Born In Silicon Valley
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Born In Silicon Valley is a podcast that features founders’ stories. Each episode highlights the journey of success, pivots, and what entrepreneurs have learned when building from the ground up. Host Jake Aaron Villarreal interviews founders, discussing their struggles, triumphs, and their progress along the way. Listeners will gain insight into leadership and the operations of a startup. This podcast is supported by Match Relevant, a company that helps startups find top talent to grow their businesses.
Episodes
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Stop Buying Into Robot Hype
Why do robots need more than vision to master real-world tasks? Sze Yuan Cheong of Devol Robots explains how combining vision, force, and impedance control could advance physical AI and factory automation. Join Jake Aaron Villarreal on Born in Silicon Valley for a conversation about robot…
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Stop Leaving Settlement Money Behind
Every year, billions of dollars in investment settlements are left unclaimed by everyday investors who have no idea they are owed money. Discover how 11th is using AI to automatically recover these lost funds from massive corporate lawsuits involving giants like Apple and Google. In this episode…
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AI Finds Compliance Violations Faster
Did you know a simple text message sent on a personal phone recently cost a major financial institution 50 million dollars in SEC fines? In this episode, we uncover how AI is solving the massive compliance headache that is tearing through Wall Street and the fintech industry. Join us as we sit…
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AI Fights Every Denied Claim
Discover how one venture-backed startup is actively saving hospital emergency rooms from bankruptcy by recovering millions of dollars in denied insurance claims. Join us as we go behind the scenes with the CEO of CombineHealth to reveal the future of healthcare revenue cycle management. Sourabh...
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Eight Hours Done In Minutes
What happens when a $100 million startup is forced to reinvent itself? David Abbey shares how he scaled Penny AI across 60 countries, raised more than $30 million, and navigated a difficult pivot that ultimately led to Endless. David explains how Endless helps DTC brands manage creators,...
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Stop Vision AI Failures
Why do most enterprise vision AI projects fail? Plainsight CEO Jonathan Simkins joins Jake Aaron Villarreal to explain how VizOps helps companies deploy faster, more reliable, and cost-efficient computer vision solutions. Discover how Plainsight uses open-source models, predictable pricing, and...
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Stop Losing Non-Technical Customers
AI is moving fast, but non-technical founders and legacy businesses are being left behind. Discover how GoAccelovate is changing the game by turning ideas into functional AI prototypes in just 48 hours without writing a single line of code. Muhammad Owais Awan shares his journey from an…
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End Manual Access Requests
What happens when you combine Amazon-level operational efficiency with cutting-edge AI automation? You get a total transformation of how modern companies handle their internal support and ticketing systems. In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, Jake Aaron Villarreal sits down with Kevin...
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Building Beyond Dashboards
Legacy business intelligence dashboards are dying rapidly as artificial intelligence steps in to revolutionize how companies take proactive action on their data. Join us as we sit down with Lucas Thelosen to uncover how his autonomous AI analyst is fundamentally changing the landscape of…
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One Professor's $24M Bet
Are soaring AI compute costs slowing down your startup scaling efforts? Join us as we sit down with Junchen Jiang, CEO of TensorMesh, to reveal how his groundbreaking KV cache optimization can slash your AI inference expenses by up to 80 percent. In this highly technical and insightful episode of...
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AI Agents Fight Your Denials
How is artificial intelligence eliminating the massive process debt embedded in the US healthcare system? Join us as we explore how autonomous AI agents are turning complex insurance claim battles into simple API calls for healthcare providers. In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, we sit…
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What Your Dog Can't Tell You
Discover how AI is shifting pet care from reactive emergencies to preventative health with smart devices that can actually extend your pets life. Sai Sharath, CEO of hoomanely, reveals the future of pet tech and how their intelligent sensors decode animal behavior before illness strikes. Dive…
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SEO Is Officially Dead
Is traditional SEO dead for tech founders? Discover how Generative Engine Optimization is transforming how B2B cybersecurity startups get discovered and scale their growth. In episode 301 of Born in Silicon Valley, Jake Aaron Villarreal sits down with Deepak Gupta, co-founder and CEO of Gracker…
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Why Nvidia Called This Founder
Want to know how AI is helping small business owners unlock millions in hidden value before they sell? Discover how Cory Hogan built Unbroker, an AI-native services firm that generated $13 billion in valuations in just six months. In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, host Jake Aaron...
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Never Miss A Customer Again
Missed phone calls are costing the restaurant industry millions of dollars every year, but conversational AI is completely changing the game. In this episode, we explore how cutting-edge voice technology is transforming front-of-house operations and recovering lost revenue for operators…
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68 Hours For One Quote
Discover how artificial intelligence is quietly revolutionizing the five trillion dollar construction supply chain and accelerating the massive data center boom. In this episode, Forest Flager reveals how Parspec leverages agentic AI to cut quoting times from days to seconds, driving billions in...
