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Our guest today is Ryan Shannon, AI Investor at Radical Ventures, a world-known venture capital firm investing exclusively in AI. Radical's portfolio includes hot startups like Cohere, Covariant, V7 and many more. 

In our conversation, we talk about how to start an AI company & what makes a good founding team. Ryan also explains what he and Radical look for when investing and how they help their portfolio after the investment. We finally chat about some cool AI Startups like Twelve Labs and get Ryan’s predictions on hot startups in 2024.

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(0:00) - Intro

(2:42) - Ryan's background and journey into AI investing

(11:15) -  Radical Ventures

(14:34) - How to keep up with AI breakthroughs? 

(22:42) - How Ryan finds and evaluates founders to invest in

(32:54) - What makes a good founding team? 

(38:57) - Ryan's role at Radical 

(45:53) - How to start an AI company 

(50:22) - Twelve Labs

(59:19) - Future of AI and hot startups in 2024

(1:09:48) - Career advice

In the last episode of AM Radio for 2023, hosts Pete Zelinski, Stephanie Hendrixson and Fiona Lawler look back on Additive Manufacturing Media's top 10 stories by pageviews for the year. The list reveals some interesting trends including the ramp up in additive manufacturing "factories," additive adoption that necessitates more sophisticated downstream processing, and a heavy emphasis on metal 3D printing. In the second half of the show, the hosts share their favorite stories, regardless of ranking, written by someone else.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Top 10 stories by pageviews for 2023
• AM Factory issue of Additive Manufacturing Magazine
• United Performance Metals Is the One-Stop Build Plate Shop for Production AM
• 3D Printing Project to Advance Medical Device Customization
• New Zeda Additive Manufacturing Factory in Ohio Will Serve Medical, Military and Aerospace Production
• Next-Gen Horse Trailers to Be Built With Robotic 3D Printing
• ConocoPhillips Sees Oil and Gas Supply Chain Opportunity With Additive Manufacturing
• 6 Considerations When Launching an Additive Startup

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While many retail businesses have struggled to cope with a wave of disruptions — from pandemic to supply chains to inflation — Lululemon has continued to scale, even when retail sales elsewhere dipped. CEO Calvin McDonald shares how mid-term strategic planning, control over inventory, and a culture that climbs mountains together has fueled agility and versatility. When it comes to brand-building and community building, Calvin says, it’s critical to lean into listening, so you can amplify what makes your business truly distinctive. 

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As Reed Hastings steps down from his co-CEO role at Netflix, we return to the leadership lessons he shared in his original Masters of Scale episode. This episode is all about how you need a strong culture to build a company that will scale beyond the early start-up days. And strong company cultures only emerge when every employee feels they own the culture from day 1. Here's how Reed Hastings and his team at Netflix did it – and made their culture deck famous in the process. Cameo appearances: Jeff Weiner (LinkedIn), Aneel Bhusri (Workday), Margaret Heffernan (entrepreneur), Tristan Walker (Walker & Co.), Mariam Naficy (Minted).

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The token economy is a great way to raise funds for startups.  When it comes to financing sustainability and tackling complex macroeconomic challenges, new technologies and ventures are often crucial. However, institutional and professional investors may be hesitant to back them due to risk profile mismatches (untested tech), small deal sizes, high administrative burdens, limited high-quality investment options, and a disorganized investor pool. Unfortunately, this leaves many validated business models in a "valley of death," with few funding options available for startups.

Startupbootcamp is a global network of industry-focused startup accelerators that provides promising startups with the necessary resources, mentorship, and access to a vast network of corporate partners, investors, and mentors. The organization runs several accelerator programs across multiple cities worldwide, focusing on industries such as fintech, healthtech, smart cities, and energy, among others. Through its rigorous and intensive accelerator programs, Startupbootcamp helps startups refine their business models, accelerate their growth, and secure the necessary funding to scale their businesses. Additionally, the organization provides ongoing support to its alumni through various post-acceleration services, including funding, mentorship, and access to industry networks.

Symbid is a crowdfunding platform that connects entrepreneurs and investors, allowing individuals to invest in promising startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and real estate projects. Symbid's platform offers a user-friendly interface that makes it easy for entrepreneurs to create investment campaigns, set investment targets, and reach out to potential investors. It's about providing investors with detailed information about investment opportunities, as well as a robust set of tools to track their investments and monitor the performance of the businesses they support. It's important to make investing in startups and SMEs more accessible and transparent, thereby democratizing access to capital and fostering innovation and growth in the economy.

Guests:

Kauan Von Novack - Startupbootcamp 

We take startups global by giving them direct access to an international network of the most relevant partners, investors, and mentors in their sector.

Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kauan-von-novack/

Robbin Hoogstraten - Seedblink & Co-founder Symbid

Join SeedBlink’s Venture Partners to co-invest and grow a portfolio of top-tier European technology startups and scaleups

Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbin-hoogstraten-a09b9523/

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“Go for the megatons.” That’s John Doerr’s recommendation for how we need to combat the existential threat of climate change. Doerr, a venture capitalist and author of the new book Speed and Scale, joins host Bob Safian to discuss our decarbonization efforts, what he calls “the greatest economic opportunity of the next century.” The book quantifies the specific societal needs, in six discrete areas, to achieve a carbon-neutral world. John isn’t arguing that we all need to be vegan ascetics, but rather, the need for collective action – and the critical role that business plays in advancing that movement. 

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