Stopping AI agents from leaking HR data
Good morning. The Model Context Protocol just created a massive new security choke point.
The Model Context Protocol is standardizing how AI agents access enterprise tools, but it's also opening a massive data exfiltration risk. IT teams are freezing deployments because they can't guarantee financial and HR data won't leak to external model providers. A dedicated MCP interception proxy solves the adoption blocker.
Build it tonight
The Model Context Protocol creates a natural choke point. A single developer could build a DLP proxy this weekend to unblock enterprise agent adoption.
vertical AI tooling
Enterprise MCP data exfiltration gateway
Create an interception proxy for the Model Context Protocol that strips financial and HR data before agent prompts hit external model providers.
Why now: The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is standardizing how agents access tools, creating a natural choke point to enforce enterprise data loss prevention (DLP) rules.
Discussing: Enterprise IT and security teams managing AI deployments.
“I've heard this, I don't know how many times now from enterprises of no financial data or people data about my company can ever go to the model provider.”
OpportunityEnterprises want AI agents but fear data leakage. An MCP-specific proxy that sanitizes outbound prompts unlocks enterprise agent adoption.
Docker and Sandboxing AI Agents · Jul 30, 2026
Sanity check: What would have to be true: enterprise security teams will trust a startup's proxy to sanitize HR data rather than building internal MCP filters.
Build it without code
A scrappy operator hit $400k in revenue by repurposing impact-resistant Bugatti headlamp plastic into premium hybrid visors for beer league hockey players.
sports equipment
Automotive-grade titanium hybrid hockey visors
A side hustle generating up to $400k in revenue sells titanium hybrid hockey visors made from the same impact-resistant plastic used in Bugatti headlamps.
Why now: Rule changes mandating visors have created a captive market, while players increasingly seek alternatives to restrictive metal cages or fog-prone full plastic shields.
Discussing: Beer league, high school, and youth hockey players
“Right now we're averaging around 250K. We've gone as high as 400... We import Macrolon, which is a Lexan plastic from Bayer... used by Audi and Bugatti for the headlamps.”
OpportunityApplying premium materials from adjacent industries like automotive plastics to niche sporting goods creates a clear safety and quality differentiator against legacy equipment brands.
Advice Line with Chris Riccobono of UNTUCKit · Jul 30, 2026
Sanity check: What would have to be true: the imported automotive-grade plastic meets the strict safety certification standards required for official league play.
Today's Startup Ideas
Specific plays distilled from this week's founder/operator podcasts.
fintech tooling
Kelly Criterion Portfolio Simulator
A portfolio simulation tool that uses variance math to visually prove to traders that over-betting a 60-40 edge guarantees bankruptcy.
Why now: Retail trading and leverage are booming, leading to massive blowups that highlight the need for visceral risk education.
sports equipment
Automotive-grade titanium hybrid hockey visors
A side hustle generating up to $400k in revenue sells titanium hybrid hockey visors made from the same impact-resistant plastic used in Bugatti headlamps.
Why now: Rule changes mandating visors have created a captive market, while players increasingly seek alternatives to restrictive metal cages or fog-prone full plastic shields.
vertical AI tooling
Outcome-priced autonomous sales agents
Takeoff hit near eight figures in revenue in under a year by charging lending companies commission on loans funded rather than flat SaaS fees.
Why now: Inference APIs are commoditized; the real value is in building domain-specific harnesses that execute end-to-end revenue tasks.
physical-world infra
Underground nuclear reactors for data centers
DeepFission raised $150M to build commercial nuclear reactors a mile underground in Kansas to power AI data centers by 2027.
Why now: AI data centers face massive power bottlenecks, and traditional nuclear timelines are too slow.
Defense Tech
Low-cost passive sonar buoys for defense
Manufacture cheap, scalable sonar buoys that can be deployed by hand from small boats to map undersea environments in real-time.
