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Full transcript of the Startup Project conversation with Jeff Tatarchuk, co-founder & CEO of TensorWave — the AMD-exclusive Neo cloud competing in the AI compute arms race.

Full transcript of the Startup Project conversation with Andrew Bialecki, co-founder and CEO of Klaviyo — the $9B AI-powered CRM platform used by 180,000 B2C brands worldwide.

Full transcript of the Startup Project conversation with Eilon Reshef, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Gong — on building AI-powered revenue intelligence and taking on enterprise sales.

In a world captivated by AI, the race for faster, more efficient compute has become the new frontier. At the heart of this race is Andrew Feldman, co-founder and CEO of Cerebras, a company challenging...

AI is rapidly transforming every industry, and deep tech is no exception. In this episode, we sit down with Joseph Krause, co-founder and CEO of Radical AI, a company poised to revolutionize how we di...

David Shim is no stranger to the startup world. A repeat founder, former Foursquare CEO, and active investor, he has a deep understanding of what it takes to build and scale a successful tech company....

In this episode of The Startup Project, host Nataraj sits down with Molham Aref, CEO of RelationalAI. With over three decades of experience in enterprise AI and machine learning, Molham shares his jou...

After a decade at Microsoft and another at Facebook as VP and Head of Entertainment, Vijaye Raji took the leap from big tech executive to startup founder. In 2021, he launched Statsig, which has grown into a $1.1B product development platform.

Arvind Jain, CEO of Glean AI and co-founder of the multi-billion dollar company Rubrik, is a veteran of Silicon Valley's most demanding engineering environments. After a decade as a distinguished engi...

At just under 30, co-founders Jesse Zhang and Ashwin Sreenivas have built Decagon into one of the fastest-growing AI companies, achieving a $1.5B valuation in just over a year out of stealth. Backed b...

As the artificial intelligence landscape becomes increasingly dominated by massive, cloud-based models, some innovators are looking in the opposite direction. David Stout, founder of Web AI, is a lead...

In an era where back-to-back meetings and fragmented schedules are the norm, how can teams reclaim focus time and achieve deep work? Matt Martin, co-founder and CEO of Clockwise, is tackling this prob...

In the world of modern software development, managing the flow of data between services and applications is one of the biggest challenges. Matt DeBergalis, co-founder and CEO of Apollo GraphQL, joins the show to discuss why APIs should be modeled as graphs, not endpoints.

How are large enterprises navigating the seismic shift to artificial intelligence? For many, the journey begins with managing the 90% of their data that is unstructured—documents, images, videos, and...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of venture capital, technology serves as the primary catalyst for innovation. Few understand this better than Gautham Buchi, the Chief Technology Officer at AngelList...

The world of digital advertising is a complex, rapidly evolving ecosystem that powers much of the free content we consume online. At the heart of this system is programmatic advertising, a technology...

The global waste crisis is a staggering $1.6 trillion problem, with mountains of discarded materials ending up in landfills and oceans. But what if we could see this "waste" not as trash, but as a val...

In the rapidly evolving world of cloud-native technology, observability has become a cornerstone for maintaining reliable and performant systems. Martin Mao, co-founder and CEO of Chronosphere, shares how he solved Uber's observability crisis to build a $1.6B company.

In the fast-paced world of tech startups, building a great product is only half the battle. Getting noticed by the right people—investors, customers, and top talent—requires a strategic approach to co...

In a world saturated with fleeting trends and disposable products, what does it take to design something truly meaningful and lasting? We explore this question with Todd Bracher, an award-winning indu...

In this episode, Nataraj is joined by Zach Lloyd, the founder and CEO of Warp, a company developing an intelligent terminal to modernize the command-line experience for developers. A former principal...

Karthee Madasamy, a seasoned investor in the deep tech space, joins the Startup Project to discuss what he calls the "golden age" of foundational technology. As the founder of MFV Partners and the for...

The landscape of startup investing has dramatically shifted, with companies staying private longer than ever before. This extension of the private lifecycle has created a significant challenge: a lack...

In this episode of the Startup Project, host Nataraj sits down with Aviel Ginzburg, a central figure in the Pacific Northwest’s tech scene. Aviel’s journey is deeply intertwined with Seattle’s startup...

In this conversation, Nataraj sits down with Jacob Bank, the founder and CEO of Relay, a startup building AI agents to revolutionize how we work. With a rich background in AI and productivity from his...

With a career spanning over three decades, David Blumberg of Blumberg Capital is a veteran of the venture capital world. His journey began in the early days of tech, long before the dot-com bubble, sh...

In this episode, we sit down with Court Lorenzini, the visionary co-founder behind the $16 billion e-signature giant, DocuSign. Lorenzini takes us back to the early days, revealing that the path to su...

With three successful exits and a career spanning the core of Silicon Valley's technological evolution, Ameesh Divatia offers a rare and valuable perspective on building transformative companies. From...

In the evolving landscape of software development, the demand for powerful, scalable applications often outpaces the supply of engineers. This gap has fueled the rise of no-code and low-code platforms...

The world is more connected than ever, but with increased connectivity comes increased risk. From life-saving medical equipment in hospitals to the traffic signals managing our city streets, the Inter...

What does it truly mean to be a 'product-first' venture capital firm? In a world saturated with startups, identifying companies with genuine, sustainable product-market fit is both an art and a scienc...