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More from Blog posts of Andreas Klinger

You can just do things – Creating a pan-European legal entity, the right way

First the good news: Brussels is convinced, something like EU-Inc will come. Now the bad news: Politicians will create a solution that won’t be useful for founders and investors – unless we stay actively involved in the details. We need your help!

5 days ago 8 votes
Take Trump Seriously

In his first presidency he was verbal shit-posting and looking what sticked and rotated people around him until something fitted. This time he comes prepared and is very intentional about what he says and does.

3 months ago 36 votes
Five – A Sci-Fi Short Story – Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of a Sci-Fi short story i wrote

5 months ago 51 votes
Uncapped notes dont work for first rounds.

Uncapped safe notes misalign incentives in first rounds… let me explain why

6 months ago 157 votes
🇪🇺 Dear Europe, please wake up – eu/acc

Europe is special to me as I consider myself a proud European, but damn we need to talk. Europe please wake up.

a year ago 73 votes

More in startups

Why Investors Don’t Care About Your Business

Founders with great businesses are often frustrated that they can’t raise money. Here’s why. I’ve been having coffee with lots of frustrated founders (my students and others) bemoaning most VCs won’t even meet with them unless they have AI in their fundraising pitch. And the AI startups they see are getting valuations that appear nonsensical. […]

12 hours ago 2 votes
The hidden labor that makes AI work

Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender examine the hype behind artificial intelligence in their new book, The AI Con. Below is an excerpt on the invisible labor behind some AI tools.

15 hours ago 1 votes
Jewish Americans are feeling unsettled

Increasingly squeezed between the new leftism and the new rightism.

16 hours ago 1 votes
Chinese students are using AI to beat AI detectors

As Chinese universities crack down on AI use, some students report false positives — and a booming industry of work-around tools is emerging.

15 hours ago 1 votes
Make Fun Of Them

Have you ever heard Sam Altman speak? I’m serious, have you ever heard this man say words from his mouth?  Here is but one of the trenchant insights from Sam Altman in his agonizing 37-minute-long podcast conversation with his brother Jack Altman from last week: “I

2 days ago 2 votes