Episodes

  • Former Tesla supply chain leaders create Atomic, an AI inventory solution

    Former Tesla supply chain leaders create Atomic, an AI inventory solution
    Apr 18 2025
    Tesla famously struggled to scale up production of the Model 3 sedan in 2018 — so much so that CEO Elon Musk said his company was weeks away from collapsing. That near-death experience helped spawn a whole new company called Atomic that’s built around using AI to streamline supply chains. Co-founded by former Tesla employees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • OpenAI says it may ‘adjust’ its safety requirements if a rival lab releases ‘high-risk’ AI

    OpenAI says it may ‘adjust’ its safety requirements if a rival lab releases ‘high-risk’ AI
    Apr 18 2025
    In an update to its Preparedness Framework, the internal framework OpenAI uses to decide whether AI models are safe and what safeguards, if any, are needed during development and release, OpenAI said that it may “adjust” its requirements if a rival AI lab releases a “high-risk” system without comparable safeguards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 mins
  • Marshmallow, the UK insurance startup for migrants, raises $90M at a $2B+ valuation

    Marshmallow, the UK insurance startup for migrants, raises $90M at a $2B+ valuation
    Apr 17 2025
    U.K. startup Marshmallow has blown up over the years by using innovations in data science to build car insurance policies for immigrants and other consumers who have been overlooked or priced out of traditional insurance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Fusion power has a fuel problem; Hexium has a laser-powered solution

    Fusion power has a fuel problem; Hexium has a laser-powered solution
    Apr 17 2025
    Hexium has emerged from stealth with $8 million in seed funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • Forerunner’s long game: As startups stall before IPO, all options are on the table

    Forerunner’s long game: As startups stall before IPO, all options are on the table
    Apr 16 2025
    Thirteen years ago, Forerunner Ventures began helping to usher in a new era of consumer startups, including Warby Parker, Bonobos, and Glossier. None has gone through a traditional IPO process. Warby Parker was taken public through a special purpose acquisition vehicle. Bonobos was acquired by Walmart. Glossier is still privately held. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • Conifer locks down $20M seed round for its ‘drop-in’ electric hub motor

    Conifer locks down $20M seed round for its ‘drop-in’ electric hub motor
    Apr 16 2025
    A handful of engineers who worked at Lucid Motors and on Apple’s electric car project have launched a new startup that puts a fresh spin on electric hub motors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • Why Nest co-founder Matt Rogers is still bullish on HVAC

    Why Nest co-founder Matt Rogers is still bullish on HVAC
    Apr 15 2025
    Matt Rogers says Quilt is picking up where his old startup, Nest, left off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • Parallel Systems is building autonomous electric rail for short-distance freight

    Parallel Systems is building autonomous electric rail for short-distance freight
    Apr 15 2025
    The business of moving goods in the United States is dominated by trucks, which handles about two-thirds of the 20.2 billion tons of freight that’s transported annually. Parallel Systems founder and CEO Matt Soule wants to change that by putting a modern autonomous and electric twist on the centuries-old railroad system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
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