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Startup Valuations, Biotech’s Crunch & AI’s Massive TAM | E2147
Today’s show:
It’s another blockbuster panel of insiders, as Alex sits down with Astasia Myers from Felicis, Matt Turck from First Mark Capital, and D.A. Wallach of Time BioVentures. AI is reshaping e…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
The Grammarly–Superhuman Megadeal, plus TWiST 500 chats with LabelBox and Apptronik’s founders | E2146
Today’s show:
Grammarly is acquiring the beloved email app Superhuman! In today’s extremely timely episode, @alex sits down with Grammarly CEO Shishir Mehrotra and Superhuman founder Rahul Vohra to un…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Rebuilding Civilization from First Principles: Inside Balaji’s Network State Vision | E2145
Today’s show: Jason sits down with Balaji Srinivasan in Singapore to explore how he's turning years of theory into reality with Network School—the first node of a broader vision for internet-native, …
Published on 6 months ago
Travis’ Uber Comeback, AGI’s Stakes, Meta’s $100M AI Hires & Prediction Market Gold Rush | E2144
Today’s show:
EVs are igniting a global tariff war, and Xiaomi’s shockingly cheap, high-quality electric cars threaten to obliterate Western automakers, sparking fears of a manufacturing wipeout. In t…
Published on 6 months ago
Multi-Agent AI, Open Protocols & Startup Acceleration with Saurabh Tiwary | AI Basics
In this episode, Jason dives deep into the future of multi-agent systems with Saurabh Tiwary, VP & GM of Cloud AI at Google. They explore how teams of AI agents—not just single models—can collaborate…
Published on 6 months ago
VC Roundtable: Recruiting Secrets, Second-Time Founders & Product-Market Fit Myths | E2143
Today’s show:
In this powerhouse VC roundtable, @Jason sits down with Sequoia’s Doug Leone and Cyberstarts’ Gili Raanan to share brutally honest insights on startup recruiting, evaluating second-time …
Published on 6 months ago
AI Producers, Tesla Robotaxis & the Rise of the “Tiny Teams” Era | E2142
Today’s show:
Tesla’s robotaxi launch, AI producers, job destruction, and smart toilets? In this episode of This Week in Startups, @Jason and @alex break down Tesla’s cautious rollout strategy, how AI…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
The Strip Mining Era of LLMs—And Why It’s About to End | E2141
Today’s show:
AI has been feasting on the open web—but is the free lunch over? In this explosive episode, @Jason and @alex call out OpenAI and others for “strip mining” the internet’s content without …
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
From Drones to Dystopia: The Future of Jobs, Fires & Meta’s AI Land Grab | E2140
Today’s show:
In this episode, @Jason and @alex explore how AI is reshaping the economy—from Pano AI’s $44M raise to fight wildfires with drones, to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s memo foreshadowing white-co…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Meta, Scale, and the Future of AI Labeling: Did Zuck Just Kill a Category? | E2139
Today’s show:
Meta just took a 49% stake in Scale AI, and the shockwaves are hitting the entire AI ecosystem. In this episode, @Jason and @alex unpack the deal’s implications: Google ($150M customer!)…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago