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Last updated on Apr 4, 2024
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Ask Jason LIVE! Returns to TWiST! | E1905
1:01:22
Google's AI emergency, Apple's lowkey AI moves, amazing Sora demos & more with Sunny Madra | E1904
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Michael Kim, Jason Calacanis, and David Weisburd on VC marks, Rabois back at Khosla, & more | E1879
1:01:23
Bill Gurley, Brad Gerstner, & Jason Calacanis on the state of tech markets, hosted by David Weisburd
1:28:57
2024 AI Predictions and Bets with Sunny Madra | E1873
1:13:33
Business Breakdowns: “The Founder” Ray Kroc and the Story of McDonald's |  E1872
1:23:32
Glenn Kelman on Market Trends, Home-Buying Hacks and Redfin Insights | E1871
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FCC's Brendan Carr on regulatory harassment, Starlink subsidies, China's LOE ambitions | E1870
50:12
Mastering Early-Stage Board Meetings | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn | E1865
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Jerry Colonna on 'Reunion': sustaining founder drive, enlightened leadership, and more! | E1864
1:01:52
Earth Reimagined: Crafting a planet-scale digital twin with Blackshark.AI's Michael Putz | E1859
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Genomes Unlocked: Anne Wojcicki's Vision for 23andMe and the Future of Proactive Healthcare | E1858
1:16:30
David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) on the ‘Post-SaaS era' | E1856
1:21:38
Exploring AI's Pace of Evolution, AGI's Future, and Data Dominance with Adept CEO David Luan | E1855
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24/7 autonomous agents for everything with Induced AI’s Aryan Sharma | E1854
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AI demos: Bard's YouTube summarizer, Stability's image editing tools, and more! | E1853
1:14:46
OpenAI Chaos Continues with Sunny Madra and David Sacks | E1852
1:00:15
BREAKING: Sam Altman fired from OpenAI, chaos ensues! | E1851
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Real-time AI-powered design with Krea CEO Victor Perez | E1850
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Avoiding Accidental Tax Fraud | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn | E1849
22:03
Engineering an AI-powered doctor’s office with Forward CEO Adrian Aoun | E1848
52:01
PrayingForExits on the rush into defense tech, “innovator’s sprint,” & global VC markets | E1847
45:12
AI Demos! xAI’s Grok chatbot, OpenAI’s GPTs, & more! | E1846
1:01:57
Tech Earnings Breakdown: $UBER, $LYFT, $KIND with TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm | E1845
1:19:05
The Case for Adam Neumann + driverDoc's Josh Kolar on automation for trucking companies | E1844
45:02
Managing your treasury in 2023 | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn | E1843
18:31
Uber profitable again, SBF guilty, Biden's AI EO + Motive's John Habeck | E1842
44:46
OpenAI DevDay!: demoing GPT-4 Turbo, "GPT Store" potential, and more with Sunny Madra | E1841
1:03:12
The hard lessons from building three startups with Maven’s Gagan Biyani | E1840
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Giving NPCs the power of AI with Convai's Purnendu Mukherjee | E1839
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Airtable CEO Howie Liu on pivoting from blitzscaling to profits, AI applications, and more | E1838
57:35
AI Demos! Cap table management platform, AI-powered job interviews, & more! | E1837
50:02
Loop Golf's Matt Holder on auto tee times for golfers, plus: Cruise robotaxi suspension | E1836
50:51
Demoing Google Suite's AI plus legal docs, detection, and more! | E1835
47:08
Google, Microsoft, and Snap earnings, plus the state of VC in the Middle East | E1834
58:01
The Trial of SBF: A deep dive with Inner City Press's Matthew Russell Lee | E1833
1:08:20
Reverse-engineering autonomy in humanoid robots with Sanctuary AI CEO Geordie Rose | E1832
1:02:33
Should Apple buy Disney? Plus: Apple's $1B blockbuster bet and more with Lon Harris | E1831
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Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel on travel industry trends, M&A, leadership, and more! | E1830
52:34
AI demos: ChatGPT’s UI punch ups, Google’s generative image search, & more with Sunny Madra | E1829
1:10:50
Debating personal AI hardware with Rewind AI’s Dan Siroker | E1828
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NEWS: Ackman's SPARC, Unity CEO steps down amidst dev revolt, AI operating costs skyrocket | E1827
56:43
State of early-stage VC, finding PMF, Caroline Ellison testifies & more with Zach Coelius | E1826
1:10:32
Bill Gurley and Sunny Madra talk open-source vs. proprietary AI | E1825
56:36
NEWS: Breaking down SBF's trial and the downfall of FTX | E1824
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NEWS: Anthropic targets $20B+ valuation, Flexport chaos & more! | E1823
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Kayak CEO Steve Hafner on the state of travel, AI's place, hospitality trends, and more! | E1822
53:40
AI demos! Microsoft’s Windows Copilot, ChatGPT multimodal, Meta’s AI chatbots | E1821
1:12:47
OpenAI taps Jony Ive for “iPhone for AI," FTC/Amazon + Roam Around CEO Shie Gabbai | E1820
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Four Team Startup Pitch Competition! Newcomer Games, Scrumly, HomeScore, and Fitted | E1819
1:21:20
The future of fintech with Plaid CEO Zach Perret | E1818
1:00:24
