BigStory VC-ի ներդրողներ և տեխնոլոգիական ստարտափների հիմնադիրներ Դավիթ Բաղդասարյանի, Արտո Մինասյանի և Արտո Երիցյանի փոդքասթը տեխնոլոգիաների, ստարտափների և ներդրումների մասին։ (00:00) Intro. 60-րդ էպիզոդ (01:30) Ի՞նչ է Product Market Fit-ը, և ինչպե՞ս զգալ այն (09:33) Կայացնել որոշումներ քիչ ինֆորմացիայով (29:20) Ի՞նչ է Channel Market Fit-ը (36:20) Virality և Network Effect (40:31) Ինչքան դժվար է հասկանալ անծանոթ շուկաները BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, ...
May 03, 2025•53 min•Season 1Ep. 60
BigStory VC-ի ներդրողներ և տեխնոլոգիական ստարտափների հիմնադիրներ Դավիթ Բաղդասարյանի, Արտո Մինասյանի և Արտո Երիցյանի փոդքասթը տեխնոլոգիաների, ստարտափների և ներդրումների մասին։ (00:00) Intro (01:34) Ինչպես 9 անգամ Iron Man անել, ու Դավիթին ոգեշնչել վերադառնալ Հայաստան (07:18) Ի՞նչ է Iron Man-ը և ի՞նչ կապ ունի բիզնեսի հետ (17:50) LLM Security․ Ինչո՞ւ է պետք AI մոդելներին պաշտպանել նույն կերպ, ինչ մարդկանց (29:22) Վերջին AI մոդելներն ու թարմացումները (41:22) Հայաստանում նշաձողը ցածր է BigStory VC in...
Apr 19, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 59
BigStory VC-ի ներդրողներ և տեխնոլոգիական ստարտափների հիմնադիրներ Դավիթ Բաղդասարյանի, Արտո Մինասյանի և Արտո Երիցյանի փոդքասթը տեխնոլոգիաների, ստարտափների և ներդրումների մասին։ BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. The podcast is in Armenian. (00:00) Intro (01:44) Արտոն տպավորված է Ճապոնիայով (05:37) Ինչո՞ւ է X․AI-ը գնել X-ը․ Մասկի տարօրինակ խաղերը (10:14) Հնարամտությո՞ւն, թե՞ խաբեություն․ մի տղայի...
Apr 12, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 58
(00:00) Intro – How to sleep better (07:55) AI News – DeepSeek 3, OpenAI updates, Gemini Flash 2.5 (15:03) Krisp’s new accent-shifting technology (22:07) How AI is disrupting the search engine market (27:02) The latest Trump scandal
Mar 29, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 57
BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intro: The Challenge of Working Across Yerevan and SF Time (07:10) The Bardeen Pivot (14:34) The Vertical vs. Horizontal Debate, Again (27:03) Urgent B2B Customers Are Key to Rapid Growth (34:04) One-on-One: Arto & Davit on Krisp’s Meeting Assistant (51:19) How Long Can AI Actually Handle Complex Tasks?
Mar 22, 2025•59 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Trump's impact on markets and tech, how AI is reshaping industries, the differences between B2B and B2C, and listener feedback – all in one episode! BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intro. Arto-Only Episode (02:30) We Want Your Feedback (04:57) How Trump Affects the Stock Market (11:31) Trump’s Impact on Tech (18:20) How AI is Changing Industries (32:43) B2B vs. B2C: Key Differences,...
Mar 15, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 55
How does being in San Francisco impact startups? Plus, a deep dive into Podcastle’s new Text-to-Speech model and why Grok 3 is so impressive. BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intor (01:45) Arto visiting MWC (04:35) Davit testing a hypothesis: How being in SF helps business (15:00) The dilemma: Focusing on one product vs. going horizontal (20:14) Podcastle's challenges in the AI era (...
Mar 09, 2025•53 min•Season 1Ep. 54
In episode 53 of BigStory Podcast, we dive into the UATE Annual Meeting and future plans, discuss the challenges of the new HTI Law in Armenia, examine how DOGE is influencing government efficiency, and explore Europe's efforts to compete in the AI race. (00:00) – Intro (01:45) – UATE Annual Meeting 2025: Arto & Yeritsyan as Board Members (11:13) – New HTI Law in Armenia: What's Wrong With It? (23:43) – DOGE & Gov Efficiency (45:04) – Mistral Memo with Armenia: What’s It About? (49:17) –...
