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

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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_syste...

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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

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Connect with Alex
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Email: [email protected]

Connect with Blitzy:
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LinkedIn:   / blitzyai  

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*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.