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Barry Winata brings you insightful conversations with leaders, founders, investors, and disruptors discussing topics at the intersection of technology, business, philosophy, and psychology. https://barrywinata.kit.com/

Wed, February 26, 2025
Why the Internet is Running Out of Energy. Understanding the AI Energy Crisis
The world is heading toward an energy crisis—fast. AI is pushing data centers to consume more power than entire countries, and our current energy grid isn’t built to handle it.We break down the growing energy demand fueled by AI, cloud computing, and big tech. Can renewables scale fast enough? Is nuclear—especially Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)—the answer? And could AI itself help optimize energy production?From massive data centers to next-gen power sources, we explore how the race for energy is reshaping our future.-------------------------------CONNECT WITH ME:--------------------------------About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=0ceb0a78a9c5432d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/fded4344/podcast/rss --------------------------------FOR FOUNDERS:--------------------------------Get your startup funded: https://metagrove.vc/ Technical Content Marketing: https://argonlabs.xyz/Hire Top Remote Talent: https://hirewithguild.com/ ---------------------------------ABOUT ME:---------------------------------Check out my website: https://barrywinata.kit.com/---------------------------------MY GEAR: (Note: These are affiliate links - thanks for supporting!)---------------------------------- Samson Q2U Podcasting Microphone: https://amzn.to/4hJ9hb6- GoPro Hero13: https://amzn.to/3CCDHg6#tech #ai #openai #nvidia #datacenter #energy #power #america #usa #china
Mon, February 24, 2025
Sovereign Wealth Funds, Explained. And Why The US Want to Build One of Its Own
Get up to 70% off NordVPN + 6 months free + risk-free with 30-day money-back guarantee! → https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=117062&url_id=902 --In this video, we break down the concept of what is a sovereign wealth fund in simple, easy-to-understand language and figure out if it can solve the US debt crisis. We talk about:• What is a Sovereign Wealth Fund? - how governments use surplus funds—from natural resources, trade surpluses, or other revenues—to invest in stocks, bonds, real estate, and more, generating long-term wealth.• Global Examples: - We highlight successful models like Norway’s $1.7 trillion Oil Fund, China’s expansive sovereign funds, and key players in the Middle East, comparing their strategies to the proposed U.S. model.• Why Trump Wants a U.S. Fund: - the idea to tap into the nation’s vast government assets to invest in major projects (even TikTok!), boost national competitiveness, and potentially pay down debt—all while competing with global powers like China.• Benefits vs. Challenges: -how such a fund could stabilize the economy and drive strategic investments, as well as the significant hurdles—including funding issues, political interference, and management risks—that could derail its success.-------------------------------REFERENCES:--------------------------------US Debt Clock: https://www.usdebtclock.org/-------------------------------CONNECT WITH ME:--------------------------------About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=0ceb0a78a9c5432d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/fded4344/podcast/rss --------------------------------FOR FOUNDERS:--------------------------------Get your startup funded: https://metagrove.vc/ Technical Content Marketing: https://argonlabs.xyz/Hire Top Remote Talent: https://hirewithguild.com/ ---------------------------------ABOUT ME:---------------------------------Check out my website: https://barrywinata.kit.com/---------------------------------MY GEAR: (Note: These are affiliate links - thanks for supporting!)---------------------------------- Samson Q2U Podcasting Microphone: https://amzn.to/4hJ9hb6- GoPro Hero13: https://amzn.to/3CCDHg6#usa #america #trump #business #investing #tech #ai #politics
Fri, February 07, 2025
This one hit home hard! Why every startup founder should listen to this before starting a business
Many founders and entrepreneurs jump into huge markets with big ambitions—but without real experience, the odds are stacked against them. In today’s video, we explore the hidden dangers of ignoring domain expertise and reveal strategies to build smarter from the start ------------------------------- REFERENCES: -------------------------------- https://www.reddit.com/r/ycombinator/comments/1eyt6xj/why_are_you_working_in_a_space_with_0_domain/ ------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=0ceb0a78a9c5432d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/fded4344/podcast/rss -------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: -------------------------------- Get your startup funded: https://metagrove.vc/ Technical Content Marketing: https://argonlabs.xyz/ Hire Top Remote Talent: https://hirewithguild.com/ --------------------------------- ABOUT ME: --------------------------------- Check out my website: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ #business #startups #tech #entrepreneur #ycombinator
Fri, February 07, 2025
Is AI Making the Internet Useless?
AI is changing everything—fast. With 300M+ people using ChatGPT weekly, we’re all relying on AI more than ever. But are we seeing the AI hidden risks around all of this? I’m not talking about doomsday scenarios, but the ones right under our noses. In this video, I explore how: - AI knows more about you than you think. - The internet is becoming an AI feedback loop (and that’s a problem). - We’re getting too comfortable accepting AI’s answers without questioning them. - A few companies control AI knowledge—what does that mean for the future? ------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=0ceb0a78a9c5432d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/fded4344/podcast/rss -------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: -------------------------------- Get your startup funded: https://metagrove.vc/ Technical Content Marketing: https://argonlabs.xyz/ Hire Top Remote Talent: https://hirewithguild.com/ --------------------------------- ABOUT ME: --------------------------------- Check out my website: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ #openai #deepseek #ai #tech #ted #business #agi #tesla #technology #opensource
Sun, February 02, 2025
The story behind DeepSeek (plain and simple - no fluff!)
A breakdown on what's happening with DeepSeek and their latest AI developments and model; R1, and what this means for the likes of OpenAI, Meta, Google and others. This also includes how it will impact the Stargate Project announced under the Trump administration. ------------------------------- REFERENCES: ------------------------------- - https://www.high-flyer.cn/en/blog/hai-llm/ - https://chat.deepseek.com/sign_in - https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-LLM ------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=0ceb0a78a9c5432d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/fded4344/podcast/rss -------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: -------------------------------- Get your startup funded: https://metagrove.vc/ Hire Top Remote Talent: https://hirewithguild.com/ --------------------------------- ABOUT ME: --------------------------------- Check out my website: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ #ai #nvidia #openai #deepseek #tech #business
Sun, January 26, 2025
Project Stargate - Is this what AI Supremacy looks like?
What happens when AI becomes a national priority? Enter Project Stargate, a $500 billion initiative led by OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle to supercharge America’s AI infrastructure. This isn’t just about better tech—it’s about reshaping industries, creating jobs, and securing global dominance in the AI race. In this video, we’ll explore: - How Project Stargate compares to the Apollo Program and Manhattan Project. - Why Meta and other tech giants are betting big on AI. - The critical role U.S. universities are playing with new AI degrees. - What this means for the future of technology and society. ------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=0ceb0a78a9c5432d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/fded4344/podcast/rss -------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: -------------------------------- Get your startup funded: https://metagrove.vc/ Hire Top Remote Talent: https://hirewithguild.com/ --------------------------------- ABOUT ME: --------------------------------- Check out my website: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ #ai #usa #america #trump #openai #elonmusk #agi #business #technology #tech
Thu, January 23, 2025
Why Meta is Building an AI Software Engineer
Meta and Mark Zuckerberg is working on AI software agents designed to handle mid-level software engineering tasks, potentially transforming how code is written, reviewed, and deployed. But what does this mean for developers and the future of software engineering? In this video, we dive deep into: 00:00 Intro 01:28 The big problem with Meta 03:29 Product development using AI 07:02 AI Agents 08:50 AI gains 09:49 What happens to software engineers 11:43 The future of software engineering and coding 12:43 The risks of bad AI -- - The reason why Meta is doubling down on AI software agents - Why companies like Meta are investing heavily in AI for coding. - How AI is reshaping the software development landscape. - What this means for engineers at all levels—and how they can adapt. ------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=0ceb0a78a9c5432d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/fded4344/podcast/rss -------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: -------------------------------- Get your startup funded: https://metagrove.vc/ Hire Top Remote Talent: https://hirewithguild.com/ --------------------------------- ABOUT ME: --------------------------------- Check out my website: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ #ai #meta #zuckerberg #openai #elonmusk #tech #business #facebook #instagram
