Venture with Grace
Grace Gong
4 episodes
Jerry Tworek, Core Automation CEO on AI Reasoning, Agents and Research
1 Nov · 51 min
- Core Automation, led by CEO Jerry Tworek, is challenging the transformer architecture behind today's AI assistants, betting that a different design can learn more efficiently.
- The company is building models that learn from each customer's own data on the fly, instead of relying on labs buying ever more data for specific professions.
Vitaly Gordon, Faros AI Leaders on AI Engineering & GTM
1 Nov · 57 min
- Vitaly Gordon, Faros AI's CEO, argues most companies spend less than 5% of labor cost on AI, and that teams should prioritize outcomes over token volume.
- Gordon says the goal is outcome maxing, lowering the price per outcome, which often means using more AI rather than less.
Juha Vartiainen, IQM Co-Founder on Quantum Computing & Global Strategy
1 Nov · 54 min
- IQM co-founder Juha Vartiainen says on-premise quantum systems are gaining ground over cloud as countries demand control of their data and processing.
- IQM has sold close to 30 quantum computers, delivered about 20, and holds a pipeline of roughly 10 worth about 100m, mostly to government-funded public institutions.
Ashley Kramer, ElevenLabs CRO on AI, Enterprise Growth and Voice
30 Sept · 1 h 0 min
- Ashley Kramer, ElevenLabs' Chief Revenue Officer, says executives become AI native by using AI deeply and constantly, and ElevenLabs is customer zero for everything it builds.
- ElevenLabs' AI SDR agent Dom, launched weeks before the interview, saved Kramer's SDR team 180 hours in one month and helped close two deals.