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Lex Sokolin
@lexsokolin.bsky.social
Investing in the machine economy of AI, Fintech, & Web3 via https://www.genventures.xyz/

Ex Chief Economist & CMO Consensys, 4x financial services entrepreneur, JDMBA from Columbia

I write 100k Fintech Blueprint newsletter at https://lex.substack.com/
Inference per task can cost in the thousands of dollars on o3

Changes your intuitions about cheap fast conversations with AI vs purchasing a big project done by a robot

This helps GPU clouds
December 20, 2024 at 8:38 PM
What can London do to get its mojo back?

Britain is behind in finance and high tech profoundly
December 7, 2024 at 12:49 PM
There is no doubt that AI agents are productive and where the economy is going next

Whether that economy will be on modern or traditional rails is not really a question, as much as an acknowledgement of the multiple paths that will exist

Stripe and Coinbase and JPM and Virtuals and Apple
December 4, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Generative AI evolves beyond Q&A into actionable automation.

Perplexity Shopping, a new feature, lets you research and buy products directly

With partnerships like Shopify, Perplexity competes with search engines and online marketplaces.

I expect OpenAI & Gemini to adopt similar features.
November 22, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Hmm. Anyone know where to find some #venturecapital investors?
November 20, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Stripe has launched a new product to help AI agent workflows integrate into its financial suite.

Agents can invoice customers, generate payment links, or issue virtual cards for secure, controlled transactions. The transaction uses a virtual card generated through Stripe's Issuing API.
November 20, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Hello World!
February 7, 2024 at 11:12 AM