Meta's Sparsh: A New Era for Robotic Touch Sensing Meta's Sparsh paper introduces a leap in robotic touch, moving from costly, task-specific models to general-purpose, self-supervised learning. Listen to the full episode to learn more.
Meta's Tech Spree: Robotics, Video, and AI Releases Meta just dropped major updates in robotics, video generation, and AI tracking. We break down CoTracker 3, MovieGen, and Sparsh. Listen to the full episode to learn more.
AI EXPLOSION: GEMINI 1.5, GEMINI ADVANCED, OPEN AI SORA, & DISRUPTING INSURANCE Dive into recent AI breakthroughs: Google Gemini 1.5's massive 1.5M token capacity and OpenAI Sora's realistic video generation. Explore how AI adoption differs between insurance incumbents and startups, and consider the future integration of AI in daily workflows, from Venture Step.
How Stripe's Stablecoin Strategy Could Disrupt Visa Stripe's acquisition of Bridge signals a push into stablecoins, threatening the Visa and MasterCard duopoly. How will this change payments? Listen to the full episode to learn more.
REKINDLING THE VENTURE: MY JOURNEY BACK TO THE MIC Dalton Anderson announces the return of the Venture Step podcast after a two-year break! Discover what he's been up to and get excited for future episodes covering entrepreneurship, tech, product development, and his own real-time startup journey.
AI in the Workplace: Is Copilot & Slack AI Worth It? Microsoft Copilot and Slack AI promise to revolutionize productivity, but do they deliver? Dalton Anderson shares his hands-on review. Listen to the full episode to learn more.
Introduction, Podcast, and First Business Mistakes Disillusioned by unrealistic fitness marketing, a college entrepreneur launched 'Anyone Can Be Great'. Read about the real-world failures encountered – from manufacturing woes to influencer letdowns – and the valuable insights gained, leading to the birth of the Venture Step podcast.