Mon, January 13, 2025
The TikTok Ban Dilemma Simplified in 13 minutes | Musings #5
This video explores the story behind the origins of TikTok and how it got to be one of the hottest social media platforms in the world as well as understand what's going on behind the political turmoil surrounding its potential banning. ------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=0ceb0a78a9c5432d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/fded4344/podcast/rss -------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: -------------------------------- Get your startup funded: https://metagrove.vc/ Hire Top Remote Talent: https://hirewithguild.com/ --------------------------------- ABOUT ME: --------------------------------- Check out my website: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ #ai #openai #agi #tesla #google #tech #tiktok #socialmedia #tech #trump #america #usa #facebook #instagram
Mon, January 06, 2025
The Biggest 2025 AI Predictions: AI will go through a huge upgrade | Musings #4
In this episode, we talk about the biggest AI trends for 2025. - Agentic AI - Hyper Specialized AI Models - AI in the Physical World - Small Language Models - Test-time compute - Infinite Memory - Large Concept Models - Inference is overtaking training ------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=0ceb0a78a9c5432d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/fded4344/podcast/rss -------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: -------------------------------- Get your startup funded: https://metagrove.vc/ Remote Talent: https://hirewithguild.com/ --------------------------------- ABOUT ME: --------------------------------- Check out my website: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ Courtesy: - NVIDIA - OpenAI - Meta - Anthropic - Hugging Face - Google - Ilya Sutskever #ai #openai #agi #tesla #google #tech
Wed, January 01, 2025
Understanding Willow: Google’s Crazy Quantum Chip | Musings #3
Quantum computing promises to revolutionize industries, but it faces one massive challenge: errors. As we scale up the number of qubits, noise and instability threaten to derail scalability and real use cases. In this video, we’ll break down: - How basic quantum computing works - How error correction in quantum computing works. - How the multiverse might play a role - Why larger grids (like 3x3, 5x5, and 7x7) are critical for scaling. - How surface codes help quantum computers get closer to fault tolerance. Courtesy: - Mr Verse - Google Quantum AI - Kurzsegaht #ai #quantum #quantumcomputing #google #tech #ibm
Thu, December 19, 2024
Distribution: I studied 1000+ pitch decks, I found something interesting….| Musings #2
This episode explores the topic of distribution and why it's so crucial for founders building technology companies in today's world. We cover: 00:00 intro 01:28 The problem with most pitches 02:38 The missing ingredient 03:24 Why distribution matters so much in 2025 and beyond 05:05 What really matters to investors 06:14 The key components of distribution 08:09 How founders can get started on distribution ------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=0ceb0a78a9c5432d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/fded4344/podcast/rss -------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: -------------------------------- Get your startup funded: https://metagrove.vc/ Remote Talent: https://hirewithguild.com/ --------------------------------- ABOUT ME: --------------------------------- Check out my website: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ #tech #startup #leadership #entrepreneur #growth #product #ai
Tue, December 10, 2024
Train Your Brain to Work Creatively with ChatGPT | Musings #1
I’ll show you how to rethink your approach to GenAI tools like ChatGPT and others. Learn how to challenge assumptions, craft better prompts, and co-create with AI to unlock groundbreaking ideas! Key takeaways: Ask creative “What if” questions. Embrace ambiguity and open-ended exploration. Treat AI as a partner, not just a tool. Info Deck: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12iqwXKZecFuvSHltqmh2zMypcngPxGHD/view?usp=sharing --------------------------------- Timestamps: --------------------------------- 00:00 - Intro 1:16 - Traditional vs. New Way 1:42 - Prompt Reframing 3:18 - “What if” or “How might we” prompts 4:52 - Curiosity Prompting 6:17 - Prompt Chaining 7:37 - Perspective Prompting 8:47 - Summary / Takeaways --------------------------------- References: --------------------------------- HBR: https://hbr.org/2024/11/train-your-br... #ai #GenerativeAI #CreativeThinking #ChatGPT
Sun, December 08, 2024
#40: Peter Buckingham - Competing with NVIDIA, AI chips, and building high-performing teams
Peter Buckingham is the Senior VP of Software at D-Matrix - they aim to complement AI chip giants such as Nvidia, whose chips are used to train AI systems on huge amounts of data. - We explore the competitive landscape of AI chips, focusing on the key differences between training and inference. - Discover how companies like D Matrix are challenging NVIDIA's dominance in the data center inference market by offering cost-effective and performance-driven solutions. - We discuss the evolution of AI hardware, the challenges of Moore's Law, and the innovations driving the next generation of AI chips, such as in-memory computing. - Gain insights into the software ecosystem, the role of frameworks like PyTorch, and the future of AI infrastructure. - Plus, we touch on the implications of AGI, data concerns in AI model training, and the importance of building high-performing teams in the rapidly evolving AI landscape. -------------------------------- TIMESTAMPS: -------------------------------- TBD -------------------------------- GUEST: -------------------------------- https://www.linkedin.com/in/fifors/ -------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=0ceb0a78a9c5432d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/fded4344/podcast/rss -------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: -------------------------------- Get your startup funded: https://metagrove.vc/ Remote Talent: https://hirewithguild.com/ --------------------------------- ABOUT ME: --------------------------------- Check out my website: https://barrywinata.kit.com/
Tue, February 27, 2024
#039: Ray Che - Gen Z Vibes, Millennial Marketing, and the Creator Economy
Ray is an analyst at a secondaries venture fund based in Los Angeles, focused on growth-stage companies across enterprise SaaS and consumer tech. Prior, Ray worked as an investor at an early-stage life science VC in Seattle. He is also an active angel investor. In this episode, we talk about marketing paradigms in this new era of the creator economy. What are vibes when it comes to creating a brand, what does this all mean for the TikTok generation, dissecting interesting marketing frameworks to better understand what we’re seeing across social media, and much more. --------------------------------- GUEST: --------------------------------- Substack: Acorn & Pearl LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-che/ Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/raymondche_ --------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: --------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.ck.page/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: Apple Podcasts: RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/258746.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata --------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: --------------------------------- Get funded: https://metagrove.vc --------------------------------- ABOUT ME: --------------------------------- I'm an engineer, founder, and investor. I've worked across Silicon Valley with hundreds of founders and early-stage companies. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work alongside amazing founders and entrepreneurs. This channel is to help support the next generation of leaders. Argon Labs: https://argonlabs.xyz --------------------------------- AFFILIATES: ---------------------------------
Sun, December 31, 2023
#038: Chris Anselmo - Hello, Adversity: Building Resilience in a Challenging World
Chris Anselmo lives with an adult-onset neuromuscular disease called limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B. Chris is the author of a newsletter called ‘Hello, Adversity’, where he writes about what to do when adversity knocks. Every week, he shares tools and strategies to help cultivate resilience in everyday life, informed by his personal journey. In this episode expect to learn how Chris’ journey led him to start opening up about his personal story on adversity, strategies on how to deal with tough life moments, understanding what exactly is The Vise, how we shouldn’t shy away from life’s challenges, how founders and entrepreneurs can learn about resilience and much more… -------------------------------- TIMESTAMPS: -------------------------------- 00:00 Coming up 01:05 Chris' LGMD2B journey 08:14 Starting Hello, Adversity 11:24 Agency: Not playing the victim anymore 17:51 You are not alone 24:49 Strategies to cope with adversity 34:28 Panic attacks 43:03 Biggest lessons learnt 49:07 Future plans 54:25 Outro 55:20 Connecting with Chris -------------------------------- GUEST: -------------------------------- Substack: https://helloadversity.substack.com/ -------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.ck.page/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/258746.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata -------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: -------------------------------- Get funded: https://metagrove.vc/ --------------------------------- ABOUT ME: --------------------------------- I'm an engineer, founder, and investor. I've worked across Silicon Valley with hundreds of founders and early-stage companies. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work alongside amazing founders and entrepreneurs. This channel is to help support the next generation of leaders. -------------------------------- AFFILIATES: -------------------------------- Riverside: https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_2&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=theprompt Notion: https://affiliate.notion.so/the-prompt Notion AI: https://affiliate.notion.so/the-prompt-ai This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Sat, November 18, 2023
#037: Shawn Tsao (Caviar) - How we built and sold our $400M food delivery business
Shawn Tsao was the co-founder of Caviar. They sold it to Square for $100M. DoorDash then bought it from Square for $400M. In this episode, expect to learn how the idea of Caviar came from a failed business, their unique partnership strategy that allowed to scale fast, the interesting discovery that made their customers loyal, why he would do it all over again (with a few tweaks), how the Square acquisition went down and much more… TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Coming up 01:15 Starting a company out of college 04:34 The fall of Groupon and business failure 07:01 Being an accidental founder 10:27 The value of being able to sell 12:56 Being influenced by your environment 16:06 Starting Caviar 18:32 Lessons learnt 22:04 Partnership strategy 23:47 Marketing 25:34 Scaling 28:25 Recruiting 31:20 Competition 34:06 Height of Caviar 35:31 High Retention 38:07 Square takes notice 43:09 Selling to Square 46:12 Continuing to build 48:00 DoorDash steps in 49:04 Would you do it all again? 50:37 Would you change anything? 52:05 Mental health 54:44 What's happening now 56:12 Routine 57:05 Connecting with Shawn GUEST: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-tsao-9361142a/ CONNECT WITH ME: About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.ck.page/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/258746.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata FOR FOUNDERS: Get funded: https://metagrove.vc ABOUT ME: I'm an engineer, founder, and investor. I've worked across Silicon Valley with hundreds of founders and early-stage companies. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work alongside amazing founders and entrepreneurs. This channel is to help support the next generation of leaders. Argon Labs: https://argonlabs.xyz AFFILIATES: Riverside: https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_2&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=theprompt Notion: <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.notion.so/the-prompt" r
Fri, October 27, 2023
#036: Peter Buckingham (SambaNova) - Building our own AI chips, Going up against NVIDIA, the Future of AI, Silicon Valley, and Leadership
Peter Buckingham leads the software organization at SambaNova Systems. SambaNova produces accelerated solutions for AI. In this episode, expect to learn why Peter moved to Silicon Valley, how he managed to get his first job, why he’s now involved in building AI chips, what the future of AI looks like, the tug-of-war between open and closed source AI, the path towards technology leadership, how to hire strong engineers and much more… #ai #agi #leadership --------------------------------- TIMESTAMPS: --------------------------------- 00:00:00 Coming up 00:01:28 Peter's start in Silicon Valley 00:06:43 Job hunting in the Valley 00:13:09 How Silicon Valley has changed over 20 years 00:20:19 SambaNova 00:27:17 Going against NVIDIA 00:32:55 AI ecosystem 00:36:33 Doubling down on Gen AI 00:40:24 Open source vs. Closed source AI 00:46:09 Startups vs Scale-ups 00:56:42 Becoming a leader 01:03:31 Hiring great engineers 01:07:16 Recommended books/podcasts 01:11:34 Mental Models 01:13:41 Daily Routine 01:16:39 Connecting with Peter --------------------------------- GUEST: --------------------------------- Peter’s LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/fifors Peter’s Twitter: @pmb232 Fave Books: - The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz - High Output Management, Andy Grove --------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: --------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.ck.page/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/258746.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata --------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: --------------------------------- Get funded: https://metagrove.vc ---------------------------------- ABOUT ME: ---------------------------------- I'm an engineer, founder, and investor. I've worked across Silicon Valley with hundreds of founders and early-stage companies. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work alongside amazing founders and entrepreneurs. This channel is to help support the next generation of leaders. --------------------------------- AFFILIATES: --------------------------------- Riverside: https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_2&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=theprompt Notion: https://affiliate.notion.so/the-prompt Notion AI: https://affiliate.notion.so/the-prompt-ai This is a public episode. If you would like to
Fri, October 20, 2023
#035: A mental framework for making hard decisions
Instead of making decisions on gut feel all the time, here's one method and framework to help make tough and hard decisions easier for every aspect of your life, from deciding to start a business (startup), or moving jobs to relationships and personal growth. Learn how to break down the benefits and costs into worst-case, most likely, and best-case scenarios. This is the perfect video for those being faced with an important and potentially life-changing decision. #decision making #leadership #personal growth #mindset --------------------------------- TIMESTAMPS: --------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 01:04 High-level example decisions 02:15 Traditional: benefits / cost 03:07 Worst, most likely, best-case scenarios 03:47 Probabilities 04:36 Example: Moving Jobs 07:45 The Decision Algorithm --------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: --------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.ck.page/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/258746.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata --------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: --------------------------------- https://metagrove.vc/ ---------------------------------- ABOUT ME: ---------------------------------- I'm an engineer, founder, and investor. I've worked across Silicon Valley with hundreds of founders and early-stage companies. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work alongside amazing founders and entrepreneurs. This channel is to help support the next generation of leaders. --------------------------------- AFFILIATES: --------------------------------- Riverside: https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_2&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=theprompt This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Sat, October 14, 2023
#034: Zach Lawryk (Rippling, Slack) - Solutions Engineering: How to skyrocket your Startup
Zach is currently the Head of Solutions Engineering at Rippling. Previously, he was the VP of Solutions Engineering at Slack, and has led solutions engineering at Optimizely and Box. In this episode, expect to learn how startups can build out a solutions engineering team the right way, why the SE function is different to customer success and sales, the powerful and measurable benefits SE can have on a business, the impact AI will have on this space, the ups and downs of working with early-stage companies, advice for founders and people thinking about entering this field and much more… #startup #solutionsengineering #business --------------------------------- TIMESTAMPS: --------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 01:20 Solutions Engineering 101 03:10 Benefits of having SE in your organization 05:25 Differences between SE and non-SE organizations 07:36 Creating a SE pipeline and process 10:07 The benefits of ICP (Ideal Customer Profile) 14:13 How to build a strong SE team 16:50 Hiring great solution engineers 19:52 The ups and downs of a startup 22:35 Understanding Customer Success 27:06 Advice for founders 30:05 Impact of AI on the SE space 34:10 Recommended podcasts/books 35:47 Mental models/decision making 36:56 Daily Routine - selfcare 38:35 Connecting with Zach --------------------------------- GUEST: --------------------------------- Zach’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zlawryk/ Recommended Podcasts: Daily Rundown, Invest Like the Best Recommended Books: Going Infinite (FTX Scandal) --------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: --------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.ck.page/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/258746.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata --------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: --------------------------------- https://metagrove.vc/ ---------------------------------- ABOUT ME: ---------------------------------- I'm an engineer, founder, and investor. I've worked across Silicon Valley with hundreds of founders and early-stage companies. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work alongside amazing founders and entrepreneurs. This channel is to help support the next generation of leaders. --------------------------------- AFFILIATES: --------------------------------- Riverside: https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_2&utm_med
Thu, September 21, 2023
#033: Vatsal Bhardwaj - Why the Metaverse is only the Beginning
Vatsal have served as a product and engineering executive in creating operating systems, video games, virtual reality, and cloud services for the consumer (B2C) and businesses (B2B) customers at companies such as Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Zynga. The products he has created are used by billions of customers and have cumulatively generated 10s of billions of USD value. Learn how Vatsal entered the gaming industry, how Meta and Amazon think about gaming, the unique lessons gained from working at Oculus in the early days, the power of leadership and communication, advice for people wanting to pursue a career in gaming, how AI is going to disrupt the gaming sector and so much more… #gaming #metaverse #ai #gaming #metaverse #ai --------------------------------- TIMESTAMPS: --------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 01:25 Explaining the metaverse 07:11 Future of the metaverse 13:02 How Vatsal got into gaming 17:27 The growth of the gaming industry 19:38 Building a career in gaming 24:20 Engineering vs. Product Management 26:06 Early days of Oculus (Facebook) 32:11 Future of Oculus and the VR space 37:17 Apple vs. Meta 38:34 Amazon's journey into gaming 46:54 Unique career learnings from Meta and Amazon 52:15 Motivating teams towards ambitious goals 56:32 Generative AI 01:04:55 Advice for others 01:09:13 How to make hard decisions using mental models 01:13:30 Outro --------------------------------- GUEST: --------------------------------- Vatsal Bhardwaj (LinkedIn) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vatsal/ --------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: --------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.ck.page/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ X: https://twitter.com/barrywinata Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast... Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata --------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: --------------------------------- https://metagrove.vc/ ---------------------------------- ABOUT ME: ---------------------------------- I'm an engineer, founder, and investor. I've worked across Silicon Valley with hundreds of founders and early-stage companies. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work alongside amazing founders and entrepreneurs. This channel is to help support the next generation of leaders. --------------------------------- AFFILIATES: --------------------------------- Riverside: https://riverside.fm/?ut
Fri, September 15, 2023
#032: 10 Questions Every Founder Should Ask Before Starting a Company
This video covers the top 10 questions that I've received from aspiring founders looking to build their first company and how to do it properly. Building a company is hard stuff so these questions are aimed at helping entrepreneurs better understand what's required in building a business. #business #entrepreneurship #mindset --------------------------------- TIMESTAMPS: --------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 02:46 Juggling 9-5 full time work with building your business 07:48 Do I need to have a co-founder? 10:34 Should I fundraise? 12:30 What do I need to show investors? 14:41 Do I need to have a business plan? 16:29 How to stay consistent and disciplined? 18:45 How do I create a product customers want? 20:38 How do I minimize mistakes? 22:27 Building a product without technical skills 24:02 How to deal with my emotional state as a founder --------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: --------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.ck.page/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/ ... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP ... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast ... RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast ... Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata --------------------------------- FOR FOUNDERS: --------------------------------- https://metagrove.vc/ ---------------------------------- ABOUT ME: ---------------------------------- I'm an engineer, founder, and investor. I've worked across Silicon Valley with hundreds of founders and early-stage companies. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work alongside amazing founders and entrepreneurs. T
Sat, July 29, 2023
#031: Jennifer Garvey Berger - Mental Models for Effective Leadership in a Complex World
Jennifer is the CEO of Cultivating Leadership. She blends deep theoretical knowledge with a driving quest for practical ways to make leaders’ lives better. She speaks about leadership and complexity, coaches executives and executive teams, designs and teaches leadership programs. In this episode, expect to learn the mental models of highly effective leaders, why imposter syndrome is good thing, the importance of leadership in a complex world, why adult development theory is becoming more popular, how to deal with uncertainty, and much more… #leadership #complexity #mentalmodels #founders #startups GUEST LINKS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jgberger LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-garvey-berger-7b4a264/ IG: @jennifergarveyberger Changing on the Job: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804786968/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=farnamstreet-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0804786968&linkId=878ed44c986d1951ddae82c0035193e3 Simple Habits for complex times: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804799431/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=farnamstreet-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0804799431&linkId=b34259ca85f12f459b87963b6d075e0f CONNECT WITH ME: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episod
Wed, July 05, 2023
#030: Danny Ma - My journey from Data Scientist to building a personal brand, and 100K+ following
Danny is a data scientist, consultant, and educator with over 12 years of experience. Danny runs his Data With Danny education platform where he teaches fundamental data skills to over 3,000 students. He is a LinkedIn Top Voice, and a technical author and instructor at O’Reilly Media and LinkedIn Learning. In this episode expect to learn why data is becoming the new oil, the fundamentals of data science, the differences and similarities between data science and AI, how to build a strong personal brand, the value of being authentic, the power of dumb consistency, and much more… #datascience #creatoreconomy #ai #chatgpt GUEST LINKS: ============= Website: https://www.datawithdanny.com/ LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/datawithdanny/ CONNECT WITH ME: =================== LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/barrywinata Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata TIMESTAMPS: ============= TBD This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Wed, June 14, 2023
#029: Jessica Box – Scaling Linktree from 0 to 1 across Product and Growth, building teams, and leadership
Jessica is an award winning executive, advisor and board director with experience leading product, growth and insights in +1bn valued tech companies. With a passion for learning and an entrepreneurial spirit, Jessica has grown successful teams across agencies (partnering with Toyota, Slack, Visa), startup (Finch) and scale up (Linktree) as well as driving change for women in tech as MD of Girls in Tech Australia for 6 years. In this episode, expect to learn what it was like during the early days of Linktree, lessons learnt from scaling the company to a unicorn, her strategies for building effective product and growth teams, the models she uses for building effective teams, how her unique leadership gets the best out of her team and much more… #theprompt #entrepreneurship #leadership #technology #venturecapital GUEST LINKS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessicabox LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-box/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessicaboxx CONNECT WITH ME: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=63765b3eec1c437e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Wed, June 07, 2023
#028: Nazneen Rajani – Building GPT from scratch, Hugging Face, AGI, open source AI
Nazneen is a Research Lead at HuggingFace, a startup with a mission to democratize ML, leading the LLMs trained using RLHF direction. Before HF, she worked at Salesforce Research where she led a team of researchers focused on building robust natural language generation systems based on LLMs. Her expertise lies in training and evaluating LLMs, focusing on interpretability, robustness, factuality, and commonsense reasoning. She completed her Ph.D. in CS at UT-Austin. Nazneen has over 50 papers published at ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPs, and ICLR and has her research covered by Quanta magazine, VentureBeat, SiliconAngle, ZDNet, and Datanami. In this episode, expect to learn why open sourcing AI might be the future, what GPT actually stands for, how text tokenization actually works, how long it will take to get to AGI, the challenge with building effective AI models, advice for people getting into AI, and much more... #chatgpt #huggingface #openai GUEST LINKS: ————————— Website: https://www.nazneenrajani.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/nazneenrajani LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nazneenrajani/ CONNECT WITH ME: ———————————— LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/barrywinata Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata TIMESTAMPS: ———————————— (0:00) Intro (1:21) Nazneen's role at Hugging Face (5:29) What is Hugging Face? (10:05) Work culture at Hugging Face (14:44) Nazneen's journey into AI (19:10) The importance of learning AI fundamentals (21:21) The emergence of AI in India (23:27) Building AI models (26:47) The value of good model inputs (29:41) Model robustness <
Mon, May 29, 2023
#027: Liam Bolling – Life of a Google Product Manager, interview tips, the power of AI, and career growth
Liam Bolling is a Product Manager at Google (Maps). Previously, he co-founded the early version of Microsoft Viva as a Program Manager at Microsoft. Liam is also an active advisor, angel investor, and YouTuber where he teaches on product management and insights. In this episode, expect to learn about why product managers at Google are different, what to expect out of a product manager interview, how AI is playing a key role for the future of product management, what a day-to-day looks like for a product manager, and much more… #google #product #productmanagement GUEST LINKS: ————————— LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liambolling/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7A5kJMJTAQOax0Vjags5Dg CONNECT WITH ME: —————————————- LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: Apple Podcasts: RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata TIMESTAMPS: ————————— (0:00) Intro (1:04) Product Management fundamentals (3:41) Difference between startups and scaleups (6:54) Getting into product management (10:50) Being a PM at Google vs. other companies (13:19) Choosing a product to work on at Google (15:07) Typical day of a Google Product Manager (17:27) How to measure success on your product (21:09) Favorite product moments (30:49) The PM interview process (37:49) Interview Questions (43:31) Cross-functional learning (49:20) Career Pathways for PMs (51:03) Ways AI is helping Product Managers (58:36) Advice for aspiring PMs (1:04:03) Connecting with Liam (1:04:38) Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://bee
Mon, May 22, 2023
#026: Abby Davisson – The Art of Making Hard Decisions for Love and Money
Abby is a social innovation leader and career development expert. She has served as President of the Gap Foundation and co-founded the employee resource group for working parents at Gap Inc. She's a sought-after speaker and workshop leader on the topic of how to make money and love decisions Learn about why making hard decisions is difficult, especially when it involves love and money, how to overcome decision paralysis, the best way to have conversations with loved ones about big decisions, the long term downside of playing it safe, an effective decision making framework, and much more… #decisionmaking #risktaking #loveandmoney #productivity #motivation #leaderships GUEST LINKS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbydavisson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbydavisson/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/abby.davisson/ Website: https://www.abbydavisson.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Money-Love-Intelligent-Roadmap-Decisions/dp/0063117517 CONNECT WITH ME: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: Apple Podcasts: RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata TIMESTAMPS: ( 0:00 ) Intro ( 1:09 ) Why hard decisions are difficult ( 2:47 ) Making decisions between the head and the heart ( 7:05 ) The powerful link between love and money ( 10:08 ) Decision Paralysis ( 13:04 )
Fri, May 05, 2023
#025: Dean Rickles - Life is short, and why that’s a good thing for all of us
Dean is Professor of History and Philosophy of Modern Physics at the University of Sydney, where he also is a director of the Sydney Centre for Time. Specializing in quantum gravity, he has written several books in this area, including A Brief History of String Theory: From Dual Models to M-Theory , and Covered in Deep Mist: The Development of Quantum Gravity, 1916-1956 . Other recent books include Life is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making it More Meaningful and Dual-Aspect Monism and the Deep Structure of Meaning . In this episode, you’ll learn about why a short life is the best way to create a meaningful life, how the act of visualization can help manifest your future self, why a fulfilling life far outweighs a happy life, how quantum mechanics ties in with life’s choices, and much more. #philosophy #motivation #personalgrowth #podcast #mindset #growth #self improvement GUEST LINKS: Book: Life is Short - https://www.amazon.com/Life-Short-Appropriately-Making-Meaningful/dp/0691240590 Dean Rickles: https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/about/our-people/academic-staff/dean-rickles.html CONNECT WITH ME: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata Twitter: https://twitter.com/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=63765b3eec1c437e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro (02:11) What is the Centre for Time? (06:04) Does time even exist? (07:18) Applying Philosophy to Physics (11:55) Life is Short (14:41) The problem of unlimited choices (16:27) The provisional life (18:15) Why not maki
Wed, April 26, 2023
#024: Jacky Khuu - Startup failure, food delivery, being resilient, hard lessons, and trying again
Jacky Khuu was an early team member of DoorDash’s white-label delivery business in Australia. His passion for entrepreneurship led him to most recently co-founding Munchcart (now dissolved), a network of dark kitchens that helped restaurants expand into new areas without any rent or labour. The global logistics food delivery space has gone through massive reform over the past year with failed businesses, capital inefficiencies, and overfunding, especially during a volatile market. Munchcart was no exception to this, but unlike others, it was able to gracefully close its doors with honor and powerful lessons learnt. In this episode, expect to learn the biggest lessons from his startup failure, why the business model didn’t work, why walking away was the best option, how to build strong investor relationships and why it matters, the rewards and pains of building a company, the importance of resilience and much more… #founders #startups #entrepreneurship #motivation #leadership GUEST LINKS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackyKhuu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackykhuu/ Muchcart Postmortem: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zX5cWYPaiJW9KvjEQ50ZxP7qsgvN_QF8/view?usp=sharing CONNECT WITH ME: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) Intro (4:04) What happened to Munchcart? (7:09) The original idea and how it worked (13:01) Understanding the model (15:53) The unit economics (22:45) Lessons learned (30:02) Challenges of product-market fit (37:57) Dealing with low margins (42:01) Building a startup from scratch (52:28) The decision to shut down (1:04:22) Mental health (1:11:04) Becoming an entrepreneur (1:15:51) Advice for founders (1:20:29) Connecting with Jacky (1:21:35) Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus
Thu, April 20, 2023
#023: Arvid Kahl – Indie Hacking, Bootstrapping, Building in Public, Social Media
Arvid Kahl talks about starting and bootstrapping businesses, how to build an audience, and how to build in public. In this episode, expect to learn about why indie hacking has become so popular, what it means to be a bootstrapped founder, what “building in public” is all about, being an introverted founder, the ups and downs of building your own business, how to properly build a social media following, addressing mental health, and much more. #buildinpublic #indiehackers #twitter #socialmedia #growth GUEST LINKS: IG: https://www.instagram.com/arvidkahl/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvidkahl/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/ Website: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/ Podcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast/ NL: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletter/ CONNECT WITH ME: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Mon, April 10, 2023
#022: Neil Durrant – Become your true self, Nietzsche, Stoicism and the search for meaning
Neil Durrant is an Adjunct Fellow in the Philosophy Department at Macquarie University, with a research interest in applied ethics, specializing in Nietzsche studies, friendship and practical philosophy. Does Stoicism have a problem? Stoicism has been around for thousands of years, but does it still have a place in modern society? The study of Nietzsche might have some answers to these questions. In this conversation, expect to learn why Stoicism may be flawed in its teachings, how the teachings of Nietzsche might offer a tough love but effective solution to all of this, the power of self-awareness, how people can use these philosophies in your daily lives to deal with hard times, the true meaning of “God is dead”, and much more. #stoicism #nietzsche #meditations #mindset #personal #leadership #motivation GUEST LINKS: Twitter: @drneildurrant IG: @neildurrant LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-durrant-highered/ Article (3-reasons not to be a stoic): https://theconversation.com/3-reasons-not-to-be-a-stoic-but-try-nietzsche-instead-198307 CONNECT WITH ME: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Thu, April 06, 2023
#021: Adam Schwab - Luxury Escapes: Building an Iconic Travel Brand
Adam Schwab is the co-founder and CEO of Luxury Escapes. The largest luxury travel platform in Australia and they are growing like crazy. In this episode, we talk about Adam's early days and how the companies he built leaped frog him into what Luxury Escapes is today and the lessons learned along the way. We talk about exactly how the LE model works and why COVID was such a blessing in disguise for them given how hard the travel industry got hit. Also, we talk about the importance of trying, giving it your best shot even with overwhelming odds and why it's so important to potential success, understanding the mind of an entrepreneur, and much more. #travel #luxury #business #leadership #entrepreneurship GUEST LINKS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/lux_schwab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-schwab-64b439a Adam’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/adamschwab From Zero Podcast: https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/from-zero-with-adam-schwab CONNECT WITH ME: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=63765b3eec1c437e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Thu, March 30, 2023
#020: Anthony Vicino – From $80K in Debt to 7-figure multimillionaire through hyperfocus and mental models
