20VC: Deepseek Raises $50BN | Wall St's $725BN AI Question | The Rise of Open Source & How it Threatens OpenAI & Anthropic | OpenAI Builds it's Own Chip: Jalapeno | The Death of Moats & The New AI Software Winners

20VC: Deepseek Raises $50BN | Wall St's $725BN AI Question | The Rise of Open Source & How it Threatens OpenAI & Anthropic | OpenAI Builds it's Own Chip: Jalapeno | The Death of Moats & The New AI Software Winners

Author: Harry Stebbings June 25, 2026 Duration: 1:24:22

AGENDA:

00:00 – Google Loses Two AI Legends as Anthropic Wins the Talent War

14:45 – China's $50B DeepSeek Bet Changes the AI Power Balance

27:15 – AI's Memory Crisis Has Begun — Apple Warns of a '100-Year Flood'

30:00 – Wall Street Finally Asks the $725 Billion Question: Who Pays for AI?

41:00 – We Built an AI Finance VP... and It's Better Than Humans

46:30 – The Death of Moats? Why Founders Should Stop Talking About Defensibility

58:30 – Databricks, ServiceNow & the New AI Software Winners

01:07:00 – The Seat-Based SaaS Model Is Dying

01:12:00 – OpenAI's Custom Models Could Rewrite Enterprise Software

01:17:00 – OpenAI's Biggest Threat Isn't Anthropic Anymore

 


Hosted by Harry Stebbings, The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) pulls back the curtain on the high-stakes worlds of venture capital and startup building. Each episode is a compact, twenty-minute dive into the minds shaping the future of technology. You’ll hear candid conversations with legendary investors, the very individuals who fund and guide the next generation of companies, featuring voices like Sequoia's Doug Leone and Benchmark's Bill Gurley. Beyond the capital, this podcast dedicates time to the founders themselves. Weekly, Stebbings sits down with transformative entrepreneurs such as Spotify's Daniel Ek, LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman, and Snowflake's Frank Slootman, unpacking the real journeys behind their iconic companies. The format is direct and focused, cutting straight to the core insights on funding strategies, pitch dynamics, and the personal philosophies that drive success. Tuning into this podcast means gaining an unfiltered perspective from both sides of the table, all delivered in a concise and accessible style that fits into your day.
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