AI + Robots, YC Preview & Why the Cool Kids Keep Picking on Tech
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Episode 1: AI + Robots, YC Preview, and Why the Cool Kids Keep Picking on Tech
In this week’s episode of the Newcomer Podcast, hosts Eric Newcomer and Madeline Renbarger discuss three top venture capital deals, including World Labs and delivery startup Flink. They also wade into Y Combinator’s upcoming Demo Day, highlighting trends in defense tech and the implications of AI’s power consumption.
The conversation touches on Runway’s licensing deal with Lionsgate and concludes with an examination of John Mulaney’s performance at Dreamforce.
Chapters
* 00:00 World Labs: A New Era in AI Robotics
* 05:10 The Rise and Fall of Delivery Startups
* 09:19 Y Combinator’s Demo Day
* 11:46 Defense Tech
* 20:09 Powering AI: The Nuclear Debate
* 24:24 Runway’s Licensing Deal
* 28:02 John Mulaney’s Roast
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