23andMe's Anne Wojcicki joins Jason for a deep dive on genome testing and healthcare. They cover the dramatic reduction in genome sequencing costs from billions to just $99, the role of blood testing and sequencing in shaping 23andMe's health approach, the curious case of the venomous Gila monster, and much more!

Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo Figma FigJam, an AI that gives generated image from real time drawing, an AI that changes your photo into any prompt, and much more!

DHH joins Jason to discuss a post-SaaS world and Once.com, the evolving landscape of remote work, navigating internal culture struggles at Basecamp, and much more!

Adept Co-Founder and CEO David Luan joins Jason to discuss his experience at OpenAI, demo Adept's AI-powered workflow builder, what facets of AI he is most excited about, what keeps him motivated, and more!

Induced AI CEO Aryan Sharma joins Jason to discuss the motivation behind Induced AI, how the product is being integrated into real-world applications, strategies for mitigating bad actors, and more!

Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo Bard’s YouTube summarizer, an iPhone app that draws apps, Stability’s Clipdrop, and much more!

Sunny Madra and David Sacks join Jason to break down all the chaos of the past few days at OpenAI including why the situation is so unprecedented (17:46), the board’s failure (30:18), the impact on startups (43:34), and much more!

Sunny Madra joins Jason for an emergency podcast! They break down the business implications of Altman leaving OpenAI, speculation around why he was fired, ongoing developments like Greg Brockman quitting and more!

Sunny Madra joins Jason for an emergency podcast! They break down the business implications of Altman leaving OpenAI, speculation around why he was fired, ongoing developments like Greg Brockman quitting and more!

First, Jason interviews Krea CEO and Co-Founder Victor Perez, who demos Krea's creative suite, highlighting its unique blend of AI prompts and interactive design elements. Then, testRigor’s Artem Golubev breaks down how their AI-powered software helps businesses streamline QA processes.

Today’s show:

Kruze’s Scott Orn joins Jason to discuss navigating ERCs, expected year one spend for startups, why not to invest in a startup, and more!

Forward CEO Adrian Aoun joins Jason to discuss how his startup creating the first AI doctor's office! The two dive into how Forward's AI technology operates, the challenges with modern healthcare, and how Forward plans to revolutionize the healthcare service.

The man behind the anonymous accounts “prayingforexits” on Instagram and “@mrexits” on X joins Jason for a jam-packed episode!

Topics covered: Praying For Exits raised a fund! Drawing inspiration from Steve Jobs' iconic Think Differently Campaign, and defense tech going from “frowned upon” to a very hot market. Then, we question how the Middle-East will play ball with the USA?

Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss and demo xAI’s new chatbot, Grok, OpenAI’s new GPTs, and an AI designed to detect fake reviews. Then, Sunny builds a GPT live on air!

Today’s show: TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to breakdown the latest earnings reports from Uber, Lyft, and Nextdoor. Then, the two dive into WeWork's failed business model, the viability of various careers as AI advances, and much more!

Today’s show: First, Jason breaks down what forced WeWork’s bankruptcy filing, and what it might look like if Adam Neumann took back the company. Then, driverDoc's Josh Kolar joins Jason to discuss creating all-in-one digital management platform for trucking companies.

The introduction of AI and multi-modal helps to accelerate the innovation of driverDOC. An analysis of the current state of bill of lading standardization in the logistics industry. Advancements in live package tracking for improved shipment visibility. Building a startup in the heartland of America. The impact of Uber and Amazon on freight. The case of Convoy and the brokerage model.

Kruze's Scott Orn joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Finance Basics! In this episode, they discuss the current state of the market, diversifying bank relationships, managing risk, and much more!

First up, Jason takes on the news solo by breaking down Uber's Q3 earnings, reflecting on SBF's guilty verdict, and giving some takes on Biden's EO on AI. Then, Motive CEO John Habeck joins to break down building "Shopify for Car Dealerships".

Today’s show: Sunny joins Jason to discuss OpenAI’s DevDay announcements. Then, Sunny demos an AI-driven chatbot creator, an AI email-first Chief of Staff, and much more!

Maven Co-Founder and CEO Gagan Biyani joins Jason to break down his startup's live, cohort-based education model. Then, Gagan dives into his past journeys at Udemy, where he was eventually fired but wound up revolutionizing online learning and going public, and Sprig, a food-delivery startup that went on to raise $60M and scale to $20M in revenue, but ultimately failed.

Today’s show: Convai CEO Purnendu joins Jason to discuss creating an NPC character using Convai, the birth of the generative AI boom, open-source vs. closed AI, and much more!

Today’s show:

Airtable CEO Howie Liu joins Jason to discuss his philosophy of product-led growth, the current explosion of AI, and much more!

Today’s show: Sunny joins Jason for more demos! An AI-driven ownership and equity platform for founders, an AI interviewer who conducts live interviews, and much more!

Today’s show: First, Loop Golf's CEO Matt Holder joins Jason for a jam session on scaling his startup, which is building an automatic tee time booking app for golfers. Then, Jason gives a recap on the news surrounding Cruise robotaxi & more!

Today’s show: Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo an AI-powered legal docs tool, detection tool, Google’s workspace AI, and much more!

Today’s show: Jason kicks the show off with a discussion on the state of venture capital in the Middle East. Then, he breaks down Q3 earnings reports for Google, Microsoft, and Snap, and much more!

Today’s show: Mathew Russell Lee from Inner City Press joins Jason to discuss life as an independent journalist, startup fraud trends, his firsthand observations from the SBF courtroom, the state of the justice system, and much more!

Today’s show: Sanctuary AI CEO Geordie Rose joins Jason for an incredible interview on the complexities of using AI to train robots, developing large behavior models, the 'lights out' moment in manufacturing, and much more!

Today’s show: Lon Harris joins Jason to discuss Apple’s major push into Hollywood blockbusters, their anti-Netlix, “auteur” approach, updates on the WGA+SAG-AFTRA strikes, film recommendations, and much more!

Today’s show: Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel joins Jason to discuss trends in the travel industry, healthy M&A environments, job disruption due to AI, and much more!

Today’s show: Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo an AI-enabled survey tool, ChatGPT’s multimodal UI feedback, Google generative image search, and much more!

Today’s show: Rewind CEO Dan Siroker joins Jason to discuss the new Rewind Pendant AI device that can record conversations, debate privacy and ethical concerns around covert recording, and much more!

Today’s show: Jason is back to break down the news: Bill Ackman's SPARC, Unity CEO steps down due to developer revolt over pricing changes, the AI operating cost problem, the latest on SBF's trial, and more!

Today’s show: Zach Coelius joins Jason to discuss the phases of early-stage startups, break down the state of VC, answer live questions from the audience, and much more!

Today’s show: Bill Gurley and Sunny Madra join Jason to discuss open-source AI vs. proprietary AI, friends and foes of open-source AI, and strategic choices companies make between open and closed approaches. Then, Sunny demos more AI tools, and much more!

Today’s show: Jason breaks down FTX's downfall, the SBF trial, the peak of the crypto hype, and takes a few live questions!

Today’s show: Jason breaks down Amazon’s Anthropic deal and the state of AI mega-rounds, Flexport’s growing pains through the lens of founding CEO vs. hired gun, and DoorDash’s new stealthy “Dine Out” feature.

Today’s show: Kayak CEO Steve Hafner joins Jason to discuss the current landscape of the travel industry, its economic dynamics, emerging trends in hospitality, and much more!

Today’s show: Sunny joins Jason for more demos! Microsoft’s Windows 11 Copilot, ChatGPT’s multimodal features, and Meta’s new AI chatbots are all covered!!

Today’s show: Jason kicks off the show discussing the reported talks between OpenAI, Jony Ive, and Masayoshi Son to build the "iPhone of AI”, and the antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. Then, Roam Around CEO Shie Gabbai joins Jason to discuss the journey of doing a travel startup in the AI space, and much more!

Today’s show: Kelly Schricker joins Jason to kick off another startup pitch competition featuring four companies from Founder University Cohort 5 and 6!

Plaid CEO Zach Perret joins Jason to break down the behind-the-scenes details of Plaid’s canceled merger with Visa, Plaid’s origin story, tactics on growing a community within your early customer base, and more!

Today’s show: Grammarly CEO Rahul Roy-Chowdhury joins Jason to discuss his journey to Grammarly CEO, Grammarly’s product features, Grammarly’s AI integration, and much more!

Today’s show: Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss Google's recently launched Bard Extensions, demo AI tools, and much more!

Today’s show: Jason goes live to discuss Splunk’s planned acquisition, the latest IPO trends, WaPo tactics against Dave Portnoy, and questions asked by the live audience!

Today’s show: Replit CEO Amjad Masad joins Jason to discuss the latest developments in IDEs (3:04), leveraging AI for coding (11:48), Replit’s Ghostwriter (23:40), and much more!

Today’s show: Benchmark's Sarah Tavel joins Jason to discuss her time at Benchmark, her recent Substack blogs, the state of VC, AI's impact on startups, and much more!

Oura CEO Tom Hale joins Jason to discuss his journey to becoming CEO of Oura, subscription-based business models, navigating ZIRP, the challenges of scaling a hardware business, and so much more!

Today’s show: Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss Sunny’s All-In Summit experience, OpenAI’s race to beat Google in launching the first multimodal LLM, whether generative AI needs a UI shift, and much more!

Today’s show:

Avnos CEO Will Kain joins Jason to discuss the importance of direct air capture technology for our planet, CO2's relationship to climate change, the path to reaching net zero, and much more!

Today’s show: Boll & Branch CEO Scott Tannen joins Jason to discuss taking control of the supply chain, building a trusted brand through transparency, the importance of boots-on-the-ground methodology, and much more!

Today’s show: Modular CEO Chris Lattner joins Jason to discuss the process of building LLMs, what caused Nvidia to be entrenched in machine learning today, the AI wrapper debate, and much more!

Today’s show: Zeke Faux, the author of “Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall,” joins Jason to discuss crypto’s crazy rise and fall, how SBF learned to play the game, red flags at Tether, and so much more!

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora joins Jason to discuss his time as head of Google Europe, strategies learned from Larry Page, precision AI’s role in cybersecurity, and much more!

Today’s show: Poshmark CEO Manish Chandra joins Jason to discuss the expansion of the “Circular Economy”, consumer-to-consumer shopping, building a community with Poshmark, and much more!

