Podcast · 72 episodes
Silicon Valley Girl: AI, Tech and Career Growth, page 2
by Marina Mogilko · English
The world's top CEOs and AI founders explain what's coming next and how you can get ahead. Silicon Valley Girl is a weekly AI and technology podcast from Silicon Valley hosted by female founder and angel investor Marina Mogilko, covering practical strategies for career growth, mastering AI tools, entrepreneurship and making money with AI. For startup founders, professionals and creators who want to stay ahead in the AI era.
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Granola CEO: How to Build in a Crowded AI Market Without Marketing | Christopher PedregalChris Pedregal (Granola) explains how to build and grow an AI product in a crowded market without marketing—by caring more about product quality, running a close beta, and letting users share it.29 May 2026 · 45 min · 24 chapters
Airtable CEO: AI Will Make You Almost Superhuman | Howie LiuHowie Liu (Airtable CEO) argues that improving AI “agents” will let individuals and small teams scale judgment and output, making them “almost superhuman.” He explains the shift from chatbots to more…27 May 2026 · 31 min · 15 chapters
Head of ChatGPT & Codex: AI Agents for Everyone Are HERE | Thibault Sottiaux OpenAIOpenAI’s Thibault Sottiaux explains how ChatGPT/Codex “AI agents” will become reliable personal assistants for everyone, not just technical users—covering agent safety, workflows for knowledge…25 May 2026 · 29 min · 14 chapters
Google I/O 2026: A New Era of Work Just Started | Josh WoodwardGoogle I/O 2026 highlights—Gemini Spark and an “agentic era” for knowledge work, with voice-first and faster multimodal models.22 May 2026 · 32 min · 17 chapters
$4B Box CEO Aaron Levie: The Next 3 Years Are the Best Time to Build — Here's How to Use This WindowAaron Levie argues that AI “agent” tools create a short, high-leverage window (about the next 3 years) to build new companies.15 May 2026 · 51 min · 21 chapters
"In 6 Months, We'll Start Losing Jobs to AI" — Alpha School Founder MacKenzie PriceMacKenzie Price argues AI will displace jobs within six months and that education must prepare kids for a new reality by replacing one-size-fits-all schooling with AI-powered, mastery-based learning…10 May 2026 · 57 min · 30 chapters
6 AI Businesses You Can Start in 2026 — No Code, No Funding, Real Advice from Reid Hoffman, 11Labs CEO & Google's VP of SearchPractical AI business ideas for 2026 that non-coders can start without funding, using AI “co-founders” (tools, legal/accounting/web/marketing) and focusing on “findable” proof, not vague strategy.7 May 2026 · 22 min · 10 chapters
Mo Gawdat, Allie Miller, Gary Vee: The 6 AI Tools They Use Daily to Earn More | AI Tools 2026Founders and tech leaders share the AI tools they use daily to increase productivity and revenue, plus workflows for “vibe coding,” brand/design automation, and agentic systems.30 Apr 2026 · 30 min · 16 chapters
How to Build a $10K AI Business Solo — No Code, No FundingStarting a solo AI business in 2026 with no code, no team, and (often) no funding; focus on speed, niche selection, organic distribution, and a 90-day launch plan to reach ~$10K/month.26 Apr 2026 · 15 min · 9 chapters
7 AI Skills That Will Make You Irreplaceable | Advice from Replit, Anthropic, and MicrosoftHow to become “unreplaceable” in the AI era by building seven durable skills: problem framing, prompting/AI literacy, workflow orchestration, verification/critical thinking, creative thinking,…23 Apr 2026 · 19 min · 10 chapters
Google Fired Him. Then He Won a Nobel Prize | John MartinisJohn Martinis, a UC Santa Barbara physicist turned startup founder, discusses quantum tunneling in macroscopic superconducting circuits, its impact on qubit development, near-term applications, and…21 Apr 2026 · 31 min · 16 chapters
