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Results Junkies
by Ed Pizza, Paul Singh
The Results Junkies podcast features Paul Singh and Ed Pizza sharing the realities of starting, building and growing companies — from both sides of the table. No hand-waving, no fluff, just tactics from two operators and investors that have 3,000+ portfolio companies between them.
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When Bundling Becomes a Weapon: Microsoft Teams vs. Slack
Watch us on YouTube! Ed and Paul dive deep into OpenAI’s massive long-term compute commitments and what it means for the company’s economics, competitive positioning, and the broader AI arms race. They break down the tension between explosive revenue growth and unprecedented spending, the...
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Is A New AI-Based Startup Helping Solve Illegal Immigration?
Watch us on YouTube! Orchard AI is making it easier for farmers to harvest better crops. Will companies like this help the agriculture industry rely less on migrant labor? And, is everyone lying about AI usage? Paul asks that very question. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less...
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"We're Never Going To Sell!" Words No Investor Wants To Hear From Founders
Why do investors hate it when founders say they're never going to sell their company? Is there really a market for single-use hardware devices? Should AI regulation happen at the state level or the federal level?
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The Ultimate Prisoner's Dilemma When Acquiring A Company
Paul and Ed are digging into new malware being installed on phones by the Chinese government. Anthropic is throttling some of their biggest subscribers. And, Open AI makes the difficult decision NOT to acquire a company so Microsoft can't get the IP, only to see Google step in.
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Betting On The Pipeline
Watch us on YouTube! An early-stage company in Ed's portfolio has a unique opportunity to pre-empt their next round. Paul and Ed discuss in detail. Health tech seems to be having a moment in the ecosystem. Paul offers his perspective based on his current role. We'd love it if you'd leave us a...
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Finding The Throne In The Startup World
Watch us on YouTube! Paul and Ed turn into middle school boys as they discuss a new AI-powered startup. Is Jony Ive poised to release the next "must have" device for millions of people? And, is Fortnite back on the Apple app store for good? We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less...
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Prompt Engineers And Saying Goodbye To Microsoft Teams
Watch us on YouTube! Prompt engineer was the hot job 2 years ago. It was a well paid position that companies were clamoring for. And, then, it wasn't. Microsoft bought Skype for $8 billion. That investment has yielded....Microsoft Teams? As Skype sunsets, we ask if Microsoft got their money's...
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ESOP Vesting And The Model Context Protocol Goes Mainstream
Watch us on YouTube! Paul and Ed discuss the standards for employee stock options pools and how a portfolio company can deal with a unique situation. More large AI models are adopting a common protocol for how to transfer data. Lastly, Paul brings up some important points from the CEO of Shopify....
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How Fast AI Is Moving And What Some Developers Are Doing To Slow It Down
Watch us on YouTube! It's not exactly Moore's Law, but the size of the tasks that AI agents can take on continues to increase at an unbelievable pace. Google continues to weave AI into their travel services, including some new features including price tracking on hotel reservations. In the fight...
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Real World ChatGPT And DOJ Changes Course On Google
Watch us on YouTube! Paul is sharing his real world recent experiences with ChatGPT. He's upgraded to the paid version of ChatGPT and has some interesting experiences to share. The DOJ is reconsidering their stance on the Google lawsuit. We're digging into the changes. We'd love it if you'd leave...
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Test Results Are In: Is ChatGPT's Deep Research Worth The Price?
Watch us on YouTube! Apple is investing half a trillion dollars in the US. What will that look like? And, Ed did a bunch of research with ChatGPT's Deep Research. Is it worth the price? We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here!…
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The Power Of AI: $100MM In ARR With 12 Employees
Watch us on YouTube! Google Gemini has a good memory about your past conversations, so it can use previous info to give you better answers. Is that good....or bad? And, Cursor built a $100MM ARR machine with only 12 employees. Talk about the power of AI. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating.…
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AI Hits The Super Bowl
Watch us on YouTube! AI had a prominent role in Super Bowl commercials this year, at the same time that Sam Altman was talking about the potential dangers of AGI. Paul and Ed also talk about a new AI research tool. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really...
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Is The IPO Market Really Heating Up?
Watch us on YouTube! It's a complicated time in the IPO markets right now. Will 2025 really be the year things open up? And, Google is giving their customers more features, but making it awful hard to say no to taking their data. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a…
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DeepSeek Uproar And Unicorns In The Travel Space
Watch us on YouTube! DeepSeek, a China-based company building an AI model to compete with the likes of ChatGPT, has released a model that uses significantly fewer resources than other leading models. This led to quite the uproar. Multiple unicorns in the travel space indicate a ramp-up in...