Today’s show: Roelof Botha joins Jason to discuss the state of VC, Sequoia’s new series “Crucible Moments”, and much more!

Today’s show: SaaSGrid Co-Founders Ethan Ruby and David Sacks join Jason to demo SaaSGrid and break down the solution it provides for founders. They also cover the software recession, AI’s impact on SaaS, and much more!

Today’s show:

Sardine CEO and Co-Founder Soups Ranjan joins Jason to discuss the potential harms of generative AI re: fraud, the value of intrinsic AI, Sardine's fraud-prevention solution, and much more!

Vital Biosciences CEO Vasu Nadella joins Jason to discuss exactly how Vital’s “VitalOne” conducts 50+ blood tests with a small sample of blood, building investor trust in the wake of past industry failures, creating accessible care, and much more!

Atlassian Co-CEO Scott Farquhar joins Jason to break down how he and his Co-Founder bootstrapped Atlassian to an IPO, his lessons from acquiring, growing and eventually selling HipChat, thoughts on product-led growth, generative AI tools for the enterprise, and more!

Today’s show:

Loyal CEO and Founder Celine Halioua joins Jason to discuss developing drugs that delay dog aging, lessons learned as a solo founder, and much more!

Jason breaks down Instacart and Klaviyo’s IPOs, the exit market for LPs, writers suing OpenAI, and more!

Jason breaks down Nvidia smashing its quarter earnings, Arm filing its F-1, how founders should vet accelerators, and more!

Covariant CEO Peter Chen joins Jason to discuss the future of AI in robotics, the key concepts of reinforcement learning, and much more!

Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss Nvidia’s upcoming earnings and if the company is overvalued. Then, Sunny demos more AI tools, including an incredible AI dubbing product!

Today’s show:

Inflection AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman joins Jason to discuss DeepMind’s influence on AI, the hardware revolution, the foundation of Inflection AI, and much more!

Today’s show:

Varda’s Delian Asparouhov is back with Jason to discuss Varda, his insights on different aspects of venture capital, the shifts in silicon valley culture, and much more! Then, Jason is joined by Argyle CEO Maret Thatcher to discuss how her startup is using AR headsets to make construction PMs faster and more efficient.

First up, Sunny Madra is back to discuss the “AI wrapper” stigma, the first official demo-to-investment, and demo more useful AI products!

Then, Tonebase CEO Igor Lichtmann joins to demo his product, break down how he achieved product-market fit while maintaining capital efficiency, and more!

Rich Barton joins Jason to give a masterclass on his thought process behind creating evocative top-tier brands like Zillow, Expedia, and Glassdoor. Rich also discusses the lessons he learned from Bill Gates during his time at Microsoft, how tech management has evolved, and more!

Proprio CEO Gabriel Jones joins Jason to discuss the struggles surgeons face in the operating room today, the solutions Proprio’s Paradigm system provides, the future of surgery, and much more!

First up, Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo some new AI tools, including auto-generated articles, social clips, and ChatGPT’s newest feature. Then, Jason sees pitches from three recent Founder University graduates and invests $25K in one of their startups!

Varda CEO Delian Asparouhov and R&D head Andrew McCalip join Jason to breakdown their recent achievements in replicating the LK-99 superconductor, the current state of material science, what the world looks like if this works, and more. Then, Krepling’s Liam Gerada joins Jason for an update on his business!

Today’s show:

Wilson Sonsini partner Adam Shevell joins Jason to discuss gaining access to datasets, fair use in copyright cases, and more!

Lightmatter CEO Nick Harris joins Jason to discuss how his startup is revolutionizing the future of computing with photonic chips, the challenges of building the next-generation AI hardware, and more!

Whoop Founder and CEO Will Ahmed joins Jason to discuss Whoop’s journey, the driving paradigm behind Whoop’s innovative product designs, the future of wearable tech, and more!

Whoop Founder and CEO Will Ahmed joins Jason. The “Quantified Self” movement and features that set Whoop’s product apart. How the device interprets health data and obtains consistent results. Whoop’s customer base. The decision to pivot to a subscription business model. Amazon turning from potential investor to failed copy-cat competitor. Incorporating new strategies into the business. Developments since the product’s inception. Whoop Body and the driving paradigm behind the product design. What lies ahead and the future of wearable tech. The ability to share the recorded health data. AI utilizing large health datasets and the Whoop Journal.

Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss Fable Simulation's new AI showrunner, AI-powered note-takers and CRMs, and more!

Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they discuss the contrast between late-stage and seed-stage investing, repricing stock options, the adoption of AI legal industry, and much more!

Abridge CEO Shiv Rao joins Jason to discuss how his AI platform saves doctors time by automating consultation note-taking, the future of the medical field, and much more!

Today’s show:

MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria joins Jason to discuss recent tech trends, the move towards remote work, his strategy for building winning teams, and much more!

Ryan Smith joins Jason to discuss buying the Utah Jazz while simultaneously prepping for an IPO, Qualtrics going from IPO prep to acquired to spin out IPO to a take-private in under five years, his thoughts on AI’s impact, and much more!

HubSpot CTO Dharmesh Shah joins Jason to discuss his angel investing origin and strategies, HubSpot’s journey from a startup to a public company, the potential of generative AI, and much more!

Dharmesh explains what prompted his angel investing journey. HubSpots journey from startup to where it stands today. Dharmesh’s decision to focus on Small Minus Big (SMB) investing. The difference in cycles between big and small businesses. The best reason to start a company. Ways to go about assessing ideas. Breaking down the entrepreneurial work ethic. Anticapitalist sentiment in the U.S. Starting a business in a downturn. AI’s impact on business and Business Process Automation (BPA). Dharmesh’s thoughts on the next stage of AI and the effect on jobs. How AI will lead to more efficient organizations and increase margins.

Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they break down legal standards in the startup ecosystem, SAFE agreements and convertible notes, conflicts faced by founders and investors, and much more!

PathAI CEO Andy Beck joins Jason to discuss AI in the medical field, demos his product, which uses AI to analyze millions of cells, and much more!

Andy explores how AI aids with health diagnosis and discusses the transition of labs to analyze biopsy images digitally. He discusses how images and annotations from Pathologists are used to train the AI model and the resistance to machine learning in the medical field.

Andy demos PathAI’s AIM-PD-L1 algorithm and discusses the phase of measuring it to manage it and the road to more effective diagnosis. He deep dives into the past 50 years in cancer diagnosis and the predictions for the next 10.

The conversation further extends to the use and scale of datasets for the creation of systems in a capitalistic society. Andy also discusses how PathAI is able to minimize hardware constraints and the democratizing access to health expertise.

Tim Urban joins Jason to break down the road to AGI, people's trust in organizations, trends in tech throughout history, and so much more!

Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo 6 awesome AI products and features including Copilot2Trip, Hoppy Copy, Stable Doodle, and much more!

VenturusAI founder Emanuel Ciciu joins Jason as he dives into the origin story of his new startup before talking about building vertical AI solutions. Then Blackbird VC's Samantha Wong gives a presentation at Angel Summit about identifying soon-to-explode startup markets.

Today’s show:

Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason to kick off another series of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they break down secondary market transactions, including the evolution of secondaries, trends in the industry, critical aspects of Qualified Small Business (QSBS) stock, and much more!

Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli joins Jason to discuss how his startup uses AI to generate realistic video avatars before demoing the product. Then, the two discuss job disruption, preventing deepfake misuse, and much more!

Nick joins Jason to discuss his theory of how Nvidia is using the world’s GPU shortage as leverage to invest in AI startups before discussing Microsoft’s run-in with EU market regulators over bundling teams into Microsoft 365. They wrap with delving into the FTC losing its case against Activision Blizzard’s merger with Microsoft and Lina Khan’s track record as the head of the FTC.

Today’s show:

Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo VenturusAI and other tools, before discussing Sunny’s new AutoGPT project. They wrap up talking about Meta’s launch of Threads, Google’s attempts at building a social network, and Inflection AI’s new supercomputer.

Lon joins Jason to extract the business lessons from the film Blackberry. The two discuss the rise and fall of the tech company, the benefits of having multiple co-founders, the psychology of framing, knowing when to "fake it 'til you make it" and much more!

Today’s show:

Sol Reader CEO Ben Chelf joins Jason to discuss Sol Reader’s design, how wearable e-readers will create more focused readers, the ways in which devices reshape the human brain, and much more!

Nick joins Jason, who breaks down a report that Shein has confidentially registered for a US IPO. This leads to a discussion about Shein’s alleged unethical labor practices and voting with your dollar, Shein’s influencer stunt that backfired, DWAC’s insider trading debacle, and self-driving vehicle footage being used as evidence in criminal cases.

Today’s show:

Perplexity’s Aravind Srinivas joins Jason to discuss competing with the major players in the generative search / AI chatbot market, designing an AI-powered search engine, and much more.

Zapier’s Mike Knoop joins Jason to discuss the early days of Zapier before breaking down the evolution of app integrations and API usage. They dive into reducing friction for Zapier users, regulating AI, the limitations of present-day AI architecture, and more.

Jason is joined by Vinny Lingham to break down IRL shutting down after faking 95% of users, ZIRP fraud, Databricks acquiring MosaicML for $1.3B, and some AI demos!

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Today’s show:

Jason first reflects on the Titan submersible tragedy as he discusses the concept of ‘Toxic Wealth’ (1:41). Then, he explains why Meta will remove news content from Instagram and Facebook in Canada due to Bill C-18 (14:59). Finally, Elizabeth Yin gives a presentation live from Angel Summit on her five major learnings from 700+ startup investments (22:59).

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(0:00) Elizabeth’s passion

(1:41) Jason discusses the Titan submersible tragedy and how money can lead to recklessness and toxic wealth

(13:40) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST

(14:59) Meta removes news content from Instagram and Facebook in Canada

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(22:59) Elizabeth Yin of Hustle Fund at Angel Summit

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(32:51) How to invest in startups

(50:17) Q&A with Angel Summit audience

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First, StoneAlgo CEO Devin Jones joins Jason for a jam session on scaling his startup, which is building “Zillow for diamonds”. Then, Mar Hershenson gives a presentation on “The Art of Picking.”

Mar’s talk was recorded live at LAUNCH Angel Summit.

