Timestamps:
(0:00) Antonio Gracias of Valor and Liran Zvibel of WEKA join Jason.
(2:52) Investment thesis for WEKA and discussion on investment strategies
(5:30) Investing in winners and the future of compute and AI technology
(10:14) CommandBar – Visit https://www.commandbar.com/twist to get a custom live demo.
(13:49) WEKA’s product market fit and real-world applications
(21:49) .Tech Domains – Apply for the Jam Session with JCal contest today at https://www.jamwithjcal.tech
(23:08) Innovative customers and technology behind the Las Vegas Sphere
(25:12) Impact of Weka’s technology on rendering and data management
(30:07) Energy solutions for future data centers and capital allocation strategy
(34:22) Weka’s hiring and job opportunities
(35:34) Lemon.io – Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://www.Lemon.io/twist
(37:00) Jam with JCal winner Ramsey Schaffer, CEO of Uptrends AI.
(38:09) Ramsey’s pitch and Jason’s feedback
(45:22) Importance of founder-led sales, pricing strategy, and UX improvements
(51:02) Engaging with customers and final thoughts on Uptrends ai
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Check out Valor Equity Partners: https://www.valorep.com
Check out WEKA: https://www.weka.io
Check out Stability AI: https://stability.ai
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date: 2024-07-30 20:34:17
duration: 00:54:20
author: UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A
The transcript is a conversation between Jason Galanis, a host of the “This Week in Startups” podcast, and Antonio Gracias, a renowned investor, and Liran Zvibel, CEO of WEKA. The episode focuses on WEKA, a company that’s making the data center more productive by utilizing AI to optimize GPU usage.
Antonio and Liran discuss how WEKA’s solution addresses the issue of low GPU utilization, which is around 30% on average. They also talk about their investment thesis, which involves investing in infrastructure and applications with great data and strong reinforcement learning.
Antonio shares a personal anecdote about his first meeting with Liran, where he was impressed by the CEO’s deep domain expertise and whiteboard presentations. He notes that their investment in WEKA was super successful, with the company exceeding their growth expectations.
Some general interesting DeFi facts mentioned in the transcript include:
* Investing in companies with “cray” data and tight feedback loops
* The power law principle, where a small group of large, successful investors can achieve more than a large group of smaller investors
* How the wealthy individual’s time is valuable, and therefore, it’s better to focus on getting a small group of high-end wealth managers than many smaller ones
Overall, the conversation provides insights into the world of DeFi investing and the potential of AI-powered infrastructure companies like WEKA to transform industries.
