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Jason interviews Alex Shieh of The Antifraud Company, who uses AI and investigative techniques to uncover government fraud and collect bounties under the False Claims Act, with the potential to expose billions in fraudulent spending.
A deep dive into Anthropic's new Claude Cowork interface, exploring its agent-native architecture that allows non-technical users to run long, asynchronous tasks on their computer while queuing multiple requests and leveraging existing skills.
Scott Hanselman and Ryan Donovan discuss the nuances of "vibe coding" with AI, exploring how human judgment, experience, and context remain crucial in software development, even as AI tools become more sophisticated.
Tarun Thummala founded PressW, an AI engineering firm that builds custom automation systems for regulated industries, generating over $2 million annually by focusing on specific workflow outcomes and leveraging AI to streamline their own business processes.
Sam Reich discusses how he transformed College Humor into Dropout, creating a unique comedy subscription platform focused on creative autonomy, profit sharing, and keeping the internet weird.
Kumail Nanjiani returns to the podcast to discuss his body transformation, stand-up comedy, dealing with online criticism, and his journey of self-acceptance while navigating the complexities of fame, fitness, and personal growth.
JL Collins shares his simple path to wealth: avoid debt, live on less than you earn, invest the surplus in low-cost index funds, and understand that financial freedom is about buying your time and options, not just accumulating material possessions.
Luke Harries, Head of Growth at ElevenLabs, shares insights on their unique growth strategy, product expansion, launching techniques, and how they've built a $6.6B growth engine without traditional product managers.
Jason and Alex break down the top CES products, highlighting innovative robotics, self-driving cars, and AI-powered technologies, with a focus on humanoid robots from Boston Dynamics and LG, Neuro's robotaxi, and emerging health and pet tech wearables.
A deep dive into the rapidly evolving landscape of AGI, robotics, and space technology in 2026, exploring the potential transformative impacts of AI, humanoid robots, and emerging technologies across economic, societal, and technological domains.
Kam Dasani shares how he broke free from feeling underutilized in his corporate job by developing strategic trading skills, teaching professionals how to generate active income through swing trading options and build financial freedom without quitting their jobs overnight.
George Cameron and Micah Hill-Smith detail the journey of Artificial Analysis, an independent AI benchmarking platform that has evolved from a side project to a comprehensive resource for evaluating AI models across intelligence, performance, cost, and openness metrics.
In 2026, as companies rush to get AI agents into production, Keycard aims to help enterprises manage agent fleets by solving critical identity, authentication, and authorization challenges in this new agentic computing landscape.
An AI roundtable with Steven Johnson and Grant Lee explores how AI tools like NotebookLM and Gamma can enhance creativity, productivity, and decision-making across various professional domains, challenging the prevalent skepticism about AI's impact on human thinking.
Reid Hoffman predicts 2026 will be the year of AI agents breaking out of coding into broader domains, with a focus on enterprise AI, orchestration, and potential breakthroughs in biological research.
A fascinating conversation with 22-year-old Brendan Foody, CEO of Mercor, exploring how AI is transforming knowledge work through expert-driven evaluation, rubric creation, and reinforcement learning across various industries.
In this episode, Kieran and Kipp break down the top 5 AI launches and must-have skills for marketers in 2026, focusing on content remixing with Gemini 3, advanced image and video creation tools like Nano Banana Pro and Veo 3.1, AI-powered automation and agentic workflows, and powerful coding tools that can help marketers dramatically scale their productivity.
Brie Wolfson discusses her approach to craft, taste, and organizational culture, exploring how loving attention, deep engagement, and a commitment to excellence can transform work and creativity across various domains.
Young Zhao, CEO of OpusClip, shares insights on building a successful AI startup by focusing on solving real painful problems, understanding user workflows, and maintaining discipline while creating innovative tools that transform content creation.
A conversation with Bart Hutchins, chef-owner of Butterworth's, a buzzy Washington DC restaurant known for its political clientele, explores the intricacies of running a high-end restaurant, sourcing ingredients from local Amish farmers, and navigating the challenging post-pandemic restaurant landscape.
Luke Drago discusses the "Intelligence Curse" - a potential future where AI systems replace human workers, concentrating economic and political power in the hands of those who control AI technology, potentially undermining democratic institutions and social mobility.
A nostalgic exploration of heavy metal's evolution through the eyes of System of a Down's Daron Malakian, tracing the genre's roots from psychedelic rock to early metal bands like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden, and examining how different musical influences shaped the sound and spirit of heavy metal.
Joe Apfelbaum shares his journey of rebuilding his digital marketing agency Ajax Union and launching EvyAI, an AI-powered sales assistant, while exploring five ways entrepreneurs can make money using AI, including creating AI services, courses, infographics, and software.
An exploration of AI progress through the lens of reinforcement learning, discussing Ashvin Nair's journey from robotics to OpenAI and now Cursor, with insights into model development, continual learning, and the challenges of scaling AI technologies.
Martin Casado discusses the AI boom, comparing it to the 1990s tech wave, and explains why he believes we're still in the early stages of the cycle, with significant opportunities for innovation and value creation in areas like AI coding and infrastructure.
Mark Cuban explores the potential and challenges of AI, discussing his investment strategies, the importance of vertical AI solutions, and why he believes AI won't replace human creativity and sentience.
Live from NeurIPS 2025, Sarah Catanzaro from Amplify Partners discusses the state of AI startups, covering topics like the DBT-Fivetran merger, the crazy funding environment, world models, and her investment thesis focused on research-driven applications solving hard technical problems like RAG, rule-following, and continual learning.
Ricardo Vice Santos is building DreamStories, an AI-powered platform creating personalized children's books, with a broader vision of generating customized media tailored to individual families and personal preferences.
A16z consumer investors discuss the state of consumer AI in 2025, highlighting the dominance of a few products, the rise of multimodal models, and the potential for innovative startups in the AI space.
Russell Brunson shares insights on personal and professional growth, emphasizing the importance of letting go of past success, humbling oneself, and continuously learning new skills to reach the next level in business and life.
A candid conversation with Pierre Poilievre exploring his vision for Canada's future, focusing on economic challenges, immigration, media independence, free speech, and his core belief in providing hope through practical policy solutions.
Steve Yegge discusses the rise of "vibe coding," arguing that by January 2025, engineers using traditional IDEs will be considered obsolete as AI agents and orchestration dashboards revolutionize software development, transforming coding from a manual craft to "factory farming" of code.
Bryan and Bill from OpenAI discuss Codex Max, a long-running coding agent designed to work for 24+ hours, manage its own context, and spawn sub-agents, highlighting the importance of model personality, trust, and evolving AI agent capabilities for coding and personal automation.
