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Startup pitch competition! Jason invests $25K into one of three founders | E1932

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Udio AI’s Music Magic, Aqua’s Unique Dictation, Copyright Laws & the 1000x Potential of AI | E1931

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Sunny joins Jason to dive into AI news and demos including, Adam Schiff and the new bill to force AI companies to reveal use of copyrighted art (9:03), Udio the recent AI music creator catching a lot of hype (17:48), the AI dictation power of Aqua (39:10), and more!

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(4:02) AI News: Meta, Google and Intel all launched chips this week.

(9:03) Adam Schiff and the new bill to force AI companies to reveal use of copyrighted art

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(17:48) Sunny demos Udio - the recent AI music creator catching a lot of hype.

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(20:56) Sunny and Jason further explore Udio and discuss the copyright issues around AI models.

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(36:31) Sunny creates a song with Udio about Jason’s passion for copyright laws.

(39:10) Sunny demos Aqua.

(45:36) Sunny demos SWE-Agent

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Rolling Stone article on Udio: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/udio-ai-music-chatgpt-suno-1235001675/

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Meta’s new chip news: https://twitter.com/Techmeme/status/1778078194345955765

Google’s new chip news: https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1777654095601348775

Intel’s new chip news: https://twitter.com/Techmeme/status/1777725152102699026

Article on Adam Schiff introducing new bill: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/09/artificial-intelligence-bill-copyright-art

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Tomasz Tunguz and David Clark on how to invest in AI and Q1 2024 startup valuations | E1930

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(40:52) VC’s moving out and the challenge of picking the right company to invest in

(59:27) Active reserves management

(1:09:00) Lightning round: Top 3 investments

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The Alef Model A and the future of flying cars with Alef CEO Jim Dukhovny | E1929

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(9:17) Alef’s approach to vehicle design and use of existing technologies in a new format

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(14:27) Challenges of designing flying vehicles that function both as cars and aircraft

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(34:16) Ballistic parachute systems in drones, planes, and Alef’s vehicles

(38:53) The long-term vision for autonomous flying cars

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Liquid AI's Ramin Hasani on liquid neural networks, AI advancement, the race to AGI & more! | E1928

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Liquid AI’s Ramin Hasani joins Jason to discuss the mission and the concept of Liquid AI's liquid neural networks (1:09). They dive into liquid neural networks’ applications (16:07), transition from theory to execution (21:37), their efficiency on small devices (27:30), and more!

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(1:09) Liquid AI's mission and concept of liquid neural networks

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(8:34) Demo of Liquid AI: traditional vs. Liquid neural networks in autonomous driving

(16:07) Practical applications of Liquid AI

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(21:37) Commercializing worm-inspired AI systems, building a team, and solving problems across various sectors

(27:30) Efficiency of liquid neural networks in compact devices like the Raspberry Pi and the transformative potential of AI modeled after worms.

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(35:24) Data ownership in AI and incentivizing data providers

(41:18) Role of AI in real-world applications

(43:57) Societal impact of AI, job displacement, and the optimistic view on AI's potential

(50:25) Explanation of physical models vs statistical models in AI and the challenge of understanding black box AI systems

(57:01) Speculations about AGI's market cap, who might achieve AGI first, and the potential of using AI systems to build various applications

(1:00:12) Comparison between open-source and closed-source models in AI and the trend of open-source moves in the AI industry

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Apurva Mehta and Jack Altman on Sam Altman, CalPERS, and Liquidation Preferences | E1927

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David Weisburd hosts Apurva Mehta, Jack Altman, and Jason Calacanis to discuss Sam Altman’s huge investment wins (2:34), the role of SPVs (13:19), CalPERS increasing their exposure to venture (26:19), and liquidation preferences (45:56).

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(0:00) David Weisburd intros Apurva Mehta, Jack Altman, and Jason Calacanis

(2:34) Reddit's IPO and Sam Altman's investment success

(5:48) Apurva's investment strategy and thoughts on fund size and portfolio strategy

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(13:19) The role of SPVs and the importance of trust in the investment ecosystem

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(26:19) CalPERS and pension funds increasing their exposure to venture capital and private equity

(28:11) Is it a good time to invest in venture?

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(43:02) Fundraising and decision-making processes

(45:56) Higher liquidation preferences at the later stage

(55:49) Rapid fire segment on recent investments

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Growth Hacks for Startups from Elliot Shmukler of InstaCart, LinkedIn and now Anomalo | E1926

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(2:33) A primer on modern-day growth for startups from expert Elliot.

(6:20) Why referral programs are so powerful

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(11:39) The 2nd best thing you can do for the growth of your startup!

(15:55) Exploring "Give to Get" programs with examples from Elliot’s success.

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(22:13) A critical growth action once you have your virality base is “conversion rate optimization”.

(25:45) The most effective sign-up practived today.

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(31:52) The balance of adding friction in the user sign-up process.

(33:57) Elliot dives deeper into his best growth hacks and the most frustrating moments while at InstaCart, Wealthfront, and LinkedIn.

(39:51) Elliot discusses his new company, Anomalo, and its mission to solve data quality issues.

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CoreWeave’s Brannin McBee on the future of AI infrastructure, GPU economics, & data centers | E1925

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Brannin McBee joins Jason to discuss CoreWeave’s transition from cryptocurrency to AI (3:36), the energy dynamics of GPUs (14:04), innovations in data center cooling (19:28), and the future challenges and impacts of AI infrastructure on industries like search, advertising, and e-commerce (45:36).

