Watch us on YouTube! Part 2 of our on-the-road office hours. Paul and Ed hit the road recently with the founder of one their portfolio companies. Julian Kheel, founder of Points Path, traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to spend time with Matt Paulson, CEO of MarketBeat. They're conducting office hours, coaching Julian on how to grow Points Path.…

Watch us on YouTube! Paul and Ed hit the road recently with the founder of one their portfolio companies. Julian Kheel, founder of Points Path, traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to spend time with Matt Paulson, CEO of MarketBeat. They're conducting office hours, coaching Julian on how to grow Points Path. We thought you might like an inside loo…

Watch us on YouTube! Paul is wondering when members of the public will have their first "A-HA!" moment with AI. He's also wondering if AirPods are his answer to a self-perceived loss of hearing. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the …

Watch us on YouTube! Apple made a small change to contact sharing that aid customer privacy. It's causing people to lose their minds. And, Google now has the rule book for how a judge will enforce competition with the Google Play Store. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If…

Watch us on YouTube! Google, Amazon and Microsoft are all using AI credits to pick winners and losers in the startup ecosystem. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e-mail us at show@resultsjunkies.com. You can find Pa…

Watch us on YouTube! Paul has been quietly fundraising for Strata and is finally ready to talk about the entire process. If you have additional questions for Paul, e-mail us at show@resultsjunkies.com and he'll answer them live on a future show. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click…

Watch us on YouTube! Amazon is requiring all employees to return to the office 5 days a week starting in January. Is this for culture or to force some employees to move on to their next opportunity? AI laws rolling out in California cause us to ask a lot of questions right now. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute an…

Watch us on YouTube! Klarna's CEO is back in the news again with the announcement that they plan to rip out Salesforce and Workday. And, a long article details a number of ways that companies may inadvertently run afoul of risky issues involving AI. Lastly, check out my travel podcast Miles to Go for free access to a new tool that helps you figure …

Watch us on YouTube! Klarna is back to cutting headcount with AI, now up to 50% of their 2022 headcount. And, Sea-Tac is struggling with a massive data breach. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e-mail us at show@res…

Watch us on YouTube! Paul and Ed are breaking down the math of a recent acquisition to illustrate headline numbers are not always exciting. Here's the full scoop on the Truepill acquisition. Plus, where are all the good tech employees? We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If …

Watch us on YouTube! Paul and Ed are breaking down the math of a recent acquisition to illustrate headline numbers are not always exciting. Here's the full scoop on the Truepill acquisition. Plus, where are all the good tech employees? We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If …

Duolingo is the epitome of success when it comes to the Freemium model. Paul and Ed are breaking down some of the success that helped them achieve a multi-billion dollar public value. And, alternative app stores are now a reality. Epic Games wades into this brave new world on both Apple and Android platforms. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating…

Paul reached out to Ed to ask about travel strategy for work and for family. They decided to turn it into a show. Ed brings his expertise from his travel world to help Paul make some decisions. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the s…

Google has announced that they're changing direction on cookies. Instead of eliminating third-party tracking cookies, they're going to make it easier for customers to disable them. Meanwhile, the market has already shifted away from a direct attribution model. That presents a number of challenges for both founders and their investors. We'd love it …

Watch us on YouTube! Part 2 of our Figma discussion. Figma rolled out a new product and quickly took it off the market. The AI landscape is changing quickly, and products like this are detailing how complicated the upcoming months will be as the technology develops. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really hel…

Figma rolled out a new product and quickly took it off the market, seemingly due to some disturbing issues involving infringement on other company's products. Paul and Ed are digging into this in a 2-part episode. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment o…

Watch us on YouTube! As social media has expanded into the workplace, "employee influencers" have become more of a reality We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e-mail us at show@resultsjunkies.com. You can find Paul an…

Watch us on YouTube! An interesting trend from recent YC companies has us wondering if founders are changing how they fundraise. Are smaller raises (for higher valuations) the new norm? What are the positives and negatives of this strategy for founders. How should investors think about this development? We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It t…

Paul and Ed are discussing the value of miles and points. Also, did AI just have an Apple Moment?โดย Edward Pizzarello, Paul Singh

Watch us on YouTube! Paul is quizzing Ed on why there's no Mint.com equivalent in the travel space. Paul and Ed are looking at an interesting development, VCs involved in AI deals selling shares on the secondary market in SPVs. And, OpenAI seems to be coming clean a bit more on their exit agreements with employees. We'd love it if you'd leave us a …

Scarlett Johansson appears to be pretty surprised that the new voice for ChatGPT sounds remarkably like her. If you work at OpenAI, you better not say bad things about the company. OpenTable has walked back their previous bad decision on customer privacy. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. …

Watch us on YouTube! A cautionary tale about accelerators gone awry. And, Reddit notches another AI deal. Is this a good thing for Redditors? We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e-mail us at show@resultsjunkies.com. Y…

Reddit is getting serious about AI and the data Redditors create on the site. And, there's plenty of outrage over this new Apple ad. Paul and Ed are sharing their view. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e-mail us at…

A bit of a surprise, noncompetes have been banned for most people nationwide. Paul and Ed are digging into this development. They're also debating whether a recent change to the tax code that will drastically impact some startups and how they need to account for their development costs. This one is bound to trip up some founders who don't budget fo…

Watch us on YouTube! Paul and Ed are talking about AI agents and how founders might be able to find early (and worthwhile) exits by selling to the kingmakers of AI earlier in their growth curve. Then, to wrap up, Paul and Ed really mix it up on the story of Hopin, and whether the founder did right by their employees. We'd love it if you'd leave us …

