🤝 Digging into Digg: On today's episode of StrictlyVC Download, Kevin Rose talks about his decision to pair up with Alexis Ohanian, his former rival, to revitalize Digg, the news aggregator site that made waves back in 2004. Listen here
📈 Silicon Valley veteran: Anna Patterson has launched multiple startups, was vice president of engineering at Google, and founded Gradient Ventures. Now she's working on a new AI startup, Ceramic.ai, that is helping enterprises scale LLMs quicker and more efficiently. Read more
🎙️ Speaking of Silicon Valley: Some VCs like to say that Silicon Valley is the only place to build a successful startup. But is that true? On today's episode of Equity, Insight Partners' Ryan Hinkle says no way. He also talks about other fun stuff, like the evolving nature of VC. Listen here
💪 Flex flexin': Flex, a startup offering personal finance software and payments infrastructure for business owners, says its offering is like Brex or Ramp but for mid-market CEOs. The company just raised $25 million in fresh funding in addition to a $200 million credit facility. Read more
🤨 Oh, OK: AI startup Anthropic quietly removed several voluntary commitments the company made in tandem with the Biden administration regarding managing AI risks and AI biases. This makes sense because who needs trust and safety anyway? Read more
