Elliot Shmukler, former executive at InstaCart and LinkedIn, shares growth strategies for startups with Jason. They dive into powerful referral programs, 'Give to Get' tactics, and the importance of word-of-mouth. Explore AI strategies, optimizing funnels, and geographic expansion hacks. Anomalo's use of AI in real-time data accuracy detection is also highlighted.

Brannin McBee discusses CoreWeave's shift from cryptocurrency to AI, GPU energy dynamics, data center cooling, and AI infrastructure impacts on industries like search and e-commerce. They explore the challenges of deploying GPUs, energy consumption in data centers, and the future trends in GPU economics and data center optimization.

The podcast discusses new search engines potential, SEO future, and demos of innovative AI products. Topics include the cost of running queries, challenges of search engines, and the evolution of answer engines. Also covered are AI model efficiency, cloud storage costs, and benefits of the Eight Sleep Pod Cover. The episode explores the accuracy of search engines, sports playoff odds analysis, and integration of AI into smart glasses by Meta.

Dave McClure and Jordan Stein, along with Jason Calacanis, dive into investing in the YC ecosystem, the role of secondary funds, and the importance of betting on outliers. They discuss the evolution of fund spaces, comparing strategies of Y Combinator vs. 500 Startups, implications of varying valuations, accelerator challenges, and navigating the startup accelerator landscape. The conversation also touches on secondaries in venture capital, challenges in today's startup landscape, growth mindset, investments in Latin America, and organizing an angel summit in Napa.

Alan Cowen from Hume AI discusses Empathic Voice Interface and Measurement API, showcasing AI's ability to understand human emotions. They explore real-time emotion analysis and implications of this tech, highlighting the importance of personalized interactions and cultural nuances in AI responses.

Topics include prioritizing multiple founders for investments, advice on creating a moat for a startup, and whether not focusing on AI in a pitch will affect investment chances. Guests ask about investment firms changing their strategies, the dynamics of solo founders vs. multiple co-founders, and startup funding strategies. Other discussions include enhancing experiment velocity with EPO and leveraging AI in startup products.

AI demos of Gatekeep and Deepgram API, report on AI and Enterprises, surprises with Gatekeep AI demo, Deepgram API Playground with fun Steve Jobs clip, Claude model Haiku demo with Michael Jordan dunk image

Exploring India's startup ecosystem, deep dive into Carta's 2018 startup class data, IPOs in the tech industry, analysis of sovereign wealth funds' approach to venture investing, evolving strategies in venture funding, optimizing startup investments for high returns, navigating complexities of VC and tech industry evolution

Microsoft dominates AI news with the acquisition of Inflection. Suno wows with a new song creation model. Deepseek VL showcases incredible reflection skills. Apple is on an AI acquisition spree. Legal complexities of web scraping and content usage are discussed.

Exploring topics like optimizing fund structure, qualities of high-performing GPs, early-stage fund managers, effective portfolio construction, and investing in startups that are creating new sectors with Screendoor’s Jamie Rhode