Ep14. Public Market Volatility, AI Air Pocket...

In this BG2 guest interview, Altimeter Partner Apoorv Agrawal sits down with Nick Turley of OpenAI for a deep dive into how ChatGPT became one of the fastest-growing products in history—and what comes next.They discuss how OpenAI thinks about retention and product metrics, why lo ...  Show more

In this BG2 guest interview, Altimeter partner Apoorv Agrawal sits down with Ali Ghodsi (Databricks) and Arvind Jain (Glean) for a candid, operator-level discussion on what’s actually working in enterprise AI—and what isn’t.They unpack why 95% of AI projects fail, why LLMs are ra ...  Show more

(0:00) The Besties welcome Joe Lonsdale!

(3:51) Jason recaps an eventful week in Washington

(8:29) Trump's tariffs: endgame, impact, chaos, master plan

(26:25) DOGE, IRA grifting, do campaign contributions need to be capped?

(53:42) CoreWeave IPO

The world of artificial intelligence continues to profoundly impact the stock markets and create investment opportunities. Despite a brief setback earlier this year, AI continues to push the boundaries of human ingenuity and drive market dynamics.

Oscar Pulido welcomes T ...

In this episode, Austin reunites with Trader Nick for a wide-ranging conversation about Bitcoin, AI, and the markets. They open with the viral theory that Bitcoin could have been a U.S. government creation, exploring how control and transparency intersect in crypto. The two then ...  Show more

(0:00) Bestie intros! (1:53) EA acquired for $55B in biggest LBO ever, why PE is in trouble (17:42) IPO market, SPAC 2.0 (27:41) The AI rollup opportunity (36:01) Sacks joins the show! (38:27) OpenAI and Meta launch short-form video apps: "AI Slop" or the future of content? (45:0 ...  Show more