Sarah Guo, The Queen of AI, shares 10 AI business ideas with Sam Parr and Shaan Puri. They discuss AI companions, AI interior design, generative voice API, next-gen auto-fill, boring verticals suited for AI, and doomsday scenarios in AI. They also explore the concept of Software 3.0, outsourcing tasks, AI capacity, and financial implications.

Shishir Mehrotra is the co-founder and CEO of Coda, and formerly head of product and engineering at YouTube. In this episode, he shares his insights on growth strategy, how he evaluates talent, a peek at his upcoming book The Rituals of Great Teams, why reference checks are the most important step in the interview process, and so much more. Join us.—Find the full transcript here: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/the-rituals-of-great-teams-shishir-mehrotra-coda-youtube-microsoft/#transcript—Where to find Shishir Mehrotra:• Twitter: https://twitter.com/shishirmehrotra• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shishirmehrotra/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for making this episode possible:• Coda: http://coda.io/lenny• Flatfile: https://www.flatfile.com/lenny• Eppo: https://www.geteppo.com/— Referenced:• The Rituals of Great Teams Braintrust: https://coda.io/@shishir/join-the-rituals-of-great-teams-braintrust• Bing Gordon: https://www.kleinerperkins.com/people/bing-gordon/• Switch by Chip Heath and Dan Heath: https://www.amazon.com/Switch-Change-Things-When-Hard/dp/0385528752• PSHE diagram: https://coda.io/@shishir/pshe• Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud: https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Comics-Invisible-Scott-McCloud/dp/1627652736• Only Murders in the Building: https://www.hulu.com/series/only-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf• WandaVision: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WandaVision• Fidji Simo: https://twitter.com/fidjissimo• Daniel Ek: https://twitter.com/eldsjal/• Reid Hoffman: https://twitter.com/reidhoffman?• Mamoon Hamid: https://twitter.com/mamoonha• Quentin Clark: https://twitter.com/quentinclark• Sarah Guo: https://twitter.com/saranormous—In this episode, we cover:[4:13] Shishir’s background at Google and current role at Coda[7:53] How Shishir got on the board of Spotify[8:58] Black loops and blue loops and how Coda uses this internal diagram [9:52] The black loop is how a product is naturally shared[12:15] The blue loop is the emotional loop on why products are shared[14:55] Why you should think in loops instead of funnels[18:20] Mining for your business’s loops by looking at what you tell job candidates[24:37] Shishir’s upcoming book The Rituals of Great Teams [26:30] The 3 golden rituals of teams[27:10] Coda’s golden ritual: Dory and Pulse[31:29] Shishir’s most impactful rituals: Arianna Huffington’s reset, Gusto’s incredible hiring call, and Coinbase’s Rapids[40:38] How you find your own team’s rituals[42:50] How to change things when change is hard[45:01] Airbnb’s unique rituals[46:45] A backstory on YouTube, and valuing consistency over comprehensiveness[53:00] Eigenquestions: What they are, how to use them, and examples[59:05] One of Shishir’s favorite retired interview questions [1:03:11] How to evaluate talent, a story about YouTube, and breaking down PSHE[1:15:20] How to approach reference checks and what questions to ask[1:24:33] Favorite books[1:25:50] Favorite TV shows and movies[1:26:50] Favorite interview questions[1:28:44] Who in the industry Shishir respects as a thought leader[1:30:10] His go-to karaoke song[1:30:40] Where you can find Shishir— Production and marketing: https://penname.co/ Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe

Sarah Guo, founder and CEO of Conviction, an early-stage venture capital firm for AI companies, discusses her journey from Greylock to launching her own firm. She shares insights on recruiting for VC, navigating early-stage investments, and the evolving AI landscape. Sarah highlights common mistakes made in AI ventures and emphasizes the need for long-term strategies. She envisions a future shaped by technology in the 2030s, addressing both opportunities and ethical challenges in a rapidly changing society.

In this captivating discussion, Peter Lee, President of Microsoft Research, shares insights on AI's transformative potential across various fields. Ajeya Cotra sheds light on advanced AI risks, while Sarah Guo emphasizes its democratizing capabilities. Eugenia Kuyda dives into ethical considerations surrounding AI companions, and Jack Clark speaks on AI safety in coding. Dan Hendrycks discusses geopolitical concerns, and Marc Raibert warns against overregulation of AI in robotics. Tim Wu brings forward the need for effective AI policy as the panel navigates the promise and peril of this technology.

Sarah Guo and Elad Gil discuss the slow adoption of AI in tech, new AI markets, AI-backed buyouts, the effectiveness of AI incubators, and the impact of AI on staffing. They explore how tech history is repeating itself, the potential for AI in public markets, and competition in the changing tech landscape.

