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What Stories do Successful Entrepreneurs Tell?Nov 30, 2016
What Stories do Successful Entrepreneurs Tell?
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Is Automation the Future of Recruiting?Nov 14, 2016
Is Automation the Future of Recruiting?
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Silicon Beach is Coming Up!
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Max Brown shared thisBig things happening at Cerebras!Max Brown shared this𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝟰 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘀. We are delivering 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟮,𝟲𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘀/𝘀𝗲𝗰 inference for Meta Llama 4 Scout, 19x faster than the leading GPU-based solution, and fastest end-to-end response time of just 0.5 seconds. Our infrastructure is built for breakthrough performance and the future of AI—ready to support real-world deployment of: ⚡ Instant AI interactions 🧠 Real-time reasoning 🤖 Amazing agentic automations 🚀 And more next-gen AI apps Llama 4 Scout, available today via API and on Hugging Face. Llama 4 Maverick, coming soon! Get access now: https://lnkd.in/g4hCRCbE Learn more: https://www.cerebras.ai/ Thanks to Artificial Analysis for the chart!
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Max Brown reposted thisMax Brown reposted thisMust read profile in Tablet Magazine on "the aspiring rebuilder of the arsenal of democracy, the black mullet-, chin beard-, Hawaiian shirt-, cargo short-, sandal-clad possible savior of America." https://lnkd.in/gREXinX8
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Max Brown shared thisCan't say enough about the awesome work going on at Anduril!Max Brown shared thisCongratulations to Anduril Industries on making Fast Company's list of the Most Innovative Companies in Robotics! We are lucky to know how awesome the team is and we celebrate this well deserved recognition! https://lnkd.in/eRV4pT2P #LoveYourWork #LAstartups #robotics #defenseThe 10 most innovative companies in robotics of 2023The 10 most innovative companies in robotics of 2023
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Max Brown shared thisCongrats Joe Aburdene and MMA BetClub!Max Brown shared thisIt feels like yesterday, but exactly one year ago, MMA BetClub went live for UFC 270! 🎉 To everyone that's supported us along the way, thank you for the love! There's still a long way to go, and I hope to see many more of you and your friends playing seasonal fantasy MMA or checking out our Leaderboard to see what "bets" the Top Performers are making to help gamble smarter and more responsibly! #ufc #ufcpredictions #mma #fantasymma
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Max Brown shared thisMax Brown shared thisI truly am a fraction of my potential without the support of my brothers:) https://lnkd.in/gBDGxYdd Amazing how a simple decision made by my 18 year old self to rush Pi Lambda Phi, Cal Tau at UC Berkeley would have ramifications for the rest of my life. Truly, to quote the legendary Max Brown, ‘there is a destiny that makes us Brothers.’ Truly. Read about how the boys came through for me and Veena Marie Sison-Law when A Cure for Violet received her diagnosis. And read about our current ongoing efforts to raise awareness and find a cure for GM1 Gangliosidosis! #CureViolet #CureGm1 #Raredisease #GM1 #Pilam #NotFourYearsButALifeTime #Fraternity #CalBerkeley #FratRow #SororityFriendsWereThereToo #advocacy #college #greek #physicians #FratLife #berkeley #PiLambdaPhiDavid Law - Fighting for his daughter’s life with a little help from his Pilam friends - Pi Lambda Phi FraternityDavid Law - Fighting for his daughter’s life with a little help from his Pilam friends - Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity
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Max Brown shared thisMax Brown shared thisCongratulations to Melanie Stricklan, CEO & Co-Founder, Slingshot Aerospace, on being named the "Emerging Women-Owned Business Leader of the Year" by the Los Angeles Business Journal! The award recognizes Stricklan's advocacy and accomplishments in solving space sustainability and mitigating risk on orbit, as well as using her role as a leading female executive within the space industry to advocate for young women to explore STEM-related careers. Read more: https://hubs.ly/Q01gld680
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Max Brown posted thisAnyone in my network big into the NFT/Metaverse space? Starting to see more startups in that area and would love to connect with others passionate about the space.
