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Launching a new company today: Weekend. Dedicated to the radical idea that AI should make life fun, not just efficient. Here's why:
Max Child
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Max Child
@mlchild
- Replying to @johncooganGoogle has not shipped an original, successful product in 15 yrs (Chrome)
- Excited to officially announce @weekendhq’s $55M Series C, co-led by Microsoft's @M12vc and @lightspeedvp! We founded Volley with the belief that talking is the easiest way to communicate, and that games are the most fun way to learn about the world. In the last few years,
- I'm proud to announce that after 6 years of work, @volleying is a real company. We have a sign in the heart of Cerebral Valley. Just in time for Cerebral Valley AI Summit, part II.
- Proud to announce Volley’s first LLM-driven game, the classic party experience “20 Questions”. Say “open Volley Games” to your Alexa to play. You can ask any question your heart desires—“is it bigger than a breadbox?” “Would it win in a fight against a duck-sized horse?”. More
- We are hot!! Excited to be in the top 75 on the AI Heat index. And one of the few consumer product AI companies.A new wave of generative AI companies is already here. But they're invisible on market maps that over-index on incumbents. So we tapped our network to reveal the up & comers. Early-stage companies showing signs of future greatness. Meet the AI Hot 75. nfx.com/post/generativ…
- Replying to @zckHave they figured out how to drive an f1 car in the rain though
- Replying to @modestproposal1Imagine if they hadn’t prioritized profitability! $3b in losses?
- Replying to @nikitabierSpending 2b on install ads to get content scale is one of the boldest moves ever
