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Applied Wizardry: Cutting AI coding token costs, with Dave Slutzkin

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ScaleStudio: The new tool putting our principles into practice

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Rob Snyder demonstrates his PULL framework in real-time – using Yaniv's startup

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Why you should run your startup like a poker player (Replay)

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Avoiding ‘team debt’ by building small and smart (w/ Matt Cook)

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How good timing makes great products w/ Paul Orlando

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Make your product irresistible: Rob Snyder on the PULL framework

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Success is 90% luck. So how do you build a successful startup? (w/ Mike Grossman)

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Insiders React: Anthropic’s Fable, Mythos explained + SpaceX’s record-breaking IPO

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How to fix a 'broken industry' (w/ Brandon Weber – Nava Benefits, VTS, Hightower)

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Why Gary Lo's product strategy has evolved in the era of DIY software

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Author Eric Ries (The Lean Startup) on how to build an incorruptible company

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FEED DROP: Could AI Make Capitalism Better? Henrik Werdelin Is Optimistic (from FAFO with Dan Blumberg)

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The Science of Scaling: Using data to scale your startup perfectly w/ Mark Roberge

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Refounding: Why this $80m founder quit as CEO, and what it says about the future of startups

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Adapting your startup to an AI-native world (w/ Marlon Nichols)

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How the best founders balance fear and hope

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Same As Ever: 7 rules that HAVEN'T changed about building great startups (w/ Amir Shevat)

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Surviving the AI SaaSpocalypse: Will AI kill your startup? w/ Scotty Allen

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‘Unlearning’ with Yaniv: Why founders need to rewrite outdated, radioactive mindsets

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Your co-founder relationship could break your startup! Here's how to fix it

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How to identify red flags early in your cofounder relationship w/ Dr. Matthew Jones

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Why Claude never stops listening to our meetings (w/ Minikai's Keoki Alexander-Chang)

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Recruiting the best AI engineers w/ Matt Cook of Scouut

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Insiders React: OpenClaw and Claude Cowork have changed everything for startups w/ Gary Lo, Open BA

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Making the most of the founder/investor dynamic (w/ Liz Zalman, author of 'Founder vs Investor')

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How founders can survive 2026 w/ Jess Mah

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Recursive Self-Determination: Why your startup needs autonomy at every layer

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Reviewing Our 2025 Tech Predictions

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Is OpenAI Evil? Reacting to Sam Altman's Latest Announcements w/ Jacob Ward

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Replay: Engaging Young Employees - How to Attract the Best & Brightest Minds w/ Dan Brockwell from Earlywork

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Insiders React: Google's 'Quantum Advantage' + MIT's 'Telepathic' Interface, China Leads the Sci-Fi Future

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Trends in Startup Funding w/ Carta's Head of Insights, Peter Walker

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Insiders React: Is ChatGPT Atlas The Future Of Browsing? + YouTube's AI Likeness Detection, Apple's New Vision Pro M5

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The 4 Biggest Execution Mistakes Founders Make

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Insiders React: 'Treat Adult Users As Adults' Says OpenAI's Sam Altman + Oura's $900M Raise, NVIDIA's Funding Bubble

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Flow State: The Competitive Advantage You Need, And How To Harness It w/ Film Producer & Founder, Steven Puri

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Insiders React: New ChatGPT Dev Tools Threaten App Store + Sora 2 Launch, Apple Removes ICE Block

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Nailing Your Market Niche w/ Dutch CEO, Joe Spector (Spotlight)

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Insiders React: ChatGPT Pulse: An Overpriced Daily Digest? + Hollywood’s First AI Actress, Amazon’s $2.5B Settlement

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How Being Genuine is a Critical Advantage For Startup Founders w/ Christine Blosdale, Expert Authority Coach (Edu)

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Insiders React: Tech Talent Pool to Be Decimated by New Fee + OpenAI Jobs Platform, $1B for Dishwashing Robots

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Why Every Startup Founder Should Consider B2B SaaS w/ Rob Walling (Edu)

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Insiders React: YouTube's Steady Domination + Oracle's AI Comeback, Sam Altman v. Tucker Carlson

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Startup Persistence: A Masterclass from YC Founder Paul Graham

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Insiders React: Apple's Huge AI Blunder + IPO Market Heats Up, White House Tech Dinner

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Growing a Pre-Seed Startup? This Is The Core Knowledge You Need w/ Ashley Smith

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Insiders React: Google Antitrust: Is The Ruling Fair? + YC’s Latest Request For Startups, Statsig Acquisition

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First Principles: Listen to This Before You Apply to YC

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Insiders React: Google Pixel 10 – Does It Finally Beat Apple at Its Own Game?

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Startup Tech Stacks: Make Your Product Stand Out & Get Used w/ Joseph Ruscio

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Insiders React: Meta to Shrink AI Division – Is This the Beginning of the End?

