Podcast Episodes

Uber, Lucid & Nuro team up on robotaxis by 2026 | E2173

Today’s show:

Jason and Alex are joined by Nuro’s Dave Ferguson to unpack the Lucid–Uber–Nuro deal aiming to launch fully driverless Gravity SUVs on Uber by 2026. They dig into why off-the-shelf senso…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jason’s Tesla Optimus prediction, Anthropic’s latest mega-raise and more | E2172

Today’s show:

Find out why it’s important to “get curious,” and more deep founder insights on a new TWiST.

Jason and Alex are back with a look at Robot vs. Human violence spilling out into the streets,…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

KPop Demon Hunters breaks records, Grok speeds up, and an AI-powered browser deep dive | E2171

Today’s show:

*“KPop Demon Hunters” is one of the year’s biggest smashes… AFTER Sony sold it off to Netflix for cheap! Hear about what went wrong with one of the year’s worst deals…

PLUS Grok is counti…

Published on 4 months ago

Market Update and Trends w/ Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics

Today’s show:Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw returns to Startup Legal Basics with Jason to break down what’s happening in today’s startup market. From excess dry powder on the VC side to companie…

Published on 4 months ago

Google is Nano Banana, Apple AI plans & The Great H1B Visa Debate | E2170

Today’s show:

On a brand-new TWiST, Jason and Alex are asking why there are SO MANY note-taking AI apps?

Plus another death has been linked to ChatGPT… is it too easy to get past chatbot guardrails? Wh…

Published on 4 months ago

xAI’s App Store lawsuit, Intel shares vs. grocery stores, and Netskope’s IPO | E2169

Today’s show:

On an upbeat and optimistic new TWiST, Jason and Alex are debating why any new innovation or technology gets hit with a wave of bitter cynicism.

PLUS Jason defends the government taking s…

Published on 4 months ago

Do Kwon Guilty, Powell Pivot & OpenAI’s $12B Run Rate | E2168

Today’s show:

Terra’s collapse, Powell’s pivot, and OpenAI’s explosive growth all collide in this TWiST deep dive.

Do Kwon has pled guilty after Terra/Luna’s $60B implosion, Fed Chair Powell hints at a…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Is Chalk.ai the ‘Next Databricks’? + Tollbit’s Bot Paywall for AI Agents | E2167

Today’s show:

In this TWiST 500 double feature, Alex sits down with two breakout founders: Chalk’s Marc Freed-Finnegan & Tollbit’s Toshit Panigrahi!

First, Chalk’s CEO Marc Freed-Finnegan is tackling o…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Scaling AI Photo Editing to 300M Users with Photoroom’s Matt Rouif | AI Basics with Google Cloud

In this AI Basics episode, Jason sits down with Matt Rouif, Co-founder & CEO of Photoroom — the AI photo editing app with 300M+ downloads and 5B images processed annually.

They break down:

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Decart makes AI faster, Lume teaches lamps to fold laundry | E2166

Today’s show:

We’re back with two insightful new TWiST founder interviews.

First up: Dean Leitersdorf of Decart tells us about squeezing maximum productivity out of your GPUs. But it’s not all talk: he…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago