Russ Wilcox
@russwilcox.bsky.social
Startups, software, deeptech, biotech. CEO Trellis Air. Venture Partner at Pillar VC. Founded E Ink.
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Russ Wilcox
@russwilcox.bsky.social
· Dec 2
The VC and Startup Universe starter pack hit a cap of 150 people so I created also a second list linked below.
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A total of 1.8 million patent applications were filed in China last year, accounting for nearly half of the global total and more than three times the number submitted to the United States, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A total of 1.8 million patent applications were filed in China last year, accounting for nearly half of the global total and more than three times the number submitted to the United States, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
What is the point of socializing a "50 year mortgage" or a "15 year car loan" at this moment in history?
Does it mean they foresee that long duration interest will rise substantially?
Does it mean they foresee that long duration interest will rise substantially?
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
What is the point of socializing a "50 year mortgage" or a "15 year car loan" at this moment in history?
Does it mean they foresee that long duration interest will rise substantially?
Does it mean they foresee that long duration interest will rise substantially?
Classic China strategy:
Sell solar cells below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
Sell EVs below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
And now in 2025:
Give LLMs away for free...
Sell solar cells below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
Sell EVs below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
And now in 2025:
Give LLMs away for free...
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Classic China strategy:
Sell solar cells below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
Sell EVs below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
And now in 2025:
Give LLMs away for free...
Sell solar cells below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
Sell EVs below cost, drive the competition out of business, own the market.
And now in 2025:
Give LLMs away for free...
Get your flu shot
November 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Get your flu shot
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Researchers tested Google DeepMind's AlphaEvolve AI agent on 67 mathematical problems and found that it discovered improved solutions to about 20 of them (Adam Zsolt Wagner/@azwagner_)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Researchers tested Google DeepMind's AlphaEvolve AI agent on 67 mathematical problems and found that it discovered improved solutions to about 20 of them (Adam Zsolt Wagner/@azwagner_)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.
Here's what to expect. ⤵️
Here's what to expect. ⤵️
How Will Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16 Actually Work?
From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — in one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.
bloom.bg
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.
Here's what to expect. ⤵️
Here's what to expect. ⤵️
Admire Warren Buffett not for making billions but for remaining sane after he made billions. Imagine the strength of character.
October 31, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Admire Warren Buffett not for making billions but for remaining sane after he made billions. Imagine the strength of character.
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cc: Janet Mills
leedrutman.substack.com/p/why-americ...
leedrutman.substack.com/p/why-americ...
October 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
cc: Janet Mills
leedrutman.substack.com/p/why-americ...
leedrutman.substack.com/p/why-americ...
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Brazil's Embrapa programme - a large public #R&D effort to create agricultural #innovation - shifted research to local needs and raised agricultural productivity by 110%, far outweighing its costs.
Ariel Akerman, Jacob Moscona, Heitor Pellegrina, Karthik Sastry
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
Ariel Akerman, Jacob Moscona, Heitor Pellegrina, Karthik Sastry
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
October 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Brazil's Embrapa programme - a large public #R&D effort to create agricultural #innovation - shifted research to local needs and raised agricultural productivity by 110%, far outweighing its costs.
Ariel Akerman, Jacob Moscona, Heitor Pellegrina, Karthik Sastry
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
Ariel Akerman, Jacob Moscona, Heitor Pellegrina, Karthik Sastry
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u... gift link
Trump Empowers Election Deniers, Still Fixated on 2020 Grievances
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u... gift link
Beijing believes it is racing against the USA to be #1 in science.
Trump thinks we win by... cutting science programs while blocking foreign PhD students from coming here to help.
Has there ever been a policy more destructive to America's future?
www.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
Trump thinks we win by... cutting science programs while blocking foreign PhD students from coming here to help.
Has there ever been a policy more destructive to America's future?
www.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
As I see it | As Nobel laureates show, the US can’t take tech lead over China for granted
It’s hard to tell who will ultimately win the tech race but this year’s Nobel economics prize gives us some clues.
www.scmp.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Beijing believes it is racing against the USA to be #1 in science.
Trump thinks we win by... cutting science programs while blocking foreign PhD students from coming here to help.
Has there ever been a policy more destructive to America's future?
www.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
Trump thinks we win by... cutting science programs while blocking foreign PhD students from coming here to help.
Has there ever been a policy more destructive to America's future?
www.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
France puts a former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, behind bars
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
France puts a former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, behind bars
The first French ex-head of state to be jailed since Marshal Pétain
www.economist.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
France puts a former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, behind bars
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Advice on networking to VCs:
you need a *warm* referral.
That means you must first cultivate the connector enough that he or she will vouch for you.
Whereas a cool referral is of negative value, because it proves you don't have the hustle to generate a warm referral.
you need a *warm* referral.
That means you must first cultivate the connector enough that he or she will vouch for you.
Whereas a cool referral is of negative value, because it proves you don't have the hustle to generate a warm referral.
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Advice on networking to VCs:
you need a *warm* referral.
That means you must first cultivate the connector enough that he or she will vouch for you.
Whereas a cool referral is of negative value, because it proves you don't have the hustle to generate a warm referral.
you need a *warm* referral.
That means you must first cultivate the connector enough that he or she will vouch for you.
Whereas a cool referral is of negative value, because it proves you don't have the hustle to generate a warm referral.
A pox on customer surveys that use multiple choice. Do you actually want to hear from a customer?
October 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A pox on customer surveys that use multiple choice. Do you actually want to hear from a customer?
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Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a prime candidate for further research. www.wired.com/story/more-e...
More Evidence Emerges That One of Saturn’s Moons Could Harbor Life
Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a prime candidate for further research.
www.wired.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Previously undetected organic compounds have been found in ice ejected into space from Enceladus, making the satellite a prime candidate for further research. www.wired.com/story/more-e...
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BREAKING: Look at this.
A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.
30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.
The market dumped.
The trader made +$192 million in two hours.
Unusual.
A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.
30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.
The market dumped.
The trader made +$192 million in two hours.
Unusual.
October 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
BREAKING: Look at this.
A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.
30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.
The market dumped.
The trader made +$192 million in two hours.
Unusual.
A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.
30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.
The market dumped.
The trader made +$192 million in two hours.
Unusual.
Reposted by Russ Wilcox
This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
October 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
"Hoping insiders will lead"
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
rm -rf ~/
"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"Hoping insiders will lead"
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The US wants the world to buy its fossil fuels. China wants to sell the world its clean-energy technologies.
There is one clear winner — for now
There is one clear winner — for now
China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance
China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.
bloom.bg
October 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The US wants the world to buy its fossil fuels. China wants to sell the world its clean-energy technologies.
There is one clear winner — for now
There is one clear winner — for now