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(00:43) - Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. (21:04) - ? Timeline Reactions (40:44) - Keith Rabois is a veteran Silicon Valley operator and investor, known for senior roles at PayPal, LinkedIn, and Square, and as a general partner at top venture firms including Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund. He?s recognized for his sharp strategic instincts, contrarian takes on markets and company building, and for backing category-defining startups across fintech, real estate, and AI. (01:23:27) - Lynn Martin, the 68th president of the New York Stock Exchange and chair of Fixed Income & Data Services at Intercontinental Exchange, discusses the NYSE's annual tree lighting ceremony, highlighting the participation of celebrities, mascots, and charitable organizations, and emphasizes the event's role in fostering community engagement and supporting listed companies. She also touches on the significance of ETFs, noting their impact on financial markets by providing liquidity and transparency, and anticipates a busy start to 2026 for IPOs, acknowledging potential market volatility due to upcoming midterm elections. (01:36:50) - Emily Sundberg is a New York?based writer and director, best known for her daily business newsletter, "Feed Me," which has grown into a seven-figure Substack enterprise with over 150,000 readers. In the conversation, she discusses the expansion of "Feed Me" into podcasting with the launch of "Expense Account," hosted by resident food critic J Lee, and her plans to extend coverage to California, acknowledging the significant portion of her readership based there. Additionally, Sundberg reflects on the competitive landscape between platforms like Substack and Patreon, emphasizing the importance of nurturing new talent rather than poaching existing creators. (02:03:00) - Adam Faze is a 28-year-old American film producer and entrepreneur, known for co-founding the production company Must Be Nice and serving as studio chief at FazeWorld. In the conversation, he discusses the merger between Warner Brothers and Netflix, expressing support for the consolidation as a strategic move to compete with tech giants like Meta, Google, and TikTok. Faze emphasizes that combining Warner Brothers' rich intellectual property with Netflix's powerful distribution network positions the entertainment industry to better capture audience attention in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

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(01:40) - ? Timeline Reactions (34:00) - Jim Cramer is the host of CNBC?s Mad Money and co-founder of TheStreet. A former hedge fund manager, he became one of the most recognizable financial commentators in the U.S., known for his energetic style and market analysis. Cramer continues to cover stocks, investing trends, and business news across television and digital platforms. (01:13:50) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:15:58) - Eric Glyman, co-founder and CEO of Ramp, a leading finance automation platform, discusses the company's strategic decision to establish its headquarters in New York City, emphasizing the city's unique entrepreneurial spirit and talent pool. He contrasts this with the West Coast's corporate culture, highlighting New York's supportive environment for startups. Glyman also shares insights into Ramp's hiring philosophy, focusing on identifying individuals with high potential and providing them with significant responsibilities to foster rapid growth and development. (01:31:39) - John Zito, Co-President of Apollo Asset Management and Head of Credit, discusses Apollo's role as a leading alternative asset manager with over $900 billion in assets, emphasizing its significant presence in private credit and its ability to provide long-term financing solutions for large-scale projects. He highlights the firm's integrated approach to investment, offering tailored capital solutions across the capital structure, and underscores the importance of building a strong organizational culture by recruiting individuals with purpose and high character. Zito also touches on the evolving landscape of private credit, noting its growing role in financing asset-heavy industries like AI and defense, and the necessity for companies to adapt to this shift by partnering with trusted capital providers. (01:53:20) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:55:07) - Katie Deighton is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering topics related to brands, marketing, advertising, and media. In the conversation, she discusses the challenges brands face in navigating crises amplified by the internet, the shift towards owning their narratives through platforms like Substack and YouTube, and the potential impact of AI on consumer perceptions and advertising strategies.

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(01:23) - Will AWS Buy TPUs From Google? (20:51) - ? Timeline Reactions (46:33) - Harj Taggar, a Managing Partner at Y Combinator and co-founder of Triplebyte and Auctomatic, discusses the evolving landscape for startups, highlighting the increased ease of selling to both government entities and Fortune 500 companies. He emphasizes that the choice between these paths depends on the product type, noting that AI advancements have opened new opportunities for startups to secure large clients directly. Taggar also observes a trend where companies are adopting AI-native, full-stack approaches, integrating AI into their core operations rather than merely offering AI tools to existing firms. (59:39) - Richard Wang is co-founder and CEO of Clad Labs, a startup building ?CHAD: The Brainrot IDE,? an AI-powered development environment designed to blend coding with leisure workflows. (01:06:32) - Philip Ho, Absurd is a San-Francisco?based startup that builds AI-powered brand and performance ads at scale. (00:00) - produce production-quality marketing videos scripted, generated, and edited by a multi-agent AI system in about 72 hours. Their work has already seen traction: one of their launch videos reportedly hit over 1 million views, and they average hundreds of thousands of organic views across their campaigns. (01:18:23) - Ali Attar, co-founder of Lightberry, discusses the company's mission to develop an operating system that enables humanoid robots to interact with humans through natural language, eliminating the need for coding. He highlights their collaboration with manufacturers like Unitree to integrate this software, allowing robots to perform tasks such as emceeing events autonomously. Attar also emphasizes the potential for diverse robot applications, including security roles, and envisions a future where robots are prevalent in public spaces, interacting seamlessly with people. (01:29:59) - Kurush Dubash, co-founder and CEO of Dome, discusses how Dome provides a unified API for prediction markets, enabling users and developers to trade and analyze data across multiple platforms simultaneously. He highlights that their clientele includes application developers, sports books, and hedge funds interested in high-frequency trading and internal pricing. Kurush also notes the increasing number of platforms entering the prediction market space, each targeting specific regions or verticals, and emphasizes Dome's role in aggregating fragmented liquidity to support professional traders. (01:38:40) - David Alade, co-founder of Sorce, introduces the app as a "Tinder for Jobs," where users upload their resumes, swipe right on job listings, and AI agents automatically complete applications on company websites. He discusses the current