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Alpha BytesHow to use NotebookLM and Gemini as your Personal Research Assistant - Wyndo | Practical AISUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER: https://beesletter.substack.com/ – get the full episode show notes and transcript straight to your inbox. Plus, every week, get the latest curated technology insights and news, breaking down the technical world for the non-technical alongside deep dives, essays, and podcasts to make you a better builder and thinker in this new age of tech. –In today’s episode, I’m joined by Wyndo Mitra, author of the AI Maker blog. In today’s episode, we’re going to show you how to harness these tools to build your very own research assi...
2025-06-1838 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha BytesHow Non-Coders Can 10x Their Productivity with Cursor AI - Jake Handy | Practical AISUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER: https://beesletter.substack.com/ – get the full episode show notes and transcript straight to your inbox. Plus, every week, get the latest curated technology insights and news, breaking down the technical world for the non-technical alongside deep dives, essays, and podcasts to make you a better builder and thinker in this new age of tech. –In today’s episode, I’m joined by Jake Handy (Handy AI) to show you how to use Cursor’s AI coding tool for non-coding work and to increase your productivit...
2025-06-0848 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha BytesWhy the Internet is Running Out of Energy. Understanding the AI Energy CrisisThe world is heading toward an energy crisis—fast. AI is pushing data centers to consume more power than entire countries, and our current energy grid isn’t built to handle it.We break down the growing energy demand fueled by AI, cloud computing, and big tech. Can renewables scale fast enough? Is nuclear—especially Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)—the answer? And could AI itself help optimize energy production?From massive data centers to next-gen power sources, we explore how the race for energy is reshaping our future.-------------------------------CONNECT WITH ME:--------------------------------About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywin...
2025-02-2613 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha BytesSovereign Wealth Funds, Explained. And Why The US Want to Build One of Its OwnGet up to 70% off NordVPN + 6 months free + risk-free with 30-day money-back guarantee! → https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=117062&url_id=902--In this video, we break down the concept of what is a sovereign wealth fund in simple, easy-to-understand language and figure out if it can solve the US debt crisis. We talk about:• What is a Sovereign Wealth Fund? - how governments use surplus funds—from natural resources, trade surpluses, or other revenues—to invest in stocks, bonds, real estate, and more, generating long-term wealth.• Global Examples: - We highlight successful models like Norway’s $...
2025-02-2408 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha BytesThis one hit home hard! Why every startup founder should listen to this before starting a businessMany founders and entrepreneurs jump into huge markets with big ambitions—but without real experience, the odds are stacked against them. In today’s video, we explore the hidden dangers of ignoring domain expertise and reveal strategies to build smarter from the start-------------------------------REFERENCES:--------------------------------https://www.reddit.com/r/ycombinator/comments/1eyt6xj/why_are_you_working_in_a_space_with_0_domain/-------------------------------CONNECT WITH ME:--------------------------------About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ You...
2025-02-0710 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha BytesIs AI Making the Internet Useless?AI is changing everything—fast.  With 300M+ people using ChatGPT weekly, we’re all relying on AI more than ever. But are we seeing the AI hidden risks around all of this?I’m not talking about doomsday scenarios, but the ones right under our noses. In this video, I explore how:- AI knows more about you than you think.- The internet is becoming an AI feedback loop (and that’s a problem).- We’re getting too comfortable accepting AI’s answers with...
2025-02-0707 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha BytesThe story behind DeepSeek (plain and simple - no fluff!)A breakdown on what's happening with DeepSeek and their latest AI developments and model; R1, and what this means for the likes of OpenAI, Meta, Google and others. This also includes how it will impact the Stargate Project announced under the Trump administration. ------------------------------- REFERENCES: ------------------------------- - https://www.high-flyer.cn/en/blog/hai-llm/ - https://chat.deepseek.com/sign_in - https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-LLM  ------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About M...
2025-02-0210 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha BytesProject Stargate - Is this what AI Supremacy looks like?What happens when AI becomes a national priority? Enter Project Stargate, a $500 billion initiative led by OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle to supercharge America’s AI infrastructure. This isn’t just about better tech—it’s about reshaping industries, creating jobs, and securing global dominance in the AI race. In this video, we’ll explore: - How Project Stargate compares to the Apollo Program and Manhattan Project. - Why Meta and other tech giants are betting big on AI. - The critical role U.S. universities are playin...
2025-01-2607 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha BytesWhy Meta is Building an AI Software EngineerMeta and Mark Zuckerberg is working on AI software agents designed to handle mid-level software engineering tasks, potentially transforming how code is written, reviewed, and deployed. But what does this mean for developers and the future of software engineering? In this video, we dive deep into: 00:00 Intro 01:28 The big problem with Meta 03:29 Product development using AI 07:02 AI Agents 08:50 AI gains 09:49 What happens to software engineers 11:43 The future of software engineering and coding 12:43 The risks of bad AI -- - The reason why Meta is doubling down on AI software agents - Why companies like Meta are investing heavily in...
2025-01-2314 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha BytesThe TikTok Ban Dilemma Simplified in 13 minutes | Musings #5This video explores the story behind the origins of TikTok and how it got to be one of the hottest social media platforms in the world as well as understand what's going on behind the political turmoil surrounding its potential banning. ------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=0ceb0a78a9c5432d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
2025-01-1313 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha BytesThe Biggest 2025 AI Predictions: AI will go through a huge upgrade | Musings #4In this episode, we talk about the biggest AI trends for 2025. - Agentic AI - Hyper Specialized AI Models - AI in the Physical World - Small Language Models - Test-time compute - Infinite Memory - Large Concept Models - Inference is overtaking training ------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=0ceb0a78a9c5432d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple...
2025-01-0623 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha BytesUnderstanding Willow: Google’s Crazy Quantum Chip | Musings #3Quantum computing promises to revolutionize industries, but it faces one massive challenge: errors. As we scale up the number of qubits, noise and instability threaten to derail scalability and real use cases. In this video, we’ll break down: - How basic quantum computing works - How error correction in quantum computing works. - How the multiverse might play a role - Why larger grids (like 3x3, 5x5, and 7x7) are critical for scaling. - How surface codes help quantum computers get closer to fault tolerance. Courtesy: - Mr Verse - Google Quantum AI - Kurzsegaht #ai #quantum #quantumcomputing #go...
2025-01-0112 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha BytesDistribution: I studied 1000+ pitch decks, I found something interesting….| Musings #2This episode explores the topic of distribution and why it's so crucial for founders building technology companies in today's world. We cover: 00:00 intro 01:28 The problem with most pitches 02:38 The missing ingredient 03:24 Why distribution matters so much in 2025 and beyond 05:05 What really matters to investors 06:14 The key components of distribution 08:09 How founders can get started on distribution ------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME: -------------------------------- About Me / Newsletter: https://barrywinata.kit.com/ YouTube: @barrywinata Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ X: https://x.com/barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1...
2024-12-1910 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha BytesTrain Your Brain to Work Creatively with ChatGPT | Musings #1I’ll show you how to rethink your approach to GenAI tools like ChatGPT and others. Learn how to challenge assumptions, craft better prompts, and co-create with AI to unlock groundbreaking ideas!  Key takeaways: Ask creative “What if” questions. Embrace ambiguity and open-ended exploration. Treat AI as a partner, not just a tool. Info Deck: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12iqwXKZecFuvSHltqmh2zMypcngPxGHD/view?usp=sharing  --------------------------------- Timestamps: --------------------------------- 00:00 - Intro 1:16...
2024-12-1009 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#40: Peter Buckingham - Competing with NVIDIA, AI chips, and building high-performing teamsPeter Buckingham is the Senior VP of Software at D-Matrix - they aim to complement AI chip giants such as Nvidia, whose chips are used to train AI systems on huge amounts of data. - We explore the competitive landscape of AI chips, focusing on the key differences between training and inference. - Discover how companies like D Matrix are challenging NVIDIA's dominance in the data center inference market by offering cost-effective and performance-driven solutions. - We discuss the evolution of AI hardware, the challenges of Moore's Law, and the innovations driving the...
