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Open-Source AI Needs a New Security Layer
Open-source AI models are becoming increasingly difficult for enterprises to ignore. Over the past year, models like Kimi or DeepSeek have demonstrated that open models can deliver performance that is close enough to leading frontier models for many use cases, sometimes at significantly lower cost. Since then, we have seen more capable open models enter […]
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Physical AI Is Having Its Moment. Where is the Real Opportunity?
Physical AI is having a moment, but the biggest question is not whether the market will be large. This post explores where adoption is likely to happen first, why unit economics and timing matter as much as technical capability, and what Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka is watching across robotics, automation, hardware, applications, and systems integration.
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The Agent Will See You Now: Agentic Commerce, A Structural Shift
For two decades, e-commerce has been organized around a simple primitive: the search box. Type, scroll, compare, click, buy. Every layer of the $6 trillion global e-commerce stack—from Google Ads to Amazon's A9 algorithm to Shopify's storefront templates—was architected around this human-driven, click-intensive paradigm. That paradigm is ending.
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From SEO to GEO: What Enterprise Founders Need to Know
For years, search engine optimization has been a core part of how software companies think about digital visibility. The goal of SEO is straightforward: rank highly in traditional search results, drive traffic to the organization’s website, and convert attention into pipeline. Generative engine optimization, or GEO, changes that marketing motion.
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Geodesic Alliance Fund: Founder FAQ
This FAQ is designed for founders, innovators, and partners who want to learn more about the Geodesic Alliance Fund—a new fund from Geodesic Capital focused on early-stage investments in deep tech and national security.
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Beyond Automation: The Rise of Adaptive, AI-Powered Robotics
Neb Mela explores four critical areas fueling robotics progress, addressing the computing and deployment infrastructure challenges that come with these breakthroughs, how we envision these technologies transforming industries, and what the future holds as intelligent machines continue to evolve.
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Scaling Digital Health in 2025: Lessons from JPM Healthcare Conference
Our partner, Arvind, shares his reflections from JPM 2025—his 9th time attending the conference—offering a unique perspective on what’s driving the future of healthtech and why 2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year.
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Looking Forward: Culture Transformation
Founders and senior leadership must now forge forward and recognize transforming company culture in the remote work era is as essential as their digital transformation initiatives.
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Unlocking Value From Your Venture Capital Partnerships
The LP base of a fund is a hidden asset, and if leveraged correctly, can play a critical role in driving value for a founder.
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Why Managing Burn is So Important
You need to be reexamining how the economy grinding to a halt will impact your business.
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Going Global Powers Growth in Post IPO Companies
International Revenue Powers Late Stage Company Growth
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In the War for Machine Learning Talent, Who’s Investing to Win?
Most business leaders would agree that extracting insight from corporate data is a strategic imperative.
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