Why now: Adversaries are rapidly moving operations underwater, creating an urgent demand for scalable undersea monitoring infrastructure.
physical-world infra
AI-guided robotic solar panel installation
Grit Robotics develops AI software that allows off-the-shelf Kawasaki robot arms to autonomously unload and position utility-scale solar panels in the field.
Why now: Solar energy production is scaling rapidly, creating a massive labor bottleneck in the physical installation of panels across large desert tracts.
Service productization
Multi-Language SEO Automation Agency
Pitch traditional SEO contracts on Upwork using Loom videos, then fulfill the work using n8n and ChatGPT to automate multi-language blog content.
Why now: AI tools like ChatGPT and n8n allow non-technical operators to fulfill complex, multi-language SEO contracts that previously required large teams.
vertical AI tooling
Enterprise MCP data exfiltration gateway
Create an interception proxy for the Model Context Protocol that strips financial and HR data before agent prompts hit external model providers.
Why now: The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is standardizing how agents access tools, creating a natural choke point to enforce enterprise data loss prevention (DLP) rules.
vertical AI tooling
Open-weight incident response agents
Build cybersecurity incident response tools using open-weight models, as proprietary models like Anthropic often refuse to analyze attack logs due to safety guardrails.
Why now: Frontier models are locking down cyber capabilities behind strict guardrails, creating a wedge for open-weight models to handle actual incident response.
B2B SaaS
Anti-slop applicant tracking systems
The hires-to-posting ratio dropped 38.6 percent since 2022 as auto-apply bots flood employers, creating a need for advanced candidate filtering.
Why now: Hires-to-posting ratio is down 38.6 percent since late 2022 due to AI auto-apply bots ruining the signal-to-noise ratio for recruiters.
Creator economy
YouTube Outlier Strategy Copier App
A SaaS tool that analyzes outlier YouTube videos to generate matching scripts, thumbnails, and teleprompter text for new creators.
Why now: Claude Code and similar AI coding assistants allow non-technical founders to build and iterate on functional SaaS apps in hours.
vertical AI tooling
Construction Law AI Assistant
Build a globally dominant AI legal assistant for a hyper-specific niche like construction law rather than a horizontal legal AI for a single region.
Why now: Founders outside the US are realizing regional AI copycats hit market size ceilings too quickly, forcing a pivot to global, hyper-vertical applications.
vertical AI tooling
Multi-Agent Human Behavior Simulation for Enterprise
Create foundation models of human behavior using multi-agent simulations to help Fortune 50 retailers and banks test product messaging before deployment.
Why now: Agentic development costs are dropping, making it possible to simulate millions of human interactions to test product variations before expensive real-world launches.
consumer marketplace
AI-Enhanced E-Commerce Arbitrage
Buy undervalued items on Facebook Marketplace and resell them at a premium by using AI to generate highly optimized product images.
Why now: AI image generation tools can now easily add premium aesthetics to mundane product photos.
service productization
AI-enhanced arbitrage for local marketplace listings
Buy unoptimized Facebook Marketplace items, use AI to add high-converting visual elements like gold auras or AI salespeople, and relist for a profit.
Why now: Generative AI image tools are now cheap and accessible enough to use for low-margin local e-commerce flipping.
consumer health tech
Daily check-in app for independent seniors
A daily check-in app for seniors reached $400k ARR by charging $20 a month to dispatch emergency services if users miss their morning check-in.
Why now: Over 17 million seniors currently live alone in the US, and many resist traditional wearable medical alert devices due to stubbornness or stigma.
physical-world infra
Zero-customization conference coffee carts
Serve high-volume business conferences by offering only two pre-made drinks via tap-to-pay to eliminate lines entirely.
Why now: Contactless payment technology allows for instant transactions, making the bottleneck the product preparation rather than the payment.
physical-world infra
Physical conventions for niche internet collector communities
Build highly profitable physical conventions for niche internet communities by vertically integrating logistics like pipe-and-drape to keep margins high.
Why now: Internet communities have massive pent-up demand for physical connection, but traditional business operators overlook nerd culture and niche hobbies.
B2B SaaS
Cost-Optimizing AI Prompt Router
Sell an AI prompt router to enterprise CTOs that automatically directs engineering queries to the most cost-efficient open-source model, saving up to 80%.
Why now: The proliferation of highly capable open-source models means companies no longer need to pay frontier model prices for every single query.
Movements to Watch
Patterns surfacing across multiple shows. Track these before consensus.
physical-world infra
The physical world demands specialized hardware
Founders are bypassing general-purpose robotics to build highly specific hardware solutions, from underground nuclear reactors for data centers to low-cost passive sonar buoys for maritime defense.
vertical AI tooling
AI moves from horizontal to hyper-vertical
Regional horizontal AI copycats face immediate saturation. The next wave of founders is building globally dominant tools for hyper-specific niches like construction law and multi-agent human behavior simulation.
consumer marketplace
AI accelerates local e-commerce arbitrage
Generative image tools are now cheap enough to use for low-margin local flipping, allowing operators to buy unoptimized Facebook Marketplace listings, enhance the photos, and resell at a premium.
Founder Signal
How operators are thinking — frameworks, anti-patterns, sharp moves.
Bypass tech-savvy competition by pitching traditional roles
Apply to highly competitive traditional jobs on Upwork instead of AI-specific ones. You can win the contract with a Loom video and then fulfill the multi-language SEO work using automation tools like n8n and ChatGPT.
Originality is a disadvantage for new creators
Stop trying to invent new formats. Copying proven outlier videos is a more reliable path to visibility, and AI coding assistants now allow non-technical founders to build custom tools that automate this exact strategy.
Capital Flow
Where money's moving today — funding rounds, M&A, valuation signals.
DeepFission raises $150M for underground nuclear reactors
The startup plans to build commercial nuclear reactors a mile underground in Kansas to power AI data centers by 2027, bypassing traditional surface-level NIMBY concerns.
From the Conversations
Outcome-priced autonomous sales agents
Tae Kim Sounds Off, Big Companies Are Hiring Again, NVIDIA $50B Tenant | Tae Kim, Ben Zweig, Aakash Thumaty
Jul 28, 2026 · 1h 50m · 3 quotes pulled
▶ Listen“if I drive this outcome... for a lending company, loans funded, loans originated, you're going to pay takeoff the way you pay a human being on commission and some sort of base units based on the amount of tokens”
“Inference APIs are commoditized; the real value is in building domain-specific harnesses that execute end-to-end revenue tasks.”
Daily check-in app for independent seniors
Advice Line with Chris Riccobono of UNTUCKit
Jul 30, 2026 · 52m · 2 quotes pulled
▶ Listen“we're in the mid-six figures, right around $400,000 in annual revenue... The subscription is $20 a month... if still no one confirms you're okay, arrange a visit by emergency services.”
“Over 17 million seniors currently live alone in the US, and many resist traditional wearable medical alert devices due to stubbornness or stigma.”
Cost-Optimizing AI Prompt Router
Robot Bans, Zuck Op-Ed, eBay Settles | Joe Weisenthal, Jameson Detweiler, Stanley Tang, Amjad Masad, Adam Cohen
Jul 29, 2026 · 2h 21m · 2 quotes pulled
▶ Listen“So we built the world's best prompt writer. It reads your prompt and actually shifts it to the right model at the cheapest cost... they prompt, it routes to the right spot, and they save up to, well, some companies up to 80%.”
“The proliferation of highly capable open-source models means companies no longer need to pay frontier model prices for every single query.”
