Josef Feldman
@josef_feldman
Founding Partner, Ex Nihilo
Ever feel like raising more money just raises more problems? @j_d_noone has raised $1.75B—but with @zoodotdev, he’s doing things differently. No hype-chasing VCs. Just partners who get it. Presented by @rhobusiness, business banking for legacy builders.
What makes a launch go viral? @j_d_noone's @zoodotdev V1 tease hit 20M+ views and jumped from 40K to 350K signups—before launch. Why? Nobody expected AI for hardware design. And Zoo’s hybrid CAD interface blew minds. Presented by @rhobusiness, banking built for bold launches.
What if hardware design didn’t require knowing the right terms? @j_d_noone says @zoodotdev's AI CAD tool handled Japanese prompts with no engineering jargon—accurately. Language-proof design could open creation to everyone. Presented by @rhobusiness, backing global builders.
What if AI could design hardware and talk to the supply chain? @j_d_noone's @zoodotdev is using generative AI for CAD—powering co-design for engineers and prompt-based search for everyone else. Presented by @rhobusiness, financial tools for building at scale.
We can already edit embryos. But how far will we go? AI is accelerating gene editing. The tools are nearly there—but the ethics aren’t. At @harvardmed's AbuGoot Lab, @omarabudayyeh & @jgooten are exploring what’s next. Presented by @rhobusiness, finance tools for new frontiers.
Could cancer vaccines become a software update for your body? At @harvardmed's AbuGoot Lab, @omarabudayyeh & @jgooten are building a future where treatments are personalized and deployed in days—not months. Presented by @rhobusiness, financial tools for fast-moving teams.
Only 1 in 20 drugs ever makes it to market—what if AI could flip that? At @harvardmed's AbuGoot Lab, @omarabudayyeh & @jgooten are using machine learning to predict how cancer cells respond to drugs before trials even start. Presented by @rhobusiness, modern finance tools.
The founders dilemma: purpose or profit? @c_valenzuelab of @runwayml says vision beats budget. His small, mission-driven team is outpacing giants. Runway’s Series D via @generalatlantic: lnkd.in/e2uxu4jw Presented by @rhobusiness, modern finance for startups.
Is AI replacing jobs, or creating new ones? @runwayml founder @c_valenzuelab says tomorrow’s creative roles won’t look like today’s, with job titles coined on the fly. Backed by data: wef.ch/jobs2025 Presented by @rhobusiness, modern finance tools for the new era of work.
What if the best stories are still untold because the storytellers never had the tools? @runwayml founder @c_valenzuelab talks AI as a creative equalizer—and why the next era of film might not start in Hollywood. Presented by @rhobusiness, modern finance for creators.
If @runwayml isn’t a video company… what is it? Founder @c_valenzuelab says the future of film might not start with a camera. We talk storytelling, Runway Gen-4, and building a new creative medium. Presented by @rhobusiness, a startup-friendly banking platform.
The human brain still outperforms data centers in compute efficiency. Former @Broadcom CEO Scott McGregor explains why neuromorphic models may shape AI’s future—and why quantum computing won’t. Presented by @rhobusiness, a startup-friendly banking platform.
Where will AI reshape work first? Scott McGregor—Windows 1.0 dev and former @Broadcom CEO—says it starts with jobs humans don’t want: laser weeders, AI trash sorting, and more. Presented by @rhobusiness, a startup-friendly banking platform.
How should CEOs respond to GenAI? Scott McGregor, who sold Broadcom for $38B, unpacks where AI is already rewriting the rules—from creative work to call centers. The risks aren’t just technical. They’re strategic. Presented by @rhobusiness, a founder-friendly banking platform.
Is Sci-Fi the best prep for understanding AI? @AaronIRasmussen grew up on speculative stories to imagine the future. He says Sci-Fi predicted our AI future and students must embrace it or be left behind. Presented by @rhohq—a startup-friendly banking platform.
The next ON AI conversation with @AaronIRasmussen covers AI-personalized tutoring and insights inspired by student-athletes' use of tutors, tackling the big question: Can AI motivate students as well as it tutors? Presented by @rhohq—a startup-friendly banking platform.
The first ON AI guest is serial entrepreneur @AaronIRasmussen, founder of @MasterClass & Outlier. He discusses the limitations of time-based education and explores whether AI can shift it toward skills-based degrees. Presented by @rhohq—a startup-friendly banking platform.
New this week — ON AI: a miniseries with founders building AI companies. New clips every Tuesday & Thursday. Guests from @MasterClass, @Broadcom, @runwayml, @udemy, @Terranbiosci & more. Presented by @rhohq — a founder-friendly banking platform.
