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  • S4 · E2
    Wednesday · 37 min

    The Mistake that Changed Hollywood | Snap & Warner Music Chair, Fmr. Sony Pictures CEO

    Michael Lynton has sat at the center of Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and the media industry for decades. As former CEO of ⁠ Sony Pictures Entertainment⁠ and current Chairman of ⁠ Snap Inc. ⁠ and ⁠ Warner Music Group⁠ he has seen some of the biggest transformations - and crises - in modern media. In this conversation, Michael opens up about the infamous Sony hack surrounding The Interview, the leadership lessons he learned from managing one of the most disruptive crises in Hollywood history, and the biggest mistake he believes he made along the way. Other topics we covered: • Why AI could fundamentally reshape Hollywood, music, and social media• What Silicon Valley misunderstands about Hollywood -and vice versa • How Snap went from 25,000 users to a global platform• The difference between being a CEO and a Chairman • Why great leaders need to know when to keep their hands off the wheel • The future of augmented reality and Snap's smart glasses And Guess Michael' favorite movie? 🎬💻🍿 Register for our newsletter: https://boardroomclub.substack.com Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Hosts: Yossi Garmazi & Jason Woolf #ai #tech #movie #hollywood #snapchat #sonypictures #warnermusic #mistakes Chapters: 00:00 Learning from Mistakes 00:25 Intro 00:59 Writing a book Mistakes 05:50 How to continue after mistakes? 08:29 Private Mistake Vs Public Mistake 10:40 Fail Fast? 12:54 Chairman role 14:51 Becoming Snap Chairman 16:17 Power shift from Publishers to Content Creators? 18:08 Hollywood Vs Silicon Valley 20:22 AI Impact on Movies & Music 23:31 CEO to Chairman 25:30 Super Fan model in Warner Music 27:08 The Creator Economy 28:12 Social Media 29:35 Augmented Reality Future in Snapchat 31:33 Lessons for Founders 33:16 Mentorship 35:19 Coffee Question 36:07 Favorite Book 37:07 Favorite Movie

  • S5 · E3
    Sunday · 27 min

    Dan Ives on Tesla & SpaceX Merger, OpenAI, Anthropic!

    Dan Ives is one of the most famous tech analysts on Wall Street. In this exclusive interview, we dive into some of the biggest questions shaping the markets right now: - Tesla and SpaceX: Is a merger inevitable? Dan gives his odds and his timeline. - OpenAI vs. Anthropic: Who has the better position - The AI bubble: Are investors getting carried away, or are we still only in the early stages of a massive AI buildout? - The U.S. vs. China: Why every data center decision in America could have implications for the global AI race. - AI infrastructure: What is the real bottleneck: chips, power, or data centers? - Quantum computing: Is this the next major technology revolution, or are investors getting ahead of themselves?- SpaceX: Can its massive valuation be justified by the opportunity ahead?We also discuss Dan’s next chapter on Wall Street: the launch of Yorkville Ives & Co., his new merchant bank focused on helping ambitious companies scale and reach the next level. Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Host: ⁠Yossi Garmazi⁠ #ai #tech #stockmarket #stock #tesla #spacex #openai #anthropic #wallstreet Chapters: 00:00 Tesla & SpaceX Merger? 00:28 Intro 00:54 Are we in a Bubble? 02:19 AI Debt Problem 03:53 OpenAI Vs Anthropic 06:19 Foundational Models Moat 07:48 AI Bottleneck 09:09 AI PR Issue 11:04 AI & Jobs 12:43 SpaceX Valuation Sustainable? 15:39 Tesla & SpaceX Merger? 17:05 Quantum IPOs: is the Hype Real? 19:40 Launching a bank: Yorkville Ives & Co 21:05 Dan Dress Code! 22:05 CEO: Storytelling Vs. Great Numbers 23:21 Dan Favorite Stock? 24:25 Biggest CEO Mistakes on Wall Street 25:05 Coffee Question 25:50 Favorite Movie

  • S5 · E2
    August 23 · 44 min

    Rubrik CTO: The End of Zero Trust?