Nick Ford shares his journey from law enforcement to entrepreneurship, detailing how he built side hustles like ATM machines and merchant services, and ultimately transitioned into AI automation, all while prioritizing financial freedom, personal fulfillment, and supporting other first responders in their career transitions.
Scott Kupor, director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, discusses a new two-year program called US TechForce aimed at recruiting 1,000 tech workers to help modernize government infrastructure and address early career pipeline challenges in the federal workforce.
Brian Armstrong shares his journey of founding Coinbase, discussing how his experiences in Argentina and at Airbnb inspired him to create a more efficient global financial system through cryptocurrency, ultimately building a trusted platform that aims to increase economic freedom worldwide.
Peter Thiel discusses how to build innovative startups by creating unique technologies, finding small winnable markets, and developing differentiated approaches that can become monopolies, emphasizing the importance of doing something genuinely new rather than incrementally improving existing solutions.
Mark Rober discusses his journey from NASA engineer to YouTube science communicator, sharing insights on engineering, innovation, failure, curiosity, and the potential impacts of emerging technologies like AI and robotics.
A year-end live show featuring nine rapid-fire conversations exploring AI's landscape in 2025-2026, with discussions ranging from AI safety and technological unemployment to scientific research, continual learning architectures, and the evolving capabilities of frontier AI models.
In this episode, three tech CEOs discuss AI's impact on hiring, talent acquisition, training data, job displacement, and the importance of adapting to technological changes while maintaining human connection and creativity.
A deep dive into design philosophy with Ryo Lu, exploring how simplicity and complexity coexist, how AI is changing the creative process, and why understanding the fundamental patterns underlying technology can help us build more intuitive, soulful tools.
A thought-provoking exploration of moral ambition, featuring Dutch historian Rutger Bregman's call to redirect talented individuals from socially useless jobs towards solving humanity's most pressing challenges, with a specific focus on transforming our deeply unethical food system and factory farming practices.
Zooey Deschanel returns to the Armchair Expert podcast to discuss her new movie Merv, family experiences during the California fires, her love of cats, and performs a touching rendition of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
Alexander Embiricos discusses Codex, OpenAI's coding agent that has grown 20x since launch, serving trillions of tokens weekly, with the vision of creating an AI software engineering teammate that can proactively help engineers and potentially expand to become a super assistant across different domains.
Alicia Lyttle, a seasoned entrepreneur and AI expert, shares insights on how mastering AI skills can revolutionize income and opportunities in 2025, offering practical advice for beginners and experienced professionals alike.
Ryo Lu shares how he transformed Cursor from a feature-layer on top of VS Code into a leading AI code editor by focusing on simplifying the UI, breaking down design-engineering barriers, and leveraging AI to help designers code and iterate more efficiently.
ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski discusses how voice AI technology is transforming interactions with technology, from personalized customer support and immersive media to revolutionary educational experiences with AI tutors.
Steven Fabre discusses how LiveBlocks helps companies incorporate AI into their products by treating AI as a collaborator, focusing on seamless integration that meets users where they are and enables natural interaction across different parts of an application.
Sarah Rose Siskind explores the intersection of AI and pregnancy by creating FetusGPT, an AI model trained exclusively on the sounds her unborn child hears, while using AI as a creative and emotional support tool throughout her pregnancy.
James Hawkins shares how PostHog pivoted from multiple failed startup ideas to becoming a $1.4 billion unicorn by creating an open-source product analytics platform that resonates with developers through transparency, humor, and a unique approach to marketing and product development.
A retrospective look at Zapier's early days, exploring the future of remote work, API integration challenges, and the potential for automation in white-collar jobs through the lens of a 2016 interview with founder Wade Foster.
Matt Wolfe and Maria Gharib break down OpenAI's "Code Red" response to Google's Gemini 3, discuss the latest AI video and audio tools, and explore the shifting power dynamics in the AI landscape.
Tarek Mansour, CEO of Kalshi, discusses the prediction market platform's massive $1BN raise, its rivalry with Polymarket, and its mission to democratize financial market participation through innovative trading on events ranging from sports to politics.
Surge AI's founder Edwin Chen discusses how his data company has become a billion-dollar business by obsessing over high-quality AI training data, focusing on principled approaches to teaching AI models what's good and bad while avoiding Silicon Valley's typical growth strategies.
James Dyson details his relentless journey of creating the bagless vacuum cleaner through 5,127 prototypes, driven by a deep curiosity, obsession with engineering, and unwavering determination to solve a problem by developing a fundamentally different product.
James Altucher discusses how Gen Z might be the most talented generation in history, debunks the 10,000-hour rule, shares insights on entrepreneurship, mental health, and leveraging AI as a mentor, while exploring the importance of obsession, skill stacking, and continuous personal improvement.
A wide-ranging discussion of AI, robotics, health, and potential alien technologies, covering everything from AGI timelines and job automation to protein folding breakthroughs, humanoid robots, and the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence.
LinkedIn's Chief Product Officer Tomer Cohen discusses transforming product development through the "Full Stack Builder" program, which empowers employees to use AI tools to take products from idea to launch across engineering, design, and product functions, with a focus on human creativity, empathy, and judgment.
Flex, an AI-native private bank for middle market business owners, raised a $60 million Series B and launched Flex Elite, a personal banking product that aims to provide a comprehensive financial platform spanning business and personal finance for high-net-worth entrepreneurs.
A comprehensive exploration of business wisdom covering topics like discipline, sales, scaling, team building, branding, and the importance of long-term thinking, with actionable insights drawn from Alex Hormozi's personal entrepreneurial experiences.
In this episode, Dan Shipper and Paul Ford dive deep into the transformative potential of Claude Opus 4.5, exploring how AI is revolutionizing software development, challenging traditional job roles, and creating a new paradigm of technological interaction.
Dan Wang discusses China's engineering-driven approach to development, comparing it to the United States' lawyer-dominated system, while exploring topics ranging from infrastructure and technology to culture, opera, and personal experiences across different Chinese regions.
Monumental is developing autonomous construction robots that lay bricks with precision, addressing labor shortages and potentially revolutionizing housing construction by making the process more efficient and cost-effective.
Gary Vee provides end-of-year advice on team leadership, brand building, and marketing trends, covering topics like AI skills, side hustles, digital marketing, business naming, and the importance of staying optimistic and authentic.
Nathan Sobo discusses why IDEs won't die in the age of AI, arguing that source code is a language designed for humans to read, and visual interfaces will remain crucial for understanding and collaborating with AI agents in software development.
Jason and Alex analyze MicroStrategy's declining Bitcoin strategy, discuss Tether's S&P downgrade, and explore a New York Times article about David Sacks' role in the Trump administration while also examining emerging robotic technologies like Sunday Robotics and Matic.
