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Two angel investors from Germany, Chris Strobl and Olcay Buyan compare notes about the global tech scene.

Chris Strobl, Olcay Buyan


    • Jan 26, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Ep.150: Sequoia Generative AI article

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 47:48


    Source: https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/generative-ai-a-creative-new-world/ Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.149: Getir acquired Gorillas for $1.2B

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 32:49


    Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-09/getir-buys-quick-commerce-rival-gorillas-in-1-2-billion-deal Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.148: Network Effects Bonding Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2022 19:26


    Source: https://www.nfx.com/post/network-bonding-theory Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep. 147: Bessemer SaaS startup benchmarks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 36:34


    Source: https://www.bvp.com/atlas/scaling-to-100-million Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.146: Generative AI and Coaching Networks - update by Emergence Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 44:16


    Source: https://www.emcap.com/thoughts/the-future-of-coaching-networks-is-here/ Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.145: Generative AI wins art competition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 32:29


    Source: https://hackernoon.com/art-is-dead-dude-ai-generated-image-wins-state-art-fair https://waxy.org/2022/09/ai-data-laundering-how-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers-shield-tech-companies-from-accountability/ Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep. 144: Delivery Startup Getir in Advanced Talks to Buy Gorillas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 35:36


    Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-10/delivery-startup-getir-is-said-in-advanced-talks-to-buy-gorillas Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.143: Bill Gurley‘s McKinsey Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 26:45


    https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/if-youre-going-to-build-something-from-scratch-this-might-be-as-good-a-time-as-in-a-decade Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.142: Mike Speiser Incubation Playbook by Kevin Kwok

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 36:42


    Source: https://kwokchain.com/2020/09/22/the-mike-speiser-incubation-playbook/ https://twitter.com/kevinakwok Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.141: AI SaaS Economics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 43:12


    What are the implications of algorithmic improvements for AI application startups Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.140: The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022 29:37


    The network state is built cloud first, land last. https://thenetworkstate.com Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.139: ARK invest study about performance of neural nets

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2022 43:34


    https://twitter.com/wintonark/status/1557768036169314304?s=21&t=Q2sx-oJl-kl1uBWloY6IgQ Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.138: 1 year Callin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 40:07


    We share our learnings using the platform Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.137: Bootstrapped Startup, is the mythical creature back?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 34:14


    Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.136: Apple Car and Volkswagen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 42:36


    We talk about autonomous cars and if Volkswagen will be the next Foxconn for Apple. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.135: We got access to OpenAI DALL•E 2 - it‘s amazing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 35:53


    We are talking about OpenAI DALL-E-2 https://openai.com/dall-e-2/ DALL-E 2 prompt book: https://dallery.gallery/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-DALL%C2%B7E-2-prompt-book-v1.01.pdf Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.134: Zero to One Product Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 35:12


    Discussing our learnings from a road-trip to New York. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.133: Science of Scaling Framework (Stage 2 Capital)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 29:36


    Source: https://blog.stage2.capital/science-of-scaling?hsLang=en Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.132 - Is Delian Asparouhov wrong about remote work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 41:56


    Source: https://twitter.com/zebulgar/status/1538182508310777857?s=21&t=nKi5ljl0yWV9FPX-dq4QTQ Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.131 - How to Hack interface design - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 32:44


    We share our secrets on how to find world-class designers in less than a week, how to brief them correctly to spend less than $1000 for a great interface design. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.130: SendGrid memo from Bessemer Venture Partners

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 30:52


    source: https://www.bvp.com/memos/sendgrid Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.129: Bessemer Venture Partners Open Source Memos (Twitch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 33:21


    Source: https://www.bvp.com/memos/twitch Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.128: Gorillas/Getir layoffs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 27:24


    Consolidation in the industry. Leaked email of Gorillas CEO. Leaked Sequoia memo Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep. 127: Is Elon Musk right about software managers?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 66:14


    A few weeks ago, Elon Musk tweeted “Managers in software must write great software or it's like being a cavalry captain who can't ride a horse!”. There was a lot of mixed feelings in response, while some think it doesn't add up, some think there is a lot of truth to it. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.126: The Great CEO within by Matt Mochary

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 44:51


    We talk about a must read for all startup CEOs. YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/MattMochary1 Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.125: Switchboard redefines virtual collaboration (backed by Sequoia)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 45:22


    Deep dive product, company, funding. Switchboard is out of private beta and could be a game changer. https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/partnering-with-switchboard-the-virtual-collaboration-platform-for-teams/ Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.124: Copy.ai Deep Dive

