Sora Disappoints, ChatGPT Pro Tested, Inference Time Reasoning & More with Sunny Madra | E2062
Timestamps:
(0:00) Jason and Sunny kick off the show
(1:26) Discussing Groq's recent developments and Middle East tech inspiration
(3:51) Global business challenges and Jason's 2025 announcements
(7:53) Gemini app demo and ChatGPT 4 comparison
(9:57) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist
(11:24) Evaluating ChatGPT 4.0 Pro limitations and robo-taxi fleet costs
(12:46) Differences between ChatGPT models and future improvements
(19:57) OpenPhone - Get 20% off your first six months at https://www.openphone.com/twist
(20:58) LLM focus shift and robo taxi cost model experimentation
(23:01) Importance of prompt engineering in AI tools adoption
(25:31) Workplace AI adoption challenges and generational tech differences
(27:22) New productivity hacks and Gemini app's growth
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(34:06) Startup support programs and Google Gemini's research capabilities
(37:08) AI model performance evaluation and simplification
(45:02) Meta's Llama 3.370b launch and AI industry impact
(46:37) Infrastructure costs, competitive landscape, and AI-generated content evolution
(55:44) Trust and bias in language models, news analysis startup ideas
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AI Demos: ChatGPT-o4 Canvas, Notebook LM & Meta's Movie Gen | E2026
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Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss Tesla’s Robotaxis (2:17), demo ChatGPT-4o new Canvas interface (25:23), break down Meta’s Movie Gen model (41:11), Notebook LM (54:41), and much more!
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Timestamps:
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(2:17) Tesla's Robotaxi reveal and challenges with regulatory approval
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(11:22) Self-driving architectures and potential applications for Tesla's Cybervan
(18:15) Update on Tesla's Optimus robot and the future of autonomous vehicles
(22:04) Interest rates and startup funding challenges
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(23:14) Traffic congestion, urban planning, and future players in autonomous vehicles
(25:23) ChatGPT-4o with Canvas demo
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(41:11) Meta vision models and Groq demo
(42:35) Apple AirPods updates and AR glasses privacy concerns
(47:46) Meta's new vision models, open-source impact, and OpenAI's business model
(54:41) Notebook LM's tools
(1:00:13) Capturing family history with AI and Meta Movie Gen's potential
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Check out Meta Movie Gen: https://ai.meta.com/research/movie-gen/
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Ep18. Jensen Recap - Competitive Moat, X.AI, Smart Assistant | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, joined by Sunny Madra (Groq) they discuss Jensen Huang’s recent appearance on the podcast, including scaling intelligence towards AGI, NVIDIA's strategic positioning, the role of CUDA in the developer ecosystem, the future of inference workloads, systems-level thinking, Elon Musk's influence on AI development, the future of AI assistants, open vs closed AI models, safety and security in AI development, & more. Enjoy another episode of BG2.
Chapters
(00:00) Introduction and Initial Reactions to Jensen
(04:32) NVIDIA's Position in Accelerated Compute
(05:11) CUDA and NVIDIA’s Competitive Moat
(12:53) Challenges to NVIDIA’s Competitive Advantage
(18:22) Future Outlook on Inference
(24:46) The Insatiable Demand for AI and Hardware
(27:12) Elon Musk' and X.ai
(31:47) Scaling AI Models and Clusters
(34:17) Economic Models and Funding in AI
(39:08) The Future of AI Pricing and Consumption Models
(42:25) Memory, Actions, and Intelligent Agents
(47:08) The Role of AI in Business Productivity
(51:03) Open vs Closed Models in AI Development
Produced by Benny Beausoleil
Music by Yung Spielberg
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Ep8. AI Models, Data Scaling, Enterprise & Personal AI | BG2 with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, joined by Sunny Madra (Head of Groq Cloud) they discuss AI Models, Data Scaling, Enterpise AI, Personal AI, the tech markets, and more. Enjoy another episode of Bg2.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:10) $META Llama 3
(20:40) Enterprise AI
(36:50) Personal AI
(50:07) $TSLA Earnings Call & Rideshare
(52:10) Tech Check
Available on Apple, Spotify, www.bg2pod.com
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AI demos: Figma’s FigJam, AI drawing, dancing avatars, and more! | E1857
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Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo Figma FigJam (2:08), a product that generates images from real-time drawing (31:05), and more while discussing the implications of IP theft writ large.
