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SVIC Podcast
Hosted by Jordan Thibodeau · EN
Tech veterans takes on the valley without the hype.
The SVIC Podcast is two tech industry veterans dishing out real talk about tech, business and AI. We discuss news, research and help you peak behind the scenes on how Silicon Valley actually works.
Our hosts Joe Ternasky and Jordan Thibodeau have worked in high profile roles for Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Salesforce, Slack, Splunk, Adobe, Carta and Wealthfront.
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Directing AI Agents Like Junior Devs to Boost Productivity | Sully Omar
Oct 100:30:16Tap to summarizeSully Omar is the co-founder of Ottogrid (formerly Cognosys), an agentic-AI startup acquired by Cohere in 2025.🔥 Want more than just watching? At Patreon.com/svic you can 🎤 ask questions directly to our future guests top tech professionals from Silicon Valley and beyond 🌉, while supporting the show and unlocking insider perks. We livestream every 📅 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at ⏰ 12 PM PST, so don’t just tune in… be part of the conversation!🔗 Follow SVIC:• Twitter: https://x.com/JWthib• Substack: https://svic.substack.com• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/svic/💼 Need help with a deal or career move?Contact Jordan at: https://intro.co/jordanthibodeau🛠 Sponsors:• Gamma – The AI slide deck builder Jordan actually uses → https://try.gamma.app/SVIC • Joe’s Coffee (UCC Black): https://amzn.to/44TU2ZP• Jordan’s Secret Weapon for Weight Loss: https://amzn.to/43OvVcT🎙 Hosted by Joe (Eng VP) & Jordan (M&A Deal Lead), former operators at Google, Apple, Slack, Facebook, and more.Subscribe for real talk on AI, tech, and business — no hype, just homies talking tech and having fun.
Transcribe →From $1T Risk to $1.5B Payout, Anthropic’s Author Settlement | Christa Laser
Sep 3000:30:09Tap to summarizeChrista Laser is a tenured professor of intellectual property and innovation law at Cleveland State University’s College of Law, after nearly a decade as an IP litigator at WilmerHale and Kirkland & Ellis. Her work focuses on patents, trademarks, advertising, and technology/AI, and she speaks and consults on IP strategy and courts. Free conference on IP Litigation (Nov 14th) Sign up here: https://www.law.csuohio.edu/newsevents/ip-conference-2025🔥 Want more than just watching? At Patreon.com/svic you can 🎤 ask questions directly to our future guests top tech professionals from Silicon Valley and beyond 🌉, while supporting the show and unlocking insider perks. We livestream every 📅 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at ⏰ 12 PM PST, so don’t just tune in… be part of the conversation!🔗 Follow SVIC:• Twitter: https://x.com/JWthib• Substack: https://svic.substack.com• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/svic/💼 Need help with a deal or career move?Contact Jordan at: https://intro.co/jordanthibodeau🛠 Sponsors:• Gamma – The AI slide deck builder Jordan actually uses → https://try.gamma.app/SVIC • Joe’s Coffee (UCC Black): https://amzn.to/44TU2ZP• Jordan’s Secret Weapon for Weight Loss: https://amzn.to/43OvVcT🎙 Hosted by Joe (Eng VP) & Jordan (M&A Deal Lead), former operators at Google, Apple, Slack, Facebook, and more.Subscribe for real talk on AI, tech, and business — no hype, just homies talking tech and having fun.
Transcribe →Shipping AI at Google vs Startups | Raiza Martin
Sep 2600:26:57Tap to summarizeRaiza Martin is the co-founder of Huxe, an audio-first personal AI assistant, after previously serving as Senior Product Manager for AI at Google Labs, where she led NotebookLM (including the “Audio Overviews” feature). At Huxe she’s building agentic, retrieval-aware assistants and has written publicly about testing coding agents and shipping consumer AI. Don’t miss it. Try their app at: https://www.huxe.com/Keep us on the air by supporting us on Patreon below.🔗 Follow SVIC:• Twitter: https://x.com/JWthib• Substack: https://svic.substack.com• Patreon: patreon.com/svic💼 Need help with a deal or career move?Contact Jordan at: https://intro.co/jordanthibodeau🛠 Sponsors:• Gamma – The AI slide deck builder Jordan actually uses → https://try.gamma.app/SVIC • Joe’s Coffee (UCC Black): https://amzn.to/44TU2ZP• Jordan’s Secret Weapon for Weight Loss: https://amzn.to/43OvVcT🎙 Hosted by Joe (Eng VP) & Jordan (M&A Deal Lead), former operators at Google, Apple, Slack, Facebook, and more.Subscribe for real talk on AI, tech, and business — no hype, just homies talking tech and having fun.
Transcribe →Compute, Permits, Power: What Actually Limits AI | Yigit Ihlamu
Sep 2600:30:08Tap to summarizeYigit Ihlamur is the co-founder & General Partner at Vela Partners, a product-lead, AI native VC that’s backed 40+ AI startups since 2017. Before Vela he was a senior program manager at Google, and he holds an MSc in Computer Science (AI/ML focus) from Oxford. Today he builds and deploys AI agents across the venture stack, sourcing, diligence, and portfolio support, to make VC faster, cheaper, and more data-driven.Keep us on the air by supporting us on Patreon below.🔗 Follow SVIC:• Twitter: https://x.com/JWthib• Substack: https://svic.substack.com• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/svic/💼 Need help with a deal or career move? Contact Jordan at: https://intro.co/jordanthibodeau🛠 Sponsors: • Gamma – The AI slide deck builder Jordan actually uses → https://try.gamma.app/SVIC • Joe’s Coffee (UCC Black): https://amzn.to/44TU2ZP• Jordan’s Secret Weapon for Weight Loss: https://amzn.to/43OvVcT🎙 Hosted by Joe (Eng VP) & Jordan (M&A Deal Lead), former operators at Google, Apple, Slack, Facebook, and more. Subscribe for real talk on AI, tech, and business — no hype, just homies talking tech and having fun.
Transcribe →Navigating the Early M&A Space as a Founder | Yana Welinder
Sep 2300:28:19Tap to summarizeYana Welinder, CEO & Founder of Kraftful (acquired by Amplitude). Yana shares her journey from Y Combinator and Harvard alum to a16z scout, Pioneer Fund SVP, Stanford fellow, and founder of VCBackedMoms. Learn what it's like to create a great product, get acquired, and partner with a16Z to find top startups.Patreon.com/svic to keep us on the air. We live stream every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12pm PST.🔗 Follow SVIC:• Twitter: https://x.com/JWthib• Substack: https://svic.substack.com• Patreon: patreon.com/svic💼 Need help with a deal or career move?Contact Jordan at: https://intro.co/jordanthibodeau🛠 Sponsors:• Gamma – The AI slide deck builder Jordan actually uses → https://try.gamma.app/SVIC • Joe’s Coffee (UCC Black): https://amzn.to/44TU2ZP• Jordan’s Secret Weapon for Weight Loss: https://amzn.to/43OvVcT🎙 Hosted by Joe (Eng VP) & Jordan (M&A Deal Lead), former operators at Google, Apple, Slack, Facebook, and more.Subscribe for real talk on AI, tech, and business — no hype, just homies talking tech and having fun.
Transcribe →Federal reserve cuts interest rates. GLP-1 Drugs Impact on Stocks. | Dan Sheehan
Sep 1900:34:23Tap to summarizeDan Sheehan is a wealth strategist who helps individuals, families, and business owners grow and protect their wealth through disciplined portfolio management and tax-efficient planning. He’s a PhD candidate in Business–Finance, with an MBA and an MSc in Data Analytics, blending academic rigor with practical market insight. Dan also writes Market Pulse, a daily stock market newsletter offering macro analysis, equity research, and actionable strategies.Keep us on the air by supporting us on Patreon below.🔗 Follow SVIC:💼• Twitter: https://x.com/JWthib• Substack: https://svic.substack.com• Patreon: patreon.com/svicNeed help with a deal or career move? Contact Jordan at: https://intro.co/jordanthibodeau🛠 Sponsors:• Gamma – The AI slide deck builder Jordan actually uses → https://try.gamma.app/SVIC • Joe’s Coffee (UCC Black): https://amzn.to/44TU2ZP• Jordan’s Secret Weapon for Weight Loss: https://amzn.to/43OvVcT🎙 Hosted by Joe (Eng VP) & Jordan (M&A Deal Lead), former operators at Google, Apple, Slack, Facebook, and more.Subscribe for real talk on AI, tech, and business — no hype, just homies talking tech and having fun.
Transcribe →How A Google Engineer Uses Claude Code At His Startup - Max Ghenis Founder of Policy Engine
Sep 1900:28:10Tap to summarizePatreon.com/svic to keep us on the air. We live stream every monday, wednesday and friday at 12pm pst.Max Ghenis is a policy entrepreneur, technologist, and economist. Co-founder and CEO of PolicyEngine, a nonprofit that builds software to compute the impact of public policy: https://policyengine.org/. Previously, he founded the UBI Center, a think tank conducting quantitative research into universal basic income policies. He believes in the power of transparent, democratized research to improve public policy, which is why PolicyEngine and the UBI Center are both 100% open source (the UBI Center being the first and only open-source economic policy think tank).🔗 Follow SVIC:• Twitter: https://x.com/JWthib• Substack: https://svic.substack.com• Patreon: patreon.com/svic💼 Need help with a deal or career move?Contact Jordan at: https://intro.co/jordanthibodeau🛠 Sponsors:• Gamma – The AI slide deck builder Jordan actually uses → https://try.gamma.app/SVIC • Joe’s Coffee (UCC Black): https://amzn.to/44TU2ZP• Jordan’s Secret Weapon for Weight Loss: https://amzn.to/43OvVcT🎙 Hosted by Joe (Eng VP) & Jordan (M&A Deal Lead), former operators at Google, Apple, Slack, Facebook, and more.Subscribe for real talk on AI, tech, and business — no hype, just hommies talking tech and having fun.
