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187: AMA, Money Psychology, Favorite Mental Models & Future AI Jobs Oct 23, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Money Psychology, Favorite Mental Models & Future AI Jobs

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:04) - Money Psychology
(00:21:21) - Favorite Mental Models
(00:35:39) - Future AI Jobs

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186: SpaceX Starship, Tesla vs. Waymo & Jensen Huang’s Nvidia Bull Case Oct 16, 2024

The NIA boys discuss SpaceX Starship, Tesla vs. Waymo & Jensen Huang’s Nvidia Bull Case

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:36) - SpaceX successful landing
(00:06:23) - Mechazilla Chopsticks
(00:11:32) - SpaceX vs. traditional space programs
(00:12:06) - Other revenue streams for SpaceX
(00:12:56) - Why reusability is important
(00:17:02) - Elon the public figure
(00:17:50) - Elon’s mission
(00:20:19) - The politicization of Elon
(00:29:21) - The origin story of SpaceX
(00:32:42) - Mars Mission Timeline
(00:35:14) - Space tech spinoffs
(00:40:50) - Tesla vs. Waymo approach:
(00:51:50) - AMA question on Tesla’s We, Robot Event
(00:55:26) - NVIDIA Bull Case

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185: The Dorito-fication of Media Oct 09, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Doritos, the connection between ultra processed food and the current media landscape, the science behind Doritos and much more

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:55) - Meme of the Week
(00:02:56) - The parallels between ultra processed food and the industrial production of media
(00:09:26) - The invention of Gas Chromatography
(00:12:26) - The history of Vanilla and the importance of spices
(00:17:37) - The history of the Dorito
(00:26:02) - Food industrial complex
(00:28:43) - GLP-1 impact on various addictions
(00:32:39) - The science behind Doritos

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184: Meta Orion Glasses, Google’s NotebookLM, Port Strike & Megalopolis Review Oct 02, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Meta Orion Glasses, Google’s NotebookLM, Port Strike & Megalopolis Review

Timestamps:

00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:26) - Meme of the Week
(00:04:05) - Meta Orion Glasses
(00:26:33) - Google’s NotebookLM
(00:48:45) - Port Strike
(00:55:46) - Megalopolis Review

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183: Francis Ford Coppola’s Career, The Godfather, $500M Winery & Megalopolis Sep 25, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Francis Ford Coppola’s Career, The Godfather, $500M Winery & Megalopolis

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:09:39) - Francis Ford Coppola’s Career
(00:36:28) - The Godfather
(00:47:08) - $500M Winery
(00:52:17) - Apocalypse now
(01:09:09) - Megalopolis

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182: Mr Beast’s Leaked Guide To Going Viral, The Power Broker 50th Anniversary & Robert Caro Sep 18, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Mr Beast’s LEAKED Guide To Going Viral, The Power Broker 50th Anniversary & Robert Caro

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:15) - Initial Thoughts on How to Succeed in MrBeast Production

(00:05:49) - YouTube is eating all of media

(00:09:58) - Minute-by-minute retention strategy

(00:14:49) - Meritocracy and Teamwork

(00:19:08) - A, B, C player framework

(00:25:08) - What makes a YouTube video go viral

(00:32:41) - Creativity Saves Money

(00:39:05) - Critical Components and Mangement Style

(00:47:53) - Criticism of MrBeast

(00:50:52) - Final Thoughts on How to Succeed in MrBeast Production

(00:58:48) - Robert Caro’s Power Broker 50th Anniversary

(01:04:41) - Robert Moses and Power

(01:10:12) - Robert Caro and the making of The Power Broker

1) YouTube is eating all media:

• 20 hours/month average watch time

• 5x more than Netflix

• Mr. Beast: "YouTube will eat all of media"

2) Three metrics that matter:

• Click-through rate (CTR)

• Average view duration (AVD)

• Average view percentage (AVP)

"These are the holy trinity of YouTube metrics" - Bilal

3) Jenga storytelling method:

• Show end goal upfront

• Build tension throughout

• Example: Last to take hand off Lamborghini wins it

4) Minute-by-minute retention strategy:

• Minute 1: Most crucial, invest in lighting

• Minutes 1-3: Show rapid story progression

• Minute 3: Re-engage viewers with a big moment

"At 6 minutes, viewers are on autopilot to the end" - Mr. Beast

5) A, B, C player framework:

• A players: Obsessive, coachable, best in the world

• B players: New hires with A player potential

• C players: "Poisonous", transition out immediately

"C players are awful to work with. I know, I've been one." - Trunk

6) Creativity saves money:

• $20k cash prize vs. year's supply of Doritos

• Doritos prize more viral, costs only $1,300

• Think outside the box for engaging rewards

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181: iPhone 16 Launch, Apple Intelligence + Siri, Kendrick Super Bowl & OnlyFans $6B Business Sep 11, 2024

The NIA boys discuss iPhone 16 Launch, Apple Intelligence + Siri, Kendrick Super Bowl & OnlyFans $6B Business

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:47) - Meme of the Week Pt 1
(00:05:49) - Meme of the Week Pt 2
(00:09:58) - Apple Intelligence + Siri
(00:13:25) - iPhone 16 Launch
(00:17:01) - Apple becoming a service company
(00:29:54) - Kendrick Super Bowl Announcement
(00:40:05) - OnlyFans $6B Business
(00:55:41) - Cinematic AI

1) Apple's "Wonderlust" event highlights:

• iPhone 15: Marginal camera upgrades

• A18 chip: 30% faster, key for AI on-device

• Apple Intelligence: Siri revamp after 13 years

• AirPods as hearing aids: $249 vs. $2-3k traditional

"Software talk dominated hardware - sign of Apple's services shift" - Trung

2) OnlyFans by the numbers:

•$6.3B revenue in 2023 (up from $300M in 2018)

• 80% creator payout (vs. 55% YouTube)

• More UK tax revenue than North Sea oil ($118M vs $69M)

• Only 42 employees

"They're bringing in money for the UK government more than oil in the North Sea" - Bilal

3) OnlyFans business model:

• Subscriptions + transactions for "extras"

• No app store = no 30% Apple tax

• Desktop/browser-only = massive user dedication

• Power law: Top creators earning "NBA money"

4) The rise of Apple as a healthcare company:

• AirPods as hearing aids

• Apple Watch health features (ECG, blood oxygen)

• Focus on preventative care and monitoring

"Apple doesn't come in with 'hey man, like a hearing aid, we're cheaper.' That's not their play." - Trung

5) Hip-hop drama: Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Announcement

• New Orleans upset over local artists exclusion

• Jay-Z's role in halftime show selection questioned

6) The future of content creation:

• AI-generated videos becoming indistinguishable

• Potential premium on "real" content

"The level of AI video is getting pretty insane." - Bilal

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180: Founder Mode, Seasonal Businesses, Spirit Halloween’s $650m+ Biz and X vs. Brazil Sep 04, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Founder Mode, Seasonal Businesses, Spirit Halloween’s $650m+ Biz and X vs. Brazil

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:04) - Founder Mode
(00:20:13) - Meme of the Week
(00:22:44) - Seasonal Businesses
(00:35:28) - Spirit Halloween’s $650m+ Biz
(00:53:29) - X vs. Brazil

1) Paul Graham's "Founder Mode" essay sparks debate

• Contrasts with "Manager Mode" in large companies

• Emphasizes hands-on approach vs. delegating

• Airbnb's Brian Chesky cited as success story

• Key question: Is it just rebranded micromanagement?

• "It's really about good people versus bad people." - Bilal

2) Seasonal businesses can be WILDLY profitable

Hall of Fame examples:

• Mariah Carey's Christmas royalties ($2-3M/month)

• KFC/Domino's on Super Bowl Sunday

• Fireworks sellers (2 months/year)

• Wedding industry: 60-80% of engagements happen Q4 to Valentine's Day

• Crayola: 50% of their annual $600M revenue happen between July 4 and Labor Day

3) Spirit Halloween: The ultimate seasonal business

• 1,450 locations (as big as Target)

• $600-700M revenue in 2 months

• Uses bankrupt retail spaces

4) Brazil vs. X: The latest in global tech regulation

• Brazilian government blocks X (Twitter)

• $9,000 fine for VPN users (median salary: $8,000)

• Raises questions about free speech and government control

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179: Telegram & Pavel Durov, $100m Podcast Deals (Alex Cooper, Kelce Bros), Oasis Reunion & Costco Japan Aug 28, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Telegram & Pavel Durov, $100m Podcast Deals (Alex Cooper, Kelce Bros), & Costco Japan

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:51) - Meme of the Week
(00:08:17) - Telegram Founder Arrested
(00:31:35) - Censorship vs. Misinformation
(00:48:35) - $100m Podcast Deals (Alex Cooper, Kelce Bros)
(01:06:34) - Costco In Japan

1) Pavel Durov, Telegram founder, arrested in Paris

• Warrant out since July

• Charged with crimes happening on platform

• Raises questions about platform liability

• Free speech concerns vs. content moderation

• Key issue: Telegram's encryption approach may have led to arrest

2) Telegram's encryption dilemma:

• Not end-to-end encrypted by default

• Secret chats require 4-5 steps to activate

• Group chats (200k users) & channels aren't E2E

• Helped growth, but now govt pressure

3) Podcast acquisition frenzy continues:

• Alex Cooper (Call Her Daddy): $125M deal with SiriusXM

• Travis & Jason Kelce: $100M deal with Wondery

• Podcast power law: Top 25 shows = 50% of US listens

4) Spotify's podcast strategy:

• Spent $1B+ on tech & content since 2019

• Goal: Diversify from music, own more content

• Mixed results: some hits, many misses

• Now pivoting to more sustainable deals

• Example: Trevor Noah's new contract structure (recoup + rev share)

5) Costco opens in Okinawa, Japan to MASSIVE crowds

• 5-hour line just for parking

• Why so popular? Bulk buying, Kirkland brand, low prices

• Adapts to local market (e.g. amazing prepared foods)

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178: Peter Thiel on Rogan, Nashville vs. Austin, Bloomberg’s Business & Access Monopolies Aug 21, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Peter Thiel's appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, Nashville vs. Austin, Bloomberg’s Business & Access Monopolies

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:06:53) - Meme of the Week
(00:13:36) - Nashville vs. Austin
(00:23:54) - Peter Thiel on Rogan
(00:35:49) - Access Monopolies
(00:47:20) - Bloomberg’s Business

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Bloomberg thread mentioned

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177: Best Olympic Memes, Peacock App Wins, Chipotle vs. Starbucks & Nike’s Struggles Aug 14, 2024

The NIA boys discuss the Best Olympic Memes, Peacock App Wins, Chipotle vs. Starbucks & Nike’s Struggles

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:28) - Best Olympic Memes
(00:17:07) - Peacock App Wins
(00:27:07) - Best Moments from the Olympics
(00:48:08) - Why 400M is the most painful track event
(00:56:28) - Chipotle vs. Starbucks
(01:00:21) - Nike’s Struggles

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176: Market Mayhem, Yen Carry Trade, Overtourism & Is Google a Monopoly? Aug 07, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Market Mayhem, Yen Carry Trade, Overtourism, if Google is a Monopoly, and much more

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:04:18) - Trung’s Euro Trip Recap
(00:11:06) - Market Mayhem
(00:20:21) - Yen Carry Trade
(00:30:10) - Financial Cycles Discussion
(00:44:03) - Is Google a Monopoly?
(01:05:13) - Overtourism

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175: Ideas That Changed Our Lives (2024) Jul 31, 2024

The NIA boys discuss ideas that have changed their lives

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:04) - Ideas that have influenced us
(00:35:48) - Ideas we’ve change our minds about

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174: ETH ETF Launches, Trump’s Crypto Pitch, The Dollar’s Decline & Building Hardware Unicorns Jul 24, 2024

The NIA Boys discuss ETH ETF Launches, Trump’s Crypto Pitch, The Dollar’s Decline & Building Hardware Unicorns

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:05:56) - ETH ETF Launches
(00:28:14) - The Dollar’s Decline
(00:31:41) - Trump’s Crypto Pitch
(00:36:31) - Building Hardware Unicorns

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173: 9 things to watch, read & listen to this summer Jul 17, 2024

NIA boys share their favorite shows, books, and music of the year in this exciting summer 'What to Watch' special!"

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:46) - Things to Watch
(00:14:48) - Things to Read
(00:26:37) - Things to Listen
(00:40:20) - Favorite Movie/TV Show Soundtrack

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172: George Mack (Part 2) - UK vs. US, The Office & Lessons from Oasis Jul 10, 2024

George Mack joins the NIA boys to discuss UK vs US, The Office, Lessons from Oasis

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:03) - UK vs. US
(00:19:01) - The Office
(00:27:05) - Oasis Deep Dive
(00:47:21) - Best Salesperson Never Look Like Salesperson
(00:52:47) - Oasis’s Beef with Radiohead
(00:58:09) - Normal Behavior is Forgotten, Weird Behavior’s Survive
(01:00:56) - Trends of 2022 Analysis
(01:03:41) - Treadmill Friends vs Couch Friends

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171: George Mack: Sticky Ideas vs. Memes, What Makes A Good Name, Presidential Debate & Private Likes Jul 03, 2024

George Mack joins the NIA boys to discuss Sticky Ideas vs. Memes, What Makes A Good Name, Presidential Debate, Private Likes, and much more

Timestamps:

00:00:00) - Intro
(00:07:11) - Sticky Ideas vs. Memes
(00:14:53) - What Makes A Good Name
(00:29:09) - Presidential Debate
(00:57:42) - Private Likes
(01:04:57) - Meme of the Week

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170: Hawk Tuah, Best Meme Days in 2024 & The Economics of Olympics Jun 25, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Hawk Tuah, Best Meme Days in 2024 & The Economics of Olympics

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:09:26) - Hawk Tuah

(00:13:43) - Monetizing Viral Moments

(00:19:43) - Best Meme Days in 2024

(00:31:21) - The Economics of Olympics

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169: Euro 2024 Memes, Social Media vs. Free Will, Inside Out 2 & Pixar’s History Jun 19, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Euro 2024 Memes, Social Media vs. Free Will, Inside Out 2 & Pixar’s History

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:40) - Euro 2024 Memes
(00:17:34) - Social Media vs. Free Will
(00:54:43) - Inside Out 2 & Pixar’s History

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168: Combining AI + Crypto, AI Art, Jerry Seinfeld & The Pursuit of Mastery Jun 12, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Combining AI + Crypto, AI Art, Jerry Seinfeld & The Pursuit of Mastery

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:06:16) - Jack’s 1 of 1 Sotheby’s auction, St Jude Collab and “Proof of Work”
(00:15:42) - Meme of the Week
(00:25:28) - Combining AI + Crypto and the “Post Truth” Era
(00:53:08) - Jerry Seinfeld & The Pursuit of Mastery

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Trung’s Article on the Pursuit of Mastery

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167: Erika Ayers Badan on Leading Barstool Sports (former CEO), Building a Career & Finding Talent Jun 05, 2024

Erika Ayers Badan joins the NIA boys to discuss Barstool Sports, her new book, Nobody Cares About Your Career, Finding Talent, and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:29) - The vision behind Nobody Cares About Your Career
(00:04:25) - Why Erika hates Quiet Quitting
(00:08:57) - Barstool’s Secret Sauce
(00:21:08) - The Influencer Landscape
(00:25:11) - Leveraging the internet
(00:33:01) - Talent: Scouting and Management
(00:45:17) - Sports Betting and the Degen Economy
(00:53:03) - Funniest Moments at Barstool

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166: Google AI Overview, Nvidia $3T?, Starbucks Struggles, Chipotle Meme & Trump on Crypto May 29, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Google AI Overview, Nvidia $3T?, Starbucks Struggles, Chipotle Meme & Trump on Crypto

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:47) - Google AI Overview
(00:19:34) - Nvidia $3T?
(00:34:08) - X AI
(00:41:19) - Starbucks Struggles
(01:01:44) - Chipotle Meme
(01:15:50) - Trump on Crypto

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165: Psychology of Disneyland, ETH ETF?, OpenAI vs. Scarlett Johansson & Red Lobster’s Bankruptcy May 22, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Psychology of Disneyland, ETH ETF?, OpenAI vs. Scarlett Johansson & Red Lobster’s Bankruptcy

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:23) - Psychology of Disneyland

(00:09:25) - ETH ETF?

(00:26:31) - Meme of the Week

(00:35:32) - Why are traditional markets at ATH’s

(00:47:52) - Jack’s Sotheby's Auction

(00:54:53) - OpenAI vs. Scarlett Johansson

(01:11:13) - Red Lobster’s Bankruptcy

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164: Roaring Kitty Back, Gamestop Madness, Jim Simons & Renaissance Technologies and Podcast Growth w/ Zaid Admani May 14, 2024

Zaid Admani joins the NIA boys to discuss Roaring Kitty Back, Gamestop Madness, Jim Simons & Renaissance Technologies and Podcast Growth

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:04:26) - Roaring Kitty Back & Gamestop Madness
(00:17:11) - Jim Simons & Renaissance Technologies
(00:47:56) - Podcast Growth

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163: Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar, Netflix’s Tom Brady Roast & Berkshire Hathaway After Warren Buffett May 08, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar, Netflix’s Tom Brady Roast & Berkshire Hathaway After Warren Buffett

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:50) - Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar
(00:30:26) - Netflix’s Tom Brady Roast
(00:55:59) - Berkshire Hathaway After Warren Buffett

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162: Degen Economy, Dave & Buster’s Betting, Sports Gambling, Resy Scalpers Making Bank & Tesla’s China Deal May 01, 2024

NIA boys discuss Degen Economy, Dave & Buster’s Betting, Sports Gambling, Resy Scalpers Making Bank & Tesla’s China Deal

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:55) - Dave & Buster’s Betting
(00:06:19) - Degen Economy
(00:16:12) - Sports Gambling
(00:38:58) - Resy Scalpers Making Bank
(00:58:35) - Tesla’s China Deal

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161: Costco Gold Bars, Tesla Robotaxi, Full-Self Driving (FSD) Review & Drake AI Diss Track Apr 24, 2024

NIA boys discuss Costco Gold Bars, Tesla Robotaxi, Full-Self Driving (FSD) Review & Drake AI Diss Track

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:10) - Meme of the Week
(00:05:19) - Costco Gold Bars
(00:21:13) - Tesla Robotaxi & Full-Self Driving (FSD) Review
(00:58:00) - Drake AI Diss Track
(01:09:05) - NIA Content Strategy

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160: Bitcoin Halvening, MKBHD Humane Review, Airchat & Bluey Apr 17, 2024

NIA boys discuss Bitcoin Halvening, MKBHD Humane Review, Airchat & Bluey

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:04:17) - Meme of the Week
(00:06:02) - Bitcoin Halvening
(00:10:46) - MKBHD Humane Review
(00:33:35) - Airchat
(01:02:26) - Bluey

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Airchat

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159: NY Earthquake, Solar Eclipse & Airbnb, Amazon’s “Anonymous Indians” AI & Hermes Antitrust Apr 10, 2024

NIA boys discuss NY Earthquake, Solar Eclipse & Airbnb, Amazon’s “Anonymous Indians” AI & Hermes Antitrust

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:16) - NY Earthquake
(00:10:15) - Solar Eclipse & Airbnb
(00:15:32) - Meme of the Week
(00:18:35) - Amazon’s “Anonymous Indians” AI
(00:32:40) - Hermes Antitrust
(00:46:51) - AMA Question: How does Trung explains his job to his kid?

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New Yorker Article on “The Really Big One"

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158: Coinbase’s Base Layer 2, ETH ETF (?), SBF, Gmail at 20 & The Matrix Apr 03, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Coinbase’s Base Layer 2, ETH ETF (?), SBF, Gmail at 20 & The Matrix

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:07:36) - Coinbase’s Base Layer 2
(00:28:22) - ETH ETF (?)
(00:39:20) - SBF Sentenced to 25 years
(00:45:31) -Gmail at 20
(00:55:29) - The Matrix

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Brain Quintenz on ETH ETF

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Jamie Foxx Roast

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157: Boeing Fiasco, Truth Social & Trump SPAC, Reddit IPO & Royal Family vs. British Press Mar 27, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Boeing Fiasco, Truth Social & Trump SPAC, Reddit IPO & Royal Family vs. British Press

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:29) - Meme of the Week
(00:04:04) - Boeing Fiasco
(00:29:28) - Truth Social & Trump SPAC
(00:35:49) - Reddit IPO
(00:44:40) - Royal Family vs. British Press

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156: Slerf Memecoin, Google x Apple AI Deal, Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson & Netflix Sports Strategy Mar 20, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Slerf Memecoin, Google x Apple AI Deal, Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson & Netflix Sports Strategy

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:30) - Slerf Memecoin
(00:26:58) - Google x Apple AI Deal
(00:42:55) - Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
(00:48:08) - Netflix Sports Strategy
(00:55:32) - Oasis Discussion

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Jeremy Arnold’s Slerf Breakdown

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155: Memecoins vs. NFTs, Bitcoin ATH, TikTok “Ban”, Dune 2 & When To Sell Mar 13, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Memecoins vs. NFTs, Bitcoin ATH, TikTok “Ban”, Dune 2 & When To Sell

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:05:11) - Mental Models for Memecoins
(00:11:53) - Memecoins vs. NFTs
(00:28:41) - TikTok “Ban”
(00:42:53) - Dune
(00:55:56) - When To Sell

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154: Crypto Rally, Memecoins, Bitcoin NFTs, Microstrategy & Elon vs. OpenAI Mar 07, 2024

The NIA boys discuss the Crypto Rally, Memecoins, Bitcoin NFTs, Microstrategy & Elon vs. OpenAI

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:26) - Meme of the Week
(00:05:31) - Crypto Rally
(00:27:10) - Memecoins
(00:43:01) - Bitcoin NFTs
(00:58:38) - Microstrategy
(01:16:16) - Elon vs. OpenAI

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The Microstrategy - S&P 500 Bullcast

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153: Bitcoin $60K, Google Gemini Fiasco, Reddit IPO & Wendy’s Surge Pricing Feb 28, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Bitcoin $60K, Google Gemini Fiasco, Reddit IPO & Wendy’s Surge Pricing

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:47) - Bitcoin Bull Run
(00:17:41) - Google Gemini Fiasco
(01:05:25) - Reddit IPO
(01:19:34) - Wendy’s Surge Pricing

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152: Jack's Creative Process, Sora Text-to-Video and Monster Beverage's 200,000% Stock Run Feb 21, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Jack's Creative Process, Sora Text-to-Video and Monster Beverage's 200,000% Stock Run

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:06) - Jack’s Creative Process
(00:12:33) - Meme of the Week
(00:15:59) - Sora Text-to-Video
(00:37:08) - The Rise of Dopamine Culture
(00:49:17) - Monster Beverage's 200,000% Stock Run

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Ted Gioia’s State of Culture, 2024

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151: Best Super Bowl Ads & Memes, Mega-Sports App (ESPN + Warner + Fox) and Masayoshi Son’s Bets Feb 14, 2024

The NIA boys discuss the best Super Bowl Ads & Memes, Mega-Sports App (ESPN + Warner + Fox) and Masayoshi Son’s Bets

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:06:33) - Best Super Bowl Memes
(00:13:43) - Best Super Bowl Ads
(00:27:59) - Mega-Sports App (ESPN + Warner + Fox)
(00:49:19) - Masayoshi Son’s Bets

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150: Apple Vision Pro, Farcaster, Ferrari/Lewis & Adam Neumann buying back WeWork? Feb 07, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Apple Vision Pro, Farcaster, Ferrari/Lewis & Adam Neumann buying back WeWork?

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:01) - Adam Neumann buying back WeWork?
(00:09:08) - Apple Vision Pro
(00:27:59) - Farcaster
(00:58:19) - Ferrari/Lewis

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Joe Pompliano on Lewis’s move to Ferrari

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149: Neuralink, Value & Audience Capture, Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl Media Jan 31, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Neuralink, Value & Audience Capture, Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl Media

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:30) - Meme of the Week
(00:10:04) - Neuralink
(00:37:16) - Value & Audience Capture
(01:17:28) - Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl Media

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Trung’s Audience Capture Article

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David Goggins on Huberman Lab

Alex Cohen’s Steven Hawking Meme Compilation

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148: Apple Vision Pro, Big Tech VCs, Milei at Davos & Slow Death of Media (Pitchfork, SI) Jan 24, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Apple Vision Pro, Big Tech VCs, Milei at Davos & Slow Death of Media

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:04:28) - Apple Vision Pro
(00:37:28) - Big Tech VCs
(00:49:37) - Milei at Davos
(00:57:00) - Slow Death of Media

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MKBHD on Quitting YouTube

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147: AMA - Greatest Inventions, NIA Shark Tank, Jack on Design Trends & Psychedelics Breakdown Jan 17, 2024

The NIA boys discuss the greatest inventions, NIA Shark Tank, Jack on design trends & psychedelics breakdown

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:03) - Greatest Inventions of All Time
(00:18:52) - NIA Shark Tank
(00:25:39) - Career Advice
(00:35:46) - Jack on Design Trends
(00:45:51) - Psychedelics Breakdown

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146: Trends for 2024, Stanley Cup, GLP-1, Alcohol-Free Drinks, Carta & Bill Ackman vs. BI Jan 10, 2024

The NIA boys discuss Trends for 2024, Stanley Cup, GLP-1, Alcohol-Free Drinks, Carta & Bill Ackman vs. BI

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:07:15) - Bill Ackman vs. Business Insider
(00:13:54) - Trends for 2024
(00:42:00) - Stanley Cup
(00:59:15) - Carta

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BI’s Article on Neri Oxman

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145: Bitcoin ETF, Mickey Mouse Copyright, Luxury Beliefs & NYT vs. OpenAI Jan 03, 2024

The NIA boys discuss the Bitcoin ETF, Mickey Mouse Copyright, Luxury Beliefs & NYT vs. OpenAI

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:06:26) - Meme of the Week
(00:08:44) - Bitcoin ETF
(00:21:02) - Mickey Mouse Copyright
(00:43:28) - Luxury Beliefs
(00:58:09) - NYT vs. OpenAI

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Trung’s Mickey Mouse Tweet

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Open AI vs NYT

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144: 2023 Review - Biggest Win/Loss & Person, Company, Show, Song & Meme of the Year Dec 27, 2023

The NIA Boys do an end-of-year review breaking down their biggest win/loss & person, company, show, song & meme of the Year

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:05) - Favorite NIA Episode Of The Year
(00:06:05) - Biggest Win/Loss of the Year
(00:23:24) - Company of the Year
(00:34:55) - Person of the Year
(00:41:54) - Meme of the Year
(00:45:29) - Song of the Year
(00:49:47) - Travel Spot of the Year
(00:49:47) - Movie/TV Show of the Year

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David Beckham Know Your Meme

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Tyler Cowen on Twitter

Jack Harlow & Dave - Stop Giving Me Advice

Action Bronson Tiny Desk Concert

Bad Bunny - Ojitos Lindos

Bad Bunny X Drake - Mia

Jaish - Bloodline

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143: AMA, Alternative Trends, AI Romance, DEI, 90s websites & top lessons from 2023 Dec 20, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Alternative Trends, AI Romance, DEI, 90s websites & top lessons from 2023

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:09:13) - 90s websites
(00:18:26) - Alternative Trends
(00:28:48) - DEI
(00:46:24) - Top Lessons from 2023

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Venkatesh Rao AGI is a Discovery

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AI Girlfriend Thread

Beatles Documentary

Jeff Bezos on Lex Fridman

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142: Art Basel, $40B Nutella Empire, Time & Taylor Swift and Ohtani’s $700m Contract Dec 12, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Art Basel, the $40B Nutella Empire, Time & Taylor Swift and Ohtani’s $700m Contract

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:28) - Art Basel
(00:11:32) - Meme of the Week
(00:13:07) - $40B Nutella Empire
(00:38:47) - Person of the Year 2023: Taylor Swift
(00:56:03) - Ohtani’s $700m Contract

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Shohei Ohtani’s $700m Contract

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141: Cybertruck, Elon vs. Advertisers, Charlie Munger’s Wisdom & Henry Kissinger Legacy Dec 06, 2023

The NIA boys discuss the Cybertruck, Elon vs. Advertisers, Charlie Munger’s Wisdom & Henry Kissinger Legacy

Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:09:47) - Cybertruck
(00:33:22) - Elon vs. Advertisers
(01:00:37) - Charlie Munger’ Wisdom
(01:19:13) - Henry Kissinger’s Legacy

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Michael Brandt Creator Lab Ep

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Charlie Munger Invest Like The Best Ep

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Cybertruck Review

Cybertruck

Andrew Wilkinson Creator Lab Ep

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140: UAE Breakdown, OpenAI Winners & Losers and Binance $4B Fine Nov 29, 2023

The NIA boys discuss UAE Breakdown, OpenAI Winners & Losers and Binance $4B Fine

Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:07:33) - Jack’s Trip to the UAE
(00:15:35) - UAE Breakdown
(00:41:03) - OpenAI Final Recap
(00:47:24) - OpenAI Winners and Losers
(00:51:24) - Binance $4B Fine

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Reuters Article on OpenAI Saga

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139: OpenAI vs. Sam Altman, OpenAI history, AGI, Satya/Microsoft and Jack’s collab with Red Bull Nov 22, 2023

The NIA boys discuss OpenAI vs. Sam Altman, OpenAI history, AGI, Satya/Microsoft and Jack’s collab with Red Bull

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:08:07) - Meme of the Week
(00:15:35) - Sam Altman’s Background
(00:19:53) - TLDR of OpenAI Debacle
(00:30:19) - AGI Debate
(00:33:00) - OpenAI History
(00:45:33) - Satya/Microsoft
(01:03:01) - Winners and Losers
(01:09:13) - EA vs E/Acc
(01:28:46) - Jack’s Collab with Red Bull

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Satya Nadella ơn Kara Swisher

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The Atlantic Article on OpenAI

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138: Humane AI Pin, Steve Jobs Best Keynotes, MrBeast Water & What’s Wrong With Marvel? Nov 15, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Humane AI Pin, Steve Jobs Best Keynotes, MrBeast Water & What’s Wrong With Marvel?

Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:07:54) - Humane AI Pin
(00:44:41) - Apple’s AI Push
(00:51:35) - MrBeast Water
(01:10:04) - What’s Wrong With Marvel?

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Avi Schiffmann AI Wearable Thread

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SatPost on OpenAI and Humane

Bloomberg Apple Article

MrBeast Water Well Video

Charity Water

Trung Marvel Thread

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137: OpenAI Dev Day, GPT Agents, Grok & The SBF/FTX Case Nov 08, 2023

The NIA boys discuss OpenAI Dev Day, GPT Agents, Grok & The SBF/FTX Case

Timestamps

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:23) - Meme of the Week
(00:06:45) - OpenAI Dev Day
(00:12:47) - GPT Agents and the AI Race
(00:53:17) - Grok
(01:03:41) - Rishi Sunak & Elon Musk Talk
(01:23:25) - The SBF/FTX Case

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Nick Dobos Post

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Greg Yang Post

Rishi Sunak & Elon Talk

Balaji on SBF and FTX

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136: Wrestling Kayfabe, 9-to-5 jobs, Hasan Minhaj vs. New Yorker & How Netflix Won Streaming Nov 01, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Wrestling Kayfabe, 9-to-5 jobs, Hasan Minhaj vs. New Yorker, How Netflix Won Streaming and much more

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:08:55) - Meme of the Week
(00:13:19) - Wrestling Kayfabe
(00:20:26) - 9-to-5 jobs
(00:49:28) - Hasan Minhaj vs. New Yorker
(01:09:41) - How Netflix Won Streaming

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The Hasan Minhaj New Yorker Article

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Prof G’s Netflix Article

The Black Book Trailer

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135: Eric Jorgenson on Balaji, Naval & The Future of Book Publishing Oct 25, 2023

Eric Jorgenson joins the NIA boys to discuss Balaji, Naval & The Future of Book Publishing

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:55) - Meme of the Week
(00:13:03) - Naval and the Almanack of Naval Ravikant
(00:29:24) - Scribe and the Future of Book Publishing
(00:41:10) - Balaji and the Anthology of Balaji
(01:12:34) - Future Projects?
(01:16:25) - Becoming Scribe’s CEO
(01:25:57) - Book Recommendations

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Almanack of Naval Ravikant

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Naval’s Iconic Thread

Rolling Fun

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134: FIFA vs. EA, Microsoft’s $69B Activision Deal, Shams vs. Woj & The Best Bread In The World Oct 18, 2023

The NIA boys discuss FIFA vs. EA, Microsoft’s $69B Activision Deal, Shams vs. Woj, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Film, The Best Bread In The World, and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:04:36) - FIFA vs. EA
(00:17:51) - Microsoft’s $69B Activision Deal
(00:36:02) - Shams vs. Woj
(00:49:17) - ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ Film
(00:55:47) - The Best Bread In The World

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TasteAtlas Bread List: https://tinyurl.com/3u3j4kj9

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133: Beckham Doc, Birkenstock $10B IPO, 2-Hour Marathons & is Shakespeare the greatest ever? Oct 11, 2023

The NIA boys discuss the Beckham Doc, Birkenstock $10B IPO, 2-Hour Marathons, Shakespeare and much more

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:13) - Meme of the Week
(00:05:07) - Beckham Doc
(00:24:10) - Birkenstock IPO
(00:48:02) - Is Shakespeare the Greatest Writer
(01:13:14) - 2-Hour Marathons

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Ali G Interviews Beckhams

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Beckham Netflix Doc

Birkenstock IPO

Birkenstock IPO SatPost

Aswath Damodaran on Birkenstock

Nassim Taleb on Shakespeare

Richard Hanania on Shakespeare

Erik Bernhardsson on Shakespeare

Joe Budden/Drake Beef

Trung breaks down Kelvin Kiptum 2-hour Marathon

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132: AMA - FIRE Movement, Our Professional Highlights, Founder-Market Fit & How To Say “No” Oct 04, 2023

The NIA boys discuss FIRE Movement, Our Professional Highlights, Founder-Market Fit, How To Say “No," & much more

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:32) - FIRE Movement
(00:17:49) - Our Dream Brand Collabs
(00:25:48) - Our Professional Highlights
(00:40:40) - Founder-Market Fit
(00:47:46) - New Skill that We’d Love to Learn
(00:56:06) - How To Say “No”

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Zaid Admani Creator Lab Episode

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FIRE Movement Community

Billy Oppenheimer

Six at 6 on Sunday

George Mack’s 11 Thoughts on Money

Workweek

Visualize Value Michelangelo NFT

Tom Hirst

Tom Hirst’s Solidity Intro Guide

Traf

Jalil

Layer Cake Iconic Scene

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131: Conversational ChatGPT, Spotify AI, Netflix vs. Blockbuster & End of Hollywood Writer’s Strike Sep 27, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Conversational ChatGPT, Spotify AI, Netflix vs. Blockbuster & End of Hollywood Writer’s Strike

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:03:23) - Seasonal Affective Disorder

(00:10:23) - Conversational ChatGPT

(00:21:19) - Spotify AI

(00:37:51) - Netflix vs. Blockbuster

(00:47:07) - End of Hollywood Writer’s Strike

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Tom Osman’s Mallorca Thread

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Ryan Begelman

Conversational ChatGPT

Spotify AI Announcement

Steven Bartlett’s Response

Trung’s Netflix DVD Thread

Writers Strike Ends

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130: Roman Empire Memes, Elon Bio, Autoworker Strike & Tesla’s Manufacturing “Algorithm” Sep 20, 2023

The NIA boys discuss the Roman Empire Memes, the new Elon Biography, Autoworker Strike & Tesla’s Manufacturing “Algorithm” and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:12:17) - Meme of the Week: Roman Empire
(00:27:10) - Elon Bio
(00:44:42) - Autoworker Strike
(00:48:01) - Jack’s Experience Working on Car Manufacturing Plant
(00:57:53) - Tesla’s Advantage
(01:04:43) - Tesla’s Manufacturing “Algorithm”

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Marketing Lessons from Roman Empire

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Roman Colosseum Pod

Walter Isaacson on Lex Fridman

Founders Podcast

Autoworkers Strike

Jim Farley on Armchair Expert

Trung’s SatPost on Elon

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129: George Mack on Ignored Ideas, Creativity Hacks, Game Psychology, US vs. UK & Finding The Right Metrics Sep 13, 2023

George Mack joins the NIA boys to discuss Ignored Ideas, Creativity Hacks, Game Psychology, US vs. UK & Finding The Right Metrics

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:27) - Ricky Gervais and the Power of Comedy
(00:09:04) - George’s Background
(00:13:01) - The Midwit Meme: Guide To Life
(00:20:09) - The Rise of Voice Training
(00:28:54) - Ideas that sound crazy today -- but will be obvious in 10-20 years
(00:40:17) - Kids and Technology
(00:51:39) - Video Game Psychology
(01:05:32) - US vs. UK
(01:17:20) - Ignored Ideas that will be studied by historians
(01:24:54) - The Future of Digital Ads
(01:36:04) - The Swedish House Mafia Machine
(01:47:31) - Smartphone Paradox

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Louie CK on Theo Von’s Podcast

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Sean Paul NYT Article

The Midwit Meme: Guide To Life

Elon Time

Chris Williamson

Ignored Ideas that will be studied by historians

How to get creative

Truflation

Ted Merz on Bloomberg

Twitter Gamification

Warren Buffett on US Deficit

Video Game Psychology

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128: Soren Iverson on Design, Memes, Comedy, UX Secrets & 100 Day Challenges Sep 06, 2023

Soren Iverson joins the NIA boys to discuss Design, Memes, Comedy, UX Secrets & 100 Day Challenges

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:41) - Satirical App Breakdown
(00:14:33) - How Visualize Value Inspired Soren
(00:18:12) - Soren’s Fine Art Background
(00:22:38) - What is an Artist?
(00:27:50) - Soren’s Creative Process
(00:31:18) - Psychology of Going Viral
(00:36:21) - 100 Day Challenges
(00:43:21) - The Power of Humor
(00:52:00) - Hall of Fame App Features

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127: Grayscale vs. SEC, Instacart & Klaviyo IPOs, How Stock Exchanges Work, TikTok’s Spotify Competitor Aug 30, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Grayscale vs. SEC, Instacart & Klaviyo IPOs, How Stock Exchanges Work, TikTok’s Spotify Competitor & much more

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:16) - Grayscale vs. SEC
(00:08:25) - IPO Window Open?
(00:13:09) - First Party Data Explained
(00:15:40) - Instacart Breakdown
(00:27:26) - Klaviyo Breakdown
(00:38:32) - How Stock Exchanges Work
(00:51:39) - Why Stock Exchanges are the New Power Brokers
(00:59:57) - TikTok’s Spotify Competitor

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Klaviyo and Instacart Going Public

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Grayscale vs SEC

How Instacart Hacked YC

Matt Reustle’s Twitter

London Stock Exchange Business Breakdown EP

Marc Rubinstein’s New Power Brokers

TikTok’s Spotify Competitor

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126: Friend Tech, App Store vs. Crypto, Community Notes & ARM IPO Aug 23, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Friend Tech, App Store vs. Crypto, Community Notes, ARM IPO, and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:00:41) - Meme of the Week
(00:05:31) - Friend.tech Overview
(00:14:41) - Assigning Monetary Value to Social Capital
(00:20:17) - App Store vs. Crypto
(00:31:52) - OpenSea Removing Royalties
(00:47:35) - How Community Notes Works
(00:50:15) - Vitalik on Community Notes
(01:03:15) - ARM IPO
(01:15:13) - The Malleability of Social Reality

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Brian Armstrong Tweet

Vitalik’s Community Notes Blog Post

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125: Barstool Sports/Dave Portnoy, Cocaine vs. Kale Phone & Arnold Schwarzenegger Doc Aug 16, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Barstool Sports/Dave Portnoy, Cocaine vs. Kale Phone, Arnold Schwarzenegger Doc, and much more

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:04:09) - Reacting to Barstool Sports/Dave Portnoy
(00:07:04) - Revisiting Content and Commerce Model
(00:18:59) - The Barstool Brand
(00:28:07) - ESPN & Disney’s Tough Situation
(00:31:51) - Jack’s Proof Grails NFT Collab
(00:33:35) - Cocaine vs. Kale Phone
(00:46:10) - Working from Home
(00:52:57) - Arnold Schwarzenegger Doc

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Dave Buying Back Barstool Announcement

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Trung ơn Spittin’ Chicklets

Nigel Eccles on Creator Lab

Austen Rief Tweet

Grails NFT Tweet

Proof’s Artist Unveiling

George Mack Original Phone Thread

George Mack on Fox

Trung’s Tweet

The Tale of Two Phones

Ramp’s Blog Post

Arnold Doc Trailer

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124: AMA - Podcast Plans, PayPal Stablecoin, Superconductors, Twitter Monetization & Finding a Mentor Aug 09, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Podcast Plans, PayPal Stablecoin, Superconductors, Twitter Monetization & Finding a Mentor

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:21) - Podcast Plans
(00:15:47) - Top 10 Companies Discussion
(00:28:52) -PayPal Stablecoin
(00:35:56) - Crypto Sentiment
(00:41:14) - Twitter Monetization
(00:59:05) - The Everything App
(01:09:32) - Superconductors
(01:17:37) - Negative Effects of A.I.
(01:20:19) - Extra Time and Health Discussion
(01:26:13) - Finding a Mentor

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Elon Musk on Hardcore History

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The Largest Public Companies by Market Cap by Decade

Peter Levels Tweet

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Alex Kaplan

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123: Investing in India, VC vs. Bootstrap & Immigrant Hustle w/ Romeen Sheth Aug 02, 2023

Romeen Sheth joins the NIA boys to discuss Investing in India, VC vs. Bootstrap, Immigrant Hustle and much more

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:16) - Romeen’s Backstory
(00:10:34) - India Deep Dive
(00:20:58) - How to think about India
(00:25:31) - Framework for Investing in India
(00:35:14) - The Indian Consumer
(00:45:13) - India and Crypto
(00:50:52) - Return on India Breakdown
(01:09:04) - VC vs. Bootstrap
(01:15:37) - AI Proof Businesses

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Percentage of world’s population that live in each Indian state

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122: Twitter to X, Oppenheimer vs. Barbie and Messi/Mbappe Jul 26, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Twitter rebrand to X, Oppenheimer vs. Barbie and Messi/Mbappe.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:04:00) - Twitter Rebranding to X
(00:11:08) - Jack’s thoughts on the rebrand
(00:15:14) - Twitter’s Network Effect
(00:23:27) - Threads is a Reset of Instagram
(00:29:25) - X IPO?
(00:34:51) - Jack’s Thoughts on the new X Logo
(00:45:19) - Twitte Bull Case
(00:53:27) - Barbiheimer
(00:58:36) - Barbiheimer Backstory
(01:01:09) - Thoughts on Barbiheimer
(01:06:05) - Crazy Marketing Hack Sound of Freedom
(01:09:04) - Messi Update
(01:15:37) - Mbappe’s $776 Million Offer from Saudi Arabia

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Caleb Pressley on This Past Weekend

Links Mentioned:

Theo Von: Sundae Conversation with Caleb Pressley

Elon’s Tweet

Jack Dorsey’s Tweet

Brett’s Xeet Tweet

Jack’s X Logo Rebrand Thread

Matt Belloni’s Barbiheimer Article

Founders’ Episode on Oppenheimer

The Athletic’s Messi Article

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121: Psychology of Disneyland, AI Actors & Twitter Monetization Jul 19, 2023

The NIA boys discuss the Psychology of Disneyland, AI Actors & Twitter Monetization

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:22) - Trung’s Disneyland Trip
(00:06:22) - The Cost to go to Disneyland
(00:11:08) - Disney’s Business Model
(00:23:27) - Disney Selling ESPN?
(00:25:45) - Who could buy ESPN
(00:30:09) - Hollywood Actor Strike
(00:48:33) - Jack on Threads vs Twitter
(00:59:11) - Twitter Monetization
(01:17:01) - Creative Fundraising for Presidential Campaigns
(01:19:28) - Pinkydoll Viral Video Explained
(01:21:50) - Quick Crypto Market Update

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Romeen Sheth’s Gamete Announcement

Links Mentioned:

Trung’s Disney Meme

Bob Iger on Selling ESPN

WSJ Article on Disney’s Drop in Attendance

Stratechery’s Article on the Hollywood Strike

Modern Wisdom Ep with George Mack

George Mack Tweet

WSJ on Twitter’s Monetization

TZ’s Tweet

Austen Allred Tweet

Politico Article on Vivek Ramaswamy Fund Raising Strategy

Tiger Woods Speech

Trung’s Pinkydoll Tweet

Jason Calacanis’s Tweet

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120: Twitter vs. Threads with Turner Novak Jul 12, 2023

Turner Novak joins the NIA boys to discuss Threads, Twitter, Elon vs Zuk, & much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:55) - Threads Overview
(00:06:12) - Threads Launch
(00:08:57) - Interest Graph vs Follow Graph
(00:16:05) - Bull Case for Threads
(00:24:25) - Bear Case for Threads
(00:41:35) - Twitter's Future
(00:49:00) - Meta's History of Shipping Products
(00:53:18) - Predictions for Threads and Twitter
(01:02:59) - Turner's Thoughts on AI

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TikTok Launches Self-Service Ad Platform

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Turner's Thread Article

Ban TikTok Article

Elon vs Zuck Cage Match

Eugene Wei's Blog

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119: Taylor Swift’s $1B tour & Favourite Travel Cities Jul 04, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Taylor Swift’s $1B tour & Favourite Travel Cities

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:34) - Meme of the Week
(00:05:16) - Taylor Swift's Era's Tour Breakdown
(00:14:22) - Economic Impact of The Era's Tour
(00:15:07) - Which Music Artists Could Have $1B Tour
(00:17:20) - Taylor's Unique Formula for Success
(00:19:59) - The Era's Tour by the numbers
(00:27:35) - Revenue of Other Forms of Live Entertainment
(00:29:43) - How a Performer's Audience Size Grows
(00:36:21) - The Parallels between The Era's Tour and Beatlemania
(00:38:49) - Biggest Gigs of All Time
(00:42:16) - Bilal's Euro Trip
(00:47:26) - Favorite City to Visit in Europe
(01:04:57) - Favorite City to Visit in the US

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Links Mentioned:

Taylor Swift Deep Dive

WSJ's The Era Tour Article

The Era Tour's Impact on Local Economy

Taylor and Spotify Beef

Beyonce and Inflation in Sweden

Why Taylor Re-released her Music Catalog

Kevin Hart's Tour Numbers

Biggest Gigs of All Time

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118: Imposter Syndrome, Agency Model, Best Books/Pods & Expat Life Jun 28, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Imposter Syndrome, Agency Model, Best Books/Pods, Expat Life & and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:09) - Imposter Syndrome
(00:12:48) - The Agency Model
(00:16:45) - Lessons from Moderating NIA
(00:20:43) - Thoughts on Cold DM's
(00:35:25) - How to Say No
(00:42:41) - Content Recommendations (Best Books/Pods)
(00:57:26) - Expat life

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Ezra Klein Ep with C. Thi Nguyen

Links Mentioned:

Visualize Value

C. Thi Nguyen Personal Website

How Twitter Gamifies Communication

Outlive by Peter Attia

I Don't Want to Talk About It by Terrence Real

Huberman Lab Ep with Peter Attia

Upshot Towers Haaland Thread

Upshot Towers Harry Redknapp Thread

George Mack Twitter Profile

George Mack Thread

Brett Hall Twitter Profile

Are we running out of resources?

NIA Ep with Saylor

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117: MrBeast Burger, Twitter Roadmap, Twitch Drama & TradFi vs. Crypto Jun 21, 2023

The NIA boys discuss MrBeast Burger, Twitter Roadmap, Twitch Drama, TradFi vs. Crypto and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:44) - MrBeast Burger Shutting Down
(00:15:58) - The Truth About Being "Copied"
(00:25:32) - The Role of Twitter in Society
(00:39:38) - Twitter's Possible Future Roadmap
(00:48:47) - Bilal's Suit Game
(00:50:31) - Twitch Drama
(01:00:16) - TradFi vs. Crypto

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Hollywood's depiction of Tech CEO's

Links Mentioned:

MrBeast Burger Shutting Down

MrBeast “Clones” Tweet

Cormac Mccarthy NonFiction Article

Twitch Drama

TradFi enters Crypto

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116: Reddit Protest, Messi MLS Contract & Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary Jun 14, 2023

The NIA boys discuss the Reddit Protest, Messi's MLS Contract, Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:06:20) - Reddit Protest Overview
(00:08:11) - Why Reddit Changed Their API Policy
(00:13:09) - The Power of Mods on Reddit
(00:17:18) - Reddit's Incentive Structure
(00:19:46) - Will the Protest be Successful?
(00:21:38) - Meme of the Week
(00:22:42) - The Global Football (Soccer) Landscape
(00:31:17) - Messi to the MLS
(00:33:57) - The Messi Effect
(00:35:18) - The Messi Deal Breakdown
(00:47:08) - Why the Messi Deal is a 1-of-1
(00:50:21) - The Importance of America in Entertainment
(00:54:00) - Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary
(00:57:26) - The Legacy of Jurassic Park's CGI
(01:00:14) - Steven Spielberg's Net Worth is $8 Billion

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Christian Selig Apollo Tweet

Links Mentioned:

Reddit Protest Overview

Why Apollo is shutting down

Rob Gallow's Twitter Profile

Stratechery Article on Reddit Revolt

David Beckham's MLS Contract

The Messi Deal

Jurassic Park Tweet

Jurassic Park CGI

How Steven Spielberg made Billions

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115: Apple Vision Pro Breakdown & Jack's Christie's Auction Recap Jun 07, 2023

The NIA boys discuss the Apple Vision Pro announcement, Jack's Christie's Auction, Luton Town FC, American Innovation, and much more

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:03) - Jack's Christie's Auction Recap
(00:07:23) - Luton Town FC
(00:09:38) - Apple Vision Pro Breakdown
(00:13:11) - Spacial Computing
(00:15:18) - Hardware and Controls
(00:17:51) - AR Early Adopter Moment
(00:19:24) - Apple vs Facebook
(00:20:31) - Is AR a new Technological Paradigm?
(00:24:28) - AR Use Cases
(00:25:55) - NIA boys on the Future of AR
(00:29:19) - Vision OS
(00:30:01) - Apple Vision Pro vs Chat-GPT
(00:36:50) - Price Point
(00:42:18) - Initial Sales Predictions
(00:48:02:) - American Innovation

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Jack's Christies Announcement

Links Mentioned:

Jack's Checks Tweet

Celia's Post About Jack's Journey

MKBHD's Impressions of Apple Vision Pro

Dan Siroker Tweet

Jason Fried Tweet

Ben Thompson's thoughts on Apple Vision

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114: The iPhone Story May 31, 2023

Trung does a deep dive on the 2007 iPhone launch. He discusses Apple’s design process, the iconic iPhone Keynote, what was the first killer app?, why Jobs hated the App Store, the history of multi-touch, Gorilla Glass and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:07:07) - The Convergence of Technology Theory

(00:09:58) - The Fragility of Ideas

(00:15:11) - iPhone Background

(00:18:51) - iPhone's Success by the Numbers

(00:21:06) - The iPhone Development Story

(00:27:40) - Multi-touch Story

(00:42:43) - Apple's Previous Phone Project?

(00:46:08) - The Grind of Building the iPhone

(01:04:22) - The Inside Story of the Iconic iPhone Keynote

(01:07:00) - The Carrier Deals

(01:07:57) - Why Steve Hated the App Store

(01:11:18) - How to build trust with you end-user

(01:13:29) - Gorilla Glass Story

(01:21:16) - Summarizing the iPhone Story

(01:27:42) - Awards and Biggest Lessons

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One Device by Brian Merchant

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The iPhone Keynote

How Apple Teaches Innovation

The iPhone's Success by the Numbers

Bill Burr's Steve Job Rant

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113: 1000 True Fans, AI Hype-Cycle, Raising Entrepreneurial Kids & Business Setbacks May 24, 2023

The NIA boys discuss 1000 True Fans, AI Hype-Cycle, Raising Entrepreneurial Kids, Business Setbacks, and much more

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:39) - 1,000 True Fans
(00:17:28) - Raising Entrepreneurial Kids
(00:21:01) - AI Hype-Cycles
(00:31:00) - Business Setbacks
(00:44:07) - Balancing Creative Pursuits and Family life
(00:48:19) - Master Mind Groups?
(00:51:25) - AI and Creative Careers

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Kevin Kelly's 1,000 True Fans Blog Post

Links Mentioned:

Kevin Kelly on The Tim Ferris Podcast

Jack's Creator Lab Episode

Trung's SatPost Newsletter

Bearly AI

Paul Graham's Do Things That Don't Scale Blog Post

The Collision Installation Blog Post

Jack's Tweet

Ideas That Changed Our Lives | E103

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112: Sotheby’s vs. Christie’s, Twitter’s New CEO & Google’s AI Play May 17, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Sotheby’s vs. Christie’s, Twitter new CEO, & Google’s AI Play, and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:00:39) - Jack's Christie's Auction
(00:04:31) - Christie's vs Sotheby's
(00:08:13) - How Auction Houses make money
(00:10:59) - Why invest in art?
(00:18:07) - Twitter’s new CEO
(00:23:23) - Advertising Sales Explained
(00:30:38) - Twitter's Accelerated Product Innovation
(00:34:17) - Google's AI Announcements
(00:36:01) - Why Google IO is a big deal
(00:39:19) - Google and Generative AI Tools

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Jack's Christies Announcement

Links Mentioned:

Jack's Checks Tweet

Celia's Post About Jack's Journey

The Economist Sotheby's Article

Elon's Twitter CEO Announcement

The Information's Linda Yaccarino Article

Tanay's Jaipuria Google Tweet

Sundar Pichai AI Edit

Google AI Thread

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111: Pepe Coin, Hollywood Writers Strike & Blumhouse’s Business Breakdown May 10, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Pepe Coin, Hollywood Writers Strike & Blumhouse’s Business Breakdown, and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:33) - Pepe Coin
(00:05:40) - The Meme Coin Phenomenon Explained
(00:08:42) - Bitcoin & Ordinals
(00:19:55) - The Hollywood Writers Strike
(00:44:55) - A.I. and the Writers Strike
(00:54:17) - Blumhouse Productions Business Breakdown
(01:01:44) - Examples of “Constraints force creativity”

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2008 Writers Strike Consequences

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Pepe Traders

Shonda Rhimes Netflix Deal

Conan O'Brien Ring Spinning

2023 Writer Strike Picket Signs

Joe Rogan's Comedy Club Strategy

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110: Car Dealership Guy on EVs, Tesla, Auto Loans & Lease vs. Own May 03, 2023

Car Dealership Guy joins the NIA boys to discuss EVs, Tesla, Auto Loans & Lease vs. Own, and much more

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:51) - Car Dealership Guy's Background Story
(00:03:22) - TLDR on the Importance of the Auto Industry to the Economy
(00:09:38) - Car Dealership Guy's approach to Twitter
(00:10:29) - The State of the Auto Industry's Inventory
(00:14:01) - Are there any differences between cars?
(00:16:22) - Inside look at the Used-Car Dealership Business
(00:19:29) - Pros and Cons of Online Car Shopping
(00:22:48) - Carvana Breakdown
(00:25:12) - Why you shouldn't buy used German cars
(00:28:58) - Are some cars more likely to be stolen?
(00:31:12) - Lease vs. Own
(00:34:48) - All Things Tesla
(00:43:38) - Rapid Fire Questions
(00:53:18) - Our Family Cars and First Cars

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Car Dealership Guy Twitter

Links Mentioned:

Car Dealership Guy Podcast

Car Dealership Guy Website

The Future of Automotive Retail Book

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109: SpaceX Starship Launch, AI vs. Record Labels & Tucker’s Fox Exit Apr 26, 2023

The NIA boys discuss SpaceX Starship Launch, AI vs. Record Labels, Buzzfeed News shutting down, Tucker Carlson's Fox exit, and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:39) - SpaceX Launch
(00:09:07) - The Russell Conjugation
(00:12:29) - Why Elon wants to go to space
(00:14:08) - Benefits of Space Exploration
(00:31:23) - How the innovation process works
(00:37:41) - Final thoughts on space innovation
(00:39:09) - Grimes + AI music
(00:41:46) - A.I. music and smart contracts
(00:49:35) - Ads power the internet
(00:54:30) - Generative AI and copyright law debate
(01:01:41) - Artist discovery
(01:06:21) - The demise of legacy media
(01:07:37) - Why Buzzfeed News was shutdown
(01:13:08) - Tucker’s Fox Exit

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VanityFair BuzzFeed Article

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NASA Administrator Tweet

Semafor Tucker Carlson Article

Fox Settlement with Dominion

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108: Drake’s AI Music, Coachella Economics & Steve Jobs Archive Apr 19, 2023

The NIA boys discuss Drake and The Weeknd's A.I. Music Song, Coachella Economics, Steve Jobs Archive, and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:04:16) - Reaction to Heart On My Sleeve: The A.I. Drake/The Weeknd Song
(00:07:38) - Heart On My Sleeve was a marketing stunt?
(00:10:58) - Why AI-generated content will super charge Big Brands
(00:25:38) - A.I., Authenticity, and Monetization
(00:28:09) - Smaller artists should leverage A.I.
(00:29:58) - Is Generative A.I.’s impact on media overhyped?
(00:33:38) - Which artists will benefit the most from the A.I. Revolution?
(00:38:49) - Content Overload
(00:43:54) - The Business Behind Coachella
(00:52:04) - How soon will an A.I. artist perform at Coachella?
(00:53:37) - Steve Jobs Archive
(01:01:13) - Meme of the Week

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Mitchell Cohen’s Twitter Thread

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Trung’s Tweet

Laylo’s Website

Drake Response to A.I.

