How generative AI is enabling hologram assistants with Looking Glass CEO Shawn Frayne | E1753

This Week in Startups is presented by: House of Macadamias is the next big health trend! Get 20% off your first purchase and a free bottle of cold-pressed macadamia oil at houseofmacadamias.com/twist by using code twist20! Crowdbotics. Great ideas can change the world, and Crowdbotics is the fastest way to turn those ideas into code. Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at crowdbotics.com/twist Meowtel. Traveling soon? Book a local and insured sitter on Meowtel, the #1 cat sitting app. Save $25 on your first booking with code TWIST25 at https://meowtel.com! * Today’s show: Looking Glass Co-Founder and CEO Shawn Frayne joins Jason to demo their new hologram assistant (1:03) before breaking down the unique use cases for Looking Glass’s technology and Shawn’s perspective on the pace of AI (10:24). Follow Shawn: https://twitter.com/shawninvents Check Out Looking Glass: https://lookingglassfactory.com/ * Time stamps: (0:00) Shawn joins Jason (1:03) Shawn demos Looking Glass’ hologram assistant + Looking Glass’ business model (8:53) House of Macadamias - Get 20% off and a free bottle of cold-pressed macadamia oil at https://houseofmacadamias.com/twist by using code TWIST20 (10:24) AI’s impact on product design and how users interact with Looking Glass’ platform (17:57) Investing in hardware startups (20:43) Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea at http://crowdbotics.com/twist (22:10) Looking Glass’ customer base (31:23) Meowtel - Get $25 off your first booking with code TWIST25 at https://meowtel.com (32:42) Shawn’s perspective on AI (37:18) Shawn and Jason’s first picks for holographic assistants * Read LAUNCH Fund 4 Deal Memo & Apply for Funding Buy ANGEL Great recent interviews: Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland, PrayingForExits, Jenny Lefcourt Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow Jason: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jason Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast