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Language Is Where AI Sovereignty Begins

Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo, Founder of NightOwl AI, on the languages AI hasn't learned, the safety tests it never ran, and why she's building her company smaller and more responsible.

By Nessie Chu-Heng Lu · 21 July 2026

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Is This Venture's Moneyball Moment?

Venture capitalists say they back the best founders. The data suggests they back the best jaws.

By Michael Hutson · 19 Jun 2026

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What Teens Say They Want and What They Actually Do

luna co-founder Jas Schembri-Stothart on building a health app for an audience that will tell you exactly what they need, and then behave completely differently.

By Nessie Chu-Heng Lu · 2 Jun 2026

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The Unwritten Audition: A Conversation with Dr. Susanna Kislenko

The Founder Pedestal doesn't exclude people. It just has one way in.

By Nessie Chu-Heng Lu · 18 May 2026

Deep Dives

What UK and International HealthTech Founders Get Wrong About America

What the data shows, and what the data doesn't, on entering the hardest healthcare market in the world.

By Benjamin (Benny) Axt · 3 Mar 2026

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On the AI Bus, or Off It

By Christiaan de Koning & Michael Collyer · 2 Dec 2025

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By Founders & Funders & Nessie Chu-Heng Lu · 12 Nov 2025

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