EP30 - Dhruv Kulkarni - Co-founder of Brutus AI (acquired by Forta Health), Founder of DocuBridge (a finance modelling software for finance); he’s also a UC Berkeley EECS dropout (former AI researcher). In our conversation, we mainly discussed Dhruv's experiences with startup acquisition, research on AI (and how us Gen Zs can take advantage of what's coming in the future), and also golden critical knowledge that founders need in 2025 and beyond.00:30 - 03:00 - The Problem with the Modern Education System03:01 - 04:20 - The Evolution of AI (Transformers, AI Agents, etc)04:21 - 05:28 - The Importance of Co-Founder (Gen Zs!)05:29 - 06:43 - How to choose my Co-Founder amongst the crowd?06:44 - 08:55 - Using LI and YC For Co-Founder; Raising Money08:56 - 13:28 - The Modern Education System, Changes, How to Maximise13:28 - 15:44 - What is Education? With the Internet?15:45 - 19:31 - MIT, Stanford, Harvard: my depression phase & inflection point19:32 - 22:30 - How I’m Graduating in only 2 Years & Future Plans22:31 - 26:32 - “Deep Research” in 2035 (AI companions & glasses)26:33 - 30:46 - Real Education: Specific Knowledge, Logic, Fundamentals30:47 - 34:50 - AI Tipping Point of in Enterprise34:51 - 38:50 - Venture Capital is an “inefficient class asset” & not as fulfilling38:51 - 41:21 - The Problems with Transferring Skillsets From VC41:22 - 42:39 Biggest Challenge with my $3M backed Startup42:40 - 44:19 The MOST critical skill for startup founders (underrated)44:20 - 47:40 - The goal is NOT to sell the company, but THIS…47:42 - 48:45 - When is the best time to SELL?48:49 - 52:30 - The TOP Self Education Path for Young Entrepreneurs
