Jordan Thibodeau

SVIC Podcast

Tech veterans takes on the valley without the hype. The SVIC Podcast is two tech industry veterans dishing out real talk about tech, business and AI. We discuss news, research and help you peak behind the scenes on how Silicon Valley actually works. Our hosts Joe Ternasky and Jordan Thibodeau have worked in high profile roles for Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Salesforce, Slack, Splunk, Adobe, Carta and Wealthfront.

Author

Jordan Thibodeau

Category

Technology

Podcast website

svinvestorsclub.com

Latest episode

Oct 1, 2025

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Episodes

What Economists Got Wrong About America’s Industrial Policy | Marc Fasteau, Ian Fletcher SVIC #52 27.11.2024

If you are a SVIC supporter (patreon.com/svic or YouTube channel member) and would like us to ask them a question live, use this link: https://rebrand.ly/guestQA Marc Fasteau and Ian Fletcher, from the Coalition for A Prosperous America, joins us to talk about his latest book "Industrial Policy For The United States" ( Get a copy here: https://amzn.to/3Cnmebe). In this book, the authors make the b...

Deepfake Detection: Can We Stay Ahead of Scammers? | UC Berkeley PHD Sarah Barrington SVIC Podcast #51 23.11.2024

Gain access to our bonus episodes and our private discord community by becoming a YouTube Channel member or going to patreon.com/svic In this episode, we interview Sarah Barrington, a PhD student from UC Berkeley, working with Professor Hany Farid on Digital Forensics, Computer Vision, and AI. A Cambridge graduate with a background in engineering and data science at McLaren, Sarah co-founded two s...

Googlers React To Lex Fridman & Dario Amodei Interview Part 2: Why Large Companies Fail 14.11.2024

Documentary on Google: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN3nG_rMTxk&t=403s Patreon.com/svic - Member Q&A, Bonus Episodes, Discord, and more! Join our free weekly newsletter so you don't miss all of the tech news: https://svic.substack.com/ Startups: Have questions about being acquired by a large tech company? Jordan has worked on 150 acquisitions during his time at Google and Slack. Reach o...

Googlers React To Lex Fridman & Dario Amodei CEO of Anthropic Interview: Future of Claude, Leaving OpenAI, and more! 13.11.2024

Patreon.com/svic - Member Q&A, Bonus Episodes, Discord, and more! Join our free weekly newsletter so you don't miss all of the tech news: https://svic.substack.com/ Startups: Have questions about being acquired by a large tech company? Jordan has worked on 150 acquisitions during his time at Google and Slack. Reach out to Jordan at https://rebrand.ly/talktojordan Follow us: Threads: www.thread...

Victory for Trump: Tech Industry Winners & Losers—Reaction from a Google Employee 07.11.2024

Member Q&A on 11/11 at 12:30PM PST for our supporters! If you support the channel (Supporter tier or higher), submit your questions here: https://rebrand.ly/svicMonthlyQA and we will answer them on Monday! You're missing our 51 bonus episodes. Head to Patreon.com/svic Join our free weekly newsletter so you don't miss all of the tech news: https://svic.substack.com/ Startups: Have questions abo...

Software UI Design, How Much Are Companies Spending on ChatGPT, Selling Chips Illegally To China 06.11.2024

Member Q&A on 11/11 at 12:30PM PST for our supporters! If you support the channel (Supporter tier or higher), submit your questions here: https://rebrand.ly/svicMonthlyQA and we will answer them on Monday! You're missing our 51 bonus episodes. Head to Patreon.com/svic Join our free weekly newsletter so you don't miss all of the tech news: https://svic.substack.com/ Startups: Have questions abo...

Building a Winning Startup Culture: Lessons from a Serial Founder & CEO of ING | Arkadi Kuhlmann SVIC Podcast #50 05.11.2024

You're missing our 51 bonus episodes. Head to Patreon.com/svic Arkadi Kuhlmann is an entrepreneur and author known for his innovative approaches to banking and leadership. He founded ING Direct Canada in 1996 and later ING Direct USA, emphasizing customer-focused direct banking. Kuhlmann has authored several books on leadership and business culture. His latest book "Above The Clouds" ( https://amz...

Can AI Cure Aging? Exploring the Limits of AI in Medicine with Dr. Derya Unutmaz 31.10.2024

here's a bit of video sync issue at the beginning and end, sorry! You're missing our 51 bonus episodes. Head to Patreon.com/svic Join our free weekly newsletter so you don't miss all of the tech news: https://svic.substack.com/ Startups: Have questions about being acquired by a large tech company? Jordan has worked on 150 acquisitions during his time at Google and Slack. Reach out to Jordan at htt...

Google's AI Agent To Take On Anthropic & OpenAI 29.10.2024

You're missing our 51 bonus episodes. Head to Patreon.com/svic Join our free weekly newsletter so you don't miss all of the tech news: https://svic.substack.com/ Startups: Have questions about being acquired by a large tech company? Jordan has worked on 150 acquisitions during his time at Google and Slack. Reach out to Jordan at https://rebrand.ly/talktojordan Follow us: Threads: www.threads.net/@...

Why We Make Bad Decisions & How To Avoid Them | Annie Duke on SVIC Podcast #49 25.10.2024

Annie Duke is an author, speaker, and consultant in the decision-making space, as well as Special Partner focused on Decision Science at First Round Capital Partners, a seed stage venture fund. Annie’s latest book, Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away (https://amzn.to/4goiS7r), was released in 2022 from Portfolio, a Penguin Random House imprint. Her previous book, Thinking in Bets (https:/...

Perplexity Is Worth $8 Billion? Google's Bureaucracy Vs. Perplexity, AI Research 23.10.2024

Support the show at patreon.com/svic Join our free weekly newsletter so you don't miss all of the tech news: https://svic.substack.com/ Follow us: Threads: www.threads.net/@svicpodcast Twitter: https://x.com/svicpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/svicpodcast Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@svicpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/svicpodcast Spotify: https://podcasters.spot...

Why Google Search is Falling Apart - Googlers React To What MrWhoseTheBoss Got Wrong 15.10.2024

Shout out to SVIC Member Fractals for suggesting that we react to this. If you would like us to react to other content please become a YouTube channel member or patreon.com/svic supporter. Join our free weekly newsletter so you don't miss all of the tech news: https://svic.substack.com/ Follow us: Threads: www.threads.net/@svicpodcast Twitter: https://x.com/svicpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linked...

Harvard Student Creates AI Glasses To Identify Strangers | AnhPhu Nguyen - SVIC Podcast #48 11.10.2024

We are joined by AnhPhu Nguyen, created of I-Xray. Along with his classmate, Caine Ardayfio, at Harvard University he has hooked Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses up to a facial recognition system that instantly identifies strangers in public, finds their personal information and can be used to approach them and gain their trust. They call it I-XRAY and have demonstrated its power to get phone numbers,...

OpenAI's Transition To For-Profit & Google Vs Epic Games - Lawyers React | SVIC Podcast #47 11.10.2024

Head to Patreon.com/svic to see our bonus episodes Christa Laser and Chris Sagers, law professors from Cleveland State University, will be joining us to discuss the intersection of technology and law. Christa specializes in copyright law, while Chris focuses on antitrust law. Check out Christa's channel at https://www.youtube.com/@ChristaLaser . And learn more about Chris's book "United States v....

How Economics Can Save The World - Econ Tips For Work & Life | Erik Angner SVIC Podcast #46 03.10.2024

Erik Angner is Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University, where he directs the PPE Program. As a result of serious mission creep, he holds two PhDs – one in Economics and one in History and Philosophy of Science – both from the University of Pittsburgh. His new book How Economics Can Save the World (https://amzn.to/3TE2WnC) Free Book Give away - Economics Can Save the World (https:...

Googlers React to OpenAI's $157 Valuation - Can It Be Justified? - Bonus Episode Clip! 03.10.2024

Free bonus episode clip. You can find the full version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1qL7oTh2AY Patreon.com/svic for our latest bonus episode! Free Book Give away - Economics Can Save the World (https://amzn.to/3TE2WnC) : Discord members we have 2 free copies for you, enter here (You need to be a svic supporter to enter the discord give away): https://rebrand.ly/yn1o4g5 If you aren't supp...