hiring market, noting that while inbound applications are still used, the process is ripe for disruption due to its inefficiencies. Alade also highlights Sorce's growth, mentioning over 25,000 interviews facilitated in the past year, and shares that their marketing strategy relies heavily on viral social media content, particularly on TikTok and Instagram. (01:45:23) - Karim Rahme, co-founder and CEO of Metorial, discusses how their platform enables AI agents to securely access various applications and data sources, such as Gmail, SAP, and Salesforce, while providing essential access control for large organizations. He highlights Metorial's open-source success, noting over 3,600 GitHub stars and nearly 1,000 weekly active users within five weeks of launch, and mentions ongoing discussions with Fortune 500 companies for large-scale deployment. Rahme also shares his background, including graduating from NYU Abu Dhabi in May and previously leading an Abu Dhabi-based ticketing startup for over three years. (01:52:54) - Michael Sakowski, co-founder and COO of Crunched, an AI software company, discusses how their Excel-native AI analyst is tailored for top finance professionals, distinguishing itself from Microsoft's broader Copilot by focusing on the specific needs of the top 1% of Excel users. He highlights Crunched's unique ability to detect errors in complex financial models, sharing an instance where the software identified a £10 million overvaluation in a private equity deal, thereby preventing significant financial misrepresentation. Sakowski also addresses concerns about data security, emphasizing that Crunched does not train on client data and cannot access user prompts, ensuring confidentiality for their clients. (02:01:00) - Nimit Maru, co-founder and CEO of Sava, discusses building an AI-powered trust company to modernize trust administration by treating the trust charter as programmable infrastructure, enabling efficient, compliant, and scalable services. He shares his experience with the outdated trust industry after selling his previous company, Fullstack Academy, and highlights how Sava's platform allows for real-time tracking and management of trusts, aiming to make sophisticated wealth planning more accessible. (02:08:34) - Ben Koska, co-founder of SF Tensor, discusses how their platform collaborates with various cloud providers to streamline AI model training by managing GPU allocations and optimizing for different hardware, allowing researchers to focus solely on their work. He emphasizes SF Tensor's exclusive focus on the training phase, addressing a gap in the market, and highlights the diverse clientele ranging from individual researchers to large-scale labs tackling unsolved problems in areas like drug discovery and protein folding. Koska also notes the potential for companies to enhance base models with proprietary data, indicating SF Tensor's capability to support such training needs. (02:15:51) - Henry Kwan, founder and CEO of Icarus, is an aerospace engineer with experience at NASA and Orbital, where he built drones and satellites. He discusses Icarus's development of solar-powered autonomous drones capable of flying at 60,000 feet for extended periods, offering advantages over satellites due to their proximity and cost-effectiveness. Initially targeting defense applications, Kwan envisions broader uses for these stratospheric drones, including enhanced connectivity and surveillance capabilities. (02:24:20) - Cole Dermott, co-founder of Locus, a Y Combinator-backed startup, discusses the company's development of payment infrastructure for AI agents, enabling them to autonomously pay for services while maintaining control through defined budgets and permissions. He highlights that initial adopters are developers creating autonomous agents capable of discovering and paying for services independently, with broader consumer adoption expected as trust in the technology grows. Dermott also shares that Locus has processed approximately 3,500 transactions and has around 80 projects built using their platform. (02:28:06) - Paul Graham & Jessica Livingston. Graham is an English-American computer scientist and entrepreneur, co-founded Y Combinator, a prominent startup accelerator that has funded over 3,000 startups, including Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe, and Reddit. Jessica Livingston is a co-founder of Y Combinator and one of the most influential figures in modern startup culture. 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(00:19) - Papperger Pushes Rheinmetall to Top (13:35) - ? Timeline Reactions (16:11) - Anduril Says Failures are Part of Development (20:21) - ? CODE RED ? (38:35) - ? Timeline Reactions (56:20) - Stratechery: Gemini Spurs New AI Infra Race (01:30:37) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:42:23) - Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), discussed several key announcements at AWS re:Invent 2025, including the introduction of frontier agents designed to enhance software development, operations, and security through autonomous capabilities. He also highlighted the launch of Nova 2, AWS's latest Frontier AI models, and Nova Forge, a tool enabling customers to integrate their own data into pre-training checkpoints to create customized models. Additionally, Garman announced the general availability of Trainium 3, AWS's new chip aimed at accelerating training and inference processes for customers. (01:55:08) - Tae Kim, a senior writer for Barron's and author of "The Nvidia Way," discusses Nvidia's unique corporate culture under CEO Jensen Huang, emphasizing its blunt communication style, agility in decision-making, and meritocratic approach to talent recruitment. He highlights how these factors have contributed to Nvidia's sustained success and ability to outmaneuver competitors. Kim also addresses the company's strategies in navigating challenges such as competition from Google's TPUs and geopolitical issues affecting sales in China. (02:23:05) - Tarek Mansour, co-founder and CEO of Kalshi, a leading prediction market platform, discusses the company's recent $1 billion Series E funding round, which elevated its valuation to $11 billion. He highlights the mainstream adoption of prediction markets, attributing this shift to factors such as declining trust in traditional media, the legalization of such markets, and their integration into daily activities like sports viewing. Mansour also addresses Kalshi's strategic partnerships with platforms like Robinhood and Coinbase, emphasizing their role in driving user engagement and expanding the platform's reach. (02:42:16) - Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, discusses the recent live release of WordPress 6.9, highlighting its development by over 900 contributors worldwide. He emphasizes the importance of freedom in technology, advocating for open-source licenses as a "bill of rights for software." Mullenweg also introduces Beeper, a service that consolidates various messaging platforms into a single interface, aiming to enhance user experience across different networks. (02:53:06) - Jason Fried, co-founder and CEO of 37signals, is renowned for developing web-based productivity tools like Basecamp and HEY. In the conversation, he discusses the launch of Fizzy, a new Kanban-style project management tool designed to be simple, colorful, and open-source, aiming to bring vibrancy and ease of use to the software industry. Fried emphasizes that Fizzy is built for their own needs, reflecting their philosophy of creating products they personally find useful, and offers it at a straightforward price of $20 per month with unlimited users and usage.

