AI Now: Elon’s $1T Package, Apple’s $600B for Trump & How Small Startups Win w/ Dave, AWG & Blitzy

Video Description

Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified, focused on AI and complex systems. Blitzy is an autonomous custom software supercharged by Generative AI. It was co-founded by Brian Elliott, a serial entrepreneur, and Sid Pardeshi, an ex-NVIDIA software architect with 27 Generative AI patents to his name. Blitzy's benchmark paper: https://paper.blitzy.com/blitzy_system_2_ai_platform_topping_swe_bench_verified.pdf –- Chapters: 00:00 - The Trillion Dollar Pay Package and Its Implications 02:49 - The Future of Capital Investment & Impact of AI 08:26 - The Rise of Young Entrepreneurs 13:55 - Blitzy: Origin Story and Vision 16:49 - Team Dynamics and High-Energy Culture 20:26 - Competing Against AI Giants 22:15 - Blitzy’s platform explained: ingesting legacy code, transformation, and code quality 28:11 - Founding Breakthrough and Pro Bono Pivot 32:56 - Blitzy’s Groundbreaking SWE Benchmark Results 37:45 - How Automation is Changing Open and Closed-Source Software at Scale 41:58 - The Great Refactor 48:07 - Shifting Truth: Code, Docs, and Specs 50:33 - Recursive Self-Improvement: AI Writing AI 57:22 - Benchmark Saturation: The Next Big Challenge 01:20:01 - Morale, Mission, and Closing Reflections –- My companies: Reverse the age of my skin using the same cream at https://qr.diamandis.com/oneskinpod Apply to Dave's and my new fund: https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding –- Connect with Peter: X: https://qr.diamandis.com/twitter Connect with Dave: X: https://x.com/davidblundin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-blundin/ Connect with Salim: X: https://x.com/salimismail Join Salim's Workshop to build your ExO https://openexo.com/10x-shift?video=PeterD062625 Connect with Alex Web: https://www.alexwg.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwg/ X: https://x.com/alexwg Email: [email protected] Connect with Blitzy: X: https://x.com/blitzyai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blitzyai/ –- Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple: https://qr.diamandis.com/applepodcast Spotify: https://qr.diamandis.com/spotifypodcast – *Recorded on September 6th, 2025 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice.