Why Physical AI Is the Next Platform Shift

In this talk from Startup School Paris, Encord Co-CEO Eric Landau discusses leaving a lucrative quant career during the most profitable month his desk had ever seen, why PMF for Encord was a slow daily compound, and why founders should ride the emotional rollercoaster rather than fight it. Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply Work at a startup: https://www.ycombinator.com/jobs Chapters: 00:00 — Intro 00:31 — Physics, Quant, Founder 01:57 — Quitting at the Worst Possible Moment 03:04 — Why They Believed in AI Early 04:13 — Two Years in the Desert 05:41 — Product Market Fit S