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SaaStr published takeaways from a recent 20VC x SaaStr podcast episode with Harry Stebbings and Rory O’Driscoll. The discussion covered Washington lifting the Fable 5 ban, Sam Altman floating a 5% government stake, and China owning top open models, according to [SaaStr](https://www.saastr.com/my-takes-on-this-weeks-20vc-why-openai-giving-the-govt-5-might-make-sense-the-death-of-block-risk-and-why-frontier-models-are-the-cheapest/).

A 5% stake can buy alignment with the number one partner in a...

Ben Lerer, Managing Partner and Founder of Lerer Hippeau, discussed his early-stage investment approach in an interview published by Sales Hacker. The firm has raised nine funds totaling nearly $1.5B in AUM.

Lerer previously built Thrillist, which later merged into Group Nine, before transitioning to venture capital and making early investments in Warby Parker and Casper.

Lerer Hippeau makes decisions based on conviction rather than consensus.