Todays show:

David Weisburd hosts Joshua Berkowitz, Donald Stalter and Jason Calacanis to discuss Elon Musk raising $6B for his new AI startup (4:44), PitchBook's report on Emerging Managers (16:04), SVB’s venture portfolio situation (40:16), and much more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) David Weisburd intros Joshua Berkowitz, Donald Stalter and Jason Calacanis

(4:44) xAI raises $6B

(11:49) Sequoia leading a $6B round for AI

(16:04) PitchBook's report on Emerging Managers

(27:02) The impact of the surge of venture capital in 2021 and its implications for the ecosystem

(34:16) The impact of a positive investor attitude on founders

(40:16) The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) venture portfolio situation

(45:39) Lightning round of last 3 investments

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Mentioned on show:

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/03/svb-venture-capital-arm

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Follow Donald:

X: https://twitter.com/donnystalter

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldstalter

Check out:

https://www.fieldguide.io

https://www.permitflow.com

https://slopepay.com

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Follow Joshua:

X: https://twitter.com/berkowitz_josh

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-berkowitz-86005b23/

Check out:

https://dexa.ai

https://powerset.co

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Follow David:

X: ⁠https://twitter.com/DWeisburd⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd⁠

Check out: ⁠https://10xcapital.com

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Follow Jason:

X: ⁠https://twitter.com/jason⁠

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jason⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis

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