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Decelerator with Rob Kenedi

Podcast af Rob Kenedi

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Tech is a commodity, the industry is eating itself, and everyone's scrambling for what's next. Decelerator delivers interviews, analysis, and sharp takes on how founders and investors are actually building in this new era - no Valley gospel required. If you want to understand where tech is going without the hype or the "AI changes everything" hand-waving, subscribe. Informed, opinionated, occasionally funny. www.decelerator.media

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episode The Founder Who Outsmarted $100M Competitors and Created His Own Exit // Donal Greene // Trustmatic cover

The Founder Who Outsmarted $100M Competitors and Created His Own Exit // Donal Greene // Trustmatic

Donal Greene didn’t raise $100M. He didn’t even follow the startup playbook.Instead, he bootstrapped a lean team, built a better identity verification product, and forced one of his competitor’s customers to acquire him by showing them how broken their current solution was.In [http://was.In] this episode of Decelerator, we dive into: * How Donal built a “Minimum Lovable Product” instead of chasing MVP hype * Why deep domain knowledge beat VC-funded noise * What he learned replacing his founding team mid-build * How a cold outreach turned into a full acquisition * And what he’d do differently the next time around This one’s for the builders who’d rather out-execute than out-raise. 📬 Tech entrepreneurship is changing fast. Join the conversation: https://decelerator.link/updates?ref=youtube [https://decelerator.link/updates?ref=youtube] #podcast #interview #ai #startups #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #technology #technews #artificialintelligence #innovation This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.decelerator.media [https://www.decelerator.media?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

28. juni 2025 - 1 h 18 min
episode Why Your Startup Ecosystem Is Losing the AI Race // Startup Genome's 2025 Report // JF Gauthier // Web Summit Vancouver 2025 cover

Why Your Startup Ecosystem Is Losing the AI Race // Startup Genome's 2025 Report // JF Gauthier // Web Summit Vancouver 2025

📬 Tech entrepreneurship is changing fast. Join the conversation. [https://decelerator.link/updates?ref=podcast] At the inaugural Web Summit Vancouver 2025, I sit down with JF Gauthier, founder of Startup Genome to unpack why ecosystems like those in Canada, Europe, and beyond are falling behind and what the top-performing cities are doing differently (like Philadelphia). We dive deep into: * Why AI is killing traditional SaaS * How governments can seed ecosystems then get out of the way * The real reason Canada's commercialization gap persists * What investors should be doing in the AI-native era * The new rules for building and scaling in 2025 Whether you're an entrepreneur, policymaker, or investor, this is your roadmap to staying relevant in the next wave of innovation. 🔗 Full Startup Genome report [https://decelerator.link/startupgenomereport2025?ref=youtube] 📬 Tech entrepreneurship is changing fast. Join the conversation. [https://decelerator.link/updates?ref=podcast] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.decelerator.media [https://www.decelerator.media?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

20. juni 2025 - 48 min
episode Agentic AI, Vibe Coding, and the Death of the Backlog - Ryan Henry, VC @ Sand Hill North cover

Agentic AI, Vibe Coding, and the Death of the Backlog - Ryan Henry, VC @ Sand Hill North

⁠Subscribe to my newsletter here to stay up to date on the new startup world⁠ [https://decelerator.link/updates?ref=podcast]! AI startups in 2025 are throwing out the roadmap. In this episode, investor Ryan Henry shares what he’s seeing at the frontier: agentic workflows, founder-led experimentation, and why traditional product roles are fading fast. We also revisit a debate about “vibe coding” - intuition-led building in a world of moving targets. 📍 Key Moments * 00:00 - Introduction to Ryan Henry and his family office VC approach * 02:40 - Ryan's fund structure: investing in other funds for deal flow * 07:12 - Different return expectations compared to traditional VCs * 18:30 - Debating "vibe coding": what it is and its implications * 21:32 - The evolution of AI-assisted development capabilities * 27:10 - Concerns about rapid prototyping vs. proper customer discovery * 33:30 - Current YC trends: AI agents, robotics, and advanced manufacturing * 41:55 - The state of AI agents today and what they can reliably do * 47:38 - Building companies with anticipation of improving AI capabilities ⁠Subscribe to my newsletter here to stay up to date on the new startup world⁠ [https://decelerator.link/updates?ref=podcast]! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.decelerator.media [https://www.decelerator.media?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

7. juni 2025 - 54 min
episode Connor Gaydos Bought Enron to Fix America's Energy Crisis - Consensus 2025 cover

Connor Gaydos Bought Enron to Fix America's Energy Crisis - Consensus 2025

At the Consensus 2025 conference in Toronto, I discovered something unexpected: Enron - yes that Enron - the infamous energy company that collapsed in 2001 is being revitalized with a mission to solve America's energy crisis. Connor Gaydos, best known for creating the viral "Birds Aren't Real" movement, shares his vision for transforming the disgraced Enron brand into a trusted energy provider focused on transparency, community, and innovative solutions to fix the electrical grid. With energy and Web3 investors, he shares his vision and journey to date, with a little bit of token malfeasance he discovered along the way. 0:00 - Consensus 2025 recap 3:01 - Meet Connor Gaydos, the new CEO of Enron 5:47 - Lessons learned from "Birds Aren't Real" and memetic marketing 8:46 - Enron's mission to fix America's energy crisis 11:12 - Innovative battery solutions to address peak energy demands 14:00 - How Web3 and community tokens fit into Enron's strategy 17:15 - Building trust with a historically distrusted brand 21:22 - The "Egg" - Enron's micro-nuclear reactor concept 24:28 - Taking on entrenched energy monopolies 29:46 - Building community through internship programs 31:31 - Lessons from cryptocurrency setbacks 33:34 - Enron's six-month roadmap to enter the Texas energy market Connor explains how he's using memetic marketing to raise awareness about energy issues while building a legitimate business focused on battery storage, retail energy provision, and eventually micro-nuclear technology. By attracting attention through the infamous Enron brand, he hopes to challenge the status quo in an industry that has lacked innovation and customer focus. #startup #founder #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #web3 #podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.decelerator.media [https://www.decelerator.media?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

24. maj 2025 - 35 min
episode Austria: The Startup Bridge Between East and West with Markus Raunig of AustrianStartups cover

Austria: The Startup Bridge Between East and West with Markus Raunig of AustrianStartups

Markus shares insights on how Austria is creating a supportive ecosystem for founders, the advantages of a strong social safety net for risk-taking, and why Europe is working to change from "America innovates, China duplicates, Europe regulates" to becoming a more attractive hub for innovation.Subscribe and share your thoughts in the comments about how your local ecosystem compares!00:00:18 - Monologue: Rob's thoughts on expertise in the digital age00:06:23 - Markus introduces his roles with Austrian Startups00:07:05 - EU tech policy and the need for a unified approach00:10:43 - Challenges of talent retention in Europe00:16:03 - Austrian Startups' three main verticals of activities00:20:59 - Austria's unique ecosystem advantages and value proposition00:28:40 - Why Austria serves as a bridge between Eastern and Western Europe00:31:00 - Strong financial services and fintech presence in Austria00:34:52 - Addressing the brain drain and talent movement00:43:12 - Practical considerations of building companies in Austria00:47:26 - Balancing public grants with sustainable business models00:51:47 - Fostering entrepreneurial culture through education#techecosystem #entrepreneurship #europe #innovation #podcast #business #entrepreneur #ai #news This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.decelerator.media [https://www.decelerator.media?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

7. maj 2025 - 55 min
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