In this episode of Polyweb, host Sara Landi Tortoli interviews Hugo Amsellem, founder and general partner at IntuitionVC, an early-stage fund dedicated to consumer and culture startups across Europe and the U.S. The conversation covers Hugo's experience advising hundreds of startups and his perspective on why the consumer space is primed for innovation after years of focus on B2B.

00:00 Introduction

01:26 Hugo's background and rationale for focusing on consumer startups

06:57 How AI enables creation at scale

13:24 Opportunities for emerging consumer startups in the AI age

18:41 Qualities Hugo looks for in founders and startups

25:34 The three things you need to succeed as a founder

31:07 Advice for founders on getting early user adoption

37:11 Hugo's view on the "real Web3" being AI-enabled creation

44:25 Managing investment FOMO in an abundant creation environment

50:23 Technology's role in combating loneliness and cultural shifts

58:38 Details on IntuitionVC's consumer startup tour

👉 CHECK OUT INTUITION VC: https://www.intuition.vc/

📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED:

The Loneliness Economy: How can technology help us belong?: https://hugo.pm/p/the-loneliness-economy

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👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugoamsellem/

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In this episode of Polyweb, host Sara Landi Tortoli and guest David Shapiro, popular YouTuber, AI researcher, content creator, and writer, explore the profound implications of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and its potential impact on various aspects of our lives, including employment, economics, and the very nature of human existence.

00:00 Intro

01:43 David's background

02:32 The concept of post-nihilism

07:32 Religion's decline and the search for a new grand narrative

12:08 Technology's societal impact

14:46 Redefining family structures

18:28 The importance of relationships, experiences, and mission for a meaningful life

21:44 AGI's employment impact

27:06 Post-labor economics

32:34 Stakeholder capitalism

36:14 AGI-resistant jobs

41:50 The potential for social entrepreneurship and experience-based businesses

44:58 Machine sentience

55:22 The relationship between sentience, consciousness, and our understanding of reality

1:00:08 Coexisting with AGI

1:04:30 The potential for human speciation and divergent evolutionary paths

👉 CHECK OUT DAVID YOUTUBE CHANNEL: @DaveShap

📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Claude Sentience Experiments: https://youtu.be/ERWPIOdQGcw?si=X6v0jbIPVKlrvDzX

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🎧 GitHub - https://github.com/daveshap

💌 Newsletter - https://daveshap.substack.com/

💻 Website - https://www.daveshap.io/

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In this episode of Polyweb, host Sara Landi Tortoli interviews Oliver Klingefjord, the co-founder and technical lead at the Meaning Alignment Institute.

The Institute won an OpenAI grant to explore "democratic fine-tuning" as an approach that differs from Constitutional AI.

During the conversation, Oliver and Sara discuss the process of creating a "moral graph" based on people's discussions of values, the potential risks of personalized AI models, and the broader implications of their work in aligning technology with human meaning and purpose.

00:00 Intro

04:42 How the Meaning Alignment Institute won the OpenAI grant to explore democratic AI alignment

08:13 Comparing democratic fine-tuning to RLHF and Constitutional AI

12:33 Institute's process of surfacing underlying values through moral dilemmas

16:00 Creating a "moral graph" to capture wisdom and agreements

22:04 Risks of personalized AI models and the need for shared human values

26:25 Using the moral graph to guide and evaluate AI model outputs

32:12 Potential applications of the moral graph

36:07 Challenges of scaling to superintelligent AI

39:55 Broader implications and the need for people to articulate their values

43:55 Where to find more information about the Meaning Alignment Institute

👉 CHECK OUT THE MEANING ALIGNMENT INSTITUTE: https://www.meaningalignment.org/

📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Meaning Alignment Institute Substack: https://meaningalignment.substack.com/

Introducing Democratic Fine-Tuning: https://meaningalignment.substack.com/p/introducing-democratic-fine-tuning

Value Discovery GPT: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-TItg5klMA-values-discovery

🔗 CONNECT WITH OLIVER:

👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-klingefjord-45b662105/

🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/klingefjord

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Host Sara Landi Tortoli interviews Janna Bastow, who is the co-founder and CEO of ProdPad, Mind The Product, and ProductTank. In the product management space, Janna is known for introducing the "Now-Next-Later" roadmap, which is a more sustainable way to build products than the traditional timeline roadmap.

During the interview, Janna shared valuable insights from her journey as a product manager and founder. She emphasized how important it is to solve problems, gather feedback, and prioritize tasks to create impactful products. The conversation also covered the challenges she faced while building and engaging communities through Mind The Product, as well as overcoming stage fright.

00:00 Intro

00:31 The importance of understanding the problem

02:13 The shift from being excited by solutions to focusing on problems

06:51 Gathering and prioritizing user feedback

09:17 Being outcome-driven vs. customer-driven

16:31 The "now, next, later" roadmap approach

30:45 Building and engaging communities

38:22 Overcoming stage fright and fostering psychological safety

47:23 Closing thoughts and resources

👉 CHECK OUT PRODPAD: https://www.prodpad.com/

📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Ditch the Timeline Roadmap: https://www.prodpad.com/resources/guides/ditch-the-timeline-roadmap/

Convince Your Stakeholders to Ditch the Timeline: https://www.prodpad.com/downloads/convince-stakeholders-slide-deck/

Mind The Product: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/

Product Tank: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/producttank/

🔗 CONNECT WITH JANNA:

👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jannabastow/

🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/simplybastow

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In this episode of Polyweb, host Sara Landi Tortoli and guest Georgiana Laudi, Co-founder and CEO of Forget the Funnel, explore the concept of customer-led growth and how it differs from product-led growth. They delve into the importance of deeply understanding customers, operationalizing their experiences, and making data-informed decisions to optimize their journey from problem recognition to long-term value realization.

00:00 Introduction

00:41 Defining customer-led growth and its relationship with product-led growth

03:53 Differentiating customer-led growth from other "X-led" growth models

07:15 Building products in a customer-led organization

09:51 The challenge of identifying ideal customers in B2B scenarios

13:24 Applying the Jobs-to-be-Done framework to understand customer segments

19:07 Mapping the customer journey and identifying value milestones

23:53 Leveraging customer insights to refine messaging and product experiences

29:42 Prioritizing customer jobs and deciding the strategic focus

33:57 Operationalizing customer-led growth within the organization

39:06 Repositioning and communicating the customer-centric approach

43:16 Prioritizing customer jobs and aligning with business objectives

47:49 The importance of customer research and avoiding guesswork

52:24 Implementing customer-led growth: A practical example

58:47 Closing thoughts and resources

👉 CHECK OUT FORGET THE FUNNEL: https://forgetthefunnel.com/

Buy the book: https://amzn.to/4ciTRIu

📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Jobs to be done: https://youtu.be/fOxxwNGe9I8?si=lNM9Xb8gyl_cyBGs

April Dunford - Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It - https://amzn.to/3PmZ0W4

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🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/ggiiaa

💻 Website - https://forgetthefunnel.com/

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In this episode of Polyweb, host Sara Landi Tortoli and guest Itamar Gilad explore the concept of evidence-guided product development.

Itamar is a seasoned product coach and leader with extensive experience at tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and YouTube, and the author of "Evidence Guided."

The key takeaways from this episode include the importance of setting clear goals aligned with the company's mission and vision, the value of conducting research to validate product ideas, and the need to adapt the evidence-guided approach to different types of products and businesses. Itamar's GIST model (Goals, Ideas, Steps, and Tasks) provides a framework for product teams to systematically develop and validate their ideas, ultimately leading to the creation of products that effectively address customer needs.

00:00 Intro

01:11 Itamar's background and experience at Google and YouTube

04:22 YouTube's transition from a community-based platform to a more commercialized product

06:36 The differences between the Google Plus and YouTube annotations projects

09:22 The story behind the development of the Gmail tabbed inbox feature

17:34 How the confidence level in product development differs in companies at various stages

19:25 Itamar's framework for setting goals, making assumptions, and establishing confidence in product ideas

26:28 Example: Applying the evidence-guided process to a hypothetical dating app startup

41:48 Choosing the best testing methods for product validation

43:48 Implementing the evidence-guided method for physical products

48:38 Adapting the evidence-guided approach for B2C, B2B, and marketplace products

54:24 Resources and ways to connect with Itamar

55:24 Conclusion

👉 CHECK OUT THE BOOK "EVIDENCE GUIDED": https://amzn.to/3wy4qae

📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED: https://itamargilad.com/

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In this episode, Sara talks about the challenges and realities of startup entrepreneurship with guest Megan Murphy, a former product manager turned founder. Megan shares her journey from the corporate world to launching her own startup, focusing on the pitfalls, learning curves, and eventual decision to shut down her venture.

Megan has held the VP Product role at Hotjar, where she led and scaled its product organization, and led the team through M&A. She previously held product leadership roles at N26 and Skyscanner. In 2022, she co-founded a startup that never found product-market fit. She decided to cut her losses and return capital to investors so that she could move on with her life. She is currently moving on before exploring what’s next.

00:00 Intro

02:40 Background & entrepreneurial shift

07:59 Problem identification & validation

13:24 Team building & product development

18:10 Product-market fit challenges

23:00 Iteration decision-making

28:07 Addressing product limitations

33:19 Market impact on startups

38:00 Growth from startup experience

43:18 Vision vs market reality

48:27 Closure decision & outlook

📚 OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well - https://amzn.to/3T1FMaL

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In this episode of Polyweb, host Sara Landi Tortoli and guest Div Garg, discuss the future of AI agents and assistants.

Div is a computer scientist, AI researcher, and entrepreneur. His latest company, MultiOn, is a general-purpose AI similar to JARVIS that executes digital tasks and brings it to everyday consumer use, from booking flights to ordering your food.

Div has lectured and given talks at Stanford, OpenAI, DeepMind and Apple over his research on Transformers and reinforcement learning.

During the episode, Sara and Div explore how AI agents can handle a wide range of tasks and change how we interact with technology.

00:00 Intro

01:22 Div Garg's background and the vision behind Multion

06:00 The development and challenges of AI autonomous agents

10:48 The potential and use cases of AI autonomous agents

16:32 The technical backbone and operational details of Multion's AI

20:59 Future visions and the ethical considerations of AI development

25:43 The transition from academic research to founding Multion

32:12 The impact of AI on daily life and future technologies

38:54 Approaching AI development in startups and leveraging open source models

45:38 Building trust with AI autonomous agents and the significance of user experience

50:15 Discussing AGI, its definitions, and its feasibility

👉 CHECK OUT MULTION: https://www.multion.ai/

🔗 CONNECT WITH DIV:

👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/div99/

🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/DivGarg9

💻 Website - https://divyanshgarg.com/

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