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Today?s show:

Brad Gerstner and Mubadla's Ibrahim Ajami join Jason as they discuss their first impressions of the UAE (1:33). They then converse about how the UAE is attracting startup talent, unclogging the capital allocator log jam, and investing in relationships (19:43)!

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Time stamps:

(0:00) Brad and Ibrahim join Jason

(1:33) First impressions of the UAE

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(11:55) The story of Mubadala

(19:43) Attracting talent to the UAE

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

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

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(38:21) Adjusting to the changing market

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

(49:40) Getting fit

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

(1:04:59) Investing in relationships

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

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Today?s show:

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

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(0:00) Lon joins Jason

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

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

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

(19:56) Breaking rank as a streaming service

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(25:30) Hollywood writers? thoughts on ChatGPT

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(38:41) Creating Adam Sandler movies with ChatGPT

(42:15) Jason and Lon breakdown if Succession will go down as a top HBO show

(48:51) Jason?s advice to the writers union and streaming services

(53:06) HBO debuts Max

(1:00:13) Spotify?s new use for AI

(1:06:09) Highly anticipated releases, plus Jason and Lon?s thoughts on how TikTok is affecting society

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Today?s show:

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

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(0:00) Arnaud joins Jason

(1:29) Discovering Galileo AI

(3:47) Arnaud demos Galileo

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

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(18:52) Building an AI startup today

(24:43) Arnaud?s position on AutoGPTs

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

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(34:17) How to design loved products with Scott Bair

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Today?s show:

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

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(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:22) Jason and Kelly introduce the pitch competition

(4:25) Luis pitches NeighborBrite

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(13:32) Liam pitches Coffee Clozers

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(22:42) The value of Founder University

(25:46) Jason awards the $25K investment

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(32:28) Q&A with Jason

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Today?s show:

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

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(0:00) Sunny joins Jason

(1:24) ChatGPT launches its IOS app

(4:59) Sunny demos Google?s MusicLM

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

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(22:09) The legal issues with training MusicLM

(29:38) Sunny demos AssemblyAI?s LeMur

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(39:58) Sunny demos Wondercraft AI

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

(51:36) Creating more content with AI

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Today?s show:

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

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(0:00) Nick kicks off the show

(1:02) Surviving the downturn

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(14:16) Sacrificing to build a great product

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

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(40:36) The AI revolution

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

(55:50) Creating the Silicon Valley culture

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

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

(1:19:03) Opinions on WFH

(1:25:05) Recognizing product velocity

(1:29:11) Advice for young founders

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

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

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

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

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(20:35) Dan demos Rewind AI

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

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Today?s show:

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

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(00:00) Eric Steinberger joins Jason

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

(3:43) Eric Demos Magic.dev

(9:13) What makes this AI model unique

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

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

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

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(21:19) The two parallel paths unfolding

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

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

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

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

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

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

(0:00) Rachel joins Jason

(1:11) Rachel breaks down CarynAI 

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

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

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

(49:56) AI Senate hearings 

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

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

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

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(25:41) Google's new universal translator

(30:11) What is Hugging Face? 

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

(48:28) Comparing Google Bard to ChatGPT

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

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

(0:00) Emmanuel de Maistre joins Jason 

(1:29) The cost of developing video games

(3:54) Emmanuel demos Scenario 

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

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

(0:00) Dee Murthy joins Jason 

(1:44) The Origin of Group Chat podcast

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

(18:49) The premise of Ghost

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

(30:12) Fostering a community

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(39:00) Understanding your brand?s voice

(46:09) Effective influencer marketing 

(52:01) More on Ghost  

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

(0:00) Reid Hoffman joins Jason

(1:50) AI?s ?crescendo moment,?

