Rory O'Driscoll

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28,979 appearances 54 recordings 3 series first heard Dec 2025 last heard 17 Sep

Rory O'Driscoll’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 54 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 10.

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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · 20VC: NVIDIA Crushes Quarter and Buys Hugging Face | OpenAI Cuts Off Cursor | Instinct Hits $2.5BN Valuation and The Race for AI Assistants | Cognition Raises at $46BN, Linear $2.5BN and Clay $7BN · 3 Sep 2026 podcast

It's a tough one. voice-verified

And the one is an interesting data, but Iconic uh last week put out its headcount data of how much people are growing headcount humans in the age of AI. voice-verified

I don't know if you guys saw it. voice-verified

There's a full report hasn't come out. voice-verified

But it basically said anyone growing below hypergrowth is not hiring, right? voice-verified

People growing 50 to 100% are adding headcount 25%. voice-verified

People growing 50% are adding no headcount, and they're using AI to get more efficient. voice-verified

Great. voice-verified

that are growing more than 100% are growing 133% headcount on average, right? voice-verified

So they're compounding not just software, they're compounding humans. voice-verified

They're sucking in humans. voice-verified

The spiral just grows. voice-verified

You can't keep up. voice-verified

Maybe even twelve months and not matter though is the I think is the issue, right? voice-verified

I think it's an existential issue. voice-verified

I I don't love this idea going to both of your points that Harry talks about a lot of king making, you know, I'm not into that in isolation. voice-verified

It's voice-verified

Well, it's true, but I think it's backwards. voice-verified

I don't think VCs just with capital, with nothing else, without the right founders, without the right inputs, without any traction, I don't think they can will. voice-verified

That's why I just think the term is a little bit flawed, but it's also true, right? voice-verified

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