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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 …
8 months, 2 weeks 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 A…
8 months, 3 weeks 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…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Stripe’s Crypto Wallet, M&A Momentum, and Robots Replacing Soul-Crushing Jobs | E2138
Today’s show:
In this episode of This Week in Startups, @Jason and @Alex break down Stripe’s big bet on crypto wallets with its latest acquisition of …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
TWIST VC Roundtable: Startup Valuations, Secondary Markets & the YC Revenue Illusion | E2137
Episode 2137
Today’s show: Alex moderates a TWIST VC Roundtable with Jason, Paige Doherty (Behind Genius), and Altimeter’s Megan Reynolds about the state of early…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
YC Valuations, VC Slowdown, and Office Hours with CustomerIQ | E2136
Episode 2136
Today’s show: Jason and Alex dive into why Y Combinator startups are raising at sky-high valuations with relatively low ARR—what does that mean for i…
9 months ago
Circle’s IPO Soars, The Future of VC and Cursor’s Crazy Growth | E2135
Episode 2135
Today’s show: Jason and Alex dicuss stories shaping the tech and startup world: Circle’s explosive IPO and what it signals about crypto regulation an…
9 months ago
Anthropic Cuts Off Windsurf, Deel Rewrites the Narrative and Flock Safety’s Surveillance Tech | E2134
Episode 2134
Today’s show: Alex and Lon discuss Windsurf getting abruptly cut off from Anthropic just before a rumored $3B acquisition by OpenAI, sparking questio…
9 months ago
Grammarly’s $1B Round, Brain Computers, and NYT Licenses To Amazon | E2133
Episode 2133
Today’s show: Jason and Alex discuss the hottest tech and startup news: Grammarly secures a massive $1B investment from General Catalyst to fuel its …
9 months, 1 week ago
How AthenaHQ and Browser Use Are Building the Next Layer of the Internet | E2132
Episode 2132
Today’s show: Alex interviews two cutting-edge startups shaping the future of AI: AthenaHQ, pioneering “GEO” (Generative Engine Optimization) to help…
9 months, 1 week ago