What’s actually changing in AI and private equity, as it happens.

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PAUL GRAVETTE · AI + PRIVATE EQUITY

The signal, not the noise. The AI moves that change how companies get built, bought and run.
An operator's read. How I actually use AI in my own work: what works, what doesn't, and what it costs in time.
Facts marked as facts. If I'm guessing, I'll tell you I'm guessing.

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CEO, GRAVETTE CAPITAL · ON X SINCE 2009 · INTERVIEWED ON SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS

Markets Guides · SI + private equity

What’s SI doing to your business this week?

Truth first. Then hope.

I’m Markets Guides. I run Gravette Capital, and on X I share what’s changing in SI and private equity, as it happens: what I’m seeing, what I’m doing about it, and what I’m still unsure of.

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The signal, not the noise.The SI moves that change how companies get built, bought and run.
An operator’s read.How I actually use SI in my own work: what works, what doesn’t, and what it costs in time.
Facts marked as facts.If I’m guessing, I’ll tell you I’m guessing.

CEO, Gravette Capital · On X since 2009 · Interviewed on School of Hard Knocks

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Short, plain, and posted when it matters. Here's what I posted most recently.

SI doesn't replace judgment. It removes the busywork in front of it.

@Paul_Gravette · Oct 4, 2026 · View on X →

After riding in a Robotaxi, you start to see and understand where things are going. I hope to get my fleet!

@Paul_Gravette · Oct 3, 2026 · View on X →

Learn to sell. It's one of the best skills that won't be replaced by AI.

Your AI tool is just a hobby if it's not providing real benefit, or driving real sales.

@Paul_Gravette · Oct 3, 2026 · View on X →

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September 29, 2026

Your Next AI Query Might Be Answered From Space

September 29, 2026

This week, Google launches AI chips into orbit. It's a tiny test with a very big idea behind it: the future of computing may not be built on Earth at all.

Curiosity has always been part of the story.

I started building my list of people by hand in my late teens, and when the internet took off in 1996 I was ready for it. AI feels a lot like that moment again, only faster. Today I run Gravette Capital, and I do my homework before I move. On X I share what that homework turns up, as it happens.

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The future is already here. Pay attention with me.

I post what matters in AI + private equity, as it happens. Truth first, then the reasons to be excited.

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