Grammarly CEO Rahul Roy-Chowdhury on the future of user-centric language tools | E1817
1:17:53
Google Bard Extensions and AI demos with Sunny Madra | E1816
1:00:04
Jason Unplugged: IPO market, WaPo tactics against Dave Portnoy + Live Q&A | E1815
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How Replit is using AI to supercharge IDEs with Amjad Masad | E1814
1:10:56
Benchmark's Sarah Tavel on the state of VC, AI's impact on startups & more! | E1813
1:24:54
Oura CEO Tom Hale on Hardware-as-a-Service, navigating ZIRP, journey to CEO & more! | E1812
1:09:17
OpenAI and Google race to launch multimodal LLM plus AI demos with Sunny Madra | E1811
1:03:45
The Path to Reaching Net Zero with Avnos CEO Will Kain | E1810
1:02:57
Transforming DTC via supply chain innovations with Boll & Branch CEO Scott Tannen | E1809
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Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808
1:03:31
Inside crypto’s wild rise and fall with “Number Go Up” author Zeke Faux | E1807
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Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora on cybersecurity in the age of AI | E1806
1:09:25
Building for the circular economy and the future of shopping with Poshmark’s Manish Chandra | E1805
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Sequoia’s Roelof Botha on “Crucible Moments” and the state of VC | E1804
1:24:52
David Sacks and Ethan Ruby on launching SaaSGrid | E1803
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Next Unicorns: Preventing future fraud using AI with Sardine CEO Soups Ranjan | E1802
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Building a blood-testing startup in 2023 with Vital CEO Vasu Nadella | E1801
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Bootstrapping to IPO, product-led growth & scaling SaaS with Atlassian's Scott Farquhar | E1800
1:07:15
Next Unicorns: Developing drugs to extend dog lifespans with Loyal CEO Celine Halioua | E1799
1:05:16
NEWS: Instacart and Klaviyo file for IPO, State of VC exits, AI lawsuits & more | E1798
1:00:15
NEWS: Nvidia’s insane earnings beat, Arm’s IPO filing, and more! | E1797
1:26:22
Next Unicorns: Empowering robots to think for themselves via AI with Covariant’s Peter Chen | E1796
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Is Nvidia overpriced? Plus, price targets, GodMode demo, and more! | E1795
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Inflection AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman on building modern AI, DeepMind origins, and more | E1794
1:15:04
Next Unicorns: Manufacturing pharma drugs in space with Varda’s Delian Asparouhov | E1793
1:31:12
The “AI wrapper” debate, AI-powered lead gen, auto-clips, resumes, and more with Sunny Madra | E1792
1:07:06
Next Unicorns: Making surgeons bionic via computer vision & AI with Proprio’s Gabriel Jones | E1790
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AI demos + Jason invests $25K live! | E1789
1:17:03
LK-99 breakthrough with Varda’s Delian Asparouhov & Andrew McCalip | E1788
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Navigating AI’s legal landscape with Adam Shevell | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
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Next Unicorns: Unlocking the power of photonic computing with Lightmatter CEO Nick Harris | E1787
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Whoop CEO Will Ahmed on the “Quantified Self” movement, product design & more | E1786
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AI-generated South Park, “Holy Grails” of AI & more with Sunny Madra | E1785
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Market dynamics, RIFs, and AI’s role in law with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
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Next Unicorns: Building the future of healthcare communication with Abridge CEO Shiv Rao | E1784
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MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria on great leadership, building winning teams, and more | E1783
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Ryan Smith on buying the Utah Jazz, evolving Qualtrics, AI’s early days, and more | E1782
1:09:37
HubSpot CTO Dharmesh Shah on empowering entrepreneurs, HubSpot’s journey, and AI automation | E1781
1:03:23
Navigating SAFEs, Pay-to-Play Rounds & Risks with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
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Next Unicorns: Bringing AI to pathology with PathAI CEO Andy Beck | E1780
53:37
VenturusAI's instant MBA & Samantha Wong on identifying soon-to-explode startup markets | E1777
1:01:08
Understanding Secondary Market Transactions with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
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Next Unicorns: Building a $1B AI Avatar Business with Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli | E1776
1:05:42
Using GPUs as leverage, MSFT beats the case, FTC fails under Khan | E1775
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Threads, ChatGPT usage drops, and AI demos with Sunny Madra | E1774
1:19:22
Business Breakdowns: The rise and fall of “Blackberry” with Lon Harris | E1773
1:15:17
Reimagining reading with VR featuring Sol Reader CEO Ben Chelf | E1772
49:54
Shein registers for US IPO, Trump SPAC insider trading & more | E1771
1:10:34
Creating the future of search and competing vs Google with Perplexity AI’s Aravind Srinivas | E1770
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