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(0:00) Introduction and discussion on current market trends


(3:12) Main topic: AI and its recent surge in venture capital investing


(14:04) Discussion on the potential issues in AI companies


(25:00) Analysis of public software valuations and their implications


(33:01) Future of investing in tech companies


(38:27) State of startups and challenges in raising capital


(46:37) Comparing the 1999 bubble to the current economic situation


(54:45) Analyzing Javier Milei's Speech at Davos


(1:01:20) Historical examples of the effects of open and closed economies


(1:09:09) Conclusion and farewell


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The acceleration of global GDP per capita over centuries highlights the impact of free market capitalism and innovation on human prosperity.
Venture capital investing and the tech industry play a significant role in driving progress and economic growth through fostering innovation and risk-taking by entrepreneurs.
The current venture capital correction and its impact on startups emphasize the importance of adjusting to market realities, such as valuation and capital availability, for long-term success.

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Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, they discuss OpenAI ChatGPT-4o, Astra, Consumer AI, Enterprise AI, China Tariffs, Trade Regulation, the tech markets, and more. Enjoy another episode of Bg2.


Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:40) Open AI Launches GPT-4 Omni
(10:29) Chat GPT-4o Benchmarks
(14:11) Voice as the New GUI
(20:01) Breakout Power of ChatGPT
(22:09) Consumer AI vs Enterprise AI Landscape
(27:51) AI Disruption
(35:45) Regulation & Industrial Policy
(43:47) China Tariffs
(53:15) Tech Market Check


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Ep9. GPT-4o, Astra, Multi Modal, China Tariffs, Tech Earnings | BG2 with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, joined by Sunny Madra (Head of Groq Cloud) they discuss AI Models, Data Scaling, Enterpise AI, Personal AI, the tech markets, and more. Enjoy another episode of Bg2.


Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:10) $META Llama 3
(20:40) Enterprise AI
(36:50) Personal AI
(50:07) $TSLA Earnings Call & Rideshare
(52:10) Tech Check


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Ep8. AI Models, Data Scaling, Enterprise & Personal AI | BG2 with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, they discuss The Great IPO Debate, Tesla Robotaxi vs. Uber, and a Tech Check. Enjoy another episode of Bg2.


Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction + Eclipse
(01:56) The Great IPO Debate
(41:33) Tesla Robotaxi vs. Uber
(01:10:27) Market Check


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Ep7. The Great IPO Debate, Tesla Robotaxi vs. Uber, & Tech Check | BG2 with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, they discuss the challenge of forecasting the AI Supercycle, Stargate and the massive AI supercomputer build out,  AI demand overhyped or underhyped, and current market valuations. Enjoy another episode of Bg2.


Timestamps:
(0:00) Intro
(2:49) Demand for Compute Is Virtually Unlimited
(27:53) Everywhere we Look we are building more and bigger Supercomputers 
(35:49) The AI Induced Power Gap & The Need for Nuclear
(50:21) Valuations / Market Check


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Shownotes:
What's next for AI agents ft. LangChain's Harrison Chase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBBe1pk8hf4
Tesla FSD Model 12: https://twitter.com/bg2pod/status/1769378291658666226?s=46&t;=tiuRwY6s_lj81akJSCmJkw
Sam Altman: OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, Board Saga, Elon Musk, Ilya, Power & AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #419: Sam Altman: OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, Board Saga, Elon Musk, Ilya, Power & AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #419
OpenAI CEO on GPT-4 vs GPT-5 | Sam Altman and Lex Fridman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJEC0aAjRJE 
Jevons Paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox 
MSFT and OpenAI $100bn supercomputer project: https://twitter.com/theinformation/status/1773798028907811059?s=20
Biden administration on how to generate more electricity to meet massive demand for AI computing: https://twitter.com/axios/status/1774758834952659223?s=20 
Nuclear reactors planned and proposed: https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide.aspx 
U.S. approves $1.5bn loan to restart Michigan nuclear plant: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/business/energy-environment/holtec-palisades-nuclear-plant-loan.html 
Josh Wolfe’s talk to Congress: https://twitter.com/wolfejosh/status/1685323817521139712 
Our World in Data - cleanest and safest sources of energy: https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy 
How Regulation killed Supersonic: https://www.heritage.org/transportation/commentary/its-time-let-supersonic-flight-soar-again
Natural gas is stronger in the U.S.: https://www.iea.org/commentaries/natural-gas-is-now-stronger-than-ever-in-the-united-states-power-sector 
Baseload in the U.S. has been flat for many years: https://energytransition.nema.org/baseload-generation/ 
Amazon goes nuclear: https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/04/amazon_acquires_cumulus_nuclear_datacenter/ 
I-95 Bridge reopened in 12 days: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-28/resurrection-of-i-95-in-just-two-weeks-is-dubbed-small-miracle?embedded-checkout=true 
SF cleaned up in a week: https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/sanfran-s-mean-streets-become-clean-streets-for-biden-xi-and-co-20231116-p5ekd0.html 
Texas trumps California as key US energy transition driver:https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/texas-trumps-california-key-us-energy-transition-driver-2023-05-04/ 
Brad’s tweet on CT scan: https://twitter.com/altcap/status/1774919531414368402?s=20
Americans favor more nuclear energy: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/18/growing-share-of-americans-favor-more-nuclear-power/ 
Producing new nuclear plants have gone down in France and up in the U.S. tweet: https://twitter.com/cremieuxrecueil/status/1773221106591166946?s=46&t;=832RL3Gm0XtyDEuhy-Gkzg 
GenAI company revenue multiples tweet: https://twitter.com/asanwal/status/1772821841578754492?s=46&t;=832RL3Gm0XtyDEuhy-Gkzg 
Gurley’s tweet on 60x reduction from top model: https://twitter.com/bgurley/status/1774896120310686003?s=20 
Congress provides record funding for fusion energy:https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/congress-provides-record-funding-for-fusion-energy/ 

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Ep6. AI Demand / Supply - Models, Agents, the $2T Compute Build Out, Need for More Nuclear & More

Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, joined by Bob Mylod, (Chair of Board, Bookings.com & Managing Partner of Annox Capital) they discuss stock compensation, Google Gemini / Apple, TikTok US & the New AI Cold War, MSFT / Inflection & VC Valuations for LLM’s. Enjoy another episode of Bg2.


Timestamps:
(0:00) Intro 
(2:07) Bob Mylod | Stock-Based Compensation
(58:03) Apple's Potential Partnership with Google on AI
(1:04:00) Tiktok The Future of TikTok in the US
(01:12:34) Microsoft's Acquisition of Inflection
(01:18:06) The Durability of LLM Business Models


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Shownotes: 
Bookings 2023 Notice of Annual Stockholders’ Meeting and Proxy Statement June 2023 (page 63 for Stock-Based Compensation Expense as a % of net cash provided by operating activities) https://bit.ly/3ISIauw
Michael Mauboussin - Stock-Based Compensation Paper: https://mgstn.ly/4cshBKn
Tom Hearden Tweet: https://bit.ly/4cqCoxQApoorv 
Agarwal Tweet: https://bit.ly/3VumL2G

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