The Litmus test for Investing
20VC with Harry Stebbings· 2026-02-23 17:07
If I invest in this round at this price and the company executes, do I want to put more at a higher price. That's the litmus test. It's to say, all right, say I invest in a company at 5 billion and it does super well this year.Is this a big enough idea. Is this generational enough. Is this transformational enough.Is the founder amazing enough that if in 6 months they wake up and say they want to raise at 10, that I'm going to want to do. ...
The Old Word Order Is Dead
Principles by Ray Dalio· 2026-02-23 17:06
the old world order is dead and there's a new world order and it's important to understand that five years ago um I wrote the book uh the changing world order and I described history and the cycles of history just by way of example Chancellor Mertz the head of the uh German government said the world order as it has stood for decades no longer exists and this was echoed by French President Mcronone by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and so on. In order to understand what that means and what it's like, what ...
LONGITUDE by Cointelegraph, 8th Edition | Hong Kong | February 12, 2026
Cointelegraph· 2026-02-23 17:04
[music] Cryptocurrency is super undervalued today. [music] >> I'm a biggest fan of Longitude. I go to all the main crypto conferences.Longitude anomies. [music] It's a brain nutrition event. >> Quantum became a non-zero threat for Bitcoin.>> It's a great event. Yeah, I know. I've been to a couple now.Yeah, I really enjoy them and I'll I'll be back again, I'm sure. >> [music] >> I'm a big fan of Cointelegraph. You guys have done a great job at this event.There's a bunch of great people here. It's been great ...
Bitcoin: Dubious Speculation
Benjamin Cowen· 2026-02-23 17:04
Hey everyone and thanks for jumping back into the cryptoverse. Today we're going to talk about Bitcoin dubious speculation. If you guys like the content, make sure you subscribe to the channel, give the video a thumbs up, and also check out into the cryptoverse premium at into the cryptoverse.com. You have just about a week longer if you want to use that ITC50 code at checkout to get 50% off your first month. So, make sure you do that before the end of the month.Let's go through some dubious speculation, sh ...
The future of work: navigating the AI shift | On Second Thought
Microsoft· 2026-02-23 17:00
We're not in the business of predictions, but there was a time when you used to write on resumes, proficient in Microsoft Word, proficient in email. When do you think we're going to reach the era where you don't even include proficient in AI because it's an expectation. I think we're already at that point today. You know, I think we're at that point today.I think there is still a lot of fear, of course, around AI and jobs. But what I will say is, I think there's much greater recognition today that AI may no ...
AI isn’t replacing human potential, it’s scaling it.
DDN· 2026-02-23 16:59
What would you say to someone. It's like, hey, is this AI stuff real. What's the what's the bottom line.>> So, I mean, I look at it as AI is amplifying our creativity. So, I if you're a teenager today, it's okay. You had these mobile devices where you were basically absorbing information.This is about you can take your creativity now and put it back. So, it's interactive. And I think it's the first time in the history of mankind where we have the capability to really enhance your creativity.What you can thi ...
Build Agents From Your Files (with LlamaAgents Builder)
LlamaIndex· 2026-02-23 16:43
Hi everyone, Claia from Lama Index here and today we are going to do a deep dive on a new feature that we shipped for our Lama agents builder which is our natural language interface to build lama index workflows. And this new feature that we're going to look at today is file uploads. So file uploads basically allows you to provide example files to l to the lama agents builder in order for you to use them as um a starting point to build the application that should process files that are similar to the exampl ...
Leading the Mavericks Through the Trade That 'Broke the Internet' | WSJ Leadership Institute
WSJ News· 2026-02-23 15:48
- So, I get a call at about an hour before we broke the internet from Patrick Dumont saying, "Hey, by the way, we're making a trade. " He said, "10 o'clock at night on a Saturday night. " It's like, oh, okay. "We're trading Luca to the Lakers." I'm like, who is this? - Rick Welts is the CEO of the Dallas Mavericks. He has a legendary career in the NBA. He's headed up three different teams, right? The Phoenix Suns, the Golden State Warriors, three times NBA champions while you were heading them up. And now h ...
The "kingmaking" concept ISN'T a real thing
20VC with Harry Stebbings· 2026-02-23 15:05
Now I am bored. I am bored of recycled guests. Interviews that have been done over and over again.Today's guest is rarely ever on a podcast. Lucas Swisser. He co-leads the growth fund at CO2 and they back some of the best companies of the last few years.One of the places where we don't spend time. These pre-revenue companies are really high valuations. I don't think the kingmaking concept is a real thing.You don't. Who's going to want to help you and who's going to want to hurt you because that ultimately m ...
Insights from Coatue's Growth Investor Lucas Swisher
20VC with Harry Stebbings· 2026-02-23 15:00
I think price does matter but I think it matters least. Margin matters but early it can be a misleading indicator. Data is a prerequisite. It is not the answer. Now I am bored. I am bored of recycled guests interviews that have been done over and over again. Today's guest is rarely ever on a podcast. Lucas Swisser. He co-leads the growth fund at CO2 and they've backed some of the best companies of the last few years. >> One of the places where we don't spend time. These pre-revenue companies are really high ...