The Future of Startups: DAOs, Crypto, AI & Building Beyond Silicon Valley
About this episode
The episode discusses the future of startups, exploring new organizational models and technologies beyond the traditional Silicon Valley approach.
We're excited to share a new conversation featuring Prasanna Sankar (Co-founder, Rippling & Founder, 0xPeople) in discussion with Daniel Kivatinos (Co-founder & CEO, JustPaid) and Harshith Vaddiparthy. Together, they explore how the next generation of startups will be built—and why the future may not look like the traditional Silicon Valley playbook. In this video, they dive into: • How DAOs could become the new default organizational model • Why crypto enables user-owned, programmable ecosystems • Lessons from building and scaling startups from 0 → 1 and 1 → 100 • The intersection of AI, on-chain data, and new product opportunities • What's actually working in this crypto cycle—from airdrops to on-chain social • Long-term frontier ideas, including decentralized energy and massive solar bets If you're building, investing, or curious about where startups and Web3 are headed, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.
People in this episode
Host: Daniel Kivatinos
Guests: Prasanna Sankar, Harshith Vaddiparthy
Topics covered
- DAOs
- Crypto
- AI
- Startups
- Web3
- Silicon Valley
Keywords
- DAOs
- crypto
- AI
- startups
- Web3
- Silicon Valley
- decentralized energy
- on-chain data
- user-owned ecosystems
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rippling, 0xPeople, JustPaid
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