The future of travel planning launched today at OttoTheAgent.com I've been using it in closed beta for a year now, making over a dozen bookings. Let me tell you: it's a magical experience. GONE: Infinite scroll, endless search boxes, tedious forms IN THEIR PLACE: a streamlined conversational interface that curates, books and services your flight and hotel bookings. “Flight to Chicago next Monday, arrive in time for a 6pm dinner downtown.” No need to state home airport, brand preferences, personal information, that’s all known and stored, and taken into account before results are shown to you. No more wading through an inane number of irrelevant options. Travel planning is going to change dramatically over the next few years. For a peek into that future, take Otto for a test drive today. OttoTheAgent.com

"I always watch for people who are skeptical, who change their opinion, that's the signal" @satyanadella speaking with @altcap about @kevin_scott's early conviction in OpenAI -- at 36:15 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…. This immediately resonated -- found the same to be true in validating startup ideas with domain experts @BG2Pod

@mfridgen sat down with @spencerrascoff, co-founder of @zillow, to discuss navigating competitive markets, democratizing industries, and Rascoff's evolving role in shaping the future of #realestate. Check it out here: madronavl.com/stories/naviga…

This month marks our 10th anniversary at MVL. Since the beginning, we've strived to embody Madrona's "Day One for the Long Run" commitment to founders as early co-builders and investors. At MVL, we've built and backed over 30 companies, which have collectively raised $270M and achieved $700M in valuation. Our focus on enterprise AI has paved the way for ventures like Uplevel, Outbound AI, Pendulum, and many more. Beyond numbers, we're committed to nurturing vibrant communities and fostering the next generation of trailblazing founders. Read more about our journey here: bit.ly/3VUZjM7

As data takes center stage, Codified wants to bring flexibility to governance tcrn.ch/4bVxBEG

Congrats to @lakshay2001, @JohnAlberg, and team on $4m in seed funding. Most excited about their vision and early work on "task agents" automating complex investment reports and analysis. The right people, problem, and category to attack with a vertical AI app. Great piece by @steph_palazzolo

Check out Augmend's unique approach to helping companies scale the expertise of their most knowledgeable engineers - congrats @diamondbishop & team, on the big product launch

We have entered the "age of answers and actions", resulting in innovator's dilemma moving beyond 10 blue links. Huge opp in end-to-end transaction model in verticals like travel (working on that @MadronaVL). Great stuff from @altcap and @BG2Pod (new fav pod)

Check out @StoriaAI ICYMI the top graded AI demo from this pod

We are excited to see six of our portfolio companies on the GeekWire 200 list - a ranked index of fast-growing startups in the Pacific Northwest. Congrats to the teams at @OutboundAI,@MeetXembly, @uplevelteam, @StrikeGraph, @VouchedID, and Jetson! Check out the full list here: bit.ly/496gaiw

"Finpilot is an AI copilot for finance." "All answers and numerical values can be traced back to the original sources with a single click." finpilotai.com/post/introduc…

👼📈👼call for fintwit angels: portco: gen ai research saas for financial analysts. deeply technical founder, spun out from og ml-based hf/etf. round: priced seed, multistage lead. $250K left, split among most useful/high profile wall street angels hmu: kirby at ascend dot vc

Thank you to our community of founders, advisors, and investors for joining us Wednesday night to reflect on the past year, set bold ambitions for the future, and celebrate our partnership together with special appreciation to the founders of portfolio companies Augmend, NoxuData, and Codified for presenting their progress and vision. It was wonderful to have this incredible group of people with us: @elissafink, Andrew Gelsey, @cfochad (@capellaspace), @mcscary (@xealthinc), Jennifer López (@CapitalOne), @kheimerl (@UW), Eric Winquist (Global Explorers Club), @mhilton (@Accolade), @tmporter and @MarkTNelson from @MadronaVentures , @y99 (@Codified), @diamondbishop (@augmendtech), and Dae Kim/David Lee (@David_NoxuData), Justin Beals (@StrikeGraph), @steadb (@OutboundAI), @msaffitz (Magnify), @mariahesss (@awscloud), @E_Scallon (@HP), @MiaLewin, @lakshay2001 (Finpilot), @Kristen_Hammy, and @pistolpete339 (@muir_ai)

HBO's Silicon Valley was a documentary

From @mattmcilwain we over estimate tech impact in the short-term and under estimate in the long-term, but generative AI advancements over the past year seem to break that rule. Great to see @MadronaVL Launchable winner NoxuData & founders Dae and David highlighted! #iasummit