Elad Gil

Brad Gerstner, founder of Altimeter, shares his story and discusses private company valuations, 2008 Tech/VC, investing in AI, and more, emphasizing the importance of building new things and improving lives. They also talk about evaluating business partners, the challenges faced by startups, and the responsibility of technology to have a positive impact on society.

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, discusses the AI revolution, code productivity, Microsoft's evolution, and how the company became a ~$2.5 trillion company. They also explore the global impact of AI in healthcare and education, building institutional strengths, and the role of energy in technology and the potential of AI.

The past and future of AI startup opportunities & OpenAI Topics: - History of AI - LLMs, transformers, and unsupervised learning - Startup opportunities - Incumbent companies and AI - AI safety - ML engineering vs science - AI as a sentient life form - AI apocalypse (?) Originally published on 1/14/2023

Apoorva Mehta, the founder of Instacart and a former Amazon engineer, shares the riveting journey from building startups to creating a grocery delivery giant. He delves into the challenges of overcoming skepticism from investors influenced by Webvan's failure. Apoorva highlights key traits for early hires and the strategic importance of team dynamics. He also explains technical complexities as moats, the impact of the Whole Foods acquisition, and lessons learned during pivotal moments like COVID. His insights on launching a second startup and market evaluation frameworks inspire future entrepreneurs.

Generative AI and Open Source Topics: - Stability AI's journey - Stable Diffusion and generative models - Image generation use cases and startup opportunities - Other types of generative models - Open source and AI – what does the world look like in 5 years? - AI safety - Global AI Originally published on 1/14/2023

A fireside chat with David Sacks & Elad Gil discussing: How To Operate In A Changing Startup Environment Originally published on 1/18/2023

AI Dev Tools Panel moderated by Elad Gil. Panelists: Mike Knoop, Co-founder of Zapier Jerry Liu, Co-founder of Llama Tuhin Srivastava, Co-founder of Baseten Originally published on 7/19/2023