Read the pitch deck AI private security startup Guard Owl used to raise $3 million

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A group photo of Guard Owl's cofounders
Guard Owl's three cofounders are Sam Abelyan, Narek Kajikian, and Edrees Tabibzada.

Guard Owl

I'm a Canadian startup founder. Y Combinator's initial decision to shut out Canadian startups was totally justifiable.

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Yellowcake cofounder Hassan Ismail is pictured.
Hassan Ismail cofounded Yellowcake in the US after navigating tight Canadian regulations with his first startup, West Tek Defense.

Hassan Ismail

The '996' work culture taking over Silicon Valley is coming at a 'human expense,' these AI researchers say

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Frustrated woman working on a computer
996 culture is gaining traction among AI workers in Silicon Valley.

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An identity verification AI startup is having all employees try vibe coding

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isbon , Portugal - 16 November 2023; Daniel Yanisse, Co-founder & CEO, Checkr, on Future Societies Stage during day three of Web Summit 2023 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo By Harry Murphy/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images)
Daniel Yanisse, CEO of Checkr, is making all non-technical staff try vibe coding with AI days and stipends.

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We asked 13 rising-star VCs how they use AI. Here's what they told us.

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Lexi Henkel

Maverick Ventures

Y Combinator picked a fight with Canada — and quickly backtracked

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Garry Tan is pictured at the 2022 Web Summit
Gary Tan said that some academic entrepreneurship programs are creating "fake" founders like Elizabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Bollywood dance teammates raised $5.3 million for their Y Combinator AI startup. Read their pitch deck.

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Vihaar Nandigala and Kishan Sripada, standing in front of a white wall, wearing dark shirts.
Orange Slice cofounders Vihaar Nandigala and Kishan Sripada.

Dan St. Louis

I left Amazon and became an angel investor. Mentoring startups for 6 years made me a better founder.

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William Tunstall-Pedoe
William Tunstall-Pedoe became an angel investor after leaving Amazon.

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Anthropic and OpenAI release dueling AI models on the same day in an escalating rivalry

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Sam Altman and Dario Amodei
OpenAI and Anthropic release new AI models on the same day amid an escalating rivalry.

Reuters

Hollywood superagent and investor Michael Ovitz praised Jeffrey Epstein and was invited to his island, files reveal

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Hollywood power broker turned venture capitalist Michael Ovitz.
Hollywood power broker turned venture capitalist Michael Ovitz.

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