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Sep 25, 2023 • 1h

Google Bard Extensions and AI demos with Sunny Madra | E1816

Sunny Madra, expert in Google Bard Extensions and AI demos, joins Jason to discuss the recently launched Bard Extensions, demo AI tools like Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube, and share opinions on their potential. They also explore Microsoft Copilot, YouTube Create, and other AI advancements.
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Sep 23, 2023 • 48min

Jason Unplugged: IPO market, WaPo tactics against Dave Portnoy + Live Q&A | E1815

Jason discusses Splunk's acquisition, IPO trends, WaPo tactics against Dave Portnoy, and audience questions on VC funding and business trends.
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Sep 22, 2023 • 1h 11min

How Replit is using AI to supercharge IDEs with Amjad Masad | E1814

AI expert Amjad Masad joins Jason to discuss IDEs, AI in coding, Replit's Ghostwriter, autonomous agents in startup development, Replit's mission for artificial developer intelligence, and the potential of AI in Replit.
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Sep 20, 2023 • 1h 25min

Benchmark's Sarah Tavel on the state of VC, AI's impact on startups & more! | E1813

Benchmark's Sarah Tavel joins Jason to discuss the state of VC, AI's impact on startups, the challenges faced by founders, the importance of co-located teams, multi-disciplinary investments, and mission-driven founders. They also touch on the importance of curiosity, competition, and drive for founders, the significance of competition and innovation, automating demand letters with Even Up, and staying competitive in a changing landscape.
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Sep 19, 2023 • 1h 9min

Oura CEO Tom Hale on Hardware-as-a-Service, navigating ZIRP, journey to CEO & more! | E1812

Tom Hale, CEO of Oura, discusses his journey to becoming CEO, subscription-based business models, navigating ZIRP, and scaling a hardware business. They also talk about the significance of subscriptions, cultivating positive habits, leading a company and instilling core values.
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Sep 19, 2023 • 1h 4min

OpenAI and Google race to launch multimodal LLM plus AI demos with Sunny Madra | E1811

Sunny Madra from OpenAI and Google talks about the All-In Summit, OpenAI's race to beat Google in launching multimodal LLM, image-generating AI and the interface for Midjourney, the culture at Apple and risk aversion in the LLM space, Google's advantages, and the future of AI and generative content.
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Sep 15, 2023 • 1h 3min

Next Unicorns: The Path to Reaching Net Zero with Avnos CEO Will Kain | E1810

Avnos CEO Will Kain talks about the importance of direct air capture technology for climate restoration, CO2's relationship to climate change, and the path to reaching net zero.
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Sep 14, 2023 • 56min

Transforming DTC via supply chain innovations with Boll & Branch CEO Scott Tannen | E1809

CEO Scott Tannen discusses supply chain control and transparency, importance of organic cotton, traceability as a brand differentiator, significance of fair trade certification, benefits of a well-designed website, building a sustainable supply chain, importance of exercise and sleep, fair wages and gender diversity, and comparisons of costs and living standards.
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Sep 14, 2023 • 1h 4min

Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808

CEO of Modular, Chris Lattner, joins Jason to discuss building LLMs, Nvidia's role in machine learning, the AI wrapper debate, and more!
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Sep 12, 2023 • 55min

Inside crypto’s wild rise and fall with “Number Go Up” author Zeke Faux | E1807

Zeke Faux, author of 'Number Go Up,' discusses crypto's rise and fall, learning to play the game, red flags at Tether, and investigative journalism in Cambodia.

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