Ben Cera, Polsia Founder on Autonomous AI Companies

Kevin Peterson, Bedrock Robotics CTO on Embodied AI and Autonomy

Kevin Peterson is the Co-Founder and CTO of Bedrock Robotics, where he is building advanced embodied AI systems to transform how robots operate in the physical world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Previously, he led perception for Waymo Via’s autonomous trucking division, working on large-scale real-world autonomy systems for logistics. Before that, he served as an Autonomy Architect at Caterpillar following its acquisition of Marble, a robotics company he co-founded and led as CEO, focused on automating goods movement in industrial environments. Earlier in his career, Kevin was CTO at Astrobotic, where he led engineering for lunar landers and spacecraft systems developed for NASA missions. He holds an MS from Carnegie Mellon University and has spent his career building perception, control, and autonomy systems across self-driving vehicles, robotics, and space exploration.Topics * How Bedrock Robotics combines deep Embodied AI with safety for real-world autonomy * Lessons from Waymo on perception at scale in autonomous trucking * Designing robotics systems for industrial automation and logistics #Autonomy [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/autonomy] #EmbodiedAI [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/embodiedai] #SelfDrivingCars [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/selfdrivingcars] #SpaceTech [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/spacetech] #DeepTech [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/deeptech]

Rasmus Holst, Zensai CEO on Human Success Operating Model

Rasmus Holst is the CEO of Zensai, the Human Success platform helping organizations improve learning, performance, and employee engagement in the age of AI. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Since becoming CEO in 2022, he has led the company's transformation from LMS365 into Zensai, growing revenue from roughly $14 million ARR to more than $30 million, completing multiple acquisitions, launching the Human Success category, and scaling the business toward the $100 million milestone. Prior to Zensai, Rasmus served as CRO at Wire, where he led the company's enterprise go-to-market expansion from zero to hundreds of customers, and previously held COO, GM, strategy, and product leadership roles across Huddle, Syniverse, MACH, and Oracle. Over a global career spanning Europe and the United States, he has helped build and scale technology businesses across SaaS, communications, enterprise software, and workforce technology.Topics * How Zensai Human Success replaces traditional HR with learning and performance at AI scale * Scaling Zensai from 14 million to 30 million ARR through three acquisitions and category creation * Leadership lessons from operating across countries and Silicon Valley #Leadership [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/leadership] #FutureOfWork [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/futureofwork] #HumanSuccess [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/humansuccess] #Startups [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/startups] #EnterpriseSoftware [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/enterprisesoftware]

Ben Cera, Polsia Founder on Autonomous AI Companies

Ben Cera is the Founder of Polsia, an autonomous AI platform designed to run companies around the clock by planning, building, and promoting products with minimal human involvement. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~Before Polsia, he was Employee #2 at CloudKitchens, where he co-founded Future Foods alongside Travis Kalanick and helped scale the business across product, operations, strategy, and market expansion. Earlier, Ben co-founded Hutch, a venture-backed 3D rendering and interior design startup backed by Founders Fund and Zillow, and founded multiple consumer technology companies spanning social, location, and mobile products. With a background that spans entrepreneurship, engineering, product development, and quantitative finance, Ben is focused on pushing the boundaries of autonomous AI systems capable of building and operating businesses at scale.Topics * How Polsia runs 8700+ plus companies autonomously with one founder and zero employees * Lessons from scaling Future Foods at CloudKitchens with Travis Kalanick * From Hutch 17 million raised to AI agents: 20 year founder journey to autonomous companies #Startups [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/startups] #Automation [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/automation] #Entrepreneurship [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/entrepreneurship] #FutureOfWork [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/futureofwork] #SaaS [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/saas]

Chase Lochmiller, Crusoe, Co-Founder & CEO on AI Infrastructure

Chase Lochmiller is Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman of Crusoe, building AI compute infrastructure with 300+ team across engineering, manufacturing, and operations while raising $600M+ from venture/project/credit investors—after General Partner at Polychain Capital, Quantitative Trader at Jump Trading, and Managing Director of Algorithmic Trading at KCG Holdings; serial quant trader-turned-founder scaling mission-critical compute platforms for AI workloads with playbook for capital-intensive deep tech at hyperscale. Previously Chase was a quantitative researcher and trader at Jump Trading and GETCO, where he developed and managed a portfolio of algorithmic trading strategies. Chase holds undergraduate degrees in math and physics from MIT and a masters degree in computer science from Stanford, where he specialized in artificial intelligence. He is currently on the board of CSforAll, an organization whose mission is to make high-quality computer science an integral part of the educational experience of all K-12 students and teachers. As a personal interest, Chase has climbed five of the “seven summits” including Mt. Everest.Topics * How Crusoe delivers AI compute without grid constraints or energy bottlenecks * Growing Crusoe $600M capital during rapid expansion at AI infrastructure scale * Quant trading readiness with algorithmic systems at Crusoe 300+ team scale #AIInfra [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/aiinfra] #Startups [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/startups] #VC [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/vc] #Compute [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/compute] #Hypergrowth [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/hypergrowth] #Founder [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/founder]

Jim Adler, Toyota Ventures GP on Investing in Frontier Technologies

Jim Adler is the Founder and General Partner of Toyota Ventures, the venture capital arm of Toyota, where he leads investments across AI, robotics, mobility, cloud infrastructure, climate, and frontier technologies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers.AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~He also serves as Executive Advisor at Toyota Research Institute. Prior to Toyota Ventures, Jim was VP of Products and Marketing at Metanautix, a big data analytics startup acquired by Microsoft, and previously served as VP of Data Systems and Chief Privacy Officer at Intelius. Earlier in his career, he founded VoteHere, a cryptographic online voting company backed by Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, and Entrust, and began his career as a rocket engineer at Lockheed Martin. Across investing and operating roles, Jim has focused on scaling transformative technologies at the intersection of data, infrastructure, mobility, and privacy.Topics * How Toyota Ventures invests in AI, robotics, and mobility for sustainable transportation * From rocket engineer at Lockheed Martin to Toyota Ventures GP: frontier tech evolution * Lessons from building and scaling venture-backed infrastructure companies #VentureCapital [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/venturecapital] #Robotics [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/robotics] #Mobility [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/mobility] #DeepTech [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/deeptech] #Innovation [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/innovation]