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This Week in Startups · Jul 1, 2026
Why the VC Hype Cycle Always Gets It Wrong | VC Roundtable | E2307
“Cowboy VC portfolio company that burned the boats, rebuilt an AI-native product suite for sales enablement after abandoning its prior product.”
Oversized Seed and Series A Round Valuations in AIOpen-Weight Model Adoption and Cost Reduction (GLM 5.2)Pre-AI Company Pivots and 'Burn the Boats' Strategies
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Y Combinator Startup Podcast · Apr 24, 2026
The Playbook For Building An AI Native Company
“Example of established company using skunk work teams to build AI-native systems separate from core business”
AI-native company architectureClosed-loop intelligent systemsOrganizational queryability and legibility
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The Dave Gerhardt Show (from Exit Five) · Feb 17, 2026
How to Build a Brand in B2B with Ryan Narod (VP of Marketing at Rippling)
“Ryan's previous company where he was the first marketing hire before joining Rippling”
Brand building in B2B SaaSHuman-first marketing approachLow-cost content creation strategies
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