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In this video, we dive into an extraordinary startup story that proves innovation can thrive even in the most challenging circumstances. From a basement in Kyiv, a small team is revolutionizing military communications while their country fights for survival.

Discover how Himera, a Ukrainian startup, is competing with billion-dollar defense companies and winning:
- Building military-grade radios at ⅓ of the traditional cost
- Developing in months what usually takes 10 years
- Testing products on actual battlefields instead of laboratories
- Growing 3X year over year with 6,000+ units deployed
- Securing contracts with the US Air Force

Key startup lessons from their journey:
- Start where you know something
- Get real user feedback immediately
- Speed beats overengineering
- Challenge industry assumptions
- Keep R&D at your core

Watch to learn how this team is disrupting the military communications industry through rapid innovation, real-world testing, and the courage to question everything. A masterclass in startup execution under extreme conditions.

Host: Heini Zachariassen
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heini/

Guest: Misha Rudominski
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudominski/

Himera: https://himeratech.com/

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Chapters
00:00 The Context of Innovation Amidst Conflict
02:22 Lessons from the Frontline: Building Better Communication
05:15 Challenging Industry Norms for Success

Andrej Karpathy recently coined the term “vibe coding” to describe how LLMs are getting so good that devs can simply “give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists.” We dive into this new way of programming and what it means for builders in the age of AI.

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0:00 Intro
0:42 What is vibe coding?
1:00 What founders in the current YC batch are saying
4:35 Debugging and building systems
6:59 The models people are using now
10:01 What percentage of code is being written by LLM’s?
11:58 What changed and what stayed the same?
18:08 How Triplebyte did candidate assessments and how would that change in this era
21:37 Key skills that will remain relevant
23:01 How do you develop taste without classical training?
30:59 Outro

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In this video, we challenge the common belief that you need billions to compete with Big Tech, revealing how startups can effectively take on giants like Google and Microsoft with limited resources. Through real-world examples from Vivino's journey to 70 million users and fascinating parallels with the Ukraine-Russia conflict, we uncover the two powerful strategies that level the playing field: focus and courage.

Drawing from compelling case studies including OpenAI's bold release of ChatGPT and Tesla's market disruption, we demonstrate why being small and nimble can actually be your greatest advantage. Watch as we break down how startups can leverage their ability to make quick decisions and maintain laser focus to outmaneuver larger, resource-rich competitors who are often paralyzed by their own success.

Key takeaways include:
• Why trying to compete on all fronts is a losing strategy, and how to choose your winning battleground
• How playing it safe is actually the riskiest move you can make as a startup
• The counterintuitive advantages startups have over Big Tech giants

Host: Heini Zachariassen
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heini/

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00:00 Competing with Big Tech: The David vs. Goliath Mindset
02:17 The Power of Focus in Startups
05:30 Courage Over Caution: The Startup Advantage
07:17 Winning with Focus and Bold Decisions

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GPT-4.5 is here, and it has major big model energy. OpenAI's largest model to date, it excels at natural conversation, creative tasks and complex planning. YC General Partner Tom Blomfield breaks down why 4.5 matters, how it fits into the broader trajectory of AI development, and what founders need to know.

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00:00 - Intro
01:55 - GPT-4.5
04:28 - Testing
05:38 - Limitations
07:32 - Outro