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E69: Lost Tapes: Elad Gil on the Eve of the AI Boom

This ‘lost episode’ of Turpentine VC with investor Elad Gil was recorded at a unique moment in time (September 2022) — before ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity launched. Drawing from his experiences at Google, Elad discusses early ML systems, the open source debate, NVIDIA, labor markets, and AI alignment and shares some behind the scenes anecdotes.

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Dec. 18, 2024

E69: Lost Tapes: Elad Gil on the Eve of the AI Boom

This ‘lost episode’ of Turpentine VC with investor Elad Gil was recorded at a unique moment in time (September 2022) — before ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity launched. Drawing from his experiences at Google, Elad discusses early ML systems, the open …

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Dec. 11, 2024

E68: How Theory Ventures Differentiates in a Crowded VC Market

This week on Turpentine VC, we feature a compilation episode of our popular interviews with Tom Tunguz, General Partner at Theory Ventures who just announced a $450M second fund less than two years after launching.

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Dec. 3, 2024

E67: Defense Tech’s Rise with 8VC’s Alex Kolicich

This week on Turpentine VC, we’re releasing Sourcery’s Molly O'Shea’s interview with Alex Kolicich, founding partner at 8VC to discuss Alex's H1 2024 report on the venture landscape, covering AI investment challenges, the resurgence of defense technology, and broader economic …

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Nov. 26, 2024

E66: Why Inception Investing Beats Traditional Seed with Ed Sim of Bo…

This week on Turpentine VC, Erik Torenberg interviews Ed Sim, founder of Boldstart Ventures, on growing the firm from a $1 million fund to $800 million in assets, with a focus on early-stage enterprise and AI investments.

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Nov. 19, 2024

From The a16z Podcast: “Marc Andreessen on Building Netscape & the Bi…

Today, we’re sharing a special episode from our friends at the chart-topping a16z Podcast. In this conversation, a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz dive deep into the REAL story behind the creation of Netscape—the web browser co-created by Marc …

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Nov. 12, 2024

E64: Chris Paik on the End of Software and the Future of AI Infrastru…

Chris Paik, general partner at Pace Capital, discusses the evolution of the venture capital industry, his frameworks for understanding AI's impact on software, and the future of consumer companies in light of changing infrastructure requirements.

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