AI Advice for the Ones We Love

AI Advice for the Ones We Love

In this episode, Will and Raju answer a question they keep hearing from limited partners: How should we actually use AI?  The guys break down what AI does well today, where it still falls short, and how LPs and corporate leaders can begin putting it to work. They also highlight AI tools from within the RRE portfolio, discuss the metrics every AI dashboard should track, and share practical ways to move beyond experimentation.  The takeaway: AI may not be ready to make your most important decisions, but it is already capable of helping teams move faster, work more efficiently and reclaim valuable time. Highlights (01:10) Raju Sings REM (03:38) What AI Is Actually Good at Today (06:44) The Overhyped Side of AI (13:56) How Originalis Helps Investors Decide (23:00) Farsight Turns Weeks of M&A Work Into Minutes (27:55) The AI Playbook for Corporates (29:14) Six Metrics for Your AI Dashboard (35:32) Avina, the AI Sales Tool That Times Your Pitch (39:31) Unlocking Old Company Knowledge With AI

The State of AI: Down the Rabbit Hole

In this episode of RRE POV, Raju Rishi and Will Porteous unpack two major forces shaping the future of AI: model distillation and the debate between open-source and proprietary models. They break down what distillation means, why it matters for model defensibility, and how open systems have historically reshaped major technology markets. From Linux and Android to the open internet, the conversation explores what past platform shifts can teach us about where AI is headed, and why founders and enterprises should focus less on model lock-in and more on durable workflows, data, and customer value. Highlights: (02:04) Explaining AI Distillation  (03:10) How Distillation Copies AI Models (06:47) LLMs Trained on Everyone Else's Data First (08:26) The Sunk Cost Problem in AI (14:30) 85% of AI Queries Are Repeats (19:47) Open vs. Proprietary Models Explained (21:28) What Windows vs. Linux Teaches Us About AI (26:33) AOL's Walled Garden Warning (34:34) Lock-In on Apps, Not AI Models

AI's Growing Pains: What's Really Slowing the Revolution?

AI is transforming industries at an extraordinary pace, but the path to real-world adoption is proving more complex than the headlines suggest. In this episode of RRE POV, Raju and Will unpack the biggest growing pains facing AI today — from hallucinations and infrastructure costs to GPU shortages, talent bottlenecks, legal uncertainty, data governance, and the realities of enterprise adoption. Drawing on lessons from previous technology cycles and insights from across the RRE portfolio, they explore where the hype is getting ahead of itself, which companies are helping solve critical constraints, and why the next phase of AI may be driven less by broad platforms and more by focused, vertical applications. Whether you’re building with AI, investing in it, or trying to understand where the market is headed, this conversation offers a candid and practical look at what comes next. Highlights:  (00:35) Five AI Growing Pains (02:34) Hallucinations and Trust (06:17) Fixing Hallucinations (08:58) Prime Intellect and RL (10:27) Farsight and Source Links (14:27) AI Cost and GPU Crunch (19:57) Cooling and Space Data Centers (24:18) Efficiency Wins Lovelace (28:22) Talent Legal and Adoption Wrap

4 Million Trackers Later... The Full-Stack Founder Story of Krenar Komoni

In this episode of RRE POV, hosts Raju Rishi and Will Porteous sit down with Tive founder and CEO Krenar Komoni for a deeply personal and forward-looking conversation on building at the intersection of hardware, software, and AI. Krenar shares his journey from growing up in Kosovo during political upheaval, to becoming a full-stack entrepreneur leading one of the world’s most advanced real-time supply chain visibility platforms. What began as a scrappy solution to a family trucking problem has evolved into Tive, a global company powering mission-critical logistics for thousands of customers. The conversation explores how AI, first-party data, and full-stack thinking are reshaping logistics, and why companies like Tive, with years of real-world data and embedded infrastructure, are uniquely positioned to define the future of autonomous supply chains. Highlights:  (00:00) Welcome and Guest Intro (01:55) Early Coding in Kosovo (06:09) War Displacement and Grit (09:30) Falling for RF Engineering (14:03) Founding Tive from Trucking Pain (18:31) From Term Sheet to Trust (19:21) Hitting One Million Trackers (20:21) Soft Skills and CES Connections (23:05) Tive Today Product and Metrics (27:35) AI Roadmap and Wrap Up

The Longevity Equation: Living Better, Longer

In this episode of RRE POV, Raju and Will dive deep into the evolving science and philosophy of longevity. Moving beyond the simple goal of living longer, they explore what it really means to live better for longer. Raju shares his latest thinking on the five major sectors shaping the longevity landscape: health data, insights and planning, personalized medicine, verticalized solutions, and frontier technologies. Along the way, the guys unpack everything from wearables, blood work, and full-body MRIs to the limitations of today’s healthcare system and the need for better feedback loops in personal health. At the heart of the episode is a powerful idea: longevity is not just about correcting biomarkers or adding years to life, but about improving the body’s ability to recover, adapt, and regenerate.   From personal reflections on aging and lifespan expectations to the societal implications of extended life (think careers, marriage, and even prison sentences), this conversation spans both the practical and philosophical and takes a thought-provoking look at the future of health, wellness, and longevity. Shownotes:  (00:00) Welcome  (00:49) Why Longevity Matters Now (03:08) Living Forever Tradeoffs (08:52) Five Longevity Startup Sectors (10:13) Health Data and Wearables Deep Dive (19:56) Battery And Recharge (20:15) Stress States And Regeneration (22:07) Resilience And HRV (24:38) Exercise Ceiling Recovery Floor (28:24) Recursive Feedback Healthcare (30:32) Precision Dosing Personalization (33:04) Longevity Clinics Reality Check (34:17) Microbiome Early Navigation (37:44) Vertical Apps And GLP Ones (41:10) Frontier Tech And Wrap Up