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Nov. 20, 2025

The Startup Podcast's 2025 Blooper Reel

In 2025, we released 79 episodes across 4 formats. Here's a sample of what you didn't see this year! Happy Holidays from all of us here at The Startup Podcast. – JM Timestamps 00:00 Bloopers 03:00 Metaphors and Analogies 04:46 More Bloopers 05:36 Happy Holidays from the TSP Team! The…

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Nov. 13, 2025

Reviewing Our Tech Predictions From January 2025: Did We Nail Them?

Were we wildly wrong, or surprisingly on the money? As 2025 wraps, Chris and Yaniv revisit the bold predictions they made at the start of the year. They reflect on their calls about AI, robotics, VC markets, crypto, and geopolitics. While some were accurate, some were also hilariously off. Together,…

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Nov. 6, 2025

Is OpenAI Evil? Reacting to Sam Altman's Latest Announcements w/ Jacob Ward

OpenAI may appear to be building the future, but are they leading the tech industry towards collapse? In this episode, Chris and Yaniv are joined by Jacob Ward (journalist, author of The Loop and NBC Technology Correspondent) to break down OpenAI’s latest livestream and what it signals about the next…

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Nov. 3, 2025

Engaging Young Employees: How to Attract the Best & Brightest Minds w/ Dan Brockwell from Earlywork

What do you need to do to keep employees engaged and committed? What should your position be on remote work? Side hustles? Ping pong tables? Should you offer all employees equity? Bringing Gen Z employees to your workplace is well worth it, but it means a mental pivot from the…

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Oct. 30, 2025

Google's 'Quantum Advantage' + MIT's 'Telepathic' Interface, China Leads the Sci-Fi Future

Is this the moment quantum computing becomes real? After years of being “five years away,” Google just announced a verifiable quantum advantage, claiming its Willow chip ran a molecule simulation 13,000× faster than the world’s fastest supercomputer. Is this truly the dawn of the quantum era? In this episode, Chris…

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Oct. 27, 2025

Trends in Startup Funding w/ Carta's Head of Insights, Peter Walker

Looking to fund your startup? If you're new to the process, fundraising can be difficult to navigate. Not only are there a myriad of ways to go about it, but it can be hard to tell whether the tips, tricks, and advice floating around are based on any evidence at…

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Oct. 23, 2025

ChatGPT Atlas: The Future Of Browsing? + YouTube's AI Likeness Detection, Apple's New Vision Pro M5

OpenAI just dropped its unbelievable new browser, Atlas. All signs point to it overshadowing Chrome, but is this really the dawn of a new era? Or just another hype cycle, courtesy of Sam Altman? In this episode, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein react to OpenAI’s surprise launch of ChatGPT Atlas…

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Oct. 20, 2025

The 4 Biggest Execution Mistakes Founders Make

Think you’re executing well? Think again. Chances are you’re making one of these four common mistakes. Drawing from Chris’s latest essay and real-world advisory experience, Chris and Yaniv spend this episode breaking down the four biggest execution mistakes you're probably making right now. They explore how to recognize these patterns…

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Oct. 16, 2025

'Treat Adult Users As Adults' Says OpenAI's Sam Altman + Oura's $900M Raise, NVIDIA's Funding Bubble

OpenAI is set to roll out its new “treat adults like adults” policy, heralding the beginning of AI chatbots speaking more amorously with users. As the company pushes boundaries, from personality-rich bots to experimental devices, others are warning that the industry might be inflating a dangerous AI bubble. In this…

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Oct. 16, 2025

Flow State: The Competitive Advantage You Need, And How To Harness It w/ Steven Puri

What if your best work came from finding your flow, rather than simply grinding harder? In the age of constant distraction, many founders mistake busyness for progress, chasing notifications, meetings, and multitasking without realizing that true innovation happens when the mind is deeply focused. Today, Chris and Yaniv are joined…

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Oct. 13, 2025

Flow State: The Competitive Advantage You Need, And How To Harness It w/ Steven Puri

What if your best work came from finding your flow, rather than simply grinding harder? In the age of constant distraction, many founders mistake busyness for progress, chasing notifications, meetings, and multitasking without realizing that true innovation happens when the mind is deeply focused. Today, Chris and Yaniv are joined…

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Oct. 9, 2025

New ChatGPT Dev Tools Threaten App Store + Sora 2 Launch, Apple Removes ICE Block

What happens when AI stops being a product and starts being a platform? With OpenAI’s latest Dev Day changing the game, we might find out sooner rather than later. In this episode, Chris and Yaniv explore OpenAI’s Dev Day and the huge announcements made (including the Sora 2 launch), as…

