Exclusive Episode #35. Show hosts Joe (Eng VP) and Jordan (M&A Deal Lead) worked at various companies from Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Salesforce, Slack, Carta, Splunk, Wealthfront, Adobe, and more.
00:00 Introduction and Livestream Celebration
00:25 Merch Store and Patreon Support
02:32 Humorous Interlude: Rockets and Explosions
07:48 The Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership and Exposing AI
09:34 Microsoft’s Underdog Mentality and Kevin Scott’s Role
13:47 The Importance of Modeling and Justifying Investments
20:23 Bill Corrin’s Role and Sequoia Partnership
26:05 Training Environment and GPU Advancements
30:01 Moore’s Law and Performance Improvements
31:04 Optimizing AI Models: Performance Improvements and Hardware Limitations
33:25 Generalist vs. Specialist Models: Finding the Right Fit
35:55 Challenges for Startups in the Rapidly Advancing AI Model Landscape
37:45 Zero-Sum Industries: Limited Resources and Proprietary Models
39:44 Separating Reasoning from Raw Facts: Enhancing AI Model Efficiency
45:15 Improving Healthcare Access with AI Models
53:09 The Future of Data Labeling Companies: Synthetic Data and Model Advancements