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(3:36) The founding story of CoreWeave and the transition from the cryptocurrency market to AI

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(14:04) Energy reliance of GPUs, the future of data centers, and the cost and efficiency of GPU cloud infrastructure

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(24:52) Demand trends for GPU capacity and the growth of inference linked to user growth

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(40:00) Challenges in training large language models and the use of infrastructure as a weapon by big tech

(45:36) The potential impact of AI on search engines, advertising sector, and ecommerce

(52:46) Timeline for supply-demand balance in AI infrastructure and the operational feat of running multiple data centers

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The state of modern answer engines, AI demos, and more! | E1924

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Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss the potential of new search engines (16:44), the future of SEO(37:35), and demo innovative AI products (48:37).

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(2:42) Deep Dive into the cost of running queries and the decrease in the price of hardware storage

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(12:33) The LMSYS Chatbot Arena Leaderboard

(16:44) Modern Answer Engines: You.com and Perplexity

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(37:35) Future of SEO and data sources in the context of new search engines

(48:37) Sunny demos Infinity AI

(54:35) Sunny and Jason discuss Hume AI’s Empathic Voice Interface

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Dave Mcclure & Jordan Stein on YC, "Spray and Pray", and Games VCs Play | E1923

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David Weisburd hosts Dave McClure, Jordan Stein, and Jason Calacanis to discuss the evolution of fund spaces. The discuss investing in the YC ecosystem (00:28), the role of secondary funds today (40:26), and the importance of betting on outliers (1:00:49).

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(00:28) Reddit's IPO adds to YC's track record of successful public listings

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(11:39) Strategy of investing in YC ecosystem and the importance of entry point evaluation

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(27:18) YC's demo day and opportunities for other accelerators cont.

(32:24) Carta’s report on the rise of capital call requests

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(40:26) The role of secondary funds in the current macroeconomic conditions and the potential for more company shutdowns

(1:00:49) Betting on outliers and the decision-making process for doubling down

(1:14:16) Lightning round: Top 3 investments from each guest

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Empathic AI and its role in understanding human emotions with Hume AI’s Alan Cowen | E1922

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Hume AI’s Alan Cowen joins Jason to demo Hume AI’s Empathic Voice Interface (6:08), Measurement API (16:20), and discuss the future implications of this tech, both positive and negative (44:14).

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(0:00) Hume AI’s Alan Cowen joins Jason

(3:01) Hume AI and the role of AI in understanding human emotions

(6:08) Hume AI’s Empathic Voice Interface (EVI) and its responsiveness to human emotions

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(9:55) The components in speech that Hume AI studies and its application across different cultures

(16:20) Hume AI’s Measurement API and its design for real-time emotion and expression analysis

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(22:07) What AI can reveal about a person based on their expressions

(24:12) The impact on customer service and security sectors

(27:24) Hume AI’s comedy bot and emotional detection capabilities

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(37:01) Hume AI’s comedy bot / roast functionality

(44:11) The future implications, both positive and negative, of emotionally intelligent AI on society

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Ask Jason LIVE!: Unpacking Startup Strategies with Real-Time Q&A | E1921

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Jason kicks off Ask Jason live! Six live guests ask questions on key topics, including prioritizing multiple founders (13:28), advice around moat for a startup (52:42), and whether not focusing on AI in a pitch will affect investment chances (1:02:38).

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(1:13) Sean asks about investment firms changing how they invest early on.

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(13:28) Pierson of jellypod asks about prioritizing multiple founders for investments or accelerators

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(24:47) Ann asks if they should raise venture capital to grow faster even though it means giving up some company ownership.

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(39:56) Francis asks how to strike a balance between skepticism and enthusiasm when evaluating a company for investment, given that it's impossible to invest in every company.

(52:42) Hosum asks if explaining their startup's moat as current execution and future benefits after reaching product-market fit is enough to convince investors.

(1:02:38) Thom asks if not highlighting AI in our funding pitch will hurt our chances of getting investment.

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AI Demos: Gatekeep, Deepgram, Claude 3 Haiku and more! | E1920

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Sunny joins Jason to dive into AI news and demos, including a new report about AI and Enterprises (12:28), Gatekeep AI (23:34), Deepgram API Playground (39:55), and more!

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(4:33) What the resignation of the CEO of Stability AI signifies. (11:01) LinkedIn Ads - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups

(12:28) Exploring the a16z report about AI and Enterprises.

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(23:34) Sunny demoes Gatekeep AI and get surprising results when Jason asks it to explain a “keystone”.

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(39:55) Sunny demoes Deepgram API Playground with a fun clip from a young Jason asking Steve Jobs a question.

(50:19 ) Sunny demoes the Claude model Haiku from Anthropic with an image from a famous Michael Jordan dunk.

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Article about Stability AI CEO resigning: https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/22/stability-ai-ceo-resigns-because-youre-not-going-to-beat-centralized-ai-with-more-centralized-ai/

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Kleiner Perkins and Penn’s Endowment on India, loss ratios, and the rise of secondaries | E1919

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David Weisburd hosts Mamoon Hamid, Thomas Scriven, and Jason Calacanis to discuss India’s startup ecosystem (2:36), Carta’s 2018 startup class data (25:45), IPOs in the tech industry (41:18), and much more!

