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AI Startup Podcast

AI Startup Podcast

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The AI Startup Podcast is your inside look at the people and ideas powering the AI boom. Hosted by Jaeden Schafer, each episode features candid conversations with founders, engineers, and investors creating the future of artificial intelligence, and turning it into businesses. From fundraising and product strategy to scaling challenges and emerging research, we go beyond the hype to uncover what it really takes to build an AI startup in today’s rapidly changing landscape. You’ll learn how top teams are using LLMs, agents, data, and infrastructure to solve real problems and capture markets.© AI Startup Podcast Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Lovable HIts $500M in ARR, Apple Announces AI Siri

    Lovable HIts $500M in ARR, Apple Announces AI Siri
    Jun 9 2026
    In this episode, we explore Lovable's remarkable growth as it hits $500 million in annual recurring revenue and discuss Apple's exciting new features in AI and vibe coding. Additionally, we cover insights on upcoming IPOs for major AI players and my personal journey of vibe coding an iOS app.


    Chapters
    00:00 Lovable's Growth Highlights
    00:52 Apple's AI Features
    03:52 Perplexity's IPO Plans
    09:35 Updates on OpenAI and Tools for Humanity
    14:04 Google DeepMind's AI Accelerator
    20:06 My Vibe Coding Experience


    Show Links

    • Selfpause our Vibe coded app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/selfpause-daily-affirmations/id1518538414

    • Get the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.ai

    • How I Grow and Scale My Business with AI: https://www.skool.com/aihustle

    • Get the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    21 mins
  • IPO Hurdles for AI Startups

    IPO Hurdles for AI Startups
    Jun 5 2026
    In this episode, we examine the S&P 500's refusal to allow SpaceX's fast-track entry, which also impacts OpenAI and Anthropic’s IPO prospects. We also discuss Google's $920 million monthly deal with SpaceX for AI compute power and escalating enterprise spending on AI token budgets.


    Chapters
    00:00 Introduction
    00:16 S&P 500 Denies SpaceX Fast-Track
    00:27 Google's Compute Deal with SpaceX
    00:33 Enterprises Exceed AI Budgets
    00:53 Brian Chesky's AI Lab
    01:46 Investors in Competing AI Firms


    Show Links

    • Get the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.ai

    • How I Grow and Scale My Business with AI: https://www.skool.com/aihustle

    • Get the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    13 mins
  • Exploring Alphabet's $80 Billion AI Goal

    Exploring Alphabet's $80 Billion AI Goal
    Jun 2 2026
    In this episode, we explore Alphabet's ambitious plan to raise $80 billion for AI development, including a major investment from Berkshire Hathaway. We also discuss Trump's recent executive order on AI regulation, GitHub's controversial pricing changes, and the shifting landscape of AI hardware investments.


    Chapters
    00:00 Introduction
    02:02 Alphabet's $80 Billion Raise
    04:01 Trump's AI Executive Order
    05:46 GitHub Copilot Pricing Issues
    07:42 Opal's Pivot to AI Hardware
    09:49 Uber Caps AI Spending


    Show Links

    • Get the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.ai

    • How I Grow and Scale My Business with AI: https://www.skool.com/aihustle

    • Get the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    12 mins
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