Archive - Rob Leclerc

General Theory of Neural Networks

From gene regulatory networks to artificial neural networks

Jul 10 •

Introduction to Neurons, Backpropagation and Transformers

This is a companion article to ‘General Theory of Neural Networks’

Jul 10 •

March 2024

From Ego to AI: AI as the path to the Age of Aquarius

We have a natural deep fear that AI will take over and make us obsolete. But that fear may be the screams from that part of our mind that make up our…

Mar 1 •

March 2021

Inflation is here

I’m worried that we’re heading into a crisis. For the last few weeks, I’ve been haunted by a couple of graphs published in the New York Times article…

Mar 13, 2021 •

The Tyranny of Venture Capital Math

Venture capital is a simple business but it’s not an easy business. When a new analyst or associate joins us at AgFunder, it usually takes 9-18 months…

Mar 11, 2021 •

February 2021

VC Mental Models: Is your product a vitamin, pain killer, narcotic, or a religion?

Mental models of Venture Capital Investing

Feb 24, 2021 •

AgFunder's reading list for new VC analysts & associates

I heard that Vinod Khosla once said that “it takes seven years and $30m to make a venture capitalist.” As a new analyst or associate at a VC firm, VC…

Feb 5, 2021 •

My learnings about the art of startups & VC with a focus on foodtech & agtech

Welcome to Evolution of a Venture Capitalist by me, Rob Leclerc. I’m a Founding Partner of @AgFunder, one of the most active VCs investing in #foodtech…

Feb 5, 2021 •

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