2024-12-081h 04Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#039: Ray Che - Gen Z Vibes, Millennial Marketing, and the Creator EconomyRay is an analyst at a secondaries venture fund based in Los Angeles, focused on growth-stage companies across enterprise SaaS and consumer tech. Prior, Ray worked as an investor at an early-stage life science VC in Seattle. He is also an active angel investor. In this episode, we talk about marketing paradigms in this new era of the creator economy. What are vibes when it comes to creating a brand, what does this all mean for the TikTok generation, dissecting interesting marketing frameworks to better understand what we’re seeing across social media, and much more. ...
2024-02-271h 49Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#038: Chris Anselmo - Hello, Adversity: Building Resilience in a Challenging WorldChris Anselmo lives with an adult-onset neuromuscular disease called limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B. Chris is the author of a newsletter called ‘Hello, Adversity’, where he writes about what to do when adversity knocks. Every week, he shares tools and strategies to help cultivate resilience in everyday life, informed by his personal journey.In this episode expect to learn how Chris’ journey led him to start opening up about his personal story on adversity, strategies on how to deal with tough life moments, understanding what exactly is The Vise, how we shouldn’t shy away from life’s challeng...
2023-12-3157 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#037: Shawn Tsao (Caviar) - How we built and sold our $400M food delivery businessShawn Tsao was the co-founder of Caviar. They sold it to Square for $100M. DoorDash then bought it from Square for $400M.In this episode, expect to learn how the idea of Caviar came from a failed business, their unique partnership strategy that allowed to scale fast, the interesting discovery that made their customers loyal, why he would do it all over again (with a few tweaks), how the Square acquisition went down and much more…TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Coming up 01:15 Starting a company out of college 04:34 The fall of Groupon and business failure 07:01 Being an...
2023-11-1858 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#036: Peter Buckingham (SambaNova) - Building our own AI chips, Going up against NVIDIA, the Future of AI, Silicon Valley, and LeadershipPeter Buckingham leads the software organization at SambaNova Systems. SambaNova produces accelerated solutions for AI.In this episode, expect to learn why Peter moved to Silicon Valley, how he managed to get his first job, why he’s now involved in building AI chips, what the future of AI looks like, the tug-of-war between open and closed source AI, the path towards technology leadership, how to hire strong engineers and much more…#ai #agi #leadership---------------------------------TIMESTAMPS:---------------------------------00:00:00 Coming up00:01:28 Peter's start in Silicon Valley
2023-10-271h 17Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#035: A mental framework for making hard decisionsInstead of making decisions on gut feel all the time, here's one method and framework to help make tough and hard decisions easier for every aspect of your life, from deciding to start a business (startup), or moving jobs to relationships and personal growth.Learn how to break down the benefits and costs into worst-case, most likely, and best-case scenarios.This is the perfect video for those being faced with an important and potentially life-changing decision.#decision making #leadership #personal growth #mindset---------------------------------TIMESTAMPS:---------------------------------00:00...
2023-10-2010 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#034: Zach Lawryk (Rippling, Slack) - Solutions Engineering: How to skyrocket your StartupZach is currently the Head of Solutions Engineering at Rippling. Previously, he was the VP of Solutions Engineering at Slack, and has led solutions engineering at Optimizely and Box. In this episode, expect to learn how startups can build out a solutions engineering team the right way, why the SE function is different to customer success and sales, the powerful and measurable benefits SE can have on a business, the impact AI will have on this space, the ups and downs of working with early-stage companies, advice for founders and people thinking about entering this field and m...
2023-10-1439 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#033: Vatsal Bhardwaj - Why the Metaverse is only the BeginningVatsal have served as a product and engineering executive in creating operating systems, video games, virtual reality, and cloud services for the consumer (B2C) and businesses (B2B) customers at companies such as Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Zynga. The products he has created are used by billions of customers and have cumulatively generated 10s of billions of USD value. Learn how Vatsal entered the gaming industry, how Meta and Amazon think about gaming, the unique lessons gained from working at Oculus in the early days, the power of leadership and communication, advice for people wanting to...
2023-09-221h 14Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#032: 10 Questions Every Founder Should Ask Before Starting a CompanyThis video covers the top 10 questions that I've received from aspiring founders looking to build their first company and how to do it properly. Building a company is hard stuff so these questions are aimed at helping entrepreneurs better understand what's required in building a business.#business #entrepreneurship #mindset---------------------------------TIMESTAMPS:---------------------------------00:00 Introduction02:46 Juggling 9-5 full time work with building your business07:48 Do I need to have a co-founder?10:34 Should I fundraise?12:30 What do I need to show investors?14:41...
2023-09-1526 minLifeselfmastery\'s podcast I Startups I Venture Capital
Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture CapitalChanging Landscape of Australian Startups with Barry Winata from Metagrove VenturesIn this podcast episode, Barry shares his journey into venture capital, explaining how his background in tech led him to explore the startup ecosystem and angel investing. He discusses the check size for investing, emphasizing the importance of showcasing value to startups. Barry also talks about building relationships with potential investors and his experience with the VC Lab program. He highlights the startup landscape in Australia and his strategy for attracting LPs to his fund. Barry shares insights on sourcing deals, evaluating founding teams, and the challenges faced by founders and VCs during fundraising, and much more! ...
2023-08-2429 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#031: Jennifer Garvey Berger - Mental Models for Effective Leadership in a Complex WorldJennifer is the CEO of Cultivating Leadership. She blends deep theoretical knowledge with a driving quest for practical ways to make leaders’ lives better. She speaks about leadership and complexity, coaches executives and executive teams, designs and teaches leadership programs. In this episode, expect to learn the mental models of highly effective leaders, why imposter syndrome is good thing, the importance of leadership in a complex world, why adult development theory is becoming more popular, how to deal with uncertainty, and much more…#leadership #complexity #mentalmodels #founders #startupsGUEST LINKS:Twitter: https...
2023-07-291h 01Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#030: Danny Ma - My journey from Data Scientist to building a personal brand, and 100K+ followingDanny is a data scientist, consultant, and educator with over 12 years of experience. Danny runs his Data With Danny education platform where he teaches fundamental data skills to over 3,000 students. He is a LinkedIn Top Voice, and a technical author and instructor at O’Reilly Media and LinkedIn Learning.In this episode expect to learn why data is becoming the new oil, the fundamentals of data science, the differences and similarities between data science and AI, how to build a strong personal brand, the value of being authentic, the power of dumb consistency, and much more…#d...
2023-07-051h 21Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#029: Jessica Box – Scaling Linktree from 0 to 1 across Product and Growth, building teams, and leadershipJessica is an award winning executive, advisor and board director with experience leading product, growth and insights in +1bn valued tech companies.With a passion for learning and an entrepreneurial spirit, Jessica has grown successful teams across agencies (partnering with Toyota, Slack, Visa), startup (Finch) and scale up (Linktree) as well as driving change for women in tech as MD of Girls in Tech Australia for 6 years.In this episode, expect to learn what it was like during the early days of Linktree, lessons learnt from scaling the company to a unicorn, her strategies for...
2023-06-1558 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#028: Nazneen Rajani – Building GPT from scratch, Hugging Face, AGI, open source AINazneen is a Research Lead at HuggingFace, a startup with a mission to democratize ML, leading the LLMs trained using RLHF direction. Before HF, she worked at Salesforce Research where she led a team of researchers focused on building robust natural language generation systems based on LLMs. Her expertise lies in training and evaluating LLMs, focusing on interpretability, robustness, factuality, and commonsense reasoning. She completed her Ph.D. in CS at UT-Austin. Nazneen has over 50 papers published at ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPs, and ICLR and has her research covered by Quanta magazine, VentureBeat, SiliconAngle, ZDNet, and Datanami. ...
