Polyweb

Sara Landi Tortoli

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Polyweb explores the intersection of technology, startup, and human creativity. Learn from top entrepreneurs and innovators about building companies that make an impact and living fulfilled lives in our modern, tech-focused society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02/06/2024

E40: Startups vs. Giants: VC Tells the BRUTAL Truth About Building a Successful Startup

In this episode of Polyweb, host Sara Landi Tortoli interviews Hugo Amsellem, founder and general partner at IntuitionVC, an early-stage fund dedicated to consumer and culture startups across Europe and the U.S. The conversation covers Hugo's experience advising hundreds of startups and his perspective on why the consumer space is primed for innovation after years of focus on B2B. 00:00 Introduction 01:26 Hugo's background and rationale for focusing on consumer startups 06:57 How AI enables creation at scale 13:24 Opportunities for emerging consumer startups in the AI age 18:41 Qualities Hugo looks for in founders and startups 25:34 The three things you need to succeed as a founder 31:07 Advice for founders on getting early user adoption 37:11 Hugo's view on the "real Web3" being AI-enabled creation 44:25 Managing investment FOMO in an abundant creation environment 50:23 Technology's role in combating loneliness and cultural shifts 58:38 Details on IntuitionVC's consumer startup tour 👉 CHECK OUT INTUITION VC: https://www.intuition.vc/ 📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED: The Loneliness Economy: How can technology help us belong?: https://hugo.pm/p/the-loneliness-economy 🔗 CONNECT WITH HUGO: 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugoamsellem/ 🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/HugoAmsellem 🔗 CONNECT WITH SARA: 📸 Instagram - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-instagram 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Sara_LandiTor 👥 Linkedin - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-linkedin 💌 Newsletter - https://polyweb.beehiiv.com/ 🪢 ABOUT POLYWEB: Polyweb navigates through the intricate nexus of technology, product innovation, and human creativity. Engage with leading entrepreneurs and experts in uncovering how we can forge impactful companies and lead lives enriched with purpose in the Technology Era. 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@polywebhq 🎧 Listen for free on your favorite Podcast platform - search "PolyWeb" on your podcast app, or click these links: Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3Jp6NA3 Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3OZlfC8 Google Podcasts - https://bit.ly/polyweb-googlepodcast RSS - https://www.podpage.com/polyweb/ FOLLOW POLYWEB: 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@polywebhq/ 💻 Website - https://www.podpage.com/polyweb/ 💌 Newsletter - https://polyweb.beehiiv.com/ 📱TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@polywebhq 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/polyweb/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/PolyWebHQ 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 giờ 6 phút
06/05/2024

E39: The END of Human Jobs? AI and the Post-Labor Society

In this episode of Polyweb, host Sara Landi Tortoli and guest David Shapiro, popular YouTuber, AI researcher, content creator, and writer, explore the profound implications of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and its potential impact on various aspects of our lives, including employment, economics, and the very nature of human existence. 00:00 Intro 01:43 David's background 02:32 The concept of post-nihilism 07:32 Religion's decline and the search for a new grand narrative 12:08 Technology's societal impact 14:46 Redefining family structures 18:28 The importance of relationships, experiences, and mission for a meaningful life 21:44 AGI's employment impact 27:06 Post-labor economics 32:34 Stakeholder capitalism 36:14 AGI-resistant jobs 41:50 The potential for social entrepreneurship and experience-based businesses 44:58 Machine sentience 55:22 The relationship between sentience, consciousness, and our understanding of reality 1:00:08 Coexisting with AGI 1:04:30 The potential for human speciation and divergent evolutionary paths 👉 CHECK OUT DAVID YOUTUBE CHANNEL: @DaveShap 📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED: Claude Sentience Experiments: https://youtu.be/ERWPIOdQGcw?si=X6v0jbIPVKlrvDzX 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVID: 🎧 GitHub - https://github.com/daveshap 💌 Newsletter - https://daveshap.substack.com/ 💻 Website - https://www.daveshap.io/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH SARA: 📸 Instagram - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-instagram 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Sara_LandiTor 👥 Linkedin - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-linkedin 💌 Newsletter - https://polyweb.beehiiv.com/ 🪢 ABOUT POLYWEB: Polyweb navigates through the intricate nexus of technology, product innovation, and human creativity. Engage with leading entrepreneurs and experts in uncovering how we can forge impactful companies and lead lives enriched with purpose in the Technology Era. 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@polywebhq 🎧 Listen for free on your favorite Podcast platform - search "PolyWeb" on your podcast app, or click these links: Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3Jp6NA3 Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3OZlfC8 Google Podcasts - https://bit.ly/polyweb-googlepodcast RSS - https://www.podpage.com/polyweb/ FOLLOW POLYWEB: 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@polywebhq/ 💻 Website - https://www.podpage.com/polyweb/ 💌 Newsletter - https://polyweb.beehiiv.com/ 📱TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@polywebhq 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/polyweb/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/PolyWebHQ 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 giờ 14 phút
22/04/2024

