Venture Vibes

When is the best time to start your own company?  Is stability overrated in a fast-changing world?  Why smartest AI cannot get the dumbest tasks for human right?   In this episode, we chat with Robert Dong, Founder & CEO @ CreateIn AI Labs, Former Head of Product @ TikTok Creative AI, to find out.

We've all been there -- a million notifications across Slack, Gmail, Jira... Tools meant to increase productivity overwhelm us. Max is on a journey to change that.    In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Max Brenssell (Co-Founder & CEO @ Spoke.ai) to learn about the idea, the founder, and how he thinks about the to-do list of life.    Topics:  AI / Artificial intelligence  Max's first job as an investment analyst  Plant club Biggest learnings  Diversity at work What is success How AI might impact society and different classes

How do you go from medical school to building DTC fashion brands? What are the similarities between Formula 1 racing and building a company? How can we build empathy into AI? In this episode, Hansen and Seed talk with Lisa Popovici (Co-Founder & CMO of Siena AI) to find out!

How do you graduate early from MIT while running a profitable business? What will the world look like with zero marginal cost for intelligence? How do you differentiate yourself in a crowded AI startup space? In this episode, we dive deep with Karan Kashyap, the CEO and co-founder at Posh.

What does a YC founder think success is? Are humans just LLMs according to a AI startup founder?  How does one stay fit while living a busy life? In this Episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Akash Sharma (CEO & Co-founder at Vellum) to find out. Note: at minute 23, Akash mentions layers and spans. The order should be reversed. See more details about the concept here

What's it like to go from an enterprise like Boeing to your own startup? How do you pivot from aerospace engineering to fintech?   In this episode, we chat with Alex Lee (CEO & Co-founder at Truewind) to find out.

Is piloting a YC startup harder than piloting a military aircraft?   Has the existence of aliens finally been confirmed by an air force pilot?   What makes someone taking a 65% pay cut to start a business? In this episode, we chat with Nick Masters (COO and Founder @ Vector) to find out!  Don't miss out on this electrifying conversation!

If you could go back in time, would you tell your younger self how hard starting a company is? In this episode, Seed and Hansen talk about mass customization, the “alien" experience, and a surprisingly down-to-earth definition of success with Jiri Duzar, co-founder of Posedla, a cutting-edge 3D printing startup based in Prague.

How do you build a great team as an early startup? How will AI shape the future of talent? When is it a good thing to be overconfident? In this episode, Hansen and Seed dig in with Chris Marty, an Operating Partner at Unusual Ventures who specializes in building winning startup teams.

What is like pursuing your MBA at HBS as a young mother? How to balance life and work as an entrepreneur? Why is starting your company less risky than investing? In this engaging episode, we delve into the experiences and insights of Alice Liu, Founder of Stealth and Harvard Business School graduate to find out!

What is influence? What's the best skill to have when your startup is falling apart? If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger self?   In this episode of Venture Vibes, we hang out with Pontus Karlsson, Co-founder and CEO of Off Script to learn from his stories.   #startup #ceo #founder #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #podcast #tech #techindustry #ecommerce

How do you go from a political science major to founding a supply-chain tech startup to disrupt the fashion industry? What is beauty and how do we define it? What does it mean to be spiritual?   On this episode, Seed and Hansen chat with Ziqi, the Co-founder of https://www.resourcefashion.co to find out!

What's it like to quit your job and starting a company heading in to a potential recession 🤔    Why is playing tennis similar to building a startup? 🎾   How do you work 48 hours a day without burning out ? 🚒   On this episode, Hansen Liang and I chat with Andrew Smith (Co-Founder & CEO of Swapt to find out!

What's it like to build a small startup engineering team into a scaled engineering org 📈?  How do you foster the right culture as a leader 🤝? Is work-life balance a thing 🤨?   On this episode, Greg Yu joins us to discuss his thoughts and what he calls "intentional leadership".

How does a software engineer get into making and selling hardware? If aliens exist, where is everyone? Should we contact them?  In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Andrew Kannan, the founder of https://cannonkeys.com/ to find out.

How do you go from a political Science & Italian major to a successful  entrepreneur, legendary product expert, and go-to-market guru in e-commerce tech? How should you architect your career and what are the common mistakes people make in their early career? And most importantly, can we avoid a nuclear war?   In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Jake Cohen  to find out!

Will AI replace all software engineers? What's the secret behind becoming a 10x developer? What's it like to leave a 700k+ paying job to found your own company? In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Alex and Rahul, the founders of Taro (jointaro.com) to find out!

How much of our lives are destined, and how much control do we really have? In this episode, Hansen and Seed talk about destiny and free will with Dan, founder of Shypyard.com. Dan is an HBS graduate that left his big tech job to start his own venture disrupting supply chain technology for eCommerce businesses.

Parker is the Head of Engineering for Dandy (meetdandy.com), a dental startup named to LinkedIn’s Top 50 startups for 2022.  Despite coming from a non-traditional background, Parker is successfully leading a large engineering org at a hyper-growth startup just a few years into his career. Where does the magic come from? Listen and find out.

Is Social Media the source of evil in our society? Why does social media even exist anyways?In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Tyler to find out.

What does home mean to you? Could it be more than a button on your old phone?    Hansen and Seed share a personal conversation with Professor Cameron Johnson from NYU about the meaning of home.

How do Chinese netizens think of US?In this episode, we sit down with our friend Paul, who is from the US but lived in China for a year. Together, we react to trending posts on Chinese social media about the US.

Hansen and Seed react to some news about China from Reddit where the good news doesn't stop coming. Alternative title: Chinese reaction to the US reaction to China.

Are we all racist? Is it even possible to eradicate people's stereotypes?   In this spicy episode, Hansen and Seed sit down with Matt the white to chat about common stereotypes Americans hold against Chinese people and vice versa. Also find out what Hansen REALLY wants.

Are you a believer? What does it mean to be a good person, etc.? Hansen and Seed sit down (virtually) with Garrett, aka Citizen Sky, and discuss Christianity in the US and in China, religions and spirituality, the problem of evil, and why Seed won't sing English songs. Check out original music by Citizen Sky: Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/citizen-sky/1507850843 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5aZAKOFKtTTZqt27bpfjMk

When it comes to COVID, the differences in response and in outcome couldn't have been more pronounced between the US and China. Unfortunately, so much of what we see and hear is fueled by the predominant stories and biases about "the other side". In this episode, Hansen, Seed, and Billy share an open-minded conversation about how the two nations handled this pandemic, and what it can teach us about our commonalities and differences. --- Music by Ari: https://soundcloud.com/arimakemusic

Superposition is a show show where we examine multiple perspectives on each topic.   In this episode, we sit down with our good friend Scott and his wife Rita, who is an American educator. We discuss education systems in the US and China, and how the school systems and family education shaped our world views. With the insights into both systems, we will dive into what might be the future of education in the age of technology and globalization.