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Advice Line with Chris Riccobono of UNTUCKitToday’s callers: Adrian from California wants to grow his apparel company to complete with big-name athletic brands. Then, Preet from the Rockies looks for strategies to reach seniors and their children with his daily check-in app. And Derek from Virginia considers social media and professional partnerships to advertise his hockey equipment brand. Plus, Chris talks about launching a new athletic apparel brand while continuing to grow UNTUCKit.Thank you to the founders of Eras Shorts, Snug Safety, and Hockey Ninja for being a part of our show.If you’d like to be featured on a future Advice Line episode—where Guy and former show guests take questions from early-stage founders—leave us a one-minute message that tells us about your business and a specific question you’d like answered. Send a voice memo to [email protected] or call 1-800-433-1298. And be sure to listen to UNTUCKit’s founding story as told by Steve on the show in 2017.This episode was produced by Chris Maccini with music by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by John Isabella. Our audio engineer was Annlie Huang.You can follow HIBT on X & Instagram and sign up for Guy's free newsletter at guyraz.com and on Substack. 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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Why AI has no taste and how to fix it (w/ Thais Castello Branco) | E2319<p dir="ltr">This Week In Startups is made possible by:</p> <p dir="ltr">YSecurity<br /> <a href= "https://ysecurity.io/TWIST">https://YSecurity.io/TWIST</a></p> <p dir="ltr">MongoDB<br /> <a href="https://mongodb.com/ai">https://MongoDB.com/ai</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Odoo<br /> <a href="https://odoo.com/twist">https://Odoo.com/twist</a></p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Today's show:</p> <p dir="ltr">AI models can solve PhD-level math equations and code an app in minutes… So why does everything they design look like identical slop? Thais Castello Branco, founder of Taste Labs, raised $18.5M in seed funding to teach frontier models about aesthetics and outputting quality content. She talks to Jason and Lon about why even frontier models regress to the mean on subjective tasks, how paid "TasteMakers" can improve output quality, and whether AI accelerates or destroys the half-life of "what's cool."</p> <p dir="ltr">PLUS Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI hedge fund liquidated its public stock portfolio, but it may be too soon to count this 25-year-old completely out. Google Earth adds AI generation and turns into a misinformation factory. LinkedIn and Substack join the AI slop crackdown. And why does every venture capitalist seem to have an opinion about the Ceuta border crisis?</p> <p dir="ltr">Guest</p> <p dir="ltr">Thais Castello Branco on X: <a href= "https://x.com/thaiscbranco_">https://x.com/thaiscbranco_</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Taste Labs: <a href= "https://tastelabs.com/">https://tastelabs.com/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Amplify Partners: "Kill the Slop": <a href= "https://www.amplifypartners.com/blog-posts/kill-the-slop-announcing-our-investment-in-taste"> https://www.amplifypartners.com/blog-posts/kill-the-slop-announcing-our-investment-in-taste</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Relevant Links</p> <p dir="ltr">Leopold Aschenbrenner's essay "Situational Awareness": <a href= "https://situational-awareness.ai/">https://situational-awareness.ai/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">CNBC on SA fund collapse: <a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/leopold-aschenbrenner-situational-awareness-fund-fire-sale.html"> https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/leopold-aschenbrenner-situational-awareness-fund-fire-sale.html</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Henk van Ess thread on Google Earth + Nano Banana: <a href= "https://x.com/henkvaness/status/2082912544394498228">https://x.com/henkvaness/status/2082912544394498228</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Substack CEO Chris Best: "Against Claudefishing": <a href= "https://post.substack.com/p/against-claudefishing">https://post.substack.com/p/against-claudefishing</a></p> <p dir="ltr">NPR on the Ceuta crisis: <a href= "https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/g-s1-136507/morocco-spain-migration"> https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/g-s1-136507/morocco-spain-migration</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Ethan Goodhart's self-driving golf cart post: <a href= "https://x.com/EthanGoodhart/status/2082136189998682598?s=20">https://x.com/EthanGoodhart/status/2082136189998682598?s=20</a></p> <p dir="ltr">"Wind" app on TestFlight: <a href= "https://testflight.apple.com/join/zZqmhhwf">https://testflight.apple.com/join/zZqmhhwf</a></p> <p dir="ltr">TechCrunch: "Gritt exits stealth": <a href= "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/gritt-exits-stealth-with-34-million-for-robots-to-build-solar-plants-then-everything-else/"> https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/gritt-exits-stealth-with-34-million-for-robots-to-build-solar-plants-then-everything-else/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">CA Gov: Project Nexus solar-covered canal announcement: <a href= "https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/04/29/governor-newsom-announces-the-completion-of-first-of-its-kind-solar-covered-canal-in-the-central-valley-piloting-a-new-way-to-save-water-and-reduce-costs/"> https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/04/29/governor-newsom-announces-the-completion-of-first-of-its-kind-solar-covered-canal-in-the-central-valley-piloting-a-new-way-to-save-water-and-reduce-costs/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Molly Wood's "Everybody in the Pool" podcast: <a href= "https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/">https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Timestamps:</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">0:00 Coming up on today's show…</p> <p dir="ltr">1:23 Thais Castello Branco on teaching models to have good taste</p> <p dir="ltr">10:45 YSecurity - The on-demand security team for startups. Need enterprise-grade security without hiring a $400k CISO? YSecurity gives you 40+ expert engineers, matched to exactly what you need, by the hour, with your first six hours completely free. Go to https://YSecurity.io/TWIST</p> <p dir="ltr">15:19 The "TasteMaker" community of paid human curators</p> <p dir="ltr">20:37 MongoDB - AI-assisted and agentic coding is helping you build faster than ever. Start building at https://MongoDB.com/ai</p> <p dir="ltr">24:40 Jason's personal "cool hunter" prompt</p> <p dir="ltr">30:16 Odoo - The all-in-one business platform. 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How a Mom of 3 Makes $50K a Month With AI (No Experience) - Ep. #322<p><strong>beehiiv</strong> is the newsletter platform I’ve used for over a year and a half because their data shows you exactly what’s working. Get 30% off three months at <a href="http://www.beehiiv.com/chris?utm_campaign=chris-koerner-2026-Partnership&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=chris-koerner&utm_term=Podcast-ad-37&stripe_campaign_code=CHRIS30">beehiiv.com/chris</a></p><p>━</p><p>Check out my newsletter at <a href="https://tkopod.com/">https://TKOPOD.com</a> and join my community at <a href="https://tkowners.com/">https://TKOwners.com</a></p><p>━</p><p></p><p>I sat down with <strong>Sandy Lee</strong> to talk about how she went from having no technical or <strong>SEO experience</strong> to building multiple income streams that now generate over <strong>$50,000 a month</strong>. She shared how she landed her first <strong>$3,000 monthly client on Upwork</strong> using <strong>ChatGPT</strong>, a short Loom video, and a simple strategy of selling the idea before building the product. We also talked about using <strong>AI</strong> to create apps, automate client work, grow a personal brand, and attract inbound opportunities, all while Sandy works a full time job and raises three young kids. </p><p><br></p><p>You can follow her journey and learn from her tutorials on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@sandyleeai">https://www.youtube.com/@sandyleeai</a></p><p></p><p>Enjoy!</p><p>---</p><p>Watch this on <strong>YouTube</strong> instead here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thekoerneroffice?sub_confirmation=1">tkopod.co/p-yt</a></p><p><strong>Ask me a question</strong> on or off the show here: <a href="http://tkopod.co/p-ask">http://tkopod.co/p-ask</a></p><p>Learn more about <strong>me:</strong> <a href="http://tkopod.co/p-cjk">http://tkopod.co/p-cjk</a></p><p>Learn about <strong>my company: </strong><a href="http://tkopod.co/p-cof">http://tkopod.co/p-cof</a></p><p>Follow me on <strong>Twitter</strong> here: <a href="http://tkopod.co/p-x">http://tkopod.co/p-x</a></p><p><a href="http://tkopod.co/p-x"></a>Free weekly <strong>business ideas newsletter:</strong> <a href="http://tkopod.co/p-nl">http://tkopod.co/p-nl</a></p><p><strong>Share this podcast:</strong> <a href="http://tkopod.co/p-all">http://tkopod.co/p-all</a></p><p><strong>Scrape</strong> small <strong>business data:</strong> <a href="http://tkopod.co/p-os">http://tkopod.co/p-os</a></p><p><a href="http://tkopod.co/p-os"></a>---</p>
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Docker and Sandboxing AI Agents<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The most useful coding agents can mutate their environments by downloading packages, writing files, and connecting to services across the network. However, that freedom also presents dangers, and promises to usher in a new wave of security threats.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.docker.com/">Docker</a> recently announced Docker Sandboxes, which give each agent its own isolated micro VM while preserving the familiar ergonomics of a container. A standard container shares the host’s kernel, but a micro VM emulates hardware and runs its own kernel, giving a stronger security boundary around code that cannot be trusted.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://x.com/mcavage">Mark Cavage</a> is the President and COO of Docker, and he previously worked at companies including Stripe, AWS and Oracle. In this episode, Mark joins Gregor Vand for a wide-ranging conversation that includes why agents break the immutability assumptions containers were built on, how micro VMs differ from both containers and traditional VMs, and the still-unsolved challenge of giving agents scoped, trustworthy access to sensitive services and data.<br><br>Sponsorship inquiries: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p> <p>The post <a href="https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/podcasts/docker-and-sandboxing-ai-agents/">Docker and Sandboxing AI Agents</a> appeared first on <a href="https://softwareengineeringdaily.com">Software Engineering Daily</a>.</p>
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Open Source vs. Closed Source, NVIDIA Backs SSI, YC Startup School Fills Stadium | Diet TBPN<p>Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.</p><p><br></p><p>Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella.</p><p><br>TBPN is made possible by:</p><p>Ramp - https://ramp.com</p><p>Public - https://public.com</p><p>Cisco - https://www.cisco.com</p><p>Console - https://www.console.com</p><p>CrowdStrike - https://www.crowdstrike.com</p><p>Figma - https://www.figma.com</p><p>MongoDB - https://www.mongodb.com</p><p>NYSE - https://www.nyse.com</p><p>Railway - https://railway.com</p><p>Shopify - https://www.shopify.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow TBPN: </p><p>https://TBPN.com</p><p>https://x.com/tbpn</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231</p><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/id1772360235</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive</p>
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The Startup Scene in Southeast Asia<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.goldengate.vc/">Golden Gate Ventures </a>is one of Southeast Asia’s most established early-stage venture firms, having backed companies across the region since 2011. They have invested in companies that are now household names in the region. Examples include Gojek, which started as a motorcycle taxi service in Indonesia and grew into a super app spanning payments, food delivery, and logistics, and Grab, which began as a ride-hailing service in Singapore and similarly expanded across Southeast Asia into food delivery and financial services.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreypaine/">Jeffrey Paine</a> is a co-founder and partner at Golden Gate Ventures. In this episode, Jeffrey joins Gregor Vand to discuss how the Southeast Asian startup ecosystem has evolved, why the regional copycat model is giving way to globally ambitious technical founders, what companies like Manus and Supabase reveal about Singapore’s emerging role in the global tech landscape, and what advice Jeffrey gives founders today who want to build something that matters beyond their home market.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sponsorship inquiries: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p> <p>The post <a href="https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/podcasts/the-startup-scene-in-southeast-asia/">The Startup Scene in Southeast Asia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://softwareengineeringdaily.com">Software Engineering Daily</a>.</p>
