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Applications for Character Labs G7 are due on September 23! Lots more info below and at character.vc/labs
Hey yall, quick announcement:
Applications are due soon for Character Labs, our startup accelerator in San Francisco! More info and application link at character.vc/labs
The only accelerator that's 100% focused on product-market fit, it's based on sprints that we've run with 300+ teams over the past 20+ years (including those at Google, YouTube, Flatiron Health, Slack, Uber, One Medical, Gusto, Phaidra, Inductive Bio, Fathom, Orbital, House Rx, and Extend).
If you're pre-pmf and interested in working with us, please consider Character Labs — and reply/dm if you have any questions.
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Poetiq's Meta-System built its own coding harness from scratch. It got SOTA on LiveCodeBench Pro.
No fine-tuning, no special model access. Just standard APIs. Using Gemini 3.1 Pro, it made a harness that beat all frontier models we tested.
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Welcome @luke_drago_ and @LRudL_ to @thinkymachines. They started Workshop Labs determined to build AI that keeps the future human. They’ll continue that mission at Thinking Machines, where we create powerful AI systems that think alongside humans and extend our agency.
From Tinker to our research grants to the work we're doing to advance the frontier, everything we do is in service of the same mission -- AI that keeps our civilization empowered. Luke and Rudolf have been building toward the same thing.
There's a path for AI to make humans matter more. Glad to have them working on it with us.
Cat’s out of the bag! Today @WorkshopLabs is joining @ThinkyMachines.
We started Workshop Labs to build towards a world where people still matter, even as powerful AI advances. I want to talk a bit about why this is the best move to serve that mission.
Big news from portfolio company Workshop Labs today...
Congratulations to @luke_drago_ @LRudL_ and the team!
Workshop Labs is joining @thinkymachines.
We believe there's a path for AI to make humans matter more. We couldn’t be prouder to join Thinking Machines to see this work through.
workshoplabs.ai/blog/wsl-joi…
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In 2024's least surprising news, @jakek and I finally started a podcast!!!
What's it called? Jake & JZ!
When does it come out? Every Thursday!
What's it about? Startups, design, marketing, technology… and whatever else we’re thinking about 🤓
Where can I get a very respectful weekly email about new episodes and link to the podcast on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts? jakeandjz.com
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🔥 Character Labs is BACK by popular demand — applications are open now until July 19 for pre-seed founders building in AI.
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Jake Knapp (@jakek) and John Zeratsky (@jazer) are authors of the bestselling books Sprint and Make Time. They have helped more than 300 teams design new products and bring them to market, including teams at @YouTube, @SlackHQ, @MiroHQ, @LEGO_Group, @NASA, and many more. They are also co-founders of the venture capital firm @CharacterVC, where they support startups with capital and sprints.
In our conversation, we focus on tactics for making time for what matters, including:
🔸 Creating one “highlight” each day
🔸 Avoiding “busy bandwagon” and “infinity pools”
🔸 Their four-part framework for productivity
🔸 How to use the calendar to design your day
🔸 How creating friction can help you avoid distractions
🔸 Tips on creating a distraction-free phone
🔸 Strategies for managing email and distractions
🔸 The importance of reflecting on the day and making time for meaningful work
🔸 Design sprints
🔸 Much more
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Some big news! I’m now a full-time general partner at Character AND applications are open for Character Labs, our 4-week sprint program for startups. It took 15 years (!) to get to this moment; here's the story:
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VC subsight 300/365: Character Labs is BACK!
character.vc/labs
What: four-week sprint program for AI founders.
Rapidly accelerate PMF through sequence of back-to-back sprints to validate product and GTM hypotheses
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I've been waiting a year for this... Character Labs is BAAAAAACK!
ICYMI, Labs is our four-week sprint program for AI founders. Like an accelerator, but 100% focused on product-market fit.
We're excited to (finally!) announce our investment in @inductive_bio!
We are thrilled to be coming out of stealth! See our press release (prnewswire.com/news-releases…), along with some coverage from STAT in their Readout Newsletter (statnews.com/2023/12/13/biot…).
Thanks to @mhbergen for telling the story of portfolio company Orbital Materials!
Here's a new generative AI company that's *NOT* making a chatbot. It's trying to make new materials for carbon capture, batteries and other things.
My latest in the @climate newsletter bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Seeing a fourth type of AI founder emerge...
4. The Distributors — understand how to put AI tech in the hands of customers within a specific sector.
Especially important for late-adopter customers where applications of mainstream tools (e.g. ChatGPT) are not obvious.
Three types of AI founders:
(a mini thread based on what we're seeing and investing in at @CharacterVC; thx to @eliblee for being a great thought partner on this)
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Three types of AI founders:
(a mini thread based on what we're seeing and investing in at @CharacterVC; thx to @eliblee for being a great thought partner on this)
Applications for Character Labs are due this weekend!
If you're working on something new, and want to sprint with our team on product-market fit, we'd love for you to consider applying.
DM us if you have any questions about the program!
Character Labs is our new sprint program for pre-seed founders.
It's 100% focused on accelerating progress toward product-market fit.
Applications are now open.
character.vc/labs
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@koalluh was in the first CL cohort, and it truly gave us a running start.
You get personalized support, funding, & strategic guidance from the minds behind Google's 5-Day Sprint method.🧠 (cc @jazer @jakek @eliblee)
Highly recommend to folks early in their startup journey!!
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Super excited to announce Character Labs, our multi-week sprint bootcamp for pre-seed founders.✨
character.vc/labs
This session is optimized for AI.🤖
Character Capital retweeted
Character Labs is our new sprint program for pre-seed founders.
It's 100% focused on accelerating progress toward product-market fit.
Applications are now open.
character.vc/labs
We're excited to partner with @GVteam in backing @alexanderingram and the entire @giftwithzest team!
Like a ‘90s kid rippin’ open an N64, we’re stoked to unwrap the news of our $4.2MM seed round! Peep the TechCrunch article all about us and our gifting mission 👀 🎁 techcrunch.com/2022/11/15/ze…
