Daniel Morris

"I asked some investor friends to share, as the title suggests, one thing they wished people better understood about venture capital. There were no ground rules other than to specify that ‘people’ could be founders, politicians, LPs, etc and that it would be default attributed but anonymous if they desired." Hunter Walk's ongoing series of inside perspectives from venture capital is brilliant: both nuanced and real. I didn't spend long as a mission-driven investor - two years - but many of these perspectives resonate. I wish I'd read these before I started my investment journey: so much more of this job is about building funnels and ensuring that your portfolio has adequate opportunities for follow-on investment. You need to have a point of view / thesis on the future of technology and applicable markets, for sure, but there's much more on-the-ground sales work than is popularly discussed. If you're raising money - or investing - they're worth checking out. It's an ongoing series, so I recommend just subscribing to Hunter's blog for more.

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This was a good course which explores what large language models are, their use cases, and how to enhance their performance.

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Excellent study from Damian Rollison and the SOCi, Inc. team which seems to confirm my longtime hypothesis around citations (https://lnkd.in/gxZQwdx3): the only citations that are valuable are the ones that rank in Google for the keywords you want to be known for. https://lnkd.in/g49DMSeN

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I think that the best businesses are built by tinkerers. Yes, there needs to be recurring demand. Yes, gross margins need to be great. But, how do you explain the success of Walmart compared to the success of Nvidia? It’s not about having the coolest logos or flashy toys. It’s about people who are not willing to compromise the quality of their work for anything. People who are constantly improving their business and are never satisfied with the current state of things. Something is always broken. We see it every day with the companies we help manage. The books are off Management isn’t tracking the right data There’s no company culture Tiny mistakes that add up and become a monster. You can go to a cookie cutter firm that tries to turn over tons of clients every year through small one off projects. Or you can work with a firm that grows as you grow. That’s how we’ve been so successful - we have a long term vision and aren’t afraid of the difficult conversations. Interested? Book a call with us here: https://lnkd.in/eFKB9D4G

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Crypto artist and digital music shapeshifter, Michael Smith finds himself under the spotlight, not for a chart-topping performance, but on serious allegations of manipulating music streaming numbers! The audacious 52-year-old North Carolinian has been accused of leveraging emerging AI technologies and bots to artificially enhance his streaming statistics, thereby orchestrating a fraudulent windfall of never-before-imagined proportions in royalty payments. • This situation echos an increasingly common question: Can technology always be trusted? • Does AI, with all its benefits, expose an underbelly of potential misuse? 1. My prediction: This case could serve as a sharp reminder of the need for constant adaptation in governance and regulations encompassing AI technologies’ use. Expect a clampdown on such activities, along with tighter protocols being instituted for data validation and verification on streaming platforms. 2. Observations: It's hard not to marvel at the entrepreneurial if misplaced ingenuity involved in conjuring such a scheme. However, a word of caution; adopting unethical practices yields quick, short-term gains at best. On the other hand, it could lead to severe legal penalties, not to mention the irrevocable damage of reputation. 3. Takeaway: As this incident brings to light, any innovation is only as good as its use. We're living in an era defined by extraordinary tech breakthroughs. Yet, it's crucial that these innovations are employed not just smartly, but also ethically. The experience of Michael Smith is a stark reminder of the pitfalls when this fine balance is disrupted. To sum it up: • Technology, while promising unprecedented opportunities, must be leveraged responsibly. • Regulators and platforms need to constantly evolve to be a step ahead of potential miscreants. • Let this incident be a clarion call to developers worldwide to build robust safeguards into their innovations. This, my friends, is the duality of AI - a profound tool but one that can be misused. Let's rise to the challenge & ensure its potential is fully, but rightly, harnessed. After all, as Newton's third law reminds us, every action has an equal and opposite reaction! #AINews #ArtificialIntelligence #EthicsInAI #TechInMusic

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