Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
Opinion: Oregon legislators must reject Trump tax giveaways – oregonlive.com
Oregon should shut down the Qualified Small Business Stock exclusion, a state tax break for millionaires and billionaires investing in tech startups that don’t even need to be in Oregon.
This is not the future
People have been trained to be abused by software and by hardware, to ignore their needs, to accept any change as inevitable. I speak of abuse because people have been trained to expect and accept change at the same time, with no agency whatsoever.
GPT-5.2 Is Frontier Only For The Frontier
I do not expect GPT-5.2 to solve OpenAI’s ‘Code Red’ problems. They plan to try again in a month with GPT-5.3.
As AI Grows More Complex, Model Builders Rely on NVIDIA | NVIDIA Blog
AI models are getting more capable thanks to three scaling laws: pretraining, post-training and test-time scaling.
Ideas Aren’t Getting Harder to Find—Asterisk
For half a decade we’ve been worrying that ideas are getting harder to find. In fact, they might just be harder to sell.
I Talked to More Than 100 Companies About AI—Here’s What’s Actually Working
Here’s what I’ve learned about the state of generative AI adoption—tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity—within companies, and what separates the companies where AI is making an impact from the ones where enterprise licenses gather dust.
Washington and Oregon left waiting for new cost estimate to replace I-5 bridge • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Planners say they need the Coast Guard to green light a design, a decision expected in the spring. Construction isn’t getting any cheaper.
32 signals VCs use to eliminate founders
Signals are small hints that investors use to make a quick decision about your company. No need to sit down with you, no need to listen to your vision… Two minutes with your deck, and your fate is sealed: you get rejected or you get a meeting.
After a Wild 2025, Here’s What Really Matters for 2026
Here’s the thing: much of what dominated the narrative in 2025 was noise. The question isn’t just “what happened?” but “what actually mattered?” Once you separate the signal from the static, you can look forward with clear eyes about what’s actually happening in our little corner of the world: data, insights, and analytics.
How to build your PM second brain with ChatGPT
Right now, we all need to be building the skills that help us become that person using AI better. Lucky for us, Amir Klein is already that person and has written a guide for the rest of us.
Elevate Capital 2025 Year in Review – Elevate Capital
In 2025, those moments were everywhere. It was one of the strongest years we’ve had, defined by an important exit, national awards, global impact, and founders who kept pushing the frontier of what’s possible.
BRANWYN Named in Athletech News’ Startups To Watch 2025–26
“Being named to Athletech News’ Startups To Watch is a powerful validation of the category we’ve built,” said Deanne Buck, CEO of BRANWYN. “From day one, we set out to create an entirely new segment in performance apparel—designed exclusively for women and powered by technology we engineered from the ground up to meet their needs. This recognition spotlights the innovation driving our brand and the community of women who inspire it. ”
