<ul><li>YC has released its Summer 2025 Request for Startups (RFS), focusing on AI as a key theme and indicator of Silicon Valley's priorities.</li><li>The RFS highlights YC's positioning within the AI landscape and points out potential blind spots in the field.</li><li>The author suggests that investors should not just passively receive startup pitches but actively shape narratives and identify unexplored opportunities.</li><li>In response to YC's RFS, the author is creating their own Proto-RFS for 2025 to emphasize underrepresented domains and challenge traditional startup approaches.</li></ul>

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