Ben Thompson’s Article about AI and Music

Dan Runcie’s Article about Coachella

Steve Jobs Archive

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Address

Founder’s Steve Jobs Archive Episode

Elon’s CBC Tweet

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107: Super Mario Bros Blockbuster, Nintendo IP, Europe vs. US Tech Apr 12, 2023

The NIA boys discuss the Super Mario Bros Blockbuster, Nintendo IP, Europe vs. US Tech, and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:56) - Super Marios Bros Breakdown
(00:02:37) - Weird History of Mario Movies
(00:07:29) - Reactions to Super Mario Bros
(00:08:40) - Gaming Industry is Huge
(00:14:07) - Video Game IP Discussion
(00:16:45) - Nostalgic Video Gaming Experiences
(00:21:53) - Future of the Nintendo Cinematic Universe
(00:26:09) - Top Selling Game Consoles
(00:29:31) - Top Films Based on Video Games
(00:32:59) - Horror Movies Make Bank
(00:38:04) - A.I. and the Future of Movies
(00:42:00) - Paul Graham’s Tweet
(00:43:41) - Europe’s Place in the Global Tech Landscape
(00:46:17) - GDPR TLDR
(00:49:57) - The EU’s Harsh Tech Regulation
(00:53:41) - Why Europe hasn’t built a Tech Giant
(01:04:18) - A Country’s Cultural Export
(01:09:56) - Going Viral and Dopamine Addiction

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Andrew Huberman on Dopamine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmOF0crdyRU

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106: Luke Burgis on Mimetic Desire, Thick vs. Thin Desires & Power of Memes Apr 05, 2023

Luke Burgis joins the NIA boys to discuss Mimetic Desire, Thick vs. Thin Desires & Power of Memes.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:33) - Meme of the Week
(00:04:18) - Jack & Luke’s Collab
(00:06:07) - Visualizing Mimesis
(00:08:48) - Wanting’s Backstory
(00:10:33) - Meme Culture is Everywhere
(00:12:26) - TLDR of Mimetic Desire
(00:14:42) - Examples of Mimetic Desire
(00:18:46) - Mount Rushmore of Meme Masters
(00:22:39) - Role Models vs Models of Desire
(00:25:52) - The Power of Mimetics
(00:27:38) - Thick vs Thin Desires
(00:35:57) - Mimetic Rivalry Explained
(00:37:32) - Mimetic Desire is Natural
(00:40:45) - Optimize for Yourself
(00:48:26) - A.I. and Mimetic Desire
(00:52:51) - Chat GPT vs Bard
(00:53:46) - Generative Art and Society
(00:58:20) - The Stendhal Effect
(01:02:07) - Reacting to Twitter’s “For You” Algorithm
(01:05:17) - How Twitter’s Algorithm Works
(01:13:30) - Reacting to Twitter’s Verification Reception
(01:23:50) - Peter Theil and Mimetic Desire

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Anti-Mimetic (Newsletter): http://read.lukeburgis.com
RIDE/DRIVE (Creator Notes): http://ride.lukeburgis.com
Visualizing Mimesis: https://vv.mirror.xyz/5O3L9nsYfmYyYAdnAtS-SbA7N6NDAUR7mzdAfmiRlrc
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence by Erik Larson: https://bit.ly/3zvJq2i
Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley by Jimmy Soni: https://amzn.to/3K4idbO

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105: The Pope Coat, MidJourney Breakdown & AI Art Trends Mar 29, 2023

The NIA boys discuss the Pope Coat, MidJourney, AI Art Trends, the rise of A.I. Deepfakes, Chat GPT Plugins, and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:21) - Beeple Studios Grand Opening
(00:06:38) - NFT LA & Checks-Gasoline Collab
(00:09:24) - Meme of the Week: The Pope Coat
(00:10:59) - The NIA Boys Initial Reactions to the Coat Pope
(00:13:42) - The Rise of Viral A.I. Deepfakes
(00:16:46) - The Backstory of the Pope Coat Creator
(00:18:09) - The Uncanney Valley Explained
(00:19:42) - Compounding Growth of A.I. Models
(00:21:34) - The Art of Prompt Engineering
(00:23:42) - How A.I. will Disrupt the Creative Industry
(00:28:32) - Trung’s Trippy Jimi Hendrix Story
(00:33:33) - Why is MidJourney Built on Discord?
(00:41:28) - A.I.’s Disruption of White Collar Jobs
(00:38:58) - MidJourney’s Backstory
(00:39:51) - DCinvestor Sounds the A.I. Alarm
(00:40:47) - History is Speeding Up, Again
(00:43:56) - A.I. Compresses the Process of Creation
(00:46:38) - The Age of AI has begun
(00:51:08) - Tease: How to Defend Yourself Against AI Disruption?
(00:53:09) - MidJourney Business Model
(00:55:53) - MidJourney Controversy/What is Art?
(01:05:25) - How to Defend Yourself Against AI Disruption?
(01:18:41) - Chat GPT Launched Plugins

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104: Balaji $1m Bitcoin Bet, Banking Crisis, Ryan Reynold’s Business Empire & GPT-4 Mar 22, 2023

Trung & Bilal discuss Balaji's $1m Bitcoin bet, the banking crisis, Ryan Reynolds business empire, Trung’s meme going super viral and GPT-4.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:04:11) - Meme of the Week
(00:08:50) - The Backstory to Trung’s Tweet
(00:11:31) - How a meme goes viral
(00:13:11) - Balaji's Background
(00:15:28) - Balaji's $1m Bitcoin Bet
(00:16:55) - Banking Crisis Explained
(00:21:57) - SVB Post-Mortem
(00:27:03) - Infinite Money Printing Back?
(00:32:36) - Swap Lines Explained
(00:36:32) - Trung's take on Balaji’s Argument
(00:41:28) - Bilal’s take on Balaji’s Argument
(00:47:54) - Doing it for the meme?
(00:50:28) - Hyperbitcoinization?
(00:53:29) - Ryan Reynolds Business Empire
(00:55:30) - Van Wilder
(00:57:06) - Deadpool and Aviation Gin
(00:59:39) - Fastvertising
(01:01:08) - Mint Mobile and MVNO Businesses
(01:04:38) - Wrexham F.C.
(01:07:26) - Bearly A.I. Plug
(01:08:00) - GPT-3 vs GPT-4
(01:09:17 ) - Microsoft Copilot

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Balaji's Bitcoin Bet: https://bit.ly/3Ty2lTc
Nongaap's SVB Substack: http://bit.ly/3Twi3hP
Arthur Hayes's BTFP: https://bit.ly/3ngL1G4
Balaji's BitSignal: https://bit.ly/40jb12c
Noah Smith's Balaji Substack: http://bit.ly/3lxHsLn
Austin Rief's Ryan Reynolds Twitter Post: https://bit.ly/3n6A5uJ
Ryan Reynolds: https://bit.ly/3LH06uQ

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103: Ideas that changed our lives Mar 15, 2023

The NIA boys discuss the ideas that have changed their lives the most, from mindfulness to the value of time to antigoals.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:53) - Mindfulness and Meditation
(00:11:33) - Time and Energy as a Currency
(00:27:32) - Antigoals
(00:36:03) - “Walk until the day becomes interesting”
(00:40:47) - The Spotlight Effect
(00:43:24) - Most People Shouldn't Make Their Passion Their Career
(00:51:53) - The Importance of Religion
(01:07:18) - Over-Optimizing Habits

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Alan Watts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vv93azMkDE
Rolf Potts Interview on Tim Ferris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiywh0xfw00
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts: https://amzn.to/40bZ6To
Why students in Kentucky have been praying for 250 hours by Olivia Reingold: https://www.thefp.com/p/why-students-in-kentucky-have-been

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102: Chris Rock Special, Balaji’s Book & The Miracle Obesity Drug Mar 08, 2023

The NIA boys discuss the “miracle” obesity drug, Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special, Balaji's book, living a healthy lifestyle, and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:13) Meme of the Week
(00:03:12) Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special
(00:06:22) Debating Netflix's Binge Drop Model
(00:08:45) Jack’s White Lotus Review
(00:10:39) The best way to consume stand up comedy
(00:12:59) The Anthology of Balaji | Exclusive Sneak Peek
(00:18:13) Breakdown of Ozempic, The Obesity Drug
(00:19:43) How drugs find new use cases
(00:22:54) Debate over Ozempic being used as a Lifestyle Drug
(00:24:08) The Economics of Obesity Drugs
(00:25:59) How effective are drugs like Ozempic?
(00:27:18) Illustrating the Complexity of the Obesity Epidemic
(00:33:13) Healthy Eating
(00:36:46) Jacked Jack
(00:37:47) Quality of US Food vs European Food
(00:39:19) Portion Sizing is Frustrating
(00:42:26) Holistic Approach to a Healthy Lifestyle
(00:44:44) The Economic Inequality of Eating Healthy
(00:46:40) The Benefits of Being Young
(00:48:08) Wrapping up the Obesity Drug Discussion
(00:51:43) Defining “Healthy” is Relative
(00:53:34) Final Thoughts

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Trung’s Tweet Thread about Ozempic: https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1631786977321418753
The Booming Market for Backdoor Ozempic by Olivia Reingold: https://www.thefp.com/p/the-booming-market-for-backdoor-ozempic
New drugs could spell an end to the world’s obesity epidemic by The Economist https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/03/02/new-drugs-could-spell-an-end-to-the-worlds-obesity-epidemic
Sam Parr’s Tweet about Ozempic: https://twitter.com/thesamparr/status/1610642156942671872

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101: The Art of Quitting Mar 01, 2023

The NIA boys discuss the power of quitting, the Visualize Value origin story, the law of compounding, and decision-making frameworks.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:00:36) - Checks Update
(00:03:30) - Meme of the Week
(00:06:06) - Teasing Grit vs Quit
(00:07:02) - Jack’s Water Filter Story
(00:12:31) - This is Pointless Breakdown and The Power of Compounding
(00:28:28) - Visualize Value Origin Story
(00:34:24) - Trung on why he quit pursuing screenwriting
(00:44:05) - Knowing When to Walkaway
(00:49:11) - The Kill Criteria
(00:54:26) - The Monkey and the Pedestal Framework
(00:59:54) - Slack’s Iconic Pivot Story
(01:03:40) - Bilal shares why he shutdown Arsenal Blog
(01:06:26) - Jack’s explains his decision to kill his Podcast Production Agency
(01:12:13) - What F**k You Money really is
(01:12:45) - Trung’s Scotia Bank Story
(01:15:01) - The Influence of Social Capital

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Trung’s “this is pointless” writeup in SatPost:https://trungphan.substack.com/p/this-is-pointless

Annie Duke on creator lab with Bilal:
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Audio: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mNFfeT17IOcjUdK4p0vxT?si=cb0c5b75fcb3488d

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100: Lessons From 100 Podcast Episodes Feb 21, 2023

Jack, Trung & Bilal reflect on 100 episodes.

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99: Dan Runcie (Trapital) on Rihanna Super Bowl, Streaming Economics & Cash Money vs. Def Jam Feb 15, 2023

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro To Dan Runcie & Trapital

(00:01:51) - Rihanna & Superbowl

(00:11:21) - Roc Nation's Impact On Superbowl Half-Time Show

(00:16:09) - Value Of Half-Time Show

(00:22:05) - Why Artists Are Selling Their Catalog & Bieber's Example

(00:35:45) - Music on Tiktok, Instagram & YouTube

(00:42:40) - Rapid Fire Questions

(00:45:40) - One Trapital Article To Start With

(00:46:30) - Def Jam vs. Cash Money

(00:51:26) - AI Music: David Guetta & Eminem

(01:00:20) - DMX's Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

(01:01:20) - Fav Albums & First Concerts

(01:11:02) - Live Twitter Spaces Wed Feb 22nd 2pm EST

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98: Checks Deep Dive, Tiffany / Nike Collab & Google Bard vs. ChatGPT Feb 08, 2023

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro + Meme Of The Week
(00:02:11) - Checks Deep Dive
(01:01:45) - Tiffany + Nike Collab
(01:14:15) - Google Bard vs ChatGPT

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Beeple x Checks: https://twitter.com/beeple/status/1622459994376388610?s=46&t=8P0hOqQFIvBBQdTSrWofMw
Generalist Google vs ChatGPT: https://www.generalist.com/briefing/all-the-answers
Checks Site: https://checks.art/

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97: Should TikTok Be Banned? Twitter's For You Page & Kevin Systrom's New App Feb 01, 2023

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro + Meme Of The Week
(00:08:23) - Should Tiktok Be Banned?
(00:19:17) - Blackbox Algorithm
(00:34:12) - Google’s M&M Case Study & Role Of The Government
(00:39:04) - The Bin at Google
(00:47:21) - Twitter Algorithm Change & For You Page
(00:56:30) - Artifact: Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger’s New App

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Tiktok is a new kind of superweapon - https://gurwinder.substack.com/p/tiktok-may-be-a-chinese-bio-weapon
Ben Thompson - https://stratechery.com/2020/the-tiktok-war/
China Talk - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6D9vpZEJx5bINYNNcXNDfI?si=rVEfn3xrRZibMaJXVcWh-g

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96: AMA - Tech Layoffs, Advice for 20yr Old, Naming Your Brand, AGI, Dream Dinner Jan 25, 2023

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:47) - Live Meme Of The Week
(00:05:43) - Naming Your Brand: Company vs Individual
(00:22:58) - Tech Layoffs
(00:35:07) - AI + Jobs
(00:44:42) - Newsletter + Twitter Growth 2023
(00:59:03) - Michael Saylor Reaction
(01:05:29) - Advice To 20yr Old Self
(01:17:36) - Who would you like to have dinner with?
(01:22:39) - Artificial General Intelligence
(01:27:45) - Amazon, Moon or Mariana Trench

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Jack's permissionless apprentice: https://visualizevalue.com/products/the-permissionless-apprentice
Trung's AI tool: https://bearly.ai/
Ben Tossell & Bilal talking AI on Creator Lab: - https://open.spotify.com/episode/46xHLcLF2Y6FzhnSPXtCai?si=1e12e24c0f7a4df6
Bilal's Spotify interview (written): https://podcasters.spotify.com/blog/bilal-zaidi-podcast-guests

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95: Checks #1 on OpenSea, Prince Harry & Tesla with Whole Mars Catalog Jan 18, 2023

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:34) - Jack's Checks NFT: Number 1 on OpenSea & Derivative Projects
(00:22:32) - Prince Harry's Book & Ghost Writers
(00:36:22) - Omar Qazi (Whole Mars Catalog) on Tesla
(00:45:29) - Full Self-Driving ( FSD)
(00:57:00) - Tesla Price Cuts

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94: Jack Butcher’s Checks NFT, CES roundup & Microsoft's $10B OpenAI Deal Jan 11, 2023

Timestamp:

(00:00:00) - Intro & Trung's Back
(00:04:17) - Jack's Checks NFT Project
(00:22:31) - Twitter Image Aspect Ratio
(00:29:17) - CES Roundup
(00:54:14) - Microsoft's $10B OpenAI Deal

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93: Trung’s new startup (Bearly AI) & top AI predictions for 2023 Jan 04, 2023

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:07:28) - Bearly.ai
(00:19:42) - AI & Cloud
(00:33:08) - What You Can Do With The Tool
(00:44:37) - How to Save your Job From ChatGPT
(00:52:14) - Problem With Relying on Technology
(00:59:09) - Summary

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92: Year in Review, Biggest Wins & Losses, Meme/Company/Person of The Year Dec 28, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(04:27) - Trung's Biggest Win
(08:02) - Jack's Biggest Win
(09:18) - Bilal's Biggest Win
(12:37) - Biggest L
(21:34) - Company Of The Year
(30:53) - Person Of The Year
(38:25) - Meme Of The Year
(43:54) - Song Of The Year
(51:00) - Favorite NIA Episode Of The Year

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91: World Cup Final, Bachelor Parties & Ideas For Twitter Blue Dec 21, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:01) - Intro
(00:02:50) - Bachelor Party + World Cup Final
(00:10:28) - Twitter + External Links
(00:21:18) - Twitter Blue Ideas
(00:36:35) - Creator Monetization
(00:40:41) - Ads

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90: SBF Arrested, White Lotus, Avatar & Best Shows of 2022 Dec 14, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro, Phanergy + World Cup
(00:08:14) - SBF Arrested
(00:23:38) - Theranos Comparison
(00:26:39) - White Lotus + Favorite Show Of The Year
(00:36:11) - Jack's Best Shows Of 2022
(00:38:51) - Trung's Best Shows Of 2022
(00:45:04) - Avatar

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89: Douglas Boneparth on ChatGPT, OpenAI vs. Google & Investing Dec 07, 2022

The NIA boys discuss ChatGPT, Open AI vs Google and Douglas Boneparth joins to discuss how (not) to teach your kids about investing & what to do in a recession.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro + Live World Cup Penalties
(00:03:03) - Jack's Art Basel Piece
(00:05:55) - Who Is Douglas Boneparth + Bone Fide Wealth?
(00:20:12) - OpenAI & ChatGPT
(00:22:42) - Microsoft's $1B Investment
(00:34:55) - OpenAI vs. Google
(01:02:09) - Teaching Kids About Investing

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88: Jordan Schneider on China protests & Twitter vs. Apple Nov 30, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:06) - China Protests & History
(00:23:15) - Steelman China Perspective
(00:28:21) - Predictions Looking Forward
(00:44:29) - Apple vs. Twitter

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87: Joe Pompliano on Qatar World Cup, LIV Golf & $10B Sports Teams Nov 23, 2022

Joe Pompliano joins the NIA boys for a World Cup special episode.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:00:18) - Meme Of The Week
(00:04:55) - Qatar World Cup
(00:13:53) - FIFA Controversy + Sports Washing
(00:22:12) - Human Rights Issues
(00:31:18) - Fun Fact Phan
(00:32:30) - 2024 - USA Holds World Cup
(00:54:41) - US Investment In The Premier League
(01:08:32) - Will The Pomp Boys Buy A Team?
(01:18:16) - Amazon Prime NFL Streaming

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86: Ric Burton on FTX COLLAPSE, SBF Red Flags & What’s Next For Crypto Nov 16, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:13) - CZ Will Not Invest In FTX
(00:14:46) - Meme Of The Week
(00:22:06) - SBF's Cryptic Tweets
(00:35:25) - Promoting Companies
(00:44:28) - Are Institutions Done With Crypto Forever?