A conversation with Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face, exploring the company's mission to democratize AI through open source, their new Richie Mini robot, and the importance of fostering a culture of tinkering and community-driven innovation.
Mark Chen, OpenAI's Chief Research Officer, discusses the company's research priorities, talent recruitment, competitive landscape in AI, and his optimistic view on the potential of AI to drive scientific discovery and potentially reach AGI within the next few years.
Jonathan Siddharth, CEO of Turing, discusses the evolution of data labeling, AI's transformative potential, and why he believes 99% of knowledge work will be automated through research accelerators that create sophisticated reinforcement learning environments for AI models.
A deep dive into NVIDIA's defensive tweet about Google's TPUs, OpenAI's potential funding challenges, and the mysterious revenue plans of ex-OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sustkever's new AI startup.
An in-depth exploration of how exceptional businesses create long-term shareholder value by leveraging time, capital efficiency, decentralization, and a performance-driven culture to compound returns at high rates over decades.
A thought-provoking exploration of the U.S. government's Genesis Mission, AI advancements from Anthropic and other tech giants, and the potential societal transformations driven by artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Greg Jensen, Co-CIO of Bridgewater Associates, discusses the global economic shifts towards mercantilism, the transformative potential of AI, and the concentration of capital, while sharing insights on investing, radical transparency, and the importance of compounding organizational knowledge.
The Browser Company founders Josh Miller and Hursh Agrawal discuss their pivot from Arc to Dia, a new AI-powered browser that aims to become a personal intelligence layer across devices, reflecting their belief that browsers are about to fundamentally change with the rise of AI.
Sheel Mohnot shares five $10M business ideas, including AI-powered yard and pool vision services, an eHarmony-like platform for surrogacy, and an electronic muscle stimulation (EMS) workout concept.
Tye Sheridan and Nikola Todorovic discuss how their AI visual effects company can reduce movie production costs from $100M to $10M, enabling indie filmmakers to create high-quality sci-fi films while preserving the importance of storytelling.
Philip Clark of Thrive Capital discusses the firm's concentrated investment strategy across groundbreaking companies like OpenAI, Cursor, Wiz, Nudge, and Physical Intelligence, highlighting their focus on transformative technologies in AI, hardware, and emerging domains like brain engineering.
Epoch AI researchers discuss the potential trajectory of AI development, forecasting a data-driven timeline that suggests AI could solve major mathematical problems within five years, automate 10% of current jobs in a decade, and potentially trigger significant economic transformation by 2045.
Ray Dalio discusses five major historical forces reshaping the world: monetary systems, wealth inequality, geopolitical shifts, natural events, and technological innovation, with a particular focus on how AI and current global changes reflect historical patterns of economic and societal transformation.
Maor Shlomo, founder of Base44, discusses how vibe coding will transform the software industry, the future of AI models, and why he believes small businesses will build their own customized software using AI tools.
A candid exploration of the challenges and joys of being in a rock band, focusing on personal growth, navigating life changes, and the emotional journey of creating music in the face of personal tragedy.
An in-depth exploration of Google's Gemini 3 AI model, its groundbreaking benchmarks, and potential implications for transforming industries from software development to manufacturing, with insights from leading AI experts.
Sam and Shaan react to Bill Ackman's dating advice of using the phrase "May I meet you?" while discussing entrepreneurship, creativity, and the art of noticing unique opportunities.
Stewart Butterfield shares insights on product development, leadership, and company culture, discussing mental models like utility curves, the importance of comprehension over friction, generosity in business, and the challenges of building successful products.
A deep dive into the venture capital landscape, discussing Cursor's massive $2.3BN raise, the potential for AI coding platforms, market dynamics, potential tech bubble indicators, and the evolving landscape of private and public markets.
Tenex co-founders Alex Lieberman and Arman Hezarkhani reveal a revolutionary approach to software engineering compensation, using AI to enable engineers to potentially earn over $1 million annually by compensating for output through story points rather than hourly billing, fundamentally transforming knowledge work productivity.
Wade Foster shares the story of building Zapier from a small Midwest startup to a $5 billion AI-enabled automation platform, emphasizing the importance of making constant contact with reality by shipping products quickly and iterating based on customer feedback.
A deep dive into emerging AI technologies, covering topics like AI-driven scientific breakthroughs, global economic challenges, energy infrastructure, and the potential for AI to solve major global problems while navigating societal disruption.
Two tech entrepreneurs-turned-media-personalities John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss building TBPN, a daily live tech news show that has become a center of gravity for the tech world by embracing high-volume content, constant iteration, and a unique approach to media that borrows inspiration from outside the tech industry.
A nostalgic journey through Shopify's early days, featuring Toby Lutke's insights on building an e-commerce platform, pivoting from selling snowboards to empowering online entrepreneurs, and the challenges of scaling a company in a secondary market.
Deedy Das of Menlo Ventures discusses Anthropic's meteoric rise, the Anthology Fund's strategic investments in AI infrastructure and research companies, and the evolving landscape of enterprise AI, coding tools, and model development.
Benjamin Klieger discusses how Groq built Compound, an efficient AI agent with fast inference and effective evaluations that can search the web, execute code, and provide responses in under ten seconds.
A wide-ranging conversation with George Mack exploring life as a video game, high agency, optimism, and the power of treating personal growth like leveling up in a game while maintaining curiosity and breaking out of algorithmic filter bubbles.
A deep dive into Sequoia's leadership transition, Michael Burry's short on Nvidia and Palantir, the fundraising landscape for AI startups, and the evolving dynamics of venture capital in the AI era.
Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella discusses how the company is preparing for AGI by building massive, interconnected data centers, developing its own AI models, and positioning itself as a flexible, trust-worthy hyperscale infrastructure provider for multiple AI models and global markets.
Mayor Matt Mahan discusses San Jose's innovative AI initiatives, including an upskilling program for city employees, AI-powered transit optimization, real-time language translation for public meetings, and a first-of-its-kind civic AI grant program aimed at fostering local AI startup ecosystem.
Henrik Werdelin discusses how AI is democratizing entrepreneurship, enabling a new model of "portfolio entrepreneurship" where founders create multiple AI agents to serve a specific customer group and solve their problems.
Mustafa Suleyman discusses Microsoft's push towards "humanist superintelligence", exploring how large language models might evolve, the potential for AI self-improvement, and the company's strategy to build top-tier AI models while maintaining human-centric control.
A deep dive into the economic challenges facing young people today, exploring issues like housing unaffordability, job market difficulties, and potential opportunities through stock market investing and AI, while offering a nuanced perspective on generational economic struggles.
Grant Lee shares the story of building Gamma, an AI presentation company that grew to 100 million users by focusing on product design, organic word-of-mouth growth, and creating a fundamentally different user experience compared to traditional presentation tools.
