This Week in Startups

Sora Disappoints, ChatGPT Pro Tested, Inference Time Reasoning & More with Sunny Madra | E2062


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(0:00) Jason and Sunny kick off the show

(1:26) Discussing Groq's recent developments and Middle East tech inspiration

(3:51) Global business challenges and Jason's 2025 announcements
(7:53) Gemini app demo and ChatGPT 4 comparison

(9:57) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(11:24) Evaluating ChatGPT 4.0 Pro limitations and robo-taxi fleet costs

(12:46) Differences between ChatGPT models and future improvements

(19:57) OpenPhone - Get 20% off your first six months at https://www.openphone.com/twist⁠

(20:58) LLM focus shift and robo taxi cost model experimentation

(23:01) Importance of prompt engineering in AI tools adoption
(25:31) Workplace AI adoption challenges and generational tech differences
(27:22) New productivity hacks and Gemini app's growth

(30:27) Zendesk - Get six months free at https://www.zendesk.com/twist

(34:06) Startup support programs and Google Gemini's research capabilities
(37:08) AI model performance evaluation and simplification
(45:02) Meta's Llama 3.370b launch and AI industry impact
(46:37) Infrastructure costs, competitive landscape, and AI-generated content evolution
(55:44) Trust and bias in language models, news analysis startup ideas
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Check out Kling here: https://klingai.com/

Check out Groq: https://groq.com/

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