Episodes

  • From music to investing | Yotam Rosenbaum (YC Founder, Mentor, Investor)
    May 18 2024

    If you had a great startup idea, should you keep it a secret?

    Are musicians natural entrepreneurs?

    In this episode, we chat with Yotam Rosenbaum, professional musician, YC founder, and investor.

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    54 mins
  • Learn Things the Hard Way | Robert Dong (Founder & CEO @ CreateIn AI Labs, Former Head of Product @ TikTok Creative AI)
    Apr 6 2024

    When is the best time to start your own company?

    Is stability overrated in a fast-changing world?

    Why smartest AI cannot get the dumbest tasks for human right?

    In this episode, we chat with Robert Dong, Founder & CEO @ CreateIn AI Labs, Former Head of Product @ TikTok Creative AI, to find out.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Inbox singularity | Max Brenssell (Co-Founder & CEO @ Spoke.ai)
    Feb 19 2024

    We've all been there -- a million notifications across Slack, Gmail, Jira... Tools meant to increase productivity overwhelm us. Max is on a journey to change that.

    In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Max Brenssell (Co-Founder & CEO @ Spoke.ai) to learn about the idea, the founder, and how he thinks about the to-do list of life.

    Topics:

    • AI / Artificial intelligence
    • Max's first job as an investment analyst
    • Plant club
    • Biggest learnings
    • Diversity at work
    • What is success
    • How AI might impact society and different classes
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    55 mins
  • Building Empathic AI | Lisa Popovici (Co-Founder & CMO @ Siena AI)
    Jan 16 2024

    How do you go from medical school to building DTC fashion brands? What are the similarities between Formula 1 racing and building a company? How can we build empathy into AI?

    In this episode, Hansen and Seed talk with Lisa Popovici (Co-Founder & CMO of Siena AI) to find out!

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    58 mins
  • Building AI for Banking | Karan Kashyap (CEO & Co-founder at Posh)
    Dec 13 2023

    How do you graduate early from MIT while running a profitable business? What will the world look like with zero marginal cost for intelligence? How do you differentiate yourself in a crowded AI startup space? In this episode, we dive deep with Karan Kashyap, the CEO and co-founder at Posh.

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    53 mins
  • AI Evolution and Life beyond Tech | Akash Sharma (CEO & Co-Founder @ Vellum)
    Nov 1 2023

    What does a YC founder think success is?

    Are humans just LLMs according to a AI startup founder?

    How does one stay fit while living a busy life?

    In this Episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Akash Sharma (CEO & Co-founder at Vellum) to find out.

    Note: at minute 23, Akash mentions layers and spans. The order should be reversed. See more details about the concept here

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    47 mins
  • From Aerospace Engineering to Fintech | Alex Lee (CEO & Co-founder at Truewind)
    Sep 23 2023

    What's it like to go from an enterprise like Boeing to your own startup? How do you pivot from aerospace engineering to fintech?

    In this episode, we chat with Alex Lee (CEO & Co-founder at Truewind) to find out.

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    45 mins
  • From Military Pilot to YC Founder | Nick Masters (COO & Co-Founder @ Vector)
    Aug 15 2023

    Is piloting a YC startup harder than piloting a military aircraft?

    Has the existence of aliens finally been confirmed by an air force pilot?

    What makes someone taking a 65% pay cut to start a business?

    In this episode, we chat with Nick Masters (COO and Founder @ Vector) to find out! Don't miss out on this electrifying conversation!

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    48 mins