In-Between Time from Prehype

Should we be optimistic about how AI will affect the world economy? | Henrik Werdelin on Future Around & Find Out

This episode originally appeared on Dan Blumberg’s podcast “Future Around & Find Out”, where Henrik joined as a guest. In this conversation, Henrik Werdelin and Dan Blumberg explore how AI could reshape entrepreneurship and the broader economy. Henrik shares a “pitch for positivity”, arguing that we also have a responsibility to focus on what could go right, not just what could go wrong. They discuss how AI can lower the barriers to starting a business, potentially leading to a more distributed form of value creation. A key theme is “relationship capital” — the idea that trust and connection between founders and customers will become an increasingly important competitive advantage. They also cover: Why founders should start with problems, not ideas The “it sucks that…” method for identifying meaningful problems How AI can help entrepreneurs get unstuck The idea of “minimum viable agents” Lessons from past technologies and how they shaped work and society Henrik also shares how he uses AI in his own workflows, from summarizing information to building personal tools, and reflects on the skills that matter most for future entrepreneurs. Prehype:  prehype.com Audos: audos.com Future Around & Find Out: futurearound.com

New research: Get better ideas with AI (with Kian Gohar, Jeremy Utley, David McRaney, Henrik Werdelin)

Co-production with Beyond the Propmpt and the "You Are Not So Smart" podcast. David McRaney and Henrik Werdelin sit down to discuss the surprising results of a new study into what happens when groups of people work together to brainstorm solutions to problems with the help of ChatGPT.Based on their new research, Stanford's Jeremy Utley and best-selling author Kian Gohar have created a new paradigm for getting the most out of AI-assisted ideation, which they call FIXIT. In this episode, we dive into the research and explore how you can become better at getting good ideas with AI.

Using AI in your Company - introducing a new podcast

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Getting Started in Entrepreneurship with ForThem Founder Kylo Freeman

Starting Businesses and Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness with Founding Prehype Partner and BARK Co-Founder - Henrik Werdelin

Henrik Werdelin is the co-founder of BARK (BarkBox) as well as Founding Partner of Prehype, a venture development firm headquartered in New York with offices in London and Copenhagen. His latest book is The Acorn Method - about how companies can grow in an ever-changing environment. Henrik has been part of the startup scene since 2005 as both an investor, founder, and advisor. His experience ranges from being an Entrepreneur in Residence at Index Ventures to working with, advising or investing in start-ups like HotPotato (now Facebook), GoTryItOn (now Rent the Runway), ReadMill (now DropBox) and Sunrise (now Microsoft). Before being an entrepreneur/angel, Werdelin was Vice President of Product Development and Strategy for MTV Networks International spearheading the development of many of MTV's award-winning products. He is a frequent speaker at top-tier business schools and has been quoted in numerous publications and media outlets on subjects such as corporate innovation, product design and entrepreneurship. He is Danish but lives in the US with his family, where he was named among the Top 100 most Creative by the industry magazine Fast Company and Silicon Alley Insider’s '100 People in Tech’.