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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Searching obituaries for businesses
01:43 Concept of AI companies being funded differently
03:46 Longevity of wrapper AI startups and platform wars
08:53 Benefits of creating viral startups
14:00 Idea of buying non-AI startups and adding AI capabilities
15:00 Approaches to quickly understand customer needs
25:00 Eric's point about companies doing the right thing
38:00 First Business Idea: Religion startup - HQ trivia meets a church
41:00 Second Business Idea: Social network for gig workers
42:00 Third Business Idea: AI accountability bots

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