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85: FTX Collapse, SBF vs. CZ & revisiting our crypto predictions Nov 09, 2022

The NIA boys react in real-time to one of the craziest days in crypto history. Play-by-play discussion on FTX collapsing & CZ's 10D chess moves.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro + Meme Of The Week
(00:06:50) - FTX Collapse - Play by Play
(00:19:43) - Alameda Blow Up
(00:21:30) - Autism Capital's Tweet
(00:23:21) - Jack's Take on CZ's Move
(00:27:06) - Tech Stocks Collapse
(00:29:54) - Did SBF "Do The Right Thing By Customers?"
(00:34:11) - Binance Estimated Valuation at $300B
(00:39:04) - How Misallocated Were Customer Funds?
(00:43:00) - Revisiting Earlier Predictions On Crypto (2021 vs 2022)
(00:46:39) - "Jail Isn't That Bad" - Martin Shkreli to Do Kwon
(00:47:33) - Big Tech Layoffs
(00:51:06) - Crypto Marketing & BS
(00:54:44) - Has Anything Changed?
(00:59:18) - Crypto Collapse vs Market Collapse

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84: How can Elon fix Twitter? And a Linkedin deep dive with Jack Raines Nov 02, 2022

Jack Raines joins the NIA boys to discuss how Elon can fix Twitter & a Linkedin deep dive.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Elon’s Twitter Moves
(00:12:07) - Reposting On LinkedIn vs. Quote RTs on Twitter
(00:15:22) - Bringing Vine Back
(00:22:41) - How To Make Ads On Twitter Better
(00:29:13) - Twitter's Voting System vs. Other Platforms
(00:30:36) - Twitter Blue Check & Verification
(00:39:32) - Who Is Jack Raines
(00:43:01) - Growing On LinkedIn
(00:49:11) - $300K For A Columbia MBA
(00:53:08) - LinkedIn Smart Engineering Decisions
(00:55:57) - LinkedIn Reposts
(01:04:30) - LinkedIn Strategy
(01:07:38) - Why Raines Was Deported From Norway

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83: Rishi Sunak, AI Hype Cycle & Reddit NFTs with GallowBoob Oct 26, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro + Meme Of The Week
(00:02:27) - Rishi Sunak: UK Prime Minister
(00:21:52) - UK Economy
(00:26:02) - UK Population Is Shrinking
(00:27:27) - Generative AI
(00:32:56) - Will AI Replace Creative Jobs?
(00:44:18) - AI Tweet Generator
(00:46:38) - Rob Joins: Reddit NFTs
(01:05:03) - Web3 Promise + Difference From Opensea
(01:14:58) - Is This Another Hype Cycle?
(01:21:28) - What Makes Something Viral?
(01:23:58) - Best Subreddits
(01:27:24) - Motivation As Reddit Moderator

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82: David Senra (Founders Podcast): Business of Podcasts & Lessons From Steve Jobs, Arnold, Kobe & more. Oct 19, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:53) - Who is David?
(00:17:26) - Making Content For The Most Successful People Of The World
(00:29:17) - Eric Jorgenson: The Almanack Of Naval & Balaji's Book
(00:39:13) - Code, Capital & Media
(00:41:41) - Podcast as a Medium
(00:44:14) - Youtube + Podcasts
(00:53:20) - Driving people from social media to a podcast
(01:00:51) - CNBC
(01:06:38) - NIA live & daily?
(01:08:50) - Socrates, Focus & Lessons From The Greats
(01:14:50) - Steve Jobs, Jony Ive & Focus
(01:24:57) - Rapid Fire Lessons
(01:26:36) - Kanye & Why Comedians Are Truth Tellers
(01:30:12) - Learning From Good + Evil
(01:34:04) - Jay-Z, Johan Cruyff & Francis Coppola
(01:48:31) - Arnold Schwarzenegger
(01:51:11) - Eric Jorgenson
(01:53:18) - Podcasting, Equipment & Keeping It Simple

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81: PayPal SCREWS UP, TMZ Business Breakdown, AI-Gen Podcasts Oct 12, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:29) - Meme Of The Week: Paypal
(00:04:41) - Paypal AUP Overreach
(00:27:40) - Draymond Green Punch Video
(00:30:27) - Why TMZ Always Gets The Tape
(00:35:21) - How Hollywood Was Managed
(00:41:17) - TMZ.com Beta (2005)
(00:45:52) - The Ethics Of TMZ
(00:56:43) - TMZ's Vault
(01:06:35) - AI-Gen podcast - Joe Rogan with Steve Jobs

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80: Mr Beast's $1bil Offer, Kim Kardashian vs. SEC & AMA Oct 05, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:36) - Trung's Meme In Elon's Group Chat
(00:05:55) - Breaking: Elon Musk Latest Price To Buy Twitter
(00:09:52) - Mr. Beast Declined A $1bil Offer
(00:21:49) - Kim Kardashian vs. SEC
(00:30:48) - Real Estate
(00:37:36) - San Francisco Properties
(00:41:59) - AMA: What Did You Get Done This Week?
(00:45:04) - Network Stake
(00:47:11) - OpenSEA Vs LooksRare
(00:49:55) - Why Bilal Shut Down The Arsenal Blog
(00:54:25) - One Thing You Changed Your Mind On
(01:01:24) - Most Valuable Things We've Learned From Each Other
(01:08:48) - Other Forms Of Media We'd Like To Explore
(01:11:05) - Bilal's Creator Lab Research Process
(01:13:52) - Working At Startups

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79: GBP Collapse, Hello Kitty’s $89B empire & Gautam Adani Richer Than Bezos Sep 27, 2022

The NIA boys discuss the British Pound (GBP) collapsing, Hello Kitty's $89bil empire & Gautam Adani overtaking Jeff Bezos to become the second richest person in the world.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:12) - Meme Of The Week + GBP Collapse
(00:09:30) - Crypto vs. GBP
(00:11:17) - Dollar Milkshake Theory
(00:13:48) - Lifetime Franchise Revenue Top 10 + Hello Kitty’s $89B empire
(00:23:14) - Sanrio's Approach
(00:32:13) - Licensing
(00:36:21) - Low Price Point
(00:43:37) - Gautam Adani Richer Than Bezos
(00:52:03) - Gujaratis In The UK
(00:59:49) - Modi's Rockefeller
(01:02:13) - Mr 10%

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78: Why Jack LOVES Figma, Porsche IPO & The Biggest Short Squeeze Ever (VW) Sep 21, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro + Preview on Porsche IPO
(00:02:32) - Figma Acquired by Adobe
(00:24:40) - Figma Easier And Better Than Adobe
(00:29:09) - Is cloning Figma harder than cloning Slack?
(00:35:44) - Is Figma Worth $20bil to Adobe?
(00:47:59) - The Relationship Between VW And Porsche
(00:50:35) - Why Jack Loves Porsche
(00:53:13) - Porsche Valuation & Greatest Short Squeeze Ever

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77: Jon Wu on Ethereum Merge, Starbucks/Polygon & Kanye’s Business Deals Sep 14, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro + Meme Of The Week
(00:03:19) - Burning Man Highlights
(00:05:59) - Ethereum Merge In Simple Terms
(00:10:39) - Pros & Cons Of Proof Of Stake
(00:12:49) - Store Of Value
(00:16:01) - Examples of Bad Behavior in Proof Of Stake Mechanism
(00:20:31) - Merge, Surge, Verge, Purge, And Splurge
(00:23:08) - Verkle Trees + Polygon
(00:32:28) - Should We Be Worried?
(00:35:19) - Polygon Powering Starbucks Loyalty
(00:38:28) - Jon Wu's Case Study on Starbucks
(00:47:39) - Will Starbucks Call Them NFTs?
(00:50:02) - Kanye’s Business Deals & Negotiating in Public

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76: Mr. Beast Burger, Andrew Tate DEPLATFORMED & Where Memes Come From Sep 07, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Meme Of The Week
(00:01:07) - Summer Is Over + Long Weekend
(00:03:44) - Mr. Beast Burger Launch in Mall Of America
(00:07:03) - Mr. Beast Reinvests $1mil Per Video
(00:16:18) - George Clooney & Ryan Reynolds Examples
(00:20:57) - Kevin Hart - Hart House
(00:22:40) - Will Mr. Beast's Content Evolve?
(00:26:31) - Kobe Bryant Bought 10% of BodyArmor in 2014
(00:27:10) - KSI
(00:33:32) - Andrew Tate DEPLATFORMED
(00:45:48) - Takeaways
(00:48:08) - How Memes Spread Through The Internet

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75: Vitalik Packing Heat, AI & Hollywood, Ryan Reynolds Wrexham AFC, Euro Energy Crisis Aug 31, 2022

This week the NIA boys discuss:

– vitalik's meme

– can AI crack hollywood?

– ryan reynolds & wrexham afc

– influence vs capital

– european energy crisis

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:23) - Meme Of The Week: Vitalik Packing Heat
(00:04:29) - Can AI Crack Hollywood?
(00:26:35) - Ryan Reynolds Doc + Influence vs Capital
(00:36:20) - WAGMI United
(00:42:01) - Football + Inelastic Demand
(00:55:23) - European Energy Crisis

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74: AMA - Favorite Books & Pods, Crypto Tribalism, MBA vs. Startups, Businesses To Start, Next Trillion Dollar Company Aug 23, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:00:50) - Tribalism in Crypto
(00:12:23) - Resource From Jack
(00:14:49) - Another Resource From Trung
(00:15:54) - Easiest Business Opportunities
(00:33:12) - Storytelling in Marketing
(00:40:35) - Next Trillion Dollar Company
(00:45:42) - Physical Routines
(00:52:16) - Favorite Books + Movie
(01:05:43) - MBA worth it?
(01:08:53) - Bilal's Take On MBA
(01:11:58) - Underrated BBQ

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Permissionless Apprentice (Resource)
Eric Jorgenson + Bilal Creator Lab Interview (Podcast)
Hitch-22 (Book)
Hitchens - Arguably Essays (Book)
Hardcore History (Supernova from the East) (Podcast)
C Thi Nguyen (Ezra Klein podcast)
Getting Real - Have an Enemy (Blog)
Rework (Book)
Inner City Pressure: The Story Of Grime (Book)

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73: Tetranode (9-figure Whale) on ETH Merge, Bitcoin, DeFi & NFTs Aug 16, 2022

Tetranode went from a dishwasher to a 9-figure crypto whale. We talk through why Saylor was wrong about ETH, what it's like operating in DeFi at his scale, the upcoming ETH merge, some not investment advice price predictions & audience questions.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:46) - Saylor, DeFi & Skin In The Game
(00:09:17) - Bitcoin settlement layer of value?
(00:11:46) - The Merge
(00:15:14) - Tetranode’s First $100k + First Million
(00:18:24) - Ethereum Is Shattering Every Single Metric Except Market Cap
(00:20:57) - Fair Criticism of Ethereum
(00:22:25) - Evaluating Protocols On Ethereum
(00:24:44) - Real DeFi
(00:27:37) - 3AC Tweet & Vitalik in the group chat
(00:33:07) - Antifragility & Convex
(00:37:10) - What % of your portfolio is not crypto?
(00:37:58) - “Web 2.0 Puts Me To Sleep”
(00:42:10) - Levels of Security & Financial Sovereignty
(00:48:20) - Being A Public Figure
(00:50:02) - Tetranode on Pomp
(00:54:29) - Will Bitcoin Evolve?
(00:56:44) - Turning NFTs into DeFi
(01:03:40) - Yield Comes From Speculation & Leverage
(01:04:45) - Longer Term Vision For DeFi
(01:12:24) - When Tetranode Got It Wrong
(01:18:50) - Alternative Layer 1s
(01:26:43) - Second & Third Order Effects of The Merge
(01:34:13) - Projects That Could Last A Decade
(01:37:42) - Quick Break Before Twitter Q&A
(01:38:44) - Tetranode's Day-to-Day & Decentralization vs Control
(01:42:44) - Price Prediction For ETH
(01:45:23) - Project That Has Not Been Created That You'd Like To See Happen
(01:47:12) - Who cares about decentralization?
(01:49:40) - Dishwashing Skills to Trading
(01:52:06) - Most Contrarian Trade
(01:54:35) - Is Tetranode One Person?
(01:58:03) - Where To Live
(02:01:52) - Favorite Books & CryptoPunk

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72: Mary Childs, Planet Money: Bond Market, Bill Gross, Crypto & Substack Revolution Aug 10, 2022

Mary Childs is the co-host of NPR’s Planet Money & has been a business reporter for over a decade (Bloomberg News, Financial Times, Barron’s, Reuters). She's the author of “The Bond King”, a profile of Bill Gross & his bond management firm (PIMCO) which managed ~$2T at its peak.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:00:48) - Meme Of The Week
(00:01:35) - Mary Child's Book: The Bond King
(00:05:09) - Stock Market vs Bond Market
(00:07:41) - Who Are The Lenders In The Bond Market
(00:09:12) - Bill Gross
(00:10:42) - Bonds Then vs Now
(00:16:37) - Bill Gross Motivation
(00:19:27) - Mary’s Take On Bitcoin & Crypto
(00:30:26) - Planet Money's Crypto Stories
(00:31:17) - Can Crypto Change The Bond Market?
(00:32:15) - Going Solo
(00:37:18) - How has the life of a story changed?
(00:39:55) - Planet Money
(00:41:51) - The Definition Of Recession
(00:45:24) - Podcasting: what you’d do differently with no restrictions
(00:48:18) - Joe Rogan + Long Pods
(00:51:14) - How NIA Boys Manage Information Flow
(01:01:01) - Mary’s 3 Fav Podcasts

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71: The LVMH Strategy, Tiffany’s Punks & Luxury Marketing Aug 03, 2022

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro, Vitalik & Saylor beef
00:02:30 - Tiffany Punks
00:11:30 - LVMH & who is Alexandre Arnault?
00:14:25 - Star Brands, Timeless & Modernity
00:24:15 - How brands stay relevant
00:30:20 - Luxury Marketing Breakdown
00:42:35 - "It Ain't Ralph Tho"
00:44:02 - Birkin Bag Breakdown
00:46:30 - Bored Apes Off-White of NFTs?
00:50:22 - Birkin Bag Supply vs Punks?
00:53:10 - Whitelists & Scarcity

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70: Amazon’s Best Acquisitions + AMA (First Jobs, Jack’s NFT Trades, Solopreneurship) Jul 27, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:04:39) - Nancy Pelosi Meme & Drama In The DMs
(00:08:41) - Amazon’s Best Acquisition & One Medical
(00:39:30) - AMA Starts
(00:40:05) - Jack's First Dollar
(00:43:02) - Trung's First Dollar
(00:46:58) - Bilal's First Dollar
(00:50:53) - Jack’s NFT Trades
(01:06:52) - Why Bilal Left Google
(01:12:04) - ETH or BTC if you had to pick one?
(01:15:56) - Any Plans To Monetize The Podcast?
(01:26:05) - Going Solo vs Working In A Company
(01:37:56) - What Matters In Creative Work?
(01:41:18) - Starting a Business: USA vs UK

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68: Ted Gioia: The history of music innovation, Silicon Valley vs. Hollywood Jul 23, 2022

Ted Gioia is a leading music historian and author of 11 books including “The History of Jazz” and “Music: A Subversive History”. He combines his cultural expertise with an extensive business background as a strategy consultant and Stanford MBA.

He also writes an incredibly insightful Substack: https://tedgioia.substack.com/

You can find him on Twitter: @TedGioia

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro + Ted’s Background
(00:03:16) - Why Culture Is Looking Backwards
(00:09:08) - Financialization Of Entertainment
(00:11:52) - Music And The Lindy Effect
(00:16:12) - How To Foster A Counterculture
(00:20:01) - Why Music Innovation Comes From Outsiders
(00:25:58) - How Music Changes Your Body Chemistry
(00:34:47) - The Downside Of The “Four Chords” Pop Music Formula
(00:40:32) - How To Do Compounding Work
(00:45:55) - How To Pursue A Creative Career
(00:49:40) - Ted’s Thoughts On Rene Girard
(00:55:22) - Rene Girard And Rock Music
(01:02:35) - Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley

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67: Saylor Reaction, BTC vs. ETH, 3AC Crash, TikTok’s Secret Sauce Jul 20, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Saylor ep reaction, Balaji’s ideas on bitcoin maxis & parallels to historic religions
(00:12:21) - 5 Use Cases: Digital Property, Stablecoins, P2P Transfers, Tokens, 24/7 Trading
(00:20:05) - Saylor Ep Bottom Of The Market?
(00:32:07) - Meme Of The Week
(00:45:57) - 3AC Crash
(01:01:13) - TikTok’s eating into Google search & TikTok's Secret Sauce
(01:07:52) - TikTok's Edge
(01:18:20) - Category Of Searches
(01:21:33) - “TikTok Should Be Banned”

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66: Michael Saylor on Bitcoin’s killer app, Ethereum, Web3 & inflation Jul 12, 2022

Michael Saylor joins the podcast to discuss:

Bitcoin's killer app
Thoughts on Ethereum & ethics
Impact of inflation
Adding bitcoin into objects & magic cars
What would change his opinion on Bitcoin?
Advice on progressing in your career

For the full Saylor experience, watch on YouTube:

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:00:17) Michael Saylor went to MIT with Peter Diamandis
(00:01:47) Knowing Enough To Hurt Yourself
(00:05:36) Misunderstanding What Bitcoin Is + What Is Money?
(00:12:14) Bitcoin’s Killer App, iPhone Comparison & Layers of Bitcoin
(00:20:57) Magic car that drives itself & life insurance
(00:28:22) Stablecoins vs Bitcoin in the developing world
(00:36:01) Sri Lanka riots, inflation & how to crash an economy
(00:38:38) What would make Saylor change his opinion on Bitcoin?
(00:45:10) Talent working on Bitcoin vs ethereum and others
(00:50:34) Michael Saylor's take on Ethereum & its ethics
(00:55:34) “What's the yield schedule on staked ETH?…”
(00:57:42) Bilal challenges ETH POV & evolving technology
(01:08:43) Advice on starting your career in the modern world
(01:14:21) The theme & cure for everything
(01:18:00) Is Bitcoin stored or spent energy?
(01:23:07) Virtual vs Real Systems

