Podcast Episodes

Karen Hao on the making of a $90B AI empire

Karen Hao, the bestselling author of "Empire of AI," has watched OpenAI go from a nonprofit “laughingstock” into a $90 billion powerhouse chasing artificial general intelligence at breakneck speeds. …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Trillion with a ‘T’? That’s a lot of dollars, Nvidia.

Nvidia reported another massive quarter this week with $46.7 billion in revenue, a 56% year-over-year increase driven almost entirely by AI demand. But despite CEO Jensen Huang's bold prediction of $…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Cuban’s disruption formula: from streaming and healthcare to AI’s next wave

Steve Jobs once said, “Everything’s a remix.” And that’s a philosophy that Mark Cuban has taken to heart, building an entire entrepreneurial and investment career on that simple belief. The real oppo…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Beanie Babies for the brainrot era

On today’s episode of the Equity podcast, your hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha try to understand why Labubu has become so popular and what it says about the collapsing divide between …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why SecurityPal is choosing 'nuanced capital' over more VC rounds

During the SaaS crash of 2022, SecurityPal founder Pukar Hamal was just 14 months from running out of money. Rather than raise another round, he chose to restructure and focus on profitability — and …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Perplexity’s bid for Google Chrome could be just the beginning

Perplexity, the AI search startup that hasn't even cracked 100 million monthly users, just made a $34.5 billion cash offer to buy Chrome from Google.

The unsolicited bid comes as the DOJ prepares its…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

All Raise CEO says VC’s smartest firms are betting on diverse leadership

Women are making real progress in venture capital, according to a new report from the nonprofit All Raise. The percentage of women and nonbinary partners at top firms has doubled in recent years, eve…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

OpenAI just made an offer the government can't refuse

OpenAI is making a serious play for the federal government. The company just announced a deal that gives U.S. agencies access to ChatGPT Enterprise for just $1 per year. Yes, really. It’s part of a n…

Published on 3 months ago

Figma's IPO success is 'a little bit of a meme stock,' says Sapphire Ventures' Jai Das

Figma managed something rare in today's market: it stayed independent, survived a failed Adobe acquisition, and went public on its own terms. But its post-IPO performance tells a more complex story a…

Published on 3 months ago

From Meta’s massive offers to Anthropic’s massive valuation, does AI have a ceiling?

Meta is still going all-in on the AI talent war, with Mark Zuckerberg reportedly reaching out to top recruits himself, throwing around jaw-dropping compensation packages that top $1 billion over mult…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago