What podcasts say about John Borthwick

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What John Borthwick has said on podcasts

10 statements · 5 positive · 2 negative · 2 mixed · 1 neutral

on technology-building costsPositiveOct 12, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Technology-building costs are trending toward zero.
“The cost of building technologies as a technology is trending towards zero.”
Listen at 0:00
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on founder skills across company stagesNeutralOct 12, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Founder skills needed at startup formation differ from those needed at scale.
“the kind of skills that you need at the sort of day one which is when we meet the founders, you know, are different than the kind of skills you need at series B, series C, or like when you're fully at scale.”
Listen at 1:58
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on founder emotional attachmentPositiveOct 12, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Founder emotional attachment to the problem and brand is an evaluative signal.
“what I'm trying to see in the response is I'm trying to read if there's an emotional connection to the problem that they're solving, if there's an emotional connection to the brand.”
Listen at 2:47
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on founder attachment to company nameNegativeOct 12, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
A founder lacking attachment to the company name is a negative signal.
“that to me is just like not a good signal.”
Listen at 3:14
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on beta software releasesPositiveOct 12, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Betas enable rapid go-to-market and customer feedback loops.
“I believe that betas work”
Listen at 6:45
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on AI technologyPositiveOct 12, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
White-collar workers should deeply use AI technology.
“use the technology in a deep way.”
Listen at 1:08:01
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on AI-driven job displacementNegativeOct 12, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
AI will cause job displacement.
“I do believe there will be job displacement”
Listen at 1:09:30
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on AI technology and white-collar jobsMixedOct 12, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
AI technology will transform how white-collar jobs operate.
“the technology is going to transform the way white collar jobs operate”
Listen at 1:10:22
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on Artificial IntelligencePositiveOct 12, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
AI expands the surface area of work people can perform.
“AI does”
Listen at 1:11:31
Open the episode · E441: Startup Investing When the Cost of Building Goes to Zero
on AI-assisted projectsMixedOct 12, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
AI makes starting projects easy but completing them fully difficult.
“it's now so easy to start things, it's really hard to get them to 100%.”
Listen at 1:15:59
Open the episode · E441: Startup Investing When the Cost of Building Goes to Zero

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