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(00:16) - Alby Churven is a teenage entrepreneur from Sydney who, by age 14, has already founded Finkle, a gamified learning platform aimed at teaching teens coding, entrepreneurship, AI, and real-world skills. He began coding when he was six years old, and previously built Roblox games and a youth-oriented soccer brand before pitching Finkle to Y Combinator (Winter 2026). Alby?s vision blends youthful creativity with a mission to rethink education ? and his journey has drawn global attention for ambition and boldness. (07:22) - Three Years Since the Launch of ChatGPT (13:06) - Gemini Surges (20:17) - David Sacked by NYT (39:54) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:01:19) - Dylan Patel, Founder and Chief Analyst at SemiAnalysis, discusses Google's strategy to sell Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) externally, highlighting the challenges posed by their non-standard design and the need for broader software support. He emphasizes the importance of open-source software in expanding TPU adoption and notes that while Google's internal software stack is robust, making it accessible to external customers is crucial. Patel also touches on the competitive dynamics between Google and Nvidia, particularly regarding hardware performance, software ecosystems, and market positioning. (01:33:48) - Ro Khanna, a Democratic U.S. Representative from California's 17th congressional district, is known for his advocacy on technology, economic equity, and transparency. In the conversation, he discusses his legislative efforts, including the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandates the release of all Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein, aiming to hold powerful individuals accountable and restore public trust. Khanna also addresses the impact of artificial intelligence on employment, emphasizing the need for policies that enhance human capabilities rather than replace workers, and highlights the importance of balancing technological advancement with job preservation to maintain social cohesion. (02:11:19) - Jonathan Swerdlin, co-founder and CEO of Function Health, is dedicated to empowering individuals to proactively manage their health through comprehensive lab testing and advanced imaging services. In the conversation, he discusses Function's mission to provide affordable access to over 160 lab tests and full-body MRI scans, enabling early detection of potential health issues. Swerdlin emphasizes the importance of utilizing technology to make personalized health data accessible, aiming to help people live longer, healthier lives. (02:27:59) - Thrive Announces Partnership with OpenAI (02:29:55) - Cristóbal Valenzuela, CEO and co-founder of Runway, discusses the release of Gen-4.5, the company's latest AI video generation model. Gen-4.5 achieves unprecedented visual fidelity and creative control, producing cinematic and highly realistic outputs while providing precise control over every aspect of generation. Valenzuela highlights that Gen-4.5 has surpassed competitors like Google's Veo 3 and OpenAI's Sora 2 Pro, securing the top position on the Artificial Analysis Text to Video benchmark. (02:46:41) - Vincent Weisser, CEO of Prime Intellect, discusses the recent release of Intellect 3, a 100-billion parameter model developed through scaled reinforcement learning and post-training, achieving state-of-the-art performance at a smaller scale. He highlights the creation of an open environment where contributors worldwide can develop reinforcement learning environments, enhancing the model's capabilities across various tasks. Weisser emphasizes the trend of open-source models matching closed models' performance and the potential for businesses to fine-tune models for specific applications, leading to better performance and cost efficiency. (03:01:01) - Ben Hylak, co-founder and CTO of Raindrop?a company providing monitoring solutions for AI agents?discusses the challenges of silent failures in AI systems and the importance of real-time monitoring to detect and address these issues. He highlights how Raindrop's platform processes millions of events daily, enabling engineering teams to identify complex problems like tool call failures and user frustration. Additionally, Hylak shares that Raindrop recently secured $15 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners to further develop their monitoring infrastructure. (03:17:02) - ? Timeline Reactions

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(01:53) - ? Timeline Reactions (13:14) - Nvidia Responds to TPU Sales (22:15) - Trump Launches Genesis (25:40) - Trait-Based Embryo Selection Ethics Breakdown (45:17) - Cremieux, a critic of Nucleus Genomics' embryo selection product, discusses the company's misleading claims about their technology's capabilities, particularly in predicting complex traits like intelligence and appearance. He highlights the scientific implausibility of their assertions, noting that their methods cannot reliably predict such traits, and expresses concern over the ethical implications of offering parents a false sense of control over their future children's genetics. Cremieux also points out the potential harm in promoting a product that lacks scientific validation, emphasizing the need for transparency and accuracy in genetic testing services. (01:05:01) - Kian Sadeghi, founder and CEO of Nucleus, a company specializing in consumer genetic testing and analysis, discusses the transparency and accessibility of Nucleus's scientific models, emphasizing that their science is public and available for independent evaluation. He addresses concerns about the authenticity of customer reviews, explaining that due to HIPAA regulations, real patient names and images cannot be disclosed, and acknowledges the need to update their website to clarify the use of anonymized information. Sadeghi also highlights the evolving nature of genetic models, noting that updates are part of their commitment to providing accurate and up-to-date information to patients. (01:28:58) - Joe Weisenthal, born September 2, 1980, in Detroit, Michigan, is an American journalist and television presenter, currently serving as the executive editor of news for Bloomberg's digital brands and co-host of the "Odd Lots" podcast. In the conversation, he discusses the prolonged timeline before AI and robotics significantly impact sectors like elder care, referencing Honda's Asimo robot's initial promise to assist the elderly. He also addresses the shift in tech financing from venture capital to substantial debt, highlighting concerns over managing this debt and the implications of credit default swaps on major companies like Oracle. Additionally, Weisenthal critiques Nvidia's public responses to competitors, suggesting that confident companies typically avoid commenting on rivals, and reflects on Nvidia's rapid ascent from a successful chipmaker to one of the world's largest companies. (01:59:49) - Michael Kratsios, the 13th Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, discusses the Genesis Mission, a national initiative launched by President Trump to accelerate scientific discovery through artificial intelligence. 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(02:38:09) - David Faugno, CEO of 1Password, discusses the company's growth to over $400 million in annual recurring revenue, with nearly 80% of business coming from enterprise customers. He highlights 1Password's initiatives in AI integration, including partnerships with Perplexity's Comet browser and OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas, to enhance secure usage of AI tools. Faugno also emphasizes the importance of credential hygiene in the face of increasing security threats and shares personal insights into his preference for fly fishing in Utah and Montana. (02:50:59) - Keller Rinaudo, co-founder and CEO of Zipline, announced a $150 million contract with the U.S. State Department to expand Zipline's autonomous drone delivery network across Africa, aiming to serve over 15,000 health facilities and reach an additional 130 million people. He highlighted the shift towards "Commercial Diplomacy," emphasizing partnerships that foster trade and technological collaboration rather than traditional aid. 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(02:06) - Reviewing the Best AI Apps (24:32) - ? Timeline Reactions (26:31) - Sholto Douglas, a Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic, discusses the launch of Claude Opus 4.5, highlighting its superior coding capabilities and efficiency in handling complex tasks. He emphasizes the model's advancements in vision understanding, particularly in interpreting front-end designs, while noting that generating images is not a current focus. Douglas also addresses the ongoing benefits of scaling in AI development, expressing confidence in continued progress and the potential for models to autonomously perform tasks with minimal human intervention. (01:00:44) - OpenAI Builds New Hardware Team with Jony Ive (01:05:00) - Timeline Reactions (01:31:48) - Doug DeMuro is an automotive YouTuber and entrepreneur known for his detailed, humorous car reviews and his signature ?DougScore? rating system. He?s also the founder of Cars & Bids, an online auction platform focused on modern enthusiast vehicles. (02:26:11) - Alex Stauffer & Alex Shevchenko, Leads at Ramp Labs, discuss the development of Ramp Sheets, an AI-driven spreadsheet tool designed to enhance financial modeling and analysis. Initially an internal experiment to assist Ramp's finance team, the project evolved into a public web-based platform, allowing users to quickly create models without replacing existing tools like Excel. Since its recent launch, Ramp Sheets has gained significant traction, with thousands of users daily, including students, professors, and professionals across various industries. (02:36:00) - Quinn Slack, CEO and co-founder of Amp & Sourcegraph, discusses the integration of advertisements into their AI coding agent, Amp, to offer it for free while offsetting operational costs. He highlights the unique opportunity to display targeted ads within the coding environment, leveraging developers' continuous engagement with the tool. Slack also emphasizes the potential for partnerships and the importance of balancing ad integration with user experience to advance AI adoption in coding. (02:48:34) - ? Timeline Reactions

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(00:11) - Eli Lilly Hits $1T Valuation (11:24) - Adobe to Buy Semrush for $1.9B (15:27) - Guide to the AI Barnyard (44:13) - AMD Chief Challenges Nvidia Dominance (57:13) - WSJ Mansion Section (01:04:30) - Has AI Ruined the Em Dash? (01:14:36) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:52:42) - Julia Steinberg, General Manager of Books and editor at Arena Magazine, discusses the upcoming release of Arena's Issue 006, themed "An Ode to Capitalism," scheduled for December 1st. She reflects on the challenges of large-scale government infrastructure projects, expressing skepticism about their efficiency compared to private sector initiatives. Additionally, she shares her experiences living in San Francisco, highlighting issues like homelessness and public safety, and notes the city's efforts to improve conditions during major events. (02:24:11) - Bobby Ghoshal, co-founder and CEO of Dupe.com, discusses how Dupe serves as a shopping companion that helps users find desired products or similar alternatives at better prices, emphasizing its role in providing confidence to shoppers. He highlights the challenges in building the product experience, noting the importance of partnerships with brands to access live inventory, pricing, and customer behavior data, which are crucial for accurate recommendations. Ghoshal also shares the company's growth, mentioning that Dupe has reached approximately 18 million shoppers and is approaching $100 million in gross merchandise value, with plans to expand into categories like fashion and perfumes.

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(01:04) - iMessages in Gemini 3 (10:52) - ? Timeline Reactions to Gemini 3 (28:29) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:05:11) - CloudFlare Outage (01:16:16) - Byrne Hobart on the Upsides of Bubbles (01:30:12) - Byrne Hobart is an investor, consultant, and writer, best known for his newsletter "The Diff," which explores inflection points in finance and technology. He is also a partner at Anomaly, a frontier tech investment firm, and co-authored "Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation," published by Stripe Press in November 2024. In the conversation, Hobart discusses the role of financial bubbles in driving innovation, arguing that while often viewed negatively, bubbles can coordinate market participants to overbuild infrastructure, thereby laying the groundwork for future technological advancements. (02:06:34) - Glenn Hutchins, co-founder of Silver Lake Partners and chairman of North Island Ventures, discusses his career trajectory, highlighting his roles at Thomas H. Lee Partners, the Clinton administration, Blackstone Group, and the founding of Silver Lake in 1999. He emphasizes the evolution of private equity, noting key financial innovations like the capital asset pricing model and Black-Scholes option pricing, which enabled the valuation and financing of technology companies. Hutchins also addresses the rapid growth and capital demands of AI infrastructure, comparing it to historical technological shifts, and underscores the importance of strategic investment and adaptability in the face of evolving market dynamics. (02:35:17) - Yogi Goel, founder of Maxima, an enterprise accounting platform, discusses their recent $41 million funding round and how their AI-driven system integrates with existing ERPs to automate financial processes and detect anomalies, aiming to reduce errors and inefficiencies in accounting. (02:40:40) - Sam Jones, CEO and co-founder of Method Security, announced the company's $26 million combined seed and Series A funding from Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst. He discussed the increasing use of AI in cyberattacks, emphasizing the need for autonomous systems to enhance cyber resilience. Jones highlighted Method Security's dual-use approach, serving both government and commercial sectors, and shared his background in cyber operations with the U.S. Air Force and experience at Palantir. (02:47:50) - Ali Madani, founder and CEO of Profluent Bio, discusses his background in machine learning and biology, highlighting his PhD from UC Berkeley and his leadership in developing language models for biology at Salesforce. He explains Profluent's mission to make biology programmable by using AI to design bespoke medicines, moving away from traditional random discovery methods. Madani also shares the company's progress, including the development of OpenCRISPR-1, an AI-generated gene-editing protein, and mentions securing $106 million in funding from notable investors like Jeff Bezos. (02:56:08) - Amit Jain, CEO and Co-Founder of Luma AI, announced that the company has raised a $900 million Series C funding round led by Saudi Arabia's state-backed AI firm HUMAIN, valuing Luma AI at over $4 billion. Additionally, Luma AI and HUMAIN are collaborating to build a 2-gigawatt compute cluster in Saudi Arabia, named Project Halo, to train multimodal artificial general intelligence (AGI) models. Jain emphasized the necessity of integrating text, audio, video, and images to develop AI systems capable of understanding and simulating the physical world, highlighting the importance of multimodal models in advancing AI capabilities.

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(00:34) - Gemini 3 Launch (30:54) - Mike Knoop, co-founder and Head of AI at Zapier, discussed the significant advancements of Google's Gemini 3 model, highlighting its achievement of doubling the state-of-the-art performance on the ARC v2 benchmark. He noted that, despite this progress, the model still exhibits unexpected errors on simpler tasks, suggesting areas for further research. Knoop emphasized the need for new ideas to address these challenges and expressed optimism about the potential for mass automation enabled by AI reasoning systems. (59:11) - Jonathan Neman, co-founder and CEO of Sweetgreen, discusses the journey of starting the company in 2007 with two friends during their senior year at Georgetown University, aiming to create a healthy fast-food alternative. He highlights the challenges of scaling the business, including decisions against franchising to maintain quality, and the integration of automation like the "infinite kitchen" to enhance efficiency. Neman also addresses adapting to consumer trends, such as eliminating seed oils from their menu, and emphasizes the importance of strategic real estate choices and responding to evolving customer preferences. (01:32:38) - Ashlee Vance is an American journalist and author, renowned for his 2015 biography of Elon Musk and his work as a feature writer for Bloomberg Businessweek. In the conversation, Vance discusses his recent travels across the U.S. to film episodes on hard tech innovations, including visits to Tennessee, Detroit, New England, and Texas. He delves into topics such as humanoid robotics, the dominance of Chinese manufacturers in actuator production, and the challenges facing the U.S. robotics industry. Vance also shares insights on under-hyped hard tech companies, the progress of autonomous vehicles, and the potential resurgence of airships for cargo transport. (02:01:15) - ? Timeline Reactions (02:09:34) - OpenAI Adds Fidji Simo (02:19:06) - Saudi Arabia to Invest $1T in the U.S. (02:21:46) - Valar Atomics Splits Atom (02:27:58) - Jeremy Epling, Chief Product Officer at Vanta, discusses the company's recent VantaCon conference in San Francisco, highlighting the launch of their Agentic Trust Platform aimed at transforming enterprise trust management. He emphasizes the integration of AI to automate security and compliance tasks, addressing challenges like AI trustworthiness and the evolving threat landscape. Epling also outlines Vanta's approach to proactive risk management through AI-driven insights and partnerships with other security firms to enhance their platform's capabilities. (02:41:28) - Keone Hon, co-founder and CEO of Monad Labs, discusses his transition from leading high-frequency trading teams at Jump Trading to developing Monad, a high-performance blockchain designed for High Fidelity Finance. He highlights Monad's compatibility with Ethereum, enabling developers to leverage existing code and tools while benefiting from significantly higher transaction throughput. Hon also emphasizes the importance of broad token distribution and community engagement, drawing parallels to Dogecoin's widespread adoption, and notes that Monad has raised approximately $120 million, with the token sale open until Saturday at 9 pm Eastern. (02:51:12) - Stephen Balaban, co-founder and CEO of Lambda Labs, leads the company in providing advanced GPU infrastructure for AI developers and researchers. In the conversation, he discusses Lambda's recent $1.5 billion equity funding round, emphasizing the company's conservative capital structure and focus on building a robust, long-term business resilient to market fluctuations. Balaban also highlights Lambda's strategic investments in GPU infrastructure and data centers, aiming to vertically integrate operations to accelerate the deployment of AI infrastructure. (03:10:15) - ? Timeline Reactions