    Arvind Nithrakashyap is the Co-Founder and CTO of Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK) the cybersecurity resilience platform. We started by exploring how Rubrik has evolved from a data backup and protection company into a #CyberResilience and data security platform - and what's next in the new AI era and RAG technology. And indeed the world is changing, Enterprise security was built around deterministic policies: do X if Y happens, while #LLMs are probabilistic - So what happens to the #ZeroTrust principles? We also discussed Rubrik #AgentRewind, which tackles mistakes made by autonomous AI #agents. We dove into how Arvind’s team built the audit trail needed to determine whether an incident was caused by a flawed AI prompt, an autonomous agent’s decision, or a compromised user credential. Other interesting topics we covered: - How Arvind measures #ROI in the new AI era - Cybersecurity & Open Source - Cybersecurity & Quantum computing - Tokenmaaxing And Arvind’s favorite movie? 🤌💼👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Host: Yossi Garmazi #ai #tech #cybersecurity #coding #agent Chapters: 00:00 Cybersecurity & AI Agents 00:32 Intro 01:04 IIT Lessons 03:33 India Rise as a Tech Hub 04:48 Open Source & Cybersecurity 08:34 What's next for Rubrik? RAG Technology & 13:12 OpenAI & Antropic Agents Going Rouge 13:43 Enterprise Security & AI 18:44 Rubrik Agent Rewind 22:32 The future of Zero Trust 26:00 ROI in the AI World 28:57 Quantum & Cybersecurity 32:10 The future of CISOs 35:47 Advice foe Entrepreneurs 38:44 Mentorship 41:16 Coffee Question 42:49 Alternate Universe Question 43:19 Favorite Movie

  • S5 · E1
    August 16 · 23 min

    Chainguard CEO: Can AI Break Open Source?

    Dan Lorenc is the Co-Founder of Chainguard, which raised ~$900M to make it Open Source secure to use. We started by discussing the #challenges around the distribution and consumption of open source. It’s free and ubiquitous - but do we really consume the source code itself? Or as Dan phrase it: "It's free as in puppy, not free as in beer" We then explored #ChainguardImages, what the future holds for #containers in the new era of AI, and whether the industry is heading toward a more standardized, centralized system. Other interesting topics we covered: - Was #Mythos a marketing stunt? - Chainguard Agent Skills and agent-to-agent attacks - The beginning of Chainguard And who would Dan would love to grab a coffee with? 🏀🗽👑 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Host: Yossi Garmazi #ai #tech #cybersecurity #coding #agent #knicks #JalenBrunson Chapters: 00:00 Open Source & AI 00:27 Intro 00:58 What is Open Source? 02:46 Agents & Open Source 05:28 Is Open Source broken? 08:08 The Beginning of Chainguard 09:07 Chainguard Base-image & Containers 10:29 Open Source Regularity Pressure 11:34 Mythos: A Marketing Stunt? 12:46 Agent-to-Agent Attack 14:41 Open Source Misconception 16:10 Execution in Startups 17:00 When to Hire Sales? 18:28 Advice for Builders 19:44 Tokenmaaxing 20:56 What is AI Native Company? 21:26 Mentorship 22:08 Coffee Question 23:00 Favorite Movie

  • S4 · E20
    August 4 · 44 min

    Radical AI CEO: Discovering New Materials with AI | Apex Series

    One space everyone is excited to see revolutionized by AI is MaterialsScience, and a company at the forefront of it is Radical AI. A key part of materials science is trial & error. We discussed how Radical AI captures valuable “negative data” (the error side) from its self-driving #labs to train #AI models and accelerate discovery. We then explored their unconventional #InverseDesign approach - starting with the desired material properties and working backward to design new materials. Other interesting topics we covered: - How do self-driving labs actually work? - The future of #quantum computing - Different approaches to semiconductor #chip design And guess Joseph’s alternate-universe profession? 🤠🐎🏜️ Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Jacob Chizunza, CA #ai #tech #material #science #chip Chapters: 00:00 Messy date is good? 00:22 Intro 01:10 What led to you starting the company 03:41 How Ai is capturing negative data 07:05 AI Finding New Materials? 09:45 Self Driving Labs 12:44 AI Innovation in New Verticals 16:20 Shortening the R&D time 18:45 Local ecosystem in New York 24:45 AI Impact on Medical 27:45 Quantum Readiness 31:40 Most Excited AI Verticals 38:19 Advice for builders 39:17 Mentors 41:30 Favorite Movie 42:50 Alternate career

