Jake & JZ

AI, Startups, and the Future of Work

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Our latest thoughts on AI! At Character Capital, most of our investments are in AI companies. How will recent advancements change how products are designed and startups are built? Our cofounder Eli Blee-Goldman returns to the podcast to share predictions and highlight the importance of human agency in an AGI future.


Quick note: This episode was recorded right before DeepSeek R1 came out. We have thoughts, of course 🤓 We’ll record a follow-up soon!


On episode 15 of Jake & JZ, we talked about:

  • What stays the same in an AGI future?
  • The importance of agency
  • The capabilities gap
  • Doing meaningful work with people you like
  • Surprising lessons from a Design Sprint with an AI bio startup
  • What changes in an AGI future?
  • How AI can close the gap between builders and customers
  • AI ethics and sentience
  • And much more

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