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Zaid Admani Creator Lab Episode

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FIRE Movement Community

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Six at 6 on Sunday

George Mack’s 11 Thoughts on Money

Workweek

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Tom Hirst

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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https://youtu.be/LU8ChmKwLKY

Links Mentioned:

Soren’s Twitter

Reuters Fact Check-Uber

Soren’s Book

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

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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

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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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TechCrunch Article on Friend.tech

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Meme of the Week

Eugene Wei on Stratechery

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

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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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MrBeast Sued

Dave’s Blog Post

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

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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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Rick Rubin’s Podcast

The Largest Public Companies by Market Cap by Decade

Peter Levels Tweet

Eric Jorgensen Tweet

Alex Kaplan

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

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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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