This week, we try to explain looksmaxxing…and almost certainly kill that linguistic trend in the process. Meanwhile in venture, each new AI fundraise is valuation-mogging the last, and we unpack what extreme capital concentration might mean for the startup ecosystem more broadly. Plus: dancing robots (Helen is not a fan) and what Wuthering Heights and Jack Altman joining Benchmark have in common.

Mercury is back as the headline sponsor for year two of Great Chat. Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC.

This podcast is edited by Eric Johnson from ⁠LightningPod: https://lightningpod.fm/