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Saanya Ojha

OpenAI's internal AI agents escaped a cybersecurity evaluation, organized themselves across a makeshift message board, and hacked Hugging Face—revealing how…

Stratechery

Autonomy and Innovation

AI agents' full autonomy in both offense and defense will reshape software security and corporate innovation.

A16Z

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.

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Tuesday, 9 July 2024

22 pieces

Mike Maples Jr.

Today is the Day!

Deepwater Asset Mgmt

Can AI Predict the Future?

Jared Hecht

Real-life Networks

Acrew Capital

Nala — Leveling the Playing Field in African Payments

A Wealth of Common Sense · Ben Carlson

Buying a House at the Top of the Market

Janelle Teng

Navigating creative destruction and potential diminishing returns in AI infrastructure

Saastr

The First VIP CRO+CEO Poker Night at SaaStr Annual!

Mountside Ventures

VC spotlight with Ascension

Saastr

VCs Need You To Be a “Potential Fund Returner” When They Invest. But After? Expectations There Are More Nuanced

Fabrice Grinda

How to host an intellectual dialoging dinner

Ian's Blog: Nominal Returns · Ian Gutterman

Prop Cat Is Significantly Underpriced This Year

My Climate Journey · Jason Jacobs

Our Investment in TELO

My Climate Journey · Jason Jacobs

Our Investment in TELO

Ben Yoskovitz

Recruiting a CEO for a Venture Studio Startup

Lotus Capital

Cybersecurity: A Short History, Modern Category Growth and Deal Environment

A Wealth of Common Sense · Ben Carlson

Talk Your Book: Public and Private Market Credit Opportunities

Lenny's Newsletter

How close is AI to replacing product managers?

Saastr

Dear SaaStr: When Should a Startup Hire its First Sales Person, and What Should Their Profile Look Like?

AVC · Fred Wilson

Board Meeting Suggestions

Turner Novak

🎧🍌 Building Non-Addictive Games for Kids | Melissa Cash, Pok Pok

Terra Nova

SVB Capital’s Dave Mullen: ‘Built Data’ Will Enable the Next Era of AI Adoption

Dawn Capital

Five founders on the AI agents about to join your team

Monday, 8 July 2024

18 pieces

Vinod Khosla

How to Hire a CEO

Matt Brown

How to make money selling money

Sequoia

AI Data Center Buildout

Stratechery

The E.U. Goes Too Far

Sammy Abdullah

In SaaS, growth matters more than profitability, and it’s not even close

Saastr

For Years, SaaS Outperformed Nasdaq. Now, It’s Really Underperforming

Radical VC

CVPR 2024 – Advancing Real-World Applications of Computer Vision

Climate Tech VC

🌏 State of climate tech in H1 2024 #204

Saastr

How To Create Longevity in Your Sales Org & Why That Matters with Justworks’ CRO

Deconstructor of Fun

Squad Busters One Month Later: Down, But Not Out

The Idea Maze · Rob Go

Wendy Tsu - Branch Care and Alley Corp

Grounded

Workforce Wrap Up: June Edition

Saastr

Dear SaaStr: How Can You Ensure a Smooth Transition When A New Team Member Takes Over a Customer Account?

European Tech Weekly

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The Sociology of Business · Ana Andjelic

Customer-driven retail

Alfred Lin

It’s Only a Point

A Wealth of Common Sense · Ben Carlson

Why Don’t We Build More Housing?

BIG by Matt Stoller · Matt Stoller

Monopoly Round-Up: FTC Non-Compete Ban Survives a Texas Court, For Now