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Hardware Startups Have A Tough Road Ahead
Watch us on YouTube! The cost to move goods from Asia continues to increase amidst the uncertainty of another port strike. Hardware startups need to pay close attention, and may need to consider moving their production into North or Central America. Nvidia is dealing with government restrictions...
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How Startups Grow Faster By Shedding Liability
Watch us on YouTube! A sizable new fund points to tougher fundraising conditions for late-stage startups. Turo is an example of a startup that has avoided liability by holding renters and owners responsible to help grow faster. Microsoft is giving you AI, whether you like it or not. We'd love it…
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2024 End Of Year Recap
Watch us on YouTube! We're ending the year where we began, talking about layoffs in the tech world. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e-mail us at...
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Founders, What Do Investors Consider To Be A “Waste” Of Their Money
Watch us on YouTube! Investors are getting irritated with how some founders are using fundraising proceeds. Hear Paul and Ed's take. And, Ed shares a story about a chance meeting with a founder that Paul and Ed both invested in. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute...
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Meet The Founders-Part 4
Watch us on YouTube! Part 2 of our on-the-road office hours. Paul and Ed hit the road recently with the founder of one their portfolio companies. Julian Kheel, founder of Points Path, traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to spend time with Matt Paulson, CEO of MarketBeat. They're conducting…
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Part 2! A Peek Inside Office Hours With Investors And Mentors
Watch us on YouTube! Part 2 of our on-the-road office hours. Paul and Ed hit the road recently with the founder of one their portfolio companies. Julian Kheel, founder of Points Path, traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to spend time with Matt Paulson, CEO of MarketBeat. They're conducting…
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A Peek Inside Office Hours With Investors And Mentors, Part 1
Watch us on YouTube! Paul and Ed hit the road recently with the founder of one their portfolio companies. Julian Kheel, founder of Points Path, traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to spend time with Matt Paulson, CEO of MarketBeat. They're conducting office hours, coaching Julian on how to grow...
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When Will AI Have Its "A-HA!" Moment?
Watch us on YouTube! Paul is wondering when members of the public will have their first "A-HA!" moment with AI. He's also wondering if AirPods are his answer to a self-perceived loss of hearing. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just…
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A Small Apple Change May Have An Outsize Impact On Founders
Watch us on YouTube! Apple made a small change to contact sharing that aid customer privacy. It's causing people to lose their minds. And, Google now has the rule book for how a judge will enforce competition with the Google Play Store. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than…
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How AI Credits Are Shaping The Founder Ecosystem
Watch us on YouTube! Google, Amazon and Microsoft are all using AI credits to pick winners and losers in the startup ecosystem. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can...
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Fundraising Complete: Paul Answers All The Questions
Watch us on YouTube! Paul has been quietly fundraising for Strata and is finally ready to talk about the entire process. If you have additional questions for Paul, e-mail us at [email protected] and he'll answer them live on a future show. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes...
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Return to Office Strikes Again And AI Law Begins To Take Shape
Watch us on YouTube! Amazon is requiring all employees to return to the office 5 days a week starting in January. Is this for culture or to force some employees to move on to their next opportunity? AI laws rolling out in California cause us to ask a lot of questions right now. We'd love it if...
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Unsurprisingly, Companies May Have More Risk From AI Than They Realize
Watch us on YouTube! Klarna's CEO is back in the news again with the announcement that they plan to rip out Salesforce and Workday. And, a long article details a number of ways that companies may inadvertently run afoul of risky issues involving AI. Lastly, check out my travel podcast Miles to Go...
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Klarna Using AI To Cut Headcount By Over 50%
Watch us on YouTube! Klarna is back to cutting headcount with AI, now up to 50% of their 2022 headcount. And, Sea-Tac is struggling with a massive data breach. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or...
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AI Trends: Alibaba & Tencent's Investments, Google Gemini & More
Watch us on YouTube! Paul and Ed are breaking down the math of a recent acquisition to illustrate headline numbers are not always exciting. Here's the full scoop on the Truepill acquisition. Plus, where are all the good tech employees? We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a...
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The Dark Side Of VC: Acquisition Math
Watch us on YouTube! Paul and Ed are breaking down the math of a recent acquisition to illustrate headline numbers are not always exciting. Here's the full scoop on the Truepill acquisition. Plus, where are all the good tech employees? We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a...
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Premium Freemium? Obsessing Over Customer Journey Pays Off
Duolingo is the epitome of success when it comes to the Freemium model. Paul and Ed are breaking down some of the success that helped them achieve a multi-billion dollar public value. And, alternative app stores are now a reality. Epic Games wades into this brave new world on both Apple and…
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Paul Gets Religion On His Travel Strategy
Paul reached out to Ed to ask about travel strategy for work and for family. They decided to turn it into a show. Ed brings his expertise from his travel world to help Paul make some decisions. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just…
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Still Hungry For Cookies? They're Not Going Away
Google has announced that they're changing direction on cookies. Instead of eliminating third-party tracking cookies, they're going to make it easier for customers to disable them. Meanwhile, the market has already shifted away from a direct attribution model. That presents a number of challenges...
