Tristan Pollock

The founder of SwagUp made a simple $75M mistake in launching his startup. Here is an event for you to avoid his and many other mistakes 👇 If you are planning to launch your startup in the U.S., join me this Friday to learn everything you need to know to register your business entity in America and raise venture funding. During this webinar, you will learn how to do it in 8 steps: Step 1. How to confirm that your desired business name is available Step 2. How to choose the entity type and state of registration Step 3. The process of incorporation Step 4. How to issue stock and assign intellectual property to the company Step 5. How to obtain the EIN and open a bank account in the U.S. Step 6. How to prepare for fundraising Step 7. How to prepare to retain advisors, consultants, and employees Step 8. Compliance (the Beneficial Ownership Information Report with FinCEN, securities laws, and annual report) Join here: https://lu.ma/5ynag6z1 #startuplawyer #startupfounder

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This week OpenAI and Google presented their latest on GPT-4o, Gemini, Astra, Multi Modal, Voice as the new GUI, and a lot more ... BUT what does it all mean and lead towards? No one better to discuss, explain and put ALL this into context than Brad Gerstner, CEO at GERSTNER CAPITAL, LLC and Bill Gurley - Pour yourself a cup of tea or coffee, get comfortable, take A Listen and in less than 60 minutes you will have a much better understanding of it all ... Enjoy (00:00) Intro (00:40) Open AI Launches GPT-4 Omni (10:29) Chat GPT-4o Benchmarks (14:11) Voice as the New GUI (20:01) Breakout Power of ChatGPT (22:09) Consumer AI vs Enterprise AI Landscape (27:51) AI Disruption (35:45) Regulation & Industrial Policy (43:47) China Tariffs (53:15) Tech Market Check

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We're excited to participate in the $4mn seed raise of Nitro Labs alongside Lemniscap, Race Capital, No Limit Holdings, Animoca Ventures, Finality Capital Partners, @bitscale Capital, Chorus One, Flowdesk, P-OPS Team including angels from Jump Crypto, Solana Foundation, Tensor, The Spartan Group, Laser Digital and others While Solana Labs offers incredible speed, developers often face challenges with network congestion during peak usage. This can lead to increased costs and latency, sometimes forcing projects to migrate to centralized solutions. Nitro Labs Termina, the first #SVM network deployment platform, addresses this by providing dedicated blockspace. This empowers developers to build high-performance applications with controlled performance and scalability, while remaining tightly integrated with the Solana Labs L1. We believe that network extensions are more than just a way to increase throughput. They're tools for experimentation and innovation, allowing builders to meet a diverse range of needs beyond simple scaling. By providing developers with the tools they need, Nitro Labs Termina can unlock new possibilities and drive innovation. We're confident that #SVM adoption will rapidly surpass #EVM adoption in this cycle, and that consumer crypto will continue to flourish within the Solana Labs ecosystem. Termina is specifically targeting use cases like #DePIN, high-frequency trading, #gaming, and #payment networks, which are best suited for Solana Labs's capabilities. Termina is committed to scaling the #SVM, enhancing developer engagement, and accelerating blockchain deployments. With over 20 ecosystem partners, including both Solana Labs-native and Cross-chain projects, Termina is actively supporting this transformative period. If you're interested in launching an instance, please visit https://termina.technology More here: Decrypt: https://lnkd.in/dGmUUgsM The Block: https://lnkd.in/d4DwExkE CoinMarketCap: https://lnkd.in/d5Kruqhq

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A SAFE and convertible note had a baby and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati was the midwife- out popped the D-SAFE! 👶🏽🎉 A new #climatetech funding instrument was announced by Elemental Excelerator last week. One of the company’s main goals is to support smaller, up and coming companies during the awkward “Scale Gap” phase between #VC funding and natural growth. It’s called the #DSAFE (Development Simple Agreement for Future Equity) and it aims to aid the process by giving companies a small amount of cash to overcome initial risks and expenses during the developmental stages of a product launch or company. How does it work? D-SAFE has a redemption clause meaning companies can choose to have their payments offered as a loan or convert to equity at the investor’s discretion. Funders and companies will have clear communication and expectations about where the money is going and how it will be applied to either the company or the projects at hand. Financiers and companies will work together with more #transparency, and that’s a great boon for #startups and VC alike. As of this month, Elemental has already invested using D-SAFE in eight different companies, including Dimensional Energy and Origen — both companies investing in innovative and out-of-the-box solutions to environmental issues! Seems like a win-win on the surface. What do you all think about the D-SAFE? Alfredo Coppola Momoka Ueda Tim Wagner Stephen D. Torres Olya Irzak Natsuho Toyama Noriya Tarutani Shin Ogawa

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