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Russell Kaplan

Mentioned in 2 analyzed podcast episodes across 2 shows

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TBPN

TBPN · Aug 4, 2026

Bending Spoons Buys Airtable, Snap Rips, Ads in BMW | Grace Li, Samir Kaji, John Quinn, Nikhil Reddy, Art Levy & Russell Kaplan, Brendan Carr

Guest discussing Cognition's enterprise AI agent strategy, Japan market success, and M&A philosophy.

SaaS valuation reset and liquidation preference mechanicsBending Spoons acquisition strategy for slow-growth SaaSAgentic AI legal liability and contract law precedents
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Uncapped with Jack Altman

Uncapped with Jack Altman · May 12, 2026

Uncapped #49 | Kevin Hartz & Bennett Siegel from A*

Co-founder of Helia with Ashwin; now president of Cognition; example of founder network quality

Seed-stage venture capital strategy and fund managementFounder talent mapping and identificationAI application layer vs. foundation model competition
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