Alex Wilhelm

Journalist. This Week in Startups. Cautious Optimism. Dad x2.

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There's a lot riding on Discord's IPO - by Alex Wilhelm

There's a lot riding on Discord's IPO Also: How rules lawyering saves costs for prediction markets Welcome to Cautious Optimism, a newsletter on tech, business and power. Things That Matter How the turns table: After Manus moved from China to Singapore an... See more

cautiousoptimism.news•Alex Wilhelm•Jan 7, 2026

Can China's AI IPOs give OpenAI and Anthropic courage?

Can China’s AI IPOs give OpenAI and Anthropic courage? If Z.ai and MiniMax's IPOs go well, American AI labs will be heartened Welcome to Cautious Optimism, a newsletter on tech, business and power. Things That Matter On messaging and timing: After xAI’s G... See more

cautiousoptimism.news•Alex Wilhelm•Jan 5, 2026

China's AI IPOs have me all jealous - by Alex Wilhelm

China's AI IPOs have me all jealous Also: Happy New Year's Eve Welcome to Cautious Optimism, a newsletter on tech, business and power. Wednesday. Welcome to the final day of 2025. Monday brings the start of a new working year, and I expect a deluge of sta... See more

cautiousoptimism.news•Alex Wilhelm•Dec 31, 2025

IPO: Z.ai intends to raise $560M at a valuation of $6.5 billion.

IPO: Z.ai intends to raise $560M at a valuation of $6.5 billion. Welcome to Cautious Optimism, a newsletter on tech, business and power. Things That Matter The current thing: There was once a meme amongst the then-nascent tech-right about ‘the current thi... See more

cautiousoptimism.news•Alex Wilhelm•Dec 30, 2025

Why everyone is mad at California voters, and the impolite fiction of the Nvidia-Groq deal

Why everyone is mad at California voters, and the impolite fiction of the Nvidia-Groq deal Welcome to Cautious Optimism, a newsletter on tech, business and power. Monday. Welcome to the last few days of 2026. As the news cycle slows during the holidays, w... See more

cautiousoptimism.news•Alex Wilhelm•Dec 29, 2025

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There's a lot riding on Discord's IPO - by Alex Wilhelm

Can China's AI IPOs give OpenAI and Anthropic courage?

China's AI IPOs have me all jealous - by Alex Wilhelm

IPO: Z.ai intends to raise $560M at a valuation of $6.5 billion.

Why everyone is mad at California voters, and the impolite fiction of the Nvidia-Groq deal

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There's a lot riding on Discord's IPO - by Alex Wilhelm

Can China's AI IPOs give OpenAI and Anthropic courage?

China's AI IPOs have me all jealous - by Alex Wilhelm

IPO: Z.ai intends to raise $560M at a valuation of $6.5 billion.

Why everyone is mad at California voters, and the impolite fiction of the Nvidia-Groq deal

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