  • S4 · E19
    August 2 · 19 min

    Speechify CEO: From Dyslexia to 60M+ Users | Apex Series

    From having dyslexia to building a tech powerhouse with 60M+ users! We started by exploring Cliff’s journey - from studying #renewable energy engineering to choosing not to race after a fancy job. Instead, he stayed on campus and started building something completely different: what would become Speechify. #Customer obsession was key: from calling users directly on #FaceTime to running customer support through iMessage, it's all about staying close to customers and continuously improving the product. An interesting fact: today, 10% of Speechify’s user acquisition is already driven by #LLMs search queries! Other topics we covered: - What is Cliff’s biggest accomplishment at Speechify? - His advice on mentorship and building relationships. And Cliff’s favorite #hobby?🥷🥋🥊 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Jason Woolf #ai #tech #speech #agent #gtm Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:59 Cliff Story 07:40 Hurdles along the way 11:50 LLMs as Growth Engines 12:32 Being AI Company in 2015 14:19 Biggest Moment 15:45 Mentorship 16:58 Hobbies

  • S4 · E18
    July 26 · 30 min

    IQM CEO: Why Quantum & AI Must Work Together | Apex Series

    Watch our exclusive interview with Jan Goetz, Co-Founder and CEO of IQM Quantum Computers (NASDAQ: IQMX). IQM Quantum Computers just made #history - becoming the first European quantum computing company to go public on Nasdaq! We started by exploring the dynamics between #Quantum and #AI - and why Jan believes the future will be a #hybrid approach, with quantum computing embedded into other compute modalities. As a newly public company, we also discussed how to communicate a developing field like quantum computing to sophisticated investors on #WallStreet, where it's all about numbers. A major #differentiator for IQM is its on-premises systems approach, rather than a Quantum-as-a-Service model. We discussed why this becomes particularly important in the data sovereignty era. And, of course, what is the future of quantum computing in an era of #datacenters powered by GPUs - and how is IQM positioned to this future. Other topics we covered: - Selling the first quantum computer to a private enterprise - Could we have a personal Quantum computer? - Where is the biggest potential for Quantum - Quantum ChatGBT moment? And who Jan would love to grab a #coffee with?🌌⚛️💡 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Jason Woolf #ai #tech #quantum #depptech #compute Chapters: 00:00 Quantum & AI 00:21 Intro 01:01 From Academia to Quantum Startup 02:41 Relationship b/w quantum & AI 04:23 Europe's Quantum competitiveness 05:56 Public company impact on R&D strategy 07:17 Investor focus: Research vs Commercial 08:40 On-prem systems & Quantum Sovereignty 10:48 Data Center integration & GPU ecosystem 12:10 First Quantum Sold to Private Buyer 13:39 Practical impact of 150+ qubits 16:00 Error correction as core bottleneck 18:54 Quantum use cases known & unknown 20:56 Use cases × bottom-line business impact 21:59 Quantum's ChatGPT moment 23:37 Timeline prediction of ChatGPT moment 25:03 Future of personal quantum computing 26:02 Mentorship & advice for founders 27:13 Dream coffee 27:50 Alternate career 28:33 Life outside work 29:11 Favorite movies & sci-fi realism

  • S4 · E17
    July 19 · 48 min

    Zeta Global CEO: We Rebuilt Everything | Apex Series

    Watch a preview of our exclusive interview with David A Steinberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) Zeta Global has been built like layers of dreams - just like #Inception - with each chapter requiring the company to reinvent itself. We started in 2017, at the #pivotal board meeting where Zeta decided to transform from a customer lifecycle platform into an AI-native company, sunsetting its previous platform and redefining the future of marketing innovation. Fast forward to 2026, we explored another major #evolution - the biggest pivot in the company’s history - with the launch of #Athena, an AI voice-enabled conversational super agent that moves beyond keyboards and platform navigation toward managing outcomes. We also unpacked Zeta’s M&A #strategy: after completing 19 acquisitions in 19 years, what does their post-merger integration (#PMI) playbook look like? And Lastly, in a marketing world dominated by Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), but what's about #Agent Driven Acquisition Costs? And can you guess David’s favorite #movie? 🚀🪐⏳ Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewer: Yossi Garmazi #ai #tech #gtm #marketing #Merph John Sculley Chapters: 00:00 The AI Pivot 00:36 Intro 01:07 Tokenmaxxing 04:10 2017- The Big Pivot 09:56 The Innovator Dilemma 11:15 NYSE IPO: Who is AL? 13:31 Athena 15:43 AI Professions Change 17:41 M&A Playbook: 19 Acquisitions in 19 Years 21:04 Agent Acquisition Cost? 23:22 Proprietary Data in Zeta 27:11 Open Source 29:01 Token Price 31:22 Having John Sculley as Co-Founder 33:27 Misconceptions About AI 36:22 Advice for Builders 37:45 Reading Habits 39:19 Mentorship 40:56 Hobbies 42:16 Knicks 44:31 Coffee Question 45:09 Favorite Movie 46:25 Inception: Was It a Dream?

  • S4 · E16
    July 12 · 46 min

    Island CEO: Quantum Changes Everything in Cybersecurity | Apex Series

    Watch our exclusive interview with Michael Fey, Co-Founder and CEO of Island. The #browser has become the core workspace layer for enterprises, and a company at the forefront of this shift is Island. We started by exploring how #AI has transformed Island’s product roadmap, and how they see AI differently, as a positive force from a #cybersecurity standpoint, with products like AI Publish, enabling teams to build applications while keeping them safe to use. From there, we moved into #Mythos - why AI is the answer, not the problem, and why AI shouldn’t be viewed as the “boogeyman” of cybersecurity. And well, then there is #Quantum, or “Quantum Armageddon,” as they call it. We explored how Island is positioned to be on the front line of defense in a future shaped by quantum computing. Other interesting subjects we discussed: - What is being underestimated in the cybersecurity industry? - #Tokenmaxing: How can companies optimize innovation in the era of tokens? - Data centers in #space: What will cybersecurity look like beyond Earth? And Michael’s favorite #movie? 🎬🎩🤌 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Sanat Mouli #ai #tech #agent #browser #cybersecurity #anthropic Chapters: 00:00 Cybersecurity & Quantum 00:39 Intro 01:22 Competition 03:28 AI Impact on Island 07:20 AI: Safe & Productive? 10:47 Mythos: Innovation / Marketing Stunt? 12:18 Enterprise Browser: First line of Defense? 15:31 Quantum Armageddon Day 18:44 CISO's Role Evolution 21:06 Agents in Cybersecurity 25:57 What's being underestimated in Cyber? 28:41 Tokenmaxxing 31:38 Software Development Future 34:32 Mike' Physics Background 36:57 Cybersecurity in Space? 38:29 Genie Question 39:29 Mentorship 42:26 Coffee Question 43:33 World Cup 44:32 Favorite Movie

  • S4 · E15
    July 5 · 35 min

    QM CEO: AGI? Quantum is Bigger | Apex Series

    Watch our exclusive interview with Itamar Sivan, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Quantum Machines. The quantum space is having some serious momentum, and one of the companies at the center of it is Quantum Machines. We started by discussing what #quantum computing is all about, and how Quantum Machines is changing the game with its #orchestration layer for quantum processors. One of their latest product launches, the #OPX1000, signals a shift toward the kilo-qubit era. As such, we explored some of the key challenges involved, particularly the need to perform large-scale computations at low latency. And this is #complex, In fact, quantum processors with 300 qubits, from a potential data storage perspective, are like a classical processor with more bits than the atoms (!) in the universe. And people are paying attention, as we also touched on their #DGX Quantum collaboration with NVIDIA and what it signals about the future direction of Quantum Machines and the broader ecosystem. Since quantum technology is still evolving, we also discussed the #business side of the field: - How to communicate ROI to investors - How to evaluate progress in milestones rather than immediate revenue Lastly, we asked for #advice for entrepreneurs building in deep tech. And Itamar’s favorite #movie franchise? 🛸⚔️🪐 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Amado Vargas IV #ai #tech #agent #qbit #compute Chapters: 00:00 Quantum Vs Classical Computer 00:51 Intro 01:45 Human experience in 50 years? 05:10 Quantum world Misconception 08:25 Quantum Machines Platform 12:47 Latency Challenges 17:25 DGX Quantum collaboration with NVIDIA 22:25 Communication with Investors 26:20 The future of Quantum computers 27:50 Advice to Entrepreneurs 29:59 Influential mentor? 32:01 Alternative career path? 33:38 Favorite Movie series 34:23 Data centers in space?

