Welcome to the Innovator Coffee, a podcast that bridges the gap between people and the world of AI and innovation. Follow us to explore the top AI applications, ecosystem insights, and the emerging trends.

This podcast episode features Chris Yeh, a managing partner at Blitzscaling Ventures, Lecture at Stanford with Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn Founder) and co-author of the NewYork Times bestselling book, who shares insights on his career journey, from startup founder to venture capitalist. He discusses pivotal moments like starting Ustream, becoming an author, and launching his venture fund during the pandemic. Yeh offers advice for AI entrepreneurs, emphasizing the importance of market selection, network effects, and effective fundraising. 

The conversation explores his investment philosophy, views on international expansion for startups, and perspectives on the future impact of AI, including its role in education and the rise of multimodal AI agents. Ultimately, Yeh provides guidance on navigating different stages of company growth and maintaining an open mindset in a rapidly evolving world.

Here is a high-level summary of the entire "Innovator Coffee" podcast with Chris Yeh, with 8 sections and corresponding timestamps:

• Introduction to Innovator Coffee and Chris Yeh's Background (0:02-1:11)
• Key Memorable Career Transitions and Motivations (1:53-5:15)
• The Shift to Venture Capital and Successful Pandemic Fundraising (8:30-12:37)
• Three regrets, "Blitzscaling" Principles for AI, and Startup Evaluation (12:37-18:17)
• Competitive Advantages, Storytelling, and Achieving Sustained Growth (15:53-26:50)
• Company Scaling, Global Expansion, and the Role of Data (26:50-34:47)
• The Future of AI, Enabling Creativity, and Recommended Resources (29:56-38:55)
• Life Philosophies, Educating the Next Generation in the AI Age, and Staying Open to New Ideas (38:58-57:40)

Hosts quick bio:

Tom Kong

*Stanford EE alumni,

*Founder@ Stanford AGI Adventist Community (10K+ members so far from top VC, Engineers, startups from Silicon Valley )

*AI Lecturer, a serial entrepreneur in media and data. Advisor @ techtimes.com

*AI deployment for 8 years, with NLP and recent LLMs (RAG, Agent, Diffusion)

Wickey Wang

*BYU &SCU alumni, 

*IT Security Compliance/Auditor & CSTU Faculty

*Growth fund VC advisor and Angel Investor with cybersecurity and AI focus

*GAI Security book co-author

Questions, Suggestions, Feedback and Comments? You can find us in LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wickey-wang-cisa-six-sigma-green-belt-2aaa913

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaskong/

Welcome to the Innovator Coffee, a podcast that bridges the gap between people and the world of AI and innovation. We're Tom and Wickey. Follow us to explore the top AI applications, ecosystem insights, and the emerging trends.

This podcast episode features Yatir Saperstein, CEO of Avo, discussing his company's AI-powered clinical tools designed to support clinicians at the point of care. Yatir, a physician from a family of doctors, explains his motivation stemmed from a desire to improve both clinical decision-making and clinician well-being. The discussion also covers Saperstein's entrepreneurial journey, including his transition from non-profits, fundraising experiences, sales strategies, and the importance of networking.

Here is a summarized version of each section of the podcast with timestamps, with a total of fewer than 8 sections:

* Introduction to Yatir and Avo (00:02-01:11)

* Avo's Clinical Support Tools (01:11-04:32)

* From Medicine to Entrepreneurship (04:32-07:04)

* Making the Decision to Become an Entrepreneur (07:04-09:36)

* Balancing Entrepreneurship with Residency (09:36-12:10)

* Building the Company (12:10-17:56)

* Funding and Business Model (17:56-22:22)

* Insights on Nvidia accelerator and the importance of the networking (22:22-44:24)

Hosts quick bio:

Tom Kong

*Stanford EE alumni,

*Founder@ Stanford AGI Adventist Community (10K+ members so far from top VC, Engineers, startups from Silicon Valley )

*AI Lecturer, a serial entrepreneur in media and data. Advisor @ techtimes.com

*AI deployment for 8 years, with NLP and recent LLMs (RAG, Agent, Diffusion)

Wickey Wang

*BYU alumni and SCU CAAP alumni

*IT Security Compliance/Auditor & CSTU Faculty

*Growth fund VC advisor and Angel Investor with cybersecurity and AI focus

*Cofounder@SafenAI (NGO)

*GAI Security book co-author 

Thanks for Shiqin Xu from Stanford Medical School to provide the expertise support!