Anthony Vicino is the founder of Invictus Capital and a multi-business creator and owner. He truly has a rags-to-riches story and in doing so has built very powerful and effective mental models, methods, systems, and processes that have contributed to his success. In this episode, we talk about his journey from being $80,000 in debt to building multiple 7-figure businesses, but more interestingly how he was able to do this by using some very key and important mental models, systems, and processes to get him there. We talk about Paul Graham’s maker vs manager schedule, the ICE model, getting into the flow state and being hyperfocused, building a second brain, priority management, the role that entropy plays in our lives, the symbolism of money, and much more. #productivity #mindset #growth #motivation GUEST LINKS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnthonyVicino YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AnthonyVicino IG: https://www.instagram.com/theanthonyvicino/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyvicino/ Website: https://anthonyvicino.com/ CONNECT WITH ME: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=63765b3eec1c437e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://beeslette
Tue, March 21, 2023
#019: Francisco Mendes – How to Deal with Tech Burnout
Francisco Vieria Mendes is the COO and Co-founder of Yerbo; a HR platform focused on building solutions that improve the well-being of organizations around mental health, productivity, culture, and happiness in the workplace. In this episode, we talk extensively about mental health and burnout especially in tech – what it actually means for us, ways we can identify if we’re suffering from burnout, solutions to dealing with it, the impacts of COVID, and also the fascinating insights they gained from their survey of thousands of tech workers around this important issue, and much more GUEST LINKS: Francisco’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/fvieiramendes Francisco’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franciscovmendes/ Yerbo website: https://methods.yerbo.co/ Burnout index: https://burnoutindex.yerbo.co/ CONNECT WITH ME: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=63765b3eec1c437e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Tue, March 14, 2023
#018: Mark Gainey – Strava: Scaling to 100M users, mindset, exercise and growth
Mark is currently Chairman and co-founder of Strava. He co-founded the company in 2009 with Michael Horvath. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco and supports customers in over 180 countries. In this episode, we discuss Strava’s origin story and how it got its name, we talk about the early days of the company and learn about their interesting growth strategy and how they got their first customers. Also, we speak about the founder mindset and what it takes to build an enduring company, the inch-wide-mile-deep strategy, effective daily routines, and much more! #startups #founders #leadership GUEST LINKS: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-gainey-b6536/ Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/10 CONNECT WITH ME: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=63765b3eec1c437e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Tue, February 28, 2023
#017: Ken Miller – Podcasting, AI, ChatGPT, Leadership, Learning, and Fathom
Ken Miller is the CTO and co-founder of Fathom; a AI podcasting platform focused on disrupting this ever growing space and why this is going to change the way we produce and consume content forever. In this episode, we discuss how artificial intelligence is impacting society. We discuss AI’s exponential progress, especially around chatGPT, the intersection of AI and podcasting, Fathom’s new Podium feature that is cutting podcast creation time in half, the interesting question of; “can AI create its own podcast content?”, we also discuss the proliferation of misinformation, but also on how to be a world-class CTO, inspiring the next generation of AI engineers and much more! #ai #podcasting #chatgpt #openai #spotify #apple #fathom GUEST LINKS: Ken’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kgmiller Ken’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/thetimeafternow Fathom.fm : https://fathom.fm/ Podium: https://podium.page CONNECT WITH ME: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=63765b3eec1c437e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata TIMESTAMPS: 00:41 - ChatGPT 06:48 - AI ethics in schools 10:02 - The "GPT" part in chatGPT 20:53 - Podcasting and AI 27:15 - Is Podium a game changer? 34:16 - The attention span of listeners 42:17 - AI misinformation 44:00 - Google search of podcasts 48:29 - Ken's startup journeuy 52:14 - Being a world-class CTO 01:05:47 - How to be an AI engineer 01:11:48 - AI's future impact on the world This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this
Wed, February 01, 2023
#016: Mia Nguyen – How to Fundraise for your First VC Fund the right way
Mia Nguyen is the Operating Principal at Four Cities Capital , an early-stage venture capital fund investing in Seed & Series A companies. In this episode, we discuss the strategies for emerging fund managers to build a venture fund. This includes advice on sourcing and connecting with Limited Partners (LPs), managing pipelines, what materials to prepare for LPs, and the importance of understanding venture math and crafting a differentiated story for prospective investors. We also navigated fundraising timelines and LP relationships, emphasizing the importance of leveraging existing personal connections, creating a sense of urgency to generate momentum and having good core foundational processes in place. Additionally, we talk about the similarities between venture capital and fundraising for a company and much more! #theprompt #investing #entrepreneurship #leadership #technology #venturecapital #emergingmanagers #fundraising #investorrelations #fourcitiescapital GUEST LINKS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/miaannguyen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mialilynguyen/ Medium: https://medium.com/@mialilynguyen CONNECT WITH ME: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=63765b3eec1c437e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinata TIMESTAMPS: 00:23 - Intro 01:08 - Fundraising Medium Article 04:05 - Fundraising 101 10:32 - When to approach an Limited Partner 16:31 - Cold vs. Warm LPs 20:22 - LP CRM Tools 25:23 - Fundraising for a company vs. fund 30:56 - The Archet
Thu, June 30, 2022
#15: How To Identify If A Startup is a Rocketship 🚀
In this episode, I talk about four key tips you can use to identify if a startup is worth investing in — these include, the Founders, Problem, Solution, and Timing (the FPTS method). We go into each tip in-depth and discuss why they’re important in evaluating a startup and its potential for success. PODCAST: — Podcast Website: http://barrywinata.com/podcast Pod Link: https://pod.link/prompt Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2TYmUu3 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mXIUSl Twitter: @PromptPodcast Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_mT ... RSS Feed: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast ... CONNECT WITH ME: — Twitter: @barrywinata Website: https://barrywinata.com Newsletter: Donate & Support: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barrywinata Metagrove Ventures: https://metagrove.vc TIMESTAMPS — 00:00 Intro 01:03 FPTS Method 02:03 The Founders 04:45 The Problem 06:10 The Solution 07:31 The Timing 10:08 Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Wed, June 15, 2022
#14: How One Company is Changing the $88 BILLION Pipe Sector | VAPAR
VAPAR is disrupting an $88 BILLION industry. In this episode, I speak with CTO and Co-founder of VAPAR; Michelle Aguilar on their origin story, what they’re building, and why it’s important. We also touch on this important disruption in such a traditional industry, and why change is needed especially using technology that can help decrease costs, reduce time and automate everything. https://vapar.co PODCAST: ***************** Podcast Website: http://barrywinata.com/podcast Pod Link: https://pod.link/prompt Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2TYmUu3 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mXIUSl Twitter: @PromptPodcast Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_mT. .. RSS Feed: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast. .. CONNECT WITH ME:***************** Twitter: @barrywinata Website: https://barrywinata.comDonate & Support: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa29kckY5ZnRoeWk2VWZWYVFHVXB0WmNqUEZld3xBQ3Jtc0tr
Fri, June 10, 2022
#13: How Founders Can Cold Call Investors The Right Way
In this episode, I showcase some tips and tricks founders (and non-founders) can use to reach out (cold) to others i.e. investors, customers, clients etc. that are effective. These tips include: medium, length, content, hype and a two-way street. I also demonstrate how to cold contact an investor through an example email, and how others can use this template for their own purposes. PODCAST: ***************** Podcast Website: http://barrywinata.com/podcast Pod Link: https://pod.link/prompt Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2TYmUu3 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mXIUSl Twitter: @PromptPodcast Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_mT. .. RSS Feed: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast. .. ***************** CONNECT WITH ME: Twitter: @barrywinata Website: https://barrywinata.comNewsletter : Donate & Support: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmJycTQ1eXR1WHZBOERGTFg3VlFrMWlXUXRfd3xBQ3Jtc0tsT2Q4RThfZ3BrZ1NDTGd6STZtMThUSnZnYjZQUEl6NVBPc2VYM3VLeDEwcVQtSkNzZTZ
Mon, September 20, 2021
#12: Kendrick Nguyen — Angel Investing for EVERYONE with Republic
