This Week in Startups
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Next Unicorns: Empowering robots to think for themselves via AI with Covariant’s Peter Chen | E1796
49 mins; August 23, 2023
Is Nvidia overpriced? Plus, price targets, GodMode demo, and more! | E1795
58 mins; August 21, 2023
Inflection AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman on building modern AI, DeepMind origins, and much more | E1794
75 hours 3 mins; August 18, 2023
Next Unicorns: Manufacturing pharma drugs in space with Varda’s Delian Asparouhov | E1793
91 hours 11 mins; August 16, 2023
The “AI wrapper” debate, AI-powered lead gen, auto-clips, resumes, and more with Sunny Madra | E1792
67 hours 5 mins; August 14, 2023
Zillow CEO Rich Barton on branding, building in provocative industries, and more! | E1791
81 hours 0 mins; August 11, 2023
Next Unicorns: Making surgeons bionic via computer vision & AI with Proprio’s Gabriel Jones | E1790
53 mins; August 09, 2023
AI demos + Jason invests $25K live! | E1789
77 hours 2 mins; August 07, 2023
LK-99 breakthrough with Varda’s Delian Asparouhov & Andrew McCalip | E1788
50 mins; August 04, 2023
How AI startups can navigate the legal landscape with Adam Shevell | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
29 mins; August 03, 2023
Next Unicorns: Unlocking the power of photonic computing with Lightmatter CEO Nick Harris | E1787
56 mins; August 02, 2023
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed on the “Quantified Self” movement, product design & more | E1786
52 mins; August 01, 2023
AI-generated South Park, “Holy Grails” of AI & more with Sunny Madra | E1785
59 mins; July 31, 2023
Market dynamics, RIFs, and AI’s role in law with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
30 mins; July 27, 2023
Next Unicorns: Building the future of healthcare communication with Abridge CEO Shiv Rao | E1784
52 mins; July 26, 2023
MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria on great leadership, building winning teams, and more | E1783
58 mins; July 25, 2023
Ryan Smith on buying the Utah Jazz, evolving Qualtrics, AI’s early days, and more | E1782
69 hours 36 mins; July 24, 2023
HubSpot CTO Dharmesh Shah on empowering entrepreneurs, HubSpot’s journey, and AI automation | E1781
63 hours 22 mins; July 21, 2023
Navigating SAFEs, Pay-to-Play Rounds & Risks with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
29 mins; July 20, 2023
Next Unicorns: Bringing AI-powered solutions to medical analysis with PathAI CEO Andy Beck | E1780
53 mins; July 19, 2023
Tim Urban on the path to AGI and trends in tech history | E1779
77 hours 35 mins; July 18, 2023
AI itineraries, newsletters, doodles, and more with Sunny Madra! | E1778
55 mins; July 17, 2023
VenturusAI's instant MBA & Samantha Wong on identifying soon-to-explode startup markets | E1777
61 hours 7 mins; July 14, 2023
Understanding Secondary Market Transactions with Becki DeGraw | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
24 mins; July 13, 2023
Next Unicorns: Building a $1B AI Avatar Business with Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli | E1776
65 hours 41 mins; July 12, 2023
Using GPUs as leverage, MSFT beats the case, FTC fails under Khan | E1775
52 mins; July 11, 2023
Threads, ChatGPT usage drops, and AI demos with Sunny Madra | E1774
79 hours 21 mins; July 10, 2023
Business Breakdowns: The rise and fall of “Blackberry” with Lon Harris | E1773
75 hours 16 mins; July 07, 2023
Reimagining reading with VR featuring Sol Reader CEO Ben Chelf | E1772
49 mins; July 06, 2023
Shein registers for US IPO, Trump SPAC insider trading & more | E1771
70 hours 33 mins; June 30, 2023
Creating the future of search and competing vs Google with Perplexity AI’s Aravind Srinivas | E1770
46 mins; June 28, 2023
Zapier Co-Founder Mike Knoop on category creation, API evolution & AI architecture | E1769
67 hours 59 mins; June 27, 2023
IRL to shut down after faking 19M users, ZIRP fraud, Databricks acquires MosaicML for $1.3B | E1768
79 hours 58 mins; June 26, 2023
Titan tragedy, Meta removes news in Canada + Elizabeth Yin at Angel Summit | E1767
58 mins; June 23, 2023
StoneAlgo’s Devin Jones on “Zillow for diamonds” + Mar Hershenson on the art of picking | E1766
62 hours 38 mins; June 21, 2023
EyeRate CEO Ray Weisberg on scaling from $0 to $10M + Steve Jurvetson on disruptive tech | E1765
64 hours 40 mins; June 20, 2023
Gavin Baker on AI platform shift, upside vs downside, extinction risk, Nvidia outlook & more | E1764
65 hours 20 mins; June 19, 2023
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on mod revolt, building a legendary community & more | E1763
64 hours 17 mins; June 16, 2023
How AI is making influencers bionic with Forever Voices CEO John Meyer | E1762
53 mins; June 14, 2023
Reddit communities revolt + Brad Gerstner on state of private and public markets in 2023 | E1761
53 mins; June 13, 2023
Apple Vision Pro, Meta’s MusicGen, Waitroom demo & more with Vinny Lingham and Sunny Madra | E1760
62 hours 26 mins; June 12, 2023
DoorDash Co-Founder Stanley Tang on founding story, lessons + First-time fund manager panel | E1759
69 hours 25 mins; June 09, 2023
How AI companions can help solve loneliness with Replika’s Eugenia Kuyda | E1758
66 hours 47 mins; June 07, 2023
Using AI to diagnose Dementia with Vistim Labs James Hamet + Jason LIVE at iConnections | E1757
68 hours 53 mins; June 06, 2023
Rory's brain vs ChatGPT, outrageous marketing, work trends and MUCH more w/ Rory Sutherland | E1756
109 hours 42 mins; June 05, 2023
RunwayML, AI Steve Jobs, & more with Sunny Madra & Vinny Lingham | E1755
64 hours 29 mins; June 02, 2023
How open-source & distributed models can win AI with MosaicML’s Naveen Rao | E1754
60 hours 36 mins; June 01, 2023
How generative AI is enabling hologram assistants with Looking Glass CEO Shawn Frayne | E1753
42 mins; May 31, 2023
Breaking down Bard with Google’s Jack Krawczyk | E1752
73 hours 26 mins; May 30, 2023
Understanding the UAE startup opportunity with Brad Gerstner and Ibrahim Ajami | E1751
78 hours 28 mins; May 26, 2023
ChatGPT vs Hollywood writers and the WGA strike with Lon Harris | E1750
76 hours 50 mins; May 25, 2023
Text-to-UI demo with Galileo AI Co-founder Arnaud Benard + How to design loved products | E1749
51 mins; May 24, 2023
Startup pitch competition: Jason invests $25K | E1748
43 mins; May 23, 2023
Demoing Google’s MusicLM, AssemblyAI, and other AI tools with Sunny Madra | E1747
58 mins; May 22, 2023
Fireside chat with Jason Calacanis & Brad Gerstner hosted by Mubadala’s Ibrahim Ajami | E1746
100 hours 30 mins; May 19, 2023
Viral fundraising tactics with Rewind AI’s Dan Siroker + How to build a strong brand | E1745
47 mins; May 18, 2023
Magic.dev CEO Eric Steinberger on making developers bionic | E1744
57 mins; May 17, 2023
AI girlfriends, memories & recreations + Sam Altman testifies | E1743
64 hours 15 mins; May 16, 2023
Open-source vs. "ClosedAI," demoing new AI tools & more with Sunny Madra & Vinny Lingham | E1742
68 hours 26 mins; May 15, 2023
Using AI to revolutionize video game development with Scenario CEO Emmanuel de Maistre | E1741
45 mins; May 12, 2023
Building brands and community + influencer marketing that actually works with Dee Murthy | E1740
60 hours 36 mins; May 11, 2023
Reid Hoffman on AI's "crescendo moment," regulation and real-world applications | E1739
61 hours 51 mins; May 10, 2023
Box CEO Aaron Levie breaks down Box AI and generative AI’s impact on business | E1738
60 hours 6 mins; May 09, 2023
GPT-4 web browsing, plugin demos, AI layoffs + more with Sunny Madra & Vinny Lingham | E1737
53 mins; May 08, 2023
Mining asteroids with AstroForge CEO Matthew Gialich | E1736
45 mins; May 05, 2023
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on early rejection, customer focus & AI’s future in hospitality | E1735
69 hours 23 mins; May 04, 2023