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(0:00) David Weisburd intros Mamoon Hamid, Thomas Scriven, and Jason Calacanis

(2:36) India’s startup ecosystem

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(9:08) Traction and support for Indian startups

(17:29) Sovereign wealth funds and their place in the ecosystem today

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(25:45) Deep dive into Carta’s 2018 startup class data, loss ratios, and investment strategies

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(41:18) The future of M&A and IPOs in the tech industry

(49:51) The rise of the secondary market

(1:07:09) Rapid-fire segment on recent investments

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Microsoft consumes Inflection and AI Demos from Suno, Cohere, Deepseek VL and more! | E1918

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Sunny joins Jason to dive into AI news and demos, including Microsoft absorbing Inflection AI (1:29), the new song creation model from Suno (13:28), impressive reflection skills from Deepseek VL (45:57), and more!

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(0:00) - Sunny joins Jason (1:29) Big news as Microsoft eliminates competitor Inflection AI by gutting their team. (6:23) Is this a new way to not have regulatory scrutiny like in M&A? (8:14) Apple has been busy acquiring AI companies! (9:14) Eight Sleep - Go to https://www.eightsleep.com/twist for $200 off the Pod plus free shipping (13:28) Sunny demos the new model from Suno v3. (15:58) Surprising punk song from Suno with interesting lyrics. (17:52) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/twist (19:24) Implications of Suno bringing everyone access to produce their own songs. (25:24) Sunny demos Coral by Cohere. (28:53) Gelt - It’s time to take control over your taxes. Visit http://www.joingelt.com/twist now. (30:08) Diving deeper into fair use regarding the data and content scraped from the internet. (45:57) Sunny demos Deepseek VL.

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9to5Mac article about Apple buying AI Startups: https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/08/apple-bought-ai-startups/

Tech Crunch Article about Microsoft and Inflection: https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/19/after-raising-1-3b-inflection-got-eaten-alive-by-its-biggest-investor-microsoft/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFUxPOXc4AHnjptN6dxkwFgpZ0kvPL_gTJ1uMicNRJwwtbQbuS1P0AI0MbDZzGawLNTArPSTT6VrWbByv-AyGXGWF_mkTdLG6eBSgiTrJPpqyBvY1y-GZoAE4xzQdq9v8ciP0VfQpKcSr-acjKYZEdwlc0XZV2lP6CeOb9I_QqXl

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Optimizing fund structure, GP market fit, & more with Screendoor’s Jamie Rhode | Episode 1917

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The future of enterprise search and AI-powered work productivity with Glean’s Arvind Jain | E1916

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(2:35) Glean’s beachhead market and primary focus

(5:13) Glean’s approach to data confidentiality

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(29:28) Potential of productivity software, and people analytics in tech businesses

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(40:04) Impact of AI on business models

(42:45) Arvind’s thoughts on Google Gemini

(45:17) Open source vs closed models in AI development and the progress of OpenAI

(47:49) AGI and the limitations and potential of AI as an assistant

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Figure’s AI Robot, AI News, Cognition’s Devin, and the biggest AI bet yet! | E1915

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Sunny joins Jason to dive into AI news, including the CTO from Open AI talking about their training data for Sora (5:11), the FIgure AI robot (12:26), Devin, the first AI software engineer (38:17), and more!

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(0:00) Sunny joins Jason for a fun AI day!

(2:08) Elon and open source Grok vs “Closed” AI.

(5:11) The CTO from Open AI talking about their training data for Sora.

(9:28) Exploring the fascinating AI robot from Figure.

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(21:10) Thinking about how humans learn and applying that to AI.

(28:28) The idea that robots may one day be 1:1 with humans.

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(32:01) New bet alert! And it’s a major one. Sunny and JCal bet on how soon we will all have access to AI robots in our homes!

(38:17) Introducing Devin, the first AI software engineer!

(40:24) The “maestro” concept when working with AI.

(47:21) Hot news: Apple in talks to let Google Gemini power iPhone AI Features.

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2024 VC trends, portfolio construction, & more with Churchill's Raja Doddala | E1914

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(30:24) Exploring portfolio architecture and the difference between mega funds and smaller funds

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(59:26) The role of secondary sales in venture capital and importance of liquidity for VC funds

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Melengo's Justin Kwong on the future of end-to-end clothing manufacturing | E1913

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Jason welcomes Melengo's Justin Kwong to the show to discuss how his company simplifies the process of developing, financing, and scaling apparel lines for brands and creators. The two dive into Melengo’s business model, initial customers, fundraising, and much more (1:49). Then, Jason breaks down his A.D.D. framework, designed to enhance efficiency and focus within companies (36:50)!

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(23:26) Building Melengo's team and the next steps for finding product-market-fit

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(37:50) Jason’s A.D.D. framework (Automate, Deprecate, Delegate)

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AI Demos: Claude 3's Opus, Mistral, Groq Playground, EMO by Ali Baba | E1912

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Sunny demos the lightning speed of Groq (4:10), the new model Opus from Claude 3 (5:38), Mistral (35:26), EMO by Ali Baba (45:21), and more!

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(0:00) Sunny joins Jason for this week’s AI demos!

(1:19) Details on Definitive Intelligence being acquired by Groq.

(4:10) Sunny demos the lightning speed of Groq.

(5:38) Sunny demos the new model Opus from Claude 3 and it’s prompt library.

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(10:12) Claude helps interpret Ikea instructions.

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(20:35) Looking at the use of “guardrails” in LLMs.

