Samsung gets FDA approval for smartwatch sleep apnea detection, CodeSignal launches a learning platform with an AI-powered guide

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Samsung announces that the Galaxy Watch line has received FDA approval for sleep apnea detection. - Link

Technical assessment company CodeSignal is launching a platform called CodeSignal with an AI-powered bot to help users with learning. - Link

X partners with sports betting operator BetMGM to introduce access to the betting service on its platform. - Link

Sam Altman is talking to investors, including the UAE government, to raise as much as $5T to $7T for an AI chip project. - Link

Nvidia plans to build a new business unit focused on designing custom chips, including AI chips, for cloud companies; custom chips are a $30B market. - Link

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Advice of the Day

The Dory and Pulse System

Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Coda, highlights his use of the Dory/Pulse system, emphasizing its ability to democratize decision-making and prevent groupthink in meetings. He explains how he compiled a list of 14 different applications of Dory/Pulse, based on feedback from various teams. Each application addresses a specific challenge:

1. Unbiased Dory and Anonymous Dory: Used by teams scaling company-wide meetings.

2. Sentence Starter Dory and Pick an Option Pulse: Developed for product/design proposal reviews.

3. $100 Voting Pulse and Ranked Choice Pulse: Aimed at teams facing tough prioritization decisions.

4. Role-centric Pulse and Conviction, Disagree, and Commit Pulse: For teams moving beyond majority rule decision-making.

Mehrotra notes that many teams blend these techniques to suit their needs. - Link

Startup Demo of the Day:

Capitol AI is a tool that helps users make creative content with AI. Using AI models, including fine-tuned Mistral, GPT(s), and SDXL, users can generate narratives, images, iterate on content, and get information quickly to streamline the creative workflow.

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This Week in Startups

E1894: Sunny Madra and Jason go through AI demos, starting with Hume AI, a toolkit for improving technology's emotional impact on humans. They also discuss Eleven Labs ChatGPT and AI's ongoing evolution and application across different sectors. - Watch

E1893: Jason, Alexis Ohanian of Reddit and Ron Biscardi of iConnections, discuss Reddit's history, potential IPO, and insights into venture capital and the future of iConnections. Alexis shares his experiences and advice for startups, while Ron talks about market dynamics and globalization in VC, emphasizing the importance of relationships with LPs and GPs. - Watch

E1892: Eric Migicovsky, from Beeper, discusses the company's mission to provide a universal chat app, challenges with Apple's iMessage ecosystem, and his vision for open messaging protocols. The episode highlights Beeper Mini's release and blockage by Apple, Migicovsky's experiences with platform restrictions, and speculation on future tech development. - Watch

E1891: Jason gives an update on the late-stage VC market and then Sahand Dilmaghani talks about founding Terra Kaffe and the benefits of the Terra Kaffe machines over pod machines. He explains what makes a super-automatic machine produce good coffee and discusses expanding the product's use in offices, schools, and homes. - Watch

E1890: Michael Kim and Jason discuss Fund of Funds, investor attraction in pre-seed and seed startups, and the rise of "micro VCs." The conversation covers alpha, beta, and quality indices, investor networks, current market trends, and the shift where seed is the new series-A. The episode ends with insights into founder demographics seeking investment. - Watch

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