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Fast growth, big capital, and how Moniepoint is building a fintech unicorn in Africa | E2036
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AI-Driven Auto Shops with Mastertech.ai and Data Observability with Monte Carlo | E2035
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The Dynamics of Venture Capital – A Conversation with Raju Rishi
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In the latest episode of the Driving Alpha podcast, Brian Smiga sits down with Raju Rishi, General Partner at RRE Ventures. Raju brings decades of experience in entrepreneurship and venture capital, sharing his deep knowledge of the tech landscape and investment strategies. At RRE Ventures, he specializes in sectors such as Enterprise Software, Art…
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TWiST News: The Startup Redefining Sonos, Influencers, Elections and Google's next AI push | E2034
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Meta is a company everyone knows (literally, everyone). But, somehow, it’s also a company that few people feel they actually understand. Their products are used by more humans than any other’s in history — almost half of the entire world’s population daily. But… what is Meta? Why do they do what they do? How do they do what they do? Ask ten people …
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Markets turn Trump, Long rates spike, Election home stretch, Influencer mania, Saving Starbucks
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Merge's Unified API Bet in the AI Era | E2033
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In this episode:Alex talks with Shensi Ding from Merge, who shares her transition from finance to tech and highlights the critical role of integrations in modern businesses. They explore the challenges of building and maintaining these integrations, emphasizing the importance of standardized data models. Shensi discusses partnerships and the strate…
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Is Fox News Winning the Election? Inside the Network with Nate Fredman
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With recent appearances from Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, JD Vance and Tim Walz, it looks like Fox is dominating this election. Ben and Nayeema investigate the channel’s durability despite massive lawsuits, MeToo scandals, and star exits from Tucker Carlson, Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly. To go inside the machine, they talk to former “O’Reilly Fact…
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AI for Investors, Publisher Rewards, Sleep Tech & More – 2024 Jam with JCal Recap | E2032
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In this episode we look back at all the Jam with JCal sessions from 2024. This is where startups pitch their groundbreaking ideas to Jason, covering everything from AI-driven investor tools and gamified publisher rewards to sleep tech and architecture compliance software. Watch as these innovative founders get unfiltered feedback and game-changing …
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TWiST News: Headphones.com, How Sound Takes Down Drones, TollBit Secures Series A | E2031
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Election Security, Skift's Rafat Ali, and Anthropic Unleashes PC AI | E2030
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Outperforming in Real Estate Tech and the Power of Domain Expertise
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In this episode of the Driving Alpha podcast, Brian Smiga sits down with Jeffrey Berman, a partner at Camber Creek, to discuss the intricacies of investing in real estate tech. Jeffrey brings his unique background as a venture capitalist and former real estate professional to the table, sharing insights into what sets top-performing VC firms apart,…
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TWiST News: F1 on Apple Vision Pro, Self-Driving, and Stablecoins | E2029
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Dueling Presidential interviews, SpaceX’s big catch, Robotaxis, Uber buying Expedia?, Nuclear NIMBY
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The Anatomy of a Startup Acquisition with Cacheflow's Sarika Garg | E2028
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Todays show: Cacheflow’s Sarika Garg joins Alex Wilhelm to discuss the challenges of B2B software sales (4:26), finding product-market fit (14:08), HubSpot's acquisition of Cacheflow (17:32), and more! * Timestamps: (0:00) Cacheflow’s Sarika Garg joins Alex (2:25) Sarika Garg's startup journey and founding of Cacheflow (4:26) Challenges in B2B soft…
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The Best Financial Advice VCs Give Startups | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn
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Todays show:Kruze’s Scott Orn joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Finance Basics! In this episode, they break down the best financial advice that VCs give founders including, managing cash flow (0:21), accounting methods (5:19), building an effective financial plan (15:22), and more! * Timestamps: (00:00) Kruze COO, Scott Orn, joins Jason …
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TWiST News: Subscription Economics, Density's Waffle, and The Cost of AV Fleets | E2027
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AI Demos: ChatGPT-o4 Canvas, Notebook LM & Meta's Movie Gen | E2026
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JD Vance | All-In Summit 2024
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(0:00) Announcement from Friedberg (0:18) Besties intro JD Vance! (3:33) America's innovation problem (5:04) Thoughts on Trump (8:53) Would JD Vance have certified the election in 2020? (12:02) Increasing government efficiency, shrinking the deficit, Vance's role as VP, thoughts on EOs (19:35) Political realignment: Dick Cheney endorses Kamala Harr…
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A Unique Journey: From Design to Venture Capital
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Leura Craig is the founder and managing partner at Outlander VC, a venture capital firm specializing in pre-seed and seed-stage investments. A former operator turned investor, Leura brings her entrepreneurial experience to venture capital, having previously bootstrapped and scaled two startups, including L&W, which raised $30M from top investors li…
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TWiST News: Tesla Robotaxis, Electric RVs, and How Startups are Helping Secure Elections | E2025
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Hurricane fallout, AlphaFold, Google breakup, Trump surge, VC giveback, TikTok survey
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TWiST500 Spotlight: The must-know startups from AI to robotics! | E2024
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Media Bias from the Middle East to Manhattan, with James Bennet
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Ben and Nayeema take on the critique of bias in the media with The Economist's James Bennet —a conversation that always seems timely, but especially so right now, weeks away from a US election and with an expanding conflict in the Middle East. To help make sense of what we see as media bias and the moral questions that journalists grapple with ever…
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Navigating the AI Boom | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn
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Todays show:Kruze’s Scott Orn joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Finance Basics! In this episode, they break down the unique aspects and dynamics of the current AI boom, contrasting AI startup revenue, costs, and growth rates with traditional SaaS models (4:11). They also dive into AI tools' impact on productivity and labor efficiency (8:…
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TWiST News: M.G. Siegler Explains the Current Venture Crisis and Google’s Antitrust Woes | E2023
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The Next-Generation of Single-Stage-to-Orbit Spaceplanes with Radian's Richard Humphrey | E2022
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Elon Musk | All-In Summit 2024
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(0:00) Announcement from Friedberg (0:24) Besties intro Elon Musk! (1:23) The Battle of Free Speech (10:24) Potential government efficiency agency (27:45) SpaceX updates, overreaching regulations (36:10) Thoughts on Boeing's culture (38:27) The 80/20 AI Future (54:03) Elon and Jason share unaired SNL skits Follow Elon: https://x.com/elonmusk Follow…
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Hacking Meta's AR glasses, a shakeup at Initialized, and the best startups of the decade | E2021
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Timestamps: (0:00) Alex and Jason kick off the news show! (3:26) Overview of Harvard's AR glasses tech demo and club projects (10:09) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST (11:35) Discussing responsible tech use, privacy, and entrepreneurial aspirations (18…
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Highlighting Data Intelligence with Databricks & Bonbon’s Reward Innovation | E2020
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How AI Cures Writer’s Block
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Ben and Nayeema tackle the emerging AI battle between machines and humans, a topic that was glaringly absent from this week’s Veep debates but is at the center of everything from the dockworkers’ strike to Hollywood’s grand plans. To figure out how long they and the creative and media elite have job security, they speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning …
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In conversation with Mark Cuban
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(0:00) The Besties intro Mark Cuban: Voting record, working with Ross Perot's campaign in 1992 (5:43) The history of Cuban's love/hate relationship with Trump (19:08) Trump's performance as President: what he got right and wrong (40:46) Party nominations: Kamala vs. Trump (49:18) Biden's performance as President: what he got right and wrong (55:45)…
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The Automation Endgame, VCs Returning Cash, and the OpenAI Wager | E2019
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Monique Woodard, Fund of Funds Panel & The Pro-Rata Yacht! | E2018
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John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs | All-In Summit 2024
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(0:00) Announcement from Friedberg! (0:21) Sacks intros John Mearsheimer and Jeffrey Sachs (1:32) What is the Deep State Party, and what are their goals? (13:56) Should America leverage its power against dictators? (22:07) The China threat: avoiding the escalatory path to nuclear war (36:08) India's growing role; are China's wounds self-inflicted? …
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The AI Supercycle, California's AI Safety Bill Vetoed, and the Future of AR/VR | E2017
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