2023-06-081h 11Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#027: Liam Bolling – Life of a Google Product Manager, interview tips, the power of AI, and career growthLiam Bolling is a Product Manager at Google (Maps). Previously, he co-founded the early version of Microsoft Viva as a Program Manager at Microsoft. Liam is also an active advisor, angel investor, and YouTuber where he teaches on product management and insights. In this episode, expect to learn about why product managers at Google are different, what to expect out of a product manager interview, how AI is playing a key role for the future of product management, what a day-to-day looks like for a product manager, and much more…#google #product #productmanagementGUE...
2023-05-291h 05Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#026: Abby Davisson – The Art of Making Hard Decisions for Love and MoneyAbby is a social innovation leader and career development expert. She has served as President of the Gap Foundation and co-founded the employee resource group for working parents at Gap Inc. She's a sought-after speaker and workshop leader on the topic of how to make money and love decisionsLearn about why making hard decisions is difficult, especially when it involves love and money, how to overcome decision paralysis, the best way to have conversations with loved ones about big decisions, the long term downside of playing it safe, an effective decision making framework, and much more…...
2023-05-2351 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#025: Dean Rickles - Life is short, and why that’s a good thing for all of usDean is Professor of History and Philosophy of Modern Physics at the University of Sydney, where he also is a director of the Sydney Centre for Time.Specializing in quantum gravity, he has written several books in this area, including A Brief History of String Theory: From Dual Models to M-Theory, and Covered in Deep Mist: The Development of Quantum Gravity, 1916-1956. Other recent books include Life is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making it More Meaningful and Dual-Aspect Monism and the Deep Structure of Meaning.In this episode, you’ll learn about why a...
2023-05-051h 10Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#024: Jacky Khuu - Startup failure, food delivery, being resilient, hard lessons, and trying againJacky Khuu was an early team member of DoorDash’s white-label delivery business in Australia. His passion for entrepreneurship led him to most recently co-founding Munchcart (now dissolved), a network of dark kitchens that helped restaurants expand into new areas without any rent or labour.The global logistics food delivery space has gone through massive reform over the past year with failed businesses, capital inefficiencies, and overfunding, especially during a volatile market. Munchcart was no exception to this, but unlike others, it was able to gracefully close its doors with honor and powerful lessons learnt. In...
2023-04-261h 21Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#023: Arvid Kahl – Indie Hacking, Bootstrapping, Building in Public, Social MediaArvid Kahl talks about starting and bootstrapping businesses, how to build an audience, and how to build in public.In this episode, expect to learn about why indie hacking has become so popular, what it means to be a bootstrapped founder, what “building in public” is all about, being an introverted founder, the ups and downs of building your own business, how to properly build a social media following, addressing mental health, and much more.#buildinpublic #indiehackers #twitter #socialmedia #growth GUEST LINKS:IG: https://www.instagram.com/arvidkahl/ LinkedIn: https://www.linke...
2023-04-201h 44Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#022: Neil Durrant – Become your true self, Nietzsche, Stoicism and the search for meaningNeil Durrant is an Adjunct Fellow in the Philosophy Department at Macquarie University, with a research interest in applied ethics, specializing in Nietzsche studies, friendship and practical philosophy. Does Stoicism have a problem? Stoicism has been around for thousands of years, but does it still have a place in modern society? The study of Nietzsche might have some answers to these questions.In this conversation, expect to learn why Stoicism may be flawed in its teachings, how the teachings of Nietzsche might offer a tough love but effective solution to all of this, the power of self-awareness...
2023-04-111h 02Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#021: Adam Schwab - Luxury Escapes: Building an Iconic Travel BrandAdam Schwab is the co-founder and CEO of Luxury Escapes. The largest luxury travel platform in Australia and they are growing like crazy.In this episode, we talk about Adam's early days and how the companies he built leaped frog him into what Luxury Escapes is today and the lessons learned along the way. We talk about exactly how the LE model works and why COVID was such a blessing in disguise for them given how hard the travel industry got hit. Also, we talk about the importance of trying, giving it your best shot even with...
