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https://www.x.com/vanka-aiCHAPTERS00:00 Introduction & Daria's Newsletter Origins02:30 Post-COVID Networking & AI Freeing Up Time05:00 AI Fact-Checking and Fighting Hallucinations07:00 Netflix, Warner Brothers & Media Misinformation10:00 Algorithm-Driven Content & the BookTok Pipeline13:00 The Future of Personalized AI-Generated Stories17:30 Democratizing Creation: Anyone Can Make Movies21:00 Spotify for Video & Creator-Direct Platforms24:00 The Rise of Solo Founders27:00 Vanka AI & Building with AI Tools30:00 Why Startups Need Less Capital Now33:00 AI Agents as Consumer Representatives37:00 The Trust Problem with AI Commerce40:00 Who Can Afford $100/Month AI Tools?43:00 When AI Takes the Jobs: Immigration & Tech Careers50:00 Why Immigration Policy Is Tightening54:00 Global Access to Capital & VCs Going Worldwide58:00 The Vanka Pre-Seed Fund Model1:00:00 "The Bubble Is Labor" — Jobs as Side Effect1:04:00 The Case for Universal Basic Income1:06:00 Urgency: Sustenance and Meaning in Crisis1:10:00 Finding Meaning Through Community & Creation1:13:00 Time as the Most Precious Resource1:15:30 Closing: Entrepreneurship as the New MindsetAbout Vanka

Vanka AI is the operating system for autonomous company operation. You focus on the most human aspects of your business, while Vanka autonomously operates and keeps you in the loop. Solo founders and small teams with Vanka are positioned to compete -- and win -- in any market, against any competitor.