Even More AI

Two days after recording our last episode about AI, DeepSeek R1 was released, prompting some of you to ask us a set of new questions about how AI will affect the future of work, products, startups, and investing.Jake is off this week, but we invited our cofounder and partner Eli Blee-Goldman back to help JZ answer these questions and — for at least a brief moment — get us caught up on the latest developments in the world of AI.This week on episode 16 of Jake & JZ, we talked about:Why DeepSeek R1 caused such a stirHow AI innovation can come from anywhereOur 3 newest investments at Character CapitalTypes of AI founders (with examples!)Two important lessons from a Character founderDoing it right vs getting it rightThe downside of being able to build so quicklyOur recent Foundation Sprint BootcampHow we get better at sprints by learning from the communityHave a question for us? Send it to [email protected] and we’ll answer it on the show.📩 Get an email about every episode at JakeAndJZ.com💸 Learn more about our seed fund at Character Capital🥸 Find Jake on LinkedIn and X🤠 Find JZ on LinkedIn Blue Sky and X