Sarah Guo is the Founding Partner @ Conviction Capital, a $100M first fund purpose-built to serve “Software 3.0” companies. Prior to founding Conviction, Sarah was a General Partner at Greylock where she made investments in the likes of Figma, Coda, Neeva and many more incredible companies. Sarah also hosts her own podcast, No Priors with the wonderful Elad Gil. In Today's Episode with Sarah Guo We Discuss: 1. From Large Multi-Stage Firm to Founding Conviction: Why did Sarah decide to leave Greylock? What are 1-2 of her biggest lessons from her time at Greylock? How did they impact her mindset when building Conviction today? What does Sarah believe are the most surprising or hardest elements of firm building? 2. The Future for AI: The Opportunities and the Challenges: Why does Sarah believe AI is the most foundational technology of our lifetime? Why did Sarah decide to centre the entire fund around AI? Is AI not an enabling technology that will power all sectors in technology? Is Sarah concerned by the further wealth inequality that AI and billion dollar companies created by 10 people, will inevitably bring? How does Sarah think about the potential for malicious AI use? What can be done to prevent this? 3. Startup and VC Principles That Are BS: Why does Sarah believe that defensibility is BS? Why do Sarah and Harry both believe that reserves in venture funds are a suboptimal use of funds? "Great founder, bad market, market wins". Does Sarah agree? How does Sarah prioritize the centrality of founder vs market? 4. Sarah Guo: The Investor How has Sarah changed most significantly as an investor over the last 5 years? What is Sarah's biggest miss? How did it impact her mindset today? What is Sarah's biggest win? How did that alter her risk appetite? How does Sarah see the future of venture? If Sarah could invest in one multi-stage firm and one seed-stage firm, which would it be?  

Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg sit down with Sarah Guo and Elad Gil, notable investors and co-hosts of the AI-focused No Priors podcast. They discuss how Sarah and Elad are approaching AI investment opportunities right now, how that differs from how they've thought about investing in the past, where in the stack from hardware to applications they expect to see value accrue, what modes of human-AI interaction they are most interested in, and more.Sarah is the founder of $100M AI-focused venture fund Conviction VC, which she launched last fall. She was previously General Partner at Greylock. Elad is a serial entrepreneur and a startup investor. He has invested in over 40 companies now worth $1B or more each, and is also author of the High Growth Handbook.This episode is the first in a series centered on talking to rising voices in AI media, people who are now only working overtime to understand everything going on in AI, but also creating thought leadership and educational content meant to help others get up to speed as well.LINKS:No Priors Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0O65xhqvGVhpgdIrrdlEYkNo Priors on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-priors-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning/id1668002688Elad Gil's blog: https://blog.eladgil.com/Sarah Guo's blog: https://sarahguo.com/blog--We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.TIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Episode preview(04:43) What is software 3.0(09:14) Disruption coming from startups or incumbents?(13:42) Sarah and Elad identify overlooked investment opportunities in AI(15:19) Sponsor: Omneky(15:46) Future of social media(22:45) AI agents & personal co-pilots(25:32) Where to invest in AI?(31:11) How our kids will interact with AI(34:50) How to gain conviction as an investor in AI(45:07) When should founders raise money and when should they bootstrap?(46:28) How should startups spend their capital now that we have AI capabilities?(48:10) Sarah & Elad’s favorite products in AI(51:39) Would Sarah & Elad get a neuralink implant?(53:41) AI hopes and fearsTWITTER:@CogRev_Podcast@labenz (Nathan)@eriktorenberg (Erik)@sarahnormous (Sarah)@eladgil (Elad)SPONSORS:Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitiveThank you Omneky for sponsoring The Cognitive Revolution. Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work, customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off.This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at erik@turpentine.co.More show notes and reading material released in our Substack: https://cognitiverevolution.substack.com/

This podcast episode dives into the latest developments in AI models, Google's entry into the competitive space, the intersection of biology and robotics, NVIDIA's high earnings, ROI in AI investments, and the challenges in US chip production. The hosts discuss AI application in 2024, effective AI tools, and the virtuous tech cycles in the industry.

This week on the podcast, Sarah Guo and Elad Gil answer listener questions on the state of technology and artificial intelligence. Sarah and Elad also talk about the 2024 tech market, what type of companies may reach their highest valuation ever and the (former) unicorns that may go bust. Plus, how do Sarah and Elad define happiness? Hint: it’s a use case for a specialized AI agent. Sign up for new podcasts every week. Email feedback to show@no-priors.comFollow us on Twitter: @NoPriorsPod | @Saranormous | @EladGil Show Links: Cerebras Systems signs $100 million AI supercomputer deal with UAE's G42 | Reuters  Our World in Data  Show Notes: [0:00:37] - Impact of GPU Bottleneck in the near and long term[0:10:30] - Timeline for existing incumbent enterprises to use AI in products [0:11:50] - Vertical versus broad applications for AI Agents  [0:19:33] - 2024 tech market predictions & how founders should think about valuations 

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