#1 Most Promising Startup, Open Source AI, and Sports Data

Social Leverage Letter | Issue #112

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Ethan Berk
October 22, 2023

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Beehiiv (Fund IV) was recently ranked as the #1 most promising startup on The Information’s 50 list. Here Howard talks about the importance of owning your own domain and email lists as well as how he is a proud user of the platform.

Beehiiv - The Incredible Newsletter Platform...Own Your Own Domain and Email List

Since 2006 I have been sharing my daily thoughts about trends, markets, investing and life. This habit has helped me identify many seed stage opportunities and stock market winners. Our fund Social Leverage has been a seed investor in Robinhood, Kustomer, Manscaped and many others.

Andy Weissman discusses the potential for open-source artificial intelligence (AI) to enable decentralized, permissionless innovation similar to how open-source software enabled the growth of the internet. He examines how open-source AI frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow enable anyone to build AI models. He also discusses open datasets and models that advance research and tools that democratize access to AI capabilities.

Open Source, the AI stack, and need for permissionless experimentation | Union Square Ventures

An obvious observation: open-source software has been an integral part of software development for decades. This collaborative approach enables developers

Social Leverage officially announced an investment in Gemini Sports Analytics this week (Fund IV). Matt does a great job briefly running through his thesis and explaining how his past experiences enabled him to see the potential.

Data & Analytics in Sports

A newsletter from Matt Ober on investments, technology, data, & startups.

LISTENING

Scott Hebert (Grass Clippings) - Turf Today

Another heater from your friends at Turf Today. This week, Golf Course Superintendent Scott Hebert from the new Grass Clippings course in Arizona, joins Adam and Trevor to break down everything he's got going on.

Vera-fy Your A.I.: Liz O'Sullivan with Sylvia Kuyel

In episode 15 of Venture Everywhere, Sylvia Kuyel, founding partner at Fund XX as part of Everywhere VC, interviews Liz O'Sullivan, founder and CEO at Vera, a startup leader and AI advocate advising early and mid-stage companies on Artificial Intelligence design practices, strategies, and product development...

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