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Will There Be a Trillionaire in the Basement? · a16z

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Mark Cuban on Why AI Could Turn Solo Founders Into Trillionaires

Mark Cuban thinks AI could transform healthcare, but it won’t fix opaque prices and broken incentives on its own. His starting point for employers: run every benefits contract through AI and ask where you’re getting ripped off. Mark joins a16z General Partner Julie Yoo and Erik Torenberg to discuss what he’s learned building Cost Plus Drugs, why trust is…

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  1. What Is Cost Plus Drugs? at 4:19

    Mark Cuban launched CostPlusDrugs.com on January 19, 2022 with 111 generic medications and no idea what demand would look like. Full answer

  2. How Should an Employer Check a Benefits Contract With AI? at 19:07

    Mark Cuban tells employers to run every benefits contract through AI before they sign it. Full answer

  3. How Does Cost Plus Drugs Make Generics Cheaper Than India? at 23:21

    Mark Cuban says Cost Plus Drugs can make tableted generic drugs in Dallas, Texas for less than it pays partner manufacturers in India, using manufacturing… Full answer

  4. Does AI Replace Jobs? at 27:18

    Mark Cuban says the healthcare workforce looks the same as any other industry, and AI does not replace jobs. Full answer

  5. Will There Be a Trillionaire in the Basement? at 30:42

    Mark Cuban says there will be the trillionaire in the basement, and that there is no better time to be an entrepreneur than right now. Full answer

  6. What Is Agentfeeds.dev Used for? at 31:07

    Mark Cuban built agentfeeds.dev with one of the guys at his company so an agent can take in social-post transcripts and ad information it cannot see on its own. Full answer

  7. What Is a Nonprofit Hospital Financial Assistance Plan? at 32:34

    Mark Cuban says a nonprofit hospital financial assistance plan is a program every nonprofit hospital has to have, and consumers get the greatest benefit when… Full answer

  8. What Happens to the Price of a Drug Designed for One Person? at 36:52

    Mark Cuban says the cost of designing a drug for one person, after a model reviews that person's DNA, will start approaching zero as models get more capable. Full answer

  9. Will AI Replace Doctors? at 40:13

    Mark Cuban says doctors should not be replaced, and he does not think they ever will be. Full answer

  10. Will Companies That Are Not Great at AI Go Out of Business? at 57:27

    Mark Cuban says there will be two types of companies: companies great at AI, and companies that have gone out of business. People split the same way. Full answer

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