A Return to Code

The Regulatory Frontier

Part 2 of our new format with three frontier founders: Guillermo Rauch (Vercel), Blake Scholl (Boom Supersonic), and Max Hodak (Science).  00:00 Previously… 00:34 The Regulatory Red Queen Race 05:13 Why There’s No Innovation in Health Care 09:30 We Need a True 50-State Experiment 13:12 China’s FDA Is Beating Ours 16:18 Healthcare Is a Communist Society Inside Capitalism 18:38 Sid’s Story: N-of-1 Medicine Transcript: nav.al/regulatory

Vibe Coding Hardware

Part 2 of our new format with three frontier founders: Guillermo Rauch (Vercel), Blake Scholl (Boom Sonic), and Max Hodak (Science). 00:35 Vibe Coding A Turbine Blade 04:04 Open Source Compounds China’s Advantage 06:12 You Always Want The Smartest Model 08:41 Software Still Needs Hands 10:40 Humans Are Becoming Verifiers Transcript: http://nav.al/hardware

Waste Tokens, Save Time

A new format for the podcast! With three frontier founders: Guillermo Rauch (Vercel), Blake Scholl (Boom Supersonic), and Max Hodak (Science). 01:27 AI Software Factories  04:15 Waste Tokens, Save Time  05:47 Models Instructing Humans 09:30 Is Pure Software Dead? 12:04 You Don't Get Stuck Anymore Transcript: nav.al/tokens

Sell the Truth

00:00 Be Credible 03:18 “Yes, And” 04:31 Selfish Honesty 05:37 Charisma Is Confidence + Love 07:56 Don’t Manage, Lead 11:16 Hunt Together 14:51 Feed Your (Good) Obsessions 18:57 Sell the Truth 21:07 Good Deal or No Deal 23:39 The Age of Nonlinear Returns — Transcript: http://nav.al/sell [http://nav.al/sell] USVC is a product of AngelList, where we are founders and hold equity.

‘Nothing Ever Happens’ Is Over

00:00 The Fully Interconnected Startup 04:14 You Don’t Need the Explicit Intranet Anymore 06:55 May You Live in Interesting Times 10:40 Drones Democratize Violence 12:43 Biothreats Could Also Get Democratized 15:09 AI Interfaces Unlock Hardware 17:35 Optimism Requires Creativity -- Transcript: http://nav.al/over [http://nav.al/over] USVC is a product of AngelList, where we are founders and hold equity.