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The Twenty Minute VC · August 8, 2026 · 1h 25m

The AI Boom Will Create Enormous Roadkill: Who Wins & Loses | Why Founders Should Never Take Multi-Stage Money at Seed | Why Triple, Triple, Double, Double is Good Enough

David Frankel
Show Notes

David Frankel, Co-Founder of Founder Collective, shares his contrarian views on the venture capital landscape. He warns that current tech bubbles are larger than past ones and will lead to significant failures, calling multi‑stage seed funds a recipe for underperformance. He brands pro rata rights the 'original sin' of venture, argues that a dot‑com‑style crash is inevitable, and predicts China could overturn the dominance of OpenAI and Anthropic. He also makes bold long‑term bets: a world where driving is obsolete and chemotherapy seems prehistoric.

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The Bubbles Are Getting Bigger — There Will Be Roadkill00:00
Frankel warns that current tech bubbles are larger than past ones and many companies will fail when the market corrects.
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Pro Rata Is the Original Sin30:10
Frankel argues that pro rata rights are the root of many problems in venture capital.
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A Dot‑Com‑Style Crash Is Inevitable — Microsoft’s AI Is a Crappy Job58:03
He says Microsoft has done poorly in AI and that a market crash resembling the dot‑com bust is unavoidable given current AI hype.
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OpenAI and Anthropic Will Be Disrupted — China Could Do It01:08:25
Frankel posits that today’s leading AI labs are not invulnerable and may be overtaken by Chinese competitors.
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Our Children Won’t Need to Drive — Chemotherapy Will Look Prehistoric01:19:56
Frankel makes bold long‑term predictions: autonomous driving will end the need for human drivers, and future cancer treatments will make chemotherapy seem barbaric.
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