What are the best investing opportunities in Tech for 2025?

Elad Gil is one of silicon valley's legendary investors. He's backed 40 unicorns including Airbnb, Coinbase, Figma and Stripe to name a few. He's super active in AI and hosts the no priors podcast which is like Bankless but for AI.

In this conversation, Elad explores the state of AI and how the industry is evolving, what he thinks about Crypto. and why he’s bullish on Tech in general given the new United States political administration.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
6:02 AI in 2024
8:21 The Future of AI
12:35 Where are we on the S Curve?
17:38 AI vs Other Tech Revolutions
20:23 Are we in a Bubble?
23:59 Evolution of AI
29:06 AI x Crypto
34:12 Centralized vs Decentralized AI
37:46 AI Agents
42:32 Doomsday Scenario
47:16 Raw Crypto
52:28 Order of Trends
55:06 Silicon Valley on Crypto
58:14 Crypto Founders vs Tech Founders
1:01:27 Politics & Tech
1:14:36 Advice for 2025
1:17:13 Closing & Disclaimers

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RESOURCES

Elad Gil
https://x.com/eladgil

Elad Gil Website
https://eladgil.com/

No Priors Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/@NoPriorsPodcast

Prime Open sources their 10B parameter training run
https://x.com/PrimeIntellect/status/1862607165669900407

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