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Timestamps:
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(2:08) Sunny demos Figma’s FigJam
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(10:40) Figma FigJam demo continued
(16:02) Jason shares his AI generated images and discusses how companies navigate copyright issues
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(26:12) Feedback and thoughts for FigJam
(31:05) Sunny demos Fal, an AI that gives generated images from real time drawing
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(41:49) Sunny demos the Real-Time Latent Consistency Model
(47:01) Sunny demos Alibaba’s Animate Anyone
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AI demos: Bard's YouTube summarizer, Stability's image editing tools, and more with Sunny Madra | E1853
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Today’s show:
Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo Bard’s YouTube summarizer (2:27), an iPhone app that draws apps (41:14), Stability’s Clipdrop (59:20), and much more!
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason
(2:27) Sunny demos Bard’s YouTube summarizer
(7:00) Jason's revamping his Substack! First topic; Jason's new ADD management framework: Automate, Deprecate, Delegate
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(14:54) Bard’s YouTube summarizer demo continued
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(29:09) Sunny demos tlDraw and discusses the evolution of low-code environments
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(41:14) Sunny showcases UIDraw, an app to draw and build a web app on your phone with AI
(46:57) Sunny demos Trace, a tool to design a UI via AI
(53:38) Sunny demos Runway TV
(59:20) Sunny demos Stability’s image editing tools, including Clipdrop
(1:05:18) Jason and Sunny’s AI predictions and bet
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Links:
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-story-of-pong-excerpt/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Scelsastabilityhttps://twitter.com/jsngr/status/1728848624048853442?s=42&t=79J_alIF_jrz1wn1s5pboQclipdrop
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OpenAI Chaos Continues with Sunny Madra and David Sacks | E1852
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Sunny Madra and David Sacks join Jason to break down all the chaos of the past few days at OpenAI including why the situation is so unprecedented (17:46), the board’s failure (30:18), the impact on startups (43:34), and much more!
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Recapping the chaotic past few days at OpenAI plus some immediate impacts from the fallout
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(17:46) David Sacks joins the show and explains why this situation is so unprecedented in Silicon Valley
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(30:18) How the board could have handled this better, Sam Altman's misaligned incentives packages (or lack thereof)
(37:14) Silicon Valley's battle-tested standard structure, and why you shouldn't innovate on corporate structure
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(43:34) Impact on startups reliant on OpenAI's models, a brutal momentum killer for OpenAI
(50:39) Predictions: Return of the King? Mass Exodus? Something else?
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AI Demos! xAI’s Grok chatbot, OpenAI’s GPTs, & more! | E1846
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Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss and demo xAI’s new chatbot, Grok (2:18), OpenAI’s new GPTs (31:54), and an AI designed to detect fake reviews (55:40). Then, Sunny builds a GPT live on air (36:22)
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(2:18) Sunny demos xAI’s Grok chatbot
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(21:33) Review and feedback for Grok chatbot
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(31:54) Sunny demos OpenAI’s Game Time and Invest America GPTs
(36:22) Sunny builds a Launch GPT live!
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(48:33) Unlocking the potential of GPTs
(55:40) Sunny demos Fakespot, an AI tool for spotting fake reviews
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Check out OpenAI’s GPTs: https://chat.openai.com/gpts/discovery
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OpenAI DevDay!: demoing GPT-4 Turbo, "GPT Store" potential, and more with Sunny Madra | E1841
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Sunny joins Jason to discuss OpenAI’s DevDay announcements (1:33). Then, Sunny demos an AI-driven chatbot creator (32:49), an AI email-first Chief of Staff (39:12), and much more!
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason to break down OpenAI DevDay!
(1:33) OpenAI DevDay announcements: GPT-4 Turbo, expanded context windows, Custom GPTs, and more
(12:57) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist
(14:28) How OpenAI's "GPT Store" could change the way we consume the internet
(22:02) GPT-4 Turbo, speed, cost reduction, expanded context window issues
(26:16) Coda - Get started for free at https://coda.io/twist
(32:49) DEMO: Droxy.ai: a custom chatbot platform
(37:54) InTouchCX - Schedule a free consultation at http://intouchcx.com/twist
(39:12) DEMO: Mindy.com: an AI-powered email Chief of Staff
(45:43) DEMO: Brave Nightly's webpage summarizer
(50:24) DEMO: Zapier's AI-powered Zaps
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AI Demos! Cap table management platform, AI-powered job interviews, & more! | E1837
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Sunny joins Jason for more demos! An AI-driven ownership and equity platform for founders (14:37), an AI interviewer who conducts live interviews (27:20), and much more!
