or seem risky due to unconventional business models, unproven markets, or early market entry. That led us to start investing in generative AI in 2019 (consider that ChatGPT only came out in November 2022, that’s pretty early).

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