Jared Palmer discusses his journey from building v0 at Vercel to becoming SVP at GitHub, highlighting the evolution of coding agents, the launch of Agent HQ, and GitHub's vision for seamlessly integrating AI into developer workflows.
Google Labs Product Lead Jed Borovik reveals Jules, an autonomous AI coding agent that runs on its own infrastructure, pushing the boundaries of software development by enabling developers to work on complex projects for days using advanced context management and multimodal capabilities.
A deep dive into the exponential growth of AI, discussing OpenAI's potential $100 billion revenue, the US-China AI race, the impact of AI on jobs and the S&P 500, and the emerging technologies reshaping computing, energy, and robotics.
Jason Fried shares insights on building great products by focusing on creating complete, coherent ideas that feel like a whole, drawing inspiration from architecture, watches, and cars while emphasizing the importance of staying true to oneself throughout the product development process.
Steve Wozniak, the engineer who built Apple, revolutionized personal computing through his open architecture philosophy, generous spirit, and unwavering commitment to engineering excellence, ultimately funding Apple's future while refusing to compromise his principles.
Sabrina Romanov shares her AI-powered workflow for building a micro app and scaling her social media presence from zero to over 418,000 Instagram followers by repurposing content across multiple platforms using AI automation tools.
Software engineer Natalie Gordon transforms her overwhelming baby store experience into Babylist, a universal baby registry platform that grew from a side project during naptime to a $500M business, revolutionizing how parents prepare for and receive support during their first months of parenthood.
Ed interviews Matan Grinberg, co-founder and CEO of Factory, an AI startup focused on autonomous software engineering agents that can handle routine coding tasks like debugging and documentation, challenging the notion that AI will simply assist developers instead of doing the work independently.
Malte Ubl, CTO of Vercel, discusses the company's AI innovations at Ship AI, including their new Workflow Development Kit, AI SDK 6.0, DevOps agent for anomaly detection, and a strategic approach to building AI tools that are grounded in real-world use cases and maintaining a low-level, flexible framework.
A candid conversation between Brad Gerstner, Satya Nadella, and Sam Altman explores the transformative OpenAI-Microsoft partnership, diving deep into AI's potential to revolutionize technology, business, compute infrastructure, and global economic productivity.
Vercel's CTO Malte Ubl discusses the company's AI strategy, including new workflow development tools, AI SDK, internal agents, and their approach to building AI infrastructure that helps developers create more efficient and secure applications.
In this episode, Daksh Gupta, co-founder and CEO of Greptile, discusses the evolution of AI code review, why coding will never be fully autonomous, how engineering teams are adopting AI, and the journey of building a rapidly growing AI startup.
A deep dive into how Hudson River Trading uses AI for short-term market predictions, exploring the nuanced differences between traditional algorithmic trading and modern AI approaches, with a focus on data processing, model training, and the unique challenges of trading technology.
In this episode, Anthropic's Cat Wu and Boris Cherny discuss the creation and evolution of Claude Code, a revolutionary CLI-based AI coding tool that transforms engineering workflows through its innovative agent architecture and extensible design.
Nathan Labenz discusses the ongoing progress in AI capabilities, countering arguments that AI is stalling, by highlighting advances in reasoning, context windows, multimodal abilities, and scientific contributions, while also exploring potential societal impacts and challenges in AI development.
Nick Reyes shares expert strategies for affordable and stress-free family travel using points and miles, revealing how to book multiple award seats, fly business class with kids, and navigate international travel with children while enjoying unique experiences across the globe.
Casey Handmer of Terraform Industries discusses solar maximalism, his vision for producing synthetic natural gas from sunlight and air, his admiration for industrialist Henry Kaiser, desalination technologies, and his ambitious plans to revitalize the Salton Sea through innovative water and energy solutions.
Matt Wolfe and Maria Gharib dive deep into the latest AI browser updates, including OpenAI's Atlas, Microsoft Edge's Maiko assistant, and Claude Code, exploring how these new technologies are reshaping workflow automation, coding, and internet browsing.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas, a revolutionary AI-powered web browser that aims to transform web browsing by offering seamless AI integration, personalized browsing, and an innovative agent mode.
Julian Schrittwieser from Anthropic discusses the exponential trajectory of AI capabilities, predicting that models will achieve full-day autonomous task completion by 2026 and expert-level performance across many professions by 2027, while exploring how pre-training combined with reinforcement learning enables AI agents to make novel scientific discoveries and potentially earn Nobel Prizes.
Marc Andreessen and Amjad Masad discuss how AI agents powered by reinforcement learning and verification loops are enabling anyone to build complex software by simply describing it in English, while exploring whether this rapid progress in coding represents a path to true artificial general intelligence or a local maximum trap.
Danny Aziz rebuilt Spiral from the ground up as an AI writing partner that prioritizes thoughtful collaboration over speed, using multi-agent systems and advanced prompt optimization to help writers think better, not just write faster.
Andrew Lee discusses how Tasklet combines natural language interaction with goal-oriented automation by letting users describe tasks in plain English and then betting entirely on rapidly improving AI models to handle execution, reliability, and adaptation rather than relying on traditional workflow constraints.
Gary Vee addresses real questions about scaling businesses with limited time, finding motivation after setbacks, standing out in crowded markets, and managing self-doubt while navigating the path to entrepreneurial success.
AI is sparking a consumer tech renaissance by enabling new categories like emotional interfaces and companionship products that large tech companies won't build, while democratizing product creation so that individual builders can launch ambitious applications from idea to deployment in days.
Russell Brunson explores how to build legacy assets through the written word, sharing his journey of collecting rare manuscripts and transforming presentations, courses, and intellectual property into timeless printed books designed to outlive their creators and generate revenue indefinitely.
A candid and wide-ranging conversation with Zach Lloyd, founder of Warp, discussing AI's impact on coding, developer productivity, startup challenges, and the transformative potential of technology across various industries.
A deep dive into Tesla's evolution from a niche EV startup to a trillion-dollar company, exploring its automotive, energy, and AI ambitions, competitive challenges, and the visionary leadership of Elon Musk.
A deep dive into the evolution of OpenPipe from fine-tuning to reinforcement learning, culminating in its acquisition by CoreWeave, exploring challenges in AI model training, reward functions, and the future of continual learning for AI agents.
Kyle Doerksen transforms his early snowboarding-inspired prototype into Onewheel, a self-balancing electric board that pioneered a new personal mobility category through relentless innovation and commitment to building a durable, repairable product.
Juan Montero discusses how entrepreneurs can leverage AI agents and workflows to automate social media engagement, improve business intelligence, optimize onboarding processes, and create custom solutions that replace traditional SaaS tools.
