No Priors Ep. 27 | With Sarah Guo & Elad Gil

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

August 10, 2023

Duration

23m

Channel

No Priors

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

This week on the podcast, Sarah Guo and Elad Gil answer listener questions on the state of technology and artificial intelligence. Sarah and Elad also talk about the 2024 tech market, what type of companies may reach their highest valuation ever and the (former) unicorns that may go bust. Plus, how do Sarah and Elad define happiness? Hint: it’s a use case for a specialized AI agent. 00:00 - Introduction 00:37 - Impact of GPU Bottleneck in the near and long term 10:30 - Timeline for existing incumbent enterprises to use AI in products 11:50 - Vertical versus broad applications for AI Agents 19:33 - 2024 tech market predictions & how founders should think about valuations

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Sarah Guo

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• Elad Gil

  host

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of No Priors, featuring Sarah Guo and Elad Gil, No Priors Ep. 27 | With Sarah Guo & Elad Gil explores gPU Crunch, AI Agents, And Startup Survival In Early AI Era Sarah Guo and Elad Gil discuss the current GPU shortage, its causes in semiconductor supply chains, and the surge in AI-driven demand that outpaces manufacturing capacity. They explore second-order effects such as new GPU-cloud businesses, opportunities for alternative AI chips, and renewed interest in compute-efficient research techniques. The conversation then shifts to AI agents, arguing that focused, vertical use cases will win over vague, general-purpose assistants, and outlining a framework of product, research, and infrastructure-driven approaches. They close by examining private tech and venture markets, predicting significant fallout for 2021-era unicorns, and advising founders to focus on underlying business health rather than clinging to inflated valuations.

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