AI: Our Data Exhaust, Instacart IPO, and Tixologi Newsletter

Social Leverage Letter | Issue #104

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Ethan Berk
August 27, 2023

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There are fears that we may soon run out of high-quality data to feed ever-growing AI models. However, Michael Parekh argues we've barely scratched the surface of available data exhaust (trails of data from online activities).

AI: Our Data Exhaust

...inexhaustible data sources

Grocery delivery company Instacart has filed for an IPO and plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker "CART". Instacart is profitable, with $428 million in net income in 2022, up from $73 million in 2021.

Instacart IPO: 3 key takeaways from the company’s S-1 filing

The online grocery delivery service is profitable, according to filings, and its IPO could be one of the largest of the year.

Tixologi (Fund IV) launched a newsletter this week, which focuses on industry news and relevant topics in the ticketing and entertainment space. The story in focus this week is the trend towards inflated ticket pricing.

Tixologi Newsletter #1

Who can really afford tickets anymore?

LISTENING

Freakonomics - Can A.I. Take a Joke?

Artificial intelligence, we’ve been told, will destroy humankind. No, wait — it will usher in a new age of human flourishing!

The MemeStock Massacre, Redefining Luxury, Nvidia’s Earnings Implications and The Battle to Get Lean

On Episode 27 of Trends with Friends — the most important chart of the week, the markets sentiment shift, MemeStock Massacre, 10-Year and 2-Year Yields and more…

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