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by geoff 1y ago
Funding founders building safe and secure AI
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SAIF – The Safe AI Fund(saif.vc)
2 points by geoff 1y ago|2 comments
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by geoff 7y ago
These are just leftovers from the first batch Qi ran, which was under the YC name. We're still in the middle of the transition. As we noted, Qi is taking over and will run under the MiraclePlus brand. We'll both make that clear on
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by geoff 7y ago
My first immediate priority is to make sure the summer 2019 batch operates smoothly. We kick off in just a couple of weeks. Similarly, we are just working on launching YC China and I'll work hard to make sure Qi Lu has everything he ne
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by geoff 7y ago
Thanks! My immediate goal is to ensure that the Summer 2019 batch is fantastic and I'll be working closely with Michael on that. Besides that I think it'll take some time to figure things out.
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by geoff 7y ago
Thanks! YC's core program will still be run out of Mountain View this summer. We'll all look hard at what that will look like in the future. No firm plans to discuss yet except, of course, YC China.
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by geoff 7y ago
I love the fact that we are finding ways to work with more and more founders around the world, both in our core accelerator and with programs like Startup School. I believe the more entrepreneurship becomes a viable career option the more e
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by geoff 7y ago
Well said, Michael. It has been my good luck to work with Sam for years. He has an incredible combination of big ideas and the ability to get them done. Sam's power of intellect and his ability to communicate his thoughts clearly and c
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by geoff 7y ago
No! I love tennis too much and it is such an amazing workout and stress relief. I will keep on playing!
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by geoff 7y ago
Hey everyone, thanks for the comments. I'll be around to answer questions as best I can.
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by geoff 8y ago
Yes, that's about right. Companies which were intended to be placed in an audit-only track were accepted.
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by geoff 8y ago
yes, in that neighborhood.
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by geoff 8y ago
We had originally accepted about 4000 - although our goal has always been to make our MOOC as much about "open" as we possibly can. Our own misstep has caused us to accelerate things.
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by geoff 8y ago
We did! The session taught by Daniel Gross: "Life as a Founder" will largely be focused on this.
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by geoff 9y ago
YC's Kirsty Nathoo gave a great summary of startup mechanics here: https://www.startupschool.org/previous
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by geoff 9y ago
This might be true if this were the sort of advice that argued that startups should always swing for the fences, or always take unreasonable risks, in the hopes that a portfolio of such startups will result in one or more big winners. In fa
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by geoff 9y ago
This is actually reasonable advice. For clarity: our motivation is because we want to see more successful startups in the world. We also believe and hope that some of those startups will be funded by YC.
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by geoff 11y ago
Imagine K12 and YC have always used nearly identical criteria for whether we would fund companies. In this case, the rules have not changed, the outcomes have. They will be better, we think. We want the edtech companies we fund to have the
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by geoff 11y ago
It turns out that it is hard to be specific, other than the longer you have that sort of growth, the better. Also, it is, perhaps, obvious that large percentage growth beginning from very small numbers is not as impressive as sustained grow
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Reflections on Imagine K12's First Three Years(imaginek12.com)
4 points by geoff 13y ago|0 comments