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason
(6:08) Jason’s experience with ChatGPT multimodal
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(14:37) Sunny demos Mantle, an AI-powered cap table management platform for founders
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(27:20) Sunny demos Talently.ai, an AI-powered job interviewer
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(40:50) Sunny demos Morise.ai, a tool that helps YouTube creators generate titles, descriptions, and tags for videos!
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Demoing Google Suite's AI plus legal docs, detection, and more! | E1835
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Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo an AI-powered legal docs tool (6:46), detection tool (15:38), Google’s workspace AI (35:15), and much more!
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason
(6:46) Sunny demos Legal Now - AI-powered legal docs tool
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(11:10) Sunny demos Rows - Web-based Excel
(15:38) Sunny demos Originality AI - AI detection tool
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(24:02) Apple testing M3 MacBook Pros with 16 CPU cores and 40 GPU cores
(31:32) Sunny demos Summarize.tech - Summarizes YouTube videos
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(35:15) Sunny demos Google Docs AI write
(43:49) Sunny demos Google Sheets AI
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AI demos: ChatGPT’s UI punch ups, Google’s generative image search, and more with Sunny Madra | E1829
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(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason
(1:31) Sunny demos Trove’s conversational surveys
(10:43) Final thoughts and grades for Trove
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(19:07) Sunny demos the ChatGPT's multimodal calculator builder
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(30:20) Sunny demos SuperManage
(34:46) Grades for SuperManage
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(44:58) Demo of ChatGPT's Multimodal UI feedback
(49:01) OpenAI’s business model
(54:09) Grades for ChatGPT Multimodal UI feedback
(59:15) Sunny demos Google’s generative image search
(1:02:12) Grades for Google’s generative image search
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Bill Gurley and Sunny Madra talk open-source vs. proprietary AI | E1825
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Bill Gurley and Sunny Madra join Jason to discuss open-source AI vs. proprietary AI (1:12), friends and foes of open-source AI (5:42), and strategic choices companies make between open and closed approaches (9:48). Then, Sunny demos more AI tools (22:45), and much more!
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(5:42) Friends and foes of open-source AI
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(9:48) Strategic choices companies make between open and closed approaches
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(22:45) Sunny demos LLaVA: Large Language and Vision Assistant
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(31:00) Sunny breaks down parameter models
(38:56) Companies manufacturing their own chips
(42:26) Sunny demos Mistral AI
(46:56) Jason and Sunny demo Meta AI on WhatsApp
(50:44) FTX and the SBF trial
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AI demos! Microsoft’s Windows Copilot, ChatGPT multimodal, Meta’s AI chatbots | E1821
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Sunny joins Jason for more demos! Microsoft’s Windows 11 Copilot (2:42), ChatGPT’s multimodal features (28:37), and Meta’s new AI chatbots (1:04:34) are all covered!!
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(2:42) Sunny demos Windows 11 Copilot preview
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(10:55) Windows 11 Copilot to desktop interaction and areas needing improvement
(15:06) Consequences of recording desktop interactions for AI and the final grade for Windows 11 Copilot
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(28:37) Sunny demos ChatGPT’s multimodal features
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(38:01) Job destruction and AI’s effects on the workplace
(43:57) The utilization of multiple AI agents
(46:05) ChatGPT’s voice chat feature
(52:24) Personalization and the path to AGI
(1:02:09) Common Crawl and use of web crawl data
(1:04:34) Meta’s new AI chatbots
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Google Bard Extensions and AI demos with Sunny Madra | E1816
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Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss Google's recently launched Bard Extensions (2:27), demo AI tools (49:02), and much more!
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(2:27) Demo of recently released Google Bard Extensions
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(21:30) Demo of Google Bar Extensions (Gmail and YouTube)
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(35:23) Jason and Sunny grade and share opinions on Google Bard Extensions
(41:24) Microsoft Copilot
(43:01) YouTube Create, YouTube’s editing app for mobile creators
(49:02) Jason demos VENDOR
(52:21) Sunny demos SEC Insights
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OpenAI and Google race to launch multimodal LLM plus AI demos with Sunny Madra | E1811
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Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss Sunny’s All-In Summit experience (1:34), OpenAI’s race to beat Google in launching the first multimodal LLM (9:07), whether generative AI needs a UI shift (33:00), and much more!