2023-04-061h 12Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#020: Anthony Vicino – From $80K in Debt to 7-figure multimillionaire through hyperfocus and mental modelsAnthony Vicino is the founder of Invictus Capital and a multi-business creator and owner. He truly has a rags-to-riches story and in doing so has built very powerful and effective mental models, methods, systems, and processes that have contributed to his success. In this episode, we talk about his journey from being $80,000 in debt to building multiple 7-figure businesses, but more interestingly how he was able to do this by using some very key and important mental models, systems, and processes to get him there. We talk about Paul Graham’s maker vs manager schedule, the ICE mo...
2023-03-301h 25Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#019: Francisco Mendes – How to Deal with Tech BurnoutFrancisco Vieria Mendes is the COO and Co-founder of Yerbo; a HR platform focused on building solutions that improve the well-being of organizations around mental health, productivity, culture, and happiness in the workplace. In this episode, we talk extensively about mental health and burnout especially in tech – what it actually means for us, ways we can identify if we’re suffering from burnout, solutions to dealing with it, the impacts of COVID, and also the fascinating insights they gained  from their survey of thousands of tech workers around this important issue, and much moreGUEST LINKS...
2023-03-211h 05Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#018: Mark Gainey – Strava: Scaling to 100M users, mindset, exercise and growthMark is currently Chairman and co-founder of Strava.  He co-founded the company in 2009 with Michael Horvath.  The firm is headquartered in San Francisco and supports customers in over 180 countries. In this episode, we discuss Strava’s origin story and how it got its name, we talk about the early days of the company and learn about their interesting growth strategy and how they got their first customers. Also, we speak about the founder mindset and what it takes to build an enduring company, the inch-wide-mile-deep strategy, effective daily routines, and much more!#startups #founders #leadership...
2023-03-141h 12Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#017: Ken Miller – Podcasting, AI, ChatGPT, Leadership, Learning, and FathomKen Miller is the CTO and co-founder of Fathom; a AI podcasting platform focused on disrupting this ever growing space and why this is going to change the way we produce and consume content forever. In this episode, we discuss how artificial intelligence is impacting society. We discuss AI’s exponential progress, especially around chatGPT, the intersection of AI and podcasting, Fathom’s new Podium feature that is cutting podcast creation time in half, the interesting question of; “can AI create its own podcast content?”, we also discuss the proliferation of misinformation, but also on how to be a worl...
2023-02-281h 18Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#016: Mia Nguyen – How to Fundraise for your First VC Fund the right wayMia Nguyen is the Operating Principal at Four Cities Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in Seed & Series A companies.In this episode, we discuss the strategies for emerging fund managers to build a venture fund. This includes advice on sourcing and connecting with Limited Partners (LPs), managing pipelines, what materials to prepare for LPs, and the importance of understanding venture math and crafting a differentiated story for prospective investors. We also navigated fundraising timelines and LP relationships, emphasizing the importance of leveraging existing personal connections, creating a sense of urgency to generate momentum and having...
2023-02-0159 minLevel: Asian
Level: AsianBarry Winata of Metagrove Ventures – Buying a One-Way Ticket to the US, Long-Distance Relationships & VCs in Australia | Ep.30Send us a text We’re joined by Barry Winata, founder of Metagrove Ventures – a seed fund focused on backing founders across Australia & New Zealand and the US.In this episode, we speak to Barry about why he purchased a one-way ticket to the US, leaving behind his stable job, friends and family, and support network, and why this decision played such a vital role in his career trajectory. We also get a taste of what Silicon Valley was like for Barry and why he’s finally returned to Australia after ten years.  
2022-12-171h 24Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#15: How To Identify If A Startup is a Rocketship 🚀In this episode, I talk about four key tips you can use to identify if a startup is worth investing in — these include, the Founders, Problem, Solution, and Timing (the FPTS method). We go into each tip in-depth and discuss why they’re important in evaluating a startup and its potential for success.PODCAST:—Podcast Website: http://barrywinata.com/podcast Pod Link: https://pod.link/prompt Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2TYmUu3 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mXIUSl Twitter: @PromptPodcast Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com...
