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He Raised $26M Betting on Probabilities, Not Guesses | Koah Labs, Nic Baird

Nic Baird was on track to become one of the best sailors in the world. He walked away to make a statistical bet on startups, and built Koah Labs, the ad monetization platform for AI tools, raising $26M along the way.In this interview, Nic opens up about:The decision framework he learned from competitive sailing: how to make the biggest bets of your life when you don't have all the informationWhy starting a company is a "high variability, low risk" move, even if you failHow self-doubt loses to your environment, not your willpower, and the community that finally made him believe he could buildWhy he bet on ads when every VC in 2024 was preaching that subscriptions were the only future for AIThe real bottleneck for AI agents: not the technology, but how long human trust takes to catch upWatch to see how a world-class sailor used probability and expected value to walk away from going pro, and bet on building instead.00:00 Intro01:50 How a World-Class Sailor Decides Under Uncertainty05:23 To Become a Builder, Be Around Builders08:34 Subscriptions Killed AI Apps, Ads will Save Them11:36 Can Ads Actually Be a Good Experience?12:54 The Bottleneck is Now Humans, Not TechEO stands for Entrepreneur& Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at partner@eoeoeo.netLinkedIn | @EO STUDIO X | @eostudi0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Advice from the Top 1% of Software Engineer | Exaltitude Jean Lee | EO

Advice from the Top 1% of Software Engineer | Exaltitude Jean Lee What are the ways to become a highly valuable person? We had the privilege of interviewing the remarkable Jean Lee, an early engineeri...

23 Syys 13min

How I Built $825M Email Revolution Called Superhuman | Rahul Vohra | EO

How I Built $825M Email Revolution Called Superhuman | Rahul Vohra Superhuman's CEO, Rahul, reveals his thrilling journey of growing his startup into a company valued at $825M. In this interview, Rahu...

23 Syys 30min

Mindset Behind $50B in Revenue | Ema Unlimited, Surojit Chatterjee | EO

Mindset Behind $50B in Revenue | Ema Unlimited, Surojit Chatterjee EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. Follow the podcast & turn on notifications for new episodes. EO Socials: Twitter tw...

23 Syys 17min

How to Stop AI From Giving You Wrong Answers I Rumman Chowdhury, Humane Intelligence | EO

How to Stop AI From Giving You Wrong Answers I Rumman Chowdhury, Humane Intelligence Have you ever asked AI a question and received a confident answer that turned out to be completely wrong? How can w...

23 Syys 15min

Stop watching this video and Go build things l Paul Bragiel, Golden Gate Ventures | EO

Stop watching this video and Go build things l Paul Bragiel, Golden Gate Ventures This video features the story of 'Paul Bragiel', the head of Golden Gate Ventures and a legendary investor in Silicon ...

23 Syys 17min

Big Tech is NOT the Only Answer to Win | Relay.app, Jacob Bank | EO

Big Tech is NOT the Only Answer to Win | Relay.app, Jacob Bank Today's guest is Jacob Bank, founder and CEO of Relay.app, a company that automates tedious, repetitive tasks like scheduling and onboard...

23 Syys 19min

How We Went from Zero Buyers to One of the Fastest-Growing B2B StartupsㅣTranscend, Ben Brook | EO

How We Went from Zero Buyers to One of the FastestGrowing B2B StartupsㅣTranscend, Ben Brook Ben Brook is CoFounder and CEO of Transcend, a privacy infrastructure company helping businesses automate da...

23 Syys 14min