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Character Capital retweeted
Welcome @luke_drago_ and @LRudL_ to @thinkymachines. They started Workshop Labs determined to build AI that keeps the future human. They’ll continue that mission at Thinking Machines, where we create powerful AI systems that think alongside humans and extend our agency.
From Tinker to our research grants to the work we're doing to advance the frontier, everything we do is in service of the same mission -- AI that keeps our civilization empowered. Luke and Rudolf have been building toward the same thing.
There's a path for AI to make humans matter more. Glad to have them working on it with us.
Cat’s out of the bag! Today @WorkshopLabs is joining @ThinkyMachines.
We started Workshop Labs to build towards a world where people still matter, even as powerful AI advances. I want to talk a bit about why this is the best move to serve that mission.
Character Capital retweeted
🔥 Character Labs is BACK by popular demand — applications are open now until July 19 for pre-seed founders building in AI.
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Jake Knapp (@jakek) and John Zeratsky (@jazer) are authors of the bestselling books Sprint and Make Time. They have helped more than 300 teams design new products and bring them to market, including teams at @YouTube, @SlackHQ, @MiroHQ, @LEGO_Group, @NASA, and many more. They are also co-founders of the venture capital firm @CharacterVC, where they support startups with capital and sprints.
In our conversation, we focus on tactics for making time for what matters, including:
🔸 Creating one “highlight” each day
🔸 Avoiding “busy bandwagon” and “infinity pools”
🔸 Their four-part framework for productivity
🔸 How to use the calendar to design your day
🔸 How creating friction can help you avoid distractions
🔸 Tips on creating a distraction-free phone
🔸 Strategies for managing email and distractions
🔸 The importance of reflecting on the day and making time for meaningful work
🔸 Design sprints
🔸 Much more
Character Capital retweeted
Some big news! I’m now a full-time general partner at Character AND applications are open for Character Labs, our 4-week sprint program for startups. It took 15 years (!) to get to this moment; here's the story:
Character Capital retweeted
VC subsight 300/365: Character Labs is BACK!
character.vc/labs
What: four-week sprint program for AI founders.
Rapidly accelerate PMF through sequence of back-to-back sprints to validate product and GTM hypotheses
Character Capital retweeted
I've been waiting a year for this... Character Labs is BAAAAAACK!
ICYMI, Labs is our four-week sprint program for AI founders. Like an accelerator, but 100% focused on product-market fit.
Character Capital retweeted
Seeing a fourth type of AI founder emerge...
4. The Distributors — understand how to put AI tech in the hands of customers within a specific sector.
Especially important for late-adopter customers where applications of mainstream tools (e.g. ChatGPT) are not obvious.
Three types of AI founders:
(a mini thread based on what we're seeing and investing in at @CharacterVC; thx to @eliblee for being a great thought partner on this)
Character Capital retweeted
Three types of AI founders:
(a mini thread based on what we're seeing and investing in at @CharacterVC; thx to @eliblee for being a great thought partner on this)
Character Capital retweeted
@koalluh was in the first CL cohort, and it truly gave us a running start.
You get personalized support, funding, & strategic guidance from the minds behind Google's 5-Day Sprint method.🧠 (cc @jazer @jakek @eliblee)
Highly recommend to folks early in their startup journey!!
Character Capital retweeted
Super excited to announce Character Labs, our multi-week sprint bootcamp for pre-seed founders.✨
character.vc/labs
This session is optimized for AI.🤖
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Character Capital retweeted
New blog post, about the relationship between craft and invention: jazer.medium.com/craft-inven…
Character Capital retweeted
Today @PhaidraAI is announcing their $25M Series A, and we wanted to share our own version of the story — about a Design Sprint we led with the team, of course!
Post by @jakek here: sprintstories.com/this-start…
Character Capital retweeted
Just had a great convo with @jazer, co-founder and GP at @CharacterVC
• Having hypotheses to test > extreme attachment to a vision
• Find jobs where you can get many reps of learning through tiny feedback loops
• Solo ideation before “brainstorming”
xitter.cf/i/spaces/1YpJkZvendXGj – at Manhattan, NY
Character Capital retweeted
Super fun to have @jazer of @CharacterVC a new design-focused venture fund come on our podcast and talk design sprints, Milwaukee, raising a new fund from LPs, his time on @GVteam (Google Ventures) and more. iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… or Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5B7…
Character Capital retweeted
Trying something new this week: I'm hosting two @usewaitroom sessions about design at startups!!
Here's how it works:
🙋 Join live to ask me a question 1:1
⏳ While we chat, a timer counts down
📺 Everything is live-streamed
📹 Each 1:1 conversation is recorded
Links below 👇
Character Capital retweeted
Jan 20 super excited to welcome @jazer virtually in #Switzerland! We’ll discuss about @CharacterVC and #designsprints of course! (Free)
itoday.ch/itoday-apero-7-joh…
Character Capital retweeted
Learn how @jazer from @characterVC thinks about the value of #customerresearch during our 30-minute webinar next week! hubs.li/Q011QnSG0
