Brian McCullough
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@brianmcc
TECH BREW RIDE HOME (podcast) guy. GP: RIDE HOME FUND. Also: INTERNET HISTORY PODCAST guy (It's back!) Pick a pod and listen, or invest along side me.
Jensen calls Nvidia’s new DLSS 5 real-time neural rendering model the ChatGPT moment for computer graphics…and here’s the FIFA example:
I just realized how much I spend on subscriptions and it’s pretty crazy: X/Twitter Premium+ — $40/mo Claude Pro — $100/mo ChatGPT Plus — $20/mo Perplexity Pro — $20/mo Cluely — $20/mo Spotify Premium — $12/mo Bloomberg — $10/mo WSJ — $4/mo Reuters — $4/mo Robinhood Gold — $5/mo Godel Terminal — $10/mo Total: $245/month How much are you spending on subscriptions every month?
Synthesia founder Victor Riparbelli (@vriparbelli) has always been drawn to counterculture ideas. "Life's more interesting at the fringes," he says. The problem with fringe ideas? "Most of them are wrong. But the few that are right are very, very valuable." At @synthesiaIO, that meant originally trying to build AI film tools for Hollywood -- then realizing there was a bigger opportunity helping business turn boring PowerPoints into interactive videos. Initially rejected by nearly 100 investors, Riparbelli now works with more than 90% of the Fortune 100, from Amazon to Merck, reaching $150M in ARR and a valuation of $4B. On The Upstarts Podcast, Victor traces his journey from selling World of Warcraft characters as a teenager in Denmark to building one of AI’s most surprising startup success stories in London. He shares his Upstart Moment winning over billionaire Mark Cuban (@mcuban) — as well as how Synthesia has navigated deep fake fears and AI skepticism — and why he believes honesty is a rare, underrated competitive advantage in the current AI startup landscape. Thanks to our partner @mercury for supporting Upstart stories like this one 🫡 youtube.com/watch?v=MnwO_f…
BREAKING: Meta reportedly planning to lay off up to 20% of the company to offset rising AI costs.
