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We're a finalist in @TheWebbyAwards. If you're a believer in NYC's tech scene, vote for our ten-year anniversary series on the ascent of this tech community community. Thank you @alanpatricof (#PrimetimePartners), @annielamont (@oakhcft), Dave Gilboa and @NeilBlumenthal…

Mathew Konopinski recently joined the Executive Advisory Board at CISO Ascent, lending security leadership to the program’s governance. His entry into tech began with leaving college to build a telecom venture serving small and mid-sized businesses. Since then, he’s built over…

“Mr. Beast is doing $2 million productions” @meetalijavid talks about how content spending keeps rising. He breaks down how @wrapbook is helping production teams keep up by managing the whole payroll and accounting process for leading enterprises. New episode, link below.

only ~20% of VC firms make it to fund IV (and that’s being generous w/ pitchbook data) wanted to spotlight the ones that did, with two guardrails: first institutional fund raised in/after 2010 and at least 4 funds closed this is the emerged class: under 15yo, 4+ funds in no…

VC Insights ft. Brian Schechter of @PrimaryVC @BSchech “I had great investors on my cap table - but Primary was the only one that felt like a true team member.” Brian breaks down what founders really need from seed investors and how AI value is playing out across the stack.…

Most fintech teams are underusing AI. Michael Tannenbaum & Arthur Levy dive into how AI is adopted at @brexHQ and @Figure to drive efficiency in practical areas like document processing, revealing that for most companies, it remains more experiment than infrastructure.

For decades, TPAs ran on legacy systems, doing little more than claims processing. But they’re on thin ice. With shrinking margins and aggressive consolidation, TPAs either modernize or get acquired, warns our anonymous guest on Healthcare Confidential. There’s no middle…

In Silicon Valley, the hardest thing to build is discipline. Michael Tannenbaum explains why founders struggle with focus when they become the “hot startup”, in his conversation with Arthur Levy and @JasonrShuman . Hear what it takes to stay grounded when capital flows in.

With all eyes on AI, most miss the better advantage in finance: blockchain. Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of America’s leading non-bank lending partner, believes this. He says AI may cut support costs, but doesn’t rethink how credit is given, capital moves, or risk is underwritten.

They helped scale Brex. Then bet on different futures. @JasonrShuman brings together Michael Tannenbaum, now CEO of @Figure and Arthur Levy, CBO of @brexHQ, to unpack what it took to scale one of fintech’s fastest moving companies, and more. Links on the thread.

With $70M in funding, Air’s strategy is simple: Don’t do it all. @shanehegde, Co-founder and CEO of @airHQ believes companies should clearly define their identity and focus on excelling in their niche for the best output. Tune in to Change Order now to catch the full episode.

Can AI create taste or just templates? @shanehegde, Co-founder and CEO at @airHQ, pushes back on Canva’s narrative that everybody is a creative.  Real creativity, he argues, isn’t just drag-and-drop, it’s taste, intuition, and making the improbable feel right.