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Stop Factory Blind Spots Now
Discover how physical artificial intelligence is transforming the manufacturing industry by giving the real world a voice and solving complex operational problems in record time. In this episode, Dave Copps, CEO of Worlds, reveals the groundbreaking shift from static data to live spatial models...
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Stop Using Basic AI Bots
Discover how AI is transforming enterprise contact centers from massive cost centers into intelligent command centers. Ali Merchant, CEO of Orvera AI, reveals how his bootstrapped voice AI platform is outperforming billion-dollar competitors with unprecedented resolution rates. With 18 years of...
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Why NASA Backed Space Copy
Ever wondered what it takes to build a manufacturing plant on the moon? Madison C. Feehan is revolutionizing the multi-billion dollar aerospace supply chain by creating rapidly deployable 3D printers that turn raw dirt and scrap into critical infrastructure. In this episode of Born in Silicon...
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Stop Wasting Time On Estimates
The construction industry has seen zero productivity growth in over fifty years, but one former US Congressman is using artificial intelligence to change that forever. Discover how Patrick Murphy built Togal.AI to compress weeks of manual blueprint estimating into a seamless process that takes…
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Nobody Knows What's Running
Are your AI agents secretly compromising your production systems? Vincent Dermont, Co-Founder and Principal Engineer at Guild AI, reveals the unseen dangers of deploying autonomous AI and how to regain control before it is too late. In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, we dive deep into the...
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AI Has A Power Problem
AI is evolving faster than our power grids can handle, but what happens when the physical infrastructure can no longer keep pace? Join Jake Aaron Villarreal as he sits down with Scott Willis, President and CEO of Dartpoints, to uncover the hidden backbone of the artificial intelligence…
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Stop Your Revenue Leakage Now
AI is revolutionizing how private equity-backed startups scale, but revenue leakage is quietly costing them millions. Discover how deploying AI agents in your Go-To-Market strategy can slash manual quoting time by up to 90 percent and plug the gaps in your revenue operations. In this episode of...
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Stop Hiring, Start Automating
Will AI replace your job, or will someone using AI replace you? Discover how artificial intelligence is shifting from a simple productivity tool to a massive business multiplier that completely redefines the modern workforce. In this episode, Peter Guagenti reveals how AI agents are solving the...
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AI Stops Hackers Instantly
In an era where AI accelerates cyber threats, legacy security systems simply cannot keep up with modern adversaries. Discover how autonomous cyber defense is rewriting the rules of the game and giving organizations the ultimate advantage. Join Host Jake Aaron Villarreal as he sits down with Curt...
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Your Pitch Deck Lies
Discover how Blue Moon is completely revolutionizing seed-stage venture capital by screening 20,000 startups a year using advanced AI. Join Jake Aaron Villarreal as he sits down with Ben Orthlieb to reveal the data-driven secrets behind finding the next billion-dollar unicorn. We dive deep into…
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Blind Billion Dollar Decisions
Discover how billion-dollar enterprises and sovereign governments use AI-driven decision intelligence to predict global economic impacts before committing capital. Yacoub Nuseibeh, CEO of NOORAI, reveals the unconventional blend of machine learning and economic theory that helps top leaders...
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No More Complicated Cloud Setup
Imagine having the power of an entire engineering team right from your browser without writing a single line of complex code. In this episode, we dive into how everyday consumers are building autonomous systems and personal cloud servers to automate their lives. Jake Aaron Villarreal sits down…
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Why Your App Keeps Failing
AI is fundamentally changing e-commerce, but most companies are deploying agents completely blind to the consumer experience. Keith Zubchevich, CEO of Conviva, reveals how tracking stateful behavior patterns is the definitive moat for surviving the agentic revolution. In this episode of Born in...
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End $2 Trillion Government Waste
Did you know that two trillion dollars of public spending is managed through broken, outdated processes? Discover how August Chen is revolutionizing government procurement with Hazel, an AI-powered platform designed to cut through bureaucratic red tape. In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley,...
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The Real Problem With Charity
Adam Nash grew LinkedIn and Wealthfront into massive tech giants, and now he is disrupting the charitable giving industry with his new app, Daffy. Discover the insider product strategies and talent branding secrets that build billion-dollar startups right here. In this episode of Born in Silicon...
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The Real Problem With Charity
Adam Nash grew LinkedIn and Wealthfront into massive tech giants, and now he is disrupting the charitable giving industry with his new app, Daffy. Discover the insider product strategies and talent branding secrets that build billion-dollar startups right here. In this episode of Born in Silicon...
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End Supply Chain Nightmares Today
Discover how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing material science and global supply chains in this latest episode of Born in Silicon Valley. Join us as Malur Narayan reveals the journey behind Xtrium AI and how his team is building the Bloomberg for materials to help companies make faster,...
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The Ultimate Offline AI Secret
AI is shifting from the cloud to on-premise, and the companies that adapt will win the enterprise market. Join Jake Aaron Villarreal as he explores how Understand Tech is solving AI security and distribution challenges with an innovative hardware solution. Naama Bak, Co-founder and CEO of...