2022-06-3010 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#14: How One Company is Changing the $88 BILLION Pipe Sector | VAPARVAPAR is disrupting an $88 BILLION industry. In this episode, I speak with CTO and Co-founder of VAPAR; Michelle Aguilar on their origin story, what they’re building, and why it’s important. We also touch on this important disruption in such a traditional industry, and why change is needed especially using technology that can help decrease costs, reduce time and automate everything. https://vapar.coPODCAST: ***************** Podcast Website: http://barrywinata.com/podcast Pod Link: https://pod.link/prompt Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2TYmUu3 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mXIUSl Twitter: @PromptPodcast Video Playlist: https://www.yout...
2022-06-1510 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#13: How Founders Can Cold Call Investors The Right WayIn this episode, I showcase some tips and tricks founders (and non-founders) can use to reach out (cold) to others i.e. investors, customers, clients etc. that are effective. These tips include: medium, length, content, hype and a two-way street. I also demonstrate how to cold contact an investor through an example email, and how others can use this template for their own purposes.PODCAST: ***************** Podcast Website: http://barrywinata.com/podcast Pod Link: https://pod.link/prompt Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2TYmUu3 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mXIUSl Twitter: @PromptPodcast Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/channel...
2022-06-1008 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#12: Kendrick Nguyen — Angel Investing for EVERYONE with RepublicKendrick Nguyen is the CEO and Co-Founder of Republic — a crowd equity investing platform that is championing the retail revolution so that everyone can become an angel investor. Ken talks about why he left AngelList to build Republic and what drives his mission to democratize investing for the private markets. He also provides insights and anecdotes into some of the most notable investments across Republic, including Gumroad (Sahil Lavingia) and Backstage Capital (Arlan Hamilton).EPISODE: ***************** Follow Ken: https://twitter.com/kendrickesq Follow Republic: https://twitter.com/JoinRepublic https://republic.co/ PODCAST: ***************** YouTube: https://bi...
2021-09-2043 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#11: Simon Olson - Raising my own VC fund, Swedish Tech Mafia, and Startup NationSimon Olson is an early-stage VC but also the founder and General Partner of XY Ventures; a Swedish based VC firm that he founded from the ground the up to invest in early-stage startups with ties to Silicon Valley. In this episode, you'll get to learn about his journey of getting into VC, his secrets, how he raised his own fund completely from scratch and his lessons and tips for anyone interested breaking into Venture Capital themselves. And also, how founders on the other side of the table can make a lasting impression and get their company funded by...
2021-08-2458 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#10: Tim Fung - Airtasker, going IPO, and secrets to building a companyTim Fung is CEO and Co-founder of Airtasker - the Australian founded company that provides an online and mobile marketplace enabling users to outsource their everyday tasks; whether it be cleaning your house, furniture assembly, house repairs, helping with your resume, and much more Founded in 2012, Tim has been instrumental in building his company from literally his apartment to a new publicly listed company as of March 2021. In our conversation, you'll hear about how Tim's journey from the suburbs to building his company, the ups and downs of being CEO and how others can follow in his footsteps as...
2021-08-201h 02Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#9: Peter Bakker - Unhedged, Algo Trading & Beating Hedge FundsPeter Bakker is the CEO and Co-Founder of Unhedged, an early-stage company developing a platform to place the power of the big banks into the hands of everyday investors using advanced algorithms. This is a disruptive space and will no doubt change the game for retail traders and investors.EPISODE:*****************https://unhedged.iohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/peterbakker/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode...
2021-05-1156 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#8: Li Jiang - The ONE Blockchain To Rule Them AllLi Jiang is the COO of Harmony — a Silicon Valley startup building a next-generation blockchain & protocol to help bring together and help bridge the gap between other crypto-assets and potentially solving the elusive blockchain trilemma; and that's being fast, scalable and secure! This was a conversation with amazing insights into his crypto journey, forming bridges along the blockchain and some great knowledge bombs imparted by Li. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a pu...
