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Combat as the Minimum Viable Product | Cix Liv, REK
Episode 168
Cix Liv challenges the Silicon Valley consensus that humanoid robots belong in the warehouse or the battlefield. By explicitly rejecting the “Termina…
5 months, 1 week ago
Is The Venture Capital Model Broken? | Andrew Romans, 7BC
Episode 167
The venture capital model of the last two decades, characterized by the "30-minute rule" and the race to a quick IPO, is obsolete. We are witnessing …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Zachary Levi | Can Austin Build an Ark for Human Creativity?
Episode 166
How do we nurture and protect the most human endeavors of creation and discovery? Zachary Levi joins us to discuss calling, technology, and a creati…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Is Austin a Music Incubator? | Terry Lickona, Austin City Limits
Episode 165
Austin exports culture the way it exports tech. Terry Lickona, longtime executive producer of Austin City Limits, argues Austin is a music incubator,…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
From Wristbands to AI: A New Cancer Playbook | Suzanne Stone, CEO, Livestrong
Episode 164
How do you go from a cultural icon like the yellow wristbands to building AI products? Livestrong’s CEO Suzanne Stone argues that the through line i…
8 months, 1 week ago
Did Austin Turn Soda Into Fashion? | Stephen Ellsworth, Co-founder, Poppi
Episode 163
Poppi is a fashion brand that happens to be soda. Stephen Ellsworth, Co-founder of Poppi, joins us to walk through the operating choices behind turni…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Autonomy’s Moment Is Now. Austin Is the Autonomy Capital | Jeff Cavins, Outdoorsy Group
Episode 162
Autonomy’s moment is now as the operating stack goes live across software, hardware, availability, and insurance. Outdoorsy Group CEO Jeff Cavins joi…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Reading the Global Rankings | Austin’s Momentum vs the Incumbents
Episode 161
Rankings aren’t just a scoreboard. They’re a map. Dealroom’s Yoram Wijngaarde and StartupBlink’s Eli David Rokah join the show to unpack ecosystem mo…
9 months ago
Can AI Really 2X Output and Break Legacy Business Models? | Dru Armstrong, AffiniPay CEO
Episode 160
How do 100X engineers, cheap development, and AI-everywhere workflows flip slow-moving industries and legacy business models? AffiniPay CEO Dru Armst…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Design vs Slop | John Roescher, Raw Materials
Episode 159
We live in an age of unprecedented creative tools, from generative AI and design platforms to open access to code, capital, and talent. Joining this …
10 months ago