Venture Vibes

If you had a great startup idea, should you keep it a secret?

Are musicians natural entrepreneurs? 

In this episode, we chat with Yotam Rosenbaum, professional musician, YC founder, and investor. 

When is the best time to start your own company? 

Is stability overrated in a fast-changing world? 

Why smartest AI cannot get the dumbest tasks for human right?

In this episode, we chat with Robert Dong, Founder & CEO @ CreateIn AI Labs, Former Head of Product @ TikTok Creative AI, to find out.

We've all been there -- a million notifications across Slack, Gmail, Jira... Tools meant to increase productivity overwhelm us. Max is on a journey to change that. 

In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Max Brenssell (Co-Founder & CEO @ Spoke.ai) to learn about the idea, the founder, and how he thinks about the to-do list of life. 

Topics: 

• AI / Artificial intelligence 

How do you go from medical school to building DTC fashion brands? What are the similarities between Formula 1 racing and building a company? How can we build empathy into AI?

In this episode, Hansen and Seed talk with Lisa Popovici (Co-Founder & CMO of Siena AI) to find out!

How do you graduate early from MIT while running a profitable business? What will the world look like with zero marginal cost for intelligence? How do you differentiate yourself in a crowded AI startup space? In this episode, we dive deep with Karan Kashyap, the CEO and co-founder at Posh. 

What does a YC founder think success is?

Are humans just LLMs according to a AI startup founder? 

How does one stay fit while living a busy life?

In this Episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Akash Sharma (CEO & Co-founder at Vellum) to find out.

Note: at minute 23, Akash mentions layers and spans. The order should be reversed. See more details about the concept here

What's it like to go from an enterprise like Boeing to your own startup? How do you pivot from aerospace engineering to fintech?

In this episode, we chat with Alex Lee (CEO & Co-founder at Truewind) to find out. 

Is piloting a YC startup harder than piloting a military aircraft?

Has the existence of aliens finally been confirmed by an air force pilot?

What makes someone taking a 65% pay cut to start a business?

If you could go back in time, would you tell your younger self how hard starting a company is? In this episode, Seed and Hansen talk about mass customization, the “alien" experience, and a surprisingly down-to-earth definition of success with Jiri Duzar, co-founder of Posedla, a cutting-edge 3D printing startup based in Prague. 

How do you build a great team as an early startup? How will AI shape the future of talent? When is it a good thing to be overconfident? In this episode, Hansen and Seed dig in with Chris Marty, an Operating Partner at Unusual Ventures who specializes in building winning startup teams.