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Max Brown shared thisCongrats to the awesome team at Bionaut!Max Brown shared thisWe are very excited to officially launch Bionaut Labs today! #biopharma #biotech https://lnkd.in/gvBnWKk https://lnkd.in/gCQjY2M https://lnkd.in/gkVAvJZ
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Max Brown shared thisDon't miss SBT's own Marissa Peretz dropping knowledge at Techcrunch Disrupt this week! https://lnkd.in/g7F22Vq
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Max Brown liked thisMax Brown liked thisFortune favors the bold. Fortune profiles Anduril Co-Founder & CEO Brian Schimpf to understand why there's no time for business as usual. Full article here: https://lnkd.in/dJ9n9BV8
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Max Brown liked thisMax Brown liked thisCure GM1 Foundation now live in the CA Senate! #RareDisease #GM1 #CureGm1 #CureViolet https://lnkd.in/g6Drek5p
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Max Brown liked thisAnduril Industries is hiring and scaling rapidly and our Planning organization is the strategic backbone driving every product from concept to deployment As part of our Planning team, you'll tackle complex, real-world challenges, optimize critical paths, and directly influence the delivery of these products We're seeking sharp, proactive, and impact-driven individuals – strategic thinkers who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are ready to make a significant, tangible difference Manager - Demand and Supply Planning - https://lnkd.in/g3eAi_uw Senior Demand & Supply Planner Roles Senior Demand & Supply Planner, Precision Engagement Systems - https://lnkd.in/gkFedRKe Senior Demand & Supply Planner, Air Dominance & Strike - https://lnkd.in/gKBUGckD Senior Demand & Supply Planner, Advanced Effects Missiles - https://lnkd.in/g-bdQ-p4 Material Planner Roles Senior Material Planner - https://lnkd.in/gTnjeGRZ Material Planner - https://lnkd.in/gTteUJv5
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Max Brown liked thisA great start to a multi-week test campaign. Excited to share more as we make progress. The True Anomaly team is characterized by extreme grit and ownership. I am proud of you and proud to be one of you. Thank you for your daily dedication to the mission.Max Brown liked thisJACKAL-0004 launched from Vandenberg AFB on May 3, 2026 at 12a PT. The spacecraft is healthy and operating nominally. We are incredibly proud of the teams that have supported JACKAL-0004 build over the last few months. We will announce updates on the mission over the coming weeks. Go Jackal!
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Max Brown liked thisMax Brown liked thisWe had a great first AI Agent Happy Hour (A2H2?) on the West Side. Everyone is experimenting with agents, even the restaurant's GM 👀. By next month's meetup, we'll have all new tools and use cases to dish about. If you want to be notified about the next happy hour, comment here, and I'll add you to the list. 🤘
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Max Brown liked thisIt was AMAZING to connect with so many old friends after so many years and reminiscing about fun times (including one about rescuing an unresponsive Model X). Great to see all of you there, and special THANKS to Juan Pablo Soulier for organizing and convincing all of us to join.Max Brown liked this📸 Family pic 🫶 A couple of months ago when I first thought of getting together a few folks from Tesla back from the 2010's, I could never have imagined the respect, love and deep connection this group of people had for one another. Yesterday night we celebrated the 10th year anniversary of the Model 3 unveiling. It was an absolute joy to see so many familiar faces together in one space. The talent concentration must have been at an all-time high but more importantly the sense of belonging and being part of something truly unique and special was palpable - it really felt like a family gathering. I haven't been able to stop thinking about the conversations, anecdotes, but also what's still keeping us up at night and the new adventures we are taking on. One thing was clear to me. This group, full of scars of Production Hell is still hungry for more and is the proof that the Model 3 wasn’t the finish line, it was just the starting gun. In fact those scars have become true blueprints for how modern engineering is moving things forward, across all sorts of sectors from robotics, to new battery technologies, to grid modernization and many many more. Thank you all for keeping that fire alive, for protecting the culture we built back then and that has become the gold standard for tough tech founders, and for bringing to this world one miracle after another. Thank you to all of you for coming out and making this an unforgettable night. To the Model 3, to you, and to everyone who made it a reality - Cheers family!!
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Max Brown liked thisMax Brown liked thisThe skunkworks approach isn’t new. As many of you will know, it was first made famous by Kelly Johnson at Lockheed. Back in 1907, Henry Ford was already using some of the methodology, creating a small team to innovate on a secret floor of the Piquette Avenue Plant ultimately leading to the Model T and the moving assembly line. Four years ago, we followed that same blueprint with a small but mighty team in Irvine, California with the mission of creating a universal EV platform for a family of affordable electric vehicles. Today, the mission remains the same, but the growing team has a bigger home at the Electric Vehicle Development Center (EVDC) in Long Beach, California and Greenfield Labs in Palo Alto. EVDC isn’t just a new campus —it’s about creating an environment where we can build, test, and validate our next generation of electric vehicles, so our customers don’t have to. While some in the industry are pulling back on electric vehicles, we are building a family of affordable, high-tech vehicles starting with a mid-size electric pickup next year. Our commitment to an electric future is unwavering, and the EVDC is a physical manifestation of that. The real breakthrough here is a fundamental shift in how we work. We’ve broken down traditional silos: we have designers, engineers, supply chain experts, and manufacturing team members sitting side-by-side. It’s the agility of a startup paired with Ford’s massive industrial might. I am incredibly proud of how this team is taking the UEV platform from concept to scale. We aren’t just developing new vehicles; we are redefining how Ford will compete and will give customers more affordable electric vehicles to get really excited about. Go behind the scenes to see how our team is making progress: https://lnkd.in/gvYq9sTHInside the California Hub Transforming Ford’s Way of Making EVsInside the California Hub Transforming Ford’s Way of Making EVs
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Max Brown liked thisMax Brown liked thisSteve "Doogie" Russell, J.J. Cummings, and I sat down with the media to talk about the development of X-BAT in detail. The War Zone is one of the best publications in the business and provide a great capture of what we talked about here: https://lnkd.in/g4ZUFXKsX-BAT Autonomous VTOL 'Fighter' Looks Dramatically DifferentX-BAT Autonomous VTOL 'Fighter' Looks Dramatically Different
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WAYMO EXPANDS BAY AREA ROBOTAXI SERVICE ACROSS PENINSULA & SILICON VALLEY Waymo continues to lead the autonomous vehicle industry with its latest expansion of robotaxi services across the Peninsula and Silicon Valley. •Waymo’s fully driverless rides are now available in San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and Mountain View, connecting key tech hubs. •The autonomous vehicle industry is projected to surpass $1.2 trillion globally by 2030, with AI-powered robotaxis transforming urban mobility. •Waymo, backed by Alphabet, has logged over 20 million autonomous miles on public roads, setting the industry standard for safety and innovation. •The Bay Area remains a focal point for AI-driven transportation, fueling economic growth, job creation, and cutting-edge research. #AI #AutonomousVehicles #Waymo #Robotics #SelfDriving #TechNews #SiliconValley #Mobility #Innovation
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# Tesla Plans to Expand Robotaxi Service to San Francisco Bay Area in 1-2 Months Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced plans to expand the robotaxi service to the San Francisco Bay Area within the next 1-2 months. The timeline is contingent on obtaining necessary regulatory approvals. 1. Pilot Program in Austin, Texas - Tesla initiated a **limited test run** of its robotaxi program in **Austin** last month. - The program: - Involves **approximately a dozen vehicles**. - Includes a **human safety monitor** positioned in the front passenger seat of each robotaxi. - Is restricted to **selected passengers** via **invitation-only access**. - Musk confirmed an **expansion of the test zone in Austin** is planned for **this upcoming weekend**. 2. Regulatory Challenges in California - Tesla’s move into the Bay Area hinges on approvals from the following agencies: - **California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)** - **California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)** - While the **CPUC granted initial approval** in March: - Additional permits are **still required** before Tesla can begin **paid, fully driverless robotaxi operations**. 3. Strategic Importance for Tesla - The robotaxi initiative is central to Tesla’s future, as traditional EV sales face headwinds: - **Aging vehicle lineup**. - **Intensified competition** from emerging and established EV brands. - **Negative consumer sentiment** toward Musk’s political positions. - Tesla is increasingly **banking on AI-driven technologies**, including robotaxis and humanoid robots, to drive future growth. 4. Autonomous Ride-Hailing: Industry Challenges - Full-scale deployment of robotaxis faces persistent obstacles: - **High R&D and development costs**. - **Strict regulatory environments**. - **Technical hurdles in autonomous driving**. - **Public safety concerns**. - Industry comparisons: - **GM’s Cruise** shut down its robotaxi operations due to safety issues. - **Waymo (Alphabet-owned)** operates robotaxis commercially in several cities and maintains a **fleet of around 1,500 vehicles** through a **cautious and phased rollout strategy**. 5. California’s Stringent Regulatory Landscape - In contrast to Texas’ light oversight, California imposes **multi-tiered regulations**: - Mandatory **submission of detailed testing data** to the DMV. - Requirements for **multiple permits** from both DMV and CPUC for: - **Fully autonomous operations** - **Paid passenger services** 6. Initial Setbacks in Austin Trial - Early user videos from Austin revealed concerning issues such as: - **Traffic violations**. - **Awkward or incorrect maneuvers**. - These findings raise questions about the **readiness and reliability** of Tesla’s robotaxi technology.
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Steven Hornyak
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I’m excited to share that today at SEMA in Las Vegas, our Turntide Technologies Team along with Hypercraft®, a provider of OEM-grade hybrid and electric powertrain systems, are unveiling a new customer vehicle, the Sierra Echo-S powered by Turntide’s axial flux motor technology. The revolutionary Echo-S delivers an unprecedented driving experience, ushering in a new era of performance torque and efficiency in the off-road vehicle industry. As noted by Hypercraft CEO, Jake Hawksworth, “Turntide’s axial flux motor delivers huge power in a small, light package that allows us to push the limits of what off-road vehicles can do.” We’re grateful to be working with Jake and the Hypercraft Team to redefine what’s possible in off-road mobility. For more on today’s announcement see below… https://lnkd.in/eETrpX7j #TurntideElectrification #AnythingThatMoves #AxialFluxMotors
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Eric Oliveira
Triple Crown • 29K followers
CNBC Went To Austin For Tesla's Robotaxi Launch. Here's What Happened CNBC traveled to Austin, Texas, and drove around in a Tesla Model 3 to witness the supervised, invite-only launch of not more than 20 of Tesla‘s long-awaited robotaxis. Nearly a decade ago, CEO Elon Musk promised Tesla would be able to drive itself and owners would be able to rent out their vehicles for ridesharing, even while they slept. Tesla's very limited launch starting June 22 was not without incident, and Tesla���s plan still has lots of skeptics and critics. But some truly believe in the company and in Musk.
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