Jul 29, 2026

Alexandr Wang: From Los Alamos to Superintelligence

Alexandr Wang discusses his journey from Scale AI to Meta's superintelligence lab, emphasizing the importance of conviction, systems thinking, and identifying exponential growth opportunities in AI. He highlights Meta's vision for 'personal superintelligence,' the strategic role of open-source and affordable models, and the immense potential of agentic looping for driving innovation and outcompeting incumbents. His core advice for young entrepreneurs is to develop an unshakeable internal compass for the future, embracing vision and ambition as the new scarce resources.

Jul 28, 2026

Sam Altman: "Never a Better Time to Do a Startup"

Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, reflects on the evolution of startups from YC's first batch to the current AI-driven era. He discusses the unprecedented opportunities for ambitious founders, the critical role of startups in distributing AI's power, the importance of conviction against conventional wisdom, and the rapid advancements in AI models, while also addressing safety concerns and envisioning an optimistic future for human agency.

Jun 25, 2026

Zynga Founder: Consumer Is Not Investible Right Now - Thats Why You Should Build It

Mark Pincus, founder of Zynga, discusses the product philosophy behind "Life at the Speed of Play," focusing on consumer innovation in the AI age. He introduces the "Proven, Better, New" framework, shares insights on founder mode, and predicts a future where "intelligence on tap" driven by free AI compute will unlock unprecedented opportunities for new "internet treasures," despite current investor skepticism in the consumer space.

Apr 20, 2026

The New Application Layer - Malte Ubl, CTO Vercel

Malte Ubl, CTO of Vercel, posits that AI engineering is the successor to web development, arguing that AI agents will expand, not shrink, the software market. He explores practical agent archetypes being built today and discusses the profound shift required in infrastructure and security as agents become both the builders and primary users of software, concluding that the true innovation and value will lie in the application layer built by AI engineers, independent of the commoditizing foundational models.

Jan 27, 2026

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.

Oct 23, 2025

No Priors Ep. 137 | With Warp Co-Founder & CEO Zach Lloyd

Warp CEO Zach Lloyd discusses the evolution of the developer terminal into an agentic platform, the shift from manual coding to a future of automated development, and the philosophical questions surrounding AI intelligence versus consciousness.