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TBPN · 23 Jun 2025 · 3h 31m
Tesla Robotaxis Go Live, OpenAI Pulls Jony Ive Promotional Materials, Iran Updates | Yacine, Farzad Mesbahi, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Jon Chu, Eric Romo & Thomas Mueller, Derek Thompson, Alex Robinson, Jesse Zhang
WithAlex RobinsonJesse ZhangJon ChuJony Ive
MentionsSebastian SiemiatkowskiKhosla VenturesRichard BransonIngvar Kamprad
(01:33) - Live From the backseat of a robotaxi w/ Farzad Mesbahi (07:58) - Timeline (10:53) - Telsa rolls out Robotaxis in Texas (16:30) - Iran launches attacks on U.S. base in Qatar (20:27) - OpenAI pulls promotional material around Jony Ive (32:03) - Timeline (56:38) - Sebastian… More on the show's page
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The Twenty Minute VC · 29 May 2025 · 1h 20m
20VC: OpenAI's $6BN Jony Ive Deal | YC Is Both Chanel and Walmart, and Has Officially Won | Builder.ai Implodes and Hinge IPOs: Who Wins & Who Loses | Seed Is Easy. Series A Is Brutal & The Dirty Truth About Late-Stage Venture
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Agenda: 00:00 – Why "Fund Returners" Are a Myth in Late-Stage VC 05:02 – Builder.ai Implodes: $500M Gone & Fraud Allegations Begin 11:40 – The Dirty Truth About Late-Stage Venture Math 15:57 – The Hinge IPO: Who Won, Who Lost, and Why It's a Game Changer 23:03 – The Chime Bombshell: Late-Stage… More on the show's page
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All-In · 24 May 2025 · 1h 34m
Bond crisis looming? GOP abandons DOGE, Google disrupts Search with AI, OpenAI buys Jony Ive's IO
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(0:00) Today's topics and bestie intros! (2:49) Bond market chaos, GOP abandons DOGE, Trump's big, beautiful bill passes the House (38:15) Google's big week: AI in search, roadmap to diversifying revenue (46:49) OpenAI acquires Jony Ive's design startup for $6.5B (57:09) AI Diplomacy: Sacks… More on the show's page
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Equity · 23 May 2025 · 33 min
OpenAI goes all in with Jony Ive as Google plays AI catchup
WithJony Ive
MentionsGoogleSam Altman
OpenAI just made its biggest acquisition yet, scooping up Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s secretive device startup, io, in a $6.5 billion all-equity deal. Ive, the legendary designer behind the iPhone and other iconic Apple products, will now lead creative and design work at OpenAI through his firm…
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TBPN · 22 May 2025 · 3h 26m
Jony Ive Joins OpenAI Analysis, Google I/O Reactions | Keith Rabois, Dan Shipper, Reggie James, TJ Parker, Ben Hylak
WithDan ShipperJony IveReggie JamesTJ Parker
MentionsGoogleKeith Rabois
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This Week in Startups · 21 May 2025 · 1h 5m
Jony Ive Joins OpenAI, Waymo Hits 10M Rides, and How to Launch a Marketplace from Scratch | E2129
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Today's show: Jason and Alex dicsuss Jony Ive's $6.5B deal with OpenAI and what it means for the future of AI hardware, Tesla's push into robotaxis vs. Waymo's 10M paid rides, and Microsoft's latest move partnering with xAI. We dive into the GENIUS Act and what it means for stablecoin regulation,… More on the show's page
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TBPN · 9 Feb 2026 · 3h 32m
Super Bowl Ad Reactions, New Ferrari Design, Ads Launch in ChatGPT | Jason Fried, Bill Bishop, Jason Kelly, Dan Romero, Boris Sofman, Sara Hooker, Edward Mehr
WithBill BishopBoris SofmanDan RomeroJason FriedSara Hooker
Their bookStrategic marketing for the digital age
MentionsJony Ive
Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (11:59) - Super Bowl Ad Reactions (57:18) - Ads Launch in ChatGPT (01:15:44) - Jason Fried, co-founder and CEO of Basecamp, a web-based project management platform, is known for his minimalist approach to software design and advocacy for… More on the show's page
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StrictlyVC Download · 31 Dec 2025 · 25 min
Competing in the post-Humane AI wearables era with Sandbar CEO Mina Fahmi
MentionsJony IveToni Schneider
This week on StrictlyVC Download, we’re sharing a conversation from our event in Palo Alto, where TechCrunch reporter Marina Temkin spoke with Mina Fahmi, the founder and CEO of Sandbar, and Toni Schneider of True Ventures. Mina Fahmi is the CEO and co-founder of Sandbar, a startup building the…
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TBPN · 24 Nov 2025 · 3h 11m
Reviewing the Best AI Apps, Anthropic Unveils Claude 4.5 Opus, Doug DeMuro | Sholto Douglas, Quinn Slack, Alex Stauffer & Alex Shevchenko
WithQuinn Slack
MentionsJony Ive
(02:06) - Reviewing the Best AI Apps (24:32) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (26:31) - Sholto Douglas, a Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic, discusses the launch of Claude Opus 4.5, highlighting its superior coding capabilities and efficiency in handling complex tasks. He emphasizes the model's… More on the show's page
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This Week in Startups · 11 Sept 2025 · 18 min
AI Copyright & Training Data w/ Chris Paniewski | Wilson Sonsini Startup Legal Basics
MentionsWilson SonsiniJony Ive
Jason sits down with Wilson Sonsini partner Chris Paniewski for a special Startup Legal Basics on one of the thorniest questions in tech right now: how copyright law applies to AI training data. Chris has worked on some of the biggest AI deals ever, including Scale AI's $14B+ partnership with… More on the show's page
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Equity · 13 Jun 2025 · 32 min
Meta’s big AI bet and our not-so-hot-take on fintech IPOs
MentionsY CombinatorAlexandr WangJony Ive
Meta just made a $14.3 billion bet on data-labeling company Scale AI, but it’s not a traditional takeover: Meta’s taking a 49% stake in the company and adding Scale’s co-founder Alexandr Wang to its team. Today on Equity, we break down what this means for Meta’s AI ambitions and revisit Wang’s…
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