Born In Silicon Valley

Want to know how AI is helping small business owners unlock millions in hidden value before they sell? Discover how Cory Hogan built Unbroker, an AI-native services firm that generated $13 billion in valuations in just six months.

In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, host Jake Aaron Villarreal sits down with Cory Hogan to discuss the massive shift happening on Main Street. With 10 million small business owners preparing to t...

Missed phone calls are costing the restaurant industry millions of dollars every year, but conversational AI is completely changing the game. In this episode, we explore how cutting-edge voice technology is transforming front-of-house operations and recovering lost revenue for operators nationwide.

Christian Wiens, CEO and Co-Founder of Loman AI, shares his journey from working in a beachside barbecue joint to developing the leadi...

Discover how artificial intelligence is quietly revolutionizing the five trillion dollar construction supply chain and accelerating the massive data center boom. In this episode, Forest Flager reveals how Parspec leverages agentic AI to cut quoting times from days to seconds, driving billions in electrical product sales.

Since our last conversation, Parspec successfully secured a $31 million Series A and expanded its reach beyond ...

Discover how physical artificial intelligence is transforming the manufacturing industry by giving the real world a voice and solving complex operational problems in record time. In this episode, Dave Copps, CEO of Worlds, reveals the groundbreaking shift from static data to live spatial models that allow factories to literally speak to their managers.

We explore the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence in physical spaces, h...

Discover how AI is transforming enterprise contact centers from massive cost centers into intelligent command centers. Ali Merchant, CEO of Orvera AI, reveals how his bootstrapped voice AI platform is outperforming billion-dollar competitors with unprecedented resolution rates.

With 18 years of experience building a 2000-person contact center firm, Ali shares his insider perspective on why context is the ultimate competitive advan...

Ever wondered what it takes to build a manufacturing plant on the moon? Madison C. Feehan is revolutionizing the multi-billion dollar aerospace supply chain by creating rapidly deployable 3D printers that turn raw dirt and scrap into critical infrastructure.

In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, we sit down with the visionary founder and CEO of Space Copy. Starting her career with NASA at just sixteen years old, Madison has b...

The construction industry has seen zero productivity growth in over fifty years, but one former US Congressman is using artificial intelligence to change that forever. Discover how Patrick Murphy built Togal.AI to compress weeks of manual blueprint estimating into a seamless process that takes mere seconds.

Growing up in a family construction business and serving in Congress gave Patrick the unique perspective needed to revolution...

Are your AI agents secretly compromising your production systems? Vincent Dermont, Co-Founder and Principal Engineer at Guild AI, reveals the unseen dangers of deploying autonomous AI and how to regain control before it is too late.

In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, we dive deep into the chaotic reality of AI integration in modern startups. Vincent shares his journey from building the early foundations of TikTok and engin...

AI is evolving faster than our power grids can handle, but what happens when the physical infrastructure can no longer keep pace?

Join Jake Aaron Villarreal as he sits down with Scott Willis, President and CEO of Dartpoints, to uncover the hidden backbone of the artificial intelligence revolution: data centers.

In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, we dive deep into the physical realities of building and scaling technology. ...

AI is revolutionizing how private equity-backed startups scale, but revenue leakage is quietly costing them millions. Discover how deploying AI agents in your Go-To-Market strategy can slash manual quoting time by up to 90 percent and plug the gaps in your revenue operations.

In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, Jake Aaron Villarreal sits down with Miguel Vasconcelos, CEO and co-founder of TechTorch. They dive deep into the ...

Will AI replace your job, or will someone using AI replace you? Discover how artificial intelligence is shifting from a simple productivity tool to a massive business multiplier that completely redefines the modern workforce. In this episode, Peter Guagenti reveals how AI agents are solving the biggest hiring crisis of our generation and transforming mid-market operations.

Peter Guagenti is the CEO of Everworker and a lifelong ent...

In an era where AI accelerates cyber threats, legacy security systems simply cannot keep up with modern adversaries. Discover how autonomous cyber defense is rewriting the rules of the game and giving organizations the ultimate advantage.

Join Host Jake Aaron Villarreal as he sits down with Curt Aubley, co-founder and CEO of Sevii, to explore the future of enterprise cybersecurity. Curt shares his incredible journey from military ...

Discover how Blue Moon is completely revolutionizing seed-stage venture capital by screening 20,000 startups a year using advanced AI. Join Jake Aaron Villarreal as he sits down with Ben Orthlieb to reveal the data-driven secrets behind finding the next billion-dollar unicorn.

We dive deep into the philosophy of investing in the founders behind the technology, comparing startup success to Olympic endurance. Learn why a founders re...

Discover how billion-dollar enterprises and sovereign governments use AI-driven decision intelligence to predict global economic impacts before committing capital. Yacoub Nuseibeh, CEO of NOORAI, reveals the unconventional blend of machine learning and economic theory that helps top leaders navigate uncertain markets with pinpoint accuracy.

In this episode, we dive deep into the origins of NOORAI and explore how a forecasting plat...

Imagine having the power of an entire engineering team right from your browser without writing a single line of complex code. In this episode, we dive into how everyday consumers are building autonomous systems and personal cloud servers to automate their lives.

Jake Aaron Villarreal sits down with Ben Guo, the visionary founder and president of Zo Computer, to explore the platform being called the AWS for everyday people. After s...

AI is fundamentally changing e-commerce, but most companies are deploying agents completely blind to the consumer experience. Keith Zubchevich, CEO of Conviva, reveals how tracking stateful behavior patterns is the definitive moat for surviving the agentic revolution.

In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, we dive deep into the transition from measuring streaming media giants like Disney to evaluating AI agent performance. The...

Did you know that two trillion dollars of public spending is managed through broken, outdated processes? Discover how August Chen is revolutionizing government procurement with Hazel, an AI-powered platform designed to cut through bureaucratic red tape.

In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, host Jake Aaron Villarreal sits down with the Co-founder and CEO of Hazel to explore the hidden complexities of B2G software. August shar...

Adam Nash grew LinkedIn and Wealthfront into massive tech giants, and now he is disrupting the charitable giving industry with his new app, Daffy. Discover the insider product strategies and talent branding secrets that build billion-dollar startups right here.

In this episode of Born in Silicon Valley, Jake Aaron Villarreal sits down with Adam Nash, the founder and CEO of Daffy. Adam shares his incredible journey from being born ...

Discover how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing material science and global supply chains in this latest episode of Born in Silicon Valley. Join us as Malur Narayan reveals the journey behind Xtrium AI and how his team is building the Bloomberg for materials to help companies make faster, smarter manufacturing decisions.

Malur shares his fascinating evolution from early machine learning research in the 1990s to becoming a ...