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How To Pick A Startup Idea

How To Pick A Startup Idea

Jon Xu, a YC General Partner, argues against the "perfect idea" trap and juggling multiple startup concepts. He advocates for founders to commit deeply to a single idea, immersing themselves in customer problems to the point of understanding their business intimately. This approach, especially vital in the AI era, involves building at the frontier of technology, verticalizing to own outcomes, and aiming for the most ambitious version of a solution, ultimately yielding invaluable insights and potential for pivot, even if the initial idea doesn't succeed.

OpenAI's Greg Brockman: Why Human Attention Is the New BottleneckOpenAI's

OpenAI's Greg Brockman: Why Human Attention Is the New BottleneckOpenAI's

Greg Brockman, co-founder and president of OpenAI, discusses the company's insatiable need for compute, the state of scaling laws, and the belief that we are 80% of the way to AGI. He explores how agentic coding tools are transforming software development, the emerging role of human attention as the ultimate bottleneck, and the future of AI in pushing scientific frontiers.

The AI Space Podcast-Live!: 2026 AI Market Outlook & Playbook | Panel Discussion + Q&A | Dallas, TX

The AI Space Podcast-Live!: 2026 AI Market Outlook & Playbook | Panel Discussion + Q&A | Dallas, TX

In this live podcast episode, a panel of AI founders and investors unpacks the '2026 AI Market Outlook & Playbook.' They share practical strategies for startups to achieve real-world traction, focusing on the shift from experimental AI to outcome-driven agentic systems. Key topics include building multimodal experiences, the importance of a proprietary 'validation layer,' mastering customer pain points for growth, and the ethical responsibility of building the next generation of AI.

OpenAI Town Hall with Sam Altman

OpenAI Town Hall with Sam Altman

Sam Altman discusses the future of AI, covering the evolution of software engineering, the challenges for AI startups, the roadmap for model capabilities and costs, and the broader societal impacts on economics, security, and education.

How To Be Contrarian — And Right

How To Be Contrarian — And Right

Garry, Harj, Jared, and Diana discuss why founders should pursue contrarian ideas in a crowded AI market. They analyze how companies like Uber, Coinbase, and Flock Safety found massive success by tackling non-obvious, legally ambiguous, or seemingly impossible problems that others ignored.

No Priors Ep. 135 | With Humans& Founder Eric Zelikman

No Priors Ep. 135 | With Humans& Founder Eric Zelikman

Eric Zelikman, formerly of Stanford and xAI, discusses his research on AI reasoning (STaR, Q-STaR) and introduces his new venture, humans&. He argues for a paradigm shift from building AI with pure IQ to AI with EQ, focusing on long-term memory, human collaboration, and empowering users to achieve their full potential.