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

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(25:55) Regulating AI 

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

(44:01) AI's real-world applications 

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

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

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

(00:00) Aaron Levie joins Jason

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

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

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

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

(19:13) Aaron demos Box AI

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(25:53) AI making the workforce more efficient

(33:29) How AI technology affects morale

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

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(39:44) The Writers Guild strike in Hollywood

(46:57) Copyright and citations

(53:49) The challenges with Crypto

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

(0:00) Vinny and Sunny join Jason

(1:44) GPT-4 web browsing demo

(9:10) Inside.com?s AI strategy

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

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(25:04) Personal use cases for ChatGPT

(30:56) Market Pull

(33:44) Opus Clip demo

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(41:08) Synthesia

(43:11) Zillow plugin demo 

(49:51) The future of ChatGPT Plugins

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

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

(1:11) The purpose of mining asteroids

(5:42) Brokkr-1 mission

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(12:09) AstroForge?s roadmap

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

(17:38) Scaling Virgin Orbit and Virgin Galactic

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(22:20) The evolution of the space economy 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:21) Uber?s Q1 earnings 

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(9:49) The foundation of Unlearn.AI

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

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

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

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

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(35:24) Unlearn.AI?s business model

(40:22) Building a foundational model for health

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

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

(48:15) Creating foundational datasets in health

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

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

(4:27) Ben's career in media

(6:19) The previous era of publishing

(9:13) The significance of BuzzFeed and Gawker

(13:49) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist

(14:53) Gawker's ethos

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

(23:25) BuzzFeed's future

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(26:07) Vice and Vox

(29:35) Unions in media

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(36:54) The clash between journalism and business

(45:34) Broadcast TV and going direct

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

(52:48) SBF and Semafor

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:06) ChatGPT's new code interpreter

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

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(25:13) The global GPU shortage

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

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

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

(47:53) Web browsing with ChatGPT 

 (56:11) How this technology will enable people

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

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

(0:00) Nick kicks off the show

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

(1:23) Reflecting on SVB contagion 

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

(6:16) Uber's profits

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(9:56) The SF boom/bust

(14:52) More on BuzzFeed

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(21:11) Google's earnings

(25:28) Google's culture of entitlement

(31:40) Integrating ChatGPT into your workflow

(35:47) AI innovation in hospitality

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(39:23) Microsoft's earnings

(43:19) Meta earnings

(54:29) Amazon's earnings

(1:04:08) Snap's earnings 

(1:11:34) Thoughts on TikTok

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:36) Reflecting on Fyre Festival

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

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

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(13:46) Spling

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

(17:52) The origins of Fyre Festival

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(27:06) Billy?s behavioral changes

(29:02) Fyre Festival ticket sales 

(30:41) Fyre?s board of directors

(36:22) DIY Syndrom 

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

(43:37) Billy?s prison experience 

(46:22) The final moments before Fyre Festival

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

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

(0:00) Show start

(1:04) Vinny and Sunny join Jason 

(1:55) The three phases of AI adoption

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(12:41) Building AI applications

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(19:59) Emerging business models

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

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(30:04) Regulating AI 

(39:31) The technical constraints of AI 

(45:33) Becoming more efficient with AI 

(51:16) OpenAI?s lack of transparency 

(1:01:44) Lessons from Mahalo

(1:05:55) The future of startups 

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

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:44) Spotify Earnings

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

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(18:22) What is Cafe X?

(26:20) Advantages of a robot arm

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(32:40) Cafe X?s pivot

(38:07) Pricing of the Cafe X system

(40:54) Cafe X?s OS 

(42:42) Raising equity crowdfunding

(43:11) Navigating edge issues 

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

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

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show 

(2:013) Tome CEO Keith Peiris joins Jason 

(5:27) Creating a pitch deck with Tome

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(10:25) Tome Demo

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(24:28) Datasets and What the future holds

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

(29:51) Deploying capital responsibly 

(31:53) Acquiring talent

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(35:55) Concerns about the pace of AI

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

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

(48:29) What is advertising?

(50:15) Problem / Solution fit

(53:12) See competitor ads

(54:44) Building custom audiences

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

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

(7:52) Pilot - Get 20% off the first 6 months at https://pilot.com/twist

(9:11) BuzzFeed's 15% RIF

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

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

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

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(34:41) Ask Jason!