Questions, Suggestions, Feedback and Comments? You can find us in LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wickey-wang-cisa-six-sigma-green-belt-2aaa913

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaskong/

Welcome to the Innovator Coffee, a podcast that bridges the gap between people and the world of AI and innovation. We're Tom and Wickey. Follow us to explore the top AI applications, ecosystem insights, and the emerging trends.This podcast episode features a conversation with Xiaoyin Qu, founder of HeyBoss.xyz, AI engineer for people who don't code, backed by OpenAI. Previously she founded heeyo.ai(AI companion for kids) and Run The World, a leading virtual events platform(exited), which was funded by a16z and Founders Fund. Heyboss:https://www.heyboss.xyz/She dropped out of Stanford’s MBA program before starting companies. Previously, she was a senior PM at Facebook and Instagram and led marketing at Atlassian. She was named Top 100 Female Founder 100 by Inc Magazine and Forbes 30 under 30.Here is a summary of each section with timestamps:

• Introduction (0:00 -1:04)
• Xiaoyin's Startup efforts, and perspective for AI Engineering (1:05 -5:02)
• Challenges in AI startups (5:03 -6:47)
• How to establish Founding team (6:48 -8:42)
• Xiaoyin's view on qualities of entrepreneur and how to build AI product (8:43 -17:25)
• Other Advice for Innovators in AI Healthcare (17:26-24:15)

Hosts quick bio:Tom Kong*Stanford EE alumni,*Founder@ Stanford AGI Adventist Community (10K+ members so far from top VC, Engineers, startups from Silicon Valley )*AI Lecturer, a serial entrepreneur in media and data. Advisor @ techtimes.com*AI deployment for 8 years, with NLP and recent LLMs (RAG, Agent, Diffusion)Wickey Wang*BYU alumni and SCU CAAP alumni*IT Security Compliance/Auditor & CSTU Faculty*Growth fund VC advisor and Angel Investor with cybersecurity and AI focus*Cofounder@SafenAI (NGO)*GAI Security book co-author Questions, Suggestions, Feedback and Comments? You can find us in LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/wickey-wang-cisa-six-sigma-green-belt-2aaa913/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaskong/

Welcome to the Innovator Coffee, a podcast that bridges the gap between people and the world of AI and innovation. We're Tom and Wickey. Follow us to explore the top AI applications, ecosystem insights, and the emerging trends.

This podcast episode features a conversation with Spencer, a venture capitalist specializing in health tech, who discusses the AI healthcare landscape. He describes the challenges and opportunities in the field, including lengthy sales cycles and data privacy concerns. Spencer shares his investment criteria, emphasizing strong teams and viable business models. He also highlights successful and unsuccessful investment examples, differentiating between products that are "good for patients" and those that are also "good for investors." Finally, he offers advice for entrepreneurs entering the AI healthcare space.

Spencer Greene Bio: Managing Partner at TSVC, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm focused on deep tech, health tech, and the data economy. Spencer leads the firm’s health tech practice. He has a master's in engineering from Stanford University and has experience as a founder of two acquired startups, an executive in several acquired companies, and an angel investor for over 15 years.

Here is a summary of each section with timestamps:

Hosts quick bio:

Tom Kong

*Stanford EE alumni,

*Founder@ Stanford AGI Adventist Community (10K+ members so far from top VC, Engineers, startups from Silicon Valley )

*AI Lecturer, a serial entrepreneur in media and data. Advisor @ techtimes.com

*AI deployment for 8 years, with NLP and recent LLMs (RAG, Agent, Diffusion)

Wickey Wang

*BYU alumni and SCU CAAP alumni

*IT Security Compliance/Auditor & CSTU Faculty

*Growth fund VC advisor and Angel Investor with cybersecurity and AI focus

*Cofounder@SafenAI (NGO)

*GAI Security book co-author 

Questions, Suggestions, Feedback and Comments? You can find us in LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wickey-wang-cisa-six-sigma-green-belt-2aaa913

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaskong/