This Week in Startups

Episodes

• Hugging Face Co-Founder on Open-Source, Microduck, and NVIDIA | E2339

  Sep 18, 2026

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• 90% of AI prototypes never reach production (w/ Temporal's Samar Abbas) | AI Basics

  Sep 15, 2026

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• Ask Jason: AI Extinction, Grok's Rogue Meme Coin & Weed Farms as Data Centers | E2337

  Sep 14, 2026

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• The Pentagon Wants Equity in AI Startups | E2336

  Sep 11, 2026

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• Becki DeGraw on founder vesting, advisor equity & the 4-term-sheet play

  Sep 10, 2026

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• Did OpenAI Steal the Navier-Stokes Solution? | E2335

  Sep 9, 2026

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• Dr. Mark Hyman on Function Health & GLP-1 microdosing | E2334

  Sep 4, 2026

  The current healthcare system is largely reactive, neglecting early biomarkers such as insulin levels that could prevent serious diseases.

• Becki DeGraw on spinouts, IP licensing & clean exits | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics

  Sep 3, 2026

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• VC experts on why Physical AI funding is heating up | E2333

  Sep 2, 2026

  Physical AI startups are experiencing explosive growth in funding, signaling strong market interest in robotics, aerospace, and defense tech.

• Are AI Agents forming "civilizations" or is this just a psy op? | 2332

  Aug 31, 2026

  The narrative around AI agents forming civilizations is likely amplified by PR efforts or media hype rather than reflecting actual threats, but it feeds into public fears about AI autonomy.

• Breaking down Nvidia's Hugging Face and Poolside bets | E2331

  Aug 28, 2026

  Nvidia is making strategic moves into open source AI with high-profile acquisitions like Hugging Face and Poolside, aiming to dominate enterprise AI infrastructure.

• Bill Gates foresees massive AI job loss: these VCs disagree | E2330

  Aug 26, 2026

  Bill Gates warns that AI could either be a great equalizer or a source of injustice, and advocates for policies like AI taxes and job reservation for humans.

• You Can't Fire a VC From Your Board: Here's Why | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics

  Aug 25, 2026

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• China wants you to cheer for the robots taking your job | E2329

  Aug 25, 2026

  China effectively uses entertainment and PR as strategic tools to shape public perception of AI and robots, making the technology more relatable and less threatening.

• Open source is going to win it all: Harvey proves it | E2328

  Aug 21, 2026

  Open source AI models are increasingly winning over proprietary frontier models due to the need for data ownership and control.

• Taste is the new programming language (w/ Astrocade CEO Amir Sadeghian) | AI Basics

  Aug 20, 2026

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• Neurosymbolic AI outperforms chatbots and product search | E2327

  Aug 19, 2026

  Neurosymbolic AI models like Ontology 1 offer a transparent, cost-effective alternative to traditional LLMs by learning in real-time and providing explainability, making them highly suitable for personalized product searches and trust-dependent applications.

• Bittensor creator Const on Affine, dTAO, "mining reasoning," and more | E2326

  Aug 17, 2026

  Bittensor combines blockchain technology with AI to create a decentralized, permissionless marketplace for AI computing power.

• What we'll learn from Anthropic's $2-$3T IPO | E2325

  Aug 15, 2026

  Anthropic's upcoming IPO will provide valuable insights into the AI industry's health, including revenue, costs, and customer engagement, with potential to inform broader market trends.

• These robots could cut delivery costs by 80% | Next Unicorns

  Aug 12, 2026

  Robotic automation in warehouses can reduce fulfillment costs by up to 80%, enabling small sellers to compete with giants like Amazon.