Ventures With David
Actionable AI product and growth insights for founders.
I constantly hold conversations with product innovators and tech leaders in overlong real experiments, practical frameworks, and hard-earned lessons for building, launching, and scaling AI-driven products.
Episode 08 — Run More Tests at Lower Confidence
With Martin Tingley, we challenge sacred statistical thresholds and show why running more experiments at lower confidence can accelerate product learning and long-term impact.
Episode 07 — Building Climate Products with Geospatial Data
With Dr. Gordon McCord, we explore how geospatial data is becoming a core product asset for climate tech, disaster response, and sustainable innovation.
Episode 06 — Design in Times of AI with Christina Wodtke
In this episode I sit down with Christina Wodtke to explore how design changes in an AI-shaped world and why judgment, meaning, and responsibility remain central.
Episode 05 — Networking from a Science Perspective
With Dr. Javier Mejia, we explore how network science explains influence, innovation, and why bridging communities leads to breakthrough ideas and long-term success.
Episode 04 — Egoless Engineering and Doing DevOps Right
With Dan McKinley, former VP Engineering at Mozilla, we explore egoless engineering, breaking silos, and how DevOps culture builds stronger, faster teams.
Episode 03 — Building Startups Beyond Silicon Valley
With Matt from Magma Partners, we explore Latin America’s startup ecosystem, the three priorities every founder must master, and how underestimated founders can build global companies.
Episode 02 — Impossible Distillation
Mid-sized language models can outperform giants like ChatGPT — if you extract their hidden knowledge correctly.
Episode 01 — Land Your Next Role in a Slow Market
With Lindsey Akin from Stanford MS&E, we explore how to navigate a slow job market with smarter networking, focused self-assessment, and human skills that AI cannot replace.