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Jul 2024
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Five levels of AI, venture's recovery & ...

Jason Calacanis
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Todays show:

Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss StubHub's IPO (3:26), inflation trends (23:46), the venture capital landscape in Asia and Europe (30:00), OpenAI’s five levels of AI (46:32), TWIST 500 updates (58:32), and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show

(3:26) StubHub's IPO

(12:47) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at http://www.vanta.com/twist

(13:39) Experience-based Companies and Entertainment Industry

(17:56) Cost-effective Entertainment

(22:37) Attio - Head to https://attio.com/twist⁠ to get 15% off for your first year.

(23:46) Inflation Trends and Venture Capital Impact

(30:00) Venture Capital Landscape in Asia and Europe

(33:12) Investment Trends in India and the Middle East

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(39:28) Investor Interest in India and Geopolitical Considerations

(46:32) OpenAI's five levels of AI

(53:29) AI competition, model advancements, and the future of SaaS

(58:32) TWIST 500 updates and startups in the construction tech space

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Mentioned on the show:

https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/stubhub-delays-ipo-launch-due-to-choppy-market-conditions-42b37bf0

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-11/openai-sets-levels-to-track-progress-toward-superintelligent-ai

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/07/after-chatgpt-and-the-rise-of-chatbots-investors-pour-into-ai-agents.html

https://sierra.ai/blog/ai-agents-guide

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/12/wholesale-prices-rose-0point2percent-in-june-slightly-hotter-than-expected.html

https://news.crunchbase.com/ai/asia-venture-42dot-hozon-zepto-china/

https://buildcover.com

https://iconbuild.com

https://www.monumental.co

https://www.mightybuildings.com

https://www.dustyrobotics.com

https://www.samara.com

https://paintjet.com

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