🧠 AI Trends for All

👋 Hey — Egemen here.

AI is now using 1.5% of the world’s electricity.

At this point, I’m not sure if it’s game over or game on.

Quite literally everything and everywhere is AI, along with a ton of use cases and opportunities for up and coming startups.

This week we’re diving deep into AI with a massive 340-page report, along with a free ChatGPT productivity bundle, and also covering a finance solution I use myself.

Here’s a snapshot of what’s on the menu today:

💡 Spotlight: Deel

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Deel’s simplified a whole planet’s worth of information. It’s time you got your hands on our international compliance handbook where you’ll learn about:

• Attracting global talent

• Labor laws to consider when hiring

• Processing international payroll on time

• Staying compliant with employment & tax laws abroad

With 150+ countries right at your fingertips, growing your team with Deel is easier than ever.

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🧠 Deep-Dive: Mary Meeker’s AI Report

I’ll be honest, I didn’t know who Mary Meeker was until this report came out.

Mary Meeker, once known as the "Queen of the Internet," is back with her first major trends report since 2019.

It’s called "Trends – Artificial Intelligence" and it’s a whopping 340-page deep dive into how AI is changing everything.

She argues that AI is unlike any tech shift we’ve seen before — bigger, faster, and more far-reaching.

Well, she uses the word “unprecedented” 51 times to make her point in the report.

Here are some highlights:

• ChatGPT hit 800 million weekly users in just 17 months — wild growth, and most users are now outside the U.S.

• Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek and Alibaba are catching up fast, with models that are cheaper and sometimes better than Western ones.

• Big Tech spent $212 billion on AI infrastructure last year, and data centers are now using 1.5% of the world’s electricity.

• By 2030, AI could be handling a lot of day-to-day work — writing, coding, summarizing, coaching, even decision-making.

• Despite the hype (and massive funding), many AI companies still aren’t making big money — profits are lagging behind the buzz.

In short – if you’re not paying attention to AI, you’re already behind. 

Welcome back, Mary.

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⚾️ Catch: Best Cities for Startups in the World 2025

Where your startup is based matters — a lot.

If your local scene isn’t cutting it, you either move or step up to lead it. In this piece, we break down the best cities for startups in 2025, based on StartupBlink’s latest global rankings.

Top startup cities can give you better access to investors, talent, customers, and resources. Worth picking one if you’re committing into one.

☝️ Scaled This Past Week: Dojo

Dojo just closed their first funding round with $190M in the bank – it’s the scale of the week!

Their mission is clear: simplify payments and empower businesses in the “experience economy” through seamless, reliable payment technology

Dojo enables SMBs to:

• accept payments digitally and in-store physically,

• access multiple payment methods both via hardware and software solutions,

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