Apparently anthropic wants to give me 3000 for wrongly using one of my books as training data. The other two were publicly available so i guess that’s not included in their “oops. accidentally stole the internet” settlement offer.
Due diligence on your investors is an under-recognised must! I was just coaching two founders on this exact topic this week! Founders should be sure they want the investor behind the curtain with them before they sign a term sheet!
Great roundup! The reminder on doing due diligence on investors really stood out. Founders often underestimate how much alignment (or misalignment) at that stage shapes everything that follows.
Apparently anthropic wants to give me 3000 for wrongly using one of my books as training data. The other two were publicly available so i guess that’s not included in their “oops. accidentally stole the internet” settlement offer.
Due diligence on your investors is an under-recognised must! I was just coaching two founders on this exact topic this week! Founders should be sure they want the investor behind the curtain with them before they sign a term sheet!
💯 agree. Do your own references. Choose with intention ✅
Great read and thanks for recommending my newsletter! Ps very excited to read that, "Europe now has 700 companies making $100M+ in revenue."
My pleasure ⭐
Great roundup! The reminder on doing due diligence on investors really stood out. Founders often underestimate how much alignment (or misalignment) at that stage shapes everything that follows.
Some simple referencing makes a big difference