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Databricks & the Future of the Firm↗
Databricks' lakehouse and lakebase architecture enable companies to unify data systems and deploy autonomous agents at scale, potentially reshaping…
makers + buildersParul Singh
7 Days to $100M, 5 Days to Free ↗
Decision models—a new AI category that makes bounded choices rather than generating text—launched at $100M revenue in a week, then got replicated for $95 in…
Obvious
From Software to Science: Venture Capital’s New Frontier is Atoms↗
Venture capital is shifting from software to physical technologies as AI collapses software development costs and the SaaS model loses defensibility; the…

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

20 pieces
Antler
Mandrake Bio↗Bio · AgFood · AI
A Wealth of Common Sense · Ben Carlson
Animal Spirits: Are Higher Rates Worse Than ZIRP?↗Market
Antler
Armory↗Defense · AI
Antler
Aspera Industries↗Defense · Robotics
Antler
Green Aero↗Defense · Robotics
Antler
Bazaar Now↗Retail · Marketplace
makers + builders · Parul Singh
7 Days to $100M, 5 Days to Free ↗AI · Infra
Feld Thoughts · Brad Feld
Gell-Mann Amnesia, Without the Amnesia↗Market · Gov
Eclipse Capital
Starting From Scratch↗Deals
Lightspeed Venture Partners · Aaron Frank and Kat Zhang
Twelve systems, one company, founders from both sides of the table↗Fintech · Banking · Crypto
Lightspeed Venture Partners · Tal Morgenstern
AI for the Real Economy: Our Series A in Zenzap↗AI · Enterprise

Tuesday, 13 October 2026

20 pieces
Tanay Jaipuria · Tanay Jaipuria
The Rise of DeployCos↗AI · Enterprise
A Wealth of Common Sense · Ben Carlson
Is It Time to Rebalance Your Portfolio?↗Market
Annelies Gamble
Manufacturing Is a Jenga Problem↗Industrials · AI
Saanya Ojha
Meta Joins the Frontier Club↗AI · Consumer
Tomasz Tunguz · Tomasz Tunguz
Price War in the Chip Aisle↗Infra · Semis
Tomasz Tunguz · Tomasz Tunguz
The Theory 2026 AI Survey Results↗AI · Enterprise
Carried Away
The Coverage Math↗Market
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