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The 20-Year Bet to Make Fusion Energy Work | Jeff Lawson
19 October 2026

The 20-Year Bet to Make Fusion Energy Work | Jeff Lawson

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“Don’t go public without understanding your go-to-market.”

Jeff Lawson reflects on Twilio’s go-to-market mistakes, including how the company generated hundreds of millions in revenue with just 7 sales reps.

He also shares how AI is changing the economics of software and why he’s betting on fusion energy instead of entering the AI startup race.

Guest: Jeff Lawson, co-founder and former CEO of Twilio, and co-founder and CEO of Inertia

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