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65: How Minions Went Viral & The Michelin Guide Business Model Jul 06, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro + Where The Boys Have Been
(00:05:31) - Meme Of The Week + Breaking down Minions viral elements
(00:10:59) - Stunts, 200 lbs of bananas + Jack Joins
(00:25:52) - Was The Minions Viral Moment Organic Or Orchestrated?
(00:40:05) - The Michelin Guide Business Model
(00:54:33) - Resy, AMEX & When Jack Worked On Michelin
(01:04:29) - Trung’s Michelin Experience
(01:10:54) - Criticism Of Michelin
(01:17:48) - Gaudi - The World Famous Architect

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64: Generalist vs Specialist, NFT NYC, Compound Content & Kings of New Media Jun 29, 2022

Jack & Bilal discuss:

generalists vs. specialists
where to start
unsexy work
compound content
kings of new media
nft nyc

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:09) - NFT NYC + Visualize Value NFTs
(00:14:44) - Generalist vs Specialist
(00:57:28) - Compound Content
(01:07:35) - Cable vs Streaming + YouTube vs TikTok
(01:13:33) - Kings of new media: Rogan, Schulz, Portnoy
(01:18:48) - Comedians choosing YouTube vs Netflix
(01:24:59) - Negative Side of Algorithm on Content

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63: AMA - Becoming Recession-Proof, What We’re Invested In, Starting From Scratch, Where To Live Jun 21, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:00:38) Start of Q&A
(00:05:49) Make Yourself Recession-Proof
(00:07:39) Trung's Life Letdown
(00:09:23) Nothing is ever as good or as bad as it seems
(00:18:22) Your Personal Capital
(00:24:15) Get at it now and start taking shots
(00:27:28) Pick Your Lane + Create Optionality
(00:34:16) Where Do You Want to Live?
(00:39:22) Trung’s experience in Asia + Canada
(00:45:26) Bilal in New York
(00:51:20) How we met
(00:52:32) Optimist vs Pessimist
(00:53:58) Recovering Pessimist
(00:59:11) Impact of Politics
(01:04:40) All In Podcast
(01:07:47) Troll Questions

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62: Interview w/ Rainbolt (Google Maps pro), Crypto roundup (BTC/ETH crash, Celsius, Web5) Jun 15, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Intro + Meme of the Week
(00:05:17) Interview with Trevor Rainbolt & Turner Novak
(00:06:23) How Turner found GeoRainbolt
(00:08:05) TikTok vs. Twitter audiences
(00:10:15) What makes good TikTok content
(00:11:40) How Trevor cuts a TikTok
(00:12:45) Guessing fan images
(00:15:40) What are top variables
(00:19:58) How Trevor discovered GeoGuesser
(00:21:35) GeoGuesser is a young person’s game
(00:24:50) Trevor’s daily training routine
(00:28:50) Most interesting country signs
(00:32:05) The hardest country
(00:33:20) How to grow GeoGuesser
(00:40:10) How to protect your privacy
(00:45:50) What are the funniest TikTok comments?
(00:49:20) Mr. Beast collab ideas
(00:52:50) Does Trevor show his skills in public?
(00:54:37) Guessing McDonald's
(01:01:25) Celsius Crash
(01:20:29) BTC/ETH Crash and are we HODLing?
(01:38:23) Jack Dorsey’s Web5

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61: Apple BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later), Saylor on the iPhone, Jon Wu explains OpenSea Case Jun 08, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:01) Meme of The Week
(00:02:23) Apple vs Startups
(00:04:43) Apple's PassKey
(00:05:56) Apple's Car Play
(00:06:53) Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL)
(00:18:39) Classic Clip: Michael Saylor on iPhone
(00:21:31) Apple vs Android
(00:34:25) Post-Payment Installment Splits vs Buy-Now-Pay-Later
(00:42:25) Interview with Jon Wu, Head of Growth at Aztec Network
(00:44:58) Why Nate Chastain Was Arrested
(00:47:02) Wire Fraud Deep Dive
(00:53:17) What Extent Do Federal Prosecutors Get Involved
(00:57:36) Other Crypto/Digital Cases
(01:01:19) Is A 40-Year Sentence Reasonable?
(01:03:53) Implications of Money Laundering Using Crypto
(01:07:10) Would Nate have been prosecuted if he built OpenSea himself?
(01:08:34) Jon's Hat
(01:09:24) Elizabeth Holmes interviewed Jon to be CFO of Theranos

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60: Building vs. Betting, Bull & Bear Markets, Permissionless Apprenticeships Jun 02, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:30) Permissionless apprenticeship + archivve hits #3 on product hunt

(05:45) Accountability + Robert Cialdini’s Influence

(09:17) archivve launch

(11:58) Expanding on building vs betting

(16:12) 5 beats a day for 3 summers (with a caveat)

(18:50) Before Creator Lab + hobbies vs business

(22:32) Learning the craft + connecting the dots

(25:40) Trung’s student blog + writing a movie

(29:00) Anxiety, Feedback + Evolving

(34:50) Employee vs Entrepreneurship

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59: The genius of Steph Curry with Coach Nick & Collin, YouTube in 2012 vs 2022, Why MJ is GOAT Jun 01, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:03:27) How Coach Nick and Coach Collin got to know each other
(00:05:47) The coach's background in video and media
(00:09:15) How creating content changes the way you watch the NBA
(00:12:30) What are their favorite teams
(00:14:45) How Steph Curry changed basketball
(00:19:25) The mechanics of Steph’s jump shot
(00:22:50) Steph breaks 2 myths about jump shooting
(00:26:30) Steph’s special athletic ability (coordination)
(00:30:30) The first ShotMechanics videos
(00:33:05) The BBallBreakdown videos
(00:37:30) What makes Michael Jordan the GOAT?
(00:42:00) How has YouTube changed in the past 10 years?
(00:44:30) The Philippines loves basketball
(00:46:50) How BBallBreakdown grew its channel
(00:51:10) The NBA’s smart approach to YouTube and Social
(00:53:30) What do average people not understand about the NBA?
(00:58:40) NBA Finals prediction (Boston vs. GS)

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58: Snap 40% implosion, Adpocalypse, MonkeyPox, Costco's legendary hot dog May 25, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:28) Meme of the Week
(00:04:33) Snap down 40% + Impact of Apple’s ATT on Google/FB/Shopify
(00:23:00) New Models
(00:32:23) YouTube dominating TV + do we need 10,000 legging brands?
(00:37:49) Apple Lawyers vs OPEC
(00:42:23) Apple Ad Platform + Snap AR
(00:45:05) Crypto Insider Trading
(01:00:16) Fear of MonkeyPox?
(01:05:09) $1.50 Costco Hotdog + Inflation
(01:10:43) How Costco Keeps Their Hotdog at $1.50
(01:17:03) Jack Butcher Live Illustration

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57: Crypto cycles, NYT headlines, McDonald's is a real estate co, Terra UST update, Lil Nouns NFT May 18, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:00:36) Meme of the Week + Trung’s Course

(00:05:49) New York Times Headlines

(00:26:15) Terra UST Update

(00:29:12) Dream of Algorithmic Stablecoins

(00:51:27) a16z Crypto-Price Innovation Cycle

(00:57:41) Terra vs Theranos

(01:09:47) Lil Nouns NFT

(01:19:21) McDonald's is a Realestate co

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56: UST (Terra / Luna) blowup, Tech sell-off, Now vs. Dotcom, Tesla vs. Porsche EV May 11, 2022

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:46) - Meme of the Week

(00:05:55) - What happened with Terra + why stablecoins are important

(00:14:30) - Value of UST

(00:22:18) - UST (Terra) blowup + algorithmic stablecoins

(00:34:22) - Nasdaq Damage + comparing now vs. dotcom

(00:42:52) - Tech sell-off

(00:52:17) - People Dumping NFTs

(01:01:28) - Bonus Meme of the Week + Building vs Betting

(01:14:08) - Electric Cars: Tesla vs. Porsche

(01:22:18) - First Car Stories

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55: How George Lucas built a $10B Star Wars empire, Yuga virtual land sale, Obama O’s NFT May 04, 2022

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro + Meme of the Week
00:03:27 How George Lucas turned a $350K bet into $10B empire
00:14:13 The Hero's Journey: Star Wars vs The Matrix
00:20:16 Trung’s Script
00:22:50 George Lucas Secured The Bag
00:26:18 If Airbnb’s Obama O’s were an NFT + the great online (NFT) game
00:45:24 NFT seed round vs venture capital
00:50:20 Yuga virtual land sale + $100mil lost in fees
01:00:58 Owning your keys
01:09:50 Collision Conf
01:14:49 Recap

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54: Elon’s $44B deal (+ funniest takes), NIA 1-year anniversary, SBF on DeFi Apr 27, 2022

Today's episode is a deep dive into Elon Musk reaching an agreement to buy Twitter for a $44bil. How he's funding it, the potential risks with Tesla stock dropping, the spectrum of reactions & what the future of Twitter looks like.

The boys also discuss their favorite moments from 1yr of NIA & an edge of the internet segment on Sam Bankman-Fried discussing the ponsi nature of DeFi with Matt Levine.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro, Meme Of The Week + What We’ll Cover
00:03:32 - NIA 1-year Anniversary Summary + Favorite Moments
00:21:05 - Elon’s $44B deal with Twitter
00:40:06 - Elon Buying Twitter, Good or Bad?
00:52:15 - Different views on Elon + echo chambers
01:05:57 - Business Models: Bluebird Twitter App vs Protocol vs Ads
01:17:33 - SBF (Sam Bankman-Fried) + Matt Levine on DeFi
01:34:21 - Thank You

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53: Move2earn w/ STEPN, Moonbirds NFT, Netflix vs YouTube, CNN+ Doomed & Elon Update Apr 20, 2022

This week the boys breakdown the move2earn web3 app, STEPN, which pays you to go for a run/walk, share thoughts on Moonbirds, the successful NFT launch by Kevin Rose's PROOF collective. And what happened to Netflix, CNN+ and should Netflix sell ads?

Timestamps:

0:00:00 – What We’ll Cover + Guest vs No Guest?
0:04:37 – Earn Money By Walking w/ STEPN (Move2Earn)
0:16:09 – Where Does The Money Come From?
0:25:15 – Moonbirds NFT, Kevin Rose & Where Jack Is on NFTs
0:40:00 – Meme Of The Week
0:43:56 – CNN+ Doomed + Netflix Decline & Should Netflix Do Ads?
0:58:54 – Netflix vs YouTube
1:06:50 – Elon Twitter Update
1:12:53 – NIA First Anniversary

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52: Web3 Games & Pseudonymity w/ @BoredElonMusk, Elon vs Twitter’s Board, Bitcoin Miami Recap Apr 13, 2022

@BoredElonMusk joins the NIA boys to discuss the evolution of gaming, blockchain games & pseudonymity in business. Plus a roundup of the latest edge of the internet stories & Bitcoin Miami.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 – @BoredElonMusk + Meme of the Week
0:05:43 – Elon vs. Twitter’s Board
0:13:06 – State of Twitter as a Platform
0:23:07 – Pseudonymity
0:41:04 – Bored Box, Angel Investing + Web3 Games
0:50:31 – Blockchain Games vs. Traditional Games
0:57:39 – Axie Infinity
1:05:36 – Building on Ethereum vs Other Blockchains
1:13:56 – Bitcoin Miami, Inflation + Peter Thiel
1:25:45 – Bitcoin as Currency
1:39:28 – Crypto Hayes

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51: Why Did Elon Buy 9.2% of Twitter? Nick Maggiulli on Building Wealth, Buying The Dip & Crypto Apr 06, 2022

Nick Maggiulli (@dollarsanddata) joins Jack, Trung & Bilal to discuss Elon buying 9.2% of Twitter (+ joining the board) and Nick's rules for building wealth, the 2x rule, crypto, when to buy a house & investing for the long term.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro to Nick + Why Elon Bought 9.2% of Twitter?
0:07:09 – Twitter Edit Button. + NFTs PFPs
0:16:51 – How Jack Dorsey Feels
0:20:21 – Nick’s Book “Just Keep Buying” + Writing Background
0:29:00 – Philosophy Behind The Book + Thoughts on Bitcoin
0:37:47 – Wealth Building + Not Buying Individual Stocks
0:48:41 – When To Buy a House
0:56:22 – The 2X Rule
1:07:29 – Index Funds + Staking
1:17:25 – “Just One More Drink”

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50: The Slap, Oscar’s Downfall, $625mil DeFi Hack & Angel Investing 101 w/ Alex Cohen Mar 30, 2022

Alex Cohen (@anothercohen) joins Trung + Bilal to discuss the Will Smith slap, Oscar's downfall, the $625 defi hack on Axie Infinity's Ronin network, angel investing 101 & some rants on twitter thinkbois & SF.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:45 – The Slap, Will Smith Reaction + Oscar’s Downfall
0:16:56 – Terra Founder Do Kwon’s $3B Bitcoin Purchase
0:22:41 – Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network Hack + Angel Investing 101
0:39:33 – Angel Investing + Whole30
0:43:54 – SF vs Austin
0:50:22 – Twitter Thinkbois
1:00:16 – Linkedin Broetry, Clickbait Headlines + Carbon Health

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49: Brett Harrison, President of FTX US on working with SBF, NFTs, Memes, the Larry David ad & Solana vs ETH Mar 23, 2022

Brett Harrison, President of FTX US, joins the NIA boys to discuss the world of crypto, NFTs, memes, working with SBF & their plans to grow FTX.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Meme of the Week - Intro To Brett + FTX
0:13:04 – Citadel + Working With SBF
0:20:09 – Solana vs ETH
0:27:43 – Distribution + Larry David Superbowl Ad
0:40:59 – Brett on Crypto, NFTs + FTX Revenue Pie
0:49:13 – Decentralized Financial System
0:55:09 – What The Boys Thought After Brett's Convo
1:01:55 – SBF Tweet + Coinbase Market Cap
1:08:10 – Chicago Mercantile Exchange

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48: Yuga (Bored Apes) Buys CryptoPunks, Roman Abromovich & Chelsea, History of Oligarchs, AMC Buys A Gold Mine Mar 16, 2022

The NIA boys discuss Yuga Labs (Bored Ape) buying CryptoPunks, sportswashing & the troubled history of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and why AMC is buying a gold mine.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + Yuga Labs (Bored Ape) Buys CryptoPunks
0:10:03 – Punks + Commercial Usage
0:25:58 – Fashion World Comparison
0:30:38 – Yuga Labs, Disney of Crypto + Token Announcement
0:41:00 – Roman Abramovich, Chelsea, Sportswashing + History of Oligarchs
0:47:38 – Golden Visa, Fall Of Soviet Union + Loans For Shares
0:58:33 – Alleged Corruption + Wider Impact On Sports
1:10:06 – Jack’s Web 3 Take
1:14:24 – AMC - Meme To Mine
1:26:05 – American Meme Company - Why AMC Is Making This Investment

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47: Crypto War Bonds, Commodity Crisis (Oil, Wheat, Gas), Nickel Short Squeeze, History of Batman Mar 09, 2022

The NIA boys discuss the impact of rising oil, wheat & gas prices. How a Chinese billionaire lost $12bil on a nickel short squeeze. Explore the idea of crypto-native war bonds & go into the history of batman movies.

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0:00:00 – Bilal In Mexico, Street Food + Meme of the Week

0:06:48 – Commodity Crisis + Second-Order Effects

0:15:15 – Nickel Short Squeeze + Gold vs Bitcoin

0:30:27 – Oil's Impact On Everything + Are We Going Into A Recession?

0:37:17 – Crypto War Bonds, Ukraine's Crypto Donations + NFTs

0:51:07 – Incentives + Charity During Wartime

0:59:02 – Trung’s 3 Main Points, Negative Connotations of Crypto + NFTs

1:14:03 – Why Batman Became Dark

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46: Ukraine-Russia, Sanctions, Crypto/Bitcoin Effect, Big Tech Response, Information Battle Mar 02, 2022

The NIA boys discuss:

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– sanctions

– crypto/bitcoin effect

– downstream effects of frozen assets

– big tech response

– information battle + fog of war

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0:00:00 – Ukraine-Russia + Richard Fontaine Thread
0:07:56 – Propaganda + Fog of War
0:16:33 – Information Battle
0:22:03 – Past Russian Invasions + Ukrainian Resistance
0:27:11 – Downstream Effects of Frozen Assets + Crypto/Bitcoin Effect
0:35:36 – Putin
0:39:12 – Big Tech Response, Sanctions + Wealth Protection
0:45:55 – Criminal Activity On Public Blockchain
0:51:09 – Putin’s Foreign Currency Ban

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45: OpenSea Hack, Trudeau Emergencies Act, Bitcoin & The Right To Transact, The Bank of Starbucks Feb 23, 2022

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0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + OpenSea Hack
0:09:25 – Phishing Scam
0:21:22 – Canada Situation + Trudeau Emergencies Act
0:37:02 – Bitcoin + Right To Transact
0:44:00 – Pandemic Restrictions, WEF Vaccine Supply Graph + Canadian Banking System
0:50:47 – Nunchuk + Parallels to M-Pesa
0:59:33 – Government Response + Concept of Money
1:04:17 – Starbucks LTV + Bank of Starbucks
1:15:56 – Reddit Thread + RIP Jamal Edwards

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44: Super Bowl Crypto Ads, Genius Coinbase QR Code, Nouns DAO NFT, $24m Punk Sale, Razzlekhan Playbook Feb 16, 2022

The NIA boys breakdown the crypto Super Bowl ads. Jack shared why he’s invested in a Nouns NFT, joined their DAO and why he’s bullish on CC0. Trung shares the Razzlekhan playbook.

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0:00:00 – Halftime Show + What We’ll Cover
0:04:25 – Super Bowl Crypto Ads Breakdown + Genius Coinbase QR Code
0:15:57 – Larry David FTX Ad + 2000 Startup Ads
0:24:47 – Startup vs Crypto Ads
0:32:59 – Jack’s Ad Breakdown + 2nd Screens
0:43:16 – Super Bowl Wrap Up + Oculus
0:46:32 – CCO + Nouns NFT
1:03:26 – $24m Punk Sale + Compound Finance
1:11:30 – Razzlekhan Playbook

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43: $3.6B Bitcoin Heist, ENS Controversy, Genius of Jony Ive, Early Stripe & ETH stories (with Ric Burton) Feb 10, 2022

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0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + Ric Meeting Collison Brothers
0:09:29 – What We’ll Cover + $3.6B Bitcoin Heist
0:19:52 – Money Laundering Story & ENS Controversy
0:31:18 – Email vs Twitter + Key Man Risk
0:39:36 – Ethereum Culture + ENS Delegation
0:41:45 – Interface Between Ethereum + Current System
0:47:54 - Polygon Raises $450mil, ETH Scaling Solutions + Incentive Engineers
1:03:01 – Balance.io + Safari
1:12:24 – When Ric Met Vitalik & Gavin
1:20:55 – Business Model For Balance.io + Accredited Investor Laws
1:30:21 – Tokens vs Equity
1:32:11 – Jony Ive Genius
1:41:56 – Anonymous Algorithm People + Crypto Design Gap
1:47:55 – US vs UK

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42: Joe Rogan Spotify Controversy, ARK's $1mil Bitcoin Target, Coachella NFTs & India Making Crypto Legal Feb 02, 2022

The NIA boys break down the Joe Rogan Spotify controversy & discuss the latest in the world of web 3, with Coachella announcing an upcoming NFT, India moving towards making crypto legal & a $1mil bitcoin price target from ARK Invest.

