OpenAI Search, Apple’s $100B Stock Buyback, US Civil Unrest (Reacts) w/ Emil Michael

Is your startup prepared for the next US election? Learn about the forces driving today’s tech giants and tomorrow’s political landscape.

In this week's Reacts episode, insiders Chris Saad, Yaniv Bernstein, and Emil Michael former Chief Business Officer of Uber, cover:

• Buyback Backlash: Does Apple’s $100 billion stock buyback program signal a shift from innovation to incrementalism?
• RAGs to Riches: OpenAI are rumoured to be developing a new AI-powered search product to disrupt Google. But what is 'retrieval augmented generation', and how will it help startups like Perplexity AI shape the future of information access?
• Unrest Assured: Why tech leaders should prepare for potential political instability in the US following the 2024 election.

Tune in for a compelling discussion that could reshape your understanding of where technology and politics intersect.

The Pact

Honour The Startup Podcast Pact! If you have listened to TSP and gotten value from it, please:

• Follow, rate, and review us in your listening app
• Subscribe to the TSP Mailing List at ⁠⁠https://thestartuppodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠
• Secure your official TSP merchandise at ⁠⁠https://shop.tsp.show/⁠⁠
• Follow us on YouTube at ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@startup-podcast⁠⁠
• Give us a public shout-out on LinkedIn or anywhere you have a social media following

Key links

• The Startup Podcast is sponsored by Vanta. Vanta helps businesses get and stay compliant by automating up to 90% of the work for the most in demand compliance frameworks. With over 200 integrations, you can easily monitor and secure the tools your business relies on. Go to ⁠⁠www.vanta.com/tsp⁠⁠ for 20% off their incredible offer.
• Get your question in for our next Q&A episode: ⁠⁠https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A⁠⁠
• The Startup Podcast website: ⁠⁠https://tsp.show⁠⁠

Learn more about Chris and Yaniv

• Work 1:1 with Chris: ⁠⁠http://chrissaad.com/advisory/⁠⁠
• Follow Chris on Linkedin: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/⁠⁠
• Follow Yaniv on Linkedin: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/⁠⁠

Credits

Editor: ⁠⁠Justin McArthur⁠⁠

Intro Voice: ⁠⁠Jeremiah Owyang⁠⁠