Entrepreneurship

Is Generative AI a dud?

Nine months after the release of ChatGPT, this is a question that suddenly quite a few people are asking. AI luminaries such as Gary Marcus and François Chollet as well as respected industry analysts such as Ben Evans are openly postulating that Gen AI might not be the civilization-changing, business-disrupting […]

By Andreas Goeldi, ago
General

Can AI replace VCs? Three experiments

We’re currently hearing a lot about how generative AI, particularly large language models like ChatGPT, could replace white-collar knowledge workers. And venture capitalists are, at least in a large part of their job, knowledge workers. So which parts of a VC’s job could AI take over? To start with the […]

Startups

Three truly rare skillsets that startups need

What are the roles in a tech startup that are hardest to hire for? Most people would probably immediately say “software engineers”, and that’s correct from an absolute point of view. Tech startups need many engineers, and everybody is competing for them. But I would argue that there are three […]

By Andreas Goeldi, ago
Entrepreneurship

Respect other people’s skills

“Our technology is so brilliant that it will sell itself. Maybe at some point we’ll hire a sales guy who can take care of phone calls and paperwork.” “Our business idea is amazing, and we really know how to sell it. Building the product is the least of our worries. […]

By Andreas Goeldi, ago