Silicon Valley Girl: AI, Tech and Career Growth

Marina Mogilko
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The world's top CEOs and AI founders explain what's coming next and how you can get ahead. Silicon Valley Girl is a weekly AI and technology podcast from Silicon Valley hosted by female founder and angel investor Marina Mogilko, covering practical strategies for career growth, mastering AI tools, entrepreneurship and making money with AI. For startup founders, professionals and creators who want to stay ahead in the AI era.

  1. 5d ago

    Godmother of AI: The Missing Piece of Intelligence LLMs Can't See | Fei-Fei Li

    What if the most powerful language models on Earthare missing the one piece that makes intelligence real?Fei-Fei Li is the "Godmother of AI" who built thedataset that made modern artificial intelligencepossible, spent years leading Stanford's AI Lab,and now runs World Labs, a $1 billion startupbuilding the next frontier of AI.Fei-Fei Li reveals the missing piece of intelligencethat language models can't see, the four abilitiesthat make it up, and what her billion-dollar startupis racing to build to solve it. Listen to the full episode here! Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FvQHmEJoGUARR2EY6AEWk?si=5Cg_cgN4RaiaC4UkIDaH-A Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/silicon-valley-girl-ai-tech-and-career-growth/id1819090545?i=1000774171967 Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/subu-xHrp1w?si=2nyuRfaTPdHTs8s-

  2. Aug 11

    $22B Co-Founder: What the Market Predicts for Your Job in 2026 | Luana Lopes Lara

    Luana Lopes Lara is the world's youngest self-made woman billionaire, by Forbes' count. In 2018, she co-founded Kalshi, a platform where anyone can look up the odds on things that haven't happened yet. This May, the company raised $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation. Her entire job is watching what people bet real money on.Luana Lopes Lara sits down with Marina Mogilko, Silicon Valley Girl, to discuss what the board already knows. What actually changes for a normal person by the end of this year? Will 2026 feel lighter or heavier for most people? Will any jobs suddenly become safer? And how much should you be relying on the public's opinion versus reality?They cover:- The exact odds the market is giving AI as the #1 reason for job cuts this month- The doomsday AI scenario the market is quietly pricing in — and the five conditions behind it- Which jobs Luana thinks are actually getting safer, and which ones people are wrong about- Her 2026 forecast for money, and the one variable it hangs on- How Kalshi ships product with 170 people and an agent for every new hire- Why the "solo founder with agents" story is wrong- Perps: Kalshi's first product outside prediction markets, and what it lets you bet on for the first time- The principle from her Brazilian middle-class upbringing that got her from a US college application to suing the US government — and winningLinks: 📌 Subscribe to my free newsletter where I go deeper on AI tools, career strategies, and building with AI: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=LuanaLopesLara ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠𝕏 : ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/siliconvalleymm⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📌 My Companies & Products: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Marinamogilko.co

  3. Aug 7

    How to Rank #1 in AI: 5 steps | The Ultimate Guide on GEO

    We rebuilt Silicon Valley Girl for GEO. Generative Engine Optimization. Two months ago, if you asked ChatGPT or Perplexity for AI podcast recommendations, the podcast Silicon Valley Girl didn't show up at all. Today we're the 5th most visible of the 11 podcast brands we track. Our AI visibility doubled.I'll show you the 5 steps in the exact order we did them, so you can run the same system on your business, your podcast, or your website. Links: 📩 Get our free 30-day GEO plan in the Future Proof newsletter : https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/geo-30-day-plan?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=geo-30-day-plan🔗 My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ 📌 My Companies & Products: https://partnerships.marinamogilko.co

  4. Aug 5

    Most Replayed Moment: Ex-Google X Chief Reveals Why College Is Over in 10 Years

    What if the smartest thing you could do for your kids in the age of AI is not send them to college? Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer at Google X, where he spent over a decade running business innovations before becoming one of the world's leading voices on AI and its impact on humanity.In this Moment, Mo Gawdat reveals why he believes college won't exist in ten years, the four skills every kid needs to prepare for an AI-first world, and his prediction thatAGI is arriving this year. Listen to the full episode here! Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/episode/1tMNXqcvziqiV1xgT032ih?si=zB4Lk1A4TduntKVsSzSq9Q Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/silicon-valley-girl-ai-tech-and-career-growth/id1819090545?i=1000758651130 Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/E0Q96IKXx6Q?si=BfISl1WByxtLJBpw Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠𝕏 : ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/siliconvalleymm⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/⁠⁠⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko⁠⁠⁠

  5. Jul 29

    Stop Disease 5 Years Early: AI + DNA Playbook With 23andMe's Founder Anne Wojcicki

    In this episode of the Silicon Valley Girl Podcast, Marina Mogilko sits down with Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and CEO of 23andMe — the genetic testing company that has helped more than 14 million people understand their ancestry and health risks, and built one of the largest human genetic datasets in the world.After 23andMe went through bankruptcy and Anne lost control of the company she started in 2006, she fought to win it back at a court-approved auction and relaunched it as a nonprofit (TTAM Research Institute) — so no single pharma company would ever own your DNA.In this conversation she breaks down what AI + your DNA can actually do for your health right now: predicting disease years before you feel it, the genetic risk factors everyone should test for, why the healthcare system is built to treat disease instead of preventing it, and the small daily habits that move the needle most.She also opens up about the hardest year of her life — losing her sister, former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, to lung cancer, going through bankruptcy, and why she refused to walk away. Plus: raising kids as a founder, having a baby at 45, co-parenting with her ex-husband Sergey Brin, and the single smartest thing you can do for your body in 2026. Links: 📌 Subscribe to my free newsletter where I go deeper on AI tools, career strategies, and building with AI: ⁠⁠⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=Anne-Wojcicki ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠𝕏 : ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/siliconvalleymm⁠⁠⁠ 🔗 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/⁠⁠⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko⁠⁠⁠ 📌 My Companies & Products: ⁠⁠⁠https://Marinamogilko.co

  6. Jul 21

    Stanford's AI Economist: The Next 10 Years Will Be the Best AND the Worst in History | Erik Brynjolfsson

    Erik Brynjolfsson is the Stanford economist who has spent 30 years measuring what technology actually does to jobs. He wrote "The Second Machine Age," directs the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, and just published "Canaries in the Coal Mine" — the paper showing AI has already cut employment 16% for workers under 25 in the most exposed jobs. If you're trying to figure out where your career goes in an AI world — which side of the line your job is on, and what to do about it — this one is for you. Topics: AI and jobs, future of work, automation, career advice, AI agents, entry-level jobs, economics of AI, Erik Brynjolfsson, Stanford Digital Economy Lab, Silicon Valley Girl Links: 📌 Subscribe to my free newsletter where I go deeper on AI tools, career strategies, and building with AI: ⁠⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=ErikBrynjolfsson ⁠⁠⁠𝕏 : ⁠⁠https://x.com/siliconvalleymm⁠⁠ 🔗 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/⁠⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko⁠⁠ 📌 My Companies & Products: ⁠⁠https://Marinamogilko.co

  7. Jul 17

    The 3-Year AI Deadline: How to Stay Relevant (2026-2028) | Daniil and David Liberman

    Who actually gets access to AI, and does it stay open to everyone or slowly turn into a privilege for a few? Daniil and David Liberman came on to answer that. They're building a decentralized alternative to Big Tech AI. We got into why every job eventually gets disrupted (and the real timeline), the one-hour-a-day habit that beats Netflix for staying ahead, and how pointing ChatGPT's camera at a broken pipe fixed 3 years of no hot water in their house. Stay to the end for the rapid-fire round: whether today's AI leaders will still lead in five years, and the single most underrated move you can make tomorrow to control your life in ten. Feeling behind on AI? This is the 3-year map.  We cover:  1. Is AI overhyped, and the COVID-like moment they expect within 2 years  2. The plumber test: 3 years of no hot water, fixed by ChatGPT's camera  3. Why Dario Amodei owns ~1.5% of Anthropic, and who really controls AI  4. Which jobs get disrupted first, and the timeline (next year vs. 5–10 years)  5. Why "open weight" Chinese models aren't the same as open source  6. The one-hour-a-day habit for surviving the next 3 years. Links: 📌Subscribe to my free newsletter where I go deeper on AI tools, career strategies, and building with AI: ⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=TheLibermans 🔗 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/⁠⁠⁠ 𝕏 : ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/siliconvalleymm⁠⁠⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko⁠⁠⁠ 📌 My Companies & Products: ⁠⁠⁠https://Marinamogilko.co

  8. Jul 14

    Khan Academy CEO: How to Re-Skill for the AI Economy in the Next 3 Years | Sal Khan

    Sal Khan built Khan Academy into a free education platform used by over 200 million people worldwide. Now he's writing a book called Job Shock, arguing AI could disrupt jobs faster than his own past predictions accounted for. Which jobs are already disappearing. Which ones are safe. What Khan Academy is doing internally with AI, including a $1.2M/year Anthropic bill. And Sal's new venture with TED and ETS: a $10,000, accreditation-pending degree built around durable skills — the kind AI still can't replicate. Links: 📌 Subscribe to my free newsletter where I go deeper on AI tools, career strategies, and building with AI: ⁠https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=SalKhan ⁠𝕏 : ⁠https://x.com/siliconvalleymm⁠ 🔗 Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko⁠ 📌 My Companies & Products: ⁠https://Marinamogilko.co

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The world's top CEOs and AI founders explain what's coming next and how you can get ahead. Silicon Valley Girl is a weekly AI and technology podcast from Silicon Valley hosted by female founder and angel investor Marina Mogilko, covering practical strategies for career growth, mastering AI tools, entrepreneurship and making money with AI. For startup founders, professionals and creators who want to stay ahead in the AI era.

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