Profound, Resistant AI & OpenAI’s Economic Pitch | E2071
14 January 2025

Profound, Resistant AI & OpenAI’s Economic Pitch | E2071

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Today’s show: Alex covers Mark Zuckerberg’s Joe Rogan interview, OpenAI’s economic pitch and the pending IPO of India’s Groww. Our guests include two companies freshly added to the TWIST500: James Cadwallader from Profound and Martin Rehak from Resistant AI.


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Timestamps:


(0:00) Alex kicks off the show!
(2:51) A look at key moments from this week’s Mark Zuckerberg interview on Rogan.
(8:08) James Cadwallader, Co-Founder and CEO of Profound join Alex.
(10:05) Northwest Registered Agent. For just $39 plus state fees, Northwest will handle your complete business identity. Visit ⁠https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist⁠ today.
(11:23) Comparing Profound’s approach to SEO and looking and how problemism impacts search.


(20:21) Paddle. Go to https://www.paddle.com/twist to get started with your exclusive listener fee-free period.
(24:48) Building Profound in NYC, business model, and managing LLM costs
(30:51) Squarespace. TWiST listeners: use code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain: https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST
(32:15) Introduction to Resistant AI's mission and building an AI startup
(34:18) Resistant AI's approach to fraud detection and criminal techniques evolution
(41:17) Shift in the landscape of digital threats and security solutions ROI
(51:39) Synthetic fraud detection demonstration and business growth
(58:01) The Biden administration's AI diffusion plan and OpenAI's policy recommendations
(1:04:25) Groww: India's largest retail stock broker and tech IPO landscape






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Check out Profound: https://www.tryprofound.com/


Check out Resistant AI: https://resistant.ai/


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