AI Safety Expert: No One Is Ready for What's Coming in 2 Years | Roman YampolskiyRoman Yampolskiy (AI safety professor) argues AI control is unlikely, predicts rapid automation of cognitive labor and then physical labor, and warns that artificial general intelligence could become…20 Apr 2026 · 44 min · 23 chapters
How to Build a $1M Business Solo in 2026 — No Team, No Funding, No CodeHow to build a $1M solo business in 2026 without a team, funding, or code; using AI as baseline, finding a “superpower,” validating a niche with a prototype, going deep on obsession, and reducing…17 Apr 2026 · 14 min · 5 chapters
How AI Is Solving Problems We Thought Were Impossible | Yossi Matias, Google VP of ResearchYossi Matias (Google VP of Research) discusses how AI can accelerate “impossible” scientific and societal breakthroughs, framed as a “magic cycle” of research → real-world impact, plus how…15 Apr 2026 · 28 min · 11 chapters
Which Jobs Survive AI by 2030? Saadia Zahidi (WEF) Reveals What the Data Actually ShowsSaadia Zahidi (World Economic Forum) discusses how AI, geoeconomics, and the green transition will reshape jobs through 2030, emphasizing net job gains but high “churn” and the need for rapid…13 Apr 2026 · 18 min · 15 chapters
Duolingo CEO: AI Won't Take Your Job — But Someone Using It Will (And Here's What to Do Now) | Luis von AhnDuolingo CEO Luis von Ahn argues AI won’t replace jobs by itself; workers using AI will become more productive.10 Apr 2026 · 44 min · 25 chapters
Nobel Prize Winner: What Quantum Computing Does to AI, Bitcoin, and Your Data | John MartinisNobel Prize–winning quantum physicist John Martinis explains how quantum tunneling enabled quantum computing, what quantum machines could do to AI and data security, and why crypto may need…9 Apr 2026 · 21 min · 8 chapters
How to Build an AI Brain in 1 Hour: 3 Documents, Zero Coding — Allie K. MillerHow to build an “AI brain” using agentic workflows and skills in Claude (and related tools) without coding—focused on scheduling proactive tasks like email triage and morning briefings, and…7 Apr 2026 · 57 min · 40 chapters
Ex-Google Exec: How to Position Yourself Now Before the Next AI Phase (2026–2027) | Mo GawdatMo Gawdat argues the next AI phase (peaking around 2027) will trigger “12–15 years of hell before heaven,” reshaping jobs, economics, power, media reality, and accountability.6 Apr 2026 · 39 min · 18 chapters
The AI Skills Gap Is Real: Google VP on Why People Are Falling Behind and What to Do Right Now | Yossi MatiasYossi Matias (Google Research VP) argues the “AI skills gap” is real: demand for analytical/technical skills is rising, but the biggest advantage comes from learning to work with AI agents,…1 Apr 2026 · 17 min · 10 chapters
Gary Vee: The AI Opportunity Is Real — You're Just Looking at It WrongGary Vaynerchuk argues the AI opportunity is real but misunderstood; the “middle” of entrepreneurship may shrink while a long tail of small creators and “vibe coders” builds micro-wealth.30 Mar 2026 · 43 min · 23 chapters
Job Market 2026: What's Actually Happening with LayoffsWhether 2026 layoffs are truly caused by AI or are “AI-washed” justifications for earlier overhiring, using World Economic Forum and Anthropic data to identify which jobs/tasks are actually at risk…19 Mar 2026 · 18 min · 11 chapters
6 Out of 10 People Regret Their Career Choice. Here's What to Do Differently in the AI Era | Bill Gurley on the Future of WorkAI-era career risk and how to avoid regret; “6 out of 10” people would redo career choices.13 Mar 2026 · 33 min · 17 chapters
Future of Work 2026: The Only Jobs That Will Survive the AI EraThe “future of work” in 2026, arguing AI will eliminate shallow, repetitive versions of jobs while increasing demand for higher-judgment, trust, and human-centered roles.11 Mar 2026 · 22 min · 11 chapters