  • S4 · E14
    June 28 · 35 min

    Intercom President: From New AI Roadmap to $3.6B Acquisition by Salesforce | Apex Series

    Watch our exclusive interview with Archana Agrawal, President at Intercom (Fin). Intercom has transformed its whole sales motion, shifting from selling seats to selling #outcomes. We started by discussing how this change has reshaped the company's #GTM and customer success strategies, and why understanding #customers has become more critical than ever. From there, we explored how #brand marketing is evolving now that AI interfaces are increasingly becoming the first touchpoint with customers-and the notion thereof of humans in the loop. We also touched why Intercom is doubling down on a #SingleAgent framework instead of deploying multiple specialized AI agents. Other interesting topics we covered include: - The distinction between Product, Sales, and Support in the AI era - Intercom's recent launches of Monitors and Custom Scorecards And guess Archana's favorite #TV series? 🏞️💵 🛶 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewer: Yossi Garmazi #ai #tech #agent #GTM #Sales ⁨@salesforce⁩ Chapters: 00:00 Intercom New GTM 00:32 Intro 01:04 Outcome based pricing 03:41 How was the GTM transition 04:20 Retention mode 06:20 Customer success 08:45 Brand Market 11:18 Agents vs Humans 12:50 Product sales and support 15:02 Product Road map 16:55 Why this path (Fin franchise) 18:59 Ai reshape the human in role 20:45 How do ship the product 23:30 Competitive mode come from? 26:14 Customer use case 27:41 Advise for builders 29:51 AI Native Company 31:05 Mentors 32:01 Grab Coffee 33:02 Alternative career 33:52 Favorite TV Series

  • S4 · E13
    June 21 · 36 min

    Texas Instruments CTO: Our Innovation is Everywhere | Apex Series

    Watch our exclusive interview with Dr. Ahmad Bahai, CTO at at Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN). We could find Texas Instruments innovation everywhere, from #datacenters chips, to embedded processors and even calculators. We started by discussing #KilbyLabs and how they decide what to develop, including how they evaluate whether an idea has enough moat to justify the required R&D investment and time. From there, we explored several of their innovations, including the new bulk acoustic wave #BAW clock technology, cutting-edge isolation solutions, and radar technologies. We then discussed their recent breakthrough in creating the world’s smallest microcontroller #MCU and how this development could reshape the semiconductor space. But of course, as a formidable #Chess player, we compared chess strategy to the semi industry - highlighting both similarities and differences, especially in a field where time-to-market can span up to five years. And guess who Dr. Ahmad’s favorite #book is about? 💡⚡🔬 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewer: Yossi Garmazi #ai #tech #agent #chips #semiconductor Chapters: 00:00 Researchers & Innovation 00:34 Intro 01:06 From Startup to Texas Instruments (TI) 04:43 Academia Vs Industry 07:22 Kilby Labs: Deciding What to Develop 11:01 Kilby Labs: New Clock & Isolation & Radar 16:05 The Worlds Smallest MCU 20:00 AI: Keeping the Innovative Spark 23:50 Motivating Engineers 25:36 Silicon Labs Acquisition 28:04 Playing Chess & Business 30:35 Holdings 40 Patents 31:18 Mentorship 33:00 Coffee Question 33:57 Hobbies 34:45 Favorite Movie

  • S4 · E12
    June 17 · 32 min

    Open Source Models Could Outperform Frontier Models | Fireworks AI Co-Founder | Apex Series

    Watch our exclusive interview with Benny Yufei Chen, Co-Founder of Fireworks AI. Fireworks raised ~$327M, most recently at a $4B valuation to change the AI space, enabling the enterprises to own the model themselves. We started by exploring Fireworks AI's mission of enabling companies to access, fine-tune, and deploy #AI models through a simple platform - and the significant #cost savings potential. We then shifted to the #developer perspective, exploring how teams should choose a base model for Reinforcement Fine-Tuning (#RFT) and the impact considering the customization thereafter. As many organizations still rely on closed-source models, we dove into the advantages of #OpenSource alternatives and the key tradeoffs involved. We discussed the launch of #FireFunctionV2 and how it has changed the game for function-calling models and AI applications. Other interesting topics we covered: - Can open-source models outperform frontier models? - The tradeoff between cost, latency, and model quality and does it depend on the vertical? - Advice for Founders And guess what's is Benny's favorite #movie is? 🛸🌌🪐 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Ellie Bleiberg #ai #tech #agent #RFT #OpenSource Chapters: 00:00 Why Open Source? 00:34 Intro 01:14 From Meta to Fireworks 03:13 What is RFT? 04:39 Raising Money in the AI era 06:54 Fireworks Customers 08:48 Developers & RFT 11:02 Why move from Closed-Source to Open Source? 13:10 FireFunction V2 15:19 Open Source to outperform Frontier models? 16:33 Lessons from Meta Vs the new AI world 19:17 Tradeoff between Cost, Latency and Model 20:26 Lessons from the AI World 23:28 Maintaining rigorous valuation & Startup speed 25:09 Principles by Ray Dalio 26:48 Advice for Product Leaders 28:29 Mentors 29:11 Hobbies 30:02 Coffee Question 30:44 Favorite Movie

