SVIC Podcast
by Jordan Thibodeau
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About this podcast
Tech veterans takes on the valley without the hype.
The SVIC Podcast is two tech industry veterans dishing out real talk about tech, business and AI. We discuss news, research and help you peak behind the scenes on how Silicon Valley actually works.
Our hosts Joe Ternasky and Jordan Thibodeau have worked in high profile roles for Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Salesforce, Slack, Splunk, Adobe, Carta and Wealthfront.
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- Directing AI Agents Like Junior Devs to Boost Productivity | Sully Omar · 30 minSully Omar is the co-founder of Ottogrid (formerly Cognosys), an agentic-AI startup acquired by Cohere in 2025.🔥 Want more than just watching? At Patreon.com/svic you can 🎤 ask…
- From $1T Risk to $1.5B Payout, Anthropic’s Author Settlement | Christa Laser · 30 minChrista Laser is a tenured professor of intellectual property and innovation law at Cleveland State University’s College of Law, after nearly a decade as an IP litigator at…
- Shipping AI at Google vs Startups | Raiza Martin · 27 minRaiza Martin is the co-founder of Huxe, an audio-first personal AI assistant, after previously serving as Senior Product Manager for AI at Google Labs, where she led NotebookLM…
- Compute, Permits, Power: What Actually Limits AI | Yigit Ihlamu · 30 minYigit Ihlamur is the co-founder & General Partner at Vela Partners, a product-lead, AI native VC that’s backed 40+ AI startups since 2017. Before Vela he was a senior program…
- Navigating the Early M&A Space as a Founder | Yana Welinder · 28 minYana Welinder, CEO & Founder of Kraftful (acquired by Amplitude). Yana shares her journey from Y Combinator and Harvard alum to a16z scout, Pioneer Fund SVP, Stanford fellow, and…
- Federal reserve cuts interest rates. GLP-1 Drugs Impact on Stocks. | Dan Sheehan · 34 minDan Sheehan is a wealth strategist who helps individuals, families, and business owners grow and protect their wealth through disciplined portfolio management and tax-efficient…
- How A Google Engineer Uses Claude Code At His Startup - Max Ghenis Founder of Policy Engine · 28 minPatreon.com/svic to keep us on the air. We live stream every monday, wednesday and friday at 12pm pst.Max Ghenis is a policy entrepreneur, technologist, and economist. Co-founder…
- OpenAI's Cash Burn, Why Their Burn Rate So High, And What Happens When AI Boom Fizzles? · 13 min👉Don't miss our hundred hours of bonus episodes, we release one new one every wednesday! We’re giving away 1 month of access to our bonus content (Deep Dives into IPOs, M&A…
- 1000 AI Bills Introduced in 2025?! Breaking Down the AI Regulation Frenzy With Adam Thrier · 29 minAdam Thierer is a senior fellow for the R Street Institute’s Technology & Innovation team. He works to make the world safe for innovators and entrepreneurs by pushing for a…
- Sam Walks Back GPT-5 Changes & The Magic Behind GPT-5: The Model Router Bonus Episode #77 - Clip · 11 min👉Don't miss our hundred hours of bonus episodes, we release one new one every wednesday! We’re giving away 1 month of access to our bonus content (Deep Dives into IPOs, M&A…
- GPT-5: Only 1% of ChatGPT users used Reasoning Models? · 54 minA wild ride through AI drama, OpenAI’s strategy, insane tech compensation, chip wars with China, and the hilarious chaos of using AI agents—plus a bizarre North Korean remote…
- GPT-5 Deep Dive: Features, Coding Power, Winners & Losers, Privacy Battles & AI Industry Shake-Ups · 1 h 4 minIn-depth discussion on GPT-5’s rollout, technical improvements, competitive landscape, and its broader impact on AI, coding, privacy, and industry trends.👉Don't miss our hundred…
- Anthropic's $150B Valuation And Spooky Money From The Middle East! · 2 minAnthropic's $150B Valuation And Spooky Money From The Middle East!
- How Tech Companies Are Using ChatGPT To Steal Eachothers Customers · 14 min👉Don't miss our hundred hours of bonus episodes, we release one new one every wednesday! We’re giving away 1 month of access to our bonus content (Deep Dives into IPOs, M&A…
- We React To Lex Fridman's Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India | Lex Fridman Podcast #460 · 35 minYou're missing 50% of our content, head to patreon.com/svic and join!Join our 120 member private discord at patreon.com/svicLex Fridman's interview with Narendra Modi: AI…
- We React To All-In Podcast The Stablecoin Future, Milei's Memecoin, DOGE for the DoD, Grok 3, Stripe · 60 minWe react to the All-In Podcast. In this conversation, the hosts discuss Elon Musk's data center, Grok 3, AI, Stable coins, the importance of constraints in fostering innovation…
- Googlers React To Dwarkesh Patel: Satya Nadella – Microsoft’s AGI Plan & Quantum Breakthrough · 1 h 5 minWe react to Dwarkesh Patel's interview with Satya Nadella about Microsoft's AGI plan & Quantum. Don't miss today's bonus episode live stream on youtube for our paid members. Go…
- Google Director reacts to All In Podcast: DOGE vs USAID, Crypto Framework, Google's $75B AI Spend · 10 minEngineers & tech lovers: Join our private discord to talk about the latest developments in AI and how others are deploying these systems, head to patreon.com/svic to join our…
- Why Elon Musk Owning OpenAI Will Be A Disaster! · 13 minSvicpodcast.com: For Questions, Book recs, Videos, Newsletters, etc.patreon.com/svicFollow us:Threads: www.threads.net/@svicpodcastTwitter: https://x.com/svicpodcastLinkedIn…
- Google Employee Reacts To JD Vance's speech on the future of AI - Full Speech · 37 minideos Mentioned:Googlers React To Google Gemini Going Woke: How Google's AI Ethicists Ruined Gemini's Reputation.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CPN8gSxnDQ&ab_channel=SVICPodcast…
