Brendan Foody is the Founder and CEO @ Mercor, one of the leading data providers to the largest labs on the planet including OpenAI. In the last two years, Brendan has scaled the company to $1.5BN in ARR and a valuation of $10BN. ----------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:13 True or False: Mercor lost Meta & OpenAI as a customer with the hack? 05:52 Are We Entering a Golden Age of Cyber? 11:06 AI, Jobs & Layoffs: How Do Humans Fit Into the New Economy? 21:17 Rejecting a $30B Acquisition 27:39 The Fundraising Story: Helicopters, Ferraris & $10B Valuation 32:50 Infrastructure Will Win Over Application Layer 35:52 Is SaaS Dead? When Network Effects Are the Only True Moat 42:12 Token Spend on Agents Now Exceeds Employee Headcount 54:40 Competing for Talent When Meta Offers $20M Per Year 01:01:56 Do Sovereign AI Models Actually Matter? 01:07:17 Does HR Slow Companies Down? Brandon Pushes Back 01:09:31 Quick-Fire Round -------------------------------------...