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What’s InsideLogicMark is rebuilding an old safety category with AIThe difference between reactive and predictive Health technologyWhat startups can learn from public-company disciplineMost people s…

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What’s InsideLogicMark is rebuilding an old safety category with AIThe difference between reactive and predictive health technologyWhat startups can learn from public-company disciplineMost people still associate medical alert Technology with a single moment of crisis. There’s a fall. And then a call for help.Chia-Lin Simmons thinks that mindset is outdated.In this episode of The Venture Variety Show, I spoke with Simmons, CEO of LogicMark, about what it takes to modernize a decades-old category and why AI in healthtech only works when it starts with human reality, not demos.LogicMark is a…

It’s a new morning in San Jose, where the Silicon Valley stories start again for me.I want to share some news. I’ve joined the Silicon Valley Business Journal as digital managing editor, as of Dec…

It’s a new morning…

It’s a new morning in San Jose, where the Silicon Valley stories start again for me.I want to share some news. I’ve joined the Silicon Valley Business Journal as digital managing editor, as of December 15.Some readers may know I worked at the Business Journal years ago, in the pre-iPhone era. A lot has changed since then. The newsroom is different. The publication is digital first now.And I’m different. I’ve spent the past few decades reporting and editing across the Bay Area and beyond, covering startups, technology, venture capital, AI and other business stories.In recent years, I bu…

I’ve spent a lot of time this year writing about how AI is changing the rhythm of work.In September, I covered new research from Read AI showing that workers using AI tools were far more likely to s…

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I’ve spent a lot of time this year writing about how AI is changing the rhythm of work.In September, I covered new research from Read AI showing that workers using AI tools were far more likely to start Mondays with Clarity instead of Stress, and that Fridays were becoming more productive. Since then, I wanted to go deeper and hear directly from the people building these tools.That’s why I sat down with David Shim, CEO and co-founder of Read AI. This conversation originally ran on The AI Cognitive Shift channel, and I wanted to re-air it here on The Venture Variety Show because it puts int…

Two stories I published here on The Venture Lens were recognized this week by the San Francisco Press Club. One story in the Blog/Commentary category looked at how ChatGPT tries a little too hard to p…

Two stories I publis…

Two stories I published here on The Venture Lens were recognized this week by the San Francisco Press Club. One story in the Blog/Commentary category looked at how ChatGPT tries a little too hard to please its users. The other in the Business/Technology category dug into how data and algorithms are impacting the way venture capitalists invest in startups.The two pieces came from conversations I had with people across venture and tech who are trying to make sense of how AI is changing the future of work, communications and decision-making. I’m grateful to everyone who shared their time and pe…

What’s InsideWhy most AI agents fail inside the enterpriseGeneralists have the advantage in the AI eraThe mindset shift every team needsAI agents promise to automate everything. Most don’t yet wor…

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What’s InsideWhy most AI agents fail inside the enterpriseGeneralists have the advantage in the AI eraThe mindset shift every team needsAI agents promise to automate everything. Most don’t yet work anywhere near that level.In this latest episode of The Venture Variety Show, Raj Singh, VP of Product at Mozilla and a two-time AI founder, breaks down what’s actually happening inside companies trying to deploy agents. The reality is far from the demos.“A lot of these agents that are getting deployed in the enterprise, they’re just not good enough,” he said.Raj argues the real issue isn…

What’s InsideWhen AI helps investors and when it doesn’tWhat founders should ask firms about AIHow to avoid sounding like you’re pitching a robotI saw a LinkedIn post last week claiming AI is fo…

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What’s InsideWhen AI helps investors and when it doesn’tWhat founders should ask firms about AIHow to avoid sounding like you’re pitching a robotI saw a LinkedIn post last week claiming AI is four times better than top-tier VCs at predicting successful founders.The post spread quickly because it told a dramatic story: AI is beating humans.That narrative makes for great clickbait but terrible communications. When founders and investors talk about AI in venture like it’s a fight, they sound lost and confused.The real story is simpler. AI isn’t replacing VCs. It’s reshaping what parts…

What’s InsideAI is reshaping Silicon Valley deal flowHow PE and venture firms see the exit window heading into 2026Regulatory tension emerging around the administration’s new AI Action PlanFrom le…

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What’s InsideAI is reshaping Silicon Valley deal flowHow PE and venture firms see the exit window heading into 2026Regulatory tension emerging around the administration’s new AI Action PlanFrom left: Brian Wheeler, Louis Lehot, Natasha Allen and Tom Carlucci speaking during Foley & Lardner’s Media Roundtable in Palo Alto. Photo by Alastair Goldfisher, December 2, 2025.Foley & Lardner hosted its annual media roundtable yesterday in Palo Alto, and this year’s conversation made one topic impossible to ignore. AI is shaping everything across Silicon Valley.But the long-term impact remains …

A keynote on AI policy at the TechEquity Ai Summit, as debates around Innovation and regulation make their way to city councils. Photo by Alastair Goldfisher. November 7, 2025.I did not plan for this …

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A keynote on AI policy at the TechEquity Ai Summit, as debates around innovation and regulation make their way to city councils. Photo by Alastair Goldfisher. November 7, 2025.I did not plan for this to happen. But this feels like the kind of moment worth sharing.Earlier this month at the TechEquity Ai Summit, Kathi Vidal spoke about AI, innovation and policy. Her message was clear. We cannot hand people powerful new tools and assume they will know how to use them well. Guidance matters. Coordination matters. Protection of ideas matters. Without that, the benefits of AI stay concentrated and t…

I always planned for this podcast to cover a range of conversations. And The Venture Variety Show was never meant to be a lineup of the same format week after week. Some episodes go deep on sectors or…

I always planned for…

I always planned for this podcast to cover a range of conversations. And The Venture Variety Show was never meant to be a lineup of the same format week after week. Some episodes go deep on sectors or founder tactics. Others look at how the platform role is changing in venture. Today’s episode moves in another direction. It focuses on reinvention and leadership, and it lands in a real way right now as so many people young and old here in Silicon Valley and elsewhere are navigating change.Today’s guest is Cathy Brooks. Cathy is an executive leadership and communication strategist, a longtim…