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▶ 39:19 · AI Applications · Dave (GV): AI for science — material science, physics, math breakthroughs — is the next 10-year investment frontier
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Anthropic’s $65 Billion Surge, OpenAI’s Teen Push | Bloomberg Tech 8/18/2026

2026-08-18 · 11 company · 18 thematic
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denny fish

20-year semiconductor investor managing tech-focused portfolios; analyzes AI supply chain, hyperscaler capex, and public market implications.

ryan

Host of the podcast (Long Strange Trip). Previously worked at PTC in the 1990s. Built HubSpot through 'founder mode' flat organization. Experimented with eliminating org charts/titles 4 years in but reverted due to lack of intelligence systems. Now exploring 'Dorsey mode' AI-centered organization.

dan lavah

Runs an AI stress-testing and cybersecurity evaluation startup that works with frontier labs to discover model capabilities and containment failures before deployment.

dave

Dave is a co-host of Dumb Money Live, an investment podcast. He participates in investment discussions, manages positions in Amazon, Robinhood, and Sweetgreen, and helps steer the show's research agenda including upcoming episodes on Take-Two/GTA 6 and a new spin-off show.

shirin ghaffary

Bloomberg reporter covering artificial intelligence companies and funding trends; broke the story on Anthropic's $65B revenue run rate.

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