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0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + Jack's House
0:05:01 – Joe Rogan Spotify Controversy + Spotify vs Netflix
0:20:31 – Misinformation + Misleading Headlines
0:26:31 – The Winner In All Of This
0:33:43 – Jack's Trips To Ibiza
0:42:45 – Coachella NFTs on Solana + FTX
1:00:06 – India Making Crypto Legal + Balaji's Woke vs Communist vs Decentralized Capital
1:08:36 – Arkk’s $1mil Bitcoin Price Target

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41: Why Crypto + Stock Market Is Down, Arkk vs Berkshire Hathaway, McDonald’s Earned Media, Nelk Boys + Twitter NFT PFPs Jan 27, 2022

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0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + What We’ll Cover
0:03:23 – Why The Crypto & Stock Markets Are Down + Ark vs Berkshire Hathaway
0:13:24 – Growth vs Value Stocks
0:19:51 – Bear Market + Tax Obligations
0:27:34 – Psychology + Mentality Shift
0:38:37 – Fun Fact Phan: Buffett’s Deal For Bank of America
0:43:03 – McDonald’s Earned Media
0:50:34 – What’s Going Through McDonald’s Corporate + Positive Or Negative Sentiment?
0:58:16 – Estimated Impressions + McDonald’s Tweet
1:02:30 – Twitter’s NFT Profile Pics
1:14:23 – Internet-Native Economies, Nelk Boys NFT + Yellowstone
1:25:28 – Episode Wrap Up

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40: Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard, Google Antitrust Allegations, Brands Entering Web 3, Coinbase NFTs + Larva Lads Jan 20, 2022

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0:00:00 – Trung’s Move + Preview
0:05:50 – Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard For $68.7bil
0:13:00 – Gaming, Metaverse + Google Antitrust Allegations (Jedi Blue)
0:18:21 – Google-Facebook Alleged Ad Deal
0:27:43 – Brands Entering Web 3
0:36:14 – E-commerce Experience
0:43:28 – Coinbase NFTs Powered By MasterCard, LooksRare + OpenSea
0:55:50 – DAOs Gone Wrong: Spice DAO + Dune
1:00:40 – Larva Lads NFT
1:09:45 – Janky Heist Superplastic NFTs + Tom Sachs Rocket
1:13:31 – Deciding When To Sell NFTs

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39: Signal Founder On Web 3, Vitalik’s Response, LooksRare Launches OpenSea Competitor, Nas NFT Drop + Paradigm Invests In Citadel Jan 13, 2022

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + What We’ll Cover
0:04:00 – Moxie Marlinspike (Signal Founder) on Web 3
0:10:07 – Centralization + Protocols
0:13:13 – Vitalik’s Response
0:21:10 – Financial + Technical Speculation
0:25:07 – Moxie's NFT + OpenSea Example
0:34:40 – Intent + Fair Criticism
0:44:22 – Psychology Of Markets + Citadel Investment
0:51:42 – LooksRare Launches OpenSea Competitor + Nas NFT Drop
1:00:23 – Staking $LOOKS + Cobra Effect

Links mentioned:

Moxie summary: https://twitter.com/moxie/status/1479567493215637506?s=21
Vitalik response: https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1479815125955715072?s=21
LooksRare: https://looksrare.org/

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38: Trading The Metagame, BAYC Flips CryptoPunks, PFPs, Worst Predictions + How Blackberry Fumbled The Bag Jan 05, 2022

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Intro + What We’ll Cover + Metagame
0:07:19 – Cobie Trading The Metagame + Crypto Gaming
0:13:30 – Elon On SNL Meta Narrative
0:20:45 – Geopolitical Super Cycles + Vietnam’s Foreign Direct Investment
0:23:51 – Bored Ape Flips CryptoPunks + Celebrities Investing
0:34:57 – Apes To Real Estate + Price Fluctuation
0:42:43 – Mortgage, 17,000% Returns + Exit Plan
0:49:57 – Why PFPs Breakout
0:58:20 – Worst Predictions + First Mobile Phones
1:05:38 – Steve Ballmer + Blackberry Vs. iPhone
1:10:17 – Google’s Growth On Internet Explorer

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37: Jack Dorsey Web 3 Beef, Tokens vs Equity + Silicon Valley Talent Leaving For Crypto? Dec 29, 2021

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0:00:00 – Intro + Holiday Travels
0:05:27 – What We’ll Cover + Jack Dorsey’s Web 3 War
0:12:45 – Can We Easily Define Web 3?
0:21:08 – “Why Decentralize”
0:25:32 – Balaji’s Twitter Response
0:32:52 – Bitcoin, Fear + Jack Dorsey Summary
0:39:57 – Tokens vs Equity + Big Tech vs Startups
0:42:46 – Incentives
0:49:13 – Silicon Valley Talent Leaving For Crypto
0:55:18 – Jack Dorsey Perspective: Build On Bitcoin
1:02:25 – What You’re Optimizing For + Dorsey Blocked by Andreesen
1:05:34 – Fun Fact Phan: Daniel Inouye

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36: Virgil Abloh DAO, The InterMET, When Jobs Met Bezos + Did Coca-Cola Create Santa Claus? Dec 22, 2021

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0:00:00 – Intro + Fred Ehrsam On Virgil DAO
0:07:06 – DAO vs LLC, The InterMET, Kanye + It Ain’t Ralph Tho
0:17:24 – Creative-Cultural-Business Trifecta
0:26:27 – Creative Adoption Curve + Decentralized Ownership
0:31:34 – When Steve Jobs Met Bezos
0:40:44 – Did Coca-Cola Invent Santa Claus?
0:50:11 – Old School Marketing Principles

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Virgil DAO write up: https://twitter.com/fehrsam/status/1465173368999583752?s=21

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35: Decentralized Brands, Adidas Metaverse, Jack Character NFTs + Apple in China Controversy Dec 16, 2021

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0:00:00 – Intro
0:03:36 – Decentralized Brands + Adidas-Bored Ape Collab
0:10:14 – Larva Labs Punk #4156
0:23:30 – Adidas In The Metaverse + Picasso
0:28:33 – Value vs Labor
0:33:39 – Jack’s Character NFTs
0:48:24 – Apple in China Controversy

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34: Square Becomes BLOCK, Future Of Twitter, Web 3 Music + Jack Dorsey Appreciation Dec 08, 2021

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0:00:00 – Jack Dorsey Leaves Twitter + Square Becomes BLOCK
0:02:59 – Web 3 Twitter
0:12:49 – Virgil Abloh DAO + New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal
0:17:59 – Twitter, FB, Instagram, Google + TikTok
0:32:09 – Will Square Build Ethereum 2.0
0:34:45 – Future of Twitter Without Dorsey, Square + BLOCK
0:44:12 – Bitcoin Maxi Jack Dorsey
0:49:13 – Bilal Down the DeFi Rabbit Hole
0:50:57 – Digital Gold Narrative + Bitcoin Meme
0:57:27 – BLOCK’s Mission + Sound Money Argument
1:03:59 – Adidas Metaverse Teaser
1:09:28 – Jack Dorsey Appreciation

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33: Decentralized Hollywood, Cameo, Music Royalties, Anon Accounts + Thanksgiving Inflation Dec 02, 2021

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0:00:00 – Intro + Thanksgiving
0:01:40 – Ken Griffin Wins Auction + DAO Recap
0:18:22 – Anonymous Accounts
0:23:49 – Cameo
0:27:27 – Hardrock Nick + Future of Cameo
0:37:39 – Decentralized Hollywood
0:47:41 – Community-Driven Approach
0:57:01 – Music Royalties
1:01:02 – Six Components of Music Copyright
1:05:10 – Thanksgiving Inflation

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32: ConstitutionDAO, Axie Infinity Decline, Domino's The Tech Company + Franchise DAO? Nov 24, 2021

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0:00:00 – Intro
0:01:30 – ConstitutionDAO
0:20:32 – Axie Infinity Decline
0:27:57 – Incentives + Take Rate
0:44:46 – What Axie Does To Retain Players + Hype Cycles
0:48:19 – Domino’s The Tech Company + Domino’s DAO
1:03:25 – Domino’s By The Numbers
1:11:11 – Franchise DAO

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31: ETH Names, $ENS Airdrop, Why Elon Sold Tesla Stock + The Genius of Costco Nov 18, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – ETH Names, Ethereum Name Service + ENS Token AirDrop
0:11:05 – Open Internet Protocol
0:19:06 – Infrastructure Layer + Coinbase Delegation
0:27:38 – Real Reason Elon Musk Sold His Tesla Stock
0:35:40 – What Counts As Insider Trading?
0:43:20 – How CEOs Sell Their Stock + Tesla's Valuation
0:50:24 – Genius of Costco

ENS token announcement: https://twitter.com/ensdomains/status/1457862602239926274?s=21

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30: Next Trillion Dollar Company, Stripe vs Square vs Coinbase, NFT NYC, Rise of Formula 1 + Highest Paid Athletes Nov 11, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Intro + NFT NYC
0:13:56 – Microsoft Metaverse
0:18:42 – Office In The Metaverse
0:22:04 – Mayor Eric Adams, The Bitcoins + Trung's Tree Trick
0:29:09 – CEOs + Public Accountability
0:31:19 – Next $1Tril Company + Square vs Stripe vs Coinbase
0:43:54 – Brand vs Direct Response
0:50:25 – Square, Stripe, Coinbase Summary + Shopify-Spotify Partnership
0:54:27 – Fun Fact Phan: Formula 1 + Netflix Series
1:00:23 – Top 10 Highest Paid Athletes
1:02:44 – Space Race + F1 Culture

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29: Understanding The Metaverse, Facebook Rebrands To Meta + The Threat Of Inflation Nov 04, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Intro + What Is The Metaverse? Facebook Becomes Meta
0:08:15 – Virtual Worlds + Mark Zuckerberg Presentation
0:12:57 – What Can Facebook Build?
0:18:46 – VR, Black Mirror + Big Tech Rebrands
0:24:30 – Hiring Talent, Culture-Based Products + Hardware
0:28:15 – NIA Going Showbiz
0:30:06 – Threat of Hyperinflation + Cathie Wood’s Deflation Argument
0:37:41 – Money Supply + Supply Chains
0:42:43 – Experiencing Inflation in Vietnam
0:46:49 – Behavioral Outcome + Social Support
0:53:39 – Flexport CEO On Supply Chain
1:00:38 – Jack Worked In A Honda Factory
1:09:43 – Wage Inflation
1:15:36 – Debt Cycles + Labor Market
1:21:09 – Fun Fact Phan: Why US Healthcare Is Tied To Employment

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28: Bitcoin All-Time High, BTC ETF, Apple vs Intel, FB Metaverse + Keeping Your NFTs Secure Oct 28, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Intro, Bitcoin ETF Approval + All-Time Highs
0:14:48 – SBF on Regulation, Facebook Metaverse + Apple’s New Privacy Rules
0:23:53 – Google’s Parent Company Alphabet
0:28:55 – Apple vs Intel + Taiwan Semiconductor Company
0:39:59 – Twitter, Square + Web 3.0
0:42:45 – Cash App Studios + Facebook’s Failed Payment Product
0:48:05 – Twitter NFT Verification
0:54:00 – NFT Hacks + How To Keep Your NFTs Secure
1:01:12 – Hardware Wallets, Hot Wallets + Metamask
1:12:12 – Trung’s Squid Game Tweet

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27: Web 3 Inflection Points, DAOs, Axie Infinity, Play-To-Earn Model + Social Tokens Oct 21, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Intro, Web 3 Inflection Points + Stripe
0:10:49 – Inflection Points + DAOs
0:23:15 – Bear Market Debate, Market Cycles + Saylor Support
0:34:21 – Inevitability of a Network + Future of Money
0:44:48 – Axie Infinity + Play-To-Earn Model
0:50:13 – How Play-To-Earn Works + Axie Scholarships
0:58:11 – Network Effect + Incentives
1:03:40 – Social Tokens for Creators + Communities
1:14:32 – When Tokens Make Sense + Creator ETF

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26: NFTs in 2030, Decentralized Brands, Sam Bankman-Fried + Exclusive Interview w/ Ozy's First Employee Oct 14, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Intro
0:01:22 – Future of NFTs, Punk 6529 Thread + Nietzsche
0:10:52 – Importance of Decentralization vs Trusted Third Parties
0:17:32 – Roadmap of NFTs In 2030, Transparent Markets + Decentralized Governance
0:24:20 – Should Apple Buy A Film Studio?
0:26:24 – Evolving Definition of Memes, Decentralized Brands + CC0 License
0:34:47 – Eroding Brand Value + Eugene Robinson Interview Primer
0:42:43 – Cryptoadz Update
0:47:44 – Sam Bankman-Fried Sitting On $23bil
1:02:13 – Ozy Media Story Recap + Interview w/ Ozy’s First Employee
1:07:35 – Other Players + Red Flags
1:15:02 – Monetization, Archetypal Ozy Reader + Carlos Watson
1:21:00 – Reality Distortion Field
1:27:13 – Eugene’s View on the Evolving Media Landscape
1:33:01 – The Greatest MMA Fighter Ever + Andy Grove Superpower

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25: Ozy Media Fiasco, Chris Dixon Web 3 Backlash, Unrealized Cap Gains + Monetizing Attention Oct 07, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Intro
0:01:58 – Trung’s Headset
0:05:40 – Ozy Media Fiasco
0:22:44 – Chris Dixon Web 3 Thread
0:31:58 – Pyramid Meme vs Pyramid Scheme
0:40:42 – Crypto vs Traditional Investing vs Memes
0:48:11 – Work Below or Above The API + Monetizing Attention
0:55:40 – NFTs + Chinese Money Laundering
1:02:42 – Unrealized Capital Gains + Tax Code

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24: Citycoin Deep Dive w/ Patrick Stanley, Stacking Miamicoin + Evolving Cities Sep 30, 2021

Patrick Stanley (@PatrickWStanley) joins the NIA boys to discuss a full breakdown of Citycoin's origin, the current state of Miamicoin + what this could look like in the future for other cities.

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0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:26 – How Cities Are Evolving, CEO of Miami + How Citycoins Fit In
0:07:35 – Problem Miamicoin Is Solving + Origin of Citycoin
0:13:19 – Not Doing An ICO + How They Setup Miamicoin
0:17:29 – What Happens When The Price Goes Down?
0:20:58 – Government-run vs Customer-run
0:23:17 – Ryan Hoover's Tweet: How To Mine + Stack Miamicoin
0:28:52 – Setting Up A Wallet + Resources To Learn
0:31:14 – Launching Citycoin in Your City + Working as a Community
0:34:02 – Steelman Arguments Against Citycoin
0:38:32 – Evolution of Nation-States
0:40:05 – Expanding Definition of Memes, Affinity Tokens + Outsider Trading
0:45:50 – What Makes A Good Citycoin City, Historical Memers + Next Cities?
0:52:43 – Wrapping Up

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23: Mirror, Crypto Publishing, NFT Communities, Opensea Insider Trading, Miamicoin + New iPhone Sep 23, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro + Trung’s Car Got Towed
0:04:00 – Cryptoadz, McMansions + NFT Communities
0:11:27 – Evolution of Bored Apes + NFT Milestones
0:19:13 – Opensea Insider Trading + Walmart Litecoin Fake News
0:25:47 – Crypto Regulation
0:30:11 – Misinformation, Portnoy AOC tweet + Is Trung A Journalist?
0:37:16 – Mirror - Crypto Native Publishing
0:43:51 – Mirror 2yrs From Now
0:54:42 – Web 3.0 Resources + Jack’s Bored Apes Experiment
1:01:15 – Jack’s Visualize Value Evolution
1:05:00 – City Coins, Miamicoin + Mayor Francis Suarez
1:12:40 – Apple iPhone 13 + Memes
1:23:39 – Apple: Bank, SaaS or Hardware + Warren Buffet’s Tech Bet

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22: Cryptoadz, Coinbase vs SEC, Theranos Trial, Dune Analytics + Opensea Walkthrough Sep 16, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:01 – Coinbase vs. SEC
0:16:04 – Understanding Where Defi Yield Comes From
0:21:46 – Calculated Risks + Narratives
0:24:47 – Theranos Trial, Elizabeth Holmes + Adam Neumann
0:34:14 – Solana, FTX + Tom Brady Ad
0:40:32 – Cryptoadz + Dune Analytics
0:56:23 – NFT Bots + Opensea Walkthrough
1:06:06 – Blockchain Explorer + Monitoring Prices
1:12:48 – Opensea Filters + NFT Traits
1:16:59 – Supply, Demand + Greater Fool Theory
1:21:39 – Air Force Ones vs NFTs

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21: Future of Philanthropy, Jack's NFTs For Afghanistan + Using Technology For Good Sep 09, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – Jack’s Afghan Care Initiative
0:08:46 – charity: water + Pineapple Fund
0:15:00 – Storytelling With Technology + NFTs
0:21:22 – Make Yourself An API, Transparency + Charity Marketing
0:25:04 – Twitter Haters
0:28:37 – Trusted Distribution + Smart Ways To Raise Awareness
0:30:56 – Gala Pros & Cons + Hitting Scale
0:37:16 – Hiring Talent
0:38:29 – Billionaire Donations
0:40:07 – Keyboard Warriors vs Real Impact
0:44:33 – "Pessimists Sound Smart, Optimists Get Paid"
0:52:13 – Hope vs Guilt + Hero’s Journey
0:54:39 – Effective Altruism

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20: Behind Tom Osman's $1.3mil Ether Rock Flip, Discord vs Slack & Tokenized Communities Sep 02, 2021

Tom Osman recently made headlines by flipping an Ether Rock NFT for 400 ETH ($1.3mil at the time of sale) after buying it for only 1.7 ETH ($5,340) 19 days before.

He joins the NIA boys to discuss:

play-by-play details of what happened
how he spotted the opportunity
the telegram group he joined with crypto whales
what he's doing with his $1.3mil win
discord vs slack
investing in ETH vs Bitcoin
tokenized communities + web 3

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:14 – $1.3Mil Ether Rock Sale: Play-By-Play
0:13:17 – Selling Early + Giga Whale Telegram Group
0:22:06 – Aftermath
0:31:32 – Memes + Media Attention
0:35:27 – Ethereum vs Bitcoin + What Tom's Investing In
0:44:18 – Discord vs Slack
0:55:13 – Shiny Object Social Club + Tokenized Communities
1:02:03 – Future of Web 3.0 Communities
1:14:20 – Online Identity, No Code + Is Vitalik The Alexander Hamilton Of Our Time?

