Dan Shapiro's Blog – Page 2 – CEO of Glowforge, creator of Robot Turtles, proud dad (original) (raw)

The 10 Forever Rules of AI

June 2023. ChatGPT was six months old. We’d launched our first AI feature, Magic Canvas, three months before. I was meeting with our friends at Joann Fabric (may they rest in polyester)…
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Who have I ever visited in…

Every time I travel to a city, I wrack my brain to try to remember who lives there so I can reach out to visit. And I’m terrible at it. So I…
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My new side project at Wharton

(Yes, the day job is still Glowforge and lasers, and I still love it!) I’ve signed on as a research fellow at Wharton’s Generative AI Lab with the incredible Drs Ethan and Lilach Mollick.…
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Fellow White Dudes: Let’s Roll a d20

Last week, I attended an unconference called ORD Camp. At the event, attendees create sessions together around their passions and expertise. Everyone is a “speaker”; there’s no hierarchy of VIPs and attendees.…
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Second chance to save a life

Six years ago, I wrote a story about how someone might have died because I procrastinated dealing with my inbox. In short, I signed up two decades and change ago as a…
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Angel Investor: I have become that which I loathed

In Chapter 16 of my book I talk a lot about angel investing. First up: “Angel investor” is a stupid and meaningless term, right up there with “stock market investor” or “bank account…
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The CTO Bro

In my new book “Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook“, I got to retell some amazing stories from CEOs of companies large and small. One of them was from Elissa Shevinsky, CEO and founder…
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Glowforge – my new company (join me?)

I’m working on something new. I can’t wait to tell you what it is. Unfortunately we’re not ready to tip our hand quite yet, so I have to be a little coy.…
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How to succeed at Kickstarter

I’ve been asked by a lot of folks for advice with their Kickstarter campaigns. I’ve thought long and hard about it. I worked hard on the Robot Turtles campaign, but fundamentally thought…
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Microsoft Ventures calls Startup Weekend Women “pointless”

I was shocked to hear this from the head of Microsoft Ventures, Rahul Sood: While I’m a huge advocate for #diversity & women entrepreneurs, having a startup weekend just for women is…
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