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Leopold Sold, Ferrari Undefeated, Martin Shkreli Joins | Guillaume Verdon, Lulu Meservey, Michael Kim, Joon Sung Park, Karan Kunjur, Vlad Tenev<p></p><ul><li>(00:17) - Leopold Sold </li> <li>(12:14) - Martin Shkreli discusses the leveraged collapse of a major AI-focused hedge fund, explaining how forced liquidation, predatory short-selling, and excessive position sizing can rapidly destroy a portfolio. The former hedge fund manager and pharmaceutical executive also examines Citadel’s reported acquisition of the fund’s assets, the broader correction in AI stocks, and Wall Street’s recurring failure to heed the risks of leverage. </li> <li>(56:19) - Ferrari Undefeated </li> <li>(01:06:24) - Guillaume Verdon, founder of Extropic, discusses the company’s thermodynamic computing technology, which uses probabilistic electronics to run generative AI workloads with far greater energy efficiency. He also covers potential applications, government support for domestic chip manufacturing, AI safety and accelerationism, and the challenges of building a deep-tech company while maintaining a prominent public voice. </li> <li>(01:19:16) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions </li> <li>(01:20:36) - Lulu Meservey discusses how founders and CEOs can build lasting relevance through consistent, authentic, and strategically focused communication rather than rage bait, viral stunts, or excessive media appearances. Drawing on her communications expertise at Rostra, she argues that leaders should prioritize trust, audience fit, principled messaging, and approaches that suit their individual personalities. </li> <li>(01:47:35) - Michael Kim is the founder of Cendana Capital, an institutional investor focused on pre-seed and seed-stage venture funds. Michael discusses Cendana’s growth, its approach to identifying promising fund managers, the importance of founder access and investment judgment, and lessons from both missed opportunities and exceptionally successful investments. </li> <li>(02:06:39) - Joon Sung discusses Simile’s $200 million fundraise and rapid growth as an applied AI lab building models that predict human behavior. He explains how its simulations help companies test products and understand customer preferences at scale while democratizing access to market insights. </li> <li>(02:17:35) - Karan Kunjur, co-founder and CEO of K2 Space, discusses the company’s $500 million funding round, successful first satellite mission, and more than $1 billion in signed contracts. He explains K2’s vision of building large, high-power satellites for commercial and national-security uses, including communications, orbital computing, and advanced space infrastructure. </li> <li>(02:28:35) - Vlad Tenev, co-founder and CEO of Robinhood, discusses the company’s record growth, expanding suite of financial products, and mission to broaden individual asset ownership. He also covers global markets, Robinhood Social, product design, and using mathematical superintelligence to verify software and improve cybersecurity.</li> </ul><p><br></p><p>TBPN is made possible by:</p><p>Ramp - https://ramp.com</p><p>Public - https://public.com</p><p>Cisco - https://www.cisco.com</p><p>Console - https://www.console.com</p><p>CrowdStrike - https://www.crowdstrike.com</p><p>Figma - https://www.figma.com</p><p>MongoDB - https://www.mongodb.com</p><p>NYSE - https://www.nyse.com</p><p>Railway - https://railway.com</p><p>Shopify - https://www.shopify.com</p><p>Codex - http://openAI.com/codex</p><p><br></p><p>Follow TBPN: </p><p>https://TBPN.com</p><p>https://x.com/tbpn</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231</p><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tbpn/id1772360235</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive</p>
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Robot Bans, Zuck Op-Ed, eBay Settles | Joe Weisenthal, Jameson Detweiler, Stanley Tang, Amjad Masad, Adam Cohen<p></p><ul><li>(00:15) - Robot Bans </li> <li>(14:25) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions </li> <li>(16:56) - Zuck Op-Ed </li> <li>(19:21) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions </li> <li>(26:16) - eBay Settles </li> <li>(31:36) - Joe Weisenthal, co-host of Bloomberg’s *Odd Lots* podcast, discusses social media addiction, online discourse, and the escalating AI race. He examines open-source models, massive infrastructure spending, monopoly risks, and why AI may ultimately deliver meaningful benefits despite economic and social anxieties. </li> <li>(01:08:22) - Jameson Detwiler discusses his background as a mobility entrepreneur and his role as co-founder and CEO of CHIP, an electric low-speed utility vehicle startup. He explains CHIP’s customizable design, safety features, affordability, and plan to introduce remote-controlled parking before transitioning to full autonomy. </li> <li>(01:40:10) - Stanley Tang, co-founder and chief product officer of DoorDash, discusses the launch of DoorDash Air, the company’s in-house drone delivery program. He explains how advances in