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Before we invest, we ask one simple question: Would a villain use it? In an interview with Christer Holloman, Sophie Bakalar shares how this helps us back products that win on fundamentals—not just mission.

Excited to bring #LeeLinden on as an AIR advisor. Few people have a better track record of spotting AI breakthroughs!

Delusion, willpower, and purpose. Endolith founder Liz Dennett, PhD shares what separates good founders from great ones.

Nike knows what sells—but do they know what’s next? rishimalhotra shares how [cafeteria] helps brands move from lagging indicators to real-time signals.

Change doesn’t always require reinvention—sometimes it’s about making better choices at the source. Stella McCartney shares how one simple material switch created lasting industry impact.

You were gonna spend the long weekend thinking about your big idea anyway. Might as well apply to AIR while you're at it. Applications due Monday night: air.collabfund.com

Heading into the weekend, Morgan Housel poses a few questions worth reflecting on. collabfund.com/blog/a-few-que…

“Knowing it when you see it” isn’t magic, it’s pattern recognition built from hundreds of reps. Sophie Purdom reflects on the evolution of intuition, conviction, and building for scale.

Might be my favorite thing I've written. Hardware is about to unlock a new frontier in consumer AI...and the winners will look very different than you might expect. collabfund.com/blog/the-consu…

From optimizing carbon capture operations to mapping future logistics, Alisha Fredriksson shares how AI is shaping the future of maritime decarbonization at Seabound.

New Collab Fund pod: Craig Shapiro ⚽️ and I interview Carine Smith Ihenacho, Chief Governance and Compliance Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages nearly $2 trillion for the sovereign wealth fund of Norway. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7MGzg5… Apple:

250+ people ditched the usual mixers to pack Index for our AIR “Show-&-Tell”. Seven builders whizzed through 5 min demos – uncanny interfaces, haunted UIs, and romantic computers – and the energy was electric ⚡️. Huge thanks everyone! #NYTechWeek Collab Fund

Excited to share what we unveiled at Anthropic's Founder Salon at #NYTechWeek - we launched a completely new way to write. Including the things you already about Highlight - context, responsiveness to your actions on the OS. It feels like a true keyboard replacement.

Even the best founders can hit a brick wall if the market isn’t ready. Sophie Bakalar shares why assessing market fit is just as critical as backing the right team.

Not all innovation is digital. Stella McCartney shares why she’s keeping design human—even as AI reshapes the fashion industry behind the scenes.

Running the same playbook as everyone else guarantees average results. Morgan Housel shares why investors and founders should embrace the power of being different.

AI + microbes = a smarter, cleaner way to unlock copper from low-grade ore. Liz Dennett, PhD breaks down how Endolith is using software and biology to meet one of the world’s most urgent resource needs.