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(01:02) - The GPT4o Debate (15:24) - Bezos's AI Startup (26:27) - Yann LeCun's Says LLM's are a Dead End (33:00) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:13:48) - Eric Glyman, co-founder and CEO of Ramp, a financial operations platform, announced a $300 million funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, elevating the company's valuation to $32 billion. He highlighted Ramp's exceptional growth, noting that the company is doubling its revenue at a scale exceeding $1 billion annually, outpacing the median publicly traded software company by tenfold in gross profit growth. Glyman also emphasized the transformative impact of AI on Ramp's services, enabling automated expense management and accounting, thereby enhancing business efficiency and profitability. (01:33:32) - Stacy Rasgon, a Managing Director and Senior Analyst at Bernstein Research, specializes in U.S. semiconductors and semiconductor capital equipment. In the conversation, he discusses the robust demand in the AI sector, noting that companies are rapidly deploying GPUs to meet computing needs, contrasting this with the underutilized infrastructure of past tech bubbles. He emphasizes that the current AI growth is driven by genuine demand and strategic investments, suggesting a sustained period of expansion rather than a speculative bubble. (02:01:45) - ? Timeline Reactions (02:17:32) - Luca Ferrari, co-founder and CEO of Bending Spoons, an Italian technology company specializing in mobile applications, discusses the company's strategy of acquiring digital businesses with untapped potential and transforming them through extensive software redevelopment, infrastructure re-architecture, and feature enhancements. He highlights the recent acquisition of AOL, emphasizing plans to modernize its products using AI to improve content recommendations and user experience. Ferrari also elaborates on Bending Spoons' approach to maintaining the autonomy of its business units to preserve brand value and operational agility. (02:46:55) - Healey Cypher, CEO and co-founder of BoomPop, an AI-powered group travel company, discusses his background growing up in Saudi Arabia and Nebraska, and his career in building and selling companies. He highlights the significant role of group travel in corporate settings, noting that 60% of corporate travel involves group events like offsites and SKOs, and emphasizes the growing demand for in-person gatherings in the AI era. Cypher explains how BoomPop's AI agent streamlines the planning process by analyzing data points to suggest tailored event options, negotiate with vendors, and manage logistics, aiming to become the default way the world gets together. (02:55:32) - John Tenet, co-founder and CEO of CHAOS Industries, discusses the company's focus on developing advanced radar systems to address modern battlefield challenges, emphasizing the need for agile, multi-product solutions to counter evolving threats. He highlights the limitations of legacy radar systems, such as their size and lengthy manufacturing times, and introduces CHAOS Industries' innovative approach to creating more adaptable and rapidly deployable technologies. Tenet also mentions the company's recent $510 million funding round led by Valor Equity Partners, which will support further product development and manufacturing expansion. (03:04:57) - Reed Duchscher, founder and CEO of Night Media, is a prominent talent manager known for representing top digital creators like MrBeast and Kai Cenat. In the conversation, he discusses the evolving landscape of content creation, emphasizing the ease of becoming a creator today due to improved discoverability, and highlights YouTube's superior monetization opportunities compared to platforms like TikTok and Twitch. Duchscher also touches on the challenges creators face with platform algorithms and the importance of diversifying income streams beyond traditional ad revenue. (03:41:30) - ? Timeline Reactions

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(02:07) - Blue Origin Lands New Glenn Rocket (15:58) - Valve Unveils Steam Machine Console (25:38) - ? Timeline Reactions (30:17) - Cantor Group Posts Record Year (50:24) - Will Manidis: "In The Flow" (01:02:47) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:25:49) - 2WAI Reactions (01:31:07) - Everett Randle is a venture capitalist and writer best known for his sharp essays on startup strategy, founder psychology, and the dynamics of elite tech ecosystems. He previously worked at Founders Fund and is widely read for articulating the unwritten rules and cultural patterns of Silicon Valley. (02:31:56) - Adam Faze, CEO of Gymnasium, a digital television studio producing short-form unscripted series for platforms like TikTok and Instagram, discusses his journey from traditional Hollywood to founding Gymnasium, emphasizing the shift towards digital content consumption. He highlights the success of shows like "Keep the Meter Running," which became a viral hit in New York City, illustrating the potential of high-quality, short-form content on social media platforms. Faze also touches on the evolving media landscape, noting that platforms like TikTok have become the new television, and discusses the role of artificial intelligence in empowering individual creators to produce blockbuster-level content independently.
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(00:20) - AI Boom Hits Speed Bump (11:56) - Will Blue Owl Capital Fly Higher? (26:08) - AI Boom Hits Speed Bump (34:35) - ? Timeline Reactions (59:12) - Spencer Peterson, a general partner at Coatue Ventures, leads their growth fund focusing on late-stage, transformative technology companies. In the conversation, he discusses Coatue's investment in Cursor, an AI-assisted software development service developed by Anysphere, highlighting its rapid growth to a $9.9 billion valuation and $500 million in annual recurring revenue. Peterson emphasizes Cursor's unique culture, exceptional team, and the broader potential of AI in software development, noting the significant opportunities in the expanding market. (01:25:50) - Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, co-founders of Gemini and Winklevoss Capital, discuss the launch of Cypherpunk Technologies, a rebranded public company focused on privacy and self-sovereignty. They highlight the company's recent $50 million investment in Zcash (ZEC), purchasing 203,775.27 ZEC at an average price of $245 per token, and their long-term commitment to holding these assets. The twins emphasize their belief in Zcash as a means to move value privately and their strategy to avoid fast capital by being the largest investors in the company. (01:29:49) - Max Hodak, a biomedical engineer and entrepreneur, is the founder and CEO of Science Corporation, a neurotechnology company developing brain-computer interfaces and retinal prostheses. In the conversation, he discusses his journey from co-founding Neuralink to establishing Science Corp, focusing on their development of the Science Eye?a visual prosthesis aimed at restoring vision for individuals with conditions like retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. He also elaborates on the company's innovative approach to brain-machine interfaces, emphasizing non-invasive technologies that avoid the need for in-skull implants. (02:02:27) - Andrew Dudum, founder and CEO of Hims & Hers Health, discusses the company's evolution into a leading telehealth platform offering a wide range of services, including cardiovascular risk assessments, weight loss treatments, and mental health support. He highlights the company's commitment to providing accessible, high-quality care through digital means, treating millions of patients daily. Dudum also emphasizes the importance of preventive healthcare and the role of personalized diagnostics in improving patient outcomes. (02:21:08) - Melisa Tokmak, founder and CEO of Netic, an AI company based in San Francisco, discusses how Netic's AI revenue engine assists essential service industries?such as HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services?in managing fluctuating demand by deploying AI agents to handle customer interactions efficiently. She highlights the challenges these industries face, including labor shortages and seasonal demand variations, and explains how Netic's technology enables businesses to predict needs, convert one-time interactions into recurring relationships, and maintain high service levels during peak times. Tokmak also shares that Netic recently secured a $20 million Series B funding round led by Founders Fund, emphasizing the company's strong fundamentals and commitment to building a business with solid margins and efficient scaling. (02:35:37) - Jeffrey Katzenberg, Founding Partner at WnderCo, discusses Alembic's recent $145 million funding round and its innovative approach to causal AI, which helps Fortune 500 companies understand the direct impact of their marketing and sales efforts. He highlights a case study with Delta Airlines, where Alembic's technology identified that the most profitable content during the Olympics was not traditional ads but the Delta medal presentation ceremonies, leading to increased ticket sales to Paris. Katzenberg also emphasizes the importance of ingesting vast amounts of data to provide actionable insights, enabling businesses to make informed decisions and optimize their strategies effectively. (02:58:11) - ? Timeline Reactions
