You've probably seen this incredible chart, which shows how solar has been beating predictions for the last 20 years. We just can't update our projections fast enough if something grows exponentially. The same will be true for AI capabilities. (Thanks to @karpathy who mentioned the parallel at an event last week)

Work your way to Heaven? No number of posts on X, no podcasts, no good deeds – none of that will ever get me or you to heaven! That’s the best news any of us could ever hear! If we could earn Heaven, if we could work our way in, if we could be “good enough” - then Jesus died for nothing. Why would the Son of God endure the cross – the nails, the humiliation, the wrath of God – if we could just behave our way into paradise?! Jesus said it Himself: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” - Not through works. - Not through good intentions. - Not through self-improvement and certainly not through being a good person. - Only through Him. Alone. Does this mean that we can live however we want? No, that's not the way to live. Jesus saved you by grace, but that grace transforms you. A saved life is a changed life, a transformed life. When that Holy Spirit lives in you, obedience becomes a Fruit – not the Prices for salvation. We don’t obey to earn God’s love - but out of love. “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” Real love for Jesus is shown by obeying what he taught, not just by feelings or words. Jesus said this to his disciples the night before he died. Obedience is the evidence of love; it is also the condition for the promise that follows - that he would send the Holy Spirit to be with them. The “commandments” include his whole teaching, especially the command to love one another. ”Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus" This acknowledges that we, as believers are "works in progress," and assures they we in good hands. Every other religion says, work your way up to God. Christianity says God came down to you; that’s the difference. That’s the hope. Your good deeds won’t get you into Heaven. And our works won't get us anywhere. Jesus isn’t asking for your performance, He’s asking for your heart.

Why I’ve been struggling to create an updated version of our famous Funding Napkin for a while. ;-) More seriously - we will publish an update at some point and it will be funny, but meanwhile, check out all of the data published by @cartainc. It’s honestly a much better, bigger dataset than what we collected for our napkins.

Looking forward to co-hosting this event with @YTR4N_ in SF next week! In true Oktoberfest spirit, we're going to meet at a brewery to bring together founders and people who are thinking about starting a company. PS: We're calling it "German founder mixer" but we're not going to check passports at the door. All nationalities are welcome. 😉

It’s funny that AI-generated decks can be simultaneously extremely well-designed (better design skills than 99% of people) and really disgusting. In all seriousness - if other VCs are only half as allergic as I am to AI slop, my strong advice is to not let AI generate your slides. Even more true for text. Reading Claudish in a deck almost makes me want to throw up. Take it from one of the most AI-pilled people on the planet. ;-) Use AI as a thought partner, spell-checker, even someone who helps you draft texts … but ultimately, you are responsible for every single word. Don’t let AI put words in your mouth that you wouldn’t use in a conversation with other people. (In other words, write like @paulg)

What would my grandparents have said if I had told them that during my lifetime, we’ll be able to ride in a driverless car on the highway while having a human-like conversation with a computer? Also … what do you think will be possible in 30 years that sounds like SciFi today?