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Partovi: Kalshi is the largest legal sports betting market in the US
“And now they're now the largest sports within two months or three months of launch. They're the single largest sports betting market in the United States, all legally.”
Partovi: Tech industry pressure to drop out of college is unhealthy
“Having said that, I think there's way too much of a emphasis on you have to drop out and you're not good enough if you don't drop out. Among Silicon Valley, obviously not everywhere, but in the tech industry, I think that can be a little unhealthy.”
Partovi: Majority of Thiel Fellows joined after raising millions and dropping out
“The majority of the Teal Fellows followed that path. They became a Teal Fellow Long after raising money, long after dropping out of college.”
Partovi: Founders should stay in school until ready for multi-year commitment
“But if, you know, but if that doesn't make sense, I would say it's better to stay in school Until you have found the thing worthy of leaving school for. The thing that your heart and your passion is really ready to commit to for years.”
Partovi: The core founder test is whether smart friends drop everything to join
“The real thing I look for, besides, I'd say technical ability is a kind of, it's an important prerequisite. We back technical founders. But I asked myself how magnetic is this person? That word magnetic. Specifically, I'm asking myself, if this person started …”
Partovi: OpenAI hired all 2024 new graduates through Neo
“Last year, OpenAI hired all of their new grad hires through NEO.”
Partovi: Personal commitment to Neo Fund IV equals all prior funds combined
“This fund, even though it's barely larger than our last fund our partner's investment, meaning, you know, my own money from my pocket into this fund is far more than any of our previous funds. In fact, it's about the same as all the previous funds combined.”
Partovi: Neo Raises $320 Million for Fourth Fund
“Today we just announced that we have raised three hundred and twenty million dollars in new funds.”
Partovi: Neo Was the Seed Investor in Cursor, Kalshi, and Bluesky
“It's our fourth fund on the heels of really successful bets on companies that we were the seed investor in, like Cursor, Kalshi, Blue Sky, and many more.”
Partovi: Neo flew out parents of Neo Scholars for a weekend event
“This year, We actually created a, an event called parents weekend, where we flew out the parents of the neo scholars all for like a weekend long of like talks by Scott Wu from cognition and other, you know, other people who, whether they dropped out or started…”