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42:06ENDario and Daniela Amodei on Building Anthropic, AI Safety, and Human MeaningGuest Dario Amodei, Daniela Amodei · Host Walter IsaacsonThe Anthropic co-founders discuss the roots of their partnership, the challenge of keeping AI systems honest, and the choices facing a world of more capable models.
1:15:56EN20VC on IPO Expectations, Lean AI Startups and Investor RiskGuest Jason Lemkin, Rory O’Driscoll · Host Harry StebbingsHarry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin and Rory O’Driscoll debate reported listings, AI company economics and the changing cost of building a startup.
1:39:00EN20VC on AI Financing, Token Budgets and the Cost of Startup IntensityGuest Jason Lemkin, Rory O’Driscoll · Host Harry StebbingsHarry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin and Rory O’Driscoll debate reported listings, software valuations, AI spending and demanding work cultures.
1:27:44ENAI Spending, Layoffs and IPO Speculation: Jason Lemkin and Rory O’Driscoll on the Economics of AgentsGuest Jason Lemkin, Rory O’Driscoll · Host Harry StebbingsA 20VC roundtable examines how businesses weigh AI tokens against human work, and how investors assess infrastructure startups amid uncertain valuations and reported IPO plans.
1:27:17ENAI Funding, IPO Expectations and the Politics of Layoffs: Jason Lemkin and Rory O’DriscollGuest Jason Lemkin, Rory O’Driscoll · Host Harry StebbingsA 20VC roundtable examines reported Anthropic financing, AI spending, software valuations, chip infrastructure and speculative IPOs, then considers the politics of job losses.
1:17:50ENNvidia’s AI Spending Outlook, Anduril’s Army Contract and the Venture Math Behind Big BetsGuest Jason Lemkin, Rory O’Driscoll · Host Harry StebbingsHarry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin and Rory O’Driscoll debate infrastructure spending, AI-driven organizational change and the challenge of investing in huge markets.
1:21:20ENAnthropic’s Pentagon Dispute, AI Infrastructure and the Venture Investors’ Market DebateGuest Jason Lemkin, Rory O’Driscoll · Host Harry StebbingsHarry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin and Rory O’Driscoll debate an unresolved government dispute, the economics of compute, junior hiring and software valuations.
1:38:03ENAI Agents, Engineering Jobs and the Future of Software: Augment, NEAR and ModularMatthew Berman, Nick Wentz, Vinay Perneti, Illia Polosukhin, Chris Lattner · Forward FutureMatthew Berman and Nick Wentz discuss coding agents, personal AI and hardware infrastructure with Vinay Perneti, Illia Polosukhin and Chris Lattner.
1:25:26ENAnthropic, Block and Cursor: A 20VC Roundtable on AI and SoftwareGuest Jason Lemkin, Rory O’Driscoll · Host Harry StebbingsHarry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin and Rory O’Driscoll debate government oversight of AI, software valuations, layoffs and coding tools. Their financial figures and predictions are estimates or reported claims, not independently verified results.
1:21:53ENCitrini’s Hypothetical 2028 Scenario, AI Agents and Figma: A 20VC RoundtableGuest Jason Lemkin, Rory O’Driscoll · Host Harry StebbingsHarry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin and Rory O’Driscoll debate AI adoption, employment, security and software valuations, separating a hypothetical crisis scenario from their investment views.
1:43:03ENAI Agents, Coding Work, and Autonomous Aircraft: Forward Future LiveMatthew Berman, Nick Wentz, Jayden Clark, Zach Lloyd, Armor Harris · Forward FutureMatthew Berman and Nick Wentz discuss rapid AI adoption with Jayden Clark, Warp CEO Zach Lloyd, and Shield AI's Armor Harris.
1:27:29ENAI Chip Deals, Founder Exits and the Future of WorkGuest Jason Lemkin, Rory O’Driscoll · Host Harry StebbingsHarry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin and Rory O’Driscoll discuss reported Groq and Manus deals, AI compensation, public markets and hiring.