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(01:32:07) - Brian Halligan, co-founder and former CEO of HubSpot, now serves as a senior advisor at Sequoia Capital, where he coaches startup founders. In the conversation, he discusses his role at Sequoia, coaching CEOs building AI-driven companies, and his new podcast launching tomorrow, which explores modern CEO practices. He also reflects on the evolving CEO playbook, highlighting unique leadership styles of figures like Jensen Huang and Elon Musk, and notes the emergence of 'five-tool' CEOs proficient in vision, coding, design, recruitment, and sales. (01:59:16) - Dr. Fei-Fei Li, a renowned computer scientist and co-founder of World Labs, discusses her company's vision to advance artificial intelligence by enhancing spatial intelligence, enabling AI systems to understand and interact with the three-dimensional physical world. 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(04:18) - AGI in 2035 (21:28) - SoftBank?s OpenAI Windfall (27:42) - Buffett Goes Quiet (40:08) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:25:49) - Casey Handmer is a physicist-engineer and entrepreneur who earned a PhD in theoretical physics from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and worked at Jet Propulsion Laboratory before founding Terraform Industries to build large-scale systems that convert sunlight and air into synthetic hydrocarbons. (02:08:05) - ? Timeline Reactions (02:10:21) - Growing Daniel, a tech industry commentator, discusses the importance of moral discernment in technology development, emphasizing that creators should strive to build products beneficial to society. He critiques the trend of funding ventures like gambling apps, arguing that such investments prioritize profit over societal well-being. Daniel also highlights the need for self-reflection among tech leaders, urging them to consider the ethical implications of their innovations. (02:32:11) - JD Ross, co-founder of Opendoor and WithCoverage, discusses his transition from real estate to the insurance industry, emphasizing the importance of aligning business incentives with customer needs. He highlights the value of offering return policies in home buying to build trust and ensure product quality, and shares insights on integrating AI into business operations to enhance efficiency and customer experience. (02:46:58) - Scott Shapiro, a former product leader at Facebook and Google, joined Coinbase in 2019 to lead the core consumer app product team, aiming to make cryptocurrency more accessible. In the conversation, he discusses Coinbase's launch of a new platform for individual investors to purchase digital tokens before they are listed on its exchange, with Monad being the first to sell its digital coin on this platform. He emphasizes the platform's focus on retail investors, the improved regulatory environment, and the commitment to quality over quantity in token offerings. (02:55:18) - Laurence Allen, CEO of Terranova and a recent UC Berkeley graduate, discusses his company's innovative approach to combating land subsidence and flooding by using terraforming robots to inject wood chip slurry underground, effectively raising land levels. This method offers a cost-effective solution for areas like San Rafael, California, which face significant flood risks due to subsidence. Allen also highlights Terranova's recent $7 million seed funding led by Congruent Ventures, aiming to expand their projects in flood prevention and wetland restoration. (03:09:39) - ? Timeline Reactions
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(00:49) - Silicon Valley vs The Vatican (39:37) - Reacting to Bryan Johnson?s Trip (44:46) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:00:10) - Soren Monroe-Anderson, CEO and co-founder of Neros Technologies, a U.S.-based defense tech company specializing in unmanned aerial systems, announced a $75 million Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital. He discussed Neros' focus on producing low-cost, high-impact FPV drones for military applications, emphasizing the importance of a China-free supply chain and domestic manufacturing. Monroe-Anderson highlighted the critical role of FPV drones in modern warfare, particularly in Ukraine, and Neros' commitment to scaling production to meet growing demand. (01:34:43) - Jeff Miller, Vice President of Marketing at Anduril Industries, has a rich background in advertising and marketing, including roles at Ogilvy, PepsiCo, and Snap Inc. In the conversation, he discusses his journey to Anduril, emphasizing the company's mission-driven culture and innovative marketing strategies, such as the "Don't Work at Anduril" campaign designed to attract like-minded talent. Miller also highlights Anduril's approach to brand storytelling, focusing on clarity and authenticity to resonate with both potential employees and the broader public. (02:06:59) - ? Timeline Reactions (02:17:25) - Kaz Nejatian, the newly appointed CEO of Opendoor Technologies, brings a wealth of experience from his previous roles as COO and VP of Product at Shopify, and product leadership positions at Meta. In his recent conversation, Nejatian emphasized his commitment to leveraging artificial intelligence to simplify and expedite the home buying and selling process, aiming to make it more certain for consumers. He also highlighted the importance of operational efficiency and product innovation in achieving these goals. (02:43:55) - Paul Needham, CEO of The Infatuation, discusses the company's recent "Best New Restaurants" campaign, highlighting top dining spots across the U.S. and London, and shares insights into current dining trends, including the impact of economic factors on the restaurant industry and the rise of non-alcoholic beverages. (02:55:33) - Jordan Nanos, a member of the technical staff at SemiAnalysis, discusses the latest findings from ClusterMAX 2.0, an evaluation of GPU cloud providers. He highlights the emergence of new companies like CoreWeave, Navia, Slamda, FluidStack, and Crusoe, which are gaining market share from traditional providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle. Nanos emphasizes that not all GPUs are deployed equally, and the choice of provider significantly impacts AI transactions, underscoring the importance of selecting the right GPU provider for critical AI workloads. (03:14:45) - Isaiah Taylor, founder and CEO of Valar Atomics, discusses the company's recent $130 million Series A funding round, which will enable them to activate their nuclear reactor prototype built during their earlier $19 million seed round. He emphasizes the importance of reducing energy costs by mass-producing standardized reactors, aiming to make energy ten times cheaper than current rates. Taylor also highlights the technical challenges ahead, focusing on the need for rapid iteration and testing to successfully deploy their reactors and meet the growing demand for affordable energy. (03:28:09) - Hayden Adams, founder and CEO of Uniswap Labs, discusses the activation of protocol fees on the Uniswap platform, a move aimed at generating revenue for the Uniswap DAO. He emphasizes the importance of decentralization and transparent financial infrastructure, highlighting Uniswap's role in pioneering decentralized finance. Adams also addresses regulatory challenges faced by crypto companies in the U.S., expressing hope for clearer regulations that recognize the unique nature of decentralized protocols. (03:41:37) - Grant Lee, co-founder and CEO of Gamma, an AI-powered content creation platform, discusses the company's recent $68 million Series B funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing Gamma at $2.1 billion. He highlights Gamma's profitability over the past two years, achieving $100 million in annual recurring revenue with a lean team of 50 employees. Lee attributes their success to early development of innovative editing tools and seamless integration of AI, enabling users to create presentations efficiently, and emphasizes the platform's organic virality and plans to expand through API partnerships. (03:50:00) - ? Timeline Reactions
