Dario and Anthropic Declare War on Open-Source | Coinbase Slash AI Spend by 50% | Kalshi's $40BN Valuation and Impending IPO

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Jul 2, 2026

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Jason Lemkin is one of the leading SaaS investors of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Algolia, Talkdesk, Owner, RevenueCat, Saleloft and more.

Rory O’Driscoll is a General Partner @ Scale where he has led investments in category leaders such as Bill.com (BILL), Box (BOX), DocuSign (DOCU), and WalkMe (WKME), among others.

In Today's Episode We Discuss:
  • Coinbase Slashes AI Spend 50%—Is the AI Token Bubble Bursting?

  • Anthropic Warns Open Source Could Destroy the AI Business Model

  • Dario Escalates the AI War with China & Open-Source

  • Should the US Ban Chinese AI Models?

  • Microsoft's AI Strategy Is Breaking Down

  • Kalshi's $40B Valuation Signals a New Consumer Gold Rush

  • Has SpaceX Frozen the AI IPO Market?

  • Why Bending Spoons May Be the Smartest IPO of the Year

  • The $100B Opportunity to Buy Broken SaaS Companies

  • Which Software Companies Would Jason Buy Tomorrow?

  • The Great AI Talent War Is About to Get Worse

  • Every Company Is Becoming an AI Company or Dying

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