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The Seed

The Seed

By: Dan Bowyer
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The week's happenings in Euro startup and investing land. Getting deep underneath VC, sharing the backstories that affect us all, with a focus on how to best support our European startup eco-system. Every week we will have various guests from the industry discussing what's been on our minds. From the team behind SuperSeed who invest in technical teams solving difficult business problems. The network is run on LinkedIn so join me there - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danbowyer/ With full interview audio and video uploaded to all major pod/video outlets. Love to hear from you - dan@superseed.com2024 SuperSeed
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  • The Seed - Episode 8
    Sep 7 2024

    In this conversation, Dan and Mads discuss various topics including the SuperSaaS event, the Council of Europe's convention on AI, the central bank digital currency, founder mode, and immigration and the future of AI. They highlight key takeaways such as the importance of relationships in dealing with big corporates, the progress made in living standards over the years, the implications of the AI regulation treaty, the characteristics of successful CEOs in founder mode, and the impact of immigration on economic growth and productivity.


    Takeaways

    • Building relationships is crucial when dealing with big corporates.
    • There has been significant progress in living standards over the years.
    • The AI regulation treaty has implications for human rights and democratic values.
    • Successful CEOs in founder mode focus on the most important tasks, embrace bad news, and are mission-driven.
    • Immigration plays a vital role in economic growth and productivity.
    • Productivity-enhancing technology investment will be crucial in the coming decade.


    Sound Bites

    • "Dealing with big enterprise is always the machine, but actually these guys and girls really value relationships and building relationships."
    • "We made incredible progress in living standards, especially since the 50s."
    • "The US, EU, and UK have signed the Council of Europe's Convention on AI."


    Chapters

    00:00 SuperSaaS and Building Relationships with Big Corporates

    04:08 The Progress in Living Standards

    08:20 Implications of the AI Regulation Treaty

    22:21 Characteristics of Successful CEOs in Founder Mode

    30:51 The Role of Immigration in Economic Growth

    33:18 The Importance of Productivity-Enhancing Technology

    Keywords

    SuperSaaS, Council of Europe, AI regulation, central bank digital currency, founder mode, immigration, future of AI, relationships, living standards, progress, CEO characteristics, economic growth, productivity

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    32 mins

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