{"podcast":{"title":"Practical AI","slug":"practical-ai","podcast_index_feed_id":444526,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/practical-ai-machine-learning-data-science-llm","website_url":"https://practicalai.fm","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WMlp2ug34XB6LDJ3-vnzti_-_y144LUlFW0Xzzn3fss/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMTZi/ZWJmNWIwNDdmYTcw/NGJjMTExZjNjZmYy/M2ZjNS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Practical AI LLC","episode_count":357,"summary":"Making artificial intelligence practical, productive & accessible to everyone. Practical AI is a show in which technology professionals, business people, students, enthusiasts, and expert guests engage in lively discussions about Artificial Intelligence and related topics (Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, GANs, MLOps, AIOps, LLMs & more). The focus is on productive implementations and real-world scenarios that are accessible to everyone. If you want to keep up with the latest advances in AI, while keeping one foot in the real world, then this is the show for you!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-ai"},"episode":{"title":"Behind-the-Scenes: VC Funding for AI Startups","slug":"behind-the-scenes-vc-funding-for-ai-startups","published_at":"2025-06-18T19:23:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-ai/behind-the-scenes-vc-funding-for-ai-startups","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-ai","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/2f7547c3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/2f7547c3/4ad7b59c.mp3","summary":"It seems like we are bombarded by news about millions of dollars pouring into AI startups, which have crazy valuations. In this episode, Chris and Dan dive deep into the highs, lows, and hard choices behind funding an AI startup. They explore early bootstrapping, the transition to venture capital, and what it’s like to trade in code commits for investor decks. Featuring: Chris Benson – Website , GitHub , LinkedIn , X Daniel Whitenack – Website , GitHub , X Links: Builder.ai Collapses: $1.5bn 'AI' Startup Exposed as 'Actually Indians' Pretending to Be Bots Sponsors: Miro: Feeling overwhelmed by AI? Miro brings clarity by combining human creativity with intelligent tools to help teams get great work done. Learn more at miro.com .","meta_description":"It seems like we are bombarded by news about millions of dollars pouring into AI startups, which have crazy valuations. In this episode, Chris and Dan div…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2508,"processing_state":"failed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/practical-ai/episodes/behind-the-scenes-vc-funding-for-ai-startups/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-ai/behind-the-scenes-vc-funding-for-ai-startups.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}