Today’s show:

First, EyeRate CEO Ray Weisberg joins Jason to break down his startup’s business model, category creation and framing, how they plan on scaling from $10M to $100M, and more. Then, Steve Jurvetson gives a presentation on discovering and identifying disruptive new technologies.

Steve’s talk was recorded live at LAUNCH Angel Summit.

Atreides Management’s Gavin Baker joins Jason to break down the current macro picture, the AI platform shift, and the reshuffling of the entire tech deck. They also cover the potential impact of AI recursively improving itself and extinction risks before discussing chip demand, Nvidia’s outlook, and more! Then, Embroker's Chief Insurance Officer David Derigiotis explains how to differentiate your business with cybersecurity!

Gavin's fireside chat was recorded live at LAUNCH Angel Summit in Napa.

Reddit CEO and Co-Founder Steve Huffman joins Jason to discuss building a platform that serves Reddit's community, addresses the situation with third-party apps and moderators, and much more!

Forever Voices CEO John Meyer joins Jason to discuss becoming a Thiel fellow, how his AI technology can make influencers and celebrities bionic, how it enables universal interaction, and more!

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Today’s show:

First up, Jason does a full breakdown of what’s going on at Reddit, and why this is happening now (1:21). Then, Brad Gerstner joins to break down the state of the markets in 2023 (18:28), his “Time to Get Fit” letter to Meta (30:06), and more!

Brad’s fireside chat was recorded live at LAUNCH Angel Summit in Napa.

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(0:00) Jason tees up today’s segments!

(1:21) Breaking down the Reddit situation: Why 2000’s-era web companies relied on third-party apps built on their API

(3:10) Origin and current state of the Reddit revolt, CEO Steve Huffman’s AMA and comments

(10:27) Jason’s hot takes on how to solve the third-party app API pricing issue, Reddit’s IPO price, and more

(17:00) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist

(18:28) Brad Gerstner joins live from Angel Summit! Importance on non-consensus conviction, first-party research, how Brad first invested in Facebook

(29:00) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist

(30:06) Brad breaks down the greatness in Zuckerberg and Meta’s reaction to his “Time to Get Fit” letter

(34:08) Current state of the markets

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(39:48) Predicting what the AI innovation cycle will look like when compared to past cycles: pc, internet, mobile, cloud; why now is the most important time for AI investing

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Todays show:

Vinny and Sunny are back! First, Vinny demos Waitroom (2:12), before the group breaks down Apple’s new Vision Pro headset (41:10), then, Sunny demos a suite of new AI tools, including Meta’s MusicGen model(19:53).

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(00:00) Vinny and Sunny join Jason (2:12) Waitroom's features (5:38) Waitroom's design for VC's and Sunny's thoughts (9:42) Features to add to next (13:43) Masterclass - Get 15% off an annual membership to MasterClass at ⁠https://masterclass.com/startups.⁠ (19:53) Meta's MusicGen (24:26) Creating music with AI (29:03) Merge - Integrate up to 3 customers for free today at ⁠https://merge.dev/twist (30:35) Exploring authenticity as AI becomes more prevalent (32:27) Sunny demos LumaLabs (36:55) Jason AI interviews Steve Jobs (39:45) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist (41:10) Apple's Vision Pro headset (42:32) The key differences between Oculus Meta Quest and Apple's Vision Pro (49:49) The effects of headsets in the workplace (52:53) Using ControlNet to create artwork for QR codes (56:39) Developing code using Replit

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The contents of this episode were recorded live at LAUNCH Angel Summit in Napa.

DoorDash Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder Stanley Tang joined Jason live on stage at Angel Summit to discuss DoorDash’s founding story, avoiding ZIRP distractions, and the cloud kitchen movement (1:23).

Then, Jason sits down with Kelli Fontaine of Cendana Capital, Sophia Amoruso of Trust Fund, and Paige Doherty of Behind Genius Ventures to chat about becoming and investing in first-time fund managers (36:49).

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Time stamps:

(0:00) Nick kicks off the show

(1:23) DoorDash’s founding story with Stanley Tang

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(12:20) The Palo Alto delivery experiemnt

(16:07) DoorDash’s first delivery

(18:21) The era of excess

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(24:23) Avoiding ZIRP distractions

(26:44) Navigating through the pandemic

(30:59) The Cloud Kitchen movement

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(36:49) Defining a fund of funds and selecting managers with Kelli Fontaine of Cendana Capital

(44:00) Raising a private fund with Paige Doherty of Behind Genius Ventures

(48:14) The origin story of Trust Fund with Sophia Amoruso

(53:42) The prevalence of startup funds

(59:35) Advice for first-time fund managers and having the ability to say no

(1:04:36) Running a small fund in a sustainable matter

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Replika Co-Founder and CEO Eugenia Kuyda breaks down her startup’s origin story and purpose (1:43), the relationships users have with its AI chatbot (10:21), the potential of AI therapists, Replika’s new chatbot Blush, and more! (35:10)

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(0:00) Eugenia joins Jason

(1:43) Replika’s origin story

(8:54) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at crowdbotics.com/twist

(10:21) Replika’s purpose and their current user base

(16:21) Relationships within the app

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(21:58) Creating happiness with AI

(26:26) Avoiding addiction

(29:25) Demographics within the AI field

(33:42) OpenPhone - Get 20% off your first six months at https://openphone.com/twist

(35:10) Crafting LLMs to envoke thought-provoking questions and AI therapy

(49:53) Replika's new AI chatbot, Blush

(1:01:05) The loneliness crisis and specific cases for using these AIs

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CEO and Founder of Vistim Labs James Hamet joins Jason, as they discuss the current roadblocks with diagnosing dementia (1:18), before James breaks down how they use AI to detect signs of neurological disease (23:29). Then, Jason sits down with Kaitlin Malin at SALT iConnections New York, to discuss the keys to angel investing and AI (40:52).

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(0:00) James joins Jason

(1:18) The faults with how we diagnose Dementia today

(6:46) Visitim Labs’ product

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(10:46) Test trials and patient demographics

(12:53) Vistim’s go-to-market strategy

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(20:32) James shares a video demoing Vistim Labs’ capabilities

(23:29) James’ previous startup, Neurable

(27:02) Catching Alzhimers’ early, habits that prevent neurological disease and the four horseman

(39:23) Veed - Sign up and engage your audience on any platform at https://www.veed.io

(40:52) Jason’s sits down with Kaitlin Malin at SALT iConnections New York

(46:03) Raising a 506-C fund’

(52:13) Jason’s keys to becoming a successful angel

(58:27) Jason’s thoughts on AI

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Rory Sutherland joins Jason to cover an almost unbelievable range of topics. The limits of this conversation know no bounds! Don't miss this one.

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(00:00) Rory Sutherland joins Jason

(2:28) Broad adoption of video conferencing

(7:26) Unpacking simple social norms

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(13:05) The importance of framing and the role of reliability

(15:04) The pandemic's influence on video conferencing trends

(18:46) A.I.'s role in a post-pandemic world

(21:53) Application of A.I.

(22:45) Brainstorming and how the human brain functions

(23:44) Rory Vs. ChatGPT brainstorming unique soda flavors

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(30:12) ChatGPT's response

(34:55) The behavioral science behind AI suggestions to humans

(36:34) Tolerating eccentricity within the ad industry

(38:42) The disproportionate faith in AI vs Humans

(41:04) Notion - Try it for free today at notion.com/twist

(42:30) AI and the dormant fallacy (55:57) What is driving the next generation

(57:59) Modern work trends: Vacation time, the four-day weekend, and flexible work

(01:07:26) The Jevons paradox in Economics and the WGA strike

(01:16:19) Technology that doesn't quite think like a human

(01:22:30) The Elgin Marbles controversy

(01:25:16) Reevaluating the concept of retirement age

(01:28:24) The startup surge in UAE

(01:32:53) Promoting social freedom, betting on startups, and marketing outrageous products

(01:44:25) Discussing historical houses and the Ennis house

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Sunny and Vinny are back to break down what's next after AI layoffs(30:10), discuss RunwayML's massive valuation(52:09), and more!

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(00:00) Sunny and Vinny join Jason

(1:39) Sunny demos Runway

(9:16) Jason AI interviews AI Steve Jobs

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(13:44) Jason AI interviews AI Steve Jobs continued

(18:27) The potential for genealogist AI startup

(22:26) Converting thoughts into text with Audio Pen AI tool

(24:40) Microsoft charging 40% more for AI-enhanced services

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(30:10) Comparing hiring with improving employee efficiency

(33:46) The ChatGPT share feature

(37:47) Meta's Image Bing AI tool

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(42:01) Microsoft integrating AI into windows

(49:29) The Sales Recording Law

(52:09) Big funding rounds and why investors must get in early

(55:30) Japan going all in on copyright

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Todays show:

MosaicML Co-Founder and CEO Naveen Rao joins Jason to discuss the open-source vs closed AI debate, the profound impact of AI on society (41:06) AI’s rapid pace of change, and its implications for the future of employment and education (40:42). They wrap the show by breaking down the potential problems with centralized regulation (54:37).

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Time stamps:

(00:00) Naveen Rao joins Jason

(2:54) MosaicML and its purpose

(5:10) Obtaining datasets and incentivizing creators

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(9:37) The process of using your data with MosaicML

(11:55) Defining tokens and prompts

(16:53) Fine-tuning the AI model and reinforcement learning

(19:27) The competition with open-source models

(24:26) The cost of running AI models

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(27:35) How the GPU crunch has affected cloud models

(32:13) Why demand will not cease

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(40:42) The impact AI will have on employment

(48:49) The impact AI will have on education

(54:37) Thoughts on OpenAI becoming ClosedAI

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Looking Glass Co-Founder and CEO Shawn Frayne joins Jason to demo their new hologram assistant (1:03) before breaking down the unique use cases for Looking Glass’s technology and Shawn’s perspective on the pace of AI (10:24).

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Time stamps:

(0:00) Shawn joins Jason

(1:03) Shawn demos Looking Glass’ hologram assistant + Looking Glass’ business model

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(10:24) AI’s impact on product design and how users interact with Looking Glass’ platform

(17:57) Investing in hardware startups

(20:43) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at http://crowdbotics.com/twist

(22:10) Looking Glass’ customer base

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(32:42) Shawn’s perspective on AI

(37:18) Shawn and Jason’s first picks for holographic assistants

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Jack Krawczyk, the head Google’s Bard team, chats with Jason about Bard’s capabilities and Google’s plan for monetization. Following a few demonstrations of the AI chatbot (43:32), Jason wraps the episode with some thoughts on the series finale of HBO’s Succession (01:01:45)

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Time stamps:

(00:00) Jack Krawczyk joins Jason

(4:58) Discussing the responsible release of products

(7:43) The delicate balance of choosing to release or hold

(10:24) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist

(11:57) Addressing concerns about the usage of creators' content

(13:42) Unpacking the process of vetting new features and the purpose of Google's Red Team

(18:39) Integrating tools and features into the framework of Bard

(20:51) Upholding core values in the incorporation of tools

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(25:23) The impact of Bard's coding capabilities on developers

(29:36) Gauging the distance from non-developers writing meaningful code

(31:11) The business model behind Google Bard

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(36:44) The potential paths ahead

(39:30) Google's vision for plugins and opportunities for startups

(43:32) Jack demos Google Bard

(55:52) Reflecting on the pace of AI

(01:01:45) Breaking down HBO's Succession and why it's a must-watch

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Altimeter’s Brad Gerstner and Mubadala's Ibrahim Ajami join Jason to discuss their first UAE impressions (1:33), how the country is attracting startup talent, unclogging the capital allocator log jam, and more (19:43)!

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(0:00) Brad and Ibrahim join Jason

(1:33) First impressions of the UAE

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(11:55) The story of Mubadala

(19:43) Attracting talent to the UAE

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(28:21) The shifting perspective of the UAE and the opportunity it presents

(35:07) The level of curiosity in Abu Dhabi

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(38:21) Adjusting to the changing market

(41:58) Mubadala’s portfolio and investing in SoftBank’s Vision Fund

(49:40) Getting fit

(56:27) Unclogging the manager log jam and the denominator problem

(1:04:59) Investing in relationships

(1:11:38) The progression of the UAE

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Today’s show:

Lon Harris is BACK to discuss the WGA strike and how ChatGPT can (and will) impact Hollywood writers (6:18). They also break down how streaming services can appeal to show writers, Spotify’s planned AI-for-ads, and more! (19:56)

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Time stamps:

(0:00) Lon joins Jason

(1:44) Jason discusses his new reality TV show

(6:18) The WGA Strike and the misconceptions of Hollywood

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(14:33) Employing writers and the lack of transparency in the film industry

(19:56) Breaking rank as a streaming service

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(25:30) Hollywood writers’ thoughts on ChatGPT

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(38:41) Creating Adam Sandler movies with ChatGPT

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Galileo AI’s Arnaud Benard joins Jason to demo their text-to-UI platform before discussing the AI startup scene in Silicon Valley (3:47). Then Lunour’s Scott Bair gives a presentation on how to design loved products from rough wireframes to a polished design (34:17).

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(1:29) Discovering Galileo AI

(3:47) Arnaud demos Galileo

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(10:36) Galileo’s inception, its business metrics and its AI models

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(18:52) Building an AI startup today

(24:43) Arnaud’s position on AutoGPTs

(28:02) San Francisco’s startup and food scene

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(22:42) The value of Founder University

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Sunny joins Jason to discuss the latest in AI. They chat about the launch of ChatGPT’s new iOS app and demo Google’s MusicLM (1:24). Then, Sunny tests AssemblyAI’s LeMUR and Wondercraft AI before wrapping with a look at Stable Diffusion’s deep fake capabilities (29:38).

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(4:59) Sunny demos Google’s MusicLM

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(9:33) Having taste, and how did Google train MusicLM

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(22:09) The legal issues with training MusicLM

(29:38) Sunny demos AssemblyAI’s LeMur

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(39:58) Sunny demos Wondercraft AI

(47:18) Stable Diffusion’s deep fake technology

(51:36) Creating more content with AI

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Jason and Brad speak with Mubadala Capital’s Head of Ventures, Ibrahim Ajami, at Hub71 in the UAE. The three discuss how startups can survive and thrive in an economic downturn (1:02) before diving into the sacrifices that founders must make to create an incredible product. (14:16) They also explain how the AI revolution will affect software, startups, capital allocators, and more! (40:36)

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(1:02) Surviving the downturn

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(14:16) Sacrificing to build a great product

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(27:47) Brad’s letter to Mark Zuckerberg and AI creating ultra-efficient startups

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(40:36) The AI revolution

(50:48) The implications of AI on the software industry

(55:50) Creating the Silicon Valley culture

(59:32) Reflecting on the success of the Launch Accelerator

(1:06:23) Building culture within your firm and dealing with failure

(1:19:03) Opinions on WFH

(1:25:05) Recognizing product velocity

(1:29:11) Advice for young founders

(1:34:47) Advice for founders in emerging markets

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Rewind AI CEO and Co-Founder Dan Siroker joins Jason to break down his viral fundraising strategy before diving into a demo of Rewind’s AI software (1:27). Then, Scott Bair of Lunour gives a talk on how to build a strong brand, where he dives into topics like branding, creating a logo and more! (34:49)

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(1:27) Dan discusses his method of raising capital publicly and the valuation they settled on

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(10:38) Advice for founders taking a high valuation, choosing the right firm, and differentiating Rewind AI from file search

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(20:35) Dan demos Rewind AI

(25:04) Privacy concerns, dealing with legal issues, and Rewind’s enterprise use cases 

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Today’s show:

Jason is joined by Magic.dev CEO and Co-Founder Eric Steinberger to discuss how his startup makes developers more efficient with AI by auto-generating code. The first portion of the interview features Eric demoing his software. Then, Jason and Eric dive into the impact that these rapid AI advancements will have on society (31:28), how their tools have the potential to significantly minimize coding time and what that means for entrepreneurship (13:55), and much more!

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(00:00) Eric Steinberger joins Jason

(1:44) Eric and Jason explain what Magi.dev is

(3:43) Eric Demos Magic.dev

(9:13) What makes this AI model unique

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(12:11) Magic.dev's motivation behind building their own language model

(13:55) The efficiency gains achieved with Magic.dev

(17:32) Exploring reinforcement learning and grounding the AI model

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(21:19) The two parallel paths unfolding

(23:57) How close we are to developing more capable AI systems

(31:28) The impact of Moore's Law on technology and society

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(39:03) Alternative perspectives on the pace of AI advancement

(43:14) The origins of Eric's positive outlook on AI

(47:49) Thought's on AI regulation and choke points

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Rachel joins Jason to discuss Caryn AI and its rapid rise in popularity before explaining Gen Z everyday uses for AI (1:11). They wrap up by breaking down the Senate hearing regarding AI regulation (49:56).

(0:00) Rachel joins Jason

(1:11) Rachel breaks down CarynAI 

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(11:59) The ethics of Forever Voices and creating digital AI clones

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(22:40) How Gen Z is using AI, AI-powered filters, and Milli Vanilli

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(33:20) Jason gives a history lesson, Rupert Murdoch's infamous trial and Snapchat's AI chatbot

(49:56) AI Senate hearings 

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Sunny and Vinny are back to demo some new AI tools (14:08), discuss open-source vs. "ClosedAI" (38:45), and more!

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:31) Jason's trip to the UAE and Abu Dhabi's 30-year investment horizon

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(14:08) Sunny demos ChatPDF and LLMs' future in the workforce

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(25:41) Google's new universal translator

(30:11) What is Hugging Face? 

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(38:45) Open-source vs. "ClosedAI" and the race to build AI hardware

(48:28) Comparing Google Bard to ChatGPT

(1:01:13) Google's vision for Gmail and AWS's partnership with Hugging Face

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Emmanuel de Maistre joins Jason to demo Scenario’s AI-powered game asset generator (3:54) before breaking down future applications of Scenario’s technology. Then, Presh gives a presentation on how to build no-code apps (26:41).

(0:00) Emmanuel de Maistre joins Jason 

(1:29) The cost of developing video games

(3:54) Emmanuel demos Scenario 

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(12:45) Emmanuel demos Scenario continued, and the cost and use cases for this technology

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(24:20) Addressing artist’s concerns 

(26:41) Other applications for Scenario’s technology 

(29:08) Emmanuel’s prior ventures 

(31:23) Regulating AI 

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Dee Murthy joins Jason to discuss the origin of the Group Chat podcast before talking about his new startup, Ghost (1:44). They then delve into fostering a community, staying true to your brand, and more! (30:12) 

(0:00) Dee Murthy joins Jason 

(1:44) The Origin of Group Chat podcast

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(13:06) The impact of the Group Chat podcast

(18:49) The premise of Ghost

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(24:15) Focusing on your customers and raising capital

(30:12) Fostering a community

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(39:00) Understanding your brand’s voice

(46:09) Effective influencer marketing 

(52:01) More on Ghost  

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Reid Hoffman joins Jason to discuss AI's current "crescendo moment," and its ability to amplify human capabilities (1:50). Then, they discuss AI regulation, real-world use cases, and much more! (25:55)

(0:00) Reid Hoffman joins Jason

(1:50) AI’s “crescendo moment,”

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(14:20) AI's ability to amplify human capability 

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(36:45) The future of AI startups and Inflection AI's mission

(44:01) AI's real-world applications 

(48:20) Compensating creators and real-world uses for AI

(57:27) Google's ability to compete in the AI race 

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Aaron Levie joins Jason to discuss the launch of Box AI (19:13), AI as a platform shift, its potential effects on employment dynamics (25:53), and much more!

(00:00) Aaron Levie joins Jason

(4:12) Thoughts on the impact and pace of AI

(6:54) Aaron's "Aha!" moment

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(11:33) Getting consent to use data from customers

(13:50) Creating an AI model for early adopters

(19:13) Aaron demos Box AI

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(25:53) AI making the workforce more efficient

(33:29) How AI technology affects morale

(36:45) The non-obvious uses of AI

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(39:44) The Writers Guild strike in Hollywood

(46:57) Copyright and citations

(53:49) The challenges with Crypto

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Vinny and Sunny join Jason for another AI roundtable to demo ChatGPT’s web browsing capabilities (1:44), discuss AI’s effect on productivity and the workforce (13:53), demo Opus Clip and ChatGPT’s Zillow plugin (33:44), and more!