Feb 22, 2025•56 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Activeloop's Founder & CEO, Davit Buniatyan, discusses their newly launched Multimodal Enterprise AI chat, the innovative technologies driving it, and the competitive landscape. The episode also covers the latest news and insights from the AI industry. BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intro (02:44) Activeloop’s newly launched multimodal AI enterprise chat (25:25) How they decided...
Feb 15, 2025•56 min•Season 1Ep. 52
ServiceTitan Co-Founder Vahe Kuzoyan shares his journey from Vanadzor to building a billion-dollar company, revealing the struggles, key decisions, and lessons behind ServiceTitan’s success, including its IPO on NASDAQ. BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. The podcast is in Armenian. (00:00) Intro (03:13) Vahe's journey: From Vanadzor to the U.S. (10:00) The early days of ServiceTitan: Mistakes,...
Feb 07, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 51
(00:00) Intro (01:32) Deepseek's AI challenge (26:21) Chinese EVs vs Tesla (28:04) Bootstrapping or VC Funding Reflections
Jan 31, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 50
BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intro (02:17) US-Armenia Strategic Partnership (07:48) Krisp's Internal Hackathon (13:05) Setting Priorities Effectively (20:21) Acquisition Channels for Tech Companies (38:41) NVIDIA's Project DIGITS
Jan 18, 2025•48 min•Season 1Ep. 49
BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intro (01:32) Happy New Year! Celebrations, eating habits, and diets. (11:37) AI updates: ChatGPT voice mode, Google DeepMind, and China's progress. (32:18) AI challenges: No new data and future developments. (36:58) The AI race: Competition among tech giants. (47:29) Stock investment strategies
Jan 11, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 48
BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intro (04:24) HTI Minister's Promises: Plug & Play Accelerator, Starlink, and the New HTI Law (06:55) Overview of the New HTI Law (25:52) R&D Fiscal Incentives in the New HTI Law (49:09) Practical Benefits of the HTI Law for Companies
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 47
(00:00) Intro (01:41) The Air Pollution Problem in Yerevan (06:18) Why SF Is Crucial for Startup Founders (35:59) o1, Canvas, Sora, and the Latest AI News (47:39) Sora: A Potential Competitor to Podcastle
Dec 14, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 46
(00:00) Intro (01:46) Why SEO Matters for Startups (07:03) How Startups Can Begin Their SEO Journey (09:57) How to Gain General Knowledge of SEO (12:23) Structuring SEO Teams: Editorial, Programmatic, PR, Backlinks, and Technical (32:22) Understanding Backlinks and the Role of PR in SEO (41:44) Ads vs. Organic Traffic: What Works Better? (43:50) The Future of SEO with AI
Dec 07, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 45
BigStory VC investors and tech founders Davit Baghdasaryan, Arto Minasyan, Arto Yeritsyan cover all things tech, startups and investments. (00:00) Intro (05:45) SuperAnnotate's $36M Series B Funding Backed by NVIDIA and Others (11:56) What’s Different About Corporate VC Funding? (26:43) What SuperAnnotate Does (and Why It Matters) (35:49) Moving to the US: A Game-Changer for SuperAnnotate (47:06) Where They Plan to Invest the New Funding
Nov 30, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 44
(01:33) How Davit Won the Investors’ Poker Tournament (07:51) Introducing Artur Ghandilyan: Engineer at Meta (11:20) Artur’s Journey from Armenia to Microsoft (20:15) Armenians at Microsoft and Other Big Tech Companies (35:41) How Artur Took Down Amazon Servers for 40 Minutes (01:02:46) The Dilemma: Why Many Armenians Don't Consider Starting Their Own Startups
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 43
(00:00) Intro (01:55) U.S. Elections Recap (20:21) Is Trump Good for Armenia (24:23) Hiring tips for Armenian Startups (44:20) YC Advice: Be Nice, or at Least Don’t Be a Jerk (50:05) YC Advice: The Importance of Sleep and Exercise
Nov 09, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 42
