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This podcast episode features a panel discussion with venture capitalists and founders in the AI and Web3 space. The core of the discussion revolves around the synergies between Web3 and AI, with panelists exploring how these technologies can complement each other to solve existing problems and create new opportunities. They also address infrastructure bottlenecks and challenges hindering mainstream adoption of Web3/AI applications, such as scalability, data privacy, and the need for product-market fit (PMF) beyond token speculation. Finally, the panel discusses key traits they look for in AI plus Web3 projects, emphasizing cash flow generation, strong teams with niche expertise, and real-world problem-solving abilities.
Here is a summarized version of each section of the podcast with estimated timestamps:
• Introduction and Panelist Introductions (Approx. 0:00 - 3:00)
• Synergies Between Web3 and AI (Approx. 3:00 - 7:30)
• Infrastructure and Bottlenecks in Web3/AI Adoption (Approx. 7:30 - 14:00)
• Evaluating AI + Web3 Projects for Investment (Approx. 14:00 - 19:30)
• Noteworthy Web3 and AI Combination Products (Approx. 19:30 - 22:30)
• Conclusion (Approx. 24:30 - 25:00)
Hosts:
Tom Kong
*Stanford EE alumni,
*Founder@ Stanford AGI Adventist Community (10K+ members so far from top VC, Engineers, startups from Silicon Valley )
*AI Lecturer, a serial entrepreneur in media and data. Advisor @ techtimes.com
*AI deployment for 8 years, with NLP and recent LLMs (RAG, Agent, Diffusion)
Wickey Wang
*IT Security Compliance/Auditor Leader & CSTU Faculty
*Growth fund VC advisor, Early stage fund fellow and Angel Investor with cybersecurity and AI focus
*GAI Security book co-author
Special thanks to Hannah Wang who did the wonderful job to assist to complete this podcast. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-wang-9302421b3/
Questions, Suggestions, Feedback and Comments? You can find us in LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wickey-wang-cisa-six-sigma-green-belt-2aaa913
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaskong/
