Best of Venture Capital — 2023

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    daily.dev raised an $11M seed round 🎉

    daily.dev has raised $11 million in seed funding to build a professional network for developers. The funding will fuel their growth and enable them to build a platform where developers can actively improve, interact, and collaborate to make software that impacts lives worldwide.

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    I earned up to $130K in tech roles, but the jobs felt fake. Here's why I think startups hire people to build a brand only to fire them later on.

    Celia Arias is a founder and business operations expert who worked in the tech industry for several years. She believes some startups just hire people so the company can look good before being sold. Arias was earning $130,000 at her second "fake" tech job.

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    Why I invested in daily.dev

    The author explains why they invested in daily.dev and highlights the importance of developer communities.

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    ChatGPT can now respond with images and search the web

    ChatGPT can now search web and answer with images. For the majority of ChatGPT's existence, it has been limited to data sets that end in September 2021. As of Tuesday, Browse with Bing is officially out of beta and, it seems, here to stay.

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    Finally, A Professional Network for Global Developers: daily.dev raises 11M in Seed Funding

    daily.dev has raised $11 million in seed funding to build a professional network for developers that helps them stay up-to-date with the latest trends and connect with like-minded individuals.

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    What the F*ck is Open Source?

    Open-source projects and software have become an integral part of the modern technological landscape. The ethos of open-source revolves around the principle of collaboration, as individuals are encouraged to contribute to the improvement and evolution of the software. Maintainers play a crucial role in guiding the project's roadmap, reviewing and merging contributions.

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    Avatar of thevergeThe Verge·3y

    Elon Musk reportedly tried and failed to take over OpenAI

    Elon Musk reportedly tried and failed to take over OpenAI in 2018. Musk was part of a small group that founded the AI lab in 2015 as a nonprofit, intending the firm to share research for the wider benefit of society. But, says Semafor, by early 2018 Musk was worried the company was falling behind Google.

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    geekan/MetaGPT: 🌟 The Multi-Agent Framework: Given one line Requirement, return PRD, Design, Tasks, Repo

    MetaGPT takes a one line requirement as input and outputs user stories. It requires around $0.2 to generate one example with analysis and design, around $2.0 to a full project. It provides the entire process of a software company along with carefully orchestrated SOPs.

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    Avatar of flutterFlutter·3y

    Flutter in 2023: strategy and roadmap

    A guide to the strategy and investments planned for Flutter in 2023.

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    The Getting Started with AI Stack for JavaScript

    The Getting Started with AI Stack for JavaScript is a simple ‘getting started with AI’ template. The goal is to highlight the simplest path from pulling code on GitHub to a running generative AI app (both image and text) It’s designed to be easily extended to more sophisticated architectures and projects.

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    Avatar of btrprogBetter Programming·3y

    Why an Engineering Manager Should Not Review Code

    Emily Dresner: Why should the TL not lead the team and why should an EM with a team of sufficient size not review code? We consider three aspects when answering this question: role definition, team communication complexity, and team size. A manager builds a well-working team on solid communication fundamentals, she says.

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    ChatGPT can pick stocks better than your fund manager

    ChatGPT, a chatbot powered by AI, has outperformed popular investment funds in the UK. A dummy portfolio of 38 stocks selected by ChatGPT gained 4.9% compared to an average loss of 0.8% for 10 leading investment funds. The use of AI in investment decisions has traditionally been limited to major funds, but ChatGPT has put this technology in the hands of retail investors. While there is still skepticism about trusting AI with finances, the democratization of AI has the potential to disrupt and revolutionize the financial industry.

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    Avatar of changelogChangelog·3y

    Why We Ship the Most Code on Friday

    Friday is our most active day of the week. We ship the most code on Friday and maintain the lowest incident rate on Saturday. We could simply avoid the risk altogether by waiting until Monday to fix what you broke. We publish every single incident to our Status Page and have produced over 100 internal documents as a result.

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    Avatar of tcTechCrunch·3y

    Anyplace, a startup aimed at giving ‘digital nomads’ a comfortable place to work, nearly doubles valuation

    Anyplace, a startup that provides work-friendly accommodations for digital nomads and remote workers, has nearly doubled its valuation. The company transitioned from a marketplace to an operator model and has seen significant revenue growth. It recently raised $8.27 million in Series B funding to expand its services and reach.

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    ChatGPT can pick stocks better than your fund manager

    ChatGPT has far outperformed some of the most popular investment funds in the UK. Between March 6 and April 28, a dummy portfolio of 38 stocks gained 4.9% while 10 leading investment funds clocked an average loss of 0.8%. Microsoft, Netflix, Netflix and Walmart were among the companies selected.

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    Avatar of kdnuggetsKDnuggets·3y

    The Generative AI Bubble Will Burst Soon

    The Generative AI Bubble is facing concerns about its sustainability and the potential for a burst. It is compared to the dot-com bubble, highlighting the limitations of current technology and unproven business models. The high level of investment and replicability of Generative AI are also discussed, along with concerns about adoption, capital requirements, economic factors, and legal/ethical concerns. To mitigate risks, a shift in focus towards practical business use cases is recommended.

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    Announcing Wing Cloud

    Wing Cloud is a unified programming and operational experience that works across all cloud providers and services. It is a new kind of abstract cloud. It doesn’t involve data centers, machines, or provisioning engines. It’s a layer that enables builders to harness this general-purpose computing platform.