Willem
@vanlancker
Investing and design · @terraincap · http://terrain.com
Sports brings people together in really special ways and we @terraincap want to add to that. So we’re holding a basketball tournament for the startup community. It’s for all skills levels. Bring your team and friends. Will be a great party. Call your shot, literally. 🏀
Wrapping Season One of Free Agency, @terraincap’s no-strings-attached program for founders in the idea maze. One lesson echoed again and again: capital is abundant, but selecting the right idea matters more than ever. Sharing highlights from our latest advisor update below. More…
Grateful for the opportunity to get in the weeds on the grid, energy markets, @basepowerco, and much more with @patrick_oshag
My conversation @ZachBDell on building Base Power If you are interested in energy, the grid, and how each are changing, this is an awesome overview Even since we recorded, Base is scaling at an impressive clip A company, and entrepreneur, to watch
Insurance is an underrated way to unlock secure AI progress. Insurers are incentivized to truthfully quantify and track risks: if they overstate risks, they get outcompeted; if they understate risks, their payouts bankrupt them. 1/9
This piece by @vanlancker is essential reading for navigating the AI era. Willem's point of view is both challenging and compassionate at once. Loved every word! every.to/thesis/in-the-…
Real taste isn’t a shortcut, it’s built through practice, struggle, and actually making things.
We're hosting a tech basketball tournament at Barclays Center this Fall.
1/ California’s new AI regulation report is a mixed bag. What it gets right: >We’re walking the China-vs-safety tightrope and need to keep moving. >But a patchwork of state-level laws will make a mess. >And we need independent audits > trusting devs alone.
California is trying to regulate its AI giants — again theverge.com/ai-artificial-…
Apple’s Liquid Glass: * Clearly hints at a clear interface (AR glasses) and unifies OS beyond devices. * Like iOS 7, I would be shocked if this version of Liquid Glass ships to everyone later this year… too many accessibility issues for a company that pioneered it.…
This naming convention emerged a response to the first-name era of buddy-brand warmth and casualness. It signaled big ambitions and staking a claim to the whole category. Still can pack a punch but the trick is no longer new.
i think that the browser company was a cool name and then sf compute was also a cool name but every other name like that isn't very cool.
The last gen of personalization showed pages and posts “For You.” The next gen of AI memory + context reveals the why behind choices, compounding insight and value...
been thinking of memory the last few weeks.. it has really captured me since LLMs emerged. most takes are just personalization. i see something deeper: true understanding. after reading every paper on AI memory, i'm sharing my take with an opening from my favorite TV show.