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19: Future of Retail, How To Compete With Amazon, Ethereum Sign-in + Messi Football Analytics Aug 23, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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0:00:00 – How To Compete With Amazon
0:10:26 – Amazon vs Shopify + Future of Retail
0:13:55 - "The Margin Is In The Story"
0:17:02 – Walmart + In-Store Retail
0:21:21 – Challenges for Traditional Retail
0:25:21 – Amazon Employee or Artist
0:27:29 – Lionel Messi + Football Analytics
0:39:35 – Is Lionel Messi Lazy?
0:43:03 – Trung’s Favorite LeBron James Meme
0:44:07 – Sign-in with Ethereum vs SSO
0:52:20 – Decentralized Security Models

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18: Infrastructure Bill's Impact On Crypto, Axie Infinity, Vail Resorts + Chris Dixon's Web 2 to Web 3 Shift Aug 19, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro + NYC linkup
0:03:22 – Vail Resorts + Subscription Businesses
0:10:23 – Choppers + Travel Stories
0:20:48 – Preview + NFT Investment Update
0:25:50 – Barbell Investing, Community + Infrastructure Bill
0:37:43 – Crypto Controversy in Infrastructure Bill
0:45:19 – Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake
0:47:15 – Edge Of The Internet: Digital Art, Charity + Party Bid
0:54:51 – NFTs + blockchain for charity
1:02:14 – Brian Armstrong’s POV
1:07:34 – Axie Infinity
1:09:29 – Chris Dixon’s Web 2 to Web 3 Opportunity
1:18:37 – Wrap Up + Preview of Next Week

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17: Genius of Virgil Abloh, Tom Sachs Rocket Factory, Luxury + Scarcity in Internet Culture Aug 12, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro + Challenges of Philanthropy
0:06:41 – Preview + Meme of The Week
0:15:45 – Tom Sachs’ Rocket Factory NFT
0:21:13 – How It Works
0:25:00 – Bored Ape vs Janky Heist vs Rocket Factory
0:26:29 – Secondary Market Analysis
0:32:03 – The Genius of Virgil Abloh
0:41:06 – Kanye West + Running Virgil’s Brand Through WhatsApp
0:48:12 – Luxury, Scarcity + Why You Should Care
0:54:24 – Matthew Principle + Virgil’s 3% Design Rule
1:03:24 – Creativity Resurgence
1:05:33 – Summary of Design Language

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16: Nas The Investor, Google + YouTube Deep Dive, Future of Advertising + Non-Fungible Performance Art Aug 05, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:57 – Nas The Investor
0:06:21 – Nas, Ben Horowitz + Reply Guys
0:13:12 – Compton Hats + Bodybuilder Trung
0:16:45 – Celebrity Investors, Nas + Jay Z
0:22:22 – Best Nas Album + 90s Hip-Hop
0:23:28 – Insane Growth in Digital Ads
0:26:50 – "We Don't Believe In The Internet"
0:29:09 – What Makes Google Ads Special
0:34:01 – YouTube vs Netflix
0:40:52 – YouTube vs Live Cable
0:43:13 – Barriers of the Digital Shift vs Traditional Media
0:54:26 – Trusted Distribution + Selling Google Stock
0:59:56 – Jack's Non-Fungible Performance Art
1:13:50 – Let The Market Decide

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15: SpaceX vs Blue Origin, Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey + Cathie Wood On Bitcoin + Janky Heist NFTs Jul 29, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:21 – Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey + Cathie Wood Bitcoin Talk Summary
0:14:42 – Elon’s Twitter Trolling + Jack Dorsey’s Beard
0:20:23 – “Money Is Information Transfer”
0:26:37 – Edge of Internet: Janky Heist NFTs
0:35:22 – MetaMask + Japanese Reverse Auction
0:44:53 – Billionaire Space Race + Trung’s Deck of Elon Reply’s
0:58:09 – Space Race Backlash + Anti-Billionaire Sentiment
1:08:13 – History of Blue Origin vs SpaceX + Bezos vs Musk
1:13:10 – Jack's Satoshi Branding Breakdown
1:23:28 – Bezos + Musk Photo

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14: England v Italy Post Mortem, Crumbling Nation-States, Delta Variant Surge + Join Our Group Chat Jul 22, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Elon Musk the Reply Guy
0:01:21 – One Of The Boys Got Rona + Delta Variant in England
0:08:40 – Our Open Group Chat (Telegram) + Pavel Durov
0:17:49 – Telegram vs. Twitter
0:28:12 – England Post Mortem + National Anthem
0:34:56 – Impact Of Penalty Miss On Saka
0:38:26 – Football Culture
0:42:16 – Crumbling of the Nation-State + Olympics
0:49:06 – Trung Roasts British Food
1:00:59 – Chicken Tikka Masala + Chicken Shop Culture

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13: Greatest Ads Of All Time, Joe Rogan The King Maker + First Day At Work Stories Jul 15, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:19 – England
0:05:37 – Andy Jassy Takes Over Jeff Bezos
0:11:15 – Amazon Profit + Trung’s Bank Internship
0:17:31 – Bilal's Google Interview + Trung's Flower Shirt Theory
0:22:31 – King Maker Joe Rogan
0:28:54 – Music Production + Book Publishing
0:36:18 – Jay Z, Square, Twitter + Mobile Banking
0:40:28 – Revenue Share Agreement, E-Commerce + Bitcoin
0:47:04 – Absolut Vodka’s Longest Running Ad Campaign
0:53:30 – Constraint, Culture + Simplicity
1:00:38 – Diluting the Strength of the Message
1:11:13 – Audience Questions
1:12:45 – Top Three News Sources + Twitter List
1:20:00 – Media Diet + Reddit
1:23:51 – The Economist’s Greatest Ad Campaign

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12: Lumber Trader Explains What's Going On With Lumber (Bonus Episode) Jul 13, 2021

This is a bonus episode - Jack, Bilal + Trung get schooled on what the hell is going on with the lumber market. Make sure you're subscribed to Not Investment Advice on your fav podcast app for all episodes where the boys share what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro
0:00:55 – Lumber Trade Walkthrough
0:04:49 – COVID Impacts on Lumber Trade + Market Price Discrepancies
0:12:24 – What Makes a Good Lumber Trader?
0:19:12 – How David Got Over His Skis
0:24:10 – Lumber Market vs Cheese Market
0:27:11 – Logistics + Future of the Industry
0:30:52 – David’s Path to Crypto Investing

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11: Tech's Impact On Culture, Jay-Z Buying NFTs, Jack Dorsey Playing 4D Chess + History Of Sriracha Jul 08, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro + Canada Day
0:04:45 – Preview Of What We'll Cover
0:06:00 – Richard Branson Going To Space + England Finally Winning?
0:13:05 – Fracturing of Culture + Who Shapes Culture?
0:29:28 – Jay-Z Getting Into NFTs + Crypto?
0:34:33 – Andreesen Horowitz, Chris Lyons + Culture Fund
0:40:48 – Jack Dorsey Playing 4D Chess? Twitter, Square, Bitcoin, Ethereum
0:41:58 – Future Predictions for Jay-Z, Artists + Democratization of Music
0:45:30 – Sam Altman’s Worldcoin
0:48:58 – Jack Maller’s Bitcoin Tab
0:51:15 – Fun Fact Phan: Sriracha Story
1:01:39 – The Hot Sauce Champion

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10: Decentralized Disney, Bored Ape Cinematic Universe, Peter Thiel's $5bil Roth + Audience Q&A Jul 01, 2021

Podcast

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro + Pour One Out For Fiat Phan
0:05:40 – a16z's $2.2bil Crypto Fund
0:08:27 – Trung's Swear Jar
0:11:32 – Preview Of What We'll Cover + Jack's Red Pill Media Diet
0:13:42 – Decentralized Disney + The Bored Ape Cinematic Universe
0:26:07 – Bored Ape Community + Commercial Rights For Characters
0:32:28 – “Investing becomes a team sport you play with people on the internet”
0:34:51 – Patterns From The Past + Jack’s Ape Collection
0:36:29 – Wearing NFT Hoodies in VR
0:38:15 – Jack’s Most Valuable Ape + Rare Traits Spreadsheet
0:45:33 – Web 1.0 to Web 3.0 Evolution
0:50:30 – Fun Fact Phan: Peter Thiel’s Lord of the Roths
1:01:33 – Audience Questions - Radical Idea: Music Investment Platform + Content ID
1:11:20 – SoftBank Since WeWork
1:12:38 – Who’s the Best Athlete Out of Trung, Bilal + Jack?

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9: 20VC Fund, Call Her Daddy Spotify Deal, Tokenization of Creators, Mark Cuban's DeFi Bet + Q&A Jun 23, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro + Trung’s 100k Cake
0:01:39 – Preview Of What We'll Cover
0:03:07 – Harry Stebbings $140mil Fund + a16z Future
0:07:51 – Jake Paul’s Investing Partner, Geoffrey Wu
0:11:37 – Owning Brands: 50 Cent, Nelk Boys + Logan Paul
0:15:21 – First Creator Billionaire + Alcohol Brand Plays
0:19:04 – Validating Demand + "Trusted Distribution"
0:22:22 – $60mil Podcast Deal: Call Her Daddy, Spotify + Barstool Sports
0:35:25 – Did Joe Rogan + Alex Cooper Make Good Deals?
0:37:43 – YouTube Upside + Mechanics
0:41:56 – Tokenization of Creators, Billion Dollar Market Caps + Robinhood For Investing In People
0:49:34 – Decentralized Social + Evolution of Bitclout
0:52:41 – Opportunities On Bitclout
0:56:30 – Gary Vee NFTs + Community
0:58:00 – Mark Cuban DeFi Bet + Titan Collapse
1:02:50 – Categories of DeFi Projects + Auditing Contracts
1:10:57 – Audience Questions: How Bilal, Jack + Trung Met
1:15:02 – Trung’s Reddit Discovery Process + Reply Guys
1:21:20 – Jack's View On Using Substack
1:26:40 – Close

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8: Packy McCormick - Ethereum Deep Dive, El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin + Volcano Energy Jun 17, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan are joined by Packy McCormick for a deep dive into Ethereum.

Every week on Not Investment Advice, we discuss what we're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, tech and memes.

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Packy's Posts Discussed:

https://www.notboring.co/p/own-the-internet

https://www.notboring.co/p/the-great-online-game

Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro

0:01:47 – Coffee Blasphemy

0:06:44 – Back From Bitcoin Miami

0:11:23 – El Salvador Adopting Bitcoin: Good, Bad + Ugly

0:19:41 – Volcano Energy + Bitcoin Mining

0:22:14 – Geopolitical Implications

0:24:47 – Packy's Intro Into Crypto

0:28:55 – "Ethereum Is The Excel of Blockchains"

0:32:11 – Fiat Phan Goes Rogue + Jack Bought A Crypto Punk

0:36:27 – Ethereum Bull Case

0:42:45 – Cardano, Solana + Risks

0:46:55 – The Great Online Game

0:48:29 – Packy's Top Posts + Dad Life

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7: Bitcoin Miami, Citycoins, DAOs + Buying .btc domains Jun 10, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:34 - Trung CNBC Counter Update
0:02:03 - Jack Live From Miami Bitcoin Week
0:07:46 - Crypto OGs, Floyd Mayweather + Miami Coin
0:10:00 - Apps Being Built On Bitcoin + Startup Cities
0:15:26 - Trung's "Think Different"
0:17:14 - Fair Use Rules + Will Trung Get Flagged?
0:20:31 - HSBC US
0:24:08 - DeFi + Banking
0:29:56 - Mr. Beast - one-man media company
0:31:36 - DAOs + Creative Leverage
0:42:34 - Exciting Creative Work vs Cash Cows
0:47:26 - Experience Hiring At Google
0:50:42 - Bored Ape Yacht Club - Ground Floor Price Update
0:53:53 - Jack + Bilal buying .btc domains
1:01:40 - Bilal's Bday
1:06:33 - Coming Up Next Week

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6: Amazon Buying MGM, Stanley Druckenmiller's Interview, Biden's Budget + Latest In Crypto Jun 03, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro
0:03:10 – Trung Broke His MacBook
0:06:00 – Apple Dilemma
0:11:27 – Amazon Buying MGM + The Best James Bond?
0:15:23 – Amazon Prime vs Netflix, Disney + YouTube
0:22:42 – Jeff Bezos The Oreo McFlurry
0:23:50 – Asian in UK vs US
0:25:44 – The New York Times + The Athletic
0:27:08 – Cognitive Dissonance In Media + NFT Boom
0:30:54 – Jack's Take On NFTs Since March Boom
0:36:07 – Stanley Druckenmiller Interview Takeaways + View On Crypto
0:45:06 – Family Friends Asking Jack About Crypto Allocation
0:48:58 – European Exchange Rate Mechanism
0:54:15 – 1920 Germany Hyperinflation
0:55:05 – Legendary Trade: Soros + Druckenmiller Broke The Bank of England
0:59:41 – Carl Icahn, GameStop NFTs + Gary Vee
1:02:31 – Mark Cuban + Polygon/MATIC
1:06:47 – Gary Vee + Bored Ape Yaught Club
1:09:52 – Bored Ape Giveaway
1:10:48 – Biden’s $6Tril Budget

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5: How Jack and Bilal Got Into Crypto May 28, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro
0:01:49 – When Jack and Bilal got into crypto
0:05:19 – Jack’s Thoughts On Bitcoin in 2018
0:07:16 – Warren Buffet “Have Fun Staying Poor”
0:08:34 – Winklevoss Twins + Bilal’s Experience In 2017/18
0:12:04 – 2018: The End of Crypto?
0:12:44 – Trung’s Stanley Druckenmiller Interview
0:14:10 – Evolving Narratives On Bitcoin & ETH
0:21:55 – Trung’s MBA Paper on Bitcoin
0:23:58 – Believers + HODLers
0:30:01 – Thoughts On Recent Sell-off
0:37:11 – Delirium & Euphoria
0:39:22 – Gambling, Memecoins + FOMO
0:44:57 – Goldrush + Collective Consciousness
0:49:58 – Disclaimer, Subscribe + Review

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4: Crypto Crash Recap, Decentralized Social Networks + A Special Guest // Not Investment Advice May 21, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan are joined by Alex Cohen to discuss the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Trung’s Return to CNBC
0:00:43 - Pamela Anderson Followed Jack
0:00:58 - Special Guest: Alex Cohen
0:01:48 - Art of Shitposting
0:05:21 - Carbon Health
0:06:33 - Recap Of Crypto Crash + Elon Musk's Trolling
0:12:14 - Disclosing Investments As A Journalist
0:14:25 - Elon + Paypal History
0:16:50 - Comments On Bitcoin’s Impact on Environment
0:18:22 - Balaji + "Post Economic"
0:19:12 - Business Impact Of Shitposting + Emotions In The Stock Market
0:21:46 - Elon’s Master Plan
0:24:09 - Ford’s Electric Truck + 2nd Mover Advantage
0:25:40 - “You Don’t Want To Be In Here”
0:26:34 - Stanley Druckenmiller + Emotional Investing
0:28:04 - Buying The Dip + Lessons Learned From 2017 + 2020
0:34:33 - PR + Getting Cancelled
0:37:41 - Why Jeff Bezos Took Helicopter Lessons
0:38:53 - Pomp’s Bitcoin Pizza
0:42:12 - Pamela Anderson + Decentralized Social Networks
0:45:49 - 2021 version of ICO Scams?
0:49:36 - Stanford Grads Working On Ad Approvals
0:51:13 - Inside Fast Growing Startup + Future of Healthcare
0:57:04 - Jack’s Experience Selling Print On Demand Merch
1:01:34 - Selling Canvas Prints To 2000 Followers
1:02:40 - Crypto Media Brand
1:06:42 - Zooming Out + Bitcoin to ETH Flip

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3: Bored Ape Yacht Club, Rise of Memecoins + The New Benjamin Graham May 13, 2021

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:50 – Bilal's Makeshift Podcast Studio
0:02:34 – The Lindy Effect
0:03:31 – DogeCoin
0:06:12 – Memes + Attention Economy
0:10:55 – Doge Rich List
0:11:55 – Infinite Supply + Attention Allocators
0:16:15 – Is Trung The New Benjamin Graham?
0:22:51 – Limited Supply + Text From Dad
0:25:43 – Bored Ape Yacht Club, NFTs + Crypto Punks
0:33:45 – Blockchain + Emoji Domain Names
0:36:10 – Emoji Domain Names
0:38:22 – Selling Domains
0:42:40 – Sharing NFT Upside on Mirror
0:47:01 – James Wang (Ark) On Crypto
0:53:17 – The Gradients of Rich
0:57:09 – Bill + Melina Gates

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2: Jack's Twitter Takedown + Early Internet Stories May 07, 2021

Episode 2 of the "Not Investment Advice" podcast with Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intros + Ground Rules
00:59 - Behind Jack’s Twitter Account Take Down
04:55 - Naval’s Tweetstorm + Rented Platforms
07:44 - No Warning + Escalation
08:33 - Attention + Leverage
09:44 - Engineer Had Job At Google + FB At The Same Time
10:49 - What Was Going Through Jack’s Head
14:50 - Decentralized Social
17:56 - Conspiracy- Who Was Behind It?
24:01 - What Next + Alternatives
30:10 - Group Chats In The Middle East
32:19 - Jack’s Antifragility Plan
35:04 - Apple Podcast Subscriptions + Spotify
39:20 - Multi Skew Creators
39:57 - Update On Word’s Worst ETF
42:58 - Trung’s Kan Opnr
49:52 - Early Internet
53:17 - Fav Jackass Moments

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1: Anti-Life Portfolio, Meme School + European Super League Apr 29, 2021

Episode 1 of the "Not Investment Advice" podcast with Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes.

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Jack + Klay Thompson
0:00:34 - Best Bad Investments + The Surprise Gap
0:04:06 - Anti-Life Portfolio - Trung’s 20s In Vietnam
0:07:12 - Bilal’s 401k Mistake
0:11:12 - Paper Hands
0:14:13 - Immigrants + Property
0:16:00 - Jack’s 20s + Working On Brands
0:17:11 - Working on Ferrari
0:19:36 - “You’ll Never Work In This Town Again”
0:21:19 - Anti Warren Buffet Portfolio
0:26:22 - European Super League
0:37:42 - Meme School On The Blockchain
0:47:25 - Trung’s Comedy Script (Preview)
0:49:08 - Audience Question: Life 5yrs Ago Vs Now
0:52:54 - Jack’s 180
0:55:09 - Trung 5yrs ago vs now
0:57:57 - Useless Dads + Super Moms
1:00:47 - What Changed After Becoming A Dad

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0 - Jack Sold An NFT For $150k, Balaji on Tim Ferriss & Coinbase IPO Apr 15, 2021

Episode zero of the "Not Investment Advice" podcast with Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes.

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