This Week in Startups

AI Demos: Llama 3 Innovations, vibecheck, Globe Engineer, Wisdolia and Tesla’s FSD | E1941

This Week in Startups

This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at http://www.vanta.com/twist Wistia. All-in-one video platform for business, with tools that help you create, manage, and measure the impact of your videos. Try Wistia for free at http://www.wistia.com/startups * Timestamps: (0:00) Sunny joins Jason to dive into this week’s AI news and demos. (1:52) Various user-driven enhancements to Llama 3 (8:28) Abacus runs Llama-3 locally on your iPhone. (10:31) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST (11:54) ChatGPT's new memory feature (18:43) Deep dive into the advancements in self-driving car technology and Tesla’s FSD (21:43) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at http://www.vanta.com/twist (24:30) Sunny breaks down how far we are away to different degrees of self-driving cars. (29:22) Wistia - Try Wistia for free at https://wistia.com/startups (33:48) Sunny weighs the possibility of a Robotaxi death in the next couple of years. (37:11) Sunny’s theory that the leader in autonomous cars will be the one to use the Uber model. (46:02) Jason has producer Cort jump on the pod to try out an “AI Death Calculator”. (51:10) Sunny demos Vibecheck. (59:49) Sunny demos Wisdolia. (1:02:25) Sunny demos Globe Engineer * Check out Groq: https://groq.com/ Check out the tweet about Llama-3: https://twitter.com/minchoi/status/1784907752659161432?s=42&t=79J_alIF_jrz1wn1s5pboQ Check out vibecheck: https://vibecheck.market/ Check out Globe Engineer: https://explorer.globe.engineer/ Check out qobuz: https://www.qobuz.com/ca-en/discover Check out Waymo: https://waymo.com/ Check out Wisdolia: https://app.wisdolia.com/ Check out Monic.AI: https://monic.ai/ Check out the Ai Death Calculator: https://life2vec.io/ Check out Founder Fridays: http://www.thisweekinstartups.com/meetups * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Follow Sunny: X: ⁠https://twitter.com/sundeep⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundeepm * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Thank you to our partners: (10:31) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST (21:43) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at http://www.vanta.com/twist (29:22) Wistia - Try Wistia for free at https://wistia.com/startups * Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast

How AI and remote work is coming for your job | E1940

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PodcastAI: Edward Brawer is here to be your podcast’s arms dealer! | E1939

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This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Coda. A new doc that brings words, tables and teams together. All your valuable data, plans, objectives, and strategies in one place. Go to https://www.coda.io/twist to get a $1,000 credit! Northwest Registered Agent. Northwest Registered Agent will form your business quickly and easily. For just $39 plus state fees, Northwest will handle your complete business identity. Visit northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today. NetSuite. The number one cloud financial system, bringing accounting, financial management, inventory, and HR, into ONE platform. Giving you ONE source of truth. By popular demand, NetSuite has extended its one-of-a-kind flexible financing program for a few more weeks! Head to http://www.NetSuite.com/twist * Timestamps: (0:00) Edward Brawer joins Jason to dive into PodcastAI (3:25) Introduction and origin story of Edward Brawer's entry into the podcasting AI technology (5:42) Discussion on the features and benefits of PodcastAI, including its ability to automate podcast production processes (9:40) Finding product-market-fit for PodcastAI (11:38) Coda - Get started for free at https://www.coda.io/twist (13:06) The success of their original cold calls to find those first first customers (15:04) Main features and outline of PodcastAI version 1.0. (20:19) Northwest Registered Agent - For just $39 plus state fees, Northwest will handle your complete business identity. Visit https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today. (21:51) Hot feature they just launched: viral moments of your pod (29:20) NetSuite - has extended its one-of-a-kind flexible financing program for a few more weeks! Head to http://www.NetSuite.com/twist (31:33) A feature they made specifically from feedback from the All-in pod (34:33) The hilarious origin story of Edward and Jason revolved around an AI version of Jason that, in turn, created an AI version of David Sacks * Check out Podcast AI: https://podcastai.com * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Follow Edward: X: https://twitter.com/edwardbrawer⁠ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardbrawer/ * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Thank you to our partners: (11:38) Coda - Get started for free at https://www.coda.io/twist (20:19) Northwest Registered Agent - For just $39 plus state fees, Northwest will handle your complete business identity. Visit northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today (29:20) NetSuite - has extended its one-of-a-kind flexible financing program for a few more weeks! Head to http://www.NetSuite.com/twist* Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast

The power of super communication with Charles Duhigg | E1938

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This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, and every hire matters. Go to https://www.linkedin.com/twist to post your first job for free. Terms and conditions apply. Mantle. The AI-powered equity management platform designed for modern founders and operators. Get your first 12 months free at https://www.withmantle.com/twist HubSpot. If you’re fundraising, be sure to check out the Million Dollar pitch competition from Hubspot for Startups & HubSpot Ventures. Apply now at https://www.hubspot.com/milliondollarpitch * Todays show: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg joins Jason to discuss the different types of conversations (9:29), the role of humor (22:48), and they way conversation dynamics can shift (49:30). * Timestamps (0:00) Charles Duhigg joins Jason to break down his latest publishing, Supercommunicators (4:01) The importance of communication in startups and lessons from "The Power of Habit” (8:06) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist (9:29) The role of communication in organizations and the different types of conversations (21:30) Mantle - Get your first 12 months free at https://withmantle.com/twist (22:48) Exploring the role of humor, laughter, and vulnerability in conversations (30:06) Understanding gender and cultural differences in communication (39:23) HubSpot - Be sure to check out the Million Dollar pitch competition from Hubspot for Startups & HubSpot Ventures. Apply now at ⁠https://www.hubspot.com/milliondollarpitch (40:34) The role anecdotes have in conversation (49:30) How the dynamic of the conversation shifts when someone has an ask (1:01:35) The Harvard Study of Adult Development (1:06:36) Closing remarks * Check out Supercommunicators: https://www.charlesduhigg.com/supercommunicators * Follow Charles: X: https://twitter.com/cduhigg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesduhigg/ * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Thank you to our partners: (8:06) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist (21:30) Mantle - Get your first 12 months free at https://www.withmantle.com/twist (39:23) HubSpot - Be sure to check out Hubspot for Startups & HubSpot Ventures for their Million Dollar pitch competition. Apply now at https://www.hubspot.com/milliondollarpitch * Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast * Founder University: Cohort 8 begins May 9th. Apply here: https://www.founder.university