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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

What Is Not Investment Advice?

Every week, 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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Links Mentioned:

Trung’s course:

https://maven.com/trung/bbwb

SBF on terra: https://twitter.com/sbf_ftx/status/1525624598066241538?s=21&t=nvnUfZDS9oLiFut1w23OZw

6529 thread: https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1525565876711444484?s=21&t=9zax6drEsDRanw_d5bkW4w

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

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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

What Is Not Investment Advice?

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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

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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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Links Mentioned:

Yuga Thread:

https://twitter.com/yugalabs/status/1520612357734793219?s=21&t=mCJvofoxjUvIYuF34ZTzVA

Mooncat2878 Yuga Thread:

https://twitter.com/mooncat2878/status/1520697310195458049?s=21&t=mCJvofoxjUvIYuF34ZTzVA

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

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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

What Is Not Investment Advice?

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

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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

What Is Not Investment Advice?

Every week, 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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Links Mentioned:

Nat’s thread:

https://twitter.com/nateliason/status/1515065142232371216?s=21&t=Jd9BlChsd7kJBGdqpmjr3w

Route 2 FI thread:

https://twitter.com/route2fi/status/1515049261498777600?s=21&t=X5Rgu9HTsXysdZHyH4A67g

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

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@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

What Is Not Investment Advice?

Every week, 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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