Rick Heitzmann discusses the current state of AI startups, exploring why few individual AI ventures have emerged despite the transformative potential of generative AI technologies.
Ali Horowitz and Ben Ghodsi discuss the founding journey of Databricks, including navigating early challenges, making strategic pivots, building a high-performance culture, and turning down acquisition offers to pursue a bigger vision.
Zach Dell, CEO of Base Power, discusses his mission to lower electricity costs through innovative battery storage technology, vertical integration, and distributed grid solutions to drive energy abundance and accessibility.
Richard White, founder of Fathom AI, discusses the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, highlighting its transformative potential, challenges in implementation, and the critical importance of adaptability in a technology landscape that is changing faster than ever before.
Jesse Cole reinvents baseball with the Savannah Bananas, creating Banana Ball - a high-energy, fan-first version of the sport that combines entertainment, unique rules, and a commitment to bringing joy to audiences across the country.
In this episode, RJ Scaringe, founder of Rivian, discusses the company's journey in building electric trucks and SUVs, their technological innovations, and their strategy for scaling an electric vehicle business from scratch.
Tracy Britt Cool shares her journey from growing up on a farm to working with Warren Buffett and becoming a CEO, focusing on building enduring businesses through long-term thinking, people-centric strategies, and continuous improvement.
Mitch Lee discusses how Arc is revolutionizing the marine industry by developing electric boats, leveraging automotive technology, and focusing on rapid iteration and software-driven improvements to create a superior boating experience.
A deep dive into how to design standout products by prioritizing quality, brand authenticity, and maintaining a focused approach to solving specific user problems through intentional design choices.
A journey through the early days of Gamma, focusing on building a lean, mission-driven startup with a unique approach to team growth, product development, and maintaining a strong culture in the AI era.
Russell Brunson discusses funnel hacking, webinar strategies, and providing expert advice to entrepreneurs across various business stages, emphasizing the importance of continuously improving marketing techniques and creating high-value offerings.
A podcast host discusses strategies for reinvesting profits, scaling content, and attracting more customers by understanding different levels of audience awareness and creating valuable, narrative-driven marketing approaches.
Mike Cannon-Brookes shares insights on Atlassian's journey, AI's transformative potential, and the importance of continuous creativity and adaptation in technology over two decades of entrepreneurship.
In this episode, the hosts discuss the future of energy with Zach Dell, CEO of Base Power, and then explore the philosophical influence of Nick Land in Silicon Valley, delving into his complex intellectual journey and impact on technological thinking.
Michael Dell discusses his entrepreneurial journey, detailing how his lifelong curiosity and passion for understanding technology led him to found Dell, transforming the personal computer industry through innovative approaches like direct sales and efficient supply chain management.
Gary Vee provides practical advice to entrepreneurs across various industries on content creation, marketing strategies, and business growth, focusing on leveraging social media platforms like TikTok and creating unique, attention-grabbing content.
An in-depth exploration of AI's evolution, Scale AI's role in training models through expert data labeling, and Jason Droege's journey from founding Uber Eats to becoming CEO of Scale AI, revealing insights into how AI is getting smarter through human expertise.
Gary Vee shares strategies for scaling a personal brand, building content on TikTok, and advising entrepreneurs on business growth across multiple industries, emphasizing the importance of consistent content creation, community building, and pre-selling products.
Harry and guests discuss OpenAI's strategic chip partnership with AMD, venture capital trends, high-valuation startup rounds, and the emerging dynamics of "king making" in tech investment, highlighting the complex interplay of capital, innovation, and market strategy.
A look into Zach Dell's Base Power, a startup leasing batteries to Texas homeowners to stabilize the grid and reduce electricity costs while exploring potential expansion and the broader energy market landscape.
Alexis Rivas discusses how Cover is addressing the US housing crisis by building custom, high-quality homes using a vertically integrated, factory-based approach that aims to revolutionize home construction through standardization, efficiency, and innovative design.
A comprehensive overview of OpenAI's Dev Day, exploring groundbreaking AI developments, strategic partnerships, and the race to build the "everything app" across multiple technological domains including robotics, video generation, and computational capabilities.
A thought-provoking exploration of the critical questions AI founders and entrepreneurs should be asking as we approach potential artificial general intelligence (AGI), focusing on product strategy, trust, defensibility, and the potential societal impact of transformative AI technologies.
A deep dive into OpenAI's unique chip procurement deals with NVIDIA and AMD, discussions about Tesla's potential Roadster announcement, and a pitch from a startup solving doctor burnout through AI-assisted charting.
A deep dive into how Flow is reimagining hardware engineering through an iterative, software-like approach, focusing on transforming complex system design across industries like aerospace, robotics, and nuclear energy.
Sam Altman and OpenAI partner with AMD on a massive chip deal while also developing a secretive AI device with Jony Ive, facing technical challenges and compute constraints.
Tobi Lütke discusses his entrepreneurial journey with Shopify, exploring the company's unique culture of internal tool development, the evolving landscape of e-commerce, and his passion for solving complex problems in commerce.
Intercom's Eoghan McCabe and Fergal Reid discuss the evolution of their AI customer service agent Fin, sharing insights on product development, pricing strategies, and the challenges of improving AI resolution rates through meticulous testing and optimization.
Albert Cheng shares insights on finding growth opportunities by exploring and exploiting product insights, emphasizing the importance of connecting users to a product's value through continuous experimentation and learning.
A wide-ranging discussion of recent AI, tech, energy, and longevity developments, highlighting rapid advancements in AI-generated content, robotics, computing, and potential breakthroughs in extending human lifespan.
Eoghan McCabe and Fergal Reid of Intercom discuss the evolution of their AI customer service agent Fin, highlighting their methodical approach to improving resolution rates through careful optimization, testing, and a commitment to creating a comprehensive customer experience across the entire customer lifecycle.
A panel of venture capitalists from Felicis, 500 Global, and Mayfield discuss the current AI investment landscape, trends in startup growth, business models, and what makes a compelling AI company in the current market.
A comprehensive discussion with Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, exploring the transformative potential of AI across business models, cybersecurity, organizational efficiency, and the future of technology innovation.
In this episode, Jason Calacanis and Lon Harris discuss the latest tech news, including Perplexity's free Comet browser, OpenAI's Sora app reaching the top of the iOS App Store, and potential disruptions in AI, browsers, and whistleblower technologies.
Entrepreneurs Dan and Ian discuss five strategies for building wealth as bootstrappers, focusing on investing in knowledge, understanding business liquidity, saving consistently, diversifying investments, and surrounding oneself with successful entrepreneurs.
