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Elad is an investor of these companies, not an independent researcher

I find it really funny to read "I invested early in X" and then shortly later read "X has won this category of business" from the same author.

Gives the same vibe as those 'popular alternatives to X' blog posts written by one of the vendors, placing their offering as #1 and picking mediocre competitors to compare themselves against.

This is why people should be careful what they upvote. Look at /new and you'll see people are really "flooding the zone" with bad posts about AI, often self-serving posts. Flag is a little harsh for all but the worse abuses, but since there is not a downvote button it is an act of resistance to look at /new as often as you can and upvote a few articles about non-AI topics that aren't complete trash.

Hmm, which verticals did I do this in?

I noticed this with Harvey / Legal.

The majority of companies listed I did not invest in, as well as in some cases areas I have not invested in at all

I am actively involved in AI and have been for a few years, so this both gives me insights and obviously conflicts. My hope is to write things that are useful vs just shilling as I would lose credibility otherwise

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