(0:00) Vinny and Sunny join Jason

(1:44) GPT-4 web browsing demo

(9:10) Inside.com’s AI strategy

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(13:53) AI’s effect on productivity and the workforce

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(25:04) Personal use cases for ChatGPT

(30:56) Market Pull

(33:44) Opus Clip demo

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(41:08) Synthesia

(43:11) Zillow plugin demo 

(49:51) The future of ChatGPT Plugins

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AstroForge CEO Matthew Gialich joins Jason to discuss his startup’s lofty goal of mining Platinum Group Metals from asteroids (1:11). They discuss the recent launch of their Brokkr-1 space vehicle, the company’s road map to gather PGMs successfully from space, and SpaceX’s impact on the space industry (5:42). Then, Founder University’s Kelly Schricker gives a presentation on how to set up a fundraising process for your startup (31:51).

(0:00) AstroForge’s Matthew Gialich joins Jason 

(1:11) The purpose of mining asteroids

(5:42) Brokkr-1 mission

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(12:09) AstroForge’s roadmap

(16:07) Unit economics of hardware-based businesses

(17:38) Scaling Virgin Orbit and Virgin Galactic

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(22:20) The evolution of the space economy 

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(31:51) How to set up a fundraising process

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Airbnb CEO and Co-Founder Brian Chesky joins Jason to tell the story of Airbnb’s early startup struggles (1:29) and discuss how the company has restructured operations to heighten focus on the product and its customers (16:05). They dive into addressing customer complaints, hyper-focused marketing, the AI opportunity for Airbnb, and much more (40:26).

(0:00) Airbnb’s Brain Chesky joins Jason 

(1:29) Brian’s experience with early rejection 

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(16:05) Airbnb’s company structure and focusing on product first 

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(26:42) Staying focused, getting permission from your customers, and Airbnb’s new updates

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(40:26) Addressing customer complaints and Brian’s philosophy on remote work

(49:23) AI’s future in hospitality and Brian’s personal experience with ChatGPT

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First up, Jason breaks down Uber’s huge Q1 results! (1:21) Then, Unlearn.AI CEO Charles Fisher joins to discuss the advancements his company is making in fast-tracking clinical trials (9:49), how machine learning is used in drug development (16:24), Unlearn’s business model (35:24), and more!

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:21) Uber’s Q1 earnings 

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(9:49) The foundation of Unlearn.AI

(12:42) Unlearn.AI’s impact on the clinical trial process

(14:24) Criticisms of the current clinical trial model

(16:24) ML’s Impact on drug discovery 

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(25:42) The data used in the medical system today

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(35:24) Unlearn.AI’s business model

(40:22) Building a foundational model for health

(44:06) The pace of AI today vs. the previous decade

(46:35) More on Unlearn.AI’s business model

(48:15) Creating foundational datasets in health

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Jason is joined by Semafor Co-Founder and EIC Ben Smith to dive into his new book and explore the current state of media. They break down BuzzFeed vs Gawker, why media unions might not work (29:35), the future of journalism (36:54), and much more!

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:55) Semafor's Ben Smith joins Jason

(4:27) Ben's career in media

(6:19) The previous era of publishing

(9:13) The significance of BuzzFeed and Gawker

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(14:53) Gawker's ethos

(19:31) The bet on companies like Facebook for media

(23:25) BuzzFeed's future

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(26:07) Vice and Vox

(29:35) Unions in media

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(36:54) The clash between journalism and business

(45:34) Broadcast TV and going direct

(46:19) What is happening with Fox and CNN

(52:48) SBF and Semafor

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Sunny and Vinny are back to break down ChatGPT's latest innovation: the Code Interpreter. They demonstrate its capabilities with two separate datasets on EVs in America and US Bank Failures (10:58) before discussing how platforms like ChatGPT will revolutionize organizational efficiency (31:19).

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(2:06) ChatGPT's new code interpreter

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(10:58) ChatGPT's Code Interpreter example with EV data

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(25:13) The global GPU shortage

(28:10) ChatGPT's Code Interpreter example with US Bank Failures 

(31:19) How ChatGPT will change the modern-day organization

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(40:27) Getting more efficient with ChatGPTs new updates

(47:53) Web browsing with ChatGPT 

 (56:11) How this technology will enable people

(1:04:15) How this has impacted Sunny

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TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to break down the big tech's Q1 earning reports (0:53). They discuss Google's culture of entitlement, Microsoft's AI momentum, Meta's year of efficiency, how Amazon may be in for a few quarters of pain, and Snap's double-digit drop (21:11).

(0:00) Nick kicks off the show

(0:53) TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm joins Jason

(1:23) Reflecting on SVB contagion 

(3:48) First Republic Bank and BuzzFeed's stock 

(6:16) Uber's profits

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(9:56) The SF boom/bust

(14:52) More on BuzzFeed

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(21:11) Google's earnings

(25:28) Google's culture of entitlement

(31:40) Integrating ChatGPT into your workflow

(35:47) AI innovation in hospitality

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(39:23) Microsoft's earnings

(43:19) Meta earnings

(54:29) Amazon's earnings

(1:04:08) Snap's earnings 

(1:11:34) Thoughts on TikTok

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Billy McFarland joins Jason to discuss the lessons he has learned from his Fyre Fest fraud, before discussing the festival’s origin story and what led him to winding up in jail (1:36). This leads to an all-encompassing conversation about Billy’s early days as an entrepreneur, his experience in prison, and if he is a changed man (13:46).

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:36) Reflecting on Fyre Festival

(6:57) The origin of Billy’s charisma & communication

(11:31) Billy’s first experience with computers

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(13:46) Spling

(14:40) Billy’s experience in solitary confinement 

(17:52) The origins of Fyre Festival

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(27:06) Billy’s behavioral changes

(29:02) Fyre Festival ticket sales 

(30:41) Fyre’s board of directors

(36:22) DIY Syndrom 

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(40:57) Billy’s early release from prison 

(43:37) Billy’s prison experience 

(46:22) The final moments before Fyre Festival

(50:44) Can we trust Billy Macfarland 2.0? 

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Vinny and Sunny join Jason to discuss the three phases of AI adoption and the emergence of new business models (1:55), which leads to a conversation about Grimes open-sourcing her AI-generated vocals before debating whether the government should regulate AI (24:57). They wrap with a conversation about AI’s technical constraints, OpenAI’s transparency issues, and the future of startups (39:31).

(0:00) Show start

(1:04) Vinny and Sunny join Jason 

(1:55) The three phases of AI adoption

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(12:41) Building AI applications

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(19:59) Emerging business models

(24:57) Grimes’ approach to AI-generated music 

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(30:04) Regulating AI 

(39:31) The technical constraints of AI 

(45:33) Becoming more efficient with AI 

(51:16) OpenAI’s lack of transparency 

(1:01:44) Lessons from Mahalo

(1:05:55) The future of startups 

(1:08:36) Reflecting on the Starship launch

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Jason starts the show by breaking down Spotify’s latest earnings report before discussing pop star Grimes taking to Twitter to announce a new business model for her AI-generated music (1:44). Then, Cafe X CEO Henry Hu joins Jason to discuss their latest equity crowdfund and being resilient, surviving a downturn, and more (18:22).

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(1:44) Spotify Earnings

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(9:56) Grimes takes an AI-based music approach

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(18:22) What is Cafe X?

(26:20) Advantages of a robot arm

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(32:40) Cafe X’s pivot

(38:07) Pricing of the Cafe X system

(40:54) Cafe X’s OS 

(42:42) Raising equity crowdfunding

(43:11) Navigating edge issues 

(45:22) Finding success and Cafe X’s current focus 

(50:38) Inventing menu items and other use cases

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Tome CEO Keith Peiris joins Jason to demo Tome’s AI-powered text-to-presentation platform (10:25). They discuss concerns about the pace of AI and the prevalence of 10x engineers (35:55), before Velocity Growth’s Jen Bryan breaks down how to get started with paid ads (47:19).

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show 

(2:013) Tome CEO Keith Peiris joins Jason 

(5:27) Creating a pitch deck with Tome

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(10:25) Tome Demo

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(24:28) Datasets and What the future holds

(28:18) Integrating AI elements into Tome's platform

(29:51) Deploying capital responsibly 

(31:53) Acquiring talent

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(35:55) Concerns about the pace of AI

(44:12) The prevalence of the 10x engineer

(47:19) Velocity Growth's Jen Bryan on getting started with paid advertising

(48:29) What is advertising?

(50:15) Problem / Solution fit

(53:12) See competitor ads

(54:44) Building custom audiences

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Jason recaps SpaceX's Starship rocket launch (2:06) and discusses BuzzFeed's 15% RIF and Fox News settling its Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit (9:11). He also covers Reddit's announcement to charge large AI companies for data and Tiger Global's $12.7B fund markdown (19:40). The show ends with another edition of Ask Jason (34:41).

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:06) Recapping Jason's experience at Space X's Starship launch

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(9:11) BuzzFeed's 15% RIF

(14:07) Fox News settled with Dominion Voting Systems

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(19:40) Reddit to charge AI companies for its data

(27:50) Tiger Global's 20% markdown

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(34:41) Ask Jason!

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Jason hosts another pitch competition featuring two startups from our Founder University program! Apply for Founder University: https://course.founder.university⁠

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(3:35) Jason and Presh describe who Founder University is for

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(9:52) Alexandra Bellensweig pitches HumHum

(22:15) Presh's thoughts on HumHum

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(28:13) Russell Palmer pitches Cyberfilm

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(38:56) Creating fantastic branding

(47:41) Deliberations

(59:43) Jason picks a company

(50:43) Q&A with Jason and Presh

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Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela joins Jason to discuss their suite of generative AI video editing tools (3:03), Runway's AI Film Festival and the rapid evolution of filmmaking (22:21), Runway's ability to lower the barrier to entry for aspiring filmmakers (36:05), and more!

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(3:03) What is Runway? 

(6:39) Runway's text-to-video demo

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(12:08) Latent Diffusion paper

(16:30) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

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(22:21) Runway's AI Film Festival

(29:08) The rapid evolution of filmmaking

(31:59) Favorite directors and films 

(36:05) Lowering the barrier of entry to filmmaking

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(42:51) Driving costs of filmmaking to zero 

(44:57) Training Runway's data set & Fan Fiction 

(52:07) Runway's generative capabilities 

(54:30) Safety concerns 

(58:20) The challenges of operating Runway

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Rachel is back to help Jason break down the news! First, they cover Google reportedly “panicking” over Samsung potentially switching to Bing as its device-default search engine, how Google can beat OpenAI/Microsoft,” and Project Magi” (1:43). Then, they discuss some recent AI-generated viral hits and what it means for the future of the music industry (21:48) before wrapping up on the possibility that Brian Armstrong may relocate Coinbase outside of the US (49:25).

(0:00) Jason and Rachel tee up today’s topics

(1:43) Samsung’s possible switch to Bing

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(11:30) Google’s effort to catch OpenAI 

(13:24) Google’s Project Magi

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(21:48) AI-generated hits: Heart on My Sleeve

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(34:45) Real Kanye or Fake Kanye

(40:41) AI Jason and a special guest 

(49:25) Coinbase considers leaving the US market

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 Uizard CEO Tony Beltramelli joins Jason to demo Uizard’s AI-powered UI designer (6:01) and discusses how he iterated on Uizard’s product-market fit and the competition it faces (21:20). Then, Kelly Schricker from Founder University breaks down how to choose a CRM and how to build one yourself in Notion (42:54)!

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:21) CEO of Uizard, Tony Beltramelli, joins Jason 

(6:01) Tony demos Uizard’s text-to-UI platform

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(15:09) Uizard’s target market 

(21:20) Attaining product market fit

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(30:56z) Uizard’s competition 

(35:03) GPT4’s impact 

(37:52) First impressions of Google’s Bard

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(42:54) Choosing a CRM

 (48:18) Understanding how to set up a CRM

(54:18) Demo of a CRM in Notion

(58:48) CRM management

(1:00:35) Top 4 failures when implementing a CRM

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Hyfe CEO Joe Brew joins Jason to discuss quantifying cough to prevent the spread of disease. They break down how Hyfe’s technology works (2:48), how his company diagnoses diseases via audio and qualifying health data (14:47), before Presh joins to demonstrate how to easily create business content for your startup with ChatGPT (40:16).

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:48) How does Hyfe work? 

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(10:32) Acoustic AI and its potential  

(14:57) What is a cough, and why do they happen? 

(17:17) Chronic Cough

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(22:34) Managing a cough

(25:18) Diagnosing other diseases through audio  

(31:56) Licensing the technology and pandemic prevention 

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(40:16) Quantifying health data

(43:45) Generating ideas from existing content using ChatGPT

(49:45) Using Chat-GPT for your product or service from scratch

(53:51) Creating micro-content with Chat-GPT

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Vinny and Sunny join Jason to discuss AI’s blistering pace and compare its development to other product launches (2:47). They also break down the anxiety artists and developers feel from AI automation (14:47), the rise of AutoGPTs, Twitter’s reported LLM project, and more (37:01).

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:47) The blistering pace of AI

(9:44) Developer builds Flappy Bird in 1-hour

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(12:53) Developers leveraging gains in AI

(14:47) Ai anxiety

(23:55) Instacart’s ChatGPT plugin 

(26:06) Preserving your advantage against AI

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(30:14) AI artists

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(37:01) Automating with AutoGPT

(47:09) LLMs vs. Knowledge retrieval systems 

(57:06) Is Google’s Bard behind? 

(1:02:42) Twitter’s alleged generative AI project

(1:08:30) Ethereum and Bitcoin updates

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Copy.ai Founder Paul Yacoubian joins Jason to break down the evolution and progress that OpenAI has made with its GPT LLMs (2:38) before discussing the radical shifts that AI will cause across most industries (20:46). They end the show with a demo of Copy.ai and the legal issues surrounding training datasets (48:54).

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:38) The evolution of GPT-2 to GPT-3

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(9:45) How GPT summarizes work 

(13:39) Working with GPT-4

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(20:46) Radical shifts in AI

(29:59) Accepting AI  

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(38:29) Working systems with ChatGPT

(45:20) Who wins between Google and OpenAI 

(48:54) Copy.ai demo

(52:38) Licensing of the underlying data 

(57:10) The demand for hardware when developing AI 

(59:53) More on Copy.ai 

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Jason breaks down an AI experiment conducted by Google and Stanford researchers, where they created a simulated Sims-like video game with characters driven by AI (2:27). Then, he discusses Bloomberg announcing its own financially-focused LLM and what it means for analysts (21:58). He wraps with two quick hits about San Francisco’s dire commercial real estate situation and the collapse of an instant delivery startup (37:51).

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:27) Stanford and Google paper "Generative Agents: Interactive Simulacra of Human Behavior"

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(11:38) Prompting the agents and programming AI

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(21:58) Bloomberg releases BloombergGPT

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(34:03) The future for financial analysts

(37:51) San Francisco's commercial real estate debacle 

(47:03) MilkRun shuts down

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The man behind the anonymous accounts “prayingforexits” on Instagram and “@mrexits” on Twitter joins Jason for a jam-packed episode.

Topics covered: what founders can learn from Logan Roy (2:29), what recent ZIRP fraudsters have in common (21:39), where GPT-4 ranks in terms of revolutionary product launches (31:28), AI’s impact moving forward, the state of VC (1:02:29), and so much more!

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show 

(2:29) Succession, Logan Roy’s mentality & winning

(9:22) Purpose-driven CEOS

(20:07) Orgspace - Get $2000 in credits at http://orgspace.io/twist

(21:39) ZIRP fraudsters

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(31:28) Revolutionary product launches 

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(43:52) AI’s impact moving forward

(1:02:29) The state of VC

(1:18:51) Mayor Jason

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Jason breaks down the valuation tension surrounding YC demo days (2:36), how to get better prices on YC-equivalent startups (8:59), Garry Tan's response to complaints (15:18), and more! Then, Jason reacts to a law firm's leaked expectations list that went viral (29:29) before wrapping with some thoughts about Substack (41:59).

(0:00) Jason tees up Friday's topics!

(2:36) Understanding the valuation tension of YC's demo day; why some investors resent YC

(8:59) Jason's three ways to avoid overpaying for YC startups

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(15:18) Garry Tan's response to demo day valuation complaints; Harry Stebbings and Garry Tan's back and forth on valuations/expectations

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(25:34) How startups that got accepted into YC can cold email top VCs to raise pre-demo day

(29:29) Jason reacts to a law firm's leaked expectations list that went viral

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(37:25) Reactions to the viral expectations list

(41:59) Substack publishes 2021 gross revenue, net loss, and cash on hand and Jason breaks down the company's position

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Satya Patel joins Jason to discuss the economics of being a self-funded GP and the structure of their fund (6:51). Then, they have an all-encompassing discussion about the challenges of running Google today, the state of VC, and much more (15:44). Before wrapping, they discuss their investing frameworks and when and when they will not break them (43:29). 

(0:00) Nick kicks off the show

(1:21) Satya's early days a Google

(6:51) The economics of being a solo GP

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(10:58) The structure of a fund

(15:44) The challenges of running Google today

(17:51) The evolution of chat-based search 

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(24:25) The balkanization of AI data 

(29:55) The pace of AI and the harsh reality of the private sector 

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(39:28) Saying "no" to external funds 

(43:29) Flexible Frameworks

(58:05) Founder Archetypes 

(1:01:38) Being "founder friendly" and the importance of board meetings 

(1:14:09) Screendoor 

(1:22:25) Satya's thoughts on SVB 

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Jason hosts another pitch competition featuring three startups from our Founder University program! Apply for Founder University: https://course.founder.university

(0:00) Nick kicks off the show

(1:07) Introducing Founder University

(7:14) Pitch 01: Xinyue Ma of Sticker

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(13:00) Jason’s feedback for Sticker

(15:07) Pitch 02: Joseph Homsy of Outmost

(17:11) Jason’s feedback for Outmost

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(24:40) Pitch 03: Cam Richardson of PaySquad

(26:55) Jason’s feedback for PaySquad

(29:45) Ranking the pitches

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(36:50) The importance of product velocity

(39:41) Final thoughts on Sticker

(42:23) Final thoughts on Outmost

(44:26) Final thoughts on PaySquad

(46:04) Jason invests $25k in…

(47:39) Q&A with Jason 

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First up, Jason touches on Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund disclosing which VC firms it has made LP investments in (2:48), which leads to him pondering the human rights issues and if founders care where their money comes from (18:52). Jason caps off the show by breaking down the SEC’s charges against Frank founder Charlie Javice for allegedly closing a $175M acquisition based on over 4M fake user accounts (30:18).

(0:00) Jason kicks off today’s show

(2:48) Saudi Arabia discloses LP positions

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(9:52) Why is Saudi Arabia diversifying?

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(18:52) Founders’ thoughts on where their funding comes from

(21:26) Jason’s passion for human rights

(29:01) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist 

(30:18) Frank founder charged with fraud

(33:03) Be clear about your customers

(34:35) Allegations against Charlie Javice

(47:00) Lessons for founders 

(44:56) Ivy League convicts

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Jason kicks off the show by breaking down clips from a recent conversation between Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, and Adam Neumann about Saudi Arabia’s promising startup scene (2:44). This leads to Jason diving into new city concepts and Trump’s presidential campaign (13:01). Then, BioFluff CEO Martin Stübler joins the show to discuss his sustainable fashion alternative (30:44).

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:44) Saudi Arabia’s promising startup scene

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(13:01) Creating cities and societies 

(18:21) Trump-topia

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(25:02) Trump’s presidential campaign 

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(30:44) BioFluff CEO Martin Stübler on developing plant-based fur

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Stephen Wolfram of Wolfram Research joins Jason for an all-encompassing conversation about AI, from the history of neural nets (7:53) to how modern ai emulates the human brain (19:33). This leads to an in-depth discussion about the pace at which AI is evolving (43:46), The “Post-Knowledge Work” era (58:45), the unintended consequences of AI (1:03:52), and so much more.

(0:00) Nick kicks off the show

(1:24) Under the hood of ChatGPT

(7:53) What is a neural net? 

