On Techmeme's 20th birthday, its founder explains what's behind the site's consistency, debunks some supposed media trends, and outlines future directions
happy bday @Techmeme 🎂. Nearly old enough to drink. 🍻https://news.techmeme.com/ ... Dave McClure / @davemcclure : my favorite (un?)healthy addiction: @techmeme 💕🤓🔥 been an avid fanboi for 20 years — t...
How David Sacks emerged as the most effective advocate for tech, crypto, and AI in the Trump administration, using his tech expertise and All-In co-host status
The care with which David Sacks tracks his days in Washington has been described to me, variously, as matching the focus … X: @davemcclure , @reedalbergotti , and @semaforben X: Dave McClure / @davemc...
The Trump Organization teases the $499 “T1 Phone”, a gold phone “designed and built” in the US, and Trump Mobile, an MVNO that uses AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile
The President Launches a Mobile Carrier and a $500 ‘T1’ Android Phone Brandon Vigliarolo / The Register : Florida man expands crypto empire with new wireless service and phone Joseph Gedeon / The Guar...
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, accusing them of betraying OpenAI's founding agreement to develop an AGI for the “benefit of humanity” rather than profit
“It's a fun complaint to read; it fundamentally accuses OpenAI & its CEO, Sam Altman, of pretending to run a nonprofit designed to benefit humanity while actually running a regular ol' tech company & ...
The US Federal Reserve launches FedNow, its long-awaited real-time payments system that will eventually let individuals and businesses transfer money in seconds
JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, and 33 Banks Onboard Emma Roth / The Verge : The Federal Reserve's 24/7 payment system could deposit your paycheck instantly Paul Hill / Neowin : FedNow Service launches bringin...
Ex-Reddit CEO warns Elon Musk that he is too out of touch with internet culture to understand current challenges facing large social networks like Twitter
I've now been asked multiple times for my take on Elon's offer for Twitter. So fine, this is what I think about that. I will assume the takeover succeeds, and he takes Twitter private. (I have little ...
Source: Tiger Global partners have committed $1B of their own cash, at $300M+ every year, to invest in early-stage tech funds
Tiger Global Management, the world's most active startup investor last year, is trying a new way to get the inside track. — Partners at the firm … Tweets: @amir , @sarthakgh , @davemcclure , and @ds...
CB Insights: tech startups raised a record $621B in VC funding globally in 2021, more than double than in 2020, and the number of unicorns rose 69% to 959
- Tech start-ups raised a record $621 billion in venture capital funding globally in 2021, according to CB Insights. Tweets: @davemcclure and @ryan_browne_ . Thanks: @ryan_browne_ Tweets: Dave McClure...
Thirty startups attained $10B+ valuations globally in 2021 so far, compared to 15 new decacorns in 2020 and five in 2019
More new startups valued at $10 billion or above have been minted in 2021—far more than in any prior year, and double the number created in 2020 … Tweets: @davemcclure and @robmonster Tweets: Dave McC...
Jeremy Liew, Bijan Sabet, and Roger Ehrenberg stepping back from active roles at their firms reflects a broader generational shift in the VC industry
many of whom announced this week. Really feels like a ‘changing of the guard moment’ for the venture community. Austen Allred / @austen : Is there an overarching reason why so many VCs are stepping do...