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(1:34) All-In Summit 2023 recap and Sunny’s experience
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(9:07) OpenAI’s race to beat Google in launching the first multimodal LLM
(14:42) Experiences with image-generating AI and Midjourney's interface
(19:23) The culture at Apple and where risk aversion sets them back
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(24:03) Google’s advantages and chances against OpenAI in multimodal LLMs
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(33:00) UI developments and what sets multimodal LLMs apart
(44:22) ChatGPT Enterprise
(45:37) Sunny demos Canva’s ChatGPT plugin
(55:00) Code LLaMa's potential and Falcon 180B’s unique features
(59:41) Sunny demos Headshots AI
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Is Nvidia overpriced? Plus, price targets, GodMode demo, and more! | E1795
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Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss Nvidia’s upcoming earnings and if the company is overvalued (1:08). Then, Sunny demos more AI tools, including an incredible AI dubbing product (16:43)!
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(1:08) Is Nvidia overvalued?
(6:05) Leveraging hardware gains
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(11:02) Nvidia’s price targets and why Jason would not Jay Trade it
(16:43) Sunny demos rask.ai
(18:50) AI voice dubbing
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(27:51) Sunny demos a reconstructed Pink Floyd song from brain recordings
(33:28) Sunny demos GodMode
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(39:20) Sunny demos Pluto.fi
(46:34) Content theft and Sunny demos PlayHT
(55:47) Sunny’s X experiment
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The “AI wrapper” debate, AI-powered lead gen, auto-clips, resumes, and more with Sunny Madra | E1792
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Time stamps:
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(2:41) The “AI wrapper" debate; VenturusAI is joining the LAUNCH Accelerator as the first full-circle demo-to-investment
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(11:23) Klap.app turns YouTube links into multiple TikTok-style videos with captions and ranks them on "Virality Score"
(19:08) Kickresume uses generative AI tools to help users build a fully-fleshed out resumes and prepare for job interviews
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(26:34) Browse AI helps users build AI-powered web scraping/data extraction bots with no code
(34:16) Oppwiser is an AI-powered lead gen platform for sales teams
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(42:47) Tonebase CEO Igor Lichtmann joins to demo his music education startup, break down how he achieved product-market fit while maintaining capital efficiency, and more!
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AI demos + Jason invests $25K live! | E1789
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Time stamps:
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(2:20) The pace of progress in the industry and influx of AI startups
(3:50) Sunny demos byword.ai
(9:58) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist
(11:19) Building a company today and improving LLMs
(17:21) Sunny demos Submagic
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(25:09) Sunny demos ChatGPT’s new Custom Instructions feature
(29:40) TWiST's "all-star" summer and brief TWiST history
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(40:33) Jason and Kelly kick off another $25K startup pitch competition!
(44:13) Rami pitches Querio.ai
(49:18) Batuhan pitches BeforeSunset.ai
(59:54) Allen Pitches Semanttic
(1:07:03) Kelly and Jason share thoughts, then Jason picks a startup!
(1:11:34) Q&A with Jason
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AI-generated South Park, “Holy Grails” of AI & more with Sunny Madra | E1785
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Sunny Madra joins Jason to discuss Fable Simulation's new AI showrunner (5:51), AI-powered note-takers and CRMs( 37:25), and more!
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(2:27) Using AI to analyze large datasets
(5:51) The WGA strike and Fable Studios’ AI-generated South Park episode
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(13:45) AI-generated South Park continued
(16:58) What is lost with AI and the Modern Seinfeld Twitter account
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(25:10) The pace of innovation with RunwayML
(31:06) Production studios sharing the wealth & alternative plans
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(37:25) Sunny showcases Folk app’s CRM
(45:29) Sunny demos Circleback
(51:32) Using Claude to break down an investor presentation and Sergey Brin back at Google
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Banking crisis impact, more Meta cuts, and GPT-4 with Sunny Madra and Vinny Lingham | E1700
Vinny and Sunny are BACK with Jason for another roundtable! First, they cover the aftermath of the bank shutdowns (2:54) before breaking down the impact on startups and the overall economy. (14:14) They also cover Zuckerberg announcing more cuts at Meta (1:05:49) and OpenAI launching GPT-4! (1:10:55)
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(2:54) Reflecting on the aftermath of the SVB collapse
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(14:14) Understanding the origins of the banking issues and the Fed's response
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(28:09) Signature and Silvergate troubles, overall lessons from the past week
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(41:04) Understanding CBDC
(56:11) Things to consider going forward, payroll crisis
(1:05:49) Zuckerberg's "Year of Efficiency" and OpenAI launches GPT-4
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Crypto Roundtable: Twitter payments integration and latest Yuga Labs NFT drop | E1688
Vinny and Sunny joined Molly on another segment of Crypto Roundtable! Highlights included how Twitter could have integrated crypto (2:02), the benefits and controversy of a national ID system (23:00), and Spotify's NFT experiment.
