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$300 Billion in One Quarter. Four Companies Got Most of It.

$300 Billion in One Quarter. Four Companies Got Most of It.

This was the best quarter in venture capital history. And also, quietly, the worst. Crunchbase just released the Q1 2026 numbers and they are staggering.

April 3, 2026
$122 Billion and Nobody Wanted It: What OpenAI Killing Sora Teaches Every Founder About Product-Market Fit

$122 Billion and Nobody Wanted It: What OpenAI Killing Sora Teaches Every Founder About Product-Market Fit

One million dollars. Every single day. For six months. That’s what OpenAI spent keeping Sora alive. And on March 24, Sam Altman pulled the plug

April 4, 2026
OpenAI Bought 6 Companies in 90 Days. Most of Their Products Are Already Dead.

OpenAI Bought 6 Companies in 90 Days. Most of Their Products Are Already Dead.

A four-person startup called Torch spent years building an app that unified your medical records into one place. A small team. A clear problem. Real

April 5, 2026
Your AI Assistant Just Became a Salesperson. And It Took Six Weeks.

Your AI Assistant Just Became a Salesperson. And It Took Six Weeks.

Ask yourself something. When was the last time you asked ChatGPT for a recommendation and wondered whether the answer was paid for? If the answer

April 7, 2026
Silicon Valley's Favorite Metric Just Became Its Biggest Lie

Silicon Valley’s Favorite Metric Just Became Its Biggest Lie

Last month, Cluely CEO Roy Lee told TechCrunch his company’s annual recurring revenue had doubled in a week to $7 million. Then, on X, he

April 9, 2026
Snap Cut 1,000 Jobs Because AI Writes 65% of Their Code

Snap Cut 1,000 Jobs Because AI Writes 65% of Their Code

Evan Spiegel fired 1,000 people on Tuesday. Not because Snap is dying. Not because revenue tanked. Because, and I’m quoting the man directly here, “rapid

April 17, 2026
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