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(7:10) Twilio's team size strategy and AI's impact on workforce
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(32:01) Empathy for workers displaced by automation
(34:11) DeepSeq's role in reducing AI industry costs
(37:27) Game On startup fraud case and due diligence in startups
(53:13) Venture capital's role in startup oversight
(55:36) OpenAI's Operator announcement and AI autonomy risks
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Today’s show: Jason and Alex cover Twilio’s team size compression, DeepSeek’s scary good AI for only $6M and the GameOn fraud saga that sounds too crazy to be true.
Timestamps:
(0:00) Alex and Jason kick off the show
(6:27) Rundown of potential topics
(7:10) Twilio's team size strategy and AI's impact on workforce
(9:40) Fitbod. Get 25% off your Fitbod subscription or try out the app for FREE when you sign up: fitbod.me/TWIST
(14:52) Entrepreneurship in the AI era and automation concerns
(19:30) Squarespace. TWiST listeners: use code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain: https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST
(22:49) Meta's investment in data centers and surplus compute power
(26:36) Technology’s potential to solve humanity’s problems
(30:12) Horatio. Visit https://www.hirehoratio.com/twist and get $2,000 off your initial set up.
(32:01) Empathy for workers displaced by automation
(34:11) DeepSeq's role in reducing AI industry costs
(37:27) Game On startup fraud case and due diligence in startups
(53:13) Venture capital's role in startup oversight
(55:36) OpenAI's Operator announcement and AI autonomy risks
Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com
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(30:12) Horatio. Visit https://www.hirehoratio.com/twist and get $2,000 off your initial set up.
Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland
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