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Building companies in uncertain times, with Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen | TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Uncertainty is the new normal but it’s also an opportunity. In this fireside chat, Ryan Petersen, CEO of global logistics unicorn Flexport, shares his hard-won insights in his unique style after being vocal about everything from tariff policy to AI in recent years. He’s also experienced personal volatility, famously leaving his CEO role and then…

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Uncertainty is the new normal but it’s also an opportunity. In this fireside chat, Ryan Petersen, CEO of global logistics unicorn Flexport, shares his hard-won insights in his unique style after being vocal about everything from tariff policy to AI in recent years. He’s also experienced personal volatility, famously leaving his CEO role and then returning less than a year later. Founders, take notes: this is how you build when the rules keep changing.

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Eclipse Ventures Co-Founder Lior Susan’s Insights Into a $1.3B Bet on Physical AI | StrictlyVC

Fresh off raising a $1.3 billion fund, Eclipse Ventures is doubling down on what it calls physical AI. In this StrictlyVC interview from our 2026 event in San Francisco, co-founder and managing partner Lior Susan discusses robotics, manufacturing, autonomous systems, and what it takes to build enduring companies where AI meets the physical world. Plus,…

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Fresh off raising a $1.3 billion fund, Eclipse Ventures is doubling down on what it calls physical AI. In this StrictlyVC interview from our 2026 event in San Francisco, co-founder and managing partner Lior Susan discusses robotics, manufacturing, autonomous systems, and what it takes to build enduring companies where AI meets the physical world. Plus, you can get a peek into Susan’s perspective about the SpaceX IPO.

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The OpenAI vs. Elon Musk Trial Is Getting Messy Fast | Equity Podcast

Elon vs. Altman is just getting started, and Musk’s own tweets are already working against him in court. Shareholders, take note 👀 Catch the full breakdown on the latest Equity podcast episode:

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Elon vs. Altman is just getting started, and Musk’s own tweets are already working against him in court. Shareholders, take note 👀

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Campbell Brown on Going From Anchor to Facebook to Founding Forum AI | StrictlyVC

Campbell Brown has seen the information ecosystem from every angle — as a journalist, as Meta’s former head of news, and now as founder and CEO of Forum AI. In this StrictlyVC interview from our 2026 event in San Francisco, she discusses trustworthy AI, misinformation at scale, and what it takes to build reliable information…

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Campbell Brown has seen the information ecosystem from every angle — as a journalist, as Meta’s former head of news, and now as founder and CEO of Forum AI. In this StrictlyVC interview from our 2026 event in San Francisco, she discusses trustworthy AI, misinformation at scale, and what it takes to build reliable information systems in the age of AI.

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