Bending Spoons Is Coming for Silicon Valley, with CEO Luca Ferrari
Bending Spoons’ edge is an integrated operating model that standalone owners cannot economically reproduce.Its 50-plus proprietary technologies, nearly 1,000-person core team, and debt-funded permanent ownership support claimed annual savings above $100 million and $4 million revenue per core Spooner.Airtable’s approximately $1.3 billion enterprise value reflects the underwriting test, while AI startup valuations and unmeasured AI capabilities remain key risks to monitor.
20VC: Why 'Pacing the Frontier' Is BS; Instinct $10BN, Miro $1.35BN
Instinct’s $1B raise at a $10B valuation pairs minute-long latency with compute costs: 10M users paying $10 monthly imply a $1.2B annual burden.Jason’s reversal—from recommending the round to refusing it—alongside Miro’s $1.3B sale from $17.5B and Canva’s slowdown from 30% to 20%, highlights SaaS’s shift from revenue multiples to EBITDA.
Brad Gerstner: No AI Bubble, Semis Eat the Nasdaq & AI's Take Off Problem
Gerstner argues the rally is earnings-driven, even as semiconductor concentration accounts for 70% of Nasdaq’s return.The AI buildout still depends on lab revenue scaling, while rates, power constraints, regulation and a delayed Anthropic IPO remain key risks.
MARKET UPDATE: Crypto Is Used To Buy Oil?! FED Meeting, And Economy Ripping
A sovereign-authorized USDT oil purchase, despite a failed $230M Venezuelan deal, signals stablecoins entering commodity settlement while the underlying failure reflected diligence, not crypto.AI-driven copper scarcity and Meta’s frontier push sharpen the competitive map, but model prices at 1–10% of frontier offerings and a roughly two-year superintelligence timeline leave unresolved disruption risk.
AI 產業挖掘機：美股有望再創新高，日韓縮量難跟上
标普500成分股EPS约30%的增长支撑美股创新高，但日韩港股仍受成交量塌缩和资金通道关闭拖累。前沿模型凭借最佳模型与产品维持议价权，OpenAI关闭200美元套餐；推理margin约80%，开源部署强化云的经济性。FOMC落地后的反弹窗口或在九月下旬至十月，但Anthropic十月底IPO、通胀、欧债与AI capex争夺资金仍需监测。
Ep. 031 - EMERGENCY EPISODE: Are We Doomed? | Jordan Nanos, Doug O'Laughlin, Max Kan, Joey Brookhart
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“Pacing” would slow Anthropic’s capability progress without halting training or compute purchases, potentially weakening its strongest internal model.Near-term scarcity and safety workloads keep compute demand elevated, while semiconductor signals increasingly depend on frontier-lab ARR and capacity premiums.Bank hacks, data leaks, or AI-assisted biological attacks could accelerate regulation.
88.在新加坡，与祥峰郑俊聪的访谈：硬科技，下一代 Long China 与华人创新的信心史
祥峰中国四年不投DeepSeek、智谱、Kimi等大模型，转向AI for science与物理AI，新基金至少50%投具身智能。宇树以成本降一个梯级打开应用场景，量产一致性成为壁垒；中国供应链按周迭代与香港、内地上市，重塑Long China的创新与退出逻辑。
All Eyes on AI. Where Does Crypto Fit? | EP 77
Imran Khan calls the violent rebound “the first inning of a new cycle,” citing OG selling, failed dip-buying expectations and sidelined capital.Tokenized stocks revive onchain speculation through global access and underlying substance, while Robinhood’s retail interface outperforms Coinbase’s institutional-trust franchise.Computer-use agents expand software’s addressable market, pressuring new SaaS startups to build physical, networked or proprietary advantages.
市场概述2026年9月15日
联储周三加息概率已升至94%，Jin称其是面对供应冲击的“credibility hike”，而非通胀失控；市场却已定价3.5至4次，远超Fed dot约一次。工资增速3.1%、consumer credit仅2.6%未显示螺旋，估值和credit spread也未现恐慌；加息若仅符合预期，市场仍偏谨慎乐观，但供应冲击与AI监管是风险。
Baylor CIO Morehead: velocity of cashback is what LPs actually want
David Morehead argues that fund multiples need a timeline: three six-year 3X growth-equity funds can compound to 27X versus 15X over 15–18 years.Baylor treats growth equity as its return engine, VC as diversification, and uses 10% market-decline increments while pricing cash at 8.5%.Software’s 50–60% selloff and permitted powered land offer differentiated opportunities, but permitting constraints and the unresolved AI adoption question remain key watchpoints.