Russ Wilcox
@russwilcox.bsky.social
Startups, software, deeptech, biotech. CEO Trellis Air. Venture Partner at Pillar VC. Founded E Ink.
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Russ Wilcox
@russwilcox.bsky.social
· Dec 2
The VC and Startup Universe starter pack hit a cap of 150 people so I created also a second list linked below.
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Surely they would never try this in USA
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
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Former Reform U.K. Politician Sent to Prison for Taking Pro-Russia Bribes
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Surely they would never try this in USA
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
One result from US Navy actions happened on Wall Street: Venezuelan bonds are up from 16 cents to 30 cents. A quick 88% return for whoever had the foresight.
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
One result from US Navy actions happened on Wall Street: Venezuelan bonds are up from 16 cents to 30 cents. A quick 88% return for whoever had the foresight.
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I’m 250 paid subscribers away from a major goal. Think we can get there tonight? www.thehandbasket.co/upgrade
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I’m 250 paid subscribers away from a major goal. Think we can get there tonight? www.thehandbasket.co/upgrade
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
A few times a day I get a spam text so I carefully report it as spam and block the number. But they just keep coming. How many different numbers could they have?
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A few times a day I get a spam text so I carefully report it as spam and block the number. But they just keep coming. How many different numbers could they have?
A total of 1.8 million patent applications were filed in China last year, accounting for nearly half of the global total and more than three times the number submitted to the United States, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A total of 1.8 million patent applications were filed in China last year, accounting for nearly half of the global total and more than three times the number submitted to the United States, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
What is the point of socializing a "50 year mortgage" or a "15 year car loan" at this moment in history?
Does it mean they foresee that long duration interest will rise substantially?
Does it mean they foresee that long duration interest will rise substantially?
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
What is the point of socializing a "50 year mortgage" or a "15 year car loan" at this moment in history?
Does it mean they foresee that long duration interest will rise substantially?
Does it mean they foresee that long duration interest will rise substantially?
Classic China strategy:
Sell solar cells below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
Sell EVs below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
And now in 2025:
Give LLMs away for free...
Sell solar cells below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
Sell EVs below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
And now in 2025:
Give LLMs away for free...
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Classic China strategy:
Sell solar cells below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
Sell EVs below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
And now in 2025:
Give LLMs away for free...
Sell solar cells below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
Sell EVs below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
And now in 2025:
Give LLMs away for free...
Get your flu shot
November 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Get your flu shot
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Researchers tested Google DeepMind's AlphaEvolve AI agent on 67 mathematical problems and found that it discovered improved solutions to about 20 of them (Adam Zsolt Wagner/@azwagner_)
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Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Researchers tested Google DeepMind's AlphaEvolve AI agent on 67 mathematical problems and found that it discovered improved solutions to about 20 of them (Adam Zsolt Wagner/@azwagner_)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.
Here's what to expect. ⤵️
Here's what to expect. ⤵️
How Will Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16 Actually Work?
From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — in one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.
bloom.bg
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.
Here's what to expect. ⤵️
Here's what to expect. ⤵️
Admire Warren Buffett not for making billions but for remaining sane after he made billions. Imagine the strength of character.
October 31, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Admire Warren Buffett not for making billions but for remaining sane after he made billions. Imagine the strength of character.
Reposted by Russ Wilcox
cc: Janet Mills
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October 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
cc: Janet Mills
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Brazil's Embrapa programme - a large public #R&D effort to create agricultural #innovation - shifted research to local needs and raised agricultural productivity by 110%, far outweighing its costs.
Ariel Akerman, Jacob Moscona, Heitor Pellegrina, Karthik Sastry
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
Ariel Akerman, Jacob Moscona, Heitor Pellegrina, Karthik Sastry
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
October 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Brazil's Embrapa programme - a large public #R&D effort to create agricultural #innovation - shifted research to local needs and raised agricultural productivity by 110%, far outweighing its costs.
Ariel Akerman, Jacob Moscona, Heitor Pellegrina, Karthik Sastry
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
Ariel Akerman, Jacob Moscona, Heitor Pellegrina, Karthik Sastry
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u... gift link
Trump Empowers Election Deniers, Still Fixated on 2020 Grievances
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Beijing believes it is racing against the USA to be #1 in science.
Trump thinks we win by... cutting science programs while blocking foreign PhD students from coming here to help.
Has there ever been a policy more destructive to America's future?
www.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
Trump thinks we win by... cutting science programs while blocking foreign PhD students from coming here to help.
Has there ever been a policy more destructive to America's future?
www.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
As I see it | As Nobel laureates show, the US can’t take tech lead over China for granted
It’s hard to tell who will ultimately win the tech race but this year’s Nobel economics prize gives us some clues.
www.scmp.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Beijing believes it is racing against the USA to be #1 in science.
Trump thinks we win by... cutting science programs while blocking foreign PhD students from coming here to help.
Has there ever been a policy more destructive to America's future?
www.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
Trump thinks we win by... cutting science programs while blocking foreign PhD students from coming here to help.
Has there ever been a policy more destructive to America's future?
www.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
France puts a former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, behind bars
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
France puts a former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, behind bars
The first French ex-head of state to be jailed since Marshal Pétain
www.economist.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
France puts a former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, behind bars
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Advice on networking to VCs:
you need a *warm* referral.
That means you must first cultivate the connector enough that he or she will vouch for you.
Whereas a cool referral is of negative value, because it proves you don't have the hustle to generate a warm referral.
you need a *warm* referral.
That means you must first cultivate the connector enough that he or she will vouch for you.
Whereas a cool referral is of negative value, because it proves you don't have the hustle to generate a warm referral.
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Advice on networking to VCs:
you need a *warm* referral.
That means you must first cultivate the connector enough that he or she will vouch for you.
Whereas a cool referral is of negative value, because it proves you don't have the hustle to generate a warm referral.
you need a *warm* referral.
That means you must first cultivate the connector enough that he or she will vouch for you.
Whereas a cool referral is of negative value, because it proves you don't have the hustle to generate a warm referral.
A pox on customer surveys that use multiple choice. Do you actually want to hear from a customer?
October 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A pox on customer surveys that use multiple choice. Do you actually want to hear from a customer?