An in-depth exploration of AI progress, focusing on Anthropic's Sonnet 4.5, the potential of reinforcement learning, and the path towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) through increasingly sophisticated language models and coding agents.
Sholto Douglas from Anthropic discusses the rapid progress in AI, focusing on the release of Claude Sonnet 4.5, the potential of reinforcement learning, and the path towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) through increasingly powerful language models.
Liam Fedus and Ekin Dogus Cubuk discuss their startup Periodic Labs, which aims to train AI systems to accelerate scientific discovery by using physical experiments as a reinforcement learning signal, with a focus on discovering high-temperature superconductors.
A conversation with Chris Frantz, CEO and co-founder of Loops, exploring the company's journey in simplifying email for software companies, their approach to product development, and the importance of focusing on building a great product over marketing hype.
A deep dive into Loops, the email sending platform for software companies, exploring the founders' journey, product philosophy, and insights on building a successful startup in the email infrastructure space.
A deep dive into the current state and potential future of AI agents, focusing on Anthropic's new Claude Sonnet 4.5 model and its impressive ability to autonomously code complex applications for up to 30 hours.
Microsoft's head of cloud and AI discusses the massive AI infrastructure buildout, exploring the strategic investments, technological challenges, and potential returns of scaling AI data centers.
In this episode, Alex Rattray, founder of Stainless, discusses the future of AI and Model Context Protocol (MCP), exploring how AI can interact with APIs and internet services through code execution tools, with a vision of creating more flexible and efficient AI interactions.
A conversation with Marc Andreessen, John Collison, and Charlie Songhurst exploring tech's big questions, including the history of Silicon Valley, AI as a platform shift, the nature of tech bubbles, and the evolving media landscape.
Pavel Durov shares his journey of building Telegram, fighting for freedom of speech, and protecting user privacy while discussing his principles, technological innovations, and experiences facing pressure from governments and organizations.
A conversation with tech founders in San Francisco exploring the city's innovative spirit, the renaissance of hardware startups, and the potential for rebuilding American industrial and technological capabilities.
Periodic Labs, co-founded by ChatGPT creator and former DeepMind physicist, is building an AI physicist to accelerate scientific discovery by combining large language models, simulations, and experimental data to tackle challenges like high-temperature superconductivity.
A reflection on 12 key principles for bootstrapping startups, emphasizing nuanced thinking, evidence-based decision-making, the importance of marketing, building networks, and managing one's mental health throughout the entrepreneurial journey.
Dhanji Prasanna discusses Block's open-source AI agent Goose, its approach to AI productivity, and how the company is transforming its technology strategy to become more AI-native across developer workflows and customer-facing products.
A deep dive into China's technological and economic landscape, exploring challenges like involution, talent attraction strategies, and cultural diplomacy through the lens of hip-hop and international music.
A captivating conversation with David Senra about his podcast Founders, exploring his philosophy of commitment, intuition, and the power of studying great entrepreneurs through biographies.
A deep dive into the world of AI startups, discussing everything from AI companions like Friend.com to content generation services, while exploring the ongoing tension between technological innovation and human authenticity.
Sebastian Thrun shares his journey of innovation across multiple groundbreaking projects like self-driving cars, Udacity, and flying cars, highlighting his passion for using technology to meaningfully improve people's lives.
A provocative exploration of AI's potential to transform the economy, challenging traditional notions of scarcity and work by proposing a new economic framework centered on human flourishing, collective AI ownership, and reimagining society's purpose beyond productivity.
David Senra interviews Daniel Ek, the founder of Spotify, discussing his entrepreneurial journey, philosophy of impact over happiness, and insights into building a successful company through creativity, problem-solving, and self-understanding.
A deep conversation exploring Daniel Ek's entrepreneurial philosophy, focusing on optimizing for impact over happiness, the importance of solving problems, and the continuous journey of self-discovery and growth.
A wide-ranging podcast episode exploring topics like crypto, American dynamism, parenting, education, internet culture, and the evolving media landscape through conversations with a16z crypto team member Eddie Lazarin.
A dynamic discussion exploring AI's transformative potential across various sectors, including job markets, education, healthcare, and economic systems, highlighting rapid technological advancements and potential societal shifts.
Jason Carman discusses the creation of his short film "Planet," a sci-fi story about an engineer building an artificial planet, while sharing insights into his company Story's mission to inspire optimism through storytelling and filmmaking.
Factory raises $50M from top investors like NEA, Sequoia, and NVIDIA, aiming to revolutionize software development through agent-native coding with their task-specific "droids" that enable developers to delegate coding tasks autonomously.
Adam Ali shares his journey from working at an Amazon warehouse to becoming a viral content creator who interviews people about their careers, highlighting the dignity of everyday work and inspiring others to pursue their passions.
Factory raises $50M from top-tier investors like NEA, Sequoia, and NVIDIA, focusing on revolutionizing software development through agent-native development and task delegation.
An inspiring exploration of reimagining K-12 education using AI, personalized learning, and a radically different approach that focuses on engaging students, accelerating learning in just two hours a day, and empowering them to pursue their passions.
A detailed discussion of the potential government shutdown, its potential impacts on various federal services and programs, and a listener's question about investing and saving for retirement while pursuing personal financial goals.
David Senra discusses his journey of creating the Founders Podcast, his new podcast, and his deep passion for studying and sharing the stories of history's most successful entrepreneurs through intensive biography research and storytelling.
An in-depth exploration of how AI is transforming software engineering, focusing on the development of autonomous coding agents like Devon and the evolving landscape of AI-powered programming tools.
In this episode, Aaron Levie discusses how AI is transforming software development, startup innovation, and productivity across industries, highlighting the massive potential for bottom-up AI adoption and new AI-native companies.
Des Traynor discusses Intercom's transformation from a customer communication tool to a customer service platform to an AI-powered customer service solution, highlighting their strategic pivot to AI and the development of their AI agent Finn.
Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit, discusses the future of coding, AI, and entrepreneurship, emphasizing the importance of breaking free from societal norms and leveraging technology to enable innovation and global talent discovery.
A candid journey through building StatusGator, a status page aggregator, from a side project to a 7-figure SaaS business over 11 years through perseverance, iterative product development, and strategic focus.
Elias Torres discusses the challenges of AI adoption, his journey from Nicaragua to becoming a successful entrepreneur, and his current startup Agency, which aims to revolutionize customer experience through AI-led solutions.
In this episode, Jason and Lan discuss Trump's proposed $100,000 H-1B visa fee, the TikTok deal involving potential investors like the Murdoch family, and the launch of Howie, an AI executive assistant startup.
Ryan Coyne, CXO of Serhant, shares his journey from a tech-curious teenager to co-founding a rapidly growing real estate brokerage, leveraging technology and AI to empower agents and transform the real estate industry.
