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Andy @andywhite.me · 10/09/2026
A great summary of an outline for an AI native company How to Build an AI-Native Company Today player.fm/1CHWNxr
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Andy @andywhite.me · 02/09/2026
Starting my new role as an unofficial @waymo.bsky.social ambassador. Dean's first autonomous ride. It was a scenic route for sure but, very impressive at several decision points.
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Andy @andywhite.me · 31/05/2026
Kinda crazy that Alan Walker @alanwalkerofficial.bsky.social is opening up for himself with Steve Aoki @steveaokiofficial.bsky.social
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Andy @andywhite.me · 15/05/2026
One of the great things about being able to do more with less is that not every solution needs to be a business. #solveyourownproblem
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Andy @andywhite.me · 23/04/2026
We couldn't ask for better partners in our journey to support founders. It's this type of adaptive thinking that's driving the next wave of entrepreneurship. crescentridgevc.substack.com/p/going-back...
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Going Back to the Drawing Board
Rewriting the playbook for small funds in the AI era
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Andy @andywhite.me · 22/04/2026
Bootstrapper funding, outcome based pricing and the downfall of venture capital. Now is the right time for a new approach like @buyback.vc mentions: @microconf.com @randfish.bsky.social @tylertringas.com @gregisenberg.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/buybac...
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The Buyback: How Andy White Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules of Founder Capital
San Diego’s most patient investor thinks the unicorn era is over — and he has the model to prove it. Link to Episode.
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Andy @andywhite.me · 13/04/2026
Great to be back after 13 years! #MicroConf
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Break up the biggest insurance companies Require all cash purchases apply to deductibles Require all drugs to be sold at net so prices paid during your deductible could be cut in half Require all independent physicians and nurses get a big raise
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Andy @andywhite.me · 30/03/2026
What's a solution to a problem that you can build, that's so valuable, you wouldn't want to sell it to anyone else?
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Andy @andywhite.me · 18/03/2026
Verifiable agent to agent problem solving provided by @nearprotocol.bsky.social Reputation and Stake
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Andy @andywhite.me · 18/03/2026
This is the missing piece of the agentic infrastructure puzzle: @nearprotocol.bsky.social has released the Agent Marketplace: market.near.ai Exactly what we've been calling it: leanstarter.com/we-now-have-...
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Agent Market
The marketplace where agents exchange work. Secure NEAR escrow handles every transaction.
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Andy @andywhite.me · 18/03/2026
Is anyone at #NVIDIAGTC working on a Proof of Useful Work (PoUW) AI inference grid?
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Andy @andywhite.me · 18/03/2026
Please share a link to the slide deck for the "Market Primitives for an Agentic Economy" presentation at #NVIDIAGTC cc: @nearprotocol.bsky.social
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Andy @andywhite.me · 18/03/2026
And this is exactly why this is the session to be at. @nearprotocol.bsky.social is the first company I've heard talking about a multi-agent protocol that works across multiple providers. #NVIDIAGTC #GTC
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Andy @andywhite.me · 18/03/2026
The session I'm most interested in at #NVIDIAGTC Just call me a contrarian. Market Primitives for an Agentic Economy cc: @nearprotocol.bsky.social
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Andy @andywhite.me · 17/03/2026
Looking forward to some great conversations about how our funding, go to market and business models need to change in this new agentic driven ecosystem. #GTC2026 #NVIDIAGTC a.e180.co/l/jf4leu/
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Agentic Native Startups: Funding, Go to market and Business models.
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Andy @andywhite.me · 16/03/2026
My takeaways from Jensen's #NVIDIAGTC Keynote: 1) This will be known as the year that Nvidia forgot its roots. 2) We're taking over the structure formerly known as the data center. 3) Anything Tesla can do. We can do better.
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Andy @andywhite.me · 16/03/2026
Is Jensen really doing all the voiceovers for these? #GTC2026
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Andy @andywhite.me · 16/03/2026
Jensen makes sure he gets to check in with Peter w/ OpenClaw. #GTC2026
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Andy @andywhite.me · 16/03/2026
Do they all have AI glasses on to help them know what to say? #GTC2026 @perplexityai.bsky.social @mistralai.bsky.social
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Andy @andywhite.me · 16/03/2026
Looking forward to the GTX 6090 announcement. 😋 #GTC2026
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Andy @andywhite.me · 16/03/2026
New day. Another new line to wait in. #GTC2026
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Andy @andywhite.me · 02/03/2026
It's getting harder to ignore this drum beat. weshine.substack.com/p/beyond-dat...
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Beyond Data Moats: The Rise of "Service-as-Software"
The shift from selling tools to selling outcomes—and why the "Barbell Strategy" is the new mandate for investors.
