Jensen Secures Top Spot on Naughty List, Rockefeller Christmas Tree Delivered, Timeline in Turmoil | Jonathan Neman, Bryce Strauss, Adam Blake, Adarsh Kulkarni, Josh Payne
Shownotes
- (01:29) - Jensen Secures Top Spot on Naughty List
- (36:28) - Rockefeller Christmas Tree Delivered
- (39:05) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
- (49:18) - LAX's Secret Luxury Terminal
- (01:02:24) - Jonathan Neman discusses Sweetgreen’s new dinner menu, improving business momentum, and the company’s focus on healthier, trend-driven food. The Sweetgreen co-founder and CEO also covers AI-powered ordering, drone delivery, food safety, restaurant expansion, and the challenges of scaling an emerging brand.
- (01:26:24) - Bryce Strauss, co-founder and CEO of Nominal, discusses the company’s $240 million Series C and rapid growth providing software for engineers who build physical systems. He explains how Nominal brings AI-powered testing, manufacturing, and decision-making tools to aerospace, automotive, energy, and government customers—even in secure, offline, or extreme environments.
- (01:36:22) - Adam Blake discusses Mavria, the AI infrastructure company he co-founded and leads as CEO. He explains how its modular, factory-built Terrain data centers can rapidly add computing capacity in repeatable five-megawatt blocks and outlines the company’s funding, Houston production plans, and ambition to transform American AI infrastructure.
- (01:43:17) - Adarsh Kulkarni discusses Foundry Robotics, the autonomous-factory company he co-founded and leads as CEO. He explains its manufacturing-as-a-service model, recent $100 million Series A, and vision for flexible, high-volume robotic assembly that accelerates hardware innovation and industrial abundance.
- (01:54:14) - Josh Payne discusses his work as founder and CEO of Coframe, an AI company building self-improving websites and agent-friendly digital experiences. He covers Coframe’s $25 million Series A, rapid customer onboarding, major conversion gains, pricing strategy, and vision for an internet increasingly used by personal AI agents.
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