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Gaurav Jain

@gjain
Cofounder @AforeVC - largest fund dedicated to pre-seed; Early PM @Android, Software Eng @UWaterloo, VC-backed founder
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    @gjain
    Gaurav Jain
    @gjain
    Dec 15, 2023
    I will go as far as saying that raising more at the inception stage actually *reduces* your odds of success vs. increasing them. My reasoning below👇
    @daraladje
    Dara
    Delphi
    @daraladje
    Dec 14, 2023
    Today, a VC tried to convince me that I needed to raise more money to succeed. I later sent him the email below. Seems like there's a narrative that you need a lot of money early on to succeed, but there's ample evidence that you can achieve a lot with very little.
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  • @gjain
    Gaurav Jain
    @gjain
    Aug 11
    Stoked for what they are building, thank you for having us on the journey!!
    @steph_palazzolo
    Stephanie Palazzolo
    @steph_palazzolo
    Aug 11
    Trajectory, which helps businesses customize open source models for their needs, has raised new funding from Sequoia at a $300m valuation just two months after announcing its last round. More on the startup in this morn's AI Agenda: theinformation.com/newsletters/ai…
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    Gaurav Jain
    @gjain
    Jul 30
    Inference layer is the new model layer. And then over time, the app layer will be the new inference layer. Ultimately, whoever is solving the customer problem will accrue the most value, the rest will slowly get commoditized.
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  • @gjain
    Gaurav Jain
    @gjain
    Jun 16
    Rooting for a more open future where the entire economy benefits from AI, not just one or two companies
    @levie
    Aaron Levie
    Box
    @levie
    Jun 16
    Key post that gives a bit of insight into what the future of AI could look like. “The most interesting thing happening in AI isn't that one model is getting smarter. It's that intelligence is becoming increasingly customizable. The companies that win won't necessarily be the
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  • @gjain
    Gaurav Jain
    @gjain
    Jun 16
    Spot on!
    @satyanadella
    Satya Nadella
    Microsoft
    @satyanadella
    Jun 14
    Article
    A frontier without an ecosystem is not stable
    I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of the firm in an AI-driven economy. This transition is different than any previous platform shift. In the past, we used digital systems to enhance human...
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