Transcribe →OpenAI's Cash Burn, Why Their Burn Rate So High, And What Happens When AI Boom Fizzles?
Sep 1300:12:50Tap to summarize👉Don't miss our hundred hours of bonus episodes, we release one new one every wednesday! We’re giving away 1 month of access to our bonus content (Deep Dives into IPOs, M&A Activity, private interviews, reactions and more!) and Discord—no credit card, no strings. Grab it here: svicpodcast.com/gift or subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SVICPodcast/join🔗 Follow SVIC:• Twitter: https://x.com/JWthib• Substack: https://svic.substack.com• Patreon: patreon.com/svic💼 Need help with a deal or career move?Contact Jordan at: https://intro.co/jordanthibodeau🛠 Sponsors:• Gamma – The AI slide deck builder Jordan actually uses → https://try.gamma.app/SVIC • Joe’s Coffee (UCC Black): https://amzn.to/44TU2ZP• Jordan’s Secret Weapon for Weight Loss: https://amzn.to/43OvVcT🎙 Hosted by Joe (Eng VP) & Jordan (M&A Deal Lead), former operators at Google, Apple, Slack, Facebook, and more.Subscribe for real talk on AI, tech, and business — no hype, just hommies talking tech and having fun.
Transcribe →1000 AI Bills Introduced in 2025?! Breaking Down the AI Regulation Frenzy With Adam Thrier
Sep 400:28:52Tap to summarizeAdam Thierer is a senior fellow for the R Street Institute’s Technology & Innovation team. He works to make the world safe for innovators and entrepreneurs by pushing for a policy vision that is rooted in the idea of “permissionless innovation.”We live stream every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.👉Don't miss our hundred hours of bonus episodes, we release one new one every wednesday! We’re giving away 1 month of access to our bonus content (Deep Dives into IPOs, M&A Activity, private interviews, reactions and more!) and Discord—no credit card, no strings. Grab it here: svicpodcast.com/gift or subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SVICPodcast/join🔗 Follow SVIC:• Twitter: https://x.com/JWthib• Substack: https://svic.substack.com• Patreon: patreon.com/svicWant to take your career to the next level? Check out our course svicpodcast.com/managingyourmanager💼 Need help with a deal or career move?Contact Jordan at: https://intro.co/jordanthibodeau🛠 Sponsors:• Gamma – The AI slide deck builder Jordan actually uses → https://try.gamma.app/SVIC • Joe’s Coffee (UCC Black): https://amzn.to/44TU2ZP• Jordan’s Secret Weapon for Weight Loss: https://amzn.to/43OvVcT🎙 Hosted by Joe (Eng VP) & Jordan (M&A Deal Lead), former operators at Google, Apple, Slack, Facebook, and more.Subscribe for real talk on AI, tech, and business — no hype, just hommies talking tech and having fun.00:00 AI Regulation Landscape01:15 The Evolution of AI Regulation08:20 Public Perception and Legislative Response to AI12:39 Federal vs. State Regulation of AI17:49 The Role of the Administration in AI Policy25:23 Liability and Human Oversight in AI
Transcribe →Sam Walks Back GPT-5 Changes & The Magic Behind GPT-5: The Model Router Bonus Episode #77 - Clip
Aug 1300:11:06Tap to summarize👉Don't miss our hundred hours of bonus episodes, we release one new one every wednesday! We’re giving away 1 month of access to our bonus content (Deep Dives into IPOs, M&A Activity, private interviews, reactions and more!) and Discord—no credit card, no strings. Grab it here: svicpodcast.com/gift or subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SVICPodcast/join🔗 Follow SVIC:• Twitter: https://x.com/JWthib• Substack: https://svic.substack.com• Patreon: patreon.com/svic💼 Need help with a deal or career move?Contact Jordan at: https://intro.co/jordanthibodeau🛠 Sponsors:• Gamma – The AI slide deck builder Jordan actually uses → https://try.gamma.app/SVIC • Joe’s Coffee (UCC Black): https://amzn.to/44TU2ZP• Jordan’s Secret Weapon for Weight Loss: https://amzn.to/43OvVcT🎙 Hosted by Joe (Eng VP) & Jordan (M&A Deal Lead), former operators at Google, Apple, Slack, Facebook, and more.Subscribe for real talk on AI, tech, and business — no hype, just hommies talking tech and having fun.00:00 Introduction to GPT-5 and AI Dynamics02:53 User Experience and Model Customization05:58 Monetization Strategies and User Engagement09:01 The Role of AI in Legal Services
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