(28:59) Marketing Against the Grain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIE8hmH0fLM*

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(35:26) Sunny demos Mistral

(38:53) Sunny demos Groq Playground and creates a framework for a study plan.

(45:21) Sunny demos EMO by Ali Baba.

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Prompt Library: https://docs.anthropic.com/claude/prompt-library

Mistral: https://chat.mistral.ai/

Groq Playground: groq.com/console.groq.com

EMO by Ali Baba: https://humanaigc.github.io/emote-portrait-alive/

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Uber's leadership lessons, AI's disruption, and the power of solo founders with Josh Mohrer | E1911

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Josh Mohrer, the solo founder building Wave App joins Jason. The two dive into Josh’s time during the early Uber NY days (1:17), solo entrepreneurship in tech (19:59), and more! Josh then showcases the Wave App in action (27:10) and delves into its intricate development journey (32:26).

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(41:39) Future of work, AI in daily life, and generational tech shifts

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Robotic kitchens, restaurant tech, and fast-casual's future with Sweetgreen's Jonathan Neman | E1910

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Jason is joined by sweetgreens’ Jonathan Neman to discuss: the x-factor that makes a strong manager (7:36). deciding between the franchise model vs owned and operated (16:02), robotics in the restaurant industry (24:23), and more!

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(2:30) The scale and innovation of sweetgreen today

(7:36) The x-factor that makes a strong manager

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(12:31) The “Sweetlife” and the importance of “polishing forks”

(16:02) Navigating the decision between the franchise model vs owned and operated

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(24:23) Robotics in the restaurant industry

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(30:33) The details and benefits of the machines Sweetgreen has brought into its restaurants.

(37:15) Restaurant difficulties with inflation, COVID and “sticker shock”

(38:46) Delivery in the business today pre and post-pandemic

(45:10) How Australia fits into the origin of sweetgreen

(48:01) The best way to build a brand

(52:28) The seed oil conversation

(45:53) sweetgreen is positioned towards tailored menus.

(1:01:12) The challenging topic of food options and availability across different socioeconomic groups.

(1:05:58) The definition of healthy food

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Business Breakdowns: Moneyball's first-principles, paradigm shifts, and ‘burn the boats’ | E1909

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Lon Harris joins Jason Calacanis to discuss concepts in business, drawing parallels from Moneyball. The two dive into the significance of embracing paradigm shifts (15:38),first-principle thinking (27:16), Billy’s 'Adapt or Die' philosophy (48:54), and the turning point for the A's (1:11:20).

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(0:00) Lon Harris joins Jason

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(8:53) Moneyball cast breakdown

(15:38) Paradigm shifts in Moneyball: Comparing the Oakland A's situation to startups vs. incumbents

(21:19) Paradigm shifts in Moneyball: Making data-driven decisions

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(27:16) The important concept of "First-Principle Thinking”

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(36:34) Globalization's impact on startup opportunities and the importance of a unified team vision

(48:54) Billy's philosophy: Adapt or Die!

(59:20) The "burn the boats" moment and the importance of commitment in business

(1:11:20) The turning point for the A's and their historic winning streak

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Mission Over Money & The State of Defense Tech with Palantir's Shyam Sankar | E1908

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Jason joins Palantir's Shyam Sankar to discuss how the US has avoided another terrorist attack since 9/11 (7:59), the role of AI and robotics in the battlefield (22:34), the future of defense tech (53:48), and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason joins Shyam Sankar of Palantir. (3:04) - Silcon valley’s shift in perception around defense tech and Palantir. (5:09) - Palentir being born out of 9/11 and the realization of the countries vulnerabilities. (7:59) How the US has managed to avoid another terrorist attack and what role Palantir's products played. (9:33) NetSuite - Download your free KPI Checklist at http://www.NetSuite.com/twist (10:48) One major failure regarding 9/11 attack. (11:55) The Gotham Platform: Palantir's first product and how it borrowed from PayPal. (18:12) The most valuable role software could play in defense tech. (18:57) Northwest Registered Agent - Get a 60% discount on your next LLC at http://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist (19:52) How defense tech data collection has changed over the years. (22:34) The role of AI and robotics play in the battlefield. (29:22) Imagine AI LIVE - Get 20% off tickets at http://www.imagineai.live/twist (30:38) The autopilot approach of LLMs at Palantir and the analogy of self-driving cars. (33:28) Palantir's huge early wins with AI integration. (38:01) The defense potential of LLMs and real time interpretation in the field. (39:51) The importance of RF in the modern battlefield. (45:32) Discussing Putin’s serious threat. (48:54) How the defense industrial base was managed and consolidated after WWII (53:48) The future of defense tech, the speed of innovation and enemy adaptation.

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Sequoia & Union Square Returns, the Post-AI Labor Market, and the Return of SF? | E1907

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David Weisburd hosts Erik, Guy, and Jason Calacanis to discuss Sequoia & Union Square Ventures' returns (1:15), AI's impact on startups and labor (17:35), US startups' risk tolerance (38:10), and much more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) David Weisburd intros Erik Torenberg, Guy Perelmuter, and Jason Calacanis

(1:15) VC returns have been leaked, including returns from Sequoia Capital and Union Square Ventures

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(26:12) The emergence of the first one-person unicorn

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(38:10) Founders & investors are now returning to San Francisco

(47:35) Rapid-fire segment on recent investments

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Mentioned on the show:

https://www.wsj.com/tech/san-francisco-ai-boom-silicon-valley-307816b2

https://jam.dev

https://www.perplexity.ai

https://www.antaresindustries.com

https://mesodyne.com

https://limacharlie.io

https://www.cloudnc.com

https://codemate.ai

https://www.golfgolf.tech

https://www.terrakaffe.com

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Unlocking the Power of Data with VenCap’s David Clark | E1906

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Jason joins David Clark of VenCap to discuss what distinguishes longevity and success in VC (5:25), the importance of strategy and timing when selling (25:47), preparing with founders for when things may go south (48:43), and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) David Clark joins Jason.

