Finalising details for an independent #stablediffusion foundation as discussed on Monday talk with Elad Gil,

Getting trademarks, governance etc set up with great input from open source experts

Looking forward to seeing this grow for the good of all 🙏

“Quiet layoffs” is a fairly new term, but it’s time for employees to get serious about work

Google & big tech increasing company efficiency by 30%

Job openings down 15% since March w/ hiring freezes

Fair warning to leave if you’re not ready to do a lot more with a lot less

As a solo GP, I work with a lot of freelancers and contractors to keep our internal team lean.

Because we pay everyone through Deel, we can now offer a space to work in over 700 locations.

I’m excited to use this myself when I’m on the road meeting companies.

I’ve always thought a Scott’s Cheap Flights-like newsletter for work hacks would do well.

A lot of free benefits like travel, education, and discounts go unused by employees of big companies.

Burning the midnight oil this week and wow, these are so smooth.

Reminded of Uber’s cultural value: “be an owner, not a renter” and how impactful Emil Michael has been on how I get deals done

Dealmakers don’t wire & hope your company works — they close execs, your first 6 figure contracts & drive M&A behind the scenes

open.spotify.com/episode/0kzcmV…

I used this to describe how Stable Diffusion works to my dad…

Who else is in Vegas this week? I’m speaking tomorrow at Money20/20, please say hi! ☺️

Fireside chat w Emad CEO of
Stability AI in SF

**TONIGHT** Oct 24 7pm PT

Livestream: youtu.be/ESDeUi8Yl-8

*Stability.AI journey
*Stable Diffusion & Generative AI
*Use cases & startup opptys
*Open source & AI
*AI safety
*Global AI

I have a great deal of respect for investors who take a chance on an emerging trend in tech & back a few companies to create a well-funded ecosystem.

Too many investors sit back and watch ecosystems form & hope they can someday invest in the winner.

I’m interviewing CJ MacDonald at Money20/20 on all things banking for the next generation.

Some surprising and relevant insights on non-traditional GTM motions, selling to a difficult segment of the market, and ALL of the buzzwords: crypto, creators…

Elton John doesn’t have a piano in his home because it reminds him of work and takes up too much space.

Introducing the Replit App.

We’ve been working on this for over a year inventing new UX paradigms to make coding on mobile manageable, and we think this is the most comprehensive mobile creation tool in the world — will onboard millions to the industry!

In the short term, the only person Stable Diffusion is replacing is this guy…

There’s no excuse for using the same old stock photos anymore.

The current wave of AI startups are going to raise large rounds and a lot of the funding will come from strategics like Adobe, Canva, Figma, even Hubspot because big companies can’t build this technology in house.

I've recommended this book 5 times today, which means it's time for a tweet

If you're on the fence about starting something, especially a community for like-minded people

There are practical examples following Katrina, Chernobyl & the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco

“Empty barrels make the most noise” is a perfect way to describe where we’re at today.

The knowledgable say very little to avoid being canceled or expert-shamed.

The headline skimmers confuse opinion with fact.

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