Uber earnings + using AI to revolutionize clinical trials w/ Unlearn.AI’s Charles Fisher | E1734
50 mins; May 03, 2023
BuzzFeed vs Gawker, AI’s impact on the future of media, and more with Semafor’s Ben Smith | E1733
60 hours 9 mins; May 02, 2023
Demoing the most innovative new ChatGPT features with Sunny Madra and Vinny Lingham | E1732
71 hours 30 mins; May 01, 2023
Big Tech earnings breakdown w/TechCrunch's Alex Wilhelm | E1731
76 hours 18 mins; April 28, 2023
Billy McFarland on Fyre Fest fraud, failure, hacking, & the long road back | E1730
64 hours 14 mins; April 27, 2023
AI’s Future: Opportunity, Regulation & Limits with Vinny Lingham & Sunny Madra | E1729
74 hours 11 mins; April 26, 2023
Spotify earnings, Grimes takes AI-based music approach + Cafe X CEO Henry Hu | E1728
55 mins; April 25, 2023
Building generative AI for pitch decks with Tome CEO Keith Peiris | E1727
59 mins; April 24, 2023
SpaceX's Starship launch, Tiger Global's 20% markdown + Ask Jason! | E1726
46 mins; April 21, 2023
Startup pitch competition: Jason invests $25K | E1725
62 hours 2 mins; April 20, 2023
Building the future of VFX and video editing with Runway CEO CristĂłbal Valenzuela | E1724
62 hours 9 mins; April 19, 2023
Google’s search engine “panic,” AI-generated hits, Coinbase considers leaving US market | E1723
57 mins; April 18, 2023
Uizard’s Tony Beltramelli on text-to-UI & PMF + building a Notion CRM w/ Kelly Schricker | E1722
64 hours 40 mins; April 17, 2023
Hyfe’s Joe Brew on using AI to quantify coughs + Presh on generating content with ChatGPT | E1721
56 mins; April 14, 2023
The rise of AutoGPTs and AI anxieties with Sunny Madra and Vinny Lingham | E1720
81 hours 58 mins; April 13, 2023
Copy.ai CEO Paul Yacoubian on keeping up with GPT’s rapid evolution & AI’s potential impact | E1719
71 hours 33 mins; April 12, 2023
Stanford & Google’s Westworld-like AI experiment, BloombergGPT, SF CRE collapse | E1718
51 mins; April 11, 2023
PrayingForExits on the state of VC, ZIRP fraudsters, revolutionary product launches & more | E1717
86 hours 23 mins; April 10, 2023
YC demo day valuation tensions, how VCs can find gems, Substack's performance & more | E1716
47 mins; April 07, 2023
Satya Patel on the state of VC, flexible investing frameworks & converting to evergreen | E1715
87 hours 33 mins; April 06, 2023
Startup pitch competition: Jason invests $25K | E1714
58 mins; April 05, 2023
Saudi Arabia discloses LP positions & SEC charges Frank founder with fraud | E1713
47 mins; April 04, 2023
Trump, Saudi, & Adam Neumann’s obsession with cities + BioFluff CEO Martin Stübler | E1712
66 hours 54 mins; April 03, 2023
Stephen Wolfram on AI’s rapid progress & the “Post-Knowledge Work Era” | E1711
87 hours 5 mins; March 31, 2023
Crypto’s de-platforming and the balkanization of AI with Vinny Lingham | E1710
63 hours 0 mins; March 30, 2023
Startup pitch competition: Jason invests $25K live! | E1709
49 mins; March 29, 2023
Alibaba's six-way split, Disney cuts its metaverse team, Substack's raise & more | E1708
87 hours 34 mins; March 28, 2023
First Citizens acquires SVB, the daunting reality of AI & Refiberd CEO Sarika Bajaj | E1707
62 hours 7 mins; March 27, 2023
Acquired’s Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal on private markets, ZIRP impact, future of Amazon | E1706
91 hours 26 mins; March 24, 2023
TikTok CEO grilled in front of Congress, Coinbase's Wells Notice & Do Kwon arrested | E1705
41 mins; March 23, 2023
ANGEL: Freestyle’s Jenny Lefcourt on nailing non-consensus bets and avoiding hype | E1704
71 hours 20 mins; March 22, 2023
Startup pitch competition! Jason invests $25K into one of four founders | E1703
56 mins; March 21, 2023
Balaji’s $1M Bitcoin bet, banking crisis update, OpenAI launches GPT-4, and Jay Trading! | E1702
67 hours 22 mins; March 20, 2023
ANGEL: Laurie Yoler on investing early in Tesla, strategic partnerships, and her VC career | E1701
58 mins; March 17, 2023