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I don’t actually believe this. I think this is YC propaganda.

I don’t actually believe this. I think this is YC propaganda. https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/a-quarter-of-startups-in-ycs-current-cohort-have-codebases-that-are-almost-entirely-ai-generated/

In the best tech startups I’ve worked at or supported, the people who credibly define a problem, propose bold solutions, and then build a track record of being right (on both counts) rise to the top. If you’re just starting your career in startups being solution-oriented is really great and valuable but not if people don’t think you have a good grasp on the problem.

we need more weird experiments in startups — remix everything: rethink, recycle, rebuild, relaunch

The startup operation playbook is constantly evolving. You’re never going to keep up on your own.

There is no replacement for a strong network that you can rely on to give you guidance when you have new questions or challenges.

The ability to be reactive and move quickly is one of our biggest advantages as a startup.

been a while, here's 5 startups you might not heard of, that is living in my head rent free

1. David Protein 
2. DaylightComputer
3. KimlyParc
4. Mindy
5. SocialAI 

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Half of BizOps (all of it??) is managing a massive to-do list & not letting it crush your spirit lol

Trying to improve on creating realistic action plans for the day. Not easy 🙂

I’m excited to announce @a16zcrypto is leading the $9M Series A round in /daylightenergy! 🔆 Daylight is building a decentralized protocol to fund & coordinate distributed energy resources.

Daylight will initially sell distributed energy resource (DER) data to energy companies. It plans to enable anyone to build a virtual power plant, with access to info about DERs & the ability to control their deployment.

Imagine a home with solar panels, an electric vehicle battery, & a smart thermostat. Daylight lets the homeowner capture & sell data from those devices to energy companies to better manage the grid.

Co-founder & CEO @jasonbadeaux is a leading expert on decentralized network design for the physical world. Along with co-founders @powertrader and Udit Patel, they've built a crack team of energy grid operators, smart contract engineers, and domain experts.

We’re thrilled to help Daylight build a better & more decentralized energy grid! https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/investing-in-daylight/

This is amazing! Me and marcus made a similar MVP back in 2022 for a Chainlink hackathon and talked to some energy companies about it but noone was interested back then. Glad people are catching up now 🤩

This is amazing! Me and marcus made a similar MVP back in 2022 for a Chainlink hackathon and talked to some energy companies about it but noone was interested back then. Glad people are catching up now 🤩
https://github.com/johannafransn/ElectricKeeper

Worried I might be getting startup brain. Got a craving for a burger king and a couple of minutes later I find myself looking up the cost of a franchize and considering locations in my area

Startups that rely on API connections to an underlying service like Twitter or Facebook have historically been rugged. It seems like history is repeating itself w/ people building atop “Open”AI.

Rebase

If you're seriously working on a project and looking to fund it, DM me

startups = growth 🧠 

if you're not growing, you're dying