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YC Founder’s 13 Timeless Startup Principles: 'Ramen Profitable’ and More

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Insiders React: GPT-5 Is ‘Fast Fashion’ For Software + Apple’s $600B Commitment, Altman vs Musk (...Again)

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Capital for Founders: Insights From Yaniv’s New Startup Raise

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Insiders React: Cloudflare Catches Perplexity Red-Handed + Wikipedia Adopts Anti-AI Slop Policy, AWS Losing Ground

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Grow Your Startup Fast and Effectively w/ Roblox's Former Tech Chief, Keith V. Lucas

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Insiders React: Microsoft Launches GitHub Spark + US Govt Bans "Woke AI", YouTube to Restrict Kids' Accounts

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Listener Q&A – Should You Use AI to Build Your MVP? Plus: Building Your Perfect Team, Breaking Startup Rules & More (Edu)

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Insiders React: Uber's New Response to Waymo + ChatGPT’s New Super Agent & OpenAI’s Chaotic Company Culture

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Two Simple Principles to Get Your Startup Noticed, and How to Apply Them (w/ Product Hunt CEO Rajiv Ayyangar)

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Insiders React: AI Chaos - Meta & Google Poach Talent from Apple & OpenAI + Elon's Grok-4 Havoc, Intel Admits Defeat

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Unlock Hypergrowth: How Vibe Coding Can Fast-Track Your Startup Success w/ Bolt CEO Eric Simons

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Insiders React: Musk Launches “America Party” + YouTube Declares War on AI Slop, Sequoia's Mamdani Scandal

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Top 7 Mistakes Founders Make in Raising Early Stage VC w/ Amir Shevat (Edu)

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Insiders React: Cloudflare Makes AI Pay + Figma Files For IPO, Grammarly Buys Superhuman

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Master Your AI Prompts and Unlock ChatGPT's Full Potential w/ Jonathan Mast (Edu)

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Insiders React: Anthropic's Huge AI Copyright Win + Speech to Text Better Than Ever, Peter Thiel's Tech Dystopia

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Insiders React: Sam Altman’s 'Gentle Singularity' + Workplace AI at an All-Time High, Meta's $30B Scale AI Acquihire

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Apps Are Obsolete: How Startups Can Leverage the New Era of AI Agents (Spotlight)

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Apple WWDC Breakdown + Musk & Trump's Messy Divorce, a16z's Fresh Take on AI Startups

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Insiders React: Meta's Luckey Military Deal + Google's Plan to Split Itself, Europe Revives AI & Startups

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How the PRFAQ Made Amazon Great (And Can Do The Same for You) w/ Marcelo Calbucci (Edu)

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Insiders React: Sam Altman's New $6B Partnership + Klarna's AI Backtrack, Bitcoin Over $111K

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Insiders React: Google Goes AI 'Beast Mode' + Airbnb's Bold Pivot, Microsoft’s Agent Strategy

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From Floorplans to Full Renovations: How Maket's AI Owns the Architectural Stack (Spotlight)

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Insiders React: Death of Google Search? + YC's Startup Wishlist, Trump’s Saudi AI Deals

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Replay: Co-Founder Relationships - Avoiding the Big Breakup (Edu)

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Insiders React: OpenAI Bets Big on Vibe Coding + Epic Games' Victory Over Apple, Silicon Valley's Talent Crisis

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Finance For Founders - Why 'Playing It Safe' Is Risky w/ Michiel Boere, CFO at Remote (Edu)

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Insiders React: Did Zuckerberg Sabotage Instagram? + Apple’s New Devices, James Cameron on AI

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Replay: Mastering Attention - Your Startup's Secret Weapon w/ Ben Parr (Edu)

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Insiders React: China Retaliates Against NVIDIA Embargo + US Startups in Crisis, Google Faces Legal Heat

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AI and Founders: Startups in the Age of AI (Edu)

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Insiders React: Meta's Whistleblower Bombshell + NVIDIA's $500B AI Investment, OpenAI’s New GPT-4.1

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Replay: Raising Capital at Seed - 5 Ways to De-Risk Your Round (Edu)

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Insiders React: Trump's Tariff Meltdown + Startup Valuations Crash, Shopify Goes Full AI

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Strategic Communications – Why PR Alone Won’t Drive Business Growth w/ Jessy Wu (Edu)

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Insiders React: Google Just Killed SEO + OpenAI’s $40B Raise, AI’s Copyright Crisis

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Replay: Scaling Sales - Insider Secrets w/ Rippling's Matt Loop and Matt Plank (Edu)

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Insiders React: Google’s $32B Cloud Power Grab + Altman: AI Now Beats Humans, 23andMe Collapses, Fake AI CEOs

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Kill Your Customers – The Doom Funnel That’s Hurting Your Startup (Edu)

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Insiders React: Google's New Robotics Division + OpenAI Tries to Block DeepSeek, Rippling/Deel Corporate Espionage

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Replay: Getting Good At Operations - Optimise Your Startup (Edu)

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Insiders React: Return of Digg + Wall Street Panic, Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, Apple Delays AI

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Product Led Marketing – Where Do Marketers Fit In? (Edu)

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Insiders React: AI Voices Get TOO Real + NVIDIA’s Earnings Drama, Microsoft’s Sneaky AI Move, Alexa’s Big Update

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Venture Capital - What VCs Say (And What They Really Mean)

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Insiders React: Creepy AI Agents Talk in Secret + Claude 3.7 Kills Jobs , Microsoft’s Quantum Leap , Robots Now Collaborate

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Technical Debt: Why It’s Inevitable and How to Handle It (Edu)