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Melissa Wyborn

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Omega-3s seem to have pharmacological potential similar to that of a drug, but a risk profile more akin to nutrient Very powerful For most people, 2g/day (EPA + DHA) increases their omega-3 index from 4% to 8%, which is associated with a 5-year increase in life expectancy


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Too many of us reach for the "magic pill" before we get the basics right. Before rushing into medications or other interventions, it’s important to maximize our body's natural healing potential. Modern "healthcare" rarely focuses on these Core Four aspects of wellbeing.…

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I'm most alive when I'm: • Creating (ideally something that can be seen, touch, felt) • Moving (lifting, bouldering, cycling, etc.) • Connecting (authentically with others) Perhaps this is universal.


How to get into bigger rooms? This is an excellent response! 🔥

He didn't answer the question of getting into bigger rooms. How you do that? Let me help Ted. You do something with excellence...and at first you will be doing that thing with people who are *not* in particularly big rooms...but then, they have friends..maybe some friends who…



This 💡

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." - Socrates



AI + Productivity + Education: Personal study coach that uses learning styles and science backed productivity methods to create customized learning journeys. Layer storytelling on top and boom! 🔥

We expect to start seeing breakout hits in other categories, and we're actively hunting for startups in: - Productivity - Social - Education - Personal finance - Wellness ..among others!



"The last big platform shift, mobile, gave rise to companies like Airbnb, Instagram, and Uber. We expect to see the same with AI." 🔥

Introducing the Abundance Agenda. We believe AI will turn luxuries into commodities - making consumers happier, healthier, and more productive than ever before. And a new generation of AI-native companies will lead the way. More from @a16z consumer 👇



Just generated a draft pitch deck in seconds, how fun! 😎 @MeetGamma

3⃣ Intelligent editors that reduce work + boost creativity. Editing has historically been a massive frustration as it requires detailed, manual work. Just like AI allows for natural language generation, we expect to see this for editing - check out @MeetGamma's AI assistant.



This!

This next generation of startups are going fast and light… small teams with sick product velocity. Low overhead, quick path to break even, and minimal dilution. Magical moment in time.



“Hair salons have been around forever. Alli decided to focus on 1 part of the experience & make it the absolute best.” 🔥

Imagine selling your business for a whopping $255M after being initially laughed at by investors. That's exactly what Alli Webb did with Drybar. How she did it & 4 lessons YOU can apply to your business today 👇

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Yes! 🔥

We are no longer our resume. We are the work we share with the world.



Fantastic insights!🔥 My favourite is around education and entertainment 👀

🥁 DRUMROLL PLEASE!! 🥁 Having synthesized feedback from 250+ Gen Zers, we at Redpoint could not be more excited to spill *THE TEA ON GEN Z* ☕️☕️☕️ redpoint.com/start/written/…



“…reminder that a well-placed "f*** it" could be all that stands between you and the start of an even happier life.”🔥

I arrived in London 3 years ago to start a job I didn't care about. 0 direction, 0 long-term plans. Happy enough, but aimless. Today, I'm leaving the city with a life that is almost completely unrecognisable... Sometimes, the entire direction of your life rests on your…

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This is incredible! 🤯

Measured by sales, the biggest CPG brand in the world is Kirkland (Costco’s private label brand). It makes $52B a year — more than Nike.



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More than 2B users now watch YouTube Shorts monthly - exceeding TikTok's 1.2B MAUs 🤯 And YouTube is doubling down w/ new creator features: - Livestreaming - Split screen "collabs" (TikTok duets) - Repurpose long form vids -> shorts - Auto-import sound / effect combo

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The real genius behind Barbie's success wasn't the $150 million marketing budget. Prior to the film's launch, Mattel (owner of Barbie) pushed their licensing agreements to 100+ brands. Its why they felt *everywhere* Brands that collaborated include: - AirBnB (rent Ken's dream…

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Building at the intersection of games x healthcare?

Normies think games are toxic for society. But we believe games are actually the key to solving many consumer/population health problems. Why I'm excited for games x healthcare, and why you should apply for SPEEDRUN if you're building in this space🧵 speedrun.a16z.com

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we've been working with a lot of accelerators lately, so our team put together this doc with the 100 top accelerators including application links, deadlines, and other criteria to make the search easier for founders thinking about joining an accelerator. access here:

There are more accelerators for founders to choose from than ever, so our team put together a database of the top 100 accelerators with deadlines, application links, industry focuses, and more Comment “accelerate” and we’ll DM you (must be following)

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The best opening scenes in movie history — and why: 1/ The Dark Knight No backstory. Just an insane villain executing a brilliant plan. Batman needs the Joker, not the other way around.


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Calling it now: interactive fan fiction is going to be a killer use case of QLoRA. It’s now feasible for consumers to fine-tune an LLM on the massive amounts of fan fiction that’s available publicly. I expect we’ll see models for individual worlds and even specific characters.

I can't believe I've just fine-tuned a 33B-parameter LLM on Google Colab in a few hours.😱 Insane announcement for any of you using open-source LLMs on normal GPUs! 🤯 A new paper has been released, QLoRA, which is nothing short of game-changing for the ability to train and…

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