Survival of the Fittest: LinkedIn Mastery 🎯, Global Unicorns Surpass 3,100 🦄, ChatGPT 2025 Update 🤔, Humanoid Invasion 🤖 & more!
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Survival of the Fittest: Mastering LinkedIn for Business Leaders
As a kid, I realized life rewards the bold - so I never play not to lose. I play to WIN!
❌ Playing it safe rarely gets you seen.
✅ Playing to win changes everything.
🎯 Especially when your next opportunity is watching you on LinkedIn.
That’s why we are partnering with Graphy Inc. to host a FREE webinar:
“Survival of the Fittest: Mastering LinkedIn for Business Leaders”
🗓️ Tuesday, Jul 29, 2025 • 6:00 PM London / 1:00 PM New York / 10:00 AM San Francisco / 7:00 PM Paris
Over the years, I’ve leaned into LinkedIn to:
🔺 Position myself as a trusted thought leader in tech and innovation
🔺 Turn my profile into a consistent lead‑generation engine
🔺 Build a network of high‑quality connections—clients, partners, and investors
Now, I’m pulling back the curtain and sharing exactly how I did it.
In this 60-minute session, you’ll learn:
✅ How to own your niche and become the go‑to expert in your industry
✅ Content strategies that spark engagement and boost visibility
✅ Techniques to attract premium connections, clients, and opportunities
✅ The 3 deadly LinkedIn mistakes most leaders make (and how to avoid them)
✅ Tools and tactics to transform your profile into a business‑growth asset
✅ Monetizing your expertise for real business impact
✅ & more!
Whether you’re a founder, investor, executive, or rising leader, this webinar will help you stop playing small and start commanding attention where it matters most.
🎁 Bonus: Everyone who registers and attends will receive a special gift from me—revealed live during the webinar! 🤫
⏳ Seats are limited - secure yours now:
Recent Dispatches 📨
🔹 🚀 Inside the Minds of VCs: How UK Funds Evaluate Startups (Part II of IV)
🔹 🚀 Inside the Minds of VCs: How UK Funds Evaluate Startups (Part I of IV)
🔹 Quantum Revolution ⚛️, $125 B Market Opportunity 🚀, Who’s Leading the Charge? 🤔
Frontier Flashpoints 🚀
Map: The Geography of US Venture Deals in Q2 2025s 📍
In Q2 2025, just over half of US venture deals and 73.4% of deal value were concentrated in established hubs—underscoring Silicon Valley’s enduring dominance even as AI investment surges nationwide. (Kia Kokalitcheva & Jordan Rubio, PitchBook)
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Fintech Titans Score the Top Two Rounds 💰
iCapital’s $820 M financing and Bilt Rewards’ $250 M raise underscore investors’ appetite for alternative‑investment platforms and consumer loyalty programs—setting new benchmarks at $7.5 B and $10.75 B valuations. (Joanna Glasner, Crunchbase)
Is the IPO Window Cracking Open—or Slamming Shut? 🚪
Halfway through 2025, U.S. venture‑backed IPOs have steadied—raising $23.2 billion in Q2 versus $20.9 billion in Q1—even as founders pause for tariff clarity and down‑round listings become normalized. (Michael Bodley, PitchBook)
Everything You Should Know About ChatGPT in 2025 🤔
OpenAI’s flagship chatbot continues to lead the generative AI space, but faces pressure from Chinese rivals like DeepSeek, internal executive exits, and delayed open-source model plans. (Wiggers, Corrall, Stringer & Park, TechCrunch)
From Labs to Living Rooms: The Humanoid Invasion 🤖
From Tesla’s Optimus to Boston Dynamics’ All‑New Atlas and 1X’s Neo Gamma, a first wave of human‑mimicking robots is already performing factory tasks, household chores, and even soccer matches—heralding a new era of physical AI. (Bernard Marr, Forbes)
Spacetech Funding Rockets to $3.1 B—Is Lift‑Off Sustainable? 🚀
Investment in spacetech soared to $3.1 billion in Q2 2025—the second‑largest quarterly total ever—with U.S. companies capturing 70% of funding and early growth‑stage rounds accounting for 65% of deal value. (Rob Williams, SA News)
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Data Deep Dives 📈
Global Unicorn Count Surpasses 3,100 🦄
Since 2000, more than 3,100 startups have hit $1 billion valuations—with over 1,400 still private and 240+ rumoured to join the club—highlighting both the scale and momentum of high‑value venture success. (Crunchbase Unicorn Tracker)
Next‑Gen AI Agents Take Center Stage 🤖
CB Insights sifted through 17,000+ AI companies to rank the top 100—highlighting leaders in AI agents, ML security, observability, infrastructure, and vertical solutions that are shaping the next wave of intelligence. (CB Insights AI 100 Report)
Thanks for putting this together, Petar. Lots to chew on. The unicorn count is gonna now explode potentially 10x in the next couple of decades🦄