E38: OpenAI Grant Winner: Building AI That Actually Understands What Matters to People

In this episode of Polyweb, host Sara Landi Tortoli interviews Oliver Klingefjord, the co-founder and technical lead at the Meaning Alignment Institute. The Institute won an OpenAI grant to explore "democratic fine-tuning" as an approach that differs from Constitutional AI. During the conversation, Oliver and Sara discuss the process of creating a "moral graph" based on people's discussions of values, the potential risks of personalized AI models, and the broader implications of their work in aligning technology with human meaning and purpose. 00:00 Intro 04:42 How the Meaning Alignment Institute won the OpenAI grant to explore democratic AI alignment 08:13 Comparing democratic fine-tuning to RLHF and Constitutional AI 12:33 Institute's process of surfacing underlying values through moral dilemmas 16:00 Creating a "moral graph" to capture wisdom and agreements 22:04 Risks of personalized AI models and the need for shared human values 26:25 Using the moral graph to guide and evaluate AI model outputs 32:12 Potential applications of the moral graph 36:07 Challenges of scaling to superintelligent AI 39:55 Broader implications and the need for people to articulate their values 43:55 Where to find more information about the Meaning Alignment Institute 👉 CHECK OUT THE MEANING ALIGNMENT INSTITUTE: https://www.meaningalignment.org/ 📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED: Meaning Alignment Institute Substack: https://meaningalignment.substack.com/ Introducing Democratic Fine-Tuning: https://meaningalignment.substack.com/p/introducing-democratic-fine-tuning Value Discovery GPT: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-TItg5klMA-values-discovery 🔗 CONNECT WITH OLIVER: 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-klingefjord-45b662105/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/klingefjord 🔗 CONNECT WITH SARA: 📸 Instagram - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-instagram 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Sara_LandiTor 👥 Linkedin - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-linkedin 💌 Newsletter - https://polyweb.beehiiv.com/ 🪢 ABOUT POLYWEB: Polyweb navigates through the intricate nexus of technology, product innovation, and human creativity. Engage with leading entrepreneurs and experts in uncovering how we can forge impactful companies and lead lives enriched with purpose in the Technology Era. 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@polywebhq Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

45 phút
01/04/2024

E37: Plan a Product Roadmap That Actually Delivers in 2024 (No More Missed Deadlines!)

Host Sara Landi Tortoli interviews Janna Bastow, who is the co-founder and CEO of ProdPad, Mind The Product, and ProductTank. In the product management space, Janna is known for introducing the "Now-Next-Later" roadmap, which is a more sustainable way to build products than the traditional timeline roadmap. During the interview, Janna shared valuable insights from her journey as a product manager and founder. She emphasized how important it is to solve problems, gather feedback, and prioritize tasks to create impactful products. The conversation also covered the challenges she faced while building and engaging communities through Mind The Product, as well as overcoming stage fright. 00:00 Intro 00:31 The importance of understanding the problem 02:13 The shift from being excited by solutions to focusing on problems 06:51 Gathering and prioritizing user feedback 09:17 Being outcome-driven vs. customer-driven 16:31 The "now, next, later" roadmap approach 30:45 Building and engaging communities 38:22 Overcoming stage fright and fostering psychological safety 47:23 Closing thoughts and resources 👉 CHECK OUT PRODPAD: https://www.prodpad.com/ 📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED: Ditch the Timeline Roadmap: https://www.prodpad.com/resources/guides/ditch-the-timeline-roadmap/ Convince Your Stakeholders to Ditch the Timeline: https://www.prodpad.com/downloads/convince-stakeholders-slide-deck/ Mind The Product: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/ Product Tank: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/producttank/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH JANNA: 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jannabastow/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/simplybastow 🔗 CONNECT WITH SARA: 📸 Instagram - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-instagram 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Sara_LandiTor 👥 Linkedin - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-linkedin 💌 Newsletter - https://polyweb.beehiiv.com/ 🪢 ABOUT POLYWEB: Polyweb navigates through the intricate nexus of technology, product innovation, and human creativity. Engage with leading entrepreneurs and experts in uncovering how we can forge impactful companies and lead lives enriched with purpose in the Technology Era. 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@polywebhq 🎧 Listen for free on your favorite Podcast platform - search "PolyWeb" on your podcast app, or click these links: Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3Jp6NA3 Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3OZlfC8 Google Podcasts - https://bit.ly/polyweb-googlepodcast RSS - https://www.podpage.com/polyweb/ FOLLOW POLYWEB: 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@polywebhq/ 💻 Website - https://www.podpage.com/polyweb/ 💌 Newsletter - https://polyweb.beehiiv.com/ 📱TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@polywebhq 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/polyweb/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/PolyWebHQ 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

49 phút
17/03/2024

E36: SaaS Growth Decoded: The Customer-Led Playbook for 10X Success

In this episode of Polyweb, host Sara Landi Tortoli and guest Georgiana Laudi, Co-founder and CEO of Forget the Funnel, explore the concept of customer-led growth and how it differs from product-led growth. They delve into the importance of deeply understanding customers, operationalizing their experiences, and making data-informed decisions to optimize their journey from problem recognition to long-term value realization. 00:00 Introduction 00:41 Defining customer-led growth and its relationship with product-led growth 03:53 Differentiating customer-led growth from other "X-led" growth models 07:15 Building products in a customer-led organization 09:51 The challenge of identifying ideal customers in B2B scenarios 13:24 Applying the Jobs-to-be-Done framework to understand customer segments 19:07 Mapping the customer journey and identifying value milestones 23:53 Leveraging customer insights to refine messaging and product experiences 29:42 Prioritizing customer jobs and deciding the strategic focus 33:57 Operationalizing customer-led growth within the organization 39:06 Repositioning and communicating the customer-centric approach 43:16 Prioritizing customer jobs and aligning with business objectives 47:49 The importance of customer research and avoiding guesswork 52:24 Implementing customer-led growth: A practical example 58:47 Closing thoughts and resources 👉 CHECK OUT FORGET THE FUNNEL: https://forgetthefunnel.com/ Buy the book: https://amzn.to/4ciTRIu 📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED: Jobs to be done: https://youtu.be/fOxxwNGe9I8?si=lNM9Xb8gyl_cyBGs April Dunford - Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It - https://amzn.to/3PmZ0W4 🔗 CONNECT WITH GEORGIANA: 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgianalaudi/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/ggiiaa 💻 Website - https://forgetthefunnel.com/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH SARA: 📸 Instagram - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-instagram 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Sara_LandiTor 👥 Linkedin - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-linkedin 💌 Newsletter - https://polyweb.beehiiv.com/ 🪢 ABOUT POLYWEB: Polyweb navigates through the intricate nexus of technology, product innovation, and human creativity. Engage with leading entrepreneurs and experts in uncovering how we can forge impactful companies and lead lives enriched with purpose in the Technology Era. 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@polywebhq 🎧 Listen for free on your favorite Podcast platform - search "PolyWeb" on your podcast app, or click these links: Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3Jp6NA3 Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3OZlfC8 Google Podcasts - https://bit.ly/polyweb-googlepodcast RSS - https://www.podpage.com/polyweb/ FOLLOW POLYWEB: 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@polywebhq/ 💻 Website - https://www.podpage.com/polyweb/ 💌 Newsletter - https://polyweb.beehiiv.com/ 📱TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@polywebhq 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/polyweb/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/PolyWebHQ 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 giờ
03/03/2024

E35: The Google Way: The Secret Formula for Building Wildly Successful Products

In this episode of Polyweb, host Sara Landi Tortoli and guest Itamar Gilad explore the concept of evidence-guided product development. Itamar is a seasoned product coach and leader with extensive experience at tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and YouTube, and the author of "Evidence Guided." The key takeaways from this episode include the importance of setting clear goals aligned with the company's mission and vision, the value of conducting research to validate product ideas, and the need to adapt the evidence-guided approach to different types of products and businesses. Itamar's GIST model (Goals, Ideas, Steps, and Tasks) provides a framework for product teams to systematically develop and validate their ideas, ultimately leading to the creation of products that effectively address customer needs. 00:00 Intro 01:11 Itamar's background and experience at Google and YouTube 04:22 YouTube's transition from a community-based platform to a more commercialized product 06:36 The differences between the Google Plus and YouTube annotations projects 09:22 The story behind the development of the Gmail tabbed inbox feature 17:34 How the confidence level in product development differs in companies at various stages 19:25 Itamar's framework for setting goals, making assumptions, and establishing confidence in product ideas 26:28 Example: Applying the evidence-guided process to a hypothetical dating app startup 41:48 Choosing the best testing methods for product validation 43:48 Implementing the evidence-guided method for physical products 48:38 Adapting the evidence-guided approach for B2C, B2B, and marketplace products 54:24 Resources and ways to connect with Itamar 55:24 Conclusion 👉 CHECK OUT THE BOOK "EVIDENCE GUIDED": https://amzn.to/3wy4qae 📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED: https://itamargilad.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 giờ 6 phút
18/02/2024

E34: Start Founder: My Company Failed. Learn From My Mistakes!

In this episode, Sara talks about the challenges and realities of startup entrepreneurship with guest Megan Murphy, a former product manager turned founder. Megan shares her journey from the corporate world to launching her own startup, focusing on the pitfalls, learning curves, and eventual decision to shut down her venture. Megan has held the VP Product role at Hotjar, where she led and scaled its product organization, and led the team through M&A. She previously held product leadership roles at N26 and Skyscanner. In 2022, she co-founded a startup that never found product-market fit. She decided to cut her losses and return capital to investors so that she could move on with her life. She is currently moving on before exploring what’s next. 00:00 Intro 02:40 Background & entrepreneurial shift 07:59 Problem identification & validation 13:24 Team building & product development 18:10 Product-market fit challenges 23:00 Iteration decision-making 28:07 Addressing product limitations 33:19 Market impact on startups 38:00 Growth from startup experience 43:18 Vision vs market reality 48:27 Closure decision & outlook 📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED: Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well - https://amzn.to/3T1FMaL 🔗 CONNECT WITH MEGAN: 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmurphy9/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH SARA: 📸 Instagram - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-instagram 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Sara_LandiTor 👥 Linkedin - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-linkedin 💌 Newsletter - https://polyweb.beehiiv.com/ 🪢 ABOUT POLYWEB: Polyweb navigates through the intricate nexus of technology, product innovation, and human creativity. Engage with leading entrepreneurs and experts in uncovering how we can forge impactful companies and lead lives enriched with purpose in the Technology Era. 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@polywebhq 🎧 Listen for free on your favorite Podcast platform - search "PolyWeb" on your podcast app, or click these links: Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3Jp6NA3 Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3OZlfC8 Google Podcasts - https://bit.ly/polyweb-googlepodcast RSS - https://www.podpage.com/polyweb/ FOLLOW POLYWEB: 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@polywebhq/ 💻 Website - https://www.podpage.com/polyweb/ 💌 Newsletter - https://polyweb.beehiiv.com/ 📱TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@polywebhq 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/polyweb/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/PolyWebHQ 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

58 phút
04/02/2024

E33: Autonomous AI Agents: The Virtual Assistants That Do Everything For You

In this episode of Polyweb, host Sara Landi Tortoli and guest Div Garg, discuss the future of AI agents and assistants. Div is a computer scientist, AI researcher, and entrepreneur. His latest company, MultiOn, is a general-purpose AI similar to JARVIS that executes digital tasks and brings it to everyday consumer use, from booking flights to ordering your food. Div has lectured and given talks at Stanford, OpenAI, DeepMind and Apple over his research on Transformers and reinforcement learning. During the episode, Sara and Div explore how AI agents can handle a wide range of tasks and change how we interact with technology. 00:00 Intro 01:22 Div Garg's background and the vision behind Multion 06:00 The development and challenges of AI autonomous agents 10:48 The potential and use cases of AI autonomous agents 16:32 The technical backbone and operational details of Multion's AI 20:59 Future visions and the ethical considerations of AI development 25:43 The transition from academic research to founding Multion 32:12 The impact of AI on daily life and future technologies 38:54 Approaching AI development in startups and leveraging open source models 45:38 Building trust with AI autonomous agents and the significance of user experience 50:15 Discussing AGI, its definitions, and its feasibility 👉 CHECK OUT MULTION: https://www.multion.ai/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH DIV: 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/div99/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/DivGarg9 💻 Website - https://divyanshgarg.com/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH SARA: 📸 Instagram - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-instagram 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Sara_LandiTor 👥 Linkedin - https://bit.ly/saralanditortoli-linkedin 💌 Newsletter - https://polyweb.beehiiv.com/ 🪢 ABOUT POLYWEB: Polyweb navigates through the intricate nexus of technology, product innovation, and human creativity. Engage with leading entrepreneurs and experts in uncovering how we can forge impactful companies and lead lives enriched with purpose in the Technology Era. 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@polywebhq 🎧 Listen for free on your favorite Podcast platform - search "PolyWeb" on your podcast app, or click these links: Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3Jp6NA3 Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3OZlfC8 Google Podcasts - https://bit.ly/polyweb-googlepodcast RSS - https://www.podpage.com/polyweb/ FOLLOW POLYWEB: 🎥 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@polywebhq/ 💻 Website - https://www.podpage.com/polyweb/ 💌 Newsletter - https://polyweb.beehiiv.com/ 📱TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@polywebhq 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/polyweb/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/PolyWebHQ 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sara Landi Tortoli
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2023 - 2024
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