The AI boom won't last, a top VC warns, as he urges startups to cash out

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Venture capitalist Elad Gil
Venture capitalist Elad Gil

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I built an AI app with a tiny team. We scaled it to millions and sold it to MyFitnessPal in under 2 years — here's how.

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Jake Castillo cofounded Cal AI in 2024.

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Meta has snapped up a fifth founding member from Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab

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Thinking Machines Lab CEO Mira Murati.
Thinking Machines Lab CEO Mira Murati.

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Buzzy vibe-coding startup Emergent is launching an AI agent to take on OpenClaw and NanoBot

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Emergent cofounders
Emergent is launching a new AI agent that can help with everyday tasks.

Emergent

Here is what 3 AI startup CEOs say they're looking for when deciding to hire a candidate

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Checkr, Together AI, Glean AI
For some AI startups, a résumé is coming in second to adaptability and willingness to use AI.

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At this AI startup, the engineers became the bosses, and agents do the coding

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Tatyana Mamut, CEO of Wayfound.ai
Tatyana Mamut, CEO of Wayfound.ai.

Tatyana Mamut

My AI startup pays people to film themselves taking out the trash. It's now valued at $150 million.

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Kled AI founder Avi Patel.
Kled AI founder Avi Patel.

Kled AI

How 3 AI startup CEOs personally use AI tools for work and life

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MARCH 11, 2026 - The AI logo was captured at the 2026 Hangzhou General Artificial Intelligence Exhibition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on March 11, 2026.

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I quit my dream job at Apple to launch a startup with my dad. I have no regrets.

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Akshat Prakash and his father, Avneesh.

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Tech investor Bill Gurley predicts a 'reset' for the AI boom: 'I just think we trip and run out of money'

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Bill Gurley, the Silicon Valley venture capitalist and a general partner Benchmark Capital, says AI can serve as "jet fuel" to a career.

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