(00:00) Intro (01:40) Arto's Ray-Ban Meta Glasses (7:18) AI Scaling and Cost Reduction (12:20) Notebook LM Use Cases (24:19) How Elon Musk is so Productive (30:54) Acting as a Deeply Involved Engineer (45:55) First Principles Thinking
Nov 02, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 41
(02:15) Tesla’s Latest Full Self-Driving Model (08:23) Claude’s New “Computer Control” Feature (17:55) Google’s Notebook LM AI Tool (19:00) Big Companies Becoming More Efficient with AI (27:01) Debating the Founder’s Role in Decisions (34:25) YC Advice #19: Ignore Your Competitors – You’re More Likely to Die from Suicide than Murder (41:42) YC Advice #20: Most Companies Don’t Die Because They Run Out of Money
Oct 26, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 40
(00:00) Intro (03:24) Starting Sololearn: The Early Days (12:09) Why Mobile & When Monetization Started (18:04) Solving Retention Challenges (29:02) Motivation & Psychology of Learning (36:29) Challenges as Sololearn Grew Bigger (45:11) Founders' Biases & Beliefs (55:31) The Role of AI in Sololearn's Future
Oct 19, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 39
(00:00) Intro (01:23) Reflections on the Last In-Person Episode (03:54) DigiTec 2024 Recap (16:42) Do We Really Need Conferences Like WCIT? (24:15) The Latest Investments by BigStory VC (30:09) YC Advice 14: Avoid Conferences Unless They Are the Best Way to Get Customers (39:51 )YC Advice 18: Sometimes You Need to Fire Your Customers
Oct 12, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 38
(00:00) Intro (02:22) Paul Graham's Essay: Founder mode (09:39) Hiring or Firing (29:30) Product Managers: More or Less Technical? (37:00) Q&A Session
Oct 06, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 37
(00:00) Intro (01:31) Preview of Armenian TechnoMonth: Digitec & AI Conference (08:27) Why Defense Startups Are Attracting VC Funding (18:13) The Rise of New AI Coding Tools: Cursor (24:10) Key AI Figures & Industry Trends (36:05) Neuralink & Elon Musk’s Vision (48:47) Why Selling to Startups Is Better Than Enterprises
Sep 28, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 36
(00:00) Intro (01:39) Introduction to EasyDMARC: How They Launched and Tackled Email Security (08:27) The Decision to Fundraise: Why EasyDMARC Chose to Seek Investment (21:11) Navigating the VC World: Insights on Building Relationships and Choosing the Right Partners (43:36) Key Lessons Learned (57:23) Final Reflections and Takeaways
Sep 21, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 35
(00։00) Intro (03:48) What is UATE? Overview & Members (07:23) Armath Laboratories: A Successful Educational Project (28:28) Digitec: Armenia's Top Tech Event Preview (50:18) Behind Sargis' Decision to Lead UATE
Sep 14, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 34
(00:00) Intro (02:02) DeepSat Startup: How It Began (12:05)Technical Aspects of Earth Observation from Space: The Unexplored Challenges (18:30) DeepSat's Business Model Explained (29:54) Hiring Space Tech Talent in Armenia (36:05) DeepSat's Roadmap: Key Stages and Plans (44:08) Competition in DeepSat's Niche (59:21) BigStory VC's Investment in DeepSat
Sep 07, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 33
(00:00) Episode Intro (01:30) Introducing Guest Ari Baranian, Co-Founder of Pirros (09:03) Working Hard: A Startup Necessity (16:17) How Pirros Generates Revenue and Grows with Short Milestones (23:45) Bootstrapping vs. Raising Funds: Handling Dilution (32:15) Pirros' Go-to-Market Strategy (40:39) Why Armenians in LA Aren't Founding Many Startups
Aug 24, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 21
(00:00) Intro (01:59) Feedback from Our Episode with the High Tech Ministry (05:21) The Latest AI Startup Raises Last Week (09:47) Spotlight on Anduril, a Revolutionary Defense Tech Startup (18:35) Groq and Grok (23:59) Wall Street's Growing Skepticism Toward AI Investments (26:07) YC Video Insights: How to Price Your B2B Products (47:08) YC Advice: Founder Relationships Matter More Than You Think
Aug 17, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 31
