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Daniel Khachab

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
597 total appearances

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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

I think you seriously have to consider it. If it's the best for your company, then you have to do it. And if your employees want that,

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

I think you seriously have to consider it. If it's the best for your company, then you have to do it. And if your employees want that,

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

I think you seriously have to consider it. If it's the best for your company, then you have to do it. And if your employees want that,

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

Berlin. Like all of our R&D is in Berlin and then we have sales offices across the US and Europe.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

Berlin. Like all of our R&D is in Berlin and then we have sales offices across the US and Europe.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

Berlin. Like all of our R&D is in Berlin and then we have sales offices across the US and Europe.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

So we started Choco in Berlin because we felt with the best network there. We felt Berlin is a very attractive city for foreigners to come. You don't need to speak any German. It's the most affordable capital in Europe. I think it has one of the highest quality of life, like living standards in Europe.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

So we started Choco in Berlin because we felt with the best network there. We felt Berlin is a very attractive city for foreigners to come. You don't need to speak any German. It's the most affordable capital in Europe. I think it has one of the highest quality of life, like living standards in Europe.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

So we started Choco in Berlin because we felt with the best network there. We felt Berlin is a very attractive city for foreigners to come. You don't need to speak any German. It's the most affordable capital in Europe. I think it has one of the highest quality of life, like living standards in Europe.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

Like, yes, on the foundational layer, I completely agree. But I think on the application layer, there's just so much to learn. Like, it's fairly new, and we all start from zero. Like, the race is on since 2023. Foundational layer models has been going on for a while, and you need those institutions that you just mentioned.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

Like, yes, on the foundational layer, I completely agree. But I think on the application layer, there's just so much to learn. Like, it's fairly new, and we all start from zero. Like, the race is on since 2023. Foundational layer models has been going on for a while, and you need those institutions that you just mentioned.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

Like, yes, on the foundational layer, I completely agree. But I think on the application layer, there's just so much to learn. Like, it's fairly new, and we all start from zero. Like, the race is on since 2023. Foundational layer models has been going on for a while, and you need those institutions that you just mentioned.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

But on the application layer, where it's like, how do I integrate with that API of foundational layer? How do I do prompt engineering? How do I design such a product? Those things are new, and you've got to upskill, and we are in that race.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

But on the application layer, where it's like, how do I integrate with that API of foundational layer? How do I do prompt engineering? How do I design such a product? Those things are new, and you've got to upskill, and we are in that race.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

But on the application layer, where it's like, how do I integrate with that API of foundational layer? How do I do prompt engineering? How do I design such a product? Those things are new, and you've got to upskill, and we are in that race.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

So when I started to actually entertain the thought was when I realized that in Europe we might be at a disadvantage. We got access, as an example, we got access to the advanced voice API from OpenAI last as a continent. Apple AI or Apple Intelligence, it's going to be launched last in Europe. Trust me, I tried to work around it. It's fucking hard to work around it if you're a European citizen.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

So when I started to actually entertain the thought was when I realized that in Europe we might be at a disadvantage. We got access, as an example, we got access to the advanced voice API from OpenAI last as a continent. Apple AI or Apple Intelligence, it's going to be launched last in Europe. Trust me, I tried to work around it. It's fucking hard to work around it if you're a European citizen.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

So when I started to actually entertain the thought was when I realized that in Europe we might be at a disadvantage. We got access, as an example, we got access to the advanced voice API from OpenAI last as a continent. Apple AI or Apple Intelligence, it's going to be launched last in Europe. Trust me, I tried to work around it. It's fucking hard to work around it if you're a European citizen.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

And let's continue. Close to 100%, if you go on the infrastructure part, close to 100% of all GPUs are built in Taiwan. Obviously, for geopolitical reasons, everyone is trying to de-risk Taiwan. So where are these factories going to be built? I don't see them. I see, for example, the UAE wanting to support hundreds of billions to create them there.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco

And let's continue. Close to 100%, if you go on the infrastructure part, close to 100% of all GPUs are built in Taiwan. Obviously, for geopolitical reasons, everyone is trying to de-risk Taiwan. So where are these factories going to be built? I don't see them. I see, for example, the UAE wanting to support hundreds of billions to create them there.