partner at element ventures - - brigham | trujillo | provo | dallas | slc

Salt Lake City, UT
Joined January 2009
Can you imagine how the US would respond if the roles were reversed? If China were in the obvious lead, and came to us asking for a “Global Pause”? - this is not a serious idea. A treaty limiting future tech dominance will not be worth the .docx its written on.
The frontier of artificial intelligence is advancing at an alarming speed. Over the weekend, industry leaders voiced support for an idea that the American people and many AI researchers in their own labs have been calling for: We must responsibly slow the pace of frontier AI development. A slowdown is critical in order to ensure AI serves the public interest. Pacing AI development does not mean giving up on this technology’s potential to produce life-saving benefits in fields like medicine — some of which we are already seeing. Rather, it is about setting up sensible guardrails so that AI does not completely escape human control and endanger our safety and collective future. This moment demands the leadership of the United States government. Congress must work at an urgent pace to pass new laws and establish a new federal entity to provide oversight and independent testing for this technology, to ensure accountability, and to protect our wellbeing. We need cooperation at an international level as well. The United States must continue to lead the world in developing AI technology even as we seek to impose common-sense safety standards. This means that the president must do his job to protect America’s interests by pursuing a treaty with countries like China to stop dangerous uses of AI, limit the speed of its development, and adopt global standards for testing.
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I hope those who have been feeling undertaxed can finally find some relief.
U.S. Treasury Department is now officially accepting Venmo and PayPal payments from those who want to donate money to reduce the nation's $36.7 trillion debt.
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My favorite flavor of politician is the one that finally does the right thing, literally after they've extracted all possible personal benefit. Smh...
BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi has said she supports the stock trading ban for politicians. Of note, she was the 10th top performer in Congress in 2024.
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48 CONSECUTIVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES!!!! 48!!! #WeOverMe | @UtahGymnastics
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10/10 - a genuine masterpiece.
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That’s a valentines card.
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Noise-cancelling headphones…
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Good things come in threes (& fours) 🤭 For the 3rd year in a row the Red Rocks have advanced to the 𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗔 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟! #trUSt | #FinalFour
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Happy @succession premiere day to those who celebrate.
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It’s all so confusing; 8, 9… what comes after 9? 9b?
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Going to steal the self-descriptor “ginger adjacent” from @EliMcCann
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And people wonder why VC deals aren’t happening… why would they, when the public markets are delivering such low prices?
Only 4 software companies currently trading >10x NTM rev 👀
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Early stage deals typically haven’t proven product, market, leadership or overall execution. Tack on a total lack of liquidity and every deal I’ve seen in the last 12 months looks completely overpriced.
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I mean, the timing of this is pretty spot on... Congrats @SirJRG and the whole team.
The last 72 hours have been a whirlwind. Companies are trying to find a new, trustworthy primary financial institution. Some flocked to the largest bank for safety. Many repeated the same mistakes as before: They concentrated all their cash at a single bank. We solve this: 🧵👇
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.@MegMorleyWalter my thoughts are with you and your family tonight. I know this is hard for you. @Hive_MindHQ
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I just landed at SLC after ~24 hours away. The sight of the mountains immediately brought a smile to my face. I don’t understand, but they have a real magnetic hold over me.
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