John Grange, Co-Founder of Move Venture Capital and CTO of OpsCompass, joins us from Omaha, Nebraska to unpack what AI is really changing — and what it’s quietly breaking.

From the collapse of digital trust in a world of deepfakes to the hype around AI agents and “GPT wrappers,” John brings the perspective of a technical founder turned investor. We dig into why value creation matters more than ever, why compliance doesn’t equal security, and how AI is lowering the cost of building — and attacking — software systems.

We also explore the harder questions:

• Are we headed toward an era where nobody believes what they see?
• Does AI amplify existing cybersecurity weaknesses?
• Is regulation the solution — or a competitive liability?
• And in a world where technology is commoditized, what’s the real moat left for startups?

This episode connects venture capital, cloud security, AI infrastructure, social media’s psychological impact, and the future of trust into one central theme: AI is accelerating everything — including our mistakes.

If you care about startups, cybersecurity, infrastructure, or the societal consequences of AI, this conversation goes well beyond the buzzwords.

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