January 14, 2025

Profound, Resistant AI & OpenAI’s Economic Pitch | E2071

1 hour 7 minutes

Today’s show: Alex covers Mark Zuckerberg’s Joe Rogan interview, OpenAI’s economic pitch and the pending IPO of India’s Groww. Our guests include two companies freshly added to the TWIST500: James Cadwallader from Profound and Martin Rehak from Resistant AI.

Timestamps:

(0:00) Alex kicks off the show!

(2:51) A look at key moments from this week’s Mark Zuckerberg interview on Rogan.

(8:08) James Cadwallader, Co-Founder and CEO of Profound join Alex.

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(11:23) Comparing Profound’s approach to SEO and looking and how problemism impacts search.

(20:21) Paddle. Go to https://www.paddle.com/twist to get started with your exclusive listener fee-free period.

(24:48) Building Profound in NYC, business model, and managing LLM costs

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(32:15) Introduction to Resistant AI's mission and building an AI startup

(34:18) Resistant AI's approach to fraud detection and criminal techniques evolution

(41:17) Shift in the landscape of digital threats and security solutions ROI

(51:39) Synthetic fraud detection demonstration and business growth

(58:01) The Biden administration's AI diffusion plan and OpenAI's policy recommendations

(1:04:25) Groww: India's largest retail stock broker and tech IPO landscape

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