"World of DaaS"

Jonathan Siddharth is the founder and CEO of Turing, a $2.2 billion AI company that provides coding and reasoning data to train frontier models for OpenAI, Google, Meta, Anthropic and more. Turing’s mission is to accelerate superintelligence to drive economic growth.
In this episode of World of DaaS, Jonathan and Auren discuss:
How Turing creates expert data for frontier models
Why SaaS is dying in the age of AI agents
Disrupting the $30 trillion market for digital knowledge work
Building a stage five company culture

You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Jonathan Siddharth on X at @jonsidd.
Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)

Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz is the co-founder and CEO of Chapter, an AI-powered Medicare navigation platform valued at $1.5 billion that helps seniors navigate coverage and enrollment.
In this episode of World of DaaS, Cobi and Auren discuss:
Why medicare fraud costs over $100 billion annually
How 24,000 medicare plans create impossible choices for seniors
Why government tech keeps failing with Accenture contracts
Provider network data accuracy and AI solutions
You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz on X at @CobiBGantz.
Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)

Hans Swildens is a partner and Head of Industry Ventures at Goldman Sachs. Industry Ventures is one of the pioneers in the secondary market for venture capital, managing several billion in assets across LP stakes, direct secondaries, and primary fund investments. In October of 2025, Goldman Sachs announced they were acquiring Industry Ventures in a deal worth over $900 million dollars. 
In this episode of World of DaaS, Hans and Auren discuss:
The evolution of secondaries from distressed deals to 70% of VC exits 
Why Goldman Sachs paid almost $1 billion to acquire Industry Ventures 
How Industry Ventures uses data from 700+ fund LP positions as a competitive edge 
The future of venture fund structures and permanent capital vehicles

You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Hans Swildens on X at @hansswildens.
Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)

Glenn Hubbard is Dean Emeritus and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School. He served as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003 and was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the U.S. Treasury. He has served on the boards of BlackRock, ADP, MetLife, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
In this episode of World of DaaS, Glenn and Auren discuss:
Why consumer sentiment contradicts economic indicators
The Fed's impossible dilemma on rate cuts
Smarter tariff policy and growth
Why most MBA programs are ROI negative
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You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Glenn Hubbard on LinkedIn.
Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)

Omar Tawakol is the CEO and founder of Rembrand, an AI-powered virtual product placement company. He founded BlueKai, a data management platform acquired by Oracle for $400M+ in 2014, and Voicera, an AI meeting assistant acquired by Cisco in 2019. He currently serves on the board of The Trade Desk and as a General Partner at super{set}.
In this episode of World of DaaS, Omar and Auren discuss:
Why virtual billboards work better than 3D product placement
How AI eliminates two-year product placement negotiations
Why virtual placement grew 10x faster internationally than in the US
The mistakes repeat founders make at scale
Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X @worldofdaas.
You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Omar Tawakol on X at @otawakol.
Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)