Steve Jurvetson and The Metals Company on Ocean mining, EV market growth, and AI's tech impact | E1959
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
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🗓️ 31 May 2024
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Todays show:
Steve Jurvetson and Gerard Barron join Jason to discuss the growth and challenges of the EV market (1:50). Then, they discuss TMC’s involvement in polymetallic nodules and robotic vacuuming for ocean nodules (15:34), the geopolitical aspects of deep-sea mining (40:50), and AI’s impact on technology (52:01).
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Steve Jurvetson and Gerard Barron join Jason
(1:50) EV market growth and challenges
(2:42) The mission of The Metals Company
(5:54) Gerard Barron explains polymetallic nodules
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(15:34) Robotic vacuuming and ocean nodules
(19:17) Environmentalists' perspectives on ocean mining
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(29:47) Deep dive into VC with Steve Jurvetson
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(40:50) Geopolitical aspects of deep-sea mining and future outlook
(52:01) The age of AI and its impact on technology
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| 0:00.0 | Yeah, let's ask the guy who is broadcasting from his bathtub about this. |
| 0:04.0 | I just want to point out how we're about half an hour into this. |
| 0:08.0 | He's a deep sea. |
| 0:10.0 | He's just doing a soak. |
| 0:12.0 | He's soaking in a deep soak. You see soaking in a tub right now. There's no water in it, but I don't know about your investment here, Steve. Either this one's going to the moon or you've. I know, I think the it's the it's the eccentric one |
| 0:25.0 | this I'm Steve Jop probably did an interview I'm sure |
| 0:28.0 | his hot tub at some point that's so careful eating fruit with no deodorant for |
| 0:32.4 | three years yes. |
| 0:33.0 | This week in startups is brought to you by |
| 0:37.0 | 8 sleep. Good sleep is the ultimate game changer. |
| 0:41.0 | The newest generation of the pod, the pod 4 Ultra, has arrived. |
| 0:46.2 | Head to 8 sleep.com slash twist and use code twist to get 350 dollars off the Pod4 Ultra. |
| 0:54.0 | Mercury. |
| 0:55.0 | With Mercury you can simplify your financial operations with banking and |
| 1:00.0 | software that power your critical financial workflows, all within the one thing |
| 1:05.2 | every business needs, a bank account. And with new bill pay and accounting |
| 1:10.3 | integrations, you can pay bills faster and stay in control of company spend. |
| 1:15.3 | Apply in minutes at mercury.com. |
| 1:18.5 | Mercury, The Art of Simplified Finances |
| 1:22.4 | and Northwest Registered Agent. |
| 1:26.0 | Start your business fast and secure with Northwest Registered Agent. |
| 1:30.0 | In just 10 clicks and 10 minutes, set up your entire business identity, name, address, |
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