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Thrive’s Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria
TechCrunchFriday, August 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
RedScroll Brief
The AI opportunity is huge, but "it would also be a grave error in our minds to let excitement weaken our investment discipline," Kushner warns in his first-ever investment letter.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. The AI opportunity is huge, but "it would also be a grave error in our minds to let excitement weaken our investment discipline," Kushner warns in his first-ever investment letter. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to AI and Thrive.
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What happened
The AI opportunity is huge, but "it would also be a grave error in our minds to let excitement weaken our investment discipline," Kushner warns in his first-ever investment letter.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
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TechCrunch published: Thrive’s Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to AI and Thrive.
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