Lightcone Podcast

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Lightcone Podcast

Techno optimism for technical founders

  1. Vibe Coding Is The Future

    3 DAYS AGO

    Vibe Coding Is The Future

    Andrej Karpathy recently coined the term “vibe coding” to describe how LLMs are getting so good that devs can simply “give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists.” In this episode of the Lightcone, the hosts discuss this new method of programming and what it means for builders in the AI age.Apply to Y Combinator: https://ycombinator.com/apply

    32 min
  2. How AI Is Changing Enterprise

    19 FEB

    How AI Is Changing Enterprise

    The Lightcone hosts sit down with Aaron Levie, the co-founder & CEO of Box, to hear reports from the front of how large enterprise and Fortune 500 companies are adapting to the AI age.

    49 min

  3. 7 FEB

    How To Get AI Startup Ideas

    Apply to AI Startup School in SF: https://events.ycombinator.com/ai-sus There’s never been a better time to launch an AI startup, but many prospective founders find themselves stuck when it comes to thinking of a good idea. In this episode, the Lightcone hosts look at different ways breakthroughs can be discovered. Apply to Y Combinator: https://ycombinator.com/apply

    44 min
  4. AI Revolution: Why This Is The Best Time To Start A Startup

    24 JAN

    AI Revolution: Why This Is The Best Time To Start A Startup

    In this special episode of Lightcone, we’re joined by YC partner and creator of Gmail, Paul Buchheit, to dig into some of the latest trends in the world of AI and startups. We recorded our conversation at a recent retreat where 300 of the top AI founders in the world gathered to share expertise and make predictions about how this technology will shape our future. In the discussion, we cover a wide range of topics, including the future of work, the power of agency and taste in an AI world, and why this is the absolute best time to be building a startup.

    39 min
  5. The Lightcone 2025 Forecast

    1 JAN

    The Lightcone 2025 Forecast

    Happy New Year! In this mini-episode, the Lightcone hosts ring in 2025 with their predictions for startups, AI, crypto, and more.

    7 min
  6. 2024’s Biggest Startup Trends

    13/12/2024

    2024’s Biggest Startup Trends

    2024 has been quite a year for AI and startups. As we head into the holidays and the new year, the Lightcone hosts reflect on this year’s biggest startup trends, moments, and breakthroughs.

    38 min
  7. Vertical AI Agents Could Be 10X Bigger Than SaaS

    22/11/2024

    Vertical AI Agents Could Be 10X Bigger Than SaaS

    As AI models continue to rapidly improve and compete with one another, a new business model is coming into view: vertical AI agents. In this episode of the Lightcone, the hosts consider what effect vertical AI agents will have on incumbent SaaS companies, what use cases make the most sense, and how there could be 300 billion-dollar companies in this category alone.

    42 min
  8. Why The Next AI Breakthroughs Will Be In Reasoning, Not Scaling

    14/11/2024

    Why The Next AI Breakthroughs Will Be In Reasoning, Not Scaling

    There's an ongoing debate about whether AI scaling laws will hold or hit a wall in the near future. However, what's clear now is today's models already have the power to increase productivity in ways that would have been unimaginable even a few years ago. In this episode of the Lightcone, we dig into the results of a recent o1 hackathon hosted by YC to find out what can be unlocked when founders leverage a SOTA reasoning model.

    35 min
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