·ai
Investments in AI businesses in Cyprus — May 28
AI trends, opportunities and early-adopter challenges at the Cyprus session on May 28; includes Business Meets Tech networking and promo code LMBI10.
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Placy🦄 AI Startup Insights
Hi, I’m Sergey Osipov @s_osipov, cofounder of Placy (AI real estate agent). Launched about 20 startups and had some exits, including a unicorn IPO. Sharing here my observations and tips for AI founders. Join! #AI #Startup #PropTech
·ai startup
AI Startup Strategy: Quick vs Wise
Founder Sergey Osipov discusses two growth paths for Placy: rapid global expansion vs validating product-market fit in pilot Cyprus/Greece markets.
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·property portals
Why portals aren’t a major AI threat to startups
Portals (Zillow, Rightmove, Cian) have added ChatGPT but legacy tech and subscription economics make them unlikely to displace AI-native startups; acquisitions more likely.
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·property portals
Property Portals haven't changed for 20 years
Reflection on why property portals are stuck in a 2010s mindset and how AI (Simon Baker, Cian.ru reference) could trigger a seismic change.
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·commissions
% Commissions: Going Down or Remain the Same?
Short PropTech analysis: market growing ~16% and commission redistribution. Notes on Cyprus/Greece sales, cloud brokerages and AI assistants like Placy Pro.
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·Placy
Surprisingly Productive Adventure for Talent and Money
Founder notes from Placy: prototyping an AI assistant in Telegram, R&D prototype success, recruiting traction and investor interest with 400 subscribers in 3 months.
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·Sam Altman
My takeaways from Sam Altman's interview
Notes on Sam Altman’s two-hour interview — OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, board saga, computational power and high-stakes AGI competition.
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·Apple
Apple Levels Up with "Quantum-Secure Messaging"
Reaction to Apple’s iMessage 'quantum‑secure messaging' pitch and the “harvest now, decrypt later” concern — marketing move or real security?
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·Y Combinator
Y Combinator's fresh Insights
Notes on Y Combinator's 'Most promising areas for tech startups in 2024' — Placy/Placy Pro focus on Explainable AI and LLMs for legacy back-office automation.
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·ai
AI assistant R&D toolkit & monthly costs
Monthly cost breakdown for Placy’s AI assistant: OpenAI, Azure, Perplexity, Pinecone, Midjourney and more — total ≈€1.3k in February; note token costs.
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·ai
“GPT from the box” vs complex AI solutions
Comparison of "GPT from the box" shallow AI apps and deep AI apps, with examples (property portal, computer-vision game) and founder perspective.
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·microsoft for startups
Placy joins Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub — Level 2
Placy unlocked Level 2 in Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub — access to $150k Azure credits, $7.5k for OpenAI/Azure and $5k GitHub Enterprise; placy.ai provided.
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