Building AI Agents for Knowledge Work | Alberto Rizzoli, CEO of V7 Labs
Alberto Rizzoli is the CEO of V7 Labs, an AI agent platform to automate knowledge work. They've raised a total of $43M in funding from Radical Ventures, Temasek, Air Street Capital, and others. Alberto's favorite books: Sapiens (Author: Yuval Noah Harari)(00:01) Introduction and What V7 Labs Does(01:23) The Founding Insight and Early MVP(04:54) Getting the First Five Customers(07:01) Darwin vs. Go: Product Differentiation(10:16) Infrastructure and Chaining Models at V7(12:34) Product Philosophy: Killing Your Darlings(15:56) Surprising User Behavior and Composability(17:32) Human-in-the-Loop vs. Fully Autonomous(19:38) Identifying High-PMF Sub-Verticals(22:37) Positioning V7 in a Crowded Agent Market(26:33) Advice for Founders Post-Pre-Seed(29:22) Exciting AI Trends: MCP and AI-to-AI Communication(31:18) Rapid Fire Round--------Where to find Alberto Rizzoli: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertorizzoli/--------Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: https://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-infiniteX: https://x.com/prateekvjoshi
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AI for Physical Security | Dave Selinger, CEO of Deep Sentinel
Dave Selinger is the CEO of Deep Sentinel, an AI-powered video surveillance system. They have raised $38M in funding from Intel Capital, Shasta Ventures, and others. Prior to this, he was the cofounder and CTO of Redfin. And he was also the cofounder of RichRelevance. Dave's favorite books: - The Speed of Trust (Author: Stephen Covey)- Snow Crash (Author: Neal Stephenson)(00:01) – Origin Story: A Near-Miss and the Broken Security Market(04:22) – What Deep Sentinel Does and Why It Works(06:23) – Benefits of Vertical Integration in Security Tech(10:20) – How Deep Sentinel Tackles False Positives with AI(14:06) – Balancing Escalation Risk and Deterrence(17:06) – How Deep Sentinel Processes and Uses Its Data(19:36) – Positioning Deep Sentinel in the Competitive Landscape(21:12) – Go-to-Market Learnings for Hardware-Software Companies(23:39) – Residential vs. Commercial Security: A Comparison(26:41) – Regulation and Public Sentiment Around Security AI(29:03) – Insurance, Security, and Incentive Alignment(31:23) – Company Building and Lessons from 20 Years of Founding(39:26) – The Role of Distillation and LLMs in Deep Sentinel’s Future(42:27) – Rapid Fire Round--------Where to find Dave Selinger: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/selly/--------Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: https://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-infinite X: https://x.com/prateekvjoshi
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Building the Berkshire Hathaway of AI Services | Brennan Pothetes, CEO of Infinity Constellation
Brennan Pothetes is the CEO of Infinity Constellation, an AI-native holding company. They've raised $17M from Freestyle Capital, Charlie Songhurst, and others. Brennan's favorite books: Zero to One (Author: Peter Thiel)(00:01) Lightning Bolt Moment – Origin of Infinity Constellation(03:48) Transitioning from Founder to Holdco CEO(07:00) How Infinity Incubates vs Acquires Companies(09:05) Infinity vs Traditional Venture Studios(10:58) Aligning Incentives: Founders, Holdco, and Investors(16:32) Target Markets and How They’re Chosen(20:27) When a Company Graduates from the Holdco(23:04) Resource Allocation and “Too Many Toddlers” Problem(26:29) Shared Infrastructure and the Code Commons(29:48) Model Choices, Full Stack AI, and the Infinity Playbook(32:05) First 3 Hires at a Portfolio Company(33:53) Who is the Real Competition?(37:03) Infinity’s 5-Year Vision and AI Trends(38:37) Rapid Fire Round
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Agentic Shift in Microservices | Mark Fussell, CEO of Diagrid
Mark Fussell is the CEO of Diagrid, a developer platform that provides tools and services for building cloud native applications. They've raised $24.2M from Amplify and Norwest. He is also the co-creator of Dapr, an open source tool used by 40,000 companies. Mark's favorite books: - Crossing the Chasm (Author: Geoffrey A. Moore)- Good to Great (Author: Jim Collins)- The Dispossessed (Author: Ursula K. Le Guin) (00:01) Opening and Introduction(00:09) The Origins of Dapr: Solving Developer Pain(01:53) Why Launch Diagrid After Building Dapr at Microsoft(03:36) Why Dapr Gained Traction Among Developers(05:30) Open Source Commercialization: What to Charge For(07:51) When Do Companies Turn to Diagrid for Help?(09:53) Key Features: PubSub, Workflow, and Catalyst(11:48) North Star Metrics and Innovation Philosophy(13:17) Pricing Strategy for Infra and Dev Tools(15:28) Competing Against Hyperscalers Like AWS & Azure(17:32) Who Diagrid Competes With and Role of Platform Engineering(19:29) The Agentic Shift in Microservices(21:28) How AI Is Changing Microservices Design(22:59) What's Coming Next at Diagrid: Roadmap and AI Features(24:51) Lessons from the First Five Customers(26:59) Rapid Fire Round--------Where to find Mark Fussell: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfussell/--------Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: https://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-infinite X: https://x.com/prateekvjoshi
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Building the Android for Robots | Jan Liphardt, founder of OpenMind
Jan Liphardt is the founder of OpenMind, where they're building an operating system for intelligent machines. He is an associate professor at Stanford and was previously an associate professor at UC Berkeley. He got his PhD from University of Cambridge.Jan's favorite books: The Little Prince (Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)00:01 — Introduction00:32 — Gap Between Movie Robots and Real-World Robotics02:35 — Vision for a New Robotics OS07:14 — Robotics OS Stack Breakdown11:01 — Biggest Technical Challenges in Robotics15:06 — Data Volume, Processing, and Cloud vs. Local19:09 — Shared Intelligence Layer: What is Fabric?23:15 — Filtering Good vs. Bad Ideas in a Robot Network26:06 — Business Model for Robots and Machine Economy29:55 — Standards and Interoperability in Robotics33:14 — Most Exciting AI Advancements Today35:00 — Rapid Fire Round --------Where to find Jan Liphardt: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-liphardt/--------Where to find Prateek Joshi: Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com Website: https://prateekj.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 X: https://x.com/prateekvjoshi
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