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  1. 🎧 START pod: Raffi Isanians, Founder & CEO, Mage Legal "Automatic AI M&A Legal Diligence"

    14 GIỜ TRƯỚC

    🎧 START pod: Raffi Isanians, Founder & CEO, Mage Legal "Automatic AI M&A Legal Diligence"

    Attorneys are trained to spot issues. That’s literally what law school teaches. Show them your product, and the first thing they’ll say is: “the margin is off on this.” Every hour they spend learning software is an hour they’re not billing. Raffi Isanians knows that because he lived it.Kirkland. Gunderson. Years inside private equity and venture work. That’s why Mage Legal has a simple standard: if a lawyer opens the product with no instructions and can’t figure it out, "we’re failing" Comprehensive AI coverage across the entire data room:red and yellow flags, diligence memos, disclosure schedules, redline comparison. 1,500 documents in tens of minutes.  All async. 05:15 - Puts a TOS into ChatGPT 3.5, comes back 85-90% there 06:20 - Every hour learning a tool is an hour not billed 08:37 - The product worked, nobody wanted it 09:00 - YC partner on the two-year window 09:53 - AI is an F1 engine in a world of bicycles 13:00 - Clients are pushing AI adoption, not the lawyers 15:19 - The goal is zero behavior change 17:00 - 1,500 documents, diligence memos, tens of minutes 18:22 - One good associate now does the work of six 30:56 - Engineers simplify, lawyers complicate 33:00 - 11PM, picture of his daughter, back to work 40:34 - Simple enough to use with zero instructions

    43 phút
  2. 🎧 START pod: Lucas Ngoo, Co-founder & CEO, Cortex AI "The Real World Is the Next Training Ground for Embodied AI"

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    🎧 START pod: Lucas Ngoo, Co-founder & CEO, Cortex AI "The Real World Is the Next Training Ground for Embodied AI"

    The internet was the training set for intelligence Nobody has built the equivalent for the physical world Previously, Lucas Ngoo co-founded Carousell, scaled it past $1B  Now at Cortex AI he's collecting the data robotics labs need to train foundation models Cameras, VR headsets, glasses on factory workers, retail workers, everyday people. Recording real-world manipulation work (Maybe tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of hours) Not building the robot. Not training the model. Collecting what goes in 2026: scale data in a big way 2027+: start rolling robots out, 90% teleoperation, 10% autonomy While humans step in, the system keeps learning That's the flywheel toward full autonomy 01:38 Cortex as the data layer for general-purpose robotics02:19 Why text data doesn’t transfer cleanly to the real world02:51 Recording day-to-day human manipulation work03:23 “Tens of millions” to “hundreds of millions of hours” of data06:37 Cortex’s role: “We are really the data piece”07:28 When humanoids become part of everyday life08:00 2026 as the year data scales08:13 90% teleoperation, 10% autonomy08:37 Data flywheel toward full autonomy08:55 Synthetic data + real-world data reinforcing each other

    11 phút
  3. 🎧 START pod: Gavin Brennen, Cofounder, Lance "The Future of Hospitality"

    5 NGÀY TRƯỚC

    🎧 START pod: Gavin Brennen, Cofounder, Lance "The Future of Hospitality"

    Some hotel software is still DOS-based. Sometimes pen and paper (that's why guests are waiting 45 mins to get towels) Gavin's dad has worked at Marriott for the last nine years. When he showed Gavin the old software, that was the spark Lance builds AI agents that answer calls, handle back office operations, run sales workflows & more Started with voice, got inside the hotels, and realized how much more they could automate With coding agents one engineer acts like five Big contracts need custom solutions. Now they can deliver 🎙️ Gavin Brennen, Co-Founder, Lance (YC W26) on Fondo START pod 01:02 The reality of hotel software01:53 The insight that sparked the company02:01 A better way to handle guest requests02:46 Why Lance had to build desktop agents03:08 The centralized dashboard layer04:00 Why hotel problems are highly custom04:32 One engineer can now act like five05:51 “Go all in”

    9 phút
  4. Nikhil Reddy, CEO & Cofounder, Arzule "Gong for ecosystem driven growth"

    6 NGÀY TRƯỚC

    Nikhil Reddy, CEO & Cofounder, Arzule "Gong for ecosystem driven growth"