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

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

(8:35) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at ?https://vanta.com/twist

(9:52) Alexandra Bellensweig pitches HumHum

(22:15) Presh's thoughts on HumHum

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(28:13) Russell Palmer pitches Cyberfilm

(37:41) QuickNode - Get one month free by using code TWIST at https://go.quicknode.com/twist

(38:56) Creating fantastic branding

(47:41) Deliberations

(59:43) Jason picks a company

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

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(3:03) What is Runway? 

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

(11:08) Clumio - Start a free backup, or sign up for a demo at https://clumio.com/twist

(12:08) Latent Diffusion paper

(16:30) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

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(22:21) Runway's AI Film Festival

(29:08) The rapid evolution of filmmaking

(31:59) Favorite directors and films 

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

(41:20) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes for six figures in discounts at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups

(42:51) Driving costs of filmmaking to zero 

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

(52:07) Runway's generative capabilities 

(54:30) Safety concerns 

(58:20) The challenges of operating Runway

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

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

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

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

(13:24) Google?s Project Magi

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

(33:16) Mercury - Apply in minutes and get up to $5M in FDIC insurance at https://mercury.com

(34:45) Real Kanye or Fake Kanye

(40:41) AI Jason and a special guest 

(49:25) Coinbase considers leaving the US market

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

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

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

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(15:09) Uizard?s target market 

(21:20) Attaining product market fit

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(30:56z) Uizard?s competition 

(35:03) GPT4?s impact 

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

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(42:54) Choosing a CRM

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

(54:18) Demo of a CRM in Notion

(58:48) CRM management

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

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

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(2:48) How does Hyfe work? 

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(10:32) Acoustic AI and its potential  

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

(17:17) Chronic Cough

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(22:34) Managing a cough

(25:18) Diagnosing other diseases through audio  

(31:56) Licensing the technology and pandemic prevention 

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(40:16) Quantifying health data

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

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

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

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

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(2:47) The blistering pace of AI

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

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(12:53) Developers leveraging gains in AI

(14:47) Ai anxiety

(23:55) Instacart?s ChatGPT plugin 

(26:06) Preserving your advantage against AI

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(30:14) AI artists

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(37:01) Automating with AutoGPT

(47:09) LLMs vs. Knowledge retrieval systems 

(57:06) Is Google?s Bard behind? 

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

(1:08:30) Ethereum and Bitcoin updates

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

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

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(9:45) How GPT summarizes work 

(13:39) Working with GPT-4

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(20:46) Radical shifts in AI

(29:59) Accepting AI  

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(38:29) Working systems with ChatGPT

(45:20) Who wins between Google and OpenAI 

(48:54) Copy.ai demo

(52:38) Licensing of the underlying data 

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

(59:53) More on Copy.ai 

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

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

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(11:38) Prompting the agents and programming AI

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(21:58) Bloomberg releases BloombergGPT

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(34:03) The future for financial analysts

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

(47:03) MilkRun shuts down

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The man behind the anonymous accounts ?prayingforexits? on Instagram and [email protected]? on Twitter joins Jason for a jam-packed episode.

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show 

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

(9:22) Purpose-driven CEOS

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(21:39) ZIRP fraudsters

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(31:28) Revolutionary product launches 

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(43:52) AI?s impact moving forward

(1:02:29) The state of VC

(1:18:51) Mayor Jason

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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(37:25) Reactions to the viral expectations list

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

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

(0:00) Nick kicks off the show

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

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

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(10:58) The structure of a fund

(15:44) The challenges of running Google today

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

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(24:25) The balkanization of AI data 

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

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

(43:29) Flexible Frameworks

(58:05) Founder Archetypes 

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

(1:14:09) Screendoor 

(1:22:25) Satya's thoughts on SVB 

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

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(1:07) Introducing Founder University

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

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(13:00) Jason?s feedback for Sticker

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

(17:11) Jason?s feedback for Outmost

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

(26:55) Jason?s feedback for PaySquad

(29:45) Ranking the pitches

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(36:50) The importance of product velocity

(39:41) Final thoughts on Sticker

(42:23) Final thoughts on Outmost

(44:26) Final thoughts on PaySquad

(46:04) Jason invests $25k in?

