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Tech Partying Like Its 2021 with Rick Heitzmann + A Better Way To Carpool with Joanna McFarland CEO of HopSkipDrive | Okay, Computer.
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Tech Partying Like Its 2021 with Rick Heitzmann + A Better Way To Carpool with Joanna McFarland CEO of HopSkipDrive | Okay, Computer.
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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Apr 3, 2024
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Podcast episode
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On this episode of “Okay, Computer,” Dan Nathan and Rick Heitzmann of FirstMark Capital give an update on the IPO market, and what to expect from some of the most valuable unicorns in 2024. Topics they hit include; the Reddit IPO (4:00), IPO outlook for 2024 (10:30), investing in AI (14:00), software haves vs. have nots (21:00),
Later, they are joined by Joanna McFarland, Co-Founder & CEO of HopSkipDrive, for the latest installment of Funders x Founders. They discuss The inspiration for starting HopSkipDrive & its early days (31:00), biggest challenges faced & the business model (34:15), navigating the pandemic in 2020 (40:00), solving the school transportation problem with AI software (46:30), safety (52:00), total addressable market and the future with AI (55:30).
Reference Links
Matt Turck’s 2024 MAD Report
Fidelity’s Twitter Markdown
Most Valuable Private Companies
Huge AI funding leads to hype and ‘grifting’, warns DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis
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View our show notes here
Learn more about Current: current.com
Listen to 'Strategic Alternatives': https://www.rbccm.com/en/gib/ma-inflection-points
Email us at contact@riskreversal.com with any feedback, suggestions, or questions for us to answer on the pod and follow us @OkayComputerPod.
We’re on social:
Follow @dee_bosa on Twitter
Follow @GuyAdami on Twitter
Follow us on Instagram @RiskReversalMedia
Subscribe to our YouTube page
Later, they are joined by Joanna McFarland, Co-Founder & CEO of HopSkipDrive, for the latest installment of Funders x Founders. They discuss The inspiration for starting HopSkipDrive & its early days (31:00), biggest challenges faced & the business model (34:15), navigating the pandemic in 2020 (40:00), solving the school transportation problem with AI software (46:30), safety (52:00), total addressable market and the future with AI (55:30).
Reference Links
Matt Turck’s 2024 MAD Report
Fidelity’s Twitter Markdown
Most Valuable Private Companies
Huge AI funding leads to hype and ‘grifting’, warns DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis
—
View our show notes here
Learn more about Current: current.com
Listen to 'Strategic Alternatives': https://www.rbccm.com/en/gib/ma-inflection-points
Email us at contact@riskreversal.com with any feedback, suggestions, or questions for us to answer on the pod and follow us @OkayComputerPod.
We’re on social:
Follow @dee_bosa on Twitter
Follow @GuyAdami on Twitter
Follow us on Instagram @RiskReversalMedia
Subscribe to our YouTube page
Released:
Apr 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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