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(00:17) - Timeline in Turmoil over OpenAI (09:36) - Fannie & Freddie May Buy Tech Stakes (11:27) - The Mansion Section (18:23) - Elon's Trillion Dollar Pay Package (28:06) - Breaking Down the State of AI (55:55) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:11:07) - Katherine Boyle, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz leading its American Dynamism fund, discusses the transformative speech by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, which outlines significant reforms in defense acquisitions. These reforms prioritize commercial-first technologies, streamline the procurement process, and encourage competition from startups, aiming to modernize the military and enhance national security. Boyle emphasizes the positive impact these changes will have on Silicon Valley and the broader defense innovation base, marking a pivotal shift in defense technology integration. (01:29:44) - Mikey Shulman, co-founder and CEO of Suno, an AI-driven music creation platform, discusses the company's mission to democratize music production by enabling users to generate songs through text prompts, eliminating the need for traditional instruments or production software. He highlights Suno's evolution from a Discord bot to a web application, emphasizing the shift from a tech-savvy early user base to a broader audience seeking creative entertainment. Shulman also addresses the integration of AI in music, noting that while professionals increasingly adopt Suno to enhance their workflows, the platform primarily serves individuals who love music but lack formal training, fostering a new behavior of accessible music creation. (01:56:49) - Immad Akhund, co-founder and CEO of Mercury, a fintech company offering banking services tailored for startups, discusses Mercury's recent milestone of achieving three years of profitability, emphasizing the importance of building trust with customers by ensuring financial stability. He highlights the company's proactive measures, such as providing accelerated FDIC insurance to safeguard client deposits, especially in light of the Silicon Valley Bank crisis. Additionally, Akhund shares insights into Mercury's strategic use of AI to enhance back-office operations and customer service, underscoring the company's commitment to innovation and efficiency. (02:14:20) - ? Timeline Reactions (02:36:51) - Jordan Castro is an American novelist and poet known for his works "The Novelist" and "Muscle Man." In the conversation, Castro discusses his novel "Muscle Man," which follows Harold, a discontented literature professor who finds solace in weightlifting, exploring themes of masculinity and academia. He also reflects on his personal experiences with fitness, the impact of physical activity on mental health, and critiques the media's portrayal of masculinity.
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(00:00) - OpenAI's "Backstop" (50:55) - The Benefits of Bubbles (56:00) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:13:21) - Bret Taylor, co-founder of Sierra and chairman of OpenAI, discusses Sierra's recent customer conference, Sierra Summit, highlighting the company's growth from a small team to serving over 400 customers, and announces new product features, including the ability to publish customer service agents directly to ChatGPT, reflecting the evolving landscape of customer engagement through AI agents. (01:31:44) - David Baszucki, co-founder and CEO of Roblox Corporation, discussed the platform's significant growth, noting that daily active users have reached approximately 150 million, with all content created by its vast developer community. He highlighted the company's goal to capture 10% of the global gaming market, up from the current 3%, and emphasized the importance of continuous innovation, particularly in integrating AI to enhance user experiences and support dynamic, large-scale multiplayer environments. Baszucki also addressed the platform's robust creator economy, mentioning that over $1 billion is projected to flow back to developers this year, underscoring Roblox's commitment to supporting its creator community. (01:58:43) - Vlad Tenev is the co-founder and CEO of Robinhood, a financial technology company he launched in 2013 to democratize finance for all. In the conversation, Tenev discusses Robinhood's strong earnings, highlighting relentless product velocity and increased market share across equities, options, crypto, and prediction markets, which have been doubling quarter over quarter since their launch a year ago. He also emphasizes the company's focus on becoming a comprehensive financial super app, aiming to handle all aspects of users' finances in one place. (02:33:33) - Uri Marchand, CEO and Co-Founder of Overwolf, a platform enabling in-game creators to build, distribute, and monetize apps and mods, discusses the company's role in supporting developers who enhance existing games with user-generated content (UGC). He emphasizes the importance of respecting intellectual property rights and collaborating with game studios to integrate UGC safely and effectively. Marchand also highlights Overwolf's significant growth, noting that the company has paid out approximately $800 million to creators, with $300 million distributed in the last 12 months. (02:47:30) - Alex Israel, co-founder and CEO of Metropolis Technologies, announced the company's recent $1.6 billion financing, comprising $500 million in Series D equity and a $1.1 billion term loan. He expressed confidence in managing the debt, citing Metropolis's scale, free cash flow, and plans to expand AI-driven, seamless payment solutions into new verticals like gas stations, car washes, and quick-service retail. Israel emphasized focusing on revenue synergies and long-term growth over cost-cutting, aiming to build trust with consumers through innovative, frictionless experiences. (02:57:01) - Paul Erlanger, co-founder of the crypto trading app fomo, discusses the platform's mission to become the largest financial platform built natively on crypto rails, offering users access to millions of digital assets with seamless onboarding and social features. He highlights Fomo's rapid growth since its launch six months ago, including onboarding over 120,000 users and achieving daily trading volumes between $20 to $40 million. Erlanger also emphasizes the company's focus on expanding asset offerings to include equities, bonds, and prediction markets, aiming to provide a comprehensive and accessible financial platform for the mass market. (03:04:17) - Nilam Ganenthiran, former President of Instacart and Partner at D1 Capital, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Beacon Software, an AI-focused holding company that acquires and grows niche vertical market software businesses serving underrepresented sectors. In the conversation, he discusses how Beacon partners with entrepreneurs to integrate AI into traditional industries like campgrounds and private schools, enhancing operations and customer engagement. He highlights examples such as using AI for lead generation in campground management and developing new products like letsboat.com to expand service offerings efficiently. (03:14:39) - Elon's New Comp Package
