On building what's next
Essays on AI-native venture, fundraising, and building — from the team behind QAI Ventures.
Navin Chaddha on the $3T AI Opportunity and What to Build
Mayfield's Navin Chaddha on the $3T AI opportunity, why "collaborative intelligence" beats AGI hype, and what founders should build in 2026.
Diffusion Language Models: Stefano Ermon's 10x Bet
Inception's Stefano Ermon on why diffusion language models match frontier quality at 10x the speed — and why startups ship them first.
Genspark COO Wen on Building an AI-Native Unicorn
Genspark COO Wen on $0–$50M ARR in five months, 80%+ AI-written code, and why agents are teammates that report to you but never own the send button.
AI-first, not AI-feature: Sophia Zhao on the moats that survive the next model
Alumni Ventures partner Sophia Zhao on the four moats that separate an AI-first company from an AI feature — and where AGI actually is.
Simulating 1,000 VCs to Get Into YC: James He
Artificial Societies' James He on simulating ~1,000 investors to prep a raise, getting into YC, and why startups die by suicide, not homicide.