BigStory Podcast

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, Pros, and Cons

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 (35:27) Podcastle's latest Text-to-Speech Model (47:25) Grok 3 is crazy

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) – Europe's AI Effort

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 to enter such a competitive niche (32:57) Latest AI news from Krisp & Podcastle (42:42) Horizontal AI products versus Vertical AI agents for solving specific problems (48:40) Latest AI Insights from SF

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, struggles, and lessons learned (19:33) Finding product-market fit: The turning point for ServiceTitan (27:12) The call that changed ServiceTitan’s future (31:29) Why every startup needs to define its Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) (37:25) Understanding customer pain points: The key to building a great product (45:38) How ServiceTitan makes strategic decisions (50:45) ServiceTitan’s IPO on NASDAQ: What really mattered #BigStoryPodcast #ServiceTitan #VaheKuzoyan

(00:00) Intro (01:32) Deepseek's AI challenge (26:21) Chinese EVs vs Tesla (28:04) Bootstrapping or VC Funding Reflections

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

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

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

(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

(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

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

(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

(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

(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