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Using Living Brain Cells To Train AI, With TBC's Alex Ksendzovsky
When a neurosurgeon startup founder hooks up neurons to tiny electrodes, you get a novel way to train AI image models, and a brave new world of…
Jun 12
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Alex Konrad
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Faking Rivals, 'Infinity Work' And LinkedIn Cringe, With Vanta's Christina Cacioppo
Vanta's CEO shares her 'real' founder journey, how she's rebuilding her company for the AI moment, and how she deals with new rivals, on The Upstarts…
Jun 5
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Alex Konrad
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‘Superbabies,’ Thiel Fellows and Holy Wars, With Orchid’s Noor Siddiqui
The Upstarts Podcast dives into a new, controversial category in reproductive health to kick off Season 2.
May 29
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Alex Konrad
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Runway’s Cris Valenzuela: Building The Video AI That OpenAI Couldn’t
Runway builds video models for Hollywood, amateur filmmakers and corporate types. Its Brooklyn-based CEO joins The Upstarts Podcast to share how he…
May 1
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Alex Konrad
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Medicare's 'Most Hated' Man: Chapter's Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz
Chapter has reached $100M in revenue and a $3B valuation by helping seniors get cheaper care. How its ex-Palantir CEO is doing it -- and sparking new…
Apr 26
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Alex Konrad
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Cohere's Aidan Gomez On Sovereign AI, Turning Down Big Tech Money, And An IPO
The Canadian co-author of the Transformer paper shares why he's building a frontier AI model lab outside Silicon Valley on The Upstarts Podcast.
Apr 16
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Alex Konrad
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Decagon's Jesse Zhang On Sales Battles, AI 'Wrapper' Revenge, And Making Agents Work
The CEO of $4.5B valued Decagon talks speed and sales in a hyper-competitive market, holding off OpenAI, and a new standard for AI agents on The…
Apr 13
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Alex Konrad
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'Math Is AGI': How Axiom Math's Carina Hong Uses It To Solve AI Code's Mess
Axiom has solved some of math's trickiest problems, reaching a $1.6B valuation in just 9 months. CEO Carina Hong shares her journey, and how it can make…
Apr 2
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Alex Konrad
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Harvey's Winston Weinberg On Anthropic, Cold Emailing Sam Altman, And A 'One-Shot' Merger Near-Disaster
Fresh off an $11 billion valuation, Harvey's CEO tells The Upstarts Podcast about his Upstart Moment learning you can't shortcut your way to growth.
Mar 26
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Alex Konrad
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Star Catcher’s Andrew Rush: Harnessing The Sun To Build The First Energy Grid In Space
On The Upstarts Podcast, a veteran space startup leader shares his vision for powering up a new wave of satellites and orbital labs.
Mar 19
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Alex Konrad
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Synthesia's Victor Riparbelli On AI Video, Fringe Ideas, And Startup Lies
One of AI's most candid unicorn founders shares his Upstart Moment on the path to a $4B valuation, pitches London to U.S. execs, and calls out other…
Mar 12
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Alex Konrad
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Flexport's Ryan Petersen On Tariff Refunds, AI Agents And How To Win Back Customers
Tech's 'hurricane reporter' for global trade tells The Upstarts Podcast how he hopes to retrieve $50B for U.S. citizens. Plus, his Upstart Moment and…
Mar 6
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Alex Konrad
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