Matt Mullenweg shares the incredible journey of WordPress, from a small open-source project to powering 43% of websites, navigating challenges, legal battles, and maintaining a mission to democratize technology through open-source principles.
Sam Reich discusses how he acquired Dropout for $0 from IAC, transforming the company from College Humor into a unique comedy subscription platform with a focus on creative autonomy and keeping internet culture weird.
Julie Zhuo discusses the evolving role of managers in the AI era, emphasizing the importance of adaptability, clear goal-setting, understanding AI tools' strengths, and helping teams navigate rapid technological change while maintaining a human-centric approach.
A deep dive into Meta's new Ray Ban AI glasses, featuring a discussion on their technological capabilities, privacy concerns, and potential impact on society, alongside an interview with Lovable CEO Anton Osika about AI-powered coding and startup growth.
Meta unveils a new generation of Ray-Ban smart glasses with AR capabilities, sparking discussions about privacy, technology, and the future of wearable devices.
Brendan Foody, CEO of Mercor, discusses how his company helps AI labs hire experts to evaluate and train AI models, growing from $1 to $400 million in revenue in just sixteen months by addressing the critical need for high-quality human evaluation in AI model development.
In an ambitious attempt to revive California's innovative spirit, a group of investors led by Jan Schrammick is planning to build a new 400,000-person city in Solano County, focused on advanced manufacturing, shipbuilding, and creating a walkable, traditional American urban environment.
Naveen Naidu builds Monologue, a text-to-speech app for Every, reaching 1,000 daily active users and $2,000 in monthly recurring revenue before launch, showcasing the power of AI in enabling a solo developer to compete with well-funded companies.
In this episode, Reid Hoffman discusses the transformative impact of AI on jobs, entrepreneurship, and the future of work, emphasizing that while AI will cause job displacement, it will ultimately create more opportunities and require people to think more entrepreneurially.
Box CEO Aaron Levie discusses the MIT study suggesting 95% of businesses get no return on AI investment, arguing that the technology is still in early stages and that businesses need to reengineer workflows to effectively leverage AI agents across various sectors.
Medium's CEO discusses the platform's response to AI companies using their content, joining a new licensing initiative to ensure fair compensation and attribution for writers.
An exploration of AI's potential impacts on jobs, technology, and society, featuring insights from Reid Hoffman and other tech leaders on the transformative power of artificial intelligence and its implications for the future of work, education, and human potential.
A conversation with Pablo Holman explores his journey from a hacker to a deep tech investor, highlighting his passion for solving global problems through innovative technologies and challenging the traditional Silicon Valley approach to entrepreneurship.
A discussion with Stanford professor Melissa Valentine about "flash teams" - dynamic, technology-enabled work groups that can be quickly assembled from global talent pools to solve specific problems more efficiently than traditional organizational structures.
OpenAI's Codex team discusses their innovative cloud-based coding agent that can autonomously write and merge pull requests, aiming to transform software engineering by reducing manual coding tasks and enabling more creative, high-level work.
In this episode, Jason and Alex discuss the latest Launch Accelerator cohort, featuring innovative startups across AI, energy, healthcare, and event management, while also diving into conversations about solar energy, Google's recent success, and the emerging trend of prediction markets.
Darmesh Shah shares insights on his early blogging days, the evolution of inbound marketing, and how he approaches building innovative projects with a focus on iteration and passion.
Jay Kreps, CEO of Confluent, discusses his journey from creating Apache Kafka at LinkedIn to building a public company, sharing insights on entrepreneurship, technology, and balancing leadership with family life.
Mike Grace, co-founder and CEO of Longshot, discusses building massive space cannons to launch payloads into orbit using kinetic launch technology, aiming to dramatically reduce the cost of space access through innovative engineering and strategic positioning.
A deep dive into building user-owned, privacy-preserving AI infrastructure using blockchain, confidential computing, and decentralized economic models to enable community-driven model training, inference, and governance.
Mike Koenigs discusses how AI is revolutionizing entrepreneurship by enabling founders to rapidly prototype, build, and launch businesses using tools like ChatGPT, with the potential to solve complex problems and create innovative solutions in a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods.
Amjad Masad discusses the future of software creation, predicting that AI agents will dramatically transform how software is developed, with Replit working to create infrastructure that enables agents to autonomously write, test, and deploy code. He envisions a world where anyone can generate complex software with a single prompt, fundamentally changing the software market, business structures, and how individuals create value through technology.
Ben Horowitz discusses the challenges of being a CEO, emphasizing the importance of making difficult decisions and not hesitating, even when both choices seem terrible. He shares insights on leadership, startup culture, and the critical role of confidence and managerial leverage, drawing from his experiences as a founder, investor, and author.
Eoghan McCabe discusses Intercom's AI-driven transformation, pivoting from a struggling software company to launching Fin, an AI customer service agent that outperforms competitors by using multiple sophisticated models and a unique outcome-based pricing strategy. He argues that AI will fundamentally disrupt white-collar work and that software companies must reimagine themselves to remain relevant in the emerging AI landscape.
Brian Feroldi breaks down the three key financial statements - balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement - explaining how they provide different windows into a company's financial health. He emphasizes the importance of understanding these statements, comparing financial analysis to reading music for a musician, and highlights how investors can use these statements to evaluate a company's performance, management, and potential future growth.
Lance Martin discusses the emerging field of context engineering, exploring strategies for managing and optimizing context in AI agents, including techniques like offloading, retrieval, context reduction, and multi-agent approaches. He shares insights from his work on OpenDeepResearch and highlights the challenges of building agents with rapidly evolving language models, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and minimal structure.
The US mortgage market, a $13 trillion industry touching 50 million homeowners, is ripe for technological transformation. Industry experts discuss how new infrastructure and AI could lower costs, improve efficiency, and create a more transparent, less stressful experience for homeowners and lenders.
A conversation with Ryan J. Salva from Google explores how AI is transforming software development, enabling smaller, more nimble teams and automating complex processes across the software development lifecycle. The discussion highlights AI's potential to reduce cognitive load, streamline platform engineering, and help teams deliver software faster by handling repetitive tasks and creating dynamic deployment pipelines.
Republic opens up private markets to democratize investing through innovative tokenization and secondary trading platforms, while Positron develops energy-efficient AI inference chips to challenge NVIDIA's dominance and reduce computational power requirements.
Rick Smith, the founder and CEO of Axon, discusses the evolution of the TASER and his company's mission to reduce gun violence through innovative non-lethal technology, sharing insights into the development of their products and their broader goal of transforming law enforcement equipment.
PsiQuantum raises a billion dollars in Series E funding, bringing their total private capital to nearly $2 billion as they aim to build the first commercially useful quantum computer by 2027. The company is taking a unique approach by focusing entirely on developing a million-qubit system, targeting breakthrough capabilities in materials science, chemistry, and other complex computational problems.
