(00:00) HubSpot Co-Founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah joins Jason
(2:36) Dharmesh explains what prompted his angel investing journey
(6:19) HubSpots journey from startup to where it stands today
(8:48) Dharmesh’s decision to focus on Small Minus Big (SMB) investing
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(12:19) SMB investing conversation continued
(16:08) The difference in cycles between big and small businesses
(17:45) The best reason to start a company
(21:25) Ways to go about assessing ideas
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(28:34) Breaking down the entrepreneurial work ethic
(34:15) Anticapitalist sentiment in the U.S.
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(39:40) Starting a business in a downturn
(42:03) AI’s impact on business and Business Process Automation (BPA)
(46:39) Dharmesh’s thoughts on the next stage of AI and the effect on jobs
(54:41) How AI will lead to more efficient organizations and increase margins

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