(2:41) Looking at the data behind VenCap’s approach to alpha vs beta, managers and their over 500 investments to date.

(5:25) What distinguishes longevity and success in VC.

(9:15) Analyzing the data from David's chart covering 12,000 companies and the power law.

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(12:43) Portfolio strategy and finding that 1% of fund returners.

(18:59) The value of investing in a company over a longer period of time.

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(22:17) The challenges VenCap faces when looking at seed managers.

(25:47) The importance of strategy and timing on selling.

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(33:05) Managing successful GPs and having them ‘stay in the game’.

(41:49) The misunderstandings of the J-Curve.

(48:43) Preparing with founders for when things may go south.

(58:36) Founder Fridays message from Jason.

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Ask Jason LIVE! Returns to TWiST! | E1905

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Todays show:

Jason kicks off Ask Jason live! Six live guests ask questions on key topics like career paths in fintech (1:14), startup challenges (8:48), pivoting strategies (34:23), fundraising (46:54), and customer engagement strategies (52:30).

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(0:00) Jason kicks off another Ask Jason!

(1:14) Tommy asks about getting a degree in fintech in order to join startups

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(8:48) Sam asks about common mistakes for first time founders

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(17:32) Clint asks about startups surviving the period before VC investments

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(34:23) Daniel asks about startups pivoting in the wrong direction

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(52:30) Oliver wants to know if it is better to go deep with a few customers or gain entry to multiple customers with a more lightweight solution

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Google's AI emergency, Apple's lowkey AI moves, amazing Sora demos & more with Sunny Madra | E1904

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Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss how Google’s “woke AI” emergency came to be (1:17), Apple’s lowkey AI integrations (33:51), what OpenAI’s incredible Sora model means for Hollywood (39:39), and much more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason!

(1:17) What went wrong with Google’s AI: Model training, RLHF, or guardrails? Plus, how Google can look to Meta for a solution

(13:35) OpenPhone - Get 20% off your first six months at http://www.openphone.com/twist

(15:00) More examples of bias in Google’s Gemini model

(20:19) Explorer.Globe.Engineer: an AI-powered research assistant

(27:45) Imagine AI LIVE - Get 20% off tickets at http://imagineai.live/twist

(29:01) Reka’s impressive multimodal functionality

(33:51) Apple starts slowly releasing AI-powered features in its most popular apps

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(39:39) Sora demos from OpenAI, and what this means for the film industry

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Reddit’s IPO, Consumer vs. Enterprise AI, and Sam Altman’s New Fund and more! | E1903

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David Weisburd hosts Bryan Rosenblatt, Michael Downing and Jason Calacanis to discuss Reddit’s IPO (1:19), Consumer vs. Enterprise AI (22:02), Sam Altman’s New Fund (38:18), and much more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) David Weisburd hosts Bryan Rosenblatt, Michael Downing and Jason Calacanis

(1:19) Discussion on Reddit’s IPO and potential as an advertising business

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(10:23) Reddit’s IPO and potential as an advertising business cont.

(16:44) AI Integration in traditional businesses

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(22:02) Consumer vs. enterprise AI

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(38:18) Sam Altman’s venture capital fund and the future of the AI ecosystem

(1:05:06) Rapid fire segment on recent investments

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Mentioned on the show:

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https://www.axios.com/2024/02/15/sam-altman-openai-startup-fund

https://www.solace.health/

https://www.agentio.com/

https://www.recursiveventures.com

https://originalcapital.com

https://silentvc.com

https://www.getrecall.ai

https://www.micro1.ai

https://www.melengo.com

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Startup Pitches! LAUNCH Accelerator Demo Day | E1902

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason joins seven strong startup pitches from LAUNCH Accelerator. (1:11) Jacqui kicks off the demo day. (1:40) Introductions to the guest jugdes. (4:40) Justin pitches Melengo (10:18) Gusto - Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://www.gusto.com/twist

(11:32) Edward ptiches PodcastAI (18:09) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist (19:04) Daniel pitches Tolt (24:55) Rae pitches River (27:49) Northwest Registered Agent - Get a 60% discount on your next LLC at http://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist (34:01) Kash pitches TaxGPT (40:56) George pitches Fanfare (46:31) Jam pitches Monic.ai (52:05) Our panel of judges pick their top three pitches.

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Justin Kwong & Melengo

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Edward Brawer & PodcastAI

https://podcastai.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardbrawer/

ebrawer@podcastai.com

Daniel Gjokaj & Tolt

https://tolt.io/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielgj/

daniel@tolt.io

Rae Lambert & River

https://app.getriver.io

https://www.linkedin.com/in/raechel-lambert/

rae@getriver.io

Kashif Ali & TaxGPT

https://www.taxgpt.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chkashifali/

kash@taxgpt.com

George Lam & Fanfare https://fanfare.app/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgewlam/

george@fanfare.app Jam Mirzakhalov & Monic.ai

http://monic.ai/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirzakhalov/

mirzakhalov@monic.ai

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Ben Narasin - Tenacity Venture Capital

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Blaine Davis - Outlander

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Minnie Ingersoll - TenOneTen

https://twitter.com/himinnie

Nicole Seah - Costanoa

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-seah1/

Stella Zhang - Conductive Ventures

https://www.linkedin.com/in/xinxin-stella-zhang/

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Jordan Stein from Cresset Partners on VC dynamics, evaluating emerging managers, & more! | E1901

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Jordan Stein from Cresset Partners joins Jason to discuss the firms motivation for investing in venture capital (1:12), the state of venture tourism (12:45), the Power Law and risk-taking in VC (29:26), and much more!

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(1:12) Cresset Partners’ motivation for investing in venture capital

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(12:45) The state of venture tourism

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(21:25) Cresset Partners’ co-invest program

(29:26) Jordan's perspective on the Power Law and risk-taking in VC

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(35:47) How Cresset Partners evaluates established and emerging VC managers

(43:02) Jason's framework for distinguishing "Likely Winners" vs "Definitive Winners”

(43:45) Cresset Partners’ goal of democratizing wealth management and VC access

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The future of public safety via rapid drone response with Aerodome's Rahul Sidhu | E1900

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Rahul Sidhu from Aerodome joins Jason to discuss how his startup is creating the future of public safety air support with an automated drone system. The two dive into privacy concerns and abuse potential for police drones (14:41), challenges of fundraising and selling to the government (34:22), the founding incident of Aerodome (38:46), and much more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Rahul Sidhu from Aerodome joins Jason

(3:44) How the Aerodome drone system works to respond to 911 calls

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(14:41) Privacy concerns and abuse potential with police drone usage

(19:43) FAA regulations, geofencing, and obstacle avoidance for drones

(25:16) Pricing and business model

(28:08) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at http://www.vanta.com/twist

(29:00) Object tracking and combining technologies

(34:22) The challenges of fundraising and selling to government as a startup, but increased venture interest in public safety tech

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(38:46) Starting Aerodome during the pandemic and protests in 2020. Finding a moderate voice through the All-In podcast

(45:57) The importance of intellectual honesty, steel-manning arguments, and not being married to a single solution as a leader

(47:46) Potential future capabilities and focus on de-escalation

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Mark Suster and Samir Kaji on the 2024 Venture Market, IPOS, and Secondaries | E1899

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(1:24) Thoughts on IVP raising $1.3 Billion for their 18th fund and different angles on the current fundraising market

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(23:04) VCs selling secondaries and best practices when disclosing selling after hitting targets

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(29:21) Thoughts on strip sales, continuation funds, and exotic secondary vehicles. When should GPs pursue that strategy?

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(45:56) F-Prime's 2024 State of Fintech Report, the IPO market in 2024, and early stage fintech

(54:47) Kleiner Perkins and how a firm reboots

(1:03:01) The apprenticeship model in Venture Capital, and mistakes GPs make when interacting with LPs

(1:17:44) Rapid-fire segment on top recent investments

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https://www.bland.ai

https://kuberahealth.com

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How LPs identify top emerging fund managers with Slipstream’s Alex Edelson | E1898

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Alex Edelson of Slipstream Investors joins Jason to discuss fund of funds and their place in the venture ecosystem (1:28), ownership in relation to fund size (8:34), picking winners (25:08), generating liquidity for LPs (40:08), and much more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Slipstream Investor’s Alex Edelson joins Jason

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(8:34) Why early stage funds overperform and ownership in relation to fund size

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(13:09) What Alex looks for when picking venture funds, ownership, and why people invest in fund of funds cont.

(19:49) Evaluating ability to compete for deals at seed vs pre-seed stage

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(25:08) Picking winners: Identifying promising companies early and tracking them

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(40:08) Generating liquidity for LPs and picking emerging fund managers

(56:47) Competing for deals at the seed stage, the differentiation between pre-seed and seed, and deciding when to double-down

(1:01:41) Alex turns the tables and asks Jason some questions. But, first why is optimal fund size important?

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Apple’s MGIE, Google’s Gemini Advanced, Microsoft’s Copilot and more! | E1897

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Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo Google’s rebranded Gemini Advanced (30:21), Apple’s MGIE (46:31), and to explore the significance of Microsoft’s Copilot (53:27), plus Lucite, AgentHub, Quilter and more!

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(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason

(1:56) Super Bowl viewership numbers compared to YouTubers like Mr. Beast.

(6:23) Sunny demos AgentHub.

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(12:32) The secrets behind all these media and tech layoffs.

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(21:23) Sunny demos Lucite.

(22:54) There is a need for AI that fact-checks other AI.

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(30:21) The rebranding of Google’s Bard to Gemini while Sunny attempts to demo Gemini Advanced.

(40:15) Sunny demos Quilter.

(46:31) Sunny demos Apple’s MGIE.

(50:41) Answering who will win between Microsoft and OpenAI vs Apple and Meta.

(53:27) The significance of Microsoft Copilot.