1:12:54ENInvestors’ 2026 Predictions: AI, Software Valuations and EmploymentGuest Jason Lemkin, Rory O’Driscoll · Host Harry StebbingsHarry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin and Rory O’Driscoll review 2025 and debate software stocks, possible IPOs and AI’s labor-market effects.
2:32:18ENInside the Agentic Enterprise: Seven Conversations at Dreamforce 2025Matthew Berman, Nick Wentz, Claire Sparks, Silvio Savarese, Scott O'Neil, Marc Benioff, Paul Smith, Kris Rasmussen, Nancy Xu · Forward FutureAt Dreamforce, Matthew Berman and Nick Wentz speak with leaders from F1, Salesforce, LIV Golf, Anthropic and Figma about enterprise agents, creative tools and the human side of technology.
2:01:29ENAI Investing, Coding Competitions and the Future Economy: Forward Future LiveMatthew Berman, Nick Wentz, Mike Maples, Ahmed El-Kishky, Emad Mostaque · Forward FutureMike Maples, Ahmed El-Kishky and Emad Mostaque join Matthew Berman and Nick Wentz for a September 2025 discussion of AI startups, reasoning research and economic change.
1:58:04ENAI Games, Basic Income and Mental Health: Forward Future LiveMatthew Berman, Nick Wentz, Jessica Jung, Scott Santens, Keith Sakata · Forward FutureJessica Jung, Scott Santens and psychiatrist Keith Sakata join Matthew Berman and Nick Wentz to discuss AI-native games, income policy and the risks and possibilities of AI companionship.
1:59:21ENAI in Medicine, Enterprise Automation and the Agentic WebMatthew Berman, Nick Wentz, Derya Unutmaz, Mihir Shukla, Caleb Peffer · Forward FutureOn Forward Future Live, Derya Unutmaz, Mihir Shukla and Caleb Peffer discuss research, work and web access, alongside the week’s AI news.
1:35:35ENForward Future Live: Hiten Shah and Nico Christie on AI Strategy, Work and AgentsMatthew Berman, Hiten Shah, Nico Christie · Forward FutureA 2025 livestream covers Meta’s AI strategy, the future of work, a spreadsheet agent, and a week of model and infrastructure news.
1:12:57ENMeta’s AI Talent Drive, Microsoft Layoffs and the Economics of Startup GrowthGuest Rory O’Driscoll, Jason Lemkin · Host Harry StebbingsHarry Stebbings, Rory O’Driscoll and Jason Lemkin examine talent competition, stock compensation, acquisitions and the changing market for venture-backed companies.
1:22:59ENCircle’s IPO, Anduril’s Funding and the AI Budget DebateGuest Rory O’Driscoll, Jason Lemkin · Host Harry StebbingsHarry Stebbings, Rory O’Driscoll and Jason Lemkin discuss public listings, venture concentration and the outlook for software and Musk’s companies.
1:20:13ENStartup Funding, OpenAI and AI Competition: A Venture Investor RoundtableGuest Rory O’Driscoll, Jason Lemkin · Host Harry StebbingsHarry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin and Rory O’Driscoll discuss financing, FTX-related investments, AI business models and the future of work.
44:44ENEric Schmidt on AI Agents, Compute and Google’s Work CultureMatthew Berman, Eric Schmidt · Forward FutureMatthew Berman reviews a 2024 Stanford discussion about AI’s potential, infrastructure, competition and social consequences.
57:23ENSam Altman, Gary Marcus and IBM Testify on AI Risks: Matthew Berman ReactsMatthew Berman, Sam Altman, Christina Montgomery, Gary Marcus, Richard Blumenthal, Josh Hawley, Amy Klobuchar, Mazie Hirono, John Kennedy, Chris Coons, Peter Welch · Forward FutureBerman reviews selected 2023 Senate hearing excerpts on safety testing, misinformation, jobs, licensing and the proposed AI pause.