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(00:31) - Isaacman Back in Cockpit at NASA (20:44) - Google Takes AI to Space (26:09) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:18:31) - Cliff Obrecht, co-founder and COO of Canva, discusses the company's growth to 260 million monthly active users and nearly $4 billion in revenue, emphasizing their focus on delivering user value through an integrated creative operating system. He highlights Canva's strategic incorporation of AI, including the acquisition of Leonardo, to enhance design capabilities and streamline workflows. Obrecht also shares insights on successful company acquisitions, stressing the importance of understanding founders' motivations and ensuring cultural alignment for effective integration. (01:33:41) - Jerry Murdock, co-founder of Insight Partners, discusses the firm's inception in 1995 alongside Jeff Horing, highlighting their early focus on infrastructure and applications to avoid the dot-com bubble, which ultimately did not shield them from the market downturn. He reflects on the challenges faced during the early 2000s, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and strategic investment in emerging technologies. Murdock also shares insights on the current AI boom, cautioning about potential economic disruptions and the necessity for companies to align with evolving technological platforms. (02:03:22) - ? Timeline Reactions (02:11:54) - SHL0MS is an anonymous artist known for provocative projects that challenge conventional norms, such as detonating a Lamborghini to critique the rapid wealth culture in cryptocurrency communities. In the conversation, he discusses his inclination to disrupt systems, his disdain for traditional labels like 'artist,' and his use of AI to enhance his creative endeavors. (02:26:52) - Shehzan Maredia, CEO of Lava, discusses the company's recent $200 million funding round and the launch of their Bitcoin Line of Credit, offering flexible, low-interest loans backed by Bitcoin. He highlights the product's adaptability to users' diverse financial needs, emphasizing its open-ended terms and absence of fixed payment schedules. Maredia also addresses Lava's strategy to navigate Bitcoin's volatility by maintaining a Bitcoin-only collateral policy and encouraging users to add more collateral to their loans. (02:34:18) - Mina Fahmi, co-founder of Sandbar, introduces the Stream ring?a wearable device designed to capture voice notes and control music through a touchpad interface. He explains that the ring allows users to effortlessly record thoughts and ideas on the go, with the companion app organizing these notes and facilitating interactions with an AI assistant. Fahmi also discusses the development timeline, noting that after two years of building, Sandbar plans to begin shipping the product in the summer of 2026. (02:41:52) - Alessandro Chesser, CEO of Dynasty and former VP of Sales at Carta, discusses how Dynasty simplifies the creation of Nevada trusts, enabling founders to leverage Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) exemptions for significant tax savings. By establishing multiple trusts, founders can maximize tax-free capital gains, with each trust eligible for up to $10 million in exemptions. Chesser emphasizes the importance of setting up these trusts early to avoid gift tax implications and highlights Dynasty's mission to make such financial strategies accessible to a broader audience. (02:48:34) - John Maslin, CEO and co-founder of Vulcan Elements, discusses the company's $1.4 billion deal with the U.S. government to establish a 10,000 metric ton rare earth magnet facility, aiming to address the nation's critical shortage in this sector. He emphasizes the urgency of building a domestic supply chain for these essential components, which are vital for defense, aerospace, and economic industries, and outlines plans to have initial capacity online by 2027, with efforts to accelerate the timeline if possible. Maslin also highlights the importance of a collaborative approach between industry and government to meet the growing demand for rare earth magnets, stressing that the challenge lies more in manufacturing capabilities than in raw material availability. (02:54:57) - ? Timeline Reactions (02:57:19) - Eugenia Kuyda, founder and CEO of Replika, an AI company focused on developing conversational AI for companionship and emotional support, discusses her new venture, Wabi, a personal software platform where users can discover, remix, or create mini apps for daily life. Unlike traditional app builders, Wabi hosts all mini apps within its platform, offering benefits like social graph discovery, integrated services, and enhanced security. Kuyda envisions Wabi as a YouTube for mini apps, aiming to set software free by providing an interface that allows users to tap into AI capabilities through personalized, lightweight workflows. (03:14:15) - Anish Acharya, a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, has a background in founding and leading consumer technology companies, including SocialDeck and Snowball, both acquired by major tech firms. In the conversation, he discusses the evolution of software from the eclectic and experimental nature of the early 90s internet to its current, more uniform state, emphasizing the need to reintroduce creativity and cultural diversity into software development. 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(13:04) - Mag 7 Earnings Recap (37:12) - ? Timeline Reactions (54:11) - WSJ Mansion Section (01:04:37) - ? Timeline Reactions (01:13:12) - Lulu Meservey, founder of the strategic communications firm Rostra, Lulu previously served as CCO & EVP of Corporate Affairs at Activision Blizzard and was VP of Communications at Substack. Gaby Goldberg is a communications professional at Rostra and former investor at The Chernin Group, where she helped build its early-stage crypto practice. (01:27:08) - Dean Ball, a senior fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation and former Senior Policy Advisor for AI and Emerging Technology at the White House, discusses the evolving landscape of AI regulation, highlighting the interplay between state and federal initiatives, particularly California's proactive stance in the absence of federal action. He emphasizes the challenges in defining and governing superintelligence, noting the lack of scientific consensus and the complexities of global policy coordination. Additionally, Ball addresses the potential for a tech backlash driven by public concerns over job displacement and rising electricity costs associated with AI advancements. (02:08:19) - Aydin Senkut, founder and managing partner of Felicis Ventures, began his career as Google's first product manager, launching its initial international sites. In the conversation, he recounts his transition from Google to venture capital, highlighting early rejections from firms that doubted his potential as an investor. Undeterred, he founded Felicis Ventures, achieving significant successes with investments in companies like Shopify and Meraki, and emphasizes the importance of resilience and belief in founders when making investment decisions. (02:34:37) - Jakob Diepenbrock, General Partner at Discipulus Ventures, discusses the recent demo day held in El Segundo, California, where nine companies presented innovations across various sectors, including energy, manufacturing, and software. He highlights a shift from defense-focused startups to ventures addressing broader industrial challenges, emphasizing the potential for disruption in legacy industries. Diepenbrock also notes the importance of building a supportive ecosystem for young founders tackling critical problems. (02:47:36) - Shreya Murthy is the co-founder and CEO of Partiful, an event planning platform launched in 2020 that has gained significant traction among Gen Z and millennials. In the conversation, she discusses the platform's rapid growth, particularly during Halloween, which she describes as their "Super Bowl," and addresses competition from major players like Apple, emphasizing Partiful's focus on creating fun and engaging event experiences. Murthy also highlights the importance of brand identity in distinguishing Partiful from competitors and shares the company's vision to become the leading platform for real-world social connections as traditional social media shifts towards entertainment. (03:03:24) - Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Superhuman, discusses the company's recent rebranding from Grammarly to Superhuman, reflecting their commitment to empowering users with AI-enhanced tools. He introduces "Superhuman Go," a new AI assistant platform that extends Grammarly's technology to integrate proactive AI assistance across various applications. Mehrotra emphasizes their focus on embedding AI seamlessly into users' workflows, distinguishing their approach from other AI services that require user initiation. (03:10:22) - Karri Saarinen, co-founder and CEO of Linear, discusses the evolution of software development workflows in the context of AI advancements, emphasizing the need to assess and adapt existing processes rather than discarding them entirely. He highlights Linear's commitment to assisting companies in this transition by integrating AI capabilities, such as delegating tasks to tools like GitHub Copilot, enabling non-technical team members to contribute more effectively. Saarinen also reflects on Linear's design philosophy, focusing on functionality and pragmatism to inspire quality and craftsmanship in the software industry.
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