  • S4 · E11
    June 14 · 36 min

    Glean CEO: Save 50% of Tokens Using Glean | Apex Series

    Watch our exclusive interview with Arvind Jain, Founder and CEO at Glean. Glean has raised over $770M and is valued at $7.2B, with a mission to unlock enterprise knowledge. As they cracked the enterprise #search space, we started by discussing Glean's early #contrarian bets - from defining the problem differently to building a single-tenant architecture that could be easily deployed within a customer's environment. And #growth is booming. We explored the key differentiators that helped Glean scale from roughly $100M ARR at the beginning of 2025 to more than $300M today. But besides being a search tool, we discussed how Glean is also reshaping the AI #token economy by providing critical context to AI models, helping customers reduce token consumption by as much as 50% in some cases. We then dove into Glean's #AgenticEngine2, and touched on why product they give users direct control over AI reasoning power. Other topics we covered: • How AI has changed hiring at Glean • What launching Google #MapMaker in #India taught Arvind about building and scaling data platforms And Arvind's favorite #movie? 🔒⛏️🌅 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Sanat Mouli #ai #tech #agent #token #search Chapters: 00:00 How Glean works? 00:48 Intro 01:30 From Rubrik to Glean 03:49 Glean Early Beginning 06:12 Contrarian Bets 08:36 Explosive Growth 11:04 Token Economy 14:54 Saving 30% Less Tokens 17:07 Agentic Engine 2 19:32 Enterprise Search Future 22:27 AI Impact on Glean Hiring 23:38 Assessing Candidate AI Skills 25:39 Building Google Map Maker in India 28:14 AI Impact on New Tech Hubs 29:40 Advice for Founders 30:58 What is AI Native Company? 32:47 Mentorship 32:47 Hobbies 34:28 Coffee Question 35:28 Favorite Movie

  • S4 · E10
    June 7 · 42 min

    Harvey COO: The $11B Legal AI Empire | Apex Series

    Watch our exclusive interview with Katie Burke, Chief Operating Officer at Harvey. Harvey is growing fast. Super fast. They have #raised over $1B at $11B valuation. Coming from experience working with a well-known #sports team and athletes, we started by discussing whether building at Harvey feels more like extended sprints or a true marathon. An interesting fact, is that Harvey already runs ~25,000 #agents (!) and as such we discussed the #LongHorizon agents, and their potential taking law firms to the next level. With so many agents in the loop, much of the work still depends on close collaboration with #humans. That led us to explore the idea of “human-in-the-loop” in the #legal space, and the potential friction that comes with it. We then moved on to discuss their #SharedSpaces product and how it is transforming the way in-house legal teams work. Other interesting subjects we covered: - Do we still need lawyers in this new era of compute? - The future of AI-native companies - The concept of “service-as-software” And what #book did Katie recommend us to read? 📚🔄⏳ Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Jason Woolf #ai #tech #law #music #SaulGoodman Chapters: 0:00 Harvey Mission 00:33 Intro 1:29 Pro sports performance & Tech 3:11 From Hubspot to Harvey 5:24 Harvey & Running 7:15 25,000 Agents in Harvey 9:47 Agents Vs Humans 11:27 Harvey hiring philosophy 14:27 Harvey Shared Spaces Product 16:40 Torys Partnership & What's next for Harvey 18:30 No more Lawyers? 20:36 Competition with AI Models 23:02 Successful AI company in 10 years 26:28 Harvey' Service-as-a-Software playbook 28:41 How failing the LSAT altered her career path 31:52 Applying NHL leadership philosophies 34:22 Non-family mentors who heavily influenced her life 35:45 Advice for Founders 37:26 Hobbies 38:12 Alternative Career 39:13 Ideal coffee date 39:51 Books and Movies

