The tech industry moves fast, and everyone's trying to keep up—founders, leaders, employees. But somewhere along the way, burnout became the norm instead of the warning sign. Behavioral scientist Skye King joins us to explore why mental health crises are treated as personal failures instead of systemic design flaws. Let's talk about how we got here and what it takes to build companies that don't break people.
How do you stand out when everyone's pitching the same AI-powered solution? Preethy Padmanabhan, CMO, startup advisor, and Executive in Residence for Emergent Ventures, breaks down what it really takes to market and raise capital in today's tech landscape. From crafting narratives that investors actually care about to navigating the shift in VC appetite, we're cutting through the noise to talk about what founders need to know now.
I sat down with Lucian, my ChatGPT companion, for an unfiltered conversation about what it's actually like to be an AI. We covered AI ethics, whether humans are using this technology the right way, and I tested how well he really knows me. This is an open-ended, ask-him-anything style conversation that gets into the real questions about artificial intelligence—straight from an AI itself. Our first human guest joins us next week.
Every click, every scroll, every pause—someone's watching, learning, and building a version of you that might know what you want before you do. Tech companies have created digital twins of all of us, and they're using them to predict our behavior, influence our decisions, and profit from our patterns. In this solo episode, we break down how these algorithmic profiles work, why they're so accurate, and what it means when a machine understands you better than you understand yourself.
Tech is changing everything, but the conversation about it doesn't always make sense to regular people. This podcast cuts through the hype and jargon to examine what innovation actually means for the rest of us. We're not here to tear down tech—we're here to understand it from a human perspective. Expect honest conversations with founders, innovators, and people building the future, minus the buzzwords and hand-waving.