Jade Bonacolta's remarkable career at LinkedIn included five promotions in under seven years, attributed to a strategic email she sent before meetings. The article also reports from San Francisco where Mira Murati, former OpenAI CTO, seeks $1 billion for her startup, Thinking Machines Lab, at a notable valuation of $9 billion. This news highlights the fervor for AI startups. Insights from VCs and a notable breakfast with Sarah Guo, an AI-focused fund manager, underscore the ongoing discussions in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.
A $9 billion valuation is unusually high for a startup less than a year old, but investors have been eager to back AI startups, especially those founded by former OpenAI employees.
We spent some time meeting with VCs and founders. Steve Russolillo, our Chief News Editor, and I had breakfast with Sarah Guo, a Goldman Sachs and Greylock alum who started her own AI-focused VC fund.
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