Today’s show:

*How many weirdly circular mega-deals is OpenAI going to sign this year?

On a new TWiST, Jason and Alex consider OpenAI’s latest agreement with AMD, how the biggest American companies keep trading cash and chips back and forth, and whether or not the entire AI economy might be a house of cards.

PLUS what kind of fan/leafblower tech is Tesla working on… what can Jevons Paradox tell us about the AI landscape… how easy is it to master games in the YC Arena… and WHY has NASA never built a base on the moon? We’re asking the TOUGH QUESTIONS so you don’t have to, only on the #1 tech podcast, “This Week in Startups.”

Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason and Alex open the show discussing hunting and traditional Texas meat exchanges

(2:16) ANOTHER weirdly circular OpenAI mega-deal? How many mega-deals can one company MAKE?

(3:50) Are all these “bizarre” OpenAI deals creating a house of cards?

(10:00) Stripe Startups - Stripe Startups offers early-stage, venture-backed startups access to Stripe fee credits and more. Apply today on stripe.com/startups.

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(21:14) Is the Tesla Roadster 2 coming soon? Or maybe a leaf blower?!

(22:00) Datacenters in space! Is it getting crowded up there?

(26:22) Why no moon base yet? Jason demands a moon base.

(27:00) We’re playing games in the YC Arena… Can Jason guess which pitches got accepted?

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(32:00) How Jason picks companies to invest in, based on a few signals and metrics

(04500) We found out what Figure’s bots are actually doing for BMW

(53:00) Sharpies figured out how to make their pens here in the US… who’s next?!

(57:00) Could ChatGPT really replace Deloitte consultants? Considering the latest controversy…

(01:03:29) It’s another Gamma Pitch: Welcome Ryan Yannelli of NextVisit AI, which helps therapists take notes

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