2024 has been quite the year to be part of the startup ecosystem! As we wind down and get ready for the holidays and the new year, the Lightcone hosts reflect on this year’s biggest startup trends, moments and setbacks.

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0:00 Coming up
1:00 What made 2024 great for startups
13:55 Tech and gov’t intersecting more
15:37 Who else in tech had W’s in 2024?
20:48 Voice AI has a lot of potential applications
23:17 Robotics is on the rise
25:57 What were the big flops of 2024?
27:54 AI coding really broke out in 2024
29:00 Is startup hiring going to change?
34:43 YC in person Demo Day is back!
36:50 San Francisco optimism + outro