(0:00) Molly kicks off the show
(2:02) The future of Twitter payments
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(14:21) What does an ideal Twitter identity system look like?
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(23:00) The benefits and controversy of a national ID system
(32:20) Predictions about the latest Yuga drop
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(41:54) Vinny breaks down the future of Coinbase and its active users
(48:07) Molly sees the connection between K-Pop and crypto
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US crypto crackdown with Vinny Lingham & Sunny Madra + OK Boomer | E1680
Vinny and Sunny join Jason and Molly for another crypto roundtable discussing the federal government’s crackdown on crypto. (1:39) They define what staking is (10:13), and Jason addresses his Twitter Exchange with Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong. (32:20) Then Producer Rachel is joined by Prince Ghosh of Factored Quality for another edition of Ok Boomer. (1:06:45)
(0:00) Molly kicks off the show
(1:39) Crypto crackdown + the roles of the SEC and CFTC
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(10:13) Definitions of “staking”
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(23:00) Using Web 3.0 for crowdsource capital
(32:20) Brian Armstrong and Jason’s exchange + Challenges of crypto exchanges
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(41:54) Regulating stablecoins
(57:41)$100M New Jersey Deli + Jason’s grand plan for TikTok
(1:06:45) Ok Boomer with Prince Ghosh of Factored Quality
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Macro picture, Bitcoin’s bull/bear case, DCG controversy & more | E1666
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Vinny and Sunny are back for our first crypto-roundtable of 2023. Vinny breaks down the macroeconomic variables affecting Bitcoin’s price (1:39), plus they all predict whether Bitcoin will hit $30K or $16 first (11:43) (This is not financial advice). They delve into the ongoing controversy involving DCG, Gemini and Genesis (26:54), as well as the news that the SEC has charged both Gemini and Genesis with offering and selling unregistered securities (35:12). We wrap up the show with a great discussion about Porsche’s failed NFT drop and how brands should approach entering Web 3.0 (44:38).
(0:00) Jason kicks off the show
(1:39) Vinny’s macroeconomic breakdown
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(11:43) Bitcoin’s price action + will it hit $30k or $16K
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(18:59) Gluttony and the lack of consumer savings
(26:54) DCG, Genesis and Gemini controversy
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(35:12) The SEC has charged Gemini and Genesis for selling unregistered securities
(44:38) Porsche’s NFT drop
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Crypto Roundtable: SBF updates, $GBTC's role, Saylor says $ETH is unregistered security | E1631
Sunny and Vinny are BACK to break down all the important topics in crypto: SBF updates (2:52), how $GBTC played into the industry unraveling (11:34), why we should be paying attention to Genesis (25:51), Michael Saylor's recent comments (44:13), and more!
(0:00) Jason tees up today's crypto roundtable!
(2:52) Sunny and Vinny are back to talk about the current vibes in crypto and some updates on the SBF situation
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(11:34) How the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust played into the industry unraveling
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(25:51) Why Genesis is more concerning than $GBTC
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(36:29) Decentralized exchanges, importance of self custody, how Solana's price drop relates to Genesis
(44:13) Michael Saylor's recent comments on Ethereum and Ripple being securities, problems with the "foundation" entity workaround
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Zoom earnings, SaaS burnout, Amazon's $10B Alexa loss + FTX contagion with Sunny Madra | E1619
First up, Jason and Molly discuss Zoom's Q3 earnings and SaaS burnout throughout the industry (1:37). Then, they break down Amazon's $10B loss tied to its Alexa smart speakers (22:13) and an Airbnb Co-Founder's new housing startup! (34:54) Sunny Madra joins in the final segment to help explain the crypto contagion caused by the FTX collapse. (45:12)
(0:00) Jason tees up today's segments!
(1:37) J+M wind-down earnings season with Zoom's Q3 results and discuss SaaS burnout in tech
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(15:55) How Zoom survives and thrives with insane competition
(22:13) Amazon's hardware/Prime Video division is on pace to lose ~$10B this year, mostly due to Alexa losses
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(32:01) Solving Amazon's Alexa problem
(34:54) Startup of the Day: Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia has started a housing startup!
