BigStory Podcast

BigStory VC-ի ներդրողներ և տեխնոլոգիական ստարտափների հիմնադիրներ Դավիթ Բաղդասարյանի, Արտո Մինասյանի և Արտո Երիցյանի փոդքասթը տեխնոլոգիաների, ստարտափների և ներդրումների մասին։ (00:00) Intro. 60-րդ էպիզոդ (01:30) Ի՞նչ է Product Market Fit-ը, և ինչպե՞ս զգալ այն (09:33) Կայացնել որոշումներ քիչ ինֆորմացիայով (29:20) Ի՞նչ է Channel Market Fit-ը (36:20) Virality և Network Effect (40:31) Ինչքան դժվար է հա...

BigStory VC-ի ներդրողներ և տեխնոլոգիական ստարտափների հիմնադիրներ Դավիթ Բաղդասարյանի, Արտո Մինասյանի և Արտո Երիցյանի փոդքասթը տեխնոլոգիաների, ստարտափների և ներդրումների մասին։ (00:00) Intro (01:34) Ինչպես 9 անգամ Iron Man անել, ու Դավիթին ոգեշնչել վերադառնալ Հայաստան (07:18) Ի՞նչ է Iron Man-ը և ի՞նչ կապ ունի բիզնեսի հետ (17:50) LLM Security․ Ինչո՞ւ է պետք AI մոդելներին պաշտպանել նույն կերպ, ինչ մար...

BigStory VC-ի ներդրողներ և տեխնոլոգիական ստարտափների հիմնադիրներ Դավիթ Բաղդասարյանի, Արտո Մինասյանի և Արտո Երիցյանի փոդքասթը տեխնոլոգիաների, ստարտափների և ներդրումների մասին։ BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. The podcast is in Armenian. (00:00) Intro (01:44) Արտոն տպավորված է Ճապոնիայով (05:37)...

(00:00) Intro – How to sleep better (07:55) AI News – DeepSeek 3, OpenAI updates, Gemini Flash 2.5 (15:03) Krisp’s new accent-shifting technology (22:07) How AI is disrupting the search engine market (27:02) The latest Trump scandal

BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intro: The Challenge of Working Across Yerevan and SF Time (07:10) The Bardeen Pivot (14:34) The Vertical vs. Horizontal Debate, Again (27:03) Urgent B2B Customers Are Key to Rapid Growth (34:04) One-on-One: Arto & Davit on Krisp’s Meeting Assistant (51...

Trump's impact on markets and tech, how AI is reshaping industries, the differences between B2B and B2C, and listener feedback – all in one episode! BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intro. Arto-Only Episode (02:30) We Want Your Feedback (04:57) How Trump Affects the Stock Market (11:31...

How does being in San Francisco impact startups? Plus, a deep dive into Podcastle’s new Text-to-Speech model and why Grok 3 is so impressive. BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intor (01:45) Arto visiting MWC (04:35) Davit testing a hypothesis: How being in SF helps business (15:00) The...

In episode 53 of BigStory Podcast, we dive into the UATE Annual Meeting and future plans, discuss the challenges of the new HTI Law in Armenia, examine how DOGE is influencing government efficiency, and explore Europe's efforts to compete in the AI race. (00:00) – Intro (01:45) – UATE Annual Meeting 2025: Arto & Yeritsyan as Board Members (11:13) – New HTI Law in Armenia: What's Wrong With It? (23...

Activeloop's Founder & CEO, Davit Buniatyan, discusses their newly launched Multimodal Enterprise AI chat, the innovative technologies driving it, and the competitive landscape. The episode also covers the latest news and insights from the AI industry. BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00)...

ServiceTitan Co-Founder Vahe Kuzoyan shares his journey from Vanadzor to building a billion-dollar company, revealing the struggles, key decisions, and lessons behind ServiceTitan’s success, including its IPO on NASDAQ. BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. The podcast is in Armenian. (00:00) Intro...

(00:00) Intro (01:32) Deepseek's AI challenge (26:21) Chinese EVs vs Tesla (28:04) Bootstrapping or VC Funding Reflections

BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intro (02:17) US-Armenia Strategic Partnership (07:48) Krisp's Internal Hackathon (13:05) Setting Priorities Effectively (20:21) Acquisition Channels for Tech Companies (38:41) NVIDIA's Project DIGITS

BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intro (01:32) Happy New Year! Celebrations, eating habits, and diets. (11:37) AI updates: ChatGPT voice mode, Google DeepMind, and China's progress. (32:18) AI challenges: No new data and future developments. (36:58) The AI race: Competition among tech...

BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intro (04:24) HTI Minister's Promises: Plug & Play Accelerator, Starlink, and the New HTI Law (06:55) Overview of the New HTI Law (25:52) R&D Fiscal Incentives in the New HTI Law (49:09) Practical Benefits of the HTI Law for Companies

(00:00) Intro (01:41) The Air Pollution Problem in Yerevan (06:18) Why SF Is Crucial for Startup Founders (35:59) o1, Canvas, Sora, and the Latest AI News (47:39) Sora: A Potential Competitor to Podcastle

(00:00) Intro (01:46) Why SEO Matters for Startups (07:03) How Startups Can Begin Their SEO Journey (09:57) How to Gain General Knowledge of SEO (12:23) Structuring SEO Teams: Editorial, Programmatic, PR, Backlinks, and Technical (32:22) Understanding Backlinks and the Role of PR in SEO (41:44) Ads vs. Organic Traffic: What Works Better? (43:50) The Future of SEO with AI

BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intro (05:45) SuperAnnotate's $36M Series B Funding Backed by NVIDIA and Others (11:56) What’s Different About Corporate VC Funding? (26:43) What SuperAnnotate Does (and Why It Matters) (35:49) Moving to the US: A Game-Changer for SuperAnnotate (47:06)...

(01:33) How Davit Won the Investors’ Poker Tournament (07:51) Introducing Artur Ghandilyan: Engineer at Meta (11:20) Artur’s Journey from Armenia to Microsoft (20:15) Armenians at Microsoft and Other Big Tech Companies (35:41) How Artur Took Down Amazon Servers for 40 Minutes (01:02:46) The Dilemma: Why Many Armenians Don't Consider Starting Their Own Startups

(00:00) Intro (01:55) U.S. Elections Recap (20:21) Is Trump Good for Armenia (24:23) Hiring tips for Armenian Startups (44:20) YC Advice: Be Nice, or at Least Don’t Be a Jerk (50:05) YC Advice: The Importance of Sleep and Exercise

(00:00) Intro (01:40) Arto's Ray-Ban Meta Glasses (7:18) AI Scaling and Cost Reduction (12:20) Notebook LM Use Cases (24:19) How Elon Musk is so Productive (30:54) Acting as a Deeply Involved Engineer (45:55) First Principles Thinking

(02:15) Tesla’s Latest Full Self-Driving Model (08:23) Claude’s New “Computer Control” Feature (17:55) Google’s Notebook LM AI Tool (19:00) Big Companies Becoming More Efficient with AI (27:01) Debating the Founder’s Role in Decisions (34:25) YC Advice #19: Ignore Your Competitors – You’re More Likely to Die from Suicide than Murder (41:42) YC Advice #20: Most Companies Don’t Die Because They Run...

(00:00) Intro (03:24) Starting Sololearn: The Early Days (12:09) Why Mobile & When Monetization Started (18:04) Solving Retention Challenges (29:02) Motivation & Psychology of Learning (36:29) Challenges as Sololearn Grew Bigger (45:11) Founders' Biases & Beliefs (55:31) The Role of AI in Sololearn's Future

(00:00) Intro (01:23) Reflections on the Last In-Person Episode (03:54) DigiTec 2024 Recap (16:42) Do We Really Need Conferences Like WCIT? (24:15) The Latest Investments by BigStory VC (30:09) YC Advice 14: Avoid Conferences Unless They Are the Best Way to Get Customers (39:51 )YC Advice 18: Sometimes You Need to Fire Your Customers

(00:00) Intro (02:22) Paul Graham's Essay: Founder mode (09:39) Hiring or Firing (29:30) Product Managers: More or Less Technical? (37:00) Q&A Session

(00:00) Intro (01:31) Preview of Armenian TechnoMonth: Digitec & AI Conference (08:27) Why Defense Startups Are Attracting VC Funding (18:13) The Rise of New AI Coding Tools: Cursor (24:10) Key AI Figures & Industry Trends (36:05) Neuralink & Elon Musk’s Vision (48:47) Why Selling to Startups Is Better Than Enterprises