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My First Investor Was My Wife, and Why That Matters More Than You Think

Dec 7, 2025

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9 min read

My First Investor Was My Wife, and Why That Matters More Than You Think

Ten years ago, I stood on stage at the 2014 MIT Global Founder Skills Accelerator demo day in San Francisco. I was essentially a kid fresh out of grad school—PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, sure, but what did I really know about building a company?

Wen Sang

Why OpenAI’s “Code Red” Isn’t Facebook’s 2011 Google+ Lockdown

Dec 3, 2025

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3 min read

Why OpenAI’s “Code Red” Isn’t Facebook’s 2011 Google+ Lockdown

I can’t help but get déjà vu watching OpenAI’s “code red” response to Google Gemini. Fourteen years ago, I was in the only Facebook engineering building when Google+ launched. It truly felt like a sneak attack from a massive, well-resourced competitor. Google+ was polished, fast, and—at least on the surface—scary.

Sam Lessin

Stop Chasing Hot Rounds, Earn Your Conviction First

Nov 28, 2025

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2 min read

Stop Chasing Hot Rounds, Earn Your Conviction First

There’s a lot of noise in the market right now—hot rounds, frothy multiples, “move fast” energy everywhere. But the real signal? The founders who take their time, develop deep conviction, and only then commit.

Will Quist