Posted by Alumni from Substack
October 11, 2026
' Hey, Linas here! Welcome back to a ' weekly free edition ' of my daily newsletter. Each day, I focus on 3 stories that are making a difference in the financial technology space. Coupled with things worth watching & the most important money movements, it's the only newsletter you need for all things when Finance meets Tech. a16z's State of Markets 2026: The AI Playbook for Founders and Investors ' [Everything that matters in a16z's 90-page deck: why this AI boom is earnings-backed, where the money flows next, and what founders and investors should do now] Sequoia's Private AI Briefing: AGI Is Already Here ' [What Sequoia partner Pat Grady told an endowment about AGI, $20 trillion markets and 31x valuation jumps, and what founders and investors should do about it] How to Use Claude Opus 5.5: The Complete Guide ' [The best prompts, effort settings, and Claude Code workflows for founders, builders, and investors, plus the mistakes that quietly erase its cost advantage] How to Use Jev... learn more