this might be the best week of the summer in NYC — peak stickiness has passed, and so many people are “working remote” that last-minute seats at L’Artusi are available 😎

wondering which startups got early GPT-5 access? don’t worry, they’ll tell you

you guys I think the 5 might be a clue

Today I’m debuting Parable. Successful companies make the impossible, inevitable. Their stories live long enough to become parables that inspire generations.

Sometimes interviews take months and 20 people to schedule. Sometimes a tech founder simply texts to see if you're free, then hops on the phone 🔥 Fun impromptu interview coming tomorrow morning for @UpstartsMediaCo subscribers. Intrigued? Sign up 👀

If Apple can juice its stock 3% by announcing $100B in hand-wavey commitments toward U.S. manufacturing, just imagine what a $1T promise could do 🤔

AI Growth marketing startups are launching:

Got upgraded on my flight to NYC this morning and everyone in 1st class was a subscriber to Upstarts Media, gaining valuable insight into the startup ecosystem. I looked back into the rest of the plane - everyone wasn’t subscribed yet. Was just a very interesting observation.

nothing does more for my mental wellbeing than lifting heavy things and putting them back down

daily birthday reminders are about to be worth $2T