November Podcasts: 10 Fresh Podcasts on Startups, Investments, and AI

«How to Launch a Startup in Saudi Arabia: Aida Aytuarova’s Experience
Aida Aytuarova shares practical experience in launching a startup in the Saudi Arabian market. The conversation discusses the differences between the Saudi Arabian and Kazakhstani markets, the importance of localization, audience specifics, the state of the startup ecosystem in Central Asia, and steps that will help entrepreneurs scale more successfully.

“The Robosell Founder’s Journey: From Ideas to Investments”
Mashurbek Ergashev, founder of Robosell, talks about the startup’s journey in Uzbekistan—from initial ideas and testing to raising $250,000 in investments. He shares his experience in launching a business, digitizing the market, working with clients, and developing a platform that helps entrepreneurs quickly go online.

“AI Will Do Everything, So What Will We Do?”
Ilyas Minubay and Margulan Seyssembay discuss how artificial intelligence impacts business, education, art, and everyday life, which professions will disappear, what to teach children, and which skills will help remain in demand in the AI era.

“How to Raise Over $500,000 in Investments: The Call2action.ai Case”
This episode examines the real-life case of the Kazakh startup Call2action.ai, which helps logistics companies in the US optimize hiring using AI and has raised over $500,000 in investments. Founder Yersultan Jusakinov shares his experience entering the US market, investor search strategy, the role of accelerators, mistakes, and insights.

“How to Raise Over $1,000,000 in Investments: The TASS Vision Case”
Co-founder Shakhzod Umurzakov shares his experience with early funding rounds, scaling, mistakes, and negotiations with European, Japanese, and Middle Eastern funds. Experts discuss how Central Asian startups can build an investor funnel, where to find funds, how to protect founder equity, and how to avoid non-market conditions, while also providing practical advice for entrepreneurs.

Why Harvey’s Hardest Problem Isn’t AI, It’s Multi-Entity Collaboration
Winston Weinberg, co-founder and CEO of the startup Harvey, talks about his company’s journey—from using GPT-3 for Dungeons & Dragons to creating a platform that is changing legal work. They discuss how their AI-based platform is transforming lawyers’ work, the company’s growth, expansion into the corporate market, and the challenges of working with different organizations in 63 countries.

Google Boss Says Trillion-Dollar AI Investment Boom Has ‘Elements of Irrationality’
Sundar Pichai, head of Alphabet, which owns Google, discussed the risks and opportunities in the AI investment boom. He warned that the market may be overheated, noted that no company is immune to a downturn, explained how Google is prepared to counter these risks, and discussed how AI will change people’s work and what new opportunities this will create.

CEO of Microsoft AI: The Next 10 Years Will Change Humanity Forever
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman and Marina Mogilkho discuss how AI will change work, education, and everyday life over the next 10 years, which professions will disappear, which skills will become key, how AI assistants and future super-systems will affect children, learning, and careers, and what we all need to do to keep up with rapid technological development.

Grant Lee: Building Gamma’s AI Presentation Company to 100 Million Users
Grant Lee explains how he built Gamma—an AI presentation service that grew to 100 million users and $100 million in revenue without advertising. A team of just seven people focused on design, personalized onboarding interactions with influencers, and organic growth.

What Startups Want from OpenAI
Mark Manara, head of startups at OpenAI, shared that AI projects are maturing rapidly: some companies have already reached $200 million in annual revenue, and product cycles have shrunk from weeks to a single day. More and more startups are creating custom models for narrow tasks in medicine, finance, and other fields, and the next stage of development is autonomous AI capable of performing long-term tasks.