Googlers React To OpenAI Dev Day, Nuclear Power, AI Laws, Man W/ Purse Dog Being Harassed In Waymo 02.10.2024

Patreon.com/svic for exclusive content. Free Book Give away - How Economics Can Save the World (https://amzn.to/3TE2WnC): Discord members we have 2 free copies for you, enter here (You need to be a svic supporter to enter the discord give away): https://rebrand.ly/yn1o4g5 If you aren't supporting the show, you can enter for free here to win a copy: https://rebrand.ly/rzyj304 Join our newsletter: h...

OpenAI Launches Advanced Voice Mode - Googlers React 24.09.2024

The following is a clip from our bonus episode. You can catch the rest of the bonus episode by supporting us on patreon.com/svic. Follow us: Threads: www.threads.net/@svicpodcast Substrack: https://svic.substack.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/svicpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/svicpodcast Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@svicpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/svicpodcast...

OpenAI's Sam Altman Thinks Reliable AI Agents Are Around The Corner 20.09.2024

Patreon.com/svic for the latest on Microsoft's copilot 2! Follow us: Threads: www.threads.net/@svicpodcast Substrack: https://svic.substack.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/svicpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/svicpodcast Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@svicpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/svicpodcast Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/svicpodcast Need co...

Israel Blows Up Hezbollah's Pagers. What's Mossad's Next Move? 18.09.2024

We have 3 free copies of Habits of a Peacemaker: 10 Habits to Change Our Potentially Toxic Conversations into Healthy Dialogues (https://amzn.to/47gPbAV), we have two free copies for our paid YouTube channel members and patreon.com/svic supporters. You can enter the raffle on discord here: https://bit.ly/3TxzgIV If you aren't a show supporter you can become a free patreon member at patreon.com...

Insider Data On Amazon's Remote Talent Exodus, Real Estate Investing Update, Snaps New Glasses 18.09.2024

We have 3 free copies of Habits of a Peacemaker: 10 Habits to Change Our Potentially Toxic Conversations into Healthy Dialogues (https://amzn.to/47gPbAV), we have two free copies for our paid YouTube channel members and patreon.com/svic supporters. You can enter the raffle on discord here: https://bit.ly/3TxzgIV If you aren't a show supporter you can become a free patreon member at patreon.com...

Googler Reacts To Amazon's War Against WFH & Families 17.09.2024

We have 3 free copies of Habits of a Peacemaker: 10 Habits to Change Our Potentially Toxic Conversations into Healthy Dialogues (https://amzn.to/47gPbAV), we have two free copies for our paid YouTube channel members and patreon.com/svic supporters. You can enter the raffle on discord here: https://bit.ly/3TxzgIV If you aren't a show supporter you can become a free patreon member at patreon.com...

10 Habits To Improve Your Conversations & Fix Relationships | Steven T. Collis - SVIC Podcast #45 17.09.2024

We are interviewing Steven T. Collis, a critically acclaimed author of both fiction and nonfiction books and a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He's joining us to talk about his latest book Habits of a Peacemaker: 10 Habits to Change Our Potentially Toxic Conversations into Healthy Dialogues (https://amzn.to/47gPbAV). In his book you'll learn the practical skills that ca...

What Caused China to Kill The Private Sector: Bad Policies or Jack Ma's Horrible Dance Moves? 13.09.2024

Enter our free book giveaway by becoming a free member of our Patreon at patreon.com/svic . We are giving away a copy of Habits of a Peacemaker: https://amzn.to/3Zkxbn8 Don't miss our recent bonus episode about Google’s AlphaProteo, Disney Sued Over Dead Actor, Klarna Cancels Salesforce & Workday? : https://youtu.be/t9Ync23pA9E Follow us: Threads: www.threads.net/@svicpodcast Twitter: http...

OpenAI Releases o1 aka Strawberry - How It Works, How It Performs, And A Live Demo 12.09.2024

Enter our free book giveaway by becoming a free member of our Patreon at patreon.com/svic . We are giving away a copy of Habits of a Peacemaker: https://amzn.to/3Zkxbn8 Don't miss our recent bonus episode about Google’s AlphaProteo, Disney Sued Over Dead Actor, Klarna Cancels Salesforce & Workday? : https://youtu.be/t9Ync23pA9E Follow us: Threads: www.threads.net/@svicpodcast Twitter: http...

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