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Jim VandeHei, Co-Founder and CEO of Axios and Co-Founder of Politico, joins us to explain why he believes the open web will largely die within 2 to 5 years as LLMs become the main way people get their information, why unique, human-created content will soar in value once everyone has access to Einstein-level AI, and how his Simplify framework helps people delete the busy work that eats up roughly 25% of every week.

In our in-depth conversation, we discuss:

* Why trust scores for media will never work

* Why Jim can’t understand how anyone is a solo founder, and how he has worked with his co-founders: Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz for nearly 20 years

* Who gets paid when LLMs train on creators’ work: the courts, licensing or subscriptions?

* The plan to save local news with AI, one community at a time

* Why Axios fires talented people who aren’t good people culturally, and what “killers with humility” means

* The Simplify framework: how to stop wasting 25% of your week

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Timestamps

(0:00) Meet Jim VandeHei(2:11) The State of Media Today(4:09) Will We Have Trust Scores?(6:48) Are We in a Better Place Today?(11:08) How Will Creators Be Compensated by LLM Models?(13:32) Timely vs. Timeless Content(17:51) The Opportunity for Creators(19:10) AI Summaries(23:32) How Will Creators Make Money?(25:14) The Opportunity for Local News(31:25) Inside Axios(35:25) How to Navigate Tough Days(39:09) Surrounding Yourself with Great People(47:46) What Makes Dyslexic Founders Tick(49:14) 50% More, with 50% Less(52:22) How to Prioritize Your Life and Work(

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