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Navigating the AI Boom | Startup Finance Basics w/ Kruze's Scott Orn


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Todays show:

Kruze’s Scott Orn joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Finance Basics! In this episode, they break down the unique aspects and dynamics of the current AI boom, contrasting AI startup revenue, costs, and growth rates with traditional SaaS models (4:11). They also dive into AI tools' impact on productivity and labor efficiency (8:12), the accounting challenges and operational issues AI startups face (14:27), and more!

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Kruze COO, Scott Orn, joins Jason

(1:06) Unique aspects and dynamics of the current AI boom
(4:11) AI startup revenue, costs, and growth rates vs traditional SaaS
(8:12) AI tools and their impact on productivity and labor efficiency
(14:27) Accounting challenges and operational issues in AI startups

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