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Links:

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Check out Lucite: https://www.lucite.app/home

Check out Quilter: https://app.quilter.ai/

Check out Apple’s MGIE: https://github.com/apple/ml-mgie

Check out Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/app

Check out Microsoft Copilot Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaCVSUbYpVc

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Founders Fund's Brian Singerman on building a legendary VC firm, “Adapt or Die” and "Ikigai" | E1896

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Jason speaks to Brian Singerman of Founders Fund about tips for emerging venture capitalists (6:40), a missed opportunity by an overconfident LP (15:49), self-awareness, strategy, the state of venture capital (40:47), and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason speaks to Brian Singerman of Founders Fund.

(2:31) “Adapt or die!” and the unique approach and strategy at Founders Fund.

(6:40) Brian's tips for emerging venture capitalists on making investments.

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(11:24) Brian reflects on his career's trials and triumphs

(15:49) Brian shares an anecdote about a gloating LP who passed on one of the greatest venture funds in history.

(21:36) OpenPhone - Get 20% off your first six months at http://www.openphone.com/twist

(23:04) Brian’s approach for securing a deal with founders.

(28:03) The sharp mind of Sean Parker.

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(32:37) The character of founders who change the world and how to work with them.

(37:30) Regulation and the anti-competitive landscape of large companies in the US.

(40:47) Self-awareness, strategy and the state of venture capital.

(44:00) Keith Rabois's transition from Founders Fund back to Khosla Ventures.

(47:27) Reflecting on Ikigai and finding joy and value in one's passion.

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Dry Powder in Venture Capital, VC Ratings, and more with Grady Buchanan and Victor Gutwein | E1895

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David Weisburd hosts Grady Buchanan, Victor Gutwein, and Jason Calacanis to discuss dry powder in VC (1:38), VCs rating VCs (14:22), a study on whether returns persist in venture capital (29:33), and much more

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(1:38) VC dry powder levels, cash management by GPs, and investment pace adjustments.

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(14:22) The importance of GP selection for LPs, VC firm ratings, and the impact of relationships in the VC ecosystem

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(29:33) Performing due diligence on funds and the persistence of VC Returns

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(51:41) Rapid-fire segment on top recent investments

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⁠https://www.hydeparkvp.com⁠

⁠https://deciens.com⁠

⁠https://www.rallyventures.com⁠

⁠https://pavewisepro.com⁠

⁠https://selffundhealth.com⁠

https://www.deeptrustai.com

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AI Demos: AI that interprets human emotion, Hugging Face Assistants, and more! | E1894

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Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo an AI that analyzes human expression (2:07), a generative gaming platform (23:26), Hugging Faces Assistants (39:12), and much more!

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(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason

(2:07) Hume AI - AI toolkit to measure, understand, and improve how technology affects human emotion

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(20:25) AI Bet Update - Small model deployed on iphone/android

(23:26) FRVR AI - Generative AI to streamline game creation

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(35:19) Calling GPTS with @

(39:12) Hugging Face Assistants - LLM-powered assistants specialized in the Hugging Face ecosystem

(45:05) Eleven Labs ChatGPT

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Hume: https://beta.hume.ai

FRVR: https://beta.frvr.ai

Hugging Face Assistants: https://huggingface.co/chat/assistants

Eleven Labs ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-h0lbLuFF1-elevenlabs-text-to-speechhttps://twitter.com/dnystedt/status/1754323506056266149

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Alexis Ohanian on Reddit's potential IPO & more | E1893

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Jason talks with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian about their pending IPO (2:48), advice he tells young people starting out at his firm (13:51), then Ron Biscardi discusses the future of the iConnections conference (47:01), and more!

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Beeper's fight to break Apple's stronghold on messaging with Eric Migicovsky | E1892

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Beeper's Eric Migicovsky joins Jason to discuss Beeper's mission of providing a universal chat app (1:32), Apple blocking Beeper Mini after just 3 days (13:35), fighting back against Apple as a startup founder (18:31), and much more!

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(0:00) Beeper’s Eric Migicovsky joins Jason

(1:32) Beeper and its mission of providing a universal chat app

(6:30) How Apple locks people into iMessage and makes it hard to switch from iPhone

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(13:35) Beeper Mini's release and Apple blocking Beeper Mini after just 3 days

(18:31) Fighting back against Apple as a startup founder

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(22:18) The fight against Apple and thoughts on the outcome

(28:01) Prior experience dealing with platform restrictions at Pebble and the differences in timelines between startups and government regulation

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(36:17) Apple's response to recent court rulings requiring App Store changes

(38:54) Speculation on whether Apple's AR glasses will succeed

(41:35) Eric's vision for the future with open protocols for messaging and Beeper's business model

Mentioned on the show:

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https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/digital-markets-act-ensuring-fair-and-open-digital-markets_en

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/getpebble/pebble-2-time-2-and-core-an-entirely-new-3g-ultra

https://37signals.com/podcast/this-again-apple/

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Late-stage VC market update + Terra Kaffe's Sahand Dilmaghani | E1891

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(1:44) Late-stage VC market update

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(11:49) Sahand Dilmaghani on his decision to start Terra Kaffe

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(24:29) What is takes for a super-automatic machine to make great coffee

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(29:59) Scaling where the product is viable, offices, schools, multifamily homes

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(36:30) The progress in sales and experience with direct to consumer

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Fund of funds: origins, evolution and deep dive with Michael Kim | E1890

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Cendana’s Michael Kim joins Jason for a deep dive on fund of funds (3:32), how to examine alpha, beta, and quality indices in early-stage investing (28:38), current market trends, future startup outlook (45:11), and more!

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(3:32) Overview of Fund of Funds, their Strengths and “Achilles heel”.

