Today’s show: Alex covers Mark Zuckerberg’s Joe Rogan interview, OpenAI’s economic pitch and the pending IPO of India’s Groww. Our guests include two companies freshly added to the TWIST500: James Cadwallader from Profound and Martin Rehak from Resistant AI.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Alex kicks off the show!
(2:51) A look at key moments from this week’s Mark Zuckerberg interview on Rogan.
(8:08) James Cadwallader, Co-Founder and CEO of Profound join Alex.
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(11:23) Comparing Profound’s approach to SEO and looking and how problemism impacts search.
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(24:48) Building Profound in NYC, business model, and managing LLM costs
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(32:15) Introduction to Resistant AI's mission and building an AI startup
(34:18) Resistant AI's approach to fraud detection and criminal techniques evolution
(41:17) Shift in the landscape of digital threats and security solutions ROI
(51:39) Synthetic fraud detection demonstration and business growth
(58:01) The Biden administration's AI diffusion plan and OpenAI's policy recommendations
(1:04:25) Groww: India's largest retail stock broker and tech IPO landscape
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