(47:39) Q&A with Jason 

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

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(2:48) Saudi Arabia discloses LP positions

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(9:52) Why is Saudi Arabia diversifying?

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

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

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(30:18) Frank founder charged with fraud

(33:03) Be clear about your customers

(34:35) Allegations against Charlie Javice

(47:00) Lessons for founders 

(44:56) Ivy League convicts

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

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

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(13:01) Creating cities and societies 

(18:21) Trump-topia

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(25:02) Trump?s presidential campaign 

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

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(1:24) Under the hood of ChatGPT

(7:53) What is a neural net? 

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

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(19:33) Emulating the human brain

(23:26) Defining computational irreducibility

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

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

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(39:38) Wolfram?s ChatGPT plugin

(43:46) The rapid pace of AI 

(58:45) The ?Post-Knowledge Work? era

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

(1:11:45) Rewarding innovation 

(1:16:12) The possibility of AGI 

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

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

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

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(9:36) Clarity within the crypto industry

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

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(20:00) Balaji?s bet and hyperinflation

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

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(38:23) CFTC sues Binance 

(44:07) SBF?s indictment 

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

(52:54) The balkanization of AI

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

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

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

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

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(33:28) Deliberations 

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

(41:13) Key takeaways from Founder University

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

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

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

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(15:09) The CCP?s interest in TikTok 

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

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(28:17) Disney sunsetting its Metaverse division

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(39:16) Substack's equity crowdfunding

(55:09) Lyft's precarious position

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

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

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

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

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

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

(21:00) What happens to our textiles? 

(25:20) Refiberd?s solution

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

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(39:33) The state of recycling today

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

(54:25) Navigating gate SVB collapse 

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

(0:00) Nick tees up today?s topics

(1:36) David?s time at Stanford

(6:20) Ben?s private market snapshot

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(10:19) David?s private market snapshot

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

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(26:35) Industries that benefitted from ZIRP

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(36:36) How compelling is AI? 

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

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

(53:44) Twitter product development

(1:00:51) Reclaiming lost time 

(1:11:48) The future of Amazon 

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

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

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show 

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

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

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

(16:48) Chinese espionage

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(22:57) SEC serves Coinbase a Wells Notice

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(32:35) Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro

(35:44) More information on China and TikTok

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

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

(9:53) Prenuvo - Save $300 on Full Body Scans at http://prenuvo.com/twist

(11:23) Biases Towards Certain Business Models

(15:05) Identifying and Avoiding Unsuccessful Business Models

(18:54) LinkedIn Jobs - Post Your First Job for Free at https://linkedIn.com/angel

(20:04) Embracing Non-Consensus Bets

(22:53) Jenny?s Investment in Narvar

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

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

(40:47) Miro - Collaborate with Unlimited Team Members for Free at https://miro.com/startups/

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

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

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

(59:10) Strategy Meetings Compared to Board Meetings

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

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

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

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

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(16:18) George Lam pitches Fantastic Funding

(21:18) Naman Dwivedi pitches Promptify

(25:59) Pilot - Go to https://pilot.com/twist for 20% off your first 6 months

(27:30) Phil Boucher pitches OpenSpot

(34:00) Matt Edminster pitches Renegade Labs

(39:22) ?Fennel - Join the waitlist and get your first month free at http://fennel.com/twist

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

(45:33) The live audience votes!

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

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

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https://fantasticfunding.com

https://www.promptify.ai

https://www.findopenspot.com

https://www.renegadelabs.io

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

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

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

(10:11) Embroker - Use code TWIST to get an extra 10% off insurance at https://Embroker.com/twist

(11:14) Best practices for banking

(14:17) Balaji?s huge Bitcoin bet

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

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

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

(33:46) CacheFly - Get 10 Terabyte free forever if you signup at http://twist.cachefly.com

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

(57:28) Jay Trade update

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