This Week in Startups

Spycraft in SaaS, Rabbit’s Comeback, and Startup Pitch Madness | E2106

M&A Mania, Palantir Meme Crash + Office Hours with Hookhub | E2105

AI Revolution Gains, Non-Consensus Startups & Prosperous AI | E2104

11x in Trouble and China's AI Acceleration | E2103

23andMe BANKRUPT, Saylor Still Buying Bitcoin, + Founder Interviews | E2102

This episode explores the evolving landscape of AI and its impact on various industries, examining both technological advancements and business implications. Against the backdrop of 23andMe's bankruptcy filing, the hosts discuss the challenges of generating recurring revenue in a market where initial customer acquisit...

Fact-Checking Mark Rober, and the Fall of TechCrunch | E2101

Tesla vs. Mark Rober, Google’s $32B M&A Bet, & XRP’s SEC Victory | E2100

AI-Powered Coding & Space Tugboats? Inside the Future of Software & Satellites! | E2099

This episode features two interviews. The first is with Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit, discussing the company's AI-powered coding platform that allows users to build applications from prompts without writing code. The platform uses large language models (LLMs) and an "agent" system to automate coding processes, includin...

Self-Driving Car Myths, Klarna’s Big IPO & Netflix’s $300M Gamble | E2098

Europe’s Startup Future with Harry Stebbings | E2097

This podcast episode primarily focuses on a critical discussion of OpenAI's proposal to the White House regarding US AI dominance, advocating for the weakening of domestic copyright protections. The hosts then transition into an interview with Harry Stebbings, founder of Project Europe, a fund investing in early-stage...

Is Project Europe a YC Riff? Nick Denton is Back! And more! | E2096

The Future of AI Customer Support with LiveX AI’s Jia Li | AI Basics with Google Cloud

Student Roy Lee Hacks Amazon, SBF's Jailhouse Chat + more! | E2095

AI's Next Leap: Hyper-Realistic Agents & Unlimited Power | E2094

Fusion energy and conversational AI represent critical technological frontiers for powering and automating the future. Zap Energy advances commercial fusion through a Shear Flow Stabilized Z-Pinch approach, which utilizes compact, modular devices to achieve stable plasma conditions at a fraction of the cost of traditio...

Coreweave IPO, AVRide & Digg is Back! | E2093

AI Agents & the Future of Work with LangChain’s Harrison Chase | AI Basics with Google Cloud

This Startup Basics podcast episode interviews Harrison Chase, CEO of LangChain, about using AI to automate tasks within startups. The discussion covers LangChain's AI agents, which automate entry-level roles like email responses, customer support, and sales development, emphasizing the "human-in-the-loop" approach fo...

US Crypto Reserve Bombshell, Ramp’s $13B Climb, & more | E2092

This podcast episode centers on Donald Trump's announcement of a U.S. crypto reserve, sparking debate among the hosts about its implications. The discussion unfolds by first outlining the announcement, then analyzing reactions from various figures in the crypto and political spheres, including criticism from both left...

Board Talk Empire with GRIN's Brandon Brown, Founder Hacks & SEC Memecoin Clarity? | E2091

The Incredible Double Interview: Superhuman and Robinhood | E2090

Apple Drops $500B on AI while Google Gemini Eyes Your iOS Devices! | E2089

This Week in Startups podcast episode discusses several topics, including the rise of AI training data companies like Outlier, which employ journalists to improve AI models; Apple's $500 billion investment in US AI server infrastructure, potentially signaling a move into cloud computing; the ethical concerns surroundin...