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“Just because somebody is rushing to give you money, doesn’t mean you should take it.” Legendary investor @vkhosla—early backer of @stripe, Square, @OpenAI—says the best VCs challenge you, not just flatter and fund you. If they’re not making you question your startup, they…

Meet Thomas and Aaryan (S24) from Interface. Thomas is a mechanical engineer with experience in industrial safety from Jaguar Land Rover. He was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago where he saw firsthand the devastating impact of inadequate safety measures in the industrial…

Hard problems require great builders. We're bringing together Europe's best. If you're one of them, join us in Germany from the 10-13th of October. Find out more and sign up here: lnkd.in/dAJecvR5 @join_ef @lakestarvc @PalantirTech @patrickrxss

We take EF founders to San Francisco for a reason. It’s not about chasing hype — it’s about giving them the best chance to build global companies. The capital, the customers, the constant networking: it’s all there. In @Siftedeu this weekend, our cofounder @Alicebentinck sat…

EF founder Matt Wilson catches up with Nikola Mrkšić, CEO of portfolio company @polyaivoice: one of the largest, most successful voice AI companies in the world. Together they discuss PolyAI’s technical journey and the history of voice AI, Nikola’s own experience, development,…

@Vantagerinc is here. We’re live. And we’re transforming the flow of private market data with AI. #Vantager uses AI to streamline fund diligence and reporting for LPs, eliminating manual workflows and unlocking data-driven insights. Visit vantager.com #AIforLPs

Paul Gilbert is a serial healthtech founder, @Stanford University DCI Fellow, and strategic advisor to young innovative companies. He’s led startups from idea to $200M+ in revenue and now advises EF founders in San Francisco on scaling with vision and precision. As CEO and…