What’s the Case for Studying Art in the Age of AI?
Artistic careers may be more challenging to forge, but making art as a way of seeing, understanding, and social signaling has a bright future ahead.
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It’s Okay to Be Scared by AI
It’s okay to cope and seethe, but we also need to see clearly.
The DNA Test to Stop Sounding Like a Robot
One of my editors at Wired used to say, “Put a fact in every sentence.” It was a way of eliminating throat-clearing intros and excess opinion. In our era of ghostwritten gray goo, my key element of style is this: put a piece of you in every sentence.
If a line doesn’t contain your DNA, delete it.
Pitch Rescue: Five Investor Presentation Pitfalls to Avoid
I have the great privilege of seeing a lot of startup pitch decks and have noticed a few common narrative patterns that are counterproductive for otherwise interesting companies. If you’re getting ready to pitch a VC, try to avoid these traps.
Your pitch deck isn’t an application for financial aid
If you’re pitching investors, one of the easiest ways to improve your deck is swapping out blank interstitial slides, or the dull logo cover slide, with pictures of your product in use or in context.
Don’t Quote Me
In my role at a VC firm, I have the privilege of seeing the pitch decks of startups as they set out to raise new funding. In the main, they’re masterful, but I’ve seen a lot of founders making a similar mistake—including quotes from random users in their presentations.