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Working with The Olympians: Inside Traba’s Intense Culture
The $200 million industrial staffing platform is disrupting a big, unsexy market. It’s doing so with a work ethic that has captured attention and…
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Mario Gabriele
Letters to a Young Founder: Vinod Khosla
The founder of Sun Microsystems and “venture assistant” talks about his childhood, early inspirations, and the making of a legendary entrepreneur.
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Mario Gabriele
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Messi, Inc.
Being the GOAT has more upside than ever. Lionel Messi’s upcoming $200MM fund and incubation studio lays the groundwork for a modern approach to…
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Mario Gabriele
The Unrelenting Ambition of Airwallex
The $5.6 billion fintech has established itself in APAC. It will not rest until it wins the rest of the world.
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Mario Gabriele
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The Best Venture Firm You’ve Never Heard Of
Hummingbird Ventures has built an astonishing track record – all while staying out of the limelight. Its secret to success? A meticulous approach to…
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The Best Venture Firm You’ve Never Heard Of
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ASML: A Monopoly on Magic
A24: The Rise of a Cultural Conglomerate
Substack: Empire of Narratives
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Case Studies

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Working with The Olympians: Inside Traba’s Intense Culture
The $200 million industrial staffing platform is disrupting a big, unsexy market. It’s doing so with a work ethic that has captured attention and…
 • 
Mario Gabriele
The Unrelenting Ambition of Airwallex
The $5.6 billion fintech has established itself in APAC. It will not rest until it wins the rest of the world.
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Mario Gabriele
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A24: The Rise of a Cultural Conglomerate
The indie studio is behind some of Hollywood’s biggest hits and critical darlings. It has designs on becoming media’s answer to LVMH.
Plaid: Finance's Next Great Network
After turning down Visa, the $13.4 billion fintech is thriving solo. It’s become a true multi-product company with room to run.
ASML: A Monopoly on Magic
The $300 billion Dutch firm is the most important company you’ve never heard of.
Brex’s Second Act
The $12.3 billion fintech is hitting new heights and entering a new growth phase. It’s a dividend of the firm’s clear-eyed decision-making.
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Mario Gabriele
Watershed: A Climate Pragmatist
The $1 billion carbon accounting platform has attracted investment from Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins. Its greatest strength is its practical…
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Mario Gabriele
Mercury is Ready for the Moment
The unicorn banking platform built on a network of partner institutions is profitable, growing rapidly – and ready to become SV’s new standard.
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Venture Capital

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Letters to a Young Founder: Vinod Khosla
The founder of Sun Microsystems and “venture assistant” talks about his childhood, early inspirations, and the making of a legendary entrepreneur.
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Mario Gabriele
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Letters to a Young Investor: Ho Nam
We're kicking off a new season with one of venture capital’s great practitioners, the backer of winners like Roblox and Coupang, and the co-founder of…
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Reid Hoffman on The Best Possible Future
In the final edition of “Letters to a Young Investor’s” first series, Reid and I discuss AI’s potential and its risks.
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Generalist Capital: New Epics
We’ve backed ten startups building at the frontier in the two years since founding Generalist Capital. Here’s who we’ve invested in and why we’re…
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Letters to a Young Investor: Reid Hoffman on Signals and Mirages
And why the AI “oasis” may bear technology’s sweetest fruit.
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Artificial Intelligence

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The Year AI Gets a Better Body
Sam Altman and Jony Ive are working on a new AI hardware device. The search for innovative form factors for the technology may be one of the most…
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Life in a Kingdom of Dangerous Magic
Or, why regulating artificial intelligence is so difficult.
What to Watch in AI (July 2023)
Investors from Sequoia, USV, Kleiner Perkins, and more select the AI startups you should keep an eye on.
AI and The Burden of Knowledge
A story of superior intelligence and possible obsolescence.
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Mario Gabriele
Intercom’s AI Evolution
An interview with co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Des Traynor.
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Interviews

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The Future of Farcaster with Dan Romero
The founder of the disruptive social network talks about competing directly against Elon Musk, nerd sniping, prediction markets, and new business…
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Capital: Ben Sun
Ben Sun has built Primary Venture Partners into one of New York’s marquee firms. His ultimate goal? Building the best seed fund in the world.
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Mario Gabriele
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Modern Meditations: Kirsten Green
The Forerunner Ventures founder on vulnerability, patience, and human psychology.
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Modern Meditations: Danny Rimer
The Index Ventures partner on art, investing, and destiny.
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Capital: Zavain Dar, GP at Dimension
Investing at the bleeding edge of technology and life sciences.
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Modern Meditations: Rebecca Kaden
The Union Square Ventures managing partner on stories, ancient structures, and technological salvation.
Modern Meditations: Claire Hughes Johnson
The Stripe executive on leadership, linguistics, and literature.
Modern Meditations: Sam Lessin
The Slow Ventures GP on philosophy, empowering metrics, AI hype, and John Wick.
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Guides

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The Founders Guide to Listening to Your Customers
The systems and strategies to help you build a truly customer-centric organization.
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The Founders Guide to Optimizing Your Fundraise
Eight elite founders share the tactics and frameworks that helped them raise over $4 billion in venture funding.
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The Founders Guide to Leveraging AI
Eight CEOs outline how they’re adapting to the GPT Era.
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Mario Gabriele
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The Founders Guide to Spotting Outlier Talent
What signals do elite founders look for when hiring? This edition of The Braintrust digs in.
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Mario Gabriele
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The Founders Guide to Making Unpopular Decisions
Great leadership requires making tough choices.
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Mario Gabriele
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The Founders Guide to Mastering New Parts of Your Business
In this edition of The Braintrust, eight unicorn founders share the strategies they use to master new parts of their business.
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