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Rants, AI and other notes from Upfront Summit

Venture capitalists were in Los Angeles this week for the Upfront Summit, a conference with celebrity sightings and plenty of talk VC's future.

The venture capital stars were shining in Los Angeles this week at the Upfront Summit, an invite-only VC conference founded by Mark Suster and known for going all-out. 8VC general partner Joe Lonsdale discussed “Woke mind virus,” which included everything from “ripping business” away from companies like Raytheon to the way Google sets up its search creates a “crazy ideological bent that’s not healthy for our country.” Karan Talati, CEO of First Resonance, tweeted that this was his first time at the summit, and “There is no doubt that this year’s emphasis on hardtech reflects the exciting wave of opportunities in manufacturing, aerospace, and energy.”

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