AI, hardware, and operational infrastructure are enabling autonomous deliveries, particularly in suburban areas, as part of DoorDash’s broader multimodal delivery network. </li> <li>(01:53:37) - Amjad Masad discusses Replit’s latest AI-powered design tools, open-model integrations, enterprise growth, and emerging opportunities in game development, robotics, and industrial design. The Replit founder and CEO also describes a future beyond prompting, where AI agents automate entire workflows, and encourages young people to view AI as an empowering tool for creating businesses and new opportunities. </li> <li>(02:10:18) - Adam Cohen discusses co-founding Weave, an AI prompt-routing company that helps engineering teams reduce costs by selecting the most efficient model for each task. He highlights Weave’s $13.5 million fundraising round, enterprise focus, potential savings of up to 80%, and plans to expand its San Francisco-based team.</li> </ul><p><br></p><p>TBPN is made possible by:</p><p>Ramp - https://ramp.com</p><p>Public - https://public.com</p><p>Cisco - https://www.cisco.com</p><p>Console - https://www.console.com</p><p>CrowdStrike - https://www.crowdstrike.com</p><p>Figma - https://www.figma.com</p><p>MongoDB - https://www.mongodb.com</p><p>NYSE - https://www.nyse.com</p><p>Railway - https://railway.com</p><p>Shopify - https://www.shopify.com</p><p>Codex - http://openAI.com/codex</p><p><br></p><p>Follow TBPN: </p><p>https://TBPN.com</p><p>https://x.com/tbpn</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231</p><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tbpn/id1772360235</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive</p>
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U.S. Bans New Chinese Humanoids, Zuck’s Op-Ed, eBay's $56M Lawsuit | Diet TBPN<p>Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.</p><p><br></p><p>Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella.</p><p><br>TBPN is made possible by:</p><p>Ramp - https://ramp.com</p><p>Public - https://public.com</p><p>Cisco - https://www.cisco.com</p><p>Console - https://www.console.com</p><p>CrowdStrike - https://www.crowdstrike.com</p><p>Figma - https://www.figma.com</p><p>MongoDB - https://www.mongodb.com</p><p>NYSE - https://www.nyse.com</p><p>Railway - https://railway.com</p><p>Shopify - https://www.shopify.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow TBPN: </p><p>https://TBPN.com</p><p>https://x.com/tbpn</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231</p><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/id1772360235</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive</p>
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Killer marketing secrets that always work (ft. Ogilvy Adman, Rory Sutherland)$1M Attention Guide: 15+ ways to get eyeballs on what you're building https://clickhubspot.com/tkwc Episode 845: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to marketing legend Rory Sutherland ( https://x.com/rorysutherland ). — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (1:44) Horsepower (12:15) Reverse benchmarking (17:38) Pay attention to what irritates you (21:47) Ogilvy secrets (27:28) Marketing hacks used by Apple, UBER, McDonald's (36:35) direct response marketing 101 (1:08:50) Recommended reading — Links: • Alchemy - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F1HOAWA • Illusion of Choice - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0857199749 • Nassim Taleb books - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Nassim-Nicholas-Taleb/author/B000APVZ7W • Ogilvy on Advertising - https://www.amazon.com/dp/039472903X • Writing That Works - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060956437 • When More Is Not Better - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1647820065 • Scientific Advertising - https://a.co/d/0ixEJA1B • The Choice Factory - https://a.co/d/0ixa769O — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/ Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
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My First Million
This guy made $80M in profit. Here's his next 3 stock picksShaan's guide to go from $0 to $1M: https://clickhubspot.com/pfkv Episode 846: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Chris Camillo ( https://x.com/ChrisCamillo ) about the 5 trades he’s betting on in 2026. — Show Notes: (0:00) Social Arbitrage (6:29) Needohs (20:16) Nerd culture (27:06) Information asymmetry (46:30) Amazon (1:02:21) Podcasting — Links: • Dumb Money Live - https://www.youtube.com/DumbMoneyLive — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/ Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /
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