This Week in Startups

Anti-Work Uprising, Copyright Wars & the StreamFog Solution | E2124

OpenAI Scoops Instacart’s CEO, AI in the Courtroom & Off-Road Startups | E2123

Zoox Crash Fallout, COATUE’s $1B Open Fund, and Office Hours with FusionAds | E2122

This episode explores several key tech and business stories, starting with COATUE's innovative registered closed-end interval fund, which aims to democratize venture capital by allowing smaller investments in both public and private tech companies, though with increased SEC oversight and unique redemption policies. Aga...

Cursor’s $9B Round, AI-Powered Toys & CloudNuro’s SaaS Fix | E2121

Apple’s App Store Loss, AI Persuasion, and an Interview with Tyler Denk of Beehiiv | E2120

What's Next for AI Infrastructure with Amin Vahdat | AI Basics with Google Cloud

This episode explores the rapidly evolving landscape of AI infrastructure and its implications for startups and enterprises. Against the backdrop of Google's recent report, "The Future of AI Perspectives for Startups," the discussion centers on the advancements in computing power, specifically focusing on Google's TPU...

Bittensor’s Rise, Meta’s Llama Goes Cloud, & AI Now Writes Your Code | E2119

Meta’s Dangerous Chat, Protect AI & Founder Fridays Pitch Comp | E2118

Discord’s Power Move, Slate’s Modular EVs & the “Act for Private Gain” | E2117

Cursor’s $300M ARR, Uber’s FTC Battle, and Office Hours with GoShare | E2116

Robot Lifeguards, TapCheck’s Payday Play & Thalamus’s Wild Market Share | E2115

LMArena Goes Startup, AI App Wars Begin, Scott Bair’s Design Playbook | E2114

AI Progress and Impact on Ecosystem Players with CapitalG’s Jill Chase | AI Basics with Google Cloud

Cuts CEO Talks Tariffs, Figma's IPO Buzz, and a Nerd Crawler Update | E2113

Vertical AI Innovations: Abacus LLM in Finance & Synthesia's Video Avatars | E2112

HuggingFace Buys Pollen Robotics, DHH & Bezos Founder Advice & a JCal Origin Story | E2111

Palantir's Fellowship, Coco Robots & Startup Office Hours | E2110

70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109

Economic Chaos, More Pitch Madness & the Shopify AI Manifesto | E2108

Rippling Targets $16B, Market Chaos, TikTok Timeout, and Office Hours | E2107