Kendrick Nguyen is the CEO and Co-Founder of Republic — a crowd equity investing platform that is championing the retail revolution so that everyone can become an angel investor. Ken talks about why he left AngelList to build Republic and what drives his mission to democratize investing for the private markets. He also provides insights and anecdotes into some of the most notable investments across Republic, including Gumroad (Sahil Lavingia) and Backstage Capital (Arlan Hamilton).EPISODE: ***************** Follow Ken: https://twitter.com/kendrickesq Follow Republic: https://twitter.com/JoinRepublic https://republic.co/ PODCAST: ***************** YouTube: https://bit.ly/2PGPf9G Apple: https://apple.co/2TYmUu3 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mXIUSl Twitter: https://twitter.com/PromptPodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-prompt-podcast RSS Feed: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Podcast Website: http://barrywinata.com/podcast — Donate & Support: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Tue, August 24, 2021
#11: Simon Olson - Raising my own VC fund, Swedish Tech Mafia, and Startup Nation
Simon Olson is an early-stage VC but also the founder and General Partner of XY Ventures; a Swedish based VC firm that he founded from the ground the up to invest in early-stage startups with ties to Silicon Valley. In this episode, you'll get to learn about his journey of getting into VC, his secrets, how he raised his own fund completely from scratch and his lessons and tips for anyone interested breaking into Venture Capital themselves. And also, how founders on the other side of the table can make a lasting impression and get their company funded by VCs. We also talk about the tech ecosystem across Sweden, and how it's become the Silicon Valley of Europe and how other countries could learn from their technology policies to influence innovation and disruption. **************** EPISODE: Venture Fund: https://www.xyventures.vc/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonolson/ Twitter: @SimonOlsn — PODCAST: YouTube: https://bit.ly/2PGPf9G Apple: https://apple.co/2TYmUu3 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mXIUSl Twitter: https://twitter.com/PromptPodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-prompt-podcast RSS Feed: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Podcast Website: http://barrywinata.com/podcast — Donate & Support: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Fri, August 20, 2021
#10: Tim Fung - Airtasker, going IPO, and secrets to building a company
Tim Fung is CEO and Co-founder of Airtasker - the Australian founded company that provides an online and mobile marketplace enabling users to outsource their everyday tasks; whether it be cleaning your house, furniture assembly, house repairs, helping with your resume, and much more Founded in 2012, Tim has been instrumental in building his company from literally his apartment to a new publicly listed company as of March 2021. In our conversation, you'll hear about how Tim's journey from the suburbs to building his company, the ups and downs of being CEO and how others can follow in his footsteps as well. I hope you learn as much as I did and be inspired by his incredible founder story. PODCAST: YouTube: https://bit.ly/2PGPf9G Apple: https://apple.co/2TYmUu3 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mXIUSl Twitter: https://twitter.com/PromptPodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-prompt-podcast RSS Feed: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Website: http://barrywinata.com/podcast — Donate & Support: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barrywinata This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Tue, May 11, 2021
#9: Peter Bakker - Unhedged, Algo Trading & Beating Hedge Funds
Peter Bakker is the CEO and Co-Founder of Unhedged, an early-stage company developing a platform to place the power of the big banks into the hands of everyday investors using advanced algorithms. This is a disruptive space and will no doubt change the game for retail traders and investors. EPISODE: ***************** https://unhedged.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterbakker/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Sun, May 02, 2021
#8: Li Jiang - The ONE Blockchain To Rule Them All
Li Jiang is the COO of Harmony — a Silicon Valley startup building a next-generation blockchain & protocol to help bring together and help bridge the gap between other crypto-assets and potentially solving the elusive blockchain trilemma; and that's being fast, scalable and secure! This was a conversation with amazing insights into his crypto journey, forming bridges along the blockchain and some great knowledge bombs imparted by Li. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Thu, January 14, 2021
#7: Michael Suswal - Autonomous self-checkout is here!
Michael Suswal is the COO and co-founder of Standard Cognition, a retail based AI company based in San Francisco. They are building an autonomous self-checkout system for brick and mortar retailers with modem AI-powered computer vision technology. Just imagine, walking into a store, picking up whatever you want, then simply walking out. Think about not having to wait in the checkout line anymore, think about how more enjoyable your shopping experience will be. This technology has far reaching implications for not just retail, but other industries as well. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Thu, January 07, 2021
#6: Jemma Green - Power Distribution, Energy Harvesting and Blockchain
Jemma Green is the CEO and co-founder of Power Ledger. A company using blockchain to democratize the consumption and supply of electricity by helping people choose the energy they want to consume. They build software for clients and partners that allows the consumers and producers to track, trace and trade power - wherever it and whenever it is. Website: powerledger.io Whitepaper: https://www.powerledger.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/power-ledger-whitepaper.pdf Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemmagreen/?sh=358e134e2019 Twitter: @msjemmagreen This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Mon, December 14, 2020
#5: Jamie Burrows - The Revolution of Vertical Farming
Jamie Burrows is the CEO and founder of Vertical Future, a London based vertical farming startup focusing on developing solutions to help grow, manage, scale and optimize plant growth through indoor farming. With the world facing threats from climate change, a growth population and changing biodiversity it's important we find new and innovative ways to farm and harvest produce. We discuss everything from sensors, automation, data analytics to talking about the industry as a whole and the future ahead! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Mon, December 07, 2020
#4: Dave Dey - How Will Self-Driving Cars Talk to Pedestrians?
Debargha (Dave) Dey is a Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researcher at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. His current work involves investigating autonomous vehicle communications with external entities and other road users to enhance safety and promote an autonomous future. We talk about his work and his motivation for his research. Plus, we chat about the challenges and the future of self-driving cars and what it might mean for all of us to live in an autonomous world. ***************** EPISODE NOTES: Dave Dey (Twitter): @debardey Personal Website: https://debdey.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Mon, November 23, 2020
#3: Casey Bowman - How I Got Started in Bitcoin
Casey Bowman is a seasoned software engineer with deep experience in Bitcoin. He was one of the early adopters of the cryptocurrency back when it was new and experimental. His love of monetary theory and free markets back in graduate school inevitably led him down this path of learning, exploration and the pursuit of knowledge. Over the years, Casey's work and interest in engineering-economic systems is far-reaching, taking him from Silicon Valley to Wall Street and back. He is now a full-time Bitcoin engineer and host of the Los Gatos Reading group. My conversation with Casey was just a delight. We discussed everything from understanding Bitcoin for dummies, its journey so far and its potential future to talking about favorite programming languages and the power of learning. ***************** EPISODE NOTES: Casey Bowman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseybowman/ Reading List: https://bit.ly/32obQuK Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Los-Gatos-Rust... Hardware Wallets: https://trezor.io/ & https://www.ledger.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://promptpodcast.s
Mon, November 16, 2020
#2: Joel Chang - Building the Tesla of Electric Motorcycles
Joel is the COO and Co-Founder of Ion Mobility, a new-age Singaporean electric motorcycle company aimed at revolutionizing the motorcycle industry towards renewable energy and a sustainable future across South-East Asia. In our conversation, we talk about his journey into Ion Mobility and his story in wanting to create change and a brighter path for mobility. We chat about everything from market access, regulations and engineering to infrastructure and the company's roadmap. Along the way, we also talk about some key lessons from his experience and valuable messages for young and aspiring entrepreneurs. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com
Mon, November 16, 2020
#1: Natasha Baker - How I Started My Own Tech Company
Natasha is the Founder and CEO of SnapEDA, a Silicon Valley company developing a software as a service to better streamline electronic design and automation. Her company's product is currently trusted by over a million engineers around the world from companies like Amazon, Google, Nike, Adidas, Samsung, and many more. In our chat, we talk about how she founded the company and her journey from an engineer to becoming founder and CEO, talking about her challenges and triumphs. Our conversation also ventured down paths from fear conquering and overcoming mental barriers to talking about women in tech and work-life balance. It was a fascinating conversation and I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com

The Prompt

Why the Internet is Running Out of Energy. Understanding the AI Energy Crisis

Sovereign Wealth Funds, Explained. And Why The US Want to Build One of Its Own

This one hit home hard! Why every startup founder should listen to this before starting a business

Is AI Making the Internet Useless?

The story behind DeepSeek (plain and simple - no fluff!)

Project Stargate - Is this what AI Supremacy looks like?

Why Meta is Building an AI Software Engineer

The TikTok Ban Dilemma Simplified in 13 minutes | Musings #5

The Biggest 2025 AI Predictions: AI will go through a huge upgrade | Musings #4

Understanding Willow: Google’s Crazy Quantum Chip | Musings #3

Distribution: I studied 1000+ pitch decks, I found something interesting….| Musings #2

Train Your Brain to Work Creatively with ChatGPT | Musings #1

#40: Peter Buckingham - Competing with NVIDIA, AI chips, and building high-performing teams

#039: Ray Che - Gen Z Vibes, Millennial Marketing, and the Creator Economy

#038: Chris Anselmo - Hello, Adversity: Building Resilience in a Challenging World

#037: Shawn Tsao (Caviar) - How we built and sold our $400M food delivery business

#036: Peter Buckingham (SambaNova) - Building our own AI chips, Going up against NVIDIA, the Future of AI, Silicon Valley, and Leadership

#035: A mental framework for making hard decisions

#034: Zach Lawryk (Rippling, Slack) - Solutions Engineering: How to skyrocket your Startup

#033: Vatsal Bhardwaj - Why the Metaverse is only the Beginning

#032: 10 Questions Every Founder Should Ask Before Starting a Company

#031: Jennifer Garvey Berger - Mental Models for Effective Leadership in a Complex World

#030: Danny Ma - My journey from Data Scientist to building a personal brand, and 100K+ following

#029: Jessica Box – Scaling Linktree from 0 to 1 across Product and Growth, building teams, and leadership

#028: Nazneen Rajani – Building GPT from scratch, Hugging Face, AGI, open source AI

#027: Liam Bolling – Life of a Google Product Manager, interview tips, the power of AI, and career growth

#026: Abby Davisson – The Art of Making Hard Decisions for Love and Money

#025: Dean Rickles - Life is short, and why that’s a good thing for all of us

#024: Jacky Khuu - Startup failure, food delivery, being resilient, hard lessons, and trying again

#023: Arvid Kahl – Indie Hacking, Bootstrapping, Building in Public, Social Media

#022: Neil Durrant – Become your true self, Nietzsche, Stoicism and the search for meaning

#021: Adam Schwab - Luxury Escapes: Building an Iconic Travel Brand

#020: Anthony Vicino – From $80K in Debt to 7-figure multimillionaire through hyperfocus and mental models

#019: Francisco Mendes – How to Deal with Tech Burnout

#018: Mark Gainey – Strava: Scaling to 100M users, mindset, exercise and growth

#017: Ken Miller – Podcasting, AI, ChatGPT, Leadership, Learning, and Fathom

#016: Mia Nguyen – How to Fundraise for your First VC Fund the right way

#15: How To Identify If A Startup is a Rocketship 🚀

#14: How One Company is Changing the $88 BILLION Pipe Sector | VAPAR

#13: How Founders Can Cold Call Investors The Right Way

#12: Kendrick Nguyen — Angel Investing for EVERYONE with Republic

#11: Simon Olson - Raising my own VC fund, Swedish Tech Mafia, and Startup Nation

#10: Tim Fung - Airtasker, going IPO, and secrets to building a company

#9: Peter Bakker - Unhedged, Algo Trading & Beating Hedge Funds

#8: Li Jiang - The ONE Blockchain To Rule Them All

#7: Michael Suswal - Autonomous self-checkout is here!

#6: Jemma Green - Power Distribution, Energy Harvesting and Blockchain

#5: Jamie Burrows - The Revolution of Vertical Farming

#4: Dave Dey - How Will Self-Driving Cars Talk to Pedestrians?

#3: Casey Bowman - How I Got Started in Bitcoin

#2: Joel Chang - Building the Tesla of Electric Motorcycles

#1: Natasha Baker - How I Started My Own Tech Company