Sep 17, 2026

Databricks’ Ali Ghodsi Never Wanted to Be CEO. Now He’s Among the Best

Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks, shares his unconventional rise to leadership, his unique CEO playbook centered on extreme focus on bottlenecks, and how he built Databricks' commercial engine. He details the strategy against Snowflake, the controversial creation of the Lakehouse category, and his views on conflict-averse leadership. Ghodsi also discusses AI's impact on enterprise and organizational design, offering insights from his personal coding experience and operating system.

Sep 16, 2026

AI Tech Stack | The Founders and Builders Architecting Product Market Fit | Creator's Cut | 2026 |4K

This panel discussion explores the evolving AI tech stack and its impact on product-market fit, ethical governance, and business transformation. Experts from Humana, Catenate, In-Telecom, and Spacer AI explain how AI-powered prompts are replacing static dashboards, detail multi-model API strategies for cost efficiency, and delve into the critical role of human-in-the-loop oversight for autonomous agents to ensure data security and responsible AI deployment. They emphasize that true value lies in domain expertise and solving real-world pain points, not just building 'shiny toys'.

Aug 27, 2026

Inside Cursor: The Anatomy of a Generational Startup

A deep dive into Cursor's journey, highlighting their contrarian bets on the human-AI interface over foundation models, their decision to fork VS Code, and their unwavering resilience against tech giants. The discussion covers their rapid product evolution, innovative hiring strategies, and a unique culture of craftsmanship and disciplined focus that enabled them to thrive in the competitive AI coding market.

Aug 26, 2026

The State of AI: Models, Moats, and the Consumer Renaissance

Anish Acharya and Jen Kha delve into the evolving AI landscape, dissecting the model layer with its emerging multiple winners and the strategic choice between frontier and open-weight models. They explore how the application layer captures value through model aggregation and specialization, ultimately ushering in a renaissance for consumer AI with personal agents, coding tools, and new economic models, urging founders to think big.

Aug 14, 2026

Building And Structuring An AI Native Company

Tom Blomfield of Y Combinator discusses the paradigm shift towards AI-native companies, moving beyond traditional human-centric hierarchies. He introduces the concept of self-improving AI loops—where systems continuously learn and evolve without human intervention—and illustrates this with examples like YC's self-healing data agents and living user manuals. Blomfield explores the vision of 'AI employees with VMs' leading to a 'company brain,' where humans transition to the 'edge' for intuition and real-world interaction. He concludes with practical advice for founders: prioritize token burn over headcount, ensure all data is AI-legible, and leverage AI for strategic simulations like investor calls.

Jul 31, 2026

Patrick Collison: "What If You Succeed?"

Patrick Collison, co-founder of Stripe, discusses the enduring value of human cognitive abilities in the age of AI, shares his unique perspective on dropping out of college, and explains Stripe's unconventional launch strategy. He critically examines the "lean startup" methodology in an AI-driven world and highlights how Stripe's data indicates an unprecedented boom in new businesses, faster growth, and a decentralized, prosperous future, challenging common fears about AI's centralizing impact.