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PART 2: A Recent Figma Decision Outlines The Lack Of Clarity On The AI Landscape
Watch us on YouTube! Part 2 of our Figma discussion. Figma rolled out a new product and quickly took it off the market. The AI landscape is changing quickly, and products like this are detailing how complicated the upcoming months will be as the technology develops. We'd love it if you'd leave us…
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A Recent Figma Decision Outlines The Lack Of Clarity On The AI Landscape
Figma rolled out a new product and quickly took it off the market, seemingly due to some disturbing issues involving infringement on other company's products. Paul and Ed are digging into this in a 2-part episode. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really…
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How Business Owners Are Handling "Employee Influencers"
Watch us on YouTube! As social media has expanded into the workplace, "employee influencers" have become more of a reality We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can…
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Are Founders Changing How They Fundraise?
Watch us on YouTube! An interesting trend from recent YC companies has us wondering if founders are changing how they fundraise. Are smaller raises (for higher valuations) the new norm? What are the positives and negatives of this strategy for founders. How should investors think about this...
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Did AI Just Have Its Apple Moment?
Paul and Ed are discussing the value of miles and points. Also, did AI just have an Apple Moment?
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Are VCs Making Cash On The Side With AI? Why There’s No Mint.com For Travel?
Watch us on YouTube! Paul is quizzing Ed on why there's no Mint.com equivalent in the travel space. Paul and Ed are looking at an interesting development, VCs involved in AI deals selling shares on the secondary market in SPVs. And, OpenAI seems to be coming clean a bit more on their exit...
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Did OpenAI Rip Off Scarlett Johansson?
Scarlett Johansson appears to be pretty surprised that the new voice for ChatGPT sounds remarkably like her. If you work at OpenAI, you better not say bad things about the company. OpenTable has walked back their previous bad decision on customer privacy. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating.…
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Founders: What Happens When Your Accelerator Goes Sideways
Watch us on YouTube! A cautionary tale about accelerators gone awry. And, Reddit notches another AI deal. Is this a good thing for Redditors? We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the...
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Reddit Rules And Apple Outrage
Reddit is getting serious about AI and the data Redditors create on the site. And, there's plenty of outrage over this new Apple ad. Paul and Ed are sharing their view. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a...
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Noncompete Agreements Banned And A Tax Problem For Startups
A bit of a surprise, noncompetes have been banned for most people nationwide. Paul and Ed are digging into this development. They're also debating whether a recent change to the tax code that will drastically impact some startups and how they need to account for their development costs. This one…
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AI Agents A Potential Early Exit Strategy & Startup Returns Half Billion To Investors
Watch us on YouTube! Paul and Ed are talking about AI agents and how founders might be able to find early (and worthwhile) exits by selling to the kingmakers of AI earlier in their growth curve. Then, to wrap up, Paul and Ed really mix it up on the story of Hopin, and whether the founder did…
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Open Table Proves That Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should
This tweet about journalism helps support the notion that AI won't necessarily eliminate jobs. It'll enhance many jobs and may eliminate those that were already destined for failure. As a founder, one of your jobs is to build trust in your product. Open Table's latest actions teach us a lot about...
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AI King Makers And A Lubbock Recap
Paul is back from Lubbock, Texas where he caught up with their startup community. He's recapping the visit, including his table pounding moment and some opportunities he sees to invest. Paul and Ed also discuss a concept that came up on the new BG Squared podcast that we also discussed on Results...
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Crunching Startup Head Count Data
Carta released some head count data that's very revealing about last few years of hiring and layoffs in the startup world. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can…
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Battle Between NY Times And OpenAI Heats Up & Sora Shows We're Just Getting Started
A breakdown of the lawsuit between NY Times and Open AI is very revealing. Open AI comments about their new Sora platform are damaging. But Sora.....Sora is something to behold. The next wave of AI is pretty incredible. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and…
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Apple Retrenches In Europe. Does This Change The Landscape For App Developers?
After some legal setbacks in Europe, Apple is making some new decisions in regards to their app store in Europe. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e-mail us at...
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The Results Junkies podcast features Paul Singh and Ed Pizza sharing the realities of starting, building and growing companies — from both sides of the table. No hand-waving, no fluff, just tactics from two operators and investors that have 3,000+ portfolio companies between them.
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The Results Junkies podcast features Paul Singh and Ed Pizza sharing the realities of starting, building and growing companies — from both sides of the table. No hand-waving, no fluff, just tactics from two operators and investors that have 3,000+ portfolio companies between them.
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