{"podcast":{"title":"Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology","slug":"riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693","podcast_index_feed_id":3057693,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1620178.rss","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/ridingunicorns_","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/jf3ttbi3zp9fmtxbjspym1v9vxum?.jpg","author":"Riding Unicorns","episode_count":242,"summary":"Riding Unicorns is a podcast featuring the world's best minds from venture and startups. Hosted by VCs James Pringle and Hector Mason, the show explores what it takes to build and back successful tech unicorns. Each episode features conversations with top founders, operators, and investors unpacking the strategies, challenges, and insights behind scaling category-defining companies. From fundraising and product-market fit to hiring, growth, and beyond, no topic is off-limits. Whether you're a founder, VC, angel investor, or just curious about the world of startups, you’ll find valuable takeaways in every episode.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T14:21:27.851790+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693"},"episode":{"title":"AI, Infra vs Apps & Spotting Red Herrings with Akash Bajwa, Principal @ Earlybird","slug":"ai-infra-vs-apps-spotting-red-herrings-with-akash-bajwa-principal-earlybird","published_at":"2025-10-08T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/ai-infra-vs-apps-spotting-red-herrings-with-akash-bajwa-principal-earlybird","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1620178/episodes/17944337-ai-infra-vs-apps-spotting-red-herrings-with-akash-bajwa-principal-earlybird.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1620178/episodes/17944337-ai-infra-vs-apps-spotting-red-herrings-with-akash-bajwa-principal-earlybird.mp3","summary":"Akash Bajwa, Principal at Earlybird VC, one of Europe’s longest-standing early-stage funds. Akash shares his journey into venture and how he helped launch Earlybird’s London office, now a core hub for the firm. We dive into the state of AI investing, how to distinguish enduring companies from short-term hype, and what traits define the next wave of outlier founders. With experience backing companies like Briefcase (AI for accountants) and Spatial (3D generative AI), Akash offers a deep and pr...","meta_description":"Akash Bajwa, Principal at Earlybird VC, one of Europe’s longest-standing early-stage funds. Akash shares his journey into venture and how he helped launch…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2811,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/episodes/ai-infra-vs-apps-spotting-red-herrings-with-akash-bajwa-principal-earlybird/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/ai-infra-vs-apps-spotting-red-herrings-with-akash-bajwa-principal-earlybird.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}