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 34:11


    What is the future of AI copywriting? Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.123: Raise like it's 2052 - Startup Fundraising Stack

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 39:48


    Stripe Atlas, Carta, Deel/Remote, Partyround, Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.122: Inside Apple's Design Process (Ken Kocienda)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 41:13


    We share notes about a phenomenal book that describes the product philosophy of Apple. Recommended by Keith Rabois. Find it on Amazon: Creative Selection - Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/152900473X/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?smid=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&psc=1 Dieter Rams documentary: https://www.hustwit.com/rams/ Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.121: OpenAI announced DALL-E 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 44:22


    OpenAI announced DALL-E 2, it's AI system that can draw photorealistic images from natural language input. Version 2 produces more realistic and accurate images with 4x greater resolution

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    Ep.120: Deep Dive Ember - the next-gen time sharing empire?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 43:42


    Vacation home co-ownership or time sharing is a fascinating market. Ember just raised $17.4M from Peter Thiel. We share notes about market, product and team. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ember-raises-17-4m-led-by-peter-thiel-to-bring-vacation-home-co-ownership-mainstream-301489764.html Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.119: How to do a technical due diligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 70:51


    Further reading: https://decodingvc.gitbooks.io/p9-startup-tech-due-diligence-calculator/content/ Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.118: Getir now worth $12B after closing $768M series E

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 31:20


    Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/17/getir-is-now-worth-nearly-12-billion-after-raising-another-768-million Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.117: Zoom Marketplace Platform opportunity for new startups

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 41:41


    Can you build businesses on top of Zoom? Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.116: Deep Dive YouTube Algorithm

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 43:00


    Source: https://youtu.be/HEqQ2_1XRTs Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.115: Super Pumped Premiere

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 33:12


    Discussing about the new show Super Pumped. Showtime is presenting the new series about one of the most impactful companies of the last decade: Uber. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.114: How Loom grew from Product Hunt to 10M users

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 35:27


    From an initial Product Hunt launch back in 2016 to 10M users across 120.000 in 2022. Join use when we discuss the behind-the-scenes of Loom‘s growth. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.113: Blackwells Capital on Peloton - a template to fire startup founders

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 44:30


    Wall Street sharked the founder. What can founders learn? Source: https://www.blackwellscap.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/BW_Peloton_Presentation_Feb072022.pdf Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.112: Unreal Engine 5 - the next big platform?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 34:56


    Business strategy and product strategy Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.111: Did Google leapfrog OpenAI in plain sight?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 30:16


    OpenAI just announced their embeddings endpoint promising state of the art results. A recent analysis shows that Google‘s BERT derivatives, that are 1000x smaller, can outperform OpenAI's GPT-3. In addition, applying GPT-3 can be 1 million times more expensive. source: https://twitter.com/Nils_Reimers/status/1487014195568775173 Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.110: Berlin-based Softr raises Series A from Firstmark

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 23:51


    No-Code platforms continue to boom in 2022 Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.109: MicroSaaS and its impact for founders and VCs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 35:03


    The cost of starting a SaaS solution decreased a lot. We discuss the impact on the startup ecosystem. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.108: Peter Thiel's Zero To One Part II? Wanting by Luke Burgis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 51:12


    We discuss a truth most people don't believe in: Maslow's hierarchy of needs is wrong. The model of Mimetic desires explain what we really want. Deep Dive into Instagram and Social Media Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.107: The history of MS Excel and it's implications for No-Code

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 57:21


    Source: https://twitter.com/nocodechris/status/1476312288697229323?s=21 Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.106: Gumroad Product and Company Deep Dive

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 46:46


    The leader in the creator economy Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.105: Why you should not raise money from Venture Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 42:35


    Jam Session Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.104: Discord - Company and Product Deep Dive

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 33:16


    We talk about Discord Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.103: Loom Product and Company Deep Dive

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 24:56


    Source: https://www.loom.com/blog/loom-series-c Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.102: 12 Laws of Eugene Kleiner at Kleiner Perkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 27:59


    Source: https://25iq.com/2016/07/08/a-dozen-things-ive-learned-from-eugene-kleiner-about-investing-and-business/ Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.101: 100 Days of Callin - what's next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 38:19


    As part-time podcasters we did 100 episodes in 100 days. What did we learn? What do we do next? Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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    Ep.100: Olcay goes to Silicon Valley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 42:47


    The US opens up again on Monday and Olcay flys over to Silicon Valley catch up with friends and speak about Television.AI

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