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AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine

2026-08-07 · 109 min · episode 634 · 36 entities

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    Feed category: Business
  • → discusses Technology company
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    Feed category: Technology
  • → discusses Entrepreneurship website
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    Feed category: Entrepreneurship
  • → hosted by TBPN Corp company
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    Feed author/publisher: TBPN Corp
  • → references figma.com website
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    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://figma.com/
  • → references ramp.com website
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    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://ramp.com/
  • → references nyse.com website
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    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://nyse.com/
  • → references shopify.com website
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    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://shopify.com/
  • → references Codex website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": http://openai.com/codex
  • → references mongodb.com website
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    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://mongodb.com/
  • → references cisco.com website
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    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://cisco.com/
  • → references public.com website
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    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://public.com/
  • → references railway.com website
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    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://railway.com/
  • → references @TBPNLive website
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    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://youtube.com/@TBPNLive
  • → references console.com website
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    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://console.com/
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    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://crowdstrike.com/

Entities found in this episode

websites 26

  • mentioned Entrepreneurship website
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    Feed category: Entrepreneurship
  • mentioned figma.com website
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    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://figma.com/
  • mentioned ramp.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://ramp.com/
  • mentioned nyse.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://nyse.com/
  • mentioned shopify.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://shopify.com/
  • mentioned Codex website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": http://openai.com/codex
  • mentioned mongodb.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://mongodb.com/
  • mentioned cisco.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://cisco.com/
  • mentioned public.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://public.com/
  • mentioned railway.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://railway.com/
  • mentioned @TBPNLive website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://youtube.com/@TBPNLive
  • mentioned console.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://console.com/
  • mentioned crowdstrike.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://crowdstrike.com/
  • discusses Entrepreneurship website
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    Feed category: Entrepreneurship
  • references figma.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://figma.com/
  • references ramp.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://ramp.com/
  • references nyse.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://nyse.com/
  • references shopify.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://shopify.com/
  • references Codex website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": http://openai.com/codex
  • references mongodb.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://mongodb.com/
  • references cisco.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://cisco.com/
  • references public.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://public.com/
  • references railway.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://railway.com/
  • references @TBPNLive website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://youtube.com/@TBPNLive
  • references console.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://console.com/
  • references crowdstrike.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine": https://crowdstrike.com/

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  • mentioned Technology company
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    Feed category: Technology
  • discusses Business company
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persons 2

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Episode description as stored
(01:31) - AI Viruses (08:18) - OpenAI's Device Takes Shape (16:39) - Meta Faces Major Child Safety Case (25:25) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (36:10) - WSJ Mansion Section (43:41) - Samir Kaul, a general partner at Khosla Ventures, discusses the firm’s investment in Jeff Dean’s Discovery Loop and its potential to apply AI to scientific research with tangible outcomes. He also shares his views on AI regulation, inflated private-market valuations, venture capital strategy, founder support, and the importance of taking bold risks to generate exceptional returns. (01:09:45) - Patrick Wendell discusses his role as Databricks co-founder and VP of Engineering, where he leads AI products and internal AI adoption. He explains how AI coding tools can nearly double engineering capacity while creating rapidly escalating consumption costs, and highlights model switching, intelligent routing, and optimization as key ways to control spending without sacrificing productivity. (01:27:30) - Grant Lafontaine discusses Whatnot’s $545 million Series G funding round at a $20 billion valuation and the live-shopping platform’s rapid growth. He explains how authentic, knowledgeable sellers can build substantial businesses with small audiences, while outlining Whatnot’s focus on customer experience, new markets, product categories, and future streaming formats. (01:44:17) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions TBPN is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.com Public - https://public.com Cisco - https://www.cisco.com Console - https://www.console.com CrowdStrike - https://www.crowdstrike.com Figma - https://www.figma.com MongoDB - https://www.mongodb.com NYSE - https://www.nyse.com Railway - https://railway.com Shopify - https://www.shopify.com Codex - http://openAI.com/codex Follow TBPN:  https://TBPN.com https://x.com/tbpn https://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tbpn/id1772360235 https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive