Sanitized Slop

Startup launch videos have become sanitized slop. A VC on why polish stopped working, what the box office proves, and what actually earns attention.

Jul 8

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June 2026

the Series A squeeze

Valuation is a marker in time

Jun 25

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Decisions and Dollars

Anthropic shipped Claude Fable 5 yesterday, the first Mythos-class model the public can use.

Jun 12

24

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May 2026

Share your obsession

What actually breaks through when every AI pitch sounds the sam

May 27

28

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The Coddling of the Tech Mind

We built daycares for adults

May 22

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April 2026

The Mess Is the Work

The 99.9% just became the whole job

Apr 26

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Fear

San Francisco, April 2026

Apr 13

30

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Your Only Competition is You

The playbook is a commodity now

Apr 10

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March 2026

The Pull

That feeling that won't leave you alone

Mar 20

30

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10x is the new floor

Good enough just stopped being enough

Mar 9

37

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Become A Tinkerer

Pick a lane is dead

Mar 6

52

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Revealed Preferences

Every keystroke is a vote

Mar 3

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