My guests today are Chetan Puttagunta and Modest Proposal. Chetan is a General Partner at venture firm Benchmark, while Modest Proposal is an anonymous guest who manages a large pool of capital in the public markets. Both are good friends and frequent guests on the show, but this is the first time they have appeared together. And the timing couldn’t be bette ... Show More
Oct 6
Jesse Zhang - Building Decagon - [Invest Like the Best, EP.443]
My guest today is Jesse Zhang. Jesse is the co-founder and CEO of Decagon, one of the fastest-growing AI customer service companies. Decagon provides a centralized AI engine to auto-resolve issues at any time, in every language, and across every channel. Jesse shares his systemat ... Show More
1h 21m
Sep 26
Rolex: Timeless Excellence - (Invest Like the Best, CLASSICS)
Welcome to this classic episode. Classics are my favorite episodes from the past 10 years, published once a month. These are N of 1 conversations with N of 1 people. This Business Breakdowns on Rolex is a long-time stand out. The founder and executive chairman of Hodinkee, Ben Cl ... Show More
1h 2m
Aug 8
The Acceleration Of AI Growth And Adoption With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise
On the latest episode of the Financial Samurai podcast, I sat down with Ben Miller, cofounder and CEO of Fundrise, for a deep dive into AI, venture capital, and what it really takes to get into the best deals. Key Takeaways from the Podcast 1. AI Growth and Market Dynamics Revenu ... Show More
50m 13s
Sep 15
20VC: Mercor: From $1M to $500M in 17 Months: The Fastest Growing Company in the World | How to Think About Margins and Revenue Sustainability in AI | Why Evaluation Benchmarks in AI are BS Today with Brendan Foody
Brendan Foody is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Mercor, the fastest growing company in history. The company solves talent allocation in the AI economy and they have scaled from $1M to $500M in revenue in just 17 months. With a rumoured new funding round pricing the company at a whoppin ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 3
Live From Rare Evo: Algorand’s Roadmap to a Billion Users
Marc Vanlerberghe is the Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer at The Algorand Foundation. In this episode, Marc discusses how Algorand is driving mainstream adoption of blockchain technology, decentralizing its network at record speed, and preparing for a future where billions of ... Show More
26m 16s
Oct 1
The World Reacts to Sora 2, Slop vs. Farming Debate | Reece Chowdhry, Jim Gao, Fan-Yun Sun, Carl Pei, Shehzan Maredia, Victor Riparbelli, William Fedus, Jayanth Madheswaran
(05:21) - Slop vs. Farm Debate (11:40) - Ben Thompson's Sora 2 Analysis (35:37) - The Timeline Reacts to Sora 2 (01:34:31) - The Stablecoin Duopoly is Ending (01:42:14) - Reece Chowdhry, Founding Partner of Concept Ventures, recently announced the launch of their latest $88 milli ... Show More
3h 17m
Sep 12
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on AI, Creativity, and a Golden Age of Science | All-In Summit
(0:00) Introducing Sir Demis Hassabis, reflecting on his Nobel Prize win (2:39) What is Google DeepMind? How does it interact with Google and Alphabet? (4:01) Genie 3 world model (9:21) State of robotics models, form factors, and more (14:42) AI science breakthroughs, measuring A ... Show More
31m 48s
Sep 2024
A Lessin In Gen AI with Sam Lessin of Slow Ventures | Okay, Computer.
Dan Nathan and Deirdre Bosa explore Amazon's strategic investment in Anthropic, the potential of Apple's upcoming AI features, and the importance of cloud service credits in AI investments. The regulatory challenges and future of TikTok in the US market are also scrutinized.After ... Show More
1h 4m
Sep 24
AI's Next Frontier: Privacy-Preserving Neural Networks
Jimmy Secretan, CTO of JustWin, explores the latest innovations in privacy-preserving neural networks, and explains how JustWin is leveraging AI to help small businesses win government contracts. He also explores the future directions of AI, and the impact of AI on user autonomy ... Show More
36m 44s