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(45:12) Sunny Madra joins to break down the contagion throughout crypto caused by the FTX collapse
(1:08:51) More FTX craziness: SBF's hundreds of millions of secondary, FTX's real estate purchases, and more!
(1:14:14) Is Coinbase in danger as one of the last major exchanges standing? Could Bitcoin fall further? How hard will it be to raise VC in crypto going forward?
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EMERGENCY POD: FTX sells to Binance with Vinny Lingham and Sunny Madra | E1607
Vinny and Sunny join the show to cover all the angles of Sam Bankman-Fried selling FTX to Binance after a liquidity crunch! (0:54)
(0:00) Intro!
(0:54) Vinny Lingham and Sunny Madra join to break down SBF selling FTX to Binance after a liquidity crunch!
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(15:04) Comparing FTX's bank run to traditional finance, understanding leverage, culture of: make money first, clean up later, Vinny's theory on Alameda's locked Solana
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(24:35) Three areas of crypto, understanding where FTX and FTT fall in this, risks of centralized exchanges
(32:01) How this might impact broader crypto regulation, Bitcoin decoupling from the greater crypto market
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(38:57) Understanding what happened to Binance's FTT: Who is the bag holder? How might this unravel going forward?
(42:55) FTX fundraising breakdown: could this situation break the crypto VC model?
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$META earnings instant reaction, Apple's NFT rules, SBF backlash & more | E1597
Sunny and Vinny are BACK for another crypto roundtable! First up, they give instant reactions to Meta's rough Q3 earnings and Zuck's big bet (1:59), before breaking down Meta's AR/VR battle with Apple (15:14). Then, the trio does a full NFT breakdown: Reddit's NFT usage (20:19), new App Store rules (27:41), and understanding royalties! (37:52) Then, they wrap by covering SBF facing backlash and a crypto Q&A. (47:54)
(0:00) Jason tees up today's topics!
(1:59) Jason welcomes Sunny and Vinny, and the trio breakdown Meta's Q3 earnings right as they drop!
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(15:14) Who will win the AR/VR wars: Meta or Apple?
(20:19) Reddit's NFT usage
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(27:41) Are Apple's new App Store NFT rules overreaching, or a great sign for crypto?
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(37:52) Understanding NFT royalties
(47:54) SBF facing backlash after comments on regulation
(57:39) Crypto Q&A!
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SEC investigates Bored Apes, AI-generated Steve Jobs/Joe Rogan interview & more | E1585
Vinny Lingham and Sunny Madra are back for another crypto roundtable! The show starts with a discussion on Nvidia's new high-powered graphics cards (2:35) and an AI-generated podcast interview. (15:21) Then, the group breaks down the SEC investigating Yuga Labs over whether or not Bored Apes are securities! (27:07)
(0:00) J+M tee up today's crypto roundtable!
(2:35) J+M welcome Sunny Madra and Vinny Lingham; Vinny breaks down his new Nvidia purchase and how graphics cards will power the next wave of AI
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(15:21) Podcast.ai's AI-generated Steve Jobs/Joe Rogan interview
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(27:07) The SEC is investigating Yuga Labs over its Bored Apes NFT collection, regarding whether or not the NFTs are securities
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(37:26) What is this SEC investigation actually about? Why or why not are they securities? What are other similar examples?
(50:55) More interesting developments in the NFT space, Google announces it will use Coinbase to accept crypto payments
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Apple allows in-app NFT purchases + Bitcoin's role during global macro headwinds | E1572
Sunny Madra and Vinny Lingham are BACK for another crypto roundtable! First up, a full breakdown of the current NFT space: Apple allowing in-app NFT purchases (1:35), best uses cases & platforms for distribution (15:07). Then, they discuss Bitcoin's role during global macroeconomic headwinds. (37:46)
(0:00) J+M tee up today's crypto roundtable!
(1:35) Apple allows in-app purchases of NFTs
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(15:07) NFT use cases, best platforms for minting and distributing NFTs seamlessly
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(27:49) NFT platforms adopting open standards to reach critical mass
(31:38) Celsius reportedly plans to issue "IOU" tokens representing its debt
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(37:46) Global macro headwinds, Bitcoin's role in the monetary system going forward
(53:18) Will we ever find out who Satoshi is?
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