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Oct. 6, 2025

Nailing Your Market Niche w/ Dutch CEO, Joe Spector

What happens when a founder who took a taboo health topic mainstream decides to reinvent pet care? In this Spotlight episode of The Startup Podcast, former Hims co-founder Joe Spector faux-pitches his startup, Dutch, a telemedicine platform making veterinary care accessible, affordable, and convenient. Most founders fear tough questions from…

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Oct. 2, 2025

ChatGPT Pulse: An Overpriced Daily Digest? + Hollywood’s First AI Actress, Amazon’s $2.5B Settlement

OpenAI just launched ChatGPT Pulse, a succinct, personalized daily feed. Will this shift the focus of AI from performance to personal context? Or is it just an overhyped, overpriced daily digest? In this episode, Chris and Yaniv get right into this week's tech news: the reality of ChatGPT Pulse, plus…

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Sept. 29, 2025

How Being Genuine is a Critical Advantage For Startup Founders w/ Christine Blosdale

Standing out has gotten even more difficult thanks to the flood of AI content, and many early-stage founders mistakenly believe they need to act like corporate brands to be taken seriously. In this episode, Yaniv chats with Christine Blosdale, an award-winning media coach, podcaster, and branding strategist. Together they discuss…

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Sept. 25, 2025

Tech Talent Pool to Be Decimated by New Fee + OpenAI Jobs Platform, $1B for Dishwashing Robots

What happens to Silicon Valley when the world’s best founders and engineers can no longer afford to work in the US? Today, Chris and Yaniv break down why the massive new work visa fee is a tech talent crisis waiting to happen. They discuss how Trump’s surprising $100K H-1B fee…

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Sept. 22, 2025

Why Every Startup Founder Should Consider B2B SaaS (w/ Rob Walling)

Is the new age of AI agents about to kill niche B2B SaaS businesses? Many first-time founders worry that tools like ChatGPT or custom AI builders will make off-the-shelf SaaS products obsolete, but it could simply herald a new evolution of SaaS. In this episode Yaniv is joined by Rob…

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Sept. 18, 2025

YouTube's Steady Domination + Oracle's AI Comeback, Sam Altman v. Tucker Carlson

Is YouTube quietly becoming the most powerful platform in the world? Announcements made during Made On YouTube 2025 revealed incredibly promising long-term plans, with the media giant seemingly set to dominate video, music, and podcasts with the help of Google’s AI. Too many entrepreneurs still see YouTube as ‘just’ a…

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Sept. 16, 2025

This Week: Be Persistent Without Being Stupid – We Learn from YC Founder Paul Graham

Are you truly being persistent with your startup, or just being stubborn? In the new age of AI-powered founders and hyper-fast iteration, many entrepreneurs mistake obstinacy for persistence and end up running out of time, money, and morale. Too often we glorify “hustle” and “grit” without understanding when to adapt,…

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Sept. 15, 2025

Be Persistent Without Being Stupid: We Learn from YC Founder Paul Graham

Are you truly being persistent with your startup, or just being stubborn? In the new age of AI-powered founders and hyper-fast iteration, many entrepreneurs mistake obstinacy for persistence and end up running out of time, money, and morale. Too often we glorify “hustle” and “grit” without understanding when to adapt,…

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Sept. 13, 2025

This Week: Apple's Huge AI Blunder + IPO Market Heats Up, White House Tech Dinner

With Apple’s iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, AirPods Pro 3, and Apple Watch 11 now unveiled, what does this mean for the future of phones and wearable tech? And does the incredible AI of Google Pixel still blow Siri out of the water? Listen as Chris and Yaniv delve into…

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Sept. 11, 2025

Apple's Huge AI Blunder + IPO Market Heats Up, White House Tech Dinner

With Apple’s iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, AirPods Pro 3, and Apple Watch 11 now unveiled, what does this mean for the future of phones and wearable tech? And does the incredible AI of Google Pixel still blow Siri out of the water? In this episode, Chris and Yaniv delve…

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Sept. 10, 2025

Your Pre-Seed Startup Deserves Explosive Growth. Here's How to Get There.

Pre-seed founders want explosive growth early on, but are you following the wrong playbook too soon? These days strategies, acronyms, and well-intended advice are everywhere, but today's guest argues that the path forward is a simple one: talk to customers, run experiments, and embrace rejection as part of the journey.…

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Sept. 8, 2025

Growing a Pre-Seed Startup? This Is The Core Knowledge You Need

Pre-seed founders want explosive growth early on, but are you following the wrong playbook too soon? These days strategies, acronyms, and well-intended advice are everywhere, but today's guest argues that the path forward is a simple one: talk to customers, run experiments, and embrace rejection as part of the journey.…

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