Why Data Is AI's Biggest Problem, Solana's ETF Ambitions & Your AI Shopping Agent | Aug 21, 2025

Protege CEO Bobby Samuels and Footwork's Nikhil Basu Trivedi talk with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about the booming business of AI training data and the $25 million investment to build a data marketplace. We also talk with The Information's Yueqi Yang about Solana's comeback and push for a mainstream ETF, and we get into the future of automated consumer fintech and agentic commerce with Accrual Capital's Lauren Kolodny.Articles discussed on this episode:https://www.theinformation.com/articles/solana-gets-respectable-sets-sights-wall-streethttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/one-year-old-startup-notching-data-deals-model-makersTITV airs on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda