# The Learning Corner by Precursor Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204.md RSS feed: https://feeds.podcastai.com/i0rHCZObsoQbEMAJHFSu22.xml Official site: https://the-learning-corner-by-precursor.onpodcastai.com Author: Mia Farnham Episodes: 84 ## Resource Welcome to the Learning Corner, a weekly Precursor Ventures podcast, where members of the Precursor team walk through their favorite articles and news snippets across the venture ecosystem. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204.md ## Episodes - [Episode #83: Tony Fadell on Building Products That Last, SAFE Adjusted TVPI, Kirkland's $500M AI Bet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-83-tony-fadell-on-building-products-that-last-safe-adjusted-tvpi-kirkland-s-500m-ai-bet) — 2026-06-11T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #82: What Will Be Scarce in an AI World, The Real Cost of Vibe Coding, The End of the Software Engineer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-82-what-will-be-scarce-in-an-ai-world-the-real-cost-of-vibe-coding-the-end-of-the-software-engineer) — 2026-06-04T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #81: Does Your Boss Have AI Brain?, Career Bets That Compound, Too Much Is Happening Too Fast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-81-does-your-boss-have-ai-brain-career-bets-that-compound-too-much-is-happening-too-fast) — 2026-05-28T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #80: Narrative Above All, The Job Market Signal Collapsed, IC Work Is the New Career Flex, OpenAI Files for IPO](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-80-narrative-above-all-the-job-market-signal-collapsed-ic-work-is-the-new-career-flex-openai-files-for-ipo) — 2026-05-21T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #79: Networking Is Mostly Cope, AI Is Changing What Skills Matter, CEO AI Psychosis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-79-networking-is-mostly-cope-ai-is-changing-what-skills-matter-ceo-ai-psychosis) — 2026-05-14T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #78: Owning Your AI Agents, When Your VC Leaves, Are You Actually AI-Native?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-78-owning-your-ai-agents-when-your-vc-leaves-are-you-actually-ai-native) — 2026-05-07T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #77: The Broken Seed Model, YC's Revenue Honesty Rules, China Blocks Meta's Manus Deal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-77-the-broken-seed-model-yc-s-revenue-honesty-rules-china-blocks-meta-s-manus-deal) — 2026-04-30T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #76: My Biggest Founder Regret, Fundamental Truths in VC, SpaceX Cursor Partnership](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-76-my-biggest-founder-regret-fundamental-truths-in-vc-spacex-cursor-partnership) — 2026-04-23T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #75: Domain Expertise in Vertical AI, The Changing Math of Seed Investing, A Generation of Cheaters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-75-domain-expertise-in-vertical-ai-the-changing-math-of-seed-investing-a-generation-of-cheaters) — 2026-04-16T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #74: Round Names Are Dead, How To Ask For Advice, Private Wealth Goes Direct](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-74-round-names-are-dead-how-to-ask-for-advice-private-wealth-goes-direct) — 2026-04-09T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #73: Startups Need Better Stories, The Value-Add LP Era, Agile Funding Is Back](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-73-startups-need-better-stories-the-value-add-lp-era-agile-funding-is-back) — 2026-04-02T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #72: Delve's Compliance Fraud, Has Startup Advice Ever Worked, OpenAI Refocuses](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-72-delve-s-compliance-fraud-has-startup-advice-ever-worked-openai-refocuses) — 2026-03-26T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #71: Symbolic Capitalism and the Attention Game, Token Output as a Performance KPI, Choosing Your Intellectual Shoulders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-71-symbolic-capitalism-and-the-attention-game-token-output-as-a-performance-kpi-choosing-your-intellectual-shoulders) — 2026-03-19T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #70: The VC Returns Suck Narrative, Venture's Nifty Fifty Moment, The Four Approaches to Early Stage Venture](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-70-the-vc-returns-suck-narrative-venture-s-nifty-fifty-moment-the-four-approaches-to-early-stage-venture) — 2026-03-12T19:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #69: Anthropic's Safety Reckoning, Jack Dorsey Cuts Block in Half, The Venture Consensus Addiction](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-69-anthropic-s-safety-reckoning-jack-dorsey-cuts-block-in-half-the-venture-consensus-addiction) — 2026-03-05T20:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #68: The 2028 AI Crisis Memo, Rethinking Series A, 2021 Founders Hitting Reset](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-68-the-2028-ai-crisis-memo-rethinking-series-a-2021-founders-hitting-reset) — 2026-02-26T20:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #67: Always In The Office, Bubbles vs. Balloons, Tool Shaped Objects](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-67-always-in-the-office-bubbles-vs-balloons-tool-shaped-objects) — 2026-02-19T20:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #66: AI Fatigue Is Real, Patient Capital Will Eat VC, Building a GP Reference List](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-66-ai-fatigue-is-real-patient-capital-will-eat-vc-building-a-gp-reference-list) — 2026-02-12T20:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #65: I See Dead VCs, Tech Media Echo Chambers, VC-Backed Startups' Status Collapse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-65-i-see-dead-vcs-tech-media-echo-chambers-vc-backed-startups-status-collapse) — 2026-02-05T20:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #64: Hubristic Fundraising's Hidden Costs, VCs Can't Win Talent, SaaS Death Greatly Exaggerated](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-64-hubristic-fundraising-s-hidden-costs-vcs-can-t-win-talent-saas-death-greatly-exaggerated) — 2026-01-29T20:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #63: Sequoia Breaks Portfolio Conflict Rules, Pre-Seed Is Dead?, FAANG to Startup Regret](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-63-sequoia-breaks-portfolio-conflict-rules-pre-seed-is-dead-faang-to-startup-regret) — 2026-01-22T20:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #62: Firm Over Fund, Relevance Decays, The Privilege of Belief](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-62-firm-over-fund-relevance-decays-the-privilege-of-belief) — 2026-01-15T20:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #61: AI-Generated Reddit Hoax, Tech Career Crisis, Venture FOMO Reality](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-61-ai-generated-reddit-hoax-tech-career-crisis-venture-fomo-reality) — 2026-01-08T20:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #60: The 2025 Venture Review feat. Hunter Walk (Homebrew, Screendoor) and Peter Walker (Carta)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-60-the-2025-venture-review-feat-hunter-walk-homebrew-screendoor-and-peter-walker-carta) — 2025-12-18T20:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #59: Pivots Rarely Work, Missionary Founders, Does Seattle Hate AI?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-learning-corner-by-precursor-7030204/episode-59-pivots-rarely-work-missionary-founders-does-seattle-hate-ai) — 2025-12-11T20:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.