Vinod’s advice for entrepreneurs innovating with AI | Vinod Khosla (Founder of Khosla Ventures)

In this episode of Building With AI, host Hamza Choudery is joined by Vinod Khosla, the Founder of Khosla Ventures and a renowned technologist. Vinod has played a key role in Silicon Valley's history and is currently at the forefront of the latest wave of AI adoption as the first investor in OpenAI.
During the conversation, they discuss:
- Vinod's philosophy on risk,
- Advice for entrepreneurs building with Al,
- Open-source vs. API models,
- The Al race between the US and China,
- And much more!
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[00:00] Up next:
[00:44] Episode introduction
[01:45] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform
[02:11] Vinod's introduction
[04:50] Building a techno-optimist worldview
[07:45] How do you become a visionary?
[12:44] Vinod’s manifesto
[16:36] The power of risk
[19:27] AI in the Khosla household
[22:54] AI’s impact on industries
[24:43] Insights into a successful product team
[26:21] Current opportunities in AI
[29:10] The AI race between the US and China
[33:00] Predictions on the AI race
[36:55] The future of vertical-specific models
[38:34] Balancing dependencies and innovation
[40:00] AI as a reasoning engine
[44:08] The role of data in AI’s evolution
[47:02] Vinod’s hottest AI takes
[49:43] Vinod’s biggest motivation to get up
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Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Hamza Choudery (Co-founder of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that help listeners build & scale world-class AI products.
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[@HamzaChoudery]

It was a pleasure hosting you, Vinod!

[@mrsln2792]

This is incredible! Vinod is a genius.

[@dhruvbindra8455]

Vinod was brilliant as always, but really impressed by the interviewer too! The questions reflected deep thought and preparation, and he spoke very eloquently! Keep it up, you'll go from 800 to 800k subscribers in no time :)

[@syedafatima7929]

Incredible interview! Can't wait for more episodes like these!

[@justinduveen3815]

Vinod you are a genius!! Thank you sharing your valuable insights and wisdom!
You’ve inspired me to keep building intelligent, autonomous and asynchronous AI agent teams.
You’re right, their power is jaw dropping.

[@shatakshisharma9397]

MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS PLS!! Really enjoyed this

[@ruchirangadsharma693]

Awesome interview - definitely going into the rewatch pile!

[@aneezaali2412]

Such a great episode!

[@ajnolte12]

Great interview and insights!

[@kylev.8248]

Genius man 🧠

[@jon_______]

Awesome interview

[@rachest]

He makes sense but at one point he speaks about trying, risking, and going back to a job. The same innovations he has invested in. Compromises that approach. No jobs, so risk and keep going. No turning back.