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Why AI companies are building ecosystems in 2026?

Something raised in the last couple of months. And it's worth paying attention to.

Runway launched a $10M venture fund + free API credits for startups yesterday. Perplexity launched a $50M fund for seed-stage companies. CoreWeave Ventures launched in September. OpenAI has been running its Startup Fund for a while now.

Richard Fang

3yr ago

Your favorite holiday destination to get away?

For a mental reset or just in general where you like to go just to take a break. Doesn't have to be overseas!
Smith Nick

2yr ago

How's everyone's sleep these days?

I've found myself struggling with my own sleep quality lately. Despite aiming for a full 7-8 hours each night, I often find it challenging to fall asleep or stay asleep, leading to grogginess and lack of focus during the day. I would greatly appreciate hearing your tips and strategies for improving sleep. What routines or habits have you found effective for promoting restful sleep? Have any particular changes to your bedroom environment made a significant difference? Or perhaps there are specific relaxation techniques, products, or apps that you ve integrated into your nightly routine which you d recommend? Your advice could be incredibly beneficial not just for me but for anyone else experiencing similar issues. Let's share our collective wisdom and help each other achieve that blissful, rejuvenating slumber we all deserve!
J T

8mo ago

Angel Users: The Unsung Heroes of Startup Success

Angel Investors. They re the early believers who back you not because of revenue or traction, but because of your idea, grit, and energy, even when the odds are stacked 99% against you.

I want to coin a similar term: Angel Users.

Mark Inger

9mo ago

🎂 Built a 500‑customer B2B SaaS before I turned 18 – AMA

At 15 I trained my first machine learning model and landed an internship at a U.S. company.
At 16 I launched my first startup and promptly ran it into the ground.
I learned more from that failure.

At 17 I launched Pleep, an AI sales rep that lets any business owner integrate AI into their sales workflow in under five minutes. Four months later I quit my job to work on it full time.

Why bother? I kept asking myself: Why isn t there an AI sales monopoly yet? My take: because most competitors deliver AI consultants that talk like robots and kill revenue.
We focused on building a real rep that:

  • Doesn t ask you to prompt or pick an LLM you just tell us about your business and we do the rest.

  • Talks like your top salesperson, not a bot.

  • Books meetings and pushes data back into your CRM.