Who are Tier 1 VC funds? (updated) Sequoia Benchmark a16z Founders Fund Khosla Accel Lightspeed General Catalyst NEA Kleiner Perkins Index Thrive GV USV Bessemer Greylock First Round Insight Contenders / rising stars / sector-dependent: Menlo Craft 8VC Sutter Hill Conviction Elad Gil Neo Eclipse HF0 Ribbit Lux Redpoint Forerunner Coatue Still not ranking them, and sector/stage matters a lot. This reflects comments from my last post. Who is still obviously missing or in the wrong spot?

The New Media Landscape Attention. Distribution. Power. Taste. This is how the future of media will be built and there are already thousands of creators ahead of the curve, doing just this. We've just published the ultimate map covering creators building new media across tech, each one who you should be paying attention to, including: Going independent: @alexeheath, @EricNewcomer, @Emily_Sundberg, @TaylorLorenz, and @alexrkonrad. Startups & Venture: @TurnerNovak, @saranormous, @MollySOShea, @eladgil, @eostudiojiyoon, @siliconvalleymm, @bhalligan, @cleoabram, @jaltma, and @tbpn. Documentaries: @willsclips_. AI: @clairevo, @natebjones, @danshipper, @petergyang, and @azeem. Money & Careers: @cherie_luo, @benln, and others. The Creator Economy: @jlouderb, @ColinandSamir, @kyurieff, and @jasmineaenberg. Business: @thesamparr, @ShaanVP, @gregisenberg, @simonsquibb and others. Product: @lennysan, @emilykramer, @Kevin_Indig, @ElenaVerna, @majavoje and others. We just launched a brand new site where you can find the latest new media channels. This will become the largest and go-to home for new media creators over time: Don't see yourself? You can add yourself to the site now!

Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models. Aaron Swartz downloaded 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta) in 2010. Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.

How are consumers using AI in their personal lives? New analysis across ~40k Claude conversations 👇 The biggest category is health / wellness, followed by professional / career. There's a big dropoff to #3# (relationships).