Archive - David Kaye’s Essays

What Superhuman's exit tells us about venture math and the power of distribution

First things first - I'm a huge fan of Superhuman and I don’t think this exit was a bad outcome.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

AI breaks everything except trust

Why trust is the new oil.

Jun 26 •

April 2025

December 2024

How I stopped worrying and learned to love the brainrot

Building for fragmented attention in the age of AI.

Dec 17, 2024 •

The End of Traditional Seed Investing | Charles Hudson, Precursor Ventures

Why multi-stage firms are here to stay, finding alpha in non-obvious founders, and the power of giving your team real money to invest.

Dec 10, 2024 •

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1:25:20

November 2024

What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Gaming | Simon Pulman, Pryor Cashman

A spicy conversation with Simon Pulman, entertainment lawyer and gamer.

Nov 25, 2024 •

52:55

How turning $35,000 into $8M inspired this founder's next startup

An interview with Kevin Xu, founder and CEO of AfterHour.

Nov 11, 2024 •

31:46

October 2024

How to tell a story that sells your startup to investors

An interview with Siqi Chen, veteran founder and 400x angel investor.

Oct 27, 2024 •

36:22

September 2024

How to sell games in the age of TikTok, ignoring trends and the perils of pedigree investing with Bertrand Vernizeau, Game Seer Venture…

An interview with rebel games investor, Bertrand Vernizeau of Game Seer Venture Partners.

Sep 2, 2024 •

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52:50

May 2024

How will we touch the robots?

The future of AI will be weird and fun.

May 10, 2024 •

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