(7:01) Attraction factors for investors in pre-seed and seed startups.

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(23:12) Fund enablers and the importance of “consistent returns”.

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(35:29) The significance of portfolio management as networks and building a ‘why' for founders to pick you as an investor.

(41:25) The value and longevity of investor networks.

(45:11) Current market trends, future startup outlook.

(48:08) Things have shifted and Michael explains why seed is the new series-A and pre-seed is the new seed.

(52:10) Demographics of founders seeking investment.

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LINKS

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E1879: https://youtu.be/1Dcu5BfnE_c?feature=shared

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Building a consumer app’s MVP and how to fundraise with Zest’s Jake Gutstein | E1889

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Zest's Jake Gutstein joins Jason to discuss his journey in creating the cooking app Zest (1:37). The two dive into how the Zest team formed (10:29), finding the right tools for your startup (25:24), Jake's experience in the Launch Accelerator program (33:27), and more!

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(1:37) What prompted the creation of Zest and the initial concept and MVP for Zest

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(10:29) The product development, initial testing, and finding a technical co-founder

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(33:27) Product launch, approach to fundraising, and experience with the Launch Accelerator program

(46:48) Future plans and goals for Zest

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We celebrate our 100th AI Demo with Sunny Madra! | E1888

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(0:00) Sunny joins Jason

(3:03) We demo MultiOn, our 100th demo on the show!

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(13:30) Jason gives his grade and signs up to use MultiOn.

(17:29) Sunny demos Paid Leave powered by MOMS F1RST.

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(23:40) AI demo of Consensus.

(26:53) Consensus reminds Jason of the life and tragedy of Aaron Swartz.

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(32:41) Sunny jumps onto X to show us important advancements in AI posted by Barsee.

(35:17) Sunny demos “Depth Anything”.

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Check out Paid Leave: https://www.paidleave.ai/

Check out Consensus: https://consensus.app/

Rolling Stone Article on Aaron Swarts: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-brilliant-life-and-tragic-death-of-aaron-swartz-177191/

Check out Barsee here: https://twitter.com/heyBarsee

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Unicorns: now and then with Aileen Lee | E1887

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Today’s show: Aileen Lee join Jason to talk about her origins and overcoming challenges as a woman in a male-dominated tech space (2:12), the Unicorn Club and the effects of the ZIRP era (11:51), predictions on which startups will maintain their unicorn status (33:09), and more!

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Read Aileen’s 2024 article here: https://www.cowboy.vc/news/welcome-back-to-the-unicorn-club-10-years-later

Read Aileen’s original Unicorn article here: https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/02/welcome-to-the-unicorn-club/

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Venture Fund Size Growth, the Rise of Unicorns, and more with Elizabeth Yin and Zach Coelius | E1886

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(2:32) Venture funds are growing in size despite the slow market

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(11:43) Exploring the performance: smaller funds vs. larger funds

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(29:49) Hustle Fund’s quantitative approach to evaluating startups

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(45:11) Number of unicorns has increased but liquidity has decreased

(51:12) The decline in capital efficiency over the past decade

(57:27) Rapid-fire segment on top recent investments

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Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu on launching the R1, future of AI hardware, and going viral at CES | E1885

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Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu joins Jason to discuss the viral launch of Rabbit's R1 AI companion device at CES, covering the ambitious product vision (1:37), unique design (23:30), custom-built OS and LLM (11:30), manufacturing logistics (49:45), and much more!

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(00:00) Rabbit’s Jesse Lyu joins Jason

(1:37) Introduction and Pricing of Rabbit R1, a Pocket AI Device

(7:07) Differences between large language models and large action models

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(11:30) Data collection process for training the Large Action Model (LAM), Neuro-symbolic algorithm vs. traditional Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

(16:08) Authentication and access to Rabbit's Web Portal, privacy considerations, and speed and latency of voice interactions

(23:30) The role of Teenage Engineering in design inspiration

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(32:07) Potential frustrations and limitations with the Rabbit R1 compared to smartphones

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(42:38) Evaluating the Accuracy of Voice-to-Text Translations

(49:45) Product timeline, experimental features, and getting devices to early adopters

(1:12:37) Rabbit’s early development, Jesse's journey, and future prospects of AI

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AI Demos: Dinnerfy, Hour One, AI short film “Borrowing Time”, Bland AI and more! | E1884

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Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo video creation platform Hour One (9:28), meal planner Dinnerfly (26:35), a short film titled “Borrowed Time,” entirely created using AI tools (49:18), and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason

(1:37) Exploring the dynamics of AI in the workplace, focusing on remote work management and efficiency debates.

(9:28) Sunny demos Hour One sparked from Reid Hoffman’s deep fake post.

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(22:37) Jason and Sunny analyze "Bland AI," discussing various applications and evaluating the demo.

(26:35) Sunny demos Dinnerfly.

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(34:25) A conversation on Apple’s behaviour regarding its oxygen technology in smartwatches, including a fun John Malkovich reference from the film "Rounders.”

(37:42) Sunny demos AI Comic Factory.

(49:18) Sunny presents a short film entirely created using AI tools, titled “Borrowed Time.”

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LINKS:

Check out Hour One: https://app.hourone.ai/home

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Check out Dinnerfy: https://app.dinnerfy.com/

Check out AI Comic Factory: https://huggingface.co/spaces/jbilcke-hf/ai-comic-factory

Check out AI short film “Borrowing Time”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCIsHNQHcKQ

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