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
Best use of AI in business: Zain- Coding Agents Sreekanth- Human Collaboration Naveen- Deep Research to Prometheus Jay- Service as a Software solutions @mlcommoms.org @neuripsconf.bsky.social #MLCommons #Endpoints2025 #NeurIPS2025
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
"The move to AI on the edge will be driven by robotics." Naveen Rao w/ Unconventional AI @mlcommoms.org @neuripsconf.bsky.social #MLCommons #Endpoints2025 #NeurIPS2025
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
Microsoft M12 Scaling AI is all about the: Tokens per dollar per Watt curve. Right now the biggest bottleneck is memory and next is energy. @mlcommoms.org @neuripsconf.bsky.social #MLCommons #Endpoints2025 #NeurIPS2025
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
Microsoft M12 AI is so disruptive and evolving in a way that's so different than we thought it would it requires us to think about the future differently. @mlcommoms.org @neuripsconf.bsky.social #MLCommons #Endpoints2025 #NeurIPS2025
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
Related to my post this morning: www.linkedin.com/posts/leanst... With a much different view... Here's what Microsoft's M12 is most interested in investing in:
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
Currently, SaaS companies spend around 30% of top line revenue on sales and marketing. @mlcommoms.org @neuripsconf.bsky.social #MLCommons #Endpoints2025 #NeurIPS2025
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
One of the first examples I've seen of a potential data co-operative network infrastructure from Luis Oala Co-Founder and Chief AI Officer w/ Brickroad brickroadapp.com @mlcommoms.org #MLCommons #Endpoints2025
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
The AI Economy: Luis Oala Co-Founder and Chief AI Officer w/ Brickroad brickroadapp.com @mlcommoms.org #MLCommons #Endpoints2025
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
Getting into Agentic capabilities w/ Deepak Nathani- @dnathani.bsky.social My question: Are you seeing any personal AI solutions that would allow greater control over our information instead of giving it all to a foundation model LLM? @mlcommoms.org #MLCommons #Endpoints2025
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
Next up: Sean McGregor - Agentic Workstream Lead @mlcommoms.org #MLCommons #Endpoints2025
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
Seems like @datascienceall1.bsky.social and @mlcommons.org should be working more closely together. @dkanter.bsky.social #MLCommons #Endpoints2025
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
Looking forward to getting @dkanter.bsky.social w/ @mlcommoms.org view on the velocity of LLM model releases. TLDR: The pace is incredible and only increasing. #MLCommons #Endpoints2025
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
Kicking things off at @mlcommoms.org Endpoints. Big thanks to @qualcomm.bsky.social for hosting! #MLCommons #Endpoints2025
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
What I'm Looking for in an AI Startup : I often get asked what am I currently looking for in a startup to invest in. Here's what's currently most exciting to me. buff.ly/T7ukxeG #seedstrapping #agentic #appliedAI #indiehacker #solopreneur
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The Agentic Endgame: Shifting an Investment Thesis for the AI Platform Era
The tectonic plates of enterprise software are officially shifting. We are moving decisively out of the SaaS/Cloud Infrastructure era and into the Agentic AI Platform era.
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/12/2025
Hanging out at MLCommons Endpoints for the day. Taking a deep dive into the world of machine learning. www.eventbrite.com/e/mlcommons-... #MLCommons #Endpoints2025
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BeeAI @beeaiagents.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🐝 BeeAI Platform has a new name, Agent Stack! 🐝 Same mission: deploy and share agents with open infrastructure, free from framework or vendor lock-in. New name, same buzz. Read more: 🔗 beeai.dev/blog/introdu...
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Introducing Agent Stack (formerly BeeAI Platform) | BeeAI
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Andy @andywhite.me · 17/09/2025
Come join the conversation at San Diego's first Seed Strapping Conference. #seedstrapping #agentic #appliedAI #indiehacker #solopreneur
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Andy @andywhite.me · 16/09/2025
I can't wait to see what the San Diego startup community will be doing in the next couple of years. There are so many new opportunities for us to work together. #seedstrapping #agentic
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Andy @andywhite.me · 25/08/2025
Thanks for the community support Neal Bloom and Fred Grier. Just imagine having the opportunity to celebrate thousands of $20- $30m companies in additions to our stable of unicorns.
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Buyback Ventures @buyback.vc · 19/08/2025
LLCs are better for Bootstrappers! #seedstrapping #funding buff.ly/swQ85at
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Buyback Ventures @buyback.vc · 18/08/2025
Jay x.com/interview_qu... does a great job of outlining how we got here and where we're going with venture capital. The model needs to evolve and opportunities need to be aligned for founders building great companies. #seedstrapping #funding #bootstrapper www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQLd...
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Why are founders REJECTING venture capital?
In this video, I explore how venture capital has fundamentally changed. After decades of fueling tech innovation, the entire model is being questioned. Is this just another boom-bust cycle, or is…
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MicroConf @microconf.com · 12/08/2025
What books do #SaaS founders read to get ahead? We collected our faves: microconf.com/books
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Books for Bootstrapped B2B SaaS Founders — MicroConf
Explore our curated list of top books for bootstrapped B2B SaaS founders at MicroConf. Discover insightful resources packed with strategies, tips, and lessons from successful entrepreneurs. Improve your B2B SaaS startup's growth, marketing, product development, and customer acquisition today!
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Andy @andywhite.me · 12/08/2025
New funding opportunity for the bootstrapper, seed strapping, indie hacker, solopreneur with an opportunity that current revenue can't cover.
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Buyback Ventures @buyback.vc · 08/08/2025
HBR calls you Ambitious Entrepreneurs. We know it's bootstrapped founders of seed strapping companies.
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How Ambitious Entrepreneurs Can Use AI to Scale Their Startups
Ambitious entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to AI to drive growth, innovation, and efficiency. They have used AI to compete with major players, showing that small teams can achieve outsized…
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Andy @andywhite.me · 06/08/2025
Today for the first time I felt a different vibe at @Starbucks. Something seems to be working.
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Andy @andywhite.me · 01/08/2025
I'm trying to get more useful content over on Bluesky. @andywhite.me Let's start with some information on alternatives to Venture Capital.
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Alternatives to VC Funding by Andy on Surf
Surf - Alternatives to VC Funding
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Andy @andywhite.me · 29/07/2025
We've added a few more details to explain how the Buyback Ventures process works: www.buyback.vc/how-it-works #SeedStrapping #Bootstrapper #AlternateFinancing
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How it works — BUYBACK VENTURES
Alignment. Our goal is to create a program where the investor’s and founder’s interests are totally aligned.
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