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(11:33) Determining values and weights in a neural net

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(19:33) Emulating the human brain

(23:26) Defining computational irreducibility

(26:14) Emergent behavior and the rules of language

(31:49) Discovering logic + creating a computational language

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(39:38) Wolfram’s ChatGPT plugin

(43:46) The rapid pace of AI 

(58:45) The “Post-Knowledge Work” era

(1:03:52) The unintended consequences of AI 

(1:11:45) Rewarding innovation 

(1:16:12) The possibility of AGI 

(1:20:07) Creating a general-purpose robotic system

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Vinny Lingham joins Jason to break down the state of crypto’s de-platforming by the US government. They discuss recent happenings with Coinbase (2:13), Balaji’s Bitcoin bet (20:00), Binance (38:23), SBF (44:07), and more! Then, they wrap with a discussion about the coming balkanization of AI (52:54).

(0:00) Jason tees up today’s topics

(2:13) Coinbase’s Wells notice & the state of crypto

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(9:36) Clarity within the crypto industry

(15:06) The future of Bitcoin in the US 

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(20:00) Balaji’s bet and hyperinflation

(25:50) A debate on whether to short Coinbase

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(38:23) CFTC sues Binance 

(44:07) SBF’s indictment 

(49:00) Why is the government clamping down on crypto? 

(52:54) The balkanization of AI

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Jason hosts another pitch competition featuring three startups from our Founder University program! Apply for Founder University: https://course.founder.university

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show 

(1:58) Kelly and Presh discuss reactions from the Founder University community

(6:47) Presentation 1: Kevin O'Connell, Founder and CEO of Kapsule

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(13:38) Presentation 2: Julien Hoachuck, Founder of ArkiTask 

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(21:10) Presentation 3: David Axelrod, Founder of Open Insure

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(33:28) Deliberations 

(37:36) Jason's thoughts on the three companies

(41:13) Key takeaways from Founder University

(46:22) How to learn more about Founder University

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Producer Rachel joins Jason to break down the latest tech news. They cover AOC's arguments against banning TikTok (2:29), Alibaba's six-way split (18:43), Disney's metaverse cuts (28:17), Substack's equity crowdfunding (39:16), Lyft's precarious position, and more! (55:09) Then, Jason breaks down the case for shorting Coinbase. (1:12:14)

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:29) Reacting to AOC's arguments to not ban TikTok

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(15:09) The CCP’s interest in TikTok 

(18:43) Alibaba's six-way split

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(28:17) Disney sunsetting its Metaverse division

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(39:16) Substack's equity crowdfunding

(55:09) Lyft's precarious position

(1:04:18) Twitter shutters legacy verification badges

(1:12:14) Laying out the Coinbase short argument

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Jason starts the show by discussing First Citizens acquiring SVB’s assets (2:03) before diving into a Reddit post detailing how generative AI changed a 3D artist’s job overnight (9:09). Jason wraps by interviewing Sarika Bajaj, the CEO, and Co-founder of Refiberd, as she dives into the reality of the recycling process, how they are using spectroscopy to recycle textiles, and more (20:28)!

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:03) A breakdown of First Citizens’ purchase of SVB

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(9:09) Reddit Post: A radical change for 3D artists 

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(20:28) Sarika Bajaj, CEO of Refiberd joins Jason 

(21:00) What happens to our textiles? 

(25:20) Refiberd’s solution

(30:31) Solving for inefficiencies in the recycling process 

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(39:33) The state of recycling today

(49:23) Raising capital in today’s market 

(54:25) Navigating gate SVB collapse 

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Acquired co-hosts Ben and David are BACK to discuss the state of the VC market and YC shutting down its Continuity Fund (6:20) before diving into industries that benefitted from ZIRP (26:35). They also break down which social apps they want to own and why (45:29). Then, Ben and Jason wrap up the show by discussing the future of Amazon and Starfish Space, a new space startup (1:11:48)

(0:00) Nick tees up today’s topics

(1:36) David’s time at Stanford

(6:20) Ben’s private market snapshot

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(10:19) David’s private market snapshot

(16:19) Reacting to YC closing down its Continuity Fund

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(26:35) Industries that benefitted from ZIRP

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(36:36) How compelling is AI? 

(45:29) Owning either Instagram, Linked In, or YouTube

(48:15) Rational and Wildcard: Who is likely to acquire TikTok? 

(53:44) Twitter product development

(1:00:51) Reclaiming lost time 

(1:11:48) The future of Amazon 

(1:19:57) Apple to spend $1B on producing theatrical releases + Project Titan

(1:25:21) SOTD: Keeping satellites on course with Starfish Space  

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Jason kicks off today's episode by reacting to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's testimony in front of Congress (1:41) before delving into the news that Coinbase was served a Wells notice by the SEC (22:57). Then, he discusses the reports that Do Kwon has been arrested in Montenegro (32:35) before wrapping up with more information on China and TikTok (35:44).

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show 

(1:41) Jason reacts to Shou Zi Chew's testimony in front of Congress

(6:14) China's use of private companies to manipulate its population

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(12:29) TikTok's ability to influence our youth 

(16:48) Chinese espionage

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(22:57) SEC serves Coinbase a Wells Notice

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(32:35) Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro

(35:44) More information on China and TikTok

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Jenny Lefcourt of Freestyle VC joins Jason for an insightful conversation. They delve into the mission of All Raise and the importance of diversity in venture capital (2:04). Jenny shares her thoughts on embracing non-consensus bets and her experiences investing in Narvar and Discord (20:04). Additionally, they discuss the value of strategy meetings in comparison to traditional board meetings (59:10).

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:04) Co-Founding All Raise: Promoting Diversity in Venture Capital

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(11:23) Biases Towards Certain Business Models

(15:05) Identifying and Avoiding Unsuccessful Business Models

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(20:04) Embracing Non-Consensus Bets

(22:53) Jenny’s Investment in Narvar

(28:16) Understanding the Economics of a Seed Fund

(35:14) Comparing Hype: Generative AI versus Web 3.0

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(42:28) Insights from Jenny's Investment in Discord

(47:05) Attaining Product-Market Fit and Making a Significant Impact

(56:56) Exiting Deals: When to Move On

(59:10) Strategy Meetings Compared to Board Meetings

(1:04:04) Jenny's Ideal Timeline for Committing to Investments

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Today on the podcast, we have a new format for you! Jason will hear four pitches from Founder University participants and choose ONE startup to invest $25K in! (1:45)

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show and explains the pitch format!

(1:45) Jason brings on Presh and Kelly to explain the fundamentals of Founder University and introduces today's pitches!

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(16:18) George Lam pitches Fantastic Funding

(21:18) Naman Dwivedi pitches Promptify

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(27:30) Phil Boucher pitches OpenSpot

(34:00) Matt Edminster pitches Renegade Labs

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(40:35) Kelly and Presh's pick for best return for LPs

(45:33) The live audience votes!

(50:22) What Founder University meant to these Founders

(53:39) Jason makes his decision on who will receive $25K

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Rachel Reporting joins Jason to read the news! First, they give an update on the banking crisis and how it’s impacting startups (1:34). Then, they cover Balaji’s huge Bitcoin bet and his predictions for the future (14:17) before breaking down OpenAI’s launch of GPT-4 (35:07). Finally, Jason wraps up with some Jay Trading updates (57:28)!

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:34) Banking crisis update & how it affects startups

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(11:14) Best practices for banking

(14:17) Balaji’s huge Bitcoin bet

(22:18) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist 

(23:42) Balaji’s predictions for the future

(32:41) Ray Dalio’s The Changing World Order

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(35:07) A breakdown of OpenAI’s launch of GPT-4

(57:28) Jay Trade update

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Molly is joined by Laurie Yoler as they dive into her early experiences in VC before discussing how she became the first investor in Tesla (1:45). Next, Laurie talks about her time at Qualcomm and Playground then they wrap with a discussion about AI and how Laurie’s investments were impacted by the pandemic (30:31).

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:45) Arriving in Venture

(7:36) Laurie’s first investments

(13:39) LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://linkedIn.com/angel and post your first job for free.

(14:49) Investing in Tesla

(21:21) Prenuvo - Get $300 off at http://prenuvo.com/twist

(22:51) Raising money for a car company

(26:22) Finding strategic partners

(30:31) Laurie’s time at Qualcomm and autonomous vehicles

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(38:42) Joining Playground

(41:29) Leaf Logistics

(45:44) Benefitting from the pandemic

(48:54) Investing in AI

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Vinny and Sunny are BACK with Jason for another roundtable! First, they cover the aftermath of the bank shutdowns (2:54) before breaking down the impact on startups and the overall economy. (14:14) They also cover Zuckerberg announcing more cuts at Meta (1:05:49) and OpenAI launching GPT-4! (1:10:55)

(0:00) Jason tees up today's topics!

(2:54) Reflecting on the aftermath of the SVB collapse

(12:50) Cast.ai - Get a free cloud cost audit with a personal consultation at https://cast.ai/twist 

(14:14) Understanding the origins of the banking issues and the Fed's response

(27:10) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist 

(28:09) Signature and Silvergate troubles, overall lessons from the past week

(39:33) Orgspace - Get $2000 in credits at http://orgspace.io/twist 

(41:04) Understanding CBDC

(56:11) Things to consider going forward, payroll crisis

(1:05:49) Zuckerberg's "Year of Efficiency" and OpenAI launches GPT-4

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Wealthfront Chairman and Co-Founder Andy Rachleff joins Jason for an incredible interview! They start the show by discussing the SVB situation before breaking down different tech mini-crashes throughout Silicon Valley history (2:28). Then, they break down Wealthfront’s business and how to know if a business has market pull (40:49). They finish up the show by covering a range of topics, from AI to stock-based comp (1:13:45).

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:28) SVB situation

(9:26) The FDIC’s $250K limit

(13:27) MasterClass - Get 15% off an annual membership at https://masterclass.com/startups

(14:49) The bank run

(16:17) The SVB ecosystem

(22:20) Merge - Integrate up to 5 customers for free today at https://merge.dev/twist

(23:45) Cycle changes

(36:15) How to judge a VC

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(40:49) Wealthfront’s operation

(48:58) Reactions to the market

(55:00) Modern analysis and stock buybacks

(1:01:24 ) Caring about profitability

(1:02:06) Attaining market pull

(1:13:45) Andy’s thoughts on AI

(1:16:31) The makeup of a great entrepreneur

(1:18:50) Stock-based compensation

(1:25:06) How we avoided inflation

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Alora CEO and Co-Founder Luke Young joins Molly to discuss ocean agriculture and the ability to grow crops offshore (1:17). They discuss the progression of engineering that has propelled Alora’s innovations (11:55) and the challenges of growing at sea (21:53).

(0:00) Intro!

(1:17) Alora’s mission and technological advancements

(5:46) Mitigation and adaptation

(7:58) The first taste test

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(11:55) Alora’s progression and timeline

(16:26) Designing infrastructure and engineering fertilizer

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(21:53) Challenges of growing on the ocean

(26:14) Alora’s Business Model

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(30:10) Salt tolerance

(35:17) Alora’s Customer and cost of development

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Jason kicks off Monday by recapping this weekend’s chaos caused by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (1:45). Then, he advises founders on preventing a scare like this from happening again before interviewing Andrew R McHugh of Wist Labs, who is building a platform to capture and relive memories in AR and VR (13:40).

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:45) The past weekend’s chaos and triaging startups

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(13:40) The government’s response and advice for founders

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(25:39) Andrew R McHugh of Wist Labs

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(38:56) Reliving past experiences and Generative AI applications

(57:00) Raising capital in the weeks to come

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Jason reacts to Silicon Valley Bank being shut down by the FDIC and breaks down what this means for founders and VCs.

(0:00) Breaking down the SVB situation

(4:28) FDIC press release

(7:41) What Jason hopes will happen

(10:16) Defcon 1

(12:39) Thoughts on emergency funding

(15:46) How does the SVB situation affect early-stage fundraising

(26:59) SVB sells their securities

(29:10) USV email to founders

(31:06) SVB CEO addresses the situation

(33:07) Bill Ackman’s response

(34:31)Mark Suster’s response

(35:52) Audience questions

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Eric Newcomer joins to break down all the trending tech topics, including Stripe raising $6B (16:31), major generative ai fundraises (35:55), Silicon Valley Bank dropping 60% (50:35), and more!

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:55) Eric’s move to independent journalism

(10:07) First Republic Bank - Discover what a long-term financial relationship can do for you. Visit https://firstrepublic.com today to learn more.

(10:57) Take rates and more on Substack

(16:31) Eric’s Scoop on Stripe

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(21:46) The narrative around the tech layoffs + Generative AI

(34:24) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(35:55) The deluge of Funding into AI

(43:39) The state of VC investing

(50:35) Silicon Valley Bank drops 60%

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Zach Coelius is BACK with Jason to take questions from founders and investors! They cover investing on Zoom post-COVID (6:07), diligence red flags (13:13), investor red flags (27:32), building relationships prior to fundraising (48:59), and more!

(0:00) Jason Kicks off the show

(1:21) Managing time as an angel

(6:07) Moving to zoom instead of the room

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(10:54) Servicing new deals vs. existing ones

(13:13) Red flags to look for in a syndicate startup deal

(20:18) Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, sign up for free at https://coda.io/twist

(21:47) Your options when there is no path to profitability

(27:32) Red flags when courting angel investors

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(42:35) Assumptions that have evolved

(45:23) Recent learnings in the past few years

(48:59) Building genuine relationships with investors

(53:40) Difficulties in startups

(57:37) Negotiating terms on deals

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Emily Melton joins Molly to discuss her early days in venture and what she learned while working at DFJ (1:30). Then, they talk about the barriers that healthcare imposes on entrepreneurship (17:22), building a diverse culture within venture capital (29:53), market distortions, and how to optimize for a down market (38:42).

(0:00) Molly kicks off the show

(1:30) Getting started in Venture Capital

(8:12) LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://linkedIn.com/angel and post your first job for free

(9:38) Learnings from working at DFJ

(17:22) Healthcare being a barrier to entrepreneurship

(20:11) Prenuvo - Get $300 off at http://prenuvo.com/twist

(21:41) Threshold Ventures’ fund mechanics

(26:15) Investing in Tia: Healthcare solutions for woman

(29:53) Building culture

(37:45) Pilot - Get 20% off the first 6 months at https://pilot.com/twist

(38:42) Optimizing for a down market

(52:13) What’s next?

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Molly kicks off Climate Tuesday breaking down the news that the Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act has resurfaced (1:37). Then, she discusses BlocPower’s $155M raise and their collaboration with a town in New York to achieve net zero emissions (6:12). Finally, Kiran Bhatraju of Arcadia joins Molly for 2023’s first official Climate interview (11:38).

(0:00) Molly kicks off the show

(1:37) The Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act resurfaces

(6:12) BlocPower Raises $155M

(10:12) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist

(11:38) Unlocking utility data with Kiran Bhatraju of Arcadia

(21:48) Linode - Apply to Linode's Rise program for up to six figures in discounts at https://linode.com/twist

(23:14) Breaking down Arcadia and Arc

(26:13) Democratizing solar energy with community solar

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(35:27) Arc users + carbon accounting

(43:15) Kiran's journey into climate tech

(45:59) Opportunity in the climate tech space

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Jason is BACK with Molly to break down the news! They cover Sequoia leaving Citizen's board after passing on a "pay to play" round (5:46), two major companies reportedly going public in 2023: Instacart and ARM (27:11), and the recent turmoil at Dapper Labs (50:44).

(0:00) J+M tee up today's news show!

(2:25) Jason's back!

(5:46) Sequoia leaves the board of Citizen

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(15:51) How investors make the decision to pass on a "pay to play" round

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(27:11) IPO window starts to open, Instacart prepares for IPO after big Q4

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(37:09) ARM prepares for IPO, reasons for CHIPS Act speed

(50:44) Chaos at Dapper Labs: reckless spending, securities lawsuit

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Molly starts the show with Producer Rachel, covering Apple blocking an email app with an AI update (7:17), TikTok's latest restriction for users under 18 (14:05), and Salesforce Q4 earnings results. Then, they break down the startup immi, an instant ramen company (26:55). To end the show, Molly talks to Foodini founder and CEO Dylan McDonnell (35:10), and Rachel talks to Michael Tan, author of The Death of Uncertainty (59:49). 

0:00 Molly Kicks off the show

1:55 Apple blocks app update for having generative AI capabilities

7:17 Could Apple's guard on the App Store create a headwind for the industry? 

9:40 Should Apple be in charge of standard content filtering around AI on their platform

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12:48 How did TikTok approach being on the Apple App Store? 

14:05 TikTok is setting 1-hour time limits for users under 18 

16:11 If Apple doesn't impose safety limits, who will? 

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19:01 Salesforce stock drop and Q4 earnings results

24:34 Molly's predictions for Salesforce 

26:55 Startup of the day: immi, an instant ramen company, is taking over grocery stores by storm 

32:15 Orgspace - Get $2000 in credits at http://orgspace.io/twist

35:10 Foodini founder and CEO Dylan McDonnell on how he plans on making eating out safer for those with diet restrictions

59:49 Okboomer with Michael Tan, author of The Death of Uncertainty


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Frank Slootman joins Jason for another incredible conversation that ranges from the management shift in Silicon Valley (1:08) to how to know if you’re moving the dial in your organization (9:59). Then, they discuss Frank’s hiring philosophy and how to create a winning relationship between an executive and their direct reports (27:05). Finally, they discuss managing burnout and creating security for yourself (46:33).

(0:00) Molly kicks off the show

(1:08) Layoffs + the management shift in Silicon Valley

(8:29) MasterClass - Get 15% off an annual membership at https://masterclass.com/startups

(9:59) How to know if you are moving the dial and moving at a fast pace

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(20:09) Dealing with recessions and countering the media frenzy

(27:05) Frank’s definition of culture and hiring for enthusiasm

(32:32) The relationship between an executive and their employees

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(37:19) Assessing performance, hiring the right people, and being thoughtful

(41:56) Starting with a great product

(46:33) Managing burnout and creating security

(56:49) Consumption-based pricing + acquisitions

(1:00:30) Frank’s thoughts on AI

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Vinny and Sunny joined Molly on another segment of Crypto Roundtable! Highlights included how Twitter could have integrated crypto  (2:02), the benefits and controversy of a national ID system (23:00), and Spotify's NFT experiment.


(0:00) Molly kicks off the show

(2:02) The future of Twitter payments 

(12:16) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist

(14:21) What does an ideal Twitter identity system look like? 

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(23:00) The benefits and controversy of a national ID system 

(32:20) Predictions about the latest Yuga drop 

(35:41) Contra - Get $500 off your first hire at https://contra.com/twist

(41:54) Vinny breaks down the future of Coinbase and its active users 

(48:07) Molly sees the connection between K-Pop and crypto 

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Maha Ibrahim of Canaan joins Molly to discuss her early days in VC (1:38), managing distributions and exiting at the right time (20:36), the clean tech bubble, being a generalist/specialist, diversity, and more (37:42).

(0:00) Molly kicks off the show

(1:38) Maha’s first years in venture

(11:18) LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://linkedIn.com/angel and post your first job for free.

(12:43) Investing in the early 2000s and Canaan’s strategy

(19:12) Cast.ai - Get a free cloud cost audit with a personal consultation at https://cast.ai/twist

(20:36) Exiting at the right time and distributing earnings

(30:00) Learning from a downturn

(34:58) The mismatch between VCs to outlier startups

(36:11) Prenuvo - Get $300 off at http://prenuvo.com/twist

(37:42) The climate tech bubble

(40:14) Generalists vs. specialists

(42:16) Responding to cycles and signs of good timing

(48:53) Structuring a generational off-ramp

(51:39) All Raise

(55:30) What does the future hold?

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Neeva CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy joins Molly to talk all things search and AI chatbots, including Neeva’s technology and the difficulty of building a search engine (1:41), Neeva’s consumer focus and business model (20:00), and the search-to-answer revolution (41:31).

(0:00) Molly kicks off the show

(1:41) Neeva’s Purpose

(5:06) The technological underpinning of Neeva

(8:00) The hurdles building Neeva

(10:26) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes for six figures in discounts at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups

(11:53) The problems search aims to solve

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(20:00) Why choose Neeva

(24:01) Neeva’s business model

(29:18) Moving from search to answers + citing sources

(35:53) The ad supported publishing ecosystem

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(39:13) Leaving Google

(41:31) The search to answers revolution

(44:34) Compensating publishers and dealing with content moderation

(48:51) Open loop vs. Closed loop

(54:29) Neeva copycats

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