  • S4 · E9
    May 31 · 32 min

    We Double every 6 months! | ElevenLabs Head of operations | Apex Series

    Watch our exclusive interview with Victoria Weller, Head of Operations at ElevenLabs. ElevenLabs just raised $500M Series D at $11B valuation, and the future of Voice & AI couldn't be clearer. We started by discussing the company’s #NoTitle policy and how it enables them to scale rapidly while still preserving #culture. From there, we explored the challenge of maintaining that culture while doubling headcount every six months. Interestingly, ElevenLabs operates across both #B2B and #B2C markets, so we looked at how the team structures itself to effectively serve two very different types of customers at the same time. Ans as they continue reshaping the Voice & AI space, and specifically the #music industry, what does it mean to become a #Star in this new era of the music industry? Other interesting topics we covered: - ElevenLabs’ $1B pledge toward free voice restoration technology for people who have lost their voices - How to optimize the product roadmap for different user groups - Advice for entrepreneurs And guess what Victoria’s favorite #movie is? 🧑‍💻🎧🌆 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Amado Vargas IV. #ai #tech #voice #music #agents Chapters: 00:00 AI & Music 00:41 Intro 01:35 From Astrophysicist to ElevenLabs 04:32 Palantir Lessons: No Title Policy 07:23 Growing Fast & Culture 11:24 Compliance Importance 15:11 Serving B2C & B2B 17:40 No more Music Stars? 20:27 $1B Pledge for Voice Restoration 22:15 From 24kHz to 44.1kHz 23:45 Product Roadmap 25:26 Advice 27:10 What's an AI Native Company? 28:33 Mentorship 30:03 Coffee with Historical Figure 30:44 Hobbies 31:30 Favorite Movie

  • S4 · E8
    May 24 · 42 min

    Nebius CMO: $47B Deals in 7 Months | Apex Series

    Watch our exclusive interview with Daniel Bounds, Chief Marketing Officer at Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS). In 7 months period they signed $47B deals with Microsoft and Meta. and with a recent partnership with NVIDIA it feels like this is just the beginning. We started by discussing what it takes to serve both #developers and #enterprises simultaneously, and how a community-led growth model helps them better understand and anticipate customer needs. We then delved deeper into their #philosophy and how it works in practice when serving millions of developers across different geographies and verticals, while providing a #360° -degree approach that spans GTM support, partnerships, and even VC connections. But as the world rapidly evolves with the rise of foundational models, how has their #ICP changed over the years? From there, we shifted to discussing their #PhysicalAI Data Factory Blueprint partnership with NVIDIA, and how it is helping take robotics innovation to the next level. Lastly, we also explored several fascinating #GTM topics, including: - Debunking Marketing myths. - AI impact on marketing today - Advice for builder in todays world. And Daniel's favorite #movie actors of all time? 🗽🎩🎬 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Sanat Mouli. #ai #tech #cloud #developers #infra Chapters: 00:00 Marketing Myth 00:33 Intro 01:10 From Silicon to Cloud 03:00 Serving Enterprises & Developers 05:11 Nebius & Developers relationship 08:03 ICP Evolution 11:31 Partnership with Nvidia 15:43 Marketing Metrics 18:17 Marketing 3 Continents 20:48 Nebius in Space? 22:01 Acquiring Tavily 25:02 Debunking Marketing Myths 27:25 Using AI in Marketing 29:51 Where Modern B2B Marketing Underinvesting? 37:26 Advice for Builders 34:57 Mentor 37:10 Coffee with Historical Figure 38:23 Alternate Universe Profession 40:22 Favorite Movie Actor

  • S4 · E7
    May 17 · 25 min

    Pinterest CTO: The Future of AI Search | Apex Series

    Watch our exclusive interview with Matt Madrigal, CTO at Pinterest (NYSE: PINS). When you think about search and shopping, one company that leading the way is Pinterest We started by discussing how #AI is reshaping Pinterest, including the introduction of multi-model search and cutting-edge tools like #PinterestAssistant, which combines voice and visual search into a single conversational interface. We then explored the #TasteGraph and how Pinterest segments users in an environment flooded with signals - many of them even conflicting And well, it works out, as the number of users has grown for ten consecutive quarters. Another key shift we discussed is the evolution of search itself. Users - especially #GenZ - increasingly prefer visual discovery over text-based search, positioning Pinterest naturally at the center of this transition. While Pinterest has long been known for visual search, the company is now expanding into #ConnectedTV following the acquisition of tvScientific. We looked at LG Electronics as a case study, where Pinterest helped increase audience reach by 73%. Other interesting topics we covered included: - How Pinterest is becoming more #shoppable, moving beyond inspiration and discovery - The impact of #AI-generated images on discovery and content quality - Pinterest’s AI strategy and its use of open-source models - #Advice for builders and entrepreneurs And what is Matt's favorite #movie? ✈️😎🎬 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Sanat Mouli. #ai #tech #agent #search #discovery Chapters: 00:00 Pinterest Assistant 00:29 Intro 01:09 Working at Rico's Pizza 02:20 Search in Goggle Vs Pinterest 03:29 AI Impact on Pinterest 04:57 Multi Model: Solving conflicting signals 06:25 Chatbots impact on Pinterest 07:46 Social Platforms Search 09:52 Entering Connected TV With tvScientific 11:38 Budget Allocation 13:31 From Saving an Idea to Complete Purchase 15:25 Pinterest ML & Individualized Discovery 17:33 AI Generated Results in Pinterest 19:05 Open Source & AI Stack in Pinterest 20:45 Beyond AI 21:32 Building Data centers 22:12 Advice for Entrepreneurs 22:44 Mentor 23:18 Learning from GenZ 24:16 Hobbies 24:44 Alternate Career

  • S4 · E6
    May 10 · 43 min

    Genspark COO: Doubling to $200M ARR In 60 Days! | Apex Series

    Watch our exclusive interview with Wen Sang, Co-Founder and COO of Genspark. Genspark has raised a total of $460M and reached $200M #ARR in just 11 months - but that’s only the beginning. We start by discussing one of Wen's statement: "There is no moat in #AI, except speed and trust". But In an AI world moving at the speed of light, how are they embedding #trust while still enabling this level of rapid growth? This naturally led us to explore how they decide what to build, and more importantly, how they keep #innovating while scaling super fast. One interesting insight: up until reaching $100M in ARR, Genspark didn't spend on #advertising. From there, we explored their decision to start going more public - including initiatives like a #SuperBowl ad and even billboard placements in the NYC subway system. Other topics we touch on: - How do you convert attention into sustained adoption? - Does #brand become more or less important in the AI era? And what is Wen's favorite #movie? 🐒⏳🔬 Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Amado Vargas IV. #ai #agent #startup #search #model Chapters: 00:00 Breaking Records 00:22 Intro 00:57 From Car Engines to Search Engine 04:23 Genspark Early Pivot 09:42 Embedding Trust in Genspark 17:19 End of Dashboards? 20:33 $100M ARR in 60 Days: What to Build? 22:35 Superbowl ad & PLG 26:06 Converting Attention to Adaption 29:49 Does Brand Matter with AI? 32:01 Hiring & AI 36:00 Meditation & Leadership 40:29 Avoiding Burnout 42:12 Favorite Movie

  • S4 · E5
    May 3 · 36 min

    Vercel COO: Building The AI Castle | Apex Series

    Watch our exclusive interview with Jeanne DeWitt Grosser, COO of Vercel. Vercel just raised $300M at a $9.3B #valuation in a big push to revolutionize how developers build, deploy, and scale in the AI era. We started by exploring how Vercel products like #v0 and #AgentCloud are shaping the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from incorporating agentic capabilities to democratizing access even for non-technical users. This naturally led us to discuss the future of 'human-in-the-loop', as #agentic capabilities become more advanced and embedded in everyday workflows. Interestingly, Vercel has also expanded further into the #enterprise space, and we discussed how it continues to innovate with tools like Next.js while still #balancing the needs of developers outside the enterprise segment. We then moved on to other interesting business topics: - Building agents to recover lost sales - The future of AEs and GTM engineers - What it really means to be a builder today And guess what Jeanne’s favorite #sports competition is? 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️ Check our new website: https://www.boardroomclub.net Register for our newsletter https://boardroomclub.substack.com Interviewers: Yossi Garmazi & Jason Woolf. #ai #developers #agent #cloud #builder Chapters: 00:00 Building the AI Castle 00:27 intro 01:23 From Stripe to Vercel 04:00 Vibe Coding & Product Market fit 07:16 v0 effect on Developers 10:44 AI & Vercel GTM 13:57 Humans in the loop 16:16 Balancing Enterprise w/ Developers Community 18:53 Vercel & Switching AI model 20:44 Entering the Enterprise Space 23:48 Finding 'Lost Sales' 26:40 Information Asymmetry when Selling 27:59 Future of GTM Engineer & AE 29:57 Hyperscalers & Vercel 33:03 Builders Mindset 34:40 Hobbies 35:12 Coffe w/ Historical Figure 35:51 Advice for Entrepreneurs

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