This tweet about journalism helps support the notion that AI won't necessarily eliminate jobs. It'll enhance many jobs and may eliminate those that were already destined for failure. As a founder, one of your jobs is to build trust in your product. Open Table's latest actions teach us a lot about the wrong way to do this. We'd love it if you'd leav…

Paul is back from Lubbock, Texas where he caught up with their startup community. He's recapping the visit, including his table pounding moment and some opportunities he sees to invest. Paul and Ed also discuss a concept that came up on the new BG Squared podcast that we also discussed on Results Junkies a couple of months ago. Companies like Micro…

Carta released some head count data that's very revealing about last few years of hiring and layoffs in the startup world. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e-mail us at show@resultsjunkies.com. You can find Paul an…

A breakdown of the lawsuit between NY Times and Open AI is very revealing. Open AI comments about their new Sora platform are damaging. But Sora.....Sora is something to behold. The next wave of AI is pretty incredible. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a com…

After some legal setbacks in Europe, Apple is making some new decisions in regards to their app store in Europe. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e-mail us at show@resultsjunkies.com. You can find Paul and Ed onlin…

The creators of Layoffs.fyi had a very interesting podcast appearance, detailing a number of interesting stats about the startup ecosystem. We also discuss the somewhat surprising ad revenue numbers being generated by companies such as Uber and Instacart. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. …

Cisco is laying off employees. Google's Gemini "build in public" is messy. And, Klarna is crushing it with AI. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e-mail us at show@resultsjunkies.com. You can find Paul and Ed online …

Paul and Ed are back from South Dakota. They recap their time at Startup Sioux Falls and share their thoughts on the startup ecosystem. Reddit is going public and the economics of the deal may help tell us where things stand in the startup world right now. Florida's legislation is working on a new law that will affect how B2C startups can grow. We'…

Paul and Ed trek to South Dakota. After spending time at Startup Sioux Falls, they sat down with MarketBeat CEO Matt Paulson. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e-mail us at show@resultsjunkies.com. You can find Paul…

Paul and Ed are discussing the ripple effect of continued layoffs in the tech industry, including the knock-on effects of seat/license shrinkage. After that, Paul is pretty steamed about Google's latest move in AI. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment …

Joe Rogan is resetting the market again with an incredible new Spotify deal. The eye-popping numbers may not even be the biggest factor here. Paul and Ed are talking about Spotify's big pivot on distribution. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or que…

Paul and Ed are looking at Layoffs.fyi again. Lots of interesting changes at big tech companies. Ed asks Paul if he's more likely to invest in a new startup right now or write a follow-on check to an existing portfolio company. And, Apple is making some changes overseas based on new legislation. Will we see this move to the US? We'd love it if you'…

There are two Elon stories we're talking about today. One involves him asking Tesla for more shares and the other talks about him raising money for other ventures. The stories are interesting in their own right. But, there's also an interesting concept about how a company might choose to decide to issue more shares to a founder to keep them engaged…

Carta, a leading provider of cap table management for startups, found themselves in some hot water recently. Did they violate the trust of founders? Paul and Ed tackle this issue. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e…

Paul and Ed can't recall the last time they heard about a fund returning money to their limited partners, and yet here we are. And, AI continues to occupy our minds as interest groups force a shareholder vote at Apple in regards to the use of AI. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just clic…

The NY Times is suing ChatGPT over the use of its content to train the AI model. This move seemed almost inevitable. At the same time, Apple is reaching out to publishers to strike content deals to train their own AI models. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got …

Epic wins an odd lawsuit against Google. Judge decides Google does have a monopoly but Epic did not include any damages in their lawsuit. Adobe and Figma announced a mega-merger well over a year ago. Now, regulators have said they won't allow the merger. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. J…

Paul and Ed welcome Julian Kheel, founder of Points Path, to the show. Paul is excited about Julian's idea but wants to see him growing quicker. They also discuss potential fundraising options. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the s…

Paul and Ed are recapping last week and talking a bit about travel. Sports Illustrated made a major decision based on some issues around AI. Paul and Ed dig into the details and hypothesize about the future of rules around AI. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've go…

Ed is talking about travel.....investments. He and his business partner are seeking to invest in 10 companies focusing on travel or "travel adjacent" spaces per year for the next 5 years. Paul is digging in on both the investing thesis and how consumers feel about this. They talk about point.me and Points Path, two companies that Ed's team has inve…

Sam Altman is back at OpenAI after what Paul says is being called "AI Easter". Listen to Paul and Ed break down the craziest weekend in AI. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e-mail us at show@resultsjunkies.com. You…

There has been an incredible amount of chaos at OpenAI over the past week (this episode was recorded prior to Sam Altman's apparent reinstatement as CEO). Paul and Ed discuss why the OpenAI turmoil reinforce the need for D&O coverage. Amazon has been busy, announcing they'll be selling new Hyundai vehicles and training up to 2 million people on AI.…

WeWork officially declared bankruptcy this week and FTX's controversial CEO was convicted on a number of criminal counts. After we discuss the ramifications of these developments on the startup ecosystem we dive into Paul's food delivery habits. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click…

Do you love your free returns? They may not be around for much longer. YouTube single-handedly crushing ad blockers? Apple's disappointing laptop results. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes less than a minute and really helps us out. Just click here! If you've got a comment or question for the show, you can e-mail us at show@resultsj…

Paul and Ed go down a rabbit hole on Zoom vs Teams vs Meet and lay out another clear example where distribution is king. Google is making a massive defensive bet. Paul and Ed wonder what the future holds for this and that "fruit forward" tech company that has been somewhat quiet on the AI front. We'd love it if you'd leave us a rating. It takes les…