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Some Simple Economics of Open versus Closed AI

Christian Catalini argues that open-weights AI models won't reduce total innovation investment—only redirect it.

Kyle Harrison

We Made Bell Labs Illegal

Bell Labs achieved epochal breakthroughs because it combined patient capital from AT&T's monopoly rents, a concrete mission with bottomless technical depth,…

Pear

Request for Startups: Ideas from iconic founders & leaders

Pear VC solicited startup ideas from founders at Databricks, Uber, Oscar Health, Snowflake, Gusto, and DoorDash, identifying six high-potential startup…

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