The Slow Hunch (Best of Season 1)

In this episode of The Slow Hunch, I’ve pulled together some of the best moments from Season 1.

Across these conversations, what stood out was how many ‘inevitable’ ideas were, at one point, anything but.

Venture veterans Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham reflected on decades of investing, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber spoke about her vision for decentralized social, and author and NotebookLM co-creator Steven Johnson unpacked the future of networked thought.

We got a clearer view into how their slow hunches took shape — and where they’re headed next.

Hope you enjoy!

Chapters: 

• 00:00:00 Cold open 
• 00:02:53 Fraser Kelton (GP at Spark Capital, former Head of Product at OpenAI)
• 00:09:06 Dani Grant (CEO of Jam.dev)
• 00:20:02 Amir Haleem (Founder of Helium, CEO of Nova Labs)
• 00:25:10 Fred Wilson & Brad Burnham (Union Square Ventures)
• 00:30:40 Jake Heller (Co-founder & CEO of Casetext)
• 00:40:00 Steven Johnson (Author, Editorial at NotebookLM and Google Labs)
• 00:49:35 Muneeb Ali (Co-founder of Stacks, CEO at Trust Machines)
• 00:53:33 Jay Graber (CEO of Bluesky)
• 01:03:26 Zoe Weinberg (Founder, ex/ante)
• 01:09:25 Aaron Wright (Co-founder & CEO of Tribute Labs)