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The End Of Manual Invoicing?
Did you know the $100 trillion B2B payments industry is still stuck in the Stone Age, relying on manual human negotiation to get invoices paid? In this episode, Duncan Barrigan, Founder and CEO of Lunos, reveals how his startup is building AI agents to completely automate the chaotic Wild West of...
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End The Divorce Paperwork Nightmare
What if a difficult life event could inspire a technology that revolutionizes an entire industry? Join us as we explore how a frustrating legal process led to the creation of a cutting-edge platform that is saving attorneys thousands of hours. In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, Jake Aaron...
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Stop Fearing Cancer Screenings Now
Discover how a first-year medical student revolutionized healthcare by inventing a non-invasive, RNA-based screening test for colorectal cancer. Join us as Dr. Erica Barnell shares the incredible journey of building Geneoscopy, raising over $112 million, and navigating the complex path to FDA...
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Profitable In Just Three Months
Want to know how top brands like NASCAR and the PGA Tour are turning massive data sets into instant marketing revenue? Join us as Chris Sell, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Growthloop, reveals how Generative AI is eliminating the need for SQL and empowering marketers to launch highly targeted campaigns...
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AI Is Replacing Human Dispatch
Field service industries are facing a staggering shortage of 75,000 technicians over the next few years. Discover how one founder is using cutting-edge AI agents to solve this massive labor crisis and revolutionize the repair business. Join host Jake Aaron Villarreal on Born in Silicon Valley as…
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Why SaaS Apps Are Dying
Are you still relying on gut feelings and subjective opinions to drive your content and marketing strategy? In this episode, David Henriquez, co-founder and CEO of Copley, reveals how the fastest-growing companies use AI and data-driven multivariate testing to turn content creation into a...
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Stop Hackers With AI Agents
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the way we protect our most valuable data, and autonomous agents are now outperforming human analysts in detecting critical vulnerabilities. Discover how virtual security teams are solving the global cybersecurity talent gap and stopping advanced cyber...
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Stop Trusting Black Box AI
AI is not here to replace human expertise; it is here to supercharge it. Discover how merging human thinking with machine logic is solving billion-dollar enterprise problems and eliminating the AI black box forever. In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, Jake Aaron Villarreal sits down with…
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Why 90% Of Drugs Fail
Discover how Liran Belenzon went from having just $2,000 in his bank account to raising $170 million for an AI startup that is revolutionizing drug discovery. In this episode, we dive deep into the journey of building BenchSci and how generative AI is actively solving the massive 90 percent…
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Why Your Pitch Gets Ignored
Want to know exactly what it takes to secure seed funding for your AI startup in today’s hyper-competitive market? Susan Liu, Partner at Uncork Capital, reveals the insider secrets to capturing a VC’s attention and securing the capital you need to scale. In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley,...
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Why Your AI Projects Fail
Want to know why so many enterprise artificial intelligence projects fail before they even start? Tyler Hochman, Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur and CEO of Fore, reveals the expensive mistakes companies make and how to actually generate real ROI. Dive into the reality of deploying new tech in...
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How AI Fixes Insurance Claims
Is the insurance industry stuck in the past? Grace Hanson, founder and CEO of Elysian, reveals how AI is transforming the messy and complex world of claims processing. In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, we sit down with Grace, a former lawyer and claims leader who decided to build the...
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Stop Losing Your Best Employees
Middle managers are facing unprecedented burnout, but AI might be the ultimate solution to scale leadership development. Join us as Jennifer Dulski, founder and CEO of Rising Team, reveals how she went from teaching high school to scaling Yahoo and Google, and why she is now transforming how...
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Stop AI Data Poisoning Now
AI is evolving faster than we can secure it, and data poisoning threatens to turn the systems we trust into unpredictable liabilities. Join us as Wendy Chin, CEO of PureCipher, reveals the silent vulnerabilities in artificial intelligence and how we can protect the future of super intelligence...
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AI Will Break Email
The AI revolution isn't coming—it's already here, and it's systematically breaking legacy email security as we know it. In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, Alan LeFort, Co-Founder and CEO of StrongestLayer, reveals exactly why pattern-matching defenses are failing against AI-generated...
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AI Coaches Every Sales Call
Discover how AI is completely transforming sales coaching and why the old methods of manual call reviews are obsolete. Join us as Matt Doyon reveals the exact system that helped Triple Session reach $1M ARR by automating sales feedback. In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, we sit down with...
About this show
Born In Silicon Valley is a podcast that features founders’ stories. Each episode highlights the journey of success, pivots, and what entrepreneurs have learned when building from the ground up. Host Jake Aaron Villarreal interviews founders, discussing their struggles, triumphs, and their progress along the way. Listeners will gain insight into leadership and the operations of a startup. This podcast is supported by Match Relevant, a company that helps startups find top talent to grow their businesses.
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