AI is supposed to make work easier to manage, but too often it just adds more to manage on top of

the thousands of apps the IT department already juggles. Any business can add AI, but the real

breakthrough is being able to scale and manage it. IBM helps you use AI to change how you do business.

Let's create smarter business, IBM.

When we're in these times of disruption, the old power structures are no longer as firm or as strong.

Doesn't mean they're non-existent.

Doesn't mean that there isn't still privilege of which school you went to and which community you grew up in.

But it means that

that's a much less of a rigid guidepost. Don't limit yourself. I think we have a lot of

icarus companies right now. Right there flying pretty close to the sun. It's like a shoot the moon

strategy. The human dynamic here, in other words, no matter what the tech is and what the market is,

if the people aren't able to work together and if somebody's sending a signal that they're the

wrong jockey, that can blow up the whole thing.

Those are the voices of Reed Hoffman, followed by investor Stacey Brown Philpott and Aileen Lee, and capped by media

figure and entrepreneur Van Jones, recorded live on stage at the 2025 Master's Scale Summit

in San Francisco on October 8th.

The investing landscape for VCs and entrepreneurs has shifted dramatically this year. In this special episode, Van plays

the role of moderator, engaging Reed, Stacey, and Aileen in a candid conversation about what's

changed in the investing space, what it means, and how players on all sides need to adapt. The

exchange is full of lessons for right now, so let's get to it. I'm Bob Safian,

and this is Rapid Response. We're going to talk about where we are in the world of investing.

I'm going to start with my own founder's story. I am a founder of an

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