    Direct sales reply rates are going down. AI spam is making it worse Nikhil Reddy saw the shift early: as trust matters more, partnerships become a real revenue channel Problem is most partnership teams are still running on spreadsheets. They don't know where to focus. Attribution across emails, events, and co-marketing is a mess Arzule uses CRM data, market signals, and ecosystem signals to help partnership teams discover and prioritize the partnerships that actually drive revenue Two people building it. Already working with companies generating over $400M in ARR Applied late to YC's fall batch, never even got a reply. Applied again for winter, got in, and their group partner told them to pivot the next day. That became Arzule 🎙️ Nikhil Reddy, Co-Founder & CEO, Arzule on the Fondo START pod 01:09 What Arzule does and who it's for02:24 Direct sales is dying. Trust is taking over02:43 Pivoting mid-batch from multi-agent coordination to partnerships03:12 Why partnership teams are finally getting their moment03:54 The data layer: CRM signals, ecosystem signals, company-specific inputs04:09 Why attributing revenue to partnerships is so hard05:24 Affiliate links, rev-share, bounties, and contracts in one platform06:03 What onboarding looks like for larger customers07:02 Start analyzing everything early, even if it feels relationship-driven07:48 Tracking signals like new partnership hires and market expansion08:28 Revenue attribution as the core of predictable partnerships09:26 Applied late, got no reply, applied again, pivoted the day after getting in10:02 Move fast and pick something you want to do for 10 years

    12 phút
  5. JJ Maxwell, CEO & Founder, Pillar (trypillar.com) "Your App's Copilot"

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    JJ Maxwell, CEO & Founder, Pillar (trypillar.com) "Your App's Copilot"

    Setting up a single trigger in Zendesk takes 30 clicks With Pillar it takes one sentence JJ Maxwell built an open source copilot you build into your app. Users talk to it in natural language and it drives the app for them The problem: products can do a lot but users don't always know what's there. So they ask support. Or they churn Before Pillar, JJ built a creator ad marketplace with about 40,000 creators. Then spent two years on another product through YC W24. About $30M on the platform, real users, decent growth.  Pivoted anyway.  As soon as he lost belief it was gonna work, he ripped the bandaid off Web MCP is already rolling out. Companies trying to stop agents from taking actions are fighting a losing battle 🎙️ JJ Maxwell, Founder & CEO of Pillar (trypillar.com) on the Fondo START pod 01:56 What Pillar is: a copilot that’s easy to build into your app02:19 Why users ask support or churn when product complexity hides value03:05 “30 clicks” in Zendesk becomes a sentence03:39 Why AI can do this now: models are better at reasoning and chaining actions04:19 What implementation looks like: wrap existing frontend code and tool calls05:25 Why teams can often get Pillar working in about a day06:09 The Double journey, real traction, and the decision to pivot11:00 Web MCP and why agent-ready software is coming12:23 Why companies may not be able to stop agents from taking actions forever

    17 phút
  6. Julian Weisser | The Solo Flippening: How 1-in-3 Startups Broke the Co-Founder Myth

    20/12/2025

    Julian Weisser | The Solo Flippening: How 1-in-3 Startups Broke the Co-Founder Myth

    The script has been the same for decades: find a co-founder Investors demanded it. Accelerators screened for it. The narrative became so entrenched that founders started pairing up out of obligation, not alignment. Julian Weisser, founder of SOLO and ODF, has a name for this phenomenon: co-founders of convenience And he's proving they're not just unnecessary-they're often the reason companies fail. This week, Julian released 'The State of Solo Founding' report: "Today, solo founding is considered odd. Soon it will be the default. This report features exclusive Carta data alongside commentary from solo founders who have raised over $250M and the investors who backed them." The comprehensive tracks solo founder rates across thousands of startups, the headline finding is historic: for the first time, over one-third of new startups are solo-founded (That's 36% in 2025, up from under 25% in 2019) 👉 Download the report here: https://solofounders.com/report 👉 Apply to the Solo Founders Program today. A three-month, in-person residency for 6 ambitious solo founders. Next cohort starts Jan. 23, 2026: solofounders.com/program(00:44) Why the report matters now(02:17) The data: 24% → 36%, first year over 1-in-3(04:32) 3 forces: AI, visible wins, collapsing narrative(06:00) Investor POV(07:30) Org design insight: cutting the middle layer(09:47) Download report: http://solofounders.com/report(11:01) ODF26: half the cohort flipped to solo(12:33) Inside SOLO(14:30) Why coworking doesn't work for startups(16:37) Outcomes: $1M ARR in 2 months & more(17:19) Follow @solofounding & @joinodf Where to find Julian Weisser:‍X: https://x.com/julianweisserLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianweisserWebsite: https://weisser.io‍ Where to find SOLO: ‍X: https://x.com/solofoundingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solo-foundersWebsite: https://solofounders.com Where to find ODF:‍X: https://x.com/joinodfLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solo-foundersWebsite: https://joinodf.com‍ Newsletters: ‍Texts with Founders: https://textswithfounders.comMultitudes: https://multitudes.weisser.io‍ Where to find David Phillips:X: https://x.com/davjLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/davjphillips‍ Brought to you by:‍ Fondo — All-in-one accounting for startups @ fondo.com

    18 phút
  7. Nate Matherson | Set It, Forget It—Scaling to 2,000+ Customers at Numeral

    19/12/2025

    Nate Matherson | Set It, Forget It—Scaling to 2,000+ Customers at Numeral

    Nate Matherson has spent 10+ years as a founder. He's built companies and even exited. After that first exit, he started angel investing in dozens of companies, then launched a fund. Numeral was one of his early bets. He sent Numeral's CEO Sam an email. By the end of the day, he was working there as Head of Growth. Now he's helping scale the YC-backed sales tax platform serving over 2,000 customers. Nate's seen what happens when founders don't think about sales tax. "They actually found out that they owed about a half million dollars in sales tax… the buyer subtracted that off what would have gone to the founders." When Nate was a founder, he'd log into Stripe and that sales tax dashboard was lit up like a Christmas tree. Numeral does free nexus studies and monitoring — takes five minutes to set up, plugs into Stripe and Rippling, then runs itself. They launched their SaaS product recently, and their whole concept is set it and forget it. They actually love it when customers don't log in. Some of Nate's new learnings? "When I was a founder, I was always pretty good at marketing. I was just marketing not-so-great products, which made marketing a lot harder." At Numeral, with the right product at the right time, everything clicked. And he knows: great products make marketing easy. Timing makes it effortless. ‍ Key Topics Covered [00:10] $500K sales tax bill found during due diligence[01:10] What is nexus and how it triggers[01:51] From founder to angel to fund manager to operator[04:02] 10+ years building, angel investments, vc fund[05:27] Numeral: e-commerce to SaaS journey[08:12] States that tax SaaS + global VAT complexity[08:40] "Set it and forget it"[10:37] Free nexus study + monitoring in 5 minutes[11:24] What's working in growth [13:28] Great products make marketing easy, timing makes it effortless[14:25] Nate's investing rule per batchFollow Nate Matherson:X: @NateMathersonLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/natematherson ‍ Follow Numeral:X: @numeralYouTube: youtube.com/@numeraltaxWebsite: numeral.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/numeralhq ‍ ‍FollowDavid Phillips: ‍X: https://x.com/davj ‍LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davjphillips ‍ Brought to you by: Fondo — All-in-one accounting for startups: fondo.com

    15 phút
  8. 🎧 Startup Growth Podcast, Ep. 32 Jayden Clark | Moments to Flywheels: Founders Engineering Repeatable Reach

    18/12/2025

    🎧 Startup Growth Podcast, Ep. 32 Jayden Clark | Moments to Flywheels: Founders Engineering Repeatable Reach

    Jayden Clark didn’t abandon music. He re-scored it for distribution.  After music school, a hedge fund tour, and a B2B SaaS sprint, he launched MOTS—short, sharp episodes designed to be both of the moment and built to last a quarter.  His north star isn’t “go viral.” It’s “be clear.” The insight is disarmingly pragmatic: structure is not the enemy of creativity—it’s the amplifier. Lists compress cognition.  A beginning–build–end gives every clip a runway and a landing.  When a five-replies-deep roast on X unexpectedly detonated, MOTS podcast already had the scaffolding to catch the surge. That’s the signature move: follow a consistent weekly cadence, then publish “emergency episodes” when the culture pops.  The result is a feed that feels alive without feeling random. ‍ Key Topics Covered Career path: SF Conservatory → hedge fund → B2B SaaS → MOTS + Atlas Media LabsJazz formulas = content formulas: two-five-one progressions, building blocks, beginning-middle-endWhy lists work: digestibility, structure, pattern-matching"Neither timely nor timeless": weekly SF tech culture + emergency current-thing episodesEmergency episode #1: Brian Chesky's bench press The viral ratio: Meta Ray-Bans clip → five-tweets-deep → Theo's reply → Seth's "roast" GIF"16 hours of screen time": the competitive advantageDistribution strategy across Twitter, YouTube, Apple, Spotify‍ Timestamps: 00:20) "neither timely nor timeless" (00:51) Keeping the music alive (02:10) SF Music → hedge fund → SaaS → pod (03:20) Jazz improvisation: a content strategy (03:42) Building blocks & two-five-one progressions (04:35) How to make content easily digestible (04:53) The @theo ratio backstory (06:46) @sethsetse viral quote-tweet (07:17) Emergency pods vs. weekly episodes (07:22) Emergency Pod #1: @bchesky's bench press (09:42) Where to find @mots_pod‍ Where to find Jayden Clark: X: @creatine_cycleLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jayden-clark-75991a1aa ‍ Where to find MOTS Podcast: X: @mots_podYouTube: @motspodLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/mots-pod Where to find Atlas Media Labs: Website: atlasmedialabs.com ‍ Where to find David Phillips: ‍X: https://x.com/davj ‍LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davjphillips ‍ Brought to you by: Fondo — All-in-one accounting for startups: fondo.com

    11 phút
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