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Dharmesh Shah is the co-founder and CTO of HubSpot (currently valued at $30 billion) and one of the most fascinating founders I’ve ever met. Dharmesh is the keeper of HubSpot’s Culture Code, built ChatSpot (an AI chatbot built on top of HubSpot CRM) and a game called WordPlay (which grew to 16 million users), and also founded and writes for OnStartups, a top-ranking startup blog and community with more than 1M members. He’s also invested in 100+ startups including OpenAI, AngelList, Coinbase, and Dropbox. In our conversation, we discuss
• The biggest lessons he has learned from building HubSpot
• The importance of leaning into your strengths
• Dharmesh’s data-oriented approach to public speaking
• How he developed HubSpot’s culture code
• The decision-making process at HubSpot
• His contrarian approach to building products
• Why founders and product teams are all fighting the second law of thermodynamics
• How “flash tags” can save your teams time
• How to decide what ideas are worth investing in

From copyright violations to environmental concerns to the looming threat of the singularity, AI is a hot-button topic these days. Paul and Rich talk through many facets of this conversation, and discuss how they think about the AI components of Aboard. Plus: A little roleplay in which we learn that Paul thinks Aboard is an earnest mid-century cartoon character.

To better understand how neural networks learn to simulate writing, researchers trained simpler versions on synthetic children’s stories.

Demis Hassabis - Scaling, Superhuman AIs, AlphaZero atop LLMs, Rogue Nations Threat Wednesday 28 February 2024 https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/podcast Open in Pocket Casts Share Here is my episode with Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind
We discuss:
Why scaling is an artform
Adding search, planning, AlphaZero type training atop LLMs
Making sure rogue nations can't steal weights
The right way to align superhuman AIs and do an intelligence explosion

When the great apes at Furuvik Zoo broke free from their enclosure last winter, the keepers faced a terrible choice. This is the story of the most dramatic 72 hours of their lives. By Imogen West-Knights.

Ryan sits down with Bob Nardo, Founding Head of School and Executive Director at Libertas School of Memphis. They discuss why the principles of Montessori work, and how they can be applied to successful organizations of all kinds.