2021-05-0249 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#7: Michael Suswal - Autonomous self-checkout is here!Michael Suswal is the COO and co-founder of Standard Cognition, a retail based AI company based in San Francisco. They are building an autonomous self-checkout system for brick and mortar retailers with modem AI-powered computer vision technology. Just imagine, walking into a store, picking up whatever you want, then simply walking out. Think about not having to wait in the checkout line anymore, think about how more enjoyable your shopping experience will be. This technology has far reaching implications for not just retail, but other industries as well.  This is a public episode. If you would l...
2021-01-141h 08Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#6: Jemma Green - Power Distribution, Energy Harvesting and BlockchainJemma Green is the CEO and co-founder of Power Ledger. A company using blockchain to democratize the consumption and supply of electricity by helping people choose the energy they want to consume. They build software for clients and partners that allows the consumers and producers to track, trace and trade power - wherever it and whenever it is.Website: powerledger.ioWhitepaper: https://www.powerledger.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/power-ledger-whitepaper.pdfForbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemmagreen/?sh=358e134e2019Twitter: @msjemmagreen This is a public episode. If you would like...
2021-01-0758 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#5: Jamie Burrows - The Revolution of Vertical FarmingJamie Burrows is the CEO and founder of Vertical Future, a London based vertical farming  startup focusing on developing solutions to help grow, manage, scale and optimize plant growth through indoor farming. With the world facing threats from climate change, a growth population and changing biodiversity it's important we find new and innovative ways to farm and harvest produce. We discuss everything from sensors, automation, data analytics to talking about the industry as a whole and the future ahead! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a...
2020-12-1458 minAlpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#4: Dave Dey - How Will Self-Driving Cars Talk to Pedestrians?Debargha (Dave) Dey is a Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researcher at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. His current work involves investigating autonomous vehicle communications with external entities and other road users to enhance safety and promote an autonomous future.We talk about his work and his motivation for his research. Plus, we chat about the challenges and the future of self-driving cars and what it might mean for all of us to live in an autonomous world.*****************EPISODE NOTES:Dave Dey (Twitter): @debardeyPersonal Website: https://debdey...
2020-12-071h 01Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#3: Casey Bowman - How I Got Started in BitcoinCasey Bowman is a seasoned software engineer with deep experience in Bitcoin. He was one of the early adopters of the cryptocurrency back when it was new and experimental.  His love of monetary theory and free markets back in graduate school inevitably led him down this path of learning, exploration and the pursuit of knowledge. Over the years, Casey's work and interest in engineering-economic systems is far-reaching, taking him from Silicon Valley to Wall Street and back. He is now a full-time Bitcoin engineer and host of the Los Gatos Reading group.My conversation with Casey was j...
2020-11-231h 41Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#2: Joel Chang - Building the Tesla of Electric MotorcyclesJoel is the COO and Co-Founder of Ion Mobility, a new-age Singaporean electric motorcycle company aimed at revolutionizing the motorcycle industry towards renewable energy and a sustainable future across South-East Asia.In our conversation, we talk about his journey into Ion Mobility and his story in wanting to create change and a brighter path for mobility. We chat about everything from market access, regulations and engineering to infrastructure and the company's roadmap. Along the way, we also talk about some key lessons from his experience and valuable messages for young and aspiring entrepreneurs. This...
2020-11-161h 05Alpha Bytes
Alpha Bytes#1: Natasha Baker - How I Started My Own Tech CompanyNatasha is the Founder and CEO of SnapEDA, a Silicon Valley company developing a software as a service to better streamline electronic design and automation. Her company's product is currently trusted by over a million engineers around the world from companies like Amazon, Google, Nike, Adidas, Samsung, and many more. In our chat, we talk about how she founded the company and her journey from an engineer to becoming founder and CEO, talking about her challenges and triumphs. Our conversation also ventured down paths from fear conquering and overcoming mental barriers to talking about women in tech a...
2020-11-1658 min