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Big Funding Does Not Equal Guaranteed Success
Why Startups Should Stay Focused, Even With Millions in the Bank
Israel’s AI Paradox: Global Powerhouse at a Crossroads
In a nondescript building in Tel Aviv, engineers are helping design Nvidia’s next-generation Blackwell chips—the same technology that…
Building a Startup in the Age of AI: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t
There are companies we don’t even know, haven’t been started yet, their names aren’t known, might be extraordinarily…
Weekly Firgun Newsletter – May 16 2025
The original version of this newsletter was published on Linkedin. For first time readers: the word “Firgun” (pronounced…
Marketing While in Stealth Mode
Many early-stage startups operate in stealth mode—whether to buy time, perfect the product, or avoid tipping off competitors.…
Are AI Wrappers Investable? The Case For and Against
While we’re seeing record investment levels pour into AI companies, investing in AI is not exactly easy. There…
The State of Gaming in Q2 2025
At GDC (the Games Developer Conference) this March in San Francisco, there was a bit of an elephant…
Requests for Startups 2025 – Part 3
I’m a fan of ‘requests for startups’ lists as they give a Zeitgeist for what investors are looking…
Weekly Firgun Newsletter – May 9 2025
The original version of this newsletter was published on Linkedin. If you’re new here, the word “Firgun” (pronounced…
The “AI-First” Company: CEOs Signal a Paradigm Shift
Mark Zuckerberg predicts that AI will write most of Meta’s code in 12 to 18 moths. Microsoft’s CEO…