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Opto Sessions – Invest in the Next Big Idea

Haydn Brain & Ed Gotham
Artificial Intelligence
US Markets
Trump Administration
Logitech
Tariffs
Uipath
Inflation
Bonds
AI Impact On Productivity
Bitcoin
Quality Investing
Collaboration Tools
Box
Quantum Computing
Soundhound
Economic Growth
Reshoring
Healthcare
Financial Services
Insurance

Investment Opportunities: Opto Sessions brings you exclusive interviews with the world’s top investors, fund managers and CEOs, uncovering their secrets to success. Tune in to learn how to invest in the next big idea and gain actionable insights from the industry's sharpest minds.

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In this episode, Ed is joined by Ben Taylor, Chief Financial Officer and President of Recursion UK, to discuss how AI is reshaping drug discovery, biotech, and the future of medicine.

Ben explains how Recursion uses AI, lab automation, biological d... more

April is rethinking tax as something that should happen year-round, not just at filing time. In this episode, co-founder and CEO Ben Borodach explains how April embeds AI-powered tax filing, planning and estimation tools into financial platforms, why... more

What can Kratos Defense do that larger defense primes can’t? In this episode of Opto Sessions, CEO Eric DeMarco explains the company’s low-cost approach to AI drones, hypersonic systems and space infrastructure, and makes the case that the future of ... more

AI agents are targeting the biggest problem in healthcare: slow, expensive operations. In this episode, Autonomize AI founder & CEO Ganesh Padmanabhan breaks down why approvals like MRIs can take weeks and how AI agents streamline prior authorisation... more

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Ben Borodach
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Episode: The AI Tax Firm Challenging How Americans Use Money
Eric DeMarco
CEO of Kratos Defense
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Episode: Kratos CEO on Drones, Hypersonics & Future of Defense
Ganesh Padmanabhan
Founder and CEO of Autonomize AI
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Episode: Healthcare Is Breaking: AI Agents Are the Fix
Des Traynor
Co-founder of Intercom
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Episode: How AI Will Transform These Stocks in 2026
Leah Price
Vice President of the Tinman AI Platform at betta.com
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Episode: AI in Lending: Real Innovation vs Hype
Paul Gu
Co-founder and CTO of Upstart
Upstart
Episode: UPST Stock: Upstart's Co-Founder on 92% Loan Automation
Aaron Levie
CEO of Box
Box
Episode: Box CEO Aaron Levie: AI Agents Will Reshape Work
Nitesh Singhal
CEO of SoundHound, an innovator in Voice AI technologies
SoundHound
Episode: SoundHound Stock: Is Voice AI the Untapped $50B Frontier?
Peter Beck
CEO of Rocket Lab, a leading space technology company
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Episode: Rocket Lab CEO On Record Growth & National Security Contracts

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 116 ratings
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    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Clairedevogue
    Belgium3 years ago
  • Best podcast on thematic investing

    Really interesting insights and discussions on thematic investing and macro trends. The guests are very knowledgable - some of the top names in the finance world, and the hosts ask just the right questions. Highly recommend.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mmerchant786
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • Best source of insights on thematic investing

    Great insights from high-profile investors, thematic and macro experts. Fantastic to learn anything related to disruptive trends and secular shifts and their impact in the stock market.

    Apple Podcasts
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    effyskins
    Italy3 years ago
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    DEFELI1
    United States3 years ago
  • Incredible guests

    If you want to keep up to date on innovative trends in the stock market, this is the podcast to listen to. Love it

    Apple Podcasts
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    NigeTsnd
    United Kingdom3 years ago

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Strong interviews with leading investors and operators are a recurring highlight.
Guests are consistently high-quality and well-prepared.
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Listeners appreciate practical takeaways but some note audio quality can be improved.

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UPST Stock: Upstart's Co-Founder on 92% Loan Automation
Q: What non-obvious book or paper shaped your approach to business?
A long, nerdy paper by Cliff Asness of AQR on market efficiency and inefficiency, emphasizing rigorous thinking about when and how to generate alpha; it underscored the importance of disciplined, serious analysis in building Upstart.
UPST Stock: Upstart's Co-Founder on 92% Loan Automation
Q: One job in Finance that AI will create, not kill?
AI will create roles around more financial counseling and human-centric guidance, helping people plan money decisions with instant access to information and better rates.
UPST Stock: Upstart's Co-Founder on 92% Loan Automation
Q: By 2027, will LLMs be part of underwriting? And what is Upstart's biggest moat in 2030, data or distribution?
LLMs will be part of underwriting in some form by 2027, with data remaining the main moat through 2030 as superior data and models enable broader adoption; distribution is important but data leads the edge.
UPST Stock: Upstart's Co-Founder on 92% Loan Automation
Q: What is the bigger bottleneck for improving AI lending, better data or more compute?
Short to medium term: better data; long term: latency and a balance of compute. The data quality drives initial gains, while faster decision times become critical as the product scales.
How Intercom Is Automating Up to 94% of Customer Support
Q: How do you handle silent failures or confidently wrong answers?
We run rigorous torture tests with thousands of scenarios to provoke hallucinations and misalignment, ensuring guardrails reduce erroneous inferences to a very low level while maintaining useful, actionable responses.

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Across episodes, the show centers on in-depth conversations with top investors, fund managers, and CEOs to surface actionable investment ideas and strategic insights. Guests span fintech, energy tech, space, and AI-enabled industries, with frequent emphasis on disruptive themes, market trends, and practical guidance for applying high-level insights to portfolios or business strategy. A notable strength is the caliber of guests and the breadth of perspectives, from fintech and crypto-adjacent topics to enterprise-scale energy and aerospace, often balanced with concrete takeaways and interview pacing that keeps complex topics accessible. A recurring edge is the mix of macro context with tactical advice, helping listeners identify the next big... more

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