Brian Elliott and Sid Pardeshi, founders of Blitzy, discuss their enterprise-grade autonomous software development platform that can ingest and understand massive code bases, demonstrating a breakthrough performance on the SWE bench benchmark by achieving an 86.8% success rate in solving coding problems. Their platform aims to dramatically increase software development velocity by autonomously generating, testing, and refactoring code across various programming languages and enterprise systems.
Mark Cuban discusses his approach to business, technology, and politics, sharing insights on the potential of AI, the challenges in healthcare and education, and the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation in driving societal progress.
In this episode of How I Invest, David Weisburd interviews Eric Olson, CEO of Consensus, an AI search engine for scientific research, discussing how startups can differentiate themselves in the rapidly evolving AI landscape by maintaining a laser-focus on solving specific user problems. Eric argues that vertical products can coexist with horizontal AI models by delivering exceptional, tailored experiences that big tech companies cannot easily replicate due to their limited focus and risk tolerance.
Ashlee Vance discusses his experiences interviewing tech luminaries like Elon Musk, Brian Johnson, and Palmer Luckey, sharing insights into their personalities, work ethic, and the challenges of covering complex technological frontiers like quantum computing and fusion. He reflects on his journalistic career, highlighting the persistent and focused nature of innovators, and teases upcoming projects for his podcast Core Memory.
A deep dive into the semiconductor industry's transformation driven by AI, featuring VanEck's Angus Shillington and Nick Frasse discussing the massive capital expenditure in AI, the rise of fabless semiconductor companies, and the potential long-term impact of this technological revolution. The conversation explores the growth of companies like NVIDIA, the unique investment opportunities in VanEck's semiconductor ETFs SMH and SMHX, and why this AI-driven semiconductor boom differs from previous tech cycles.
In this episode, Oji and Ezinne Udezue discuss how AI is reshaping the product management role, emphasizing the importance of adaptability, hands-on learning, and maintaining a curious and ethical approach to product development in an increasingly AI-driven landscape.
In this a16z Podcast episode, Alex, founder of Stainless, discusses the evolution of APIs as the "dendrites of the Internet" and how his experience at Stripe led him to create a platform for generating high-quality SDKs and developer tools. The conversation explores the emerging challenges of designing APIs for both human developers and AI agents, highlighting the importance of thoughtful interface design, type safety, and context management in the era of large language models.
A technical journey through the evolution of generative media, focusing on FAL's strategic pivot to specialize in optimizing image and video model inference, scaling from a few developers to serving over 2 million developers with 350 unique models across image, video, and audio generation.
Alex Cohen details his journey from getting fired from multiple companies to founding Hello Patient, a conversational AI startup for healthcare practices that recently raised a $22.5 million Series A. Throughout the episode, he discusses his unconventional path, love for healthcare software, and how his viral Twitter presence has helped him build his company.
Alex Hormozi reveals his $100M Money Models book launch event, breaking sales records and sharing strategies for entrepreneurs to improve their business cash flow through innovative marketing and sales techniques. He offers a free system with tools, audiobook, and additional resources to help businesses maximize their revenue by implementing attraction, upsell, downsell, and continuity mechanisms.
A discussion with Canva co-founder Cliff Obrecht about recent venture capital trends, including Anthropic's massive $13 billion raise, OpenAI's acquisition of Statsig, and the evolving landscape of AI investments and technology. The conversation explores valuation dynamics, company growth strategies, and the potential impact of AI on various industries.
Peter Diamandis and his Moonshot mates discuss groundbreaking AI developments, from Elon Musk's Colossus data center to emerging technologies that are rapidly transforming industries and human potential. The episode explores the accelerating pace of AI innovation, its impact on various sectors, and the potential for sustainable abundance through technological advancement.
Jack Altman sits down with Martin Casado, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, to discuss the shifting dynamics of venture capital, the rise of AI infrastructure, and the importance of media and talent in the tech ecosystem. They delve into the evolution of venture capital, exploring specialization, investment strategies, and the transformative potential of AI across various industries.
Michael Truell shares the journey of founding Cursor, an AI-powered code editor, starting from early experiments with robotics and AI in high school to pivoting through multiple startup ideas before finding success. Through persistent iteration and a vision of transforming software development, Truell and his cofounders grew Cursor from zero to 100 million in just one year, challenging existing tools like GitHub Copilot.
Brett Caughran and David Plon discuss the rapid evolution of AI tools in investment research, highlighting their potential to enhance productivity and generate insights while emphasizing the continued importance of human expertise and thoughtful implementation. They explore how AI can help analysts work more efficiently, generate ideas, and monitor investment theses, but caution against over-reliance and stress the need for careful, contextualized use of these emerging technologies.
Martin Casado discusses his journey at Andreessen Horowitz, the evolution of venture capital, and the importance of specialization in a rapidly growing tech market. He shares insights on AI, infrastructure, open source, and the changing role of venture capitalists in supporting founders and navigating competitive landscapes.
Max Meyer discusses the spirit of American entrepreneurship and progress, exploring themes of technological innovation, capitalism, and the unique cultural characteristics that drive American ambition, from SpaceX rocket launches to small-town prosperity and the importance of taking risks.
Here's a two-sentence description for the episode: Dan Novaes, co-founder and CEO of Mode Mobile, discusses his innovative business model that pays users for their attention and engagement on mobile devices, transforming how people interact with smartphones. Through Mode Mobile's "EarnOS" platform, users can earn money by listening to music, playing games, and completing tasks, while brands gain valuable insights and potential long-term customer engagement.
Here's a two-sentence description for the episode: In this episode, Henry discusses his innovative "seed strapping" approach to startup funding, leveraging AI to help founders build lean, efficient companies without traditional venture capital constraints. He demonstrates this through his own AI-powered VC tool and a Lean AI Leaderboard, highlighting how AI is enabling entrepreneurs to create successful businesses with smaller teams and more flexible funding models.
Here's a two-sentence description for the episode: Nick Frosst, co-founder of Cohere, discusses the evolution of AI, critiquing Sam Altman's AGI predictions and emphasizing the importance of enterprise-focused language models. He shares insights on the potential of AI to transform work, the challenges of technological hype, and Cohere's mission to build a generational company focused on solving real-world problems.
Here's a two-sentence description for the episode: Carson Butler, a 21-year-old content automation expert, shares his journey of helping 6-7 figure business owners streamline their content creation and grow their brands through strategic systems and personal branding. In this episode, he reveals his unique approach to content automation, emphasizing the importance of developing manual processes before automation and focusing on timeless principles over fleeting trends.
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