Episodes
Malware is a non-technical look at the tech news of the week.
This week, we covered the following:
1) Flavia Is Online
Related: last week's @Truth_Terminal and $GOAT news here
2) Lithium reserves found in Arkansas
3) Character.AI Safety Incident (TW: Suicide)
4) Draft tweets
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Published 10/25/24
On this episode of the Feelings Check-In, Deana is joined by Evin McMullen to talk through a16z crypto's 2024 State of Crypto report.
The conversation dives into the report’s optimistic outlook on the crypto market, noting key data points like 220 million active wallet addresses, policy milestones, and global mobile wallet adoption. They emphasize the importance of on-chain identity, privacy technology, and stablecoins in supporting global financial activity. The episode highlights...
Published 10/22/24
On this episode of the Feelings Check-In, Deana and Natasha debrief on their first-ever live podcast recording, do a quick retrospective on three years of building Boys Club, and discuss the work of community building.
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Published 10/18/24
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This week, we covered the following:
1) SpaceX Rocket Launch
2) We, Robot event from Tesla
3) Roblox's short seller report
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Published 10/15/24
On this episode of the Feelings Check-In, Natasha and Deana welcome Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation. They talk about Denelle's career from being a trial lawyer, to working on the open web at Mozilla to her decision to join the Stellar Development Foundation. They discuss the mission of the Stellar Development Foundation, and the work and challenges of building an equitable financial system.
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Published 10/08/24
Malware is a non-technical look at the tech news of the week.
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This week, we covered the following:
1) US Port Strike
2) OpenAI's latest and historic fundraising round, including this Bill Gurley podcast episode
3) Crypto Hacks & Security 101 with Brittany Mier y Terán from Harpie.io
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Published 10/04/24
On this episode of the Feelings Check-In, Natasha and Deana welcome Ben Rubin, CEO and co-founder of Towns, who previously founded Meerkat and Houseparty. They discuss social applications, social graphs, finding product-market fit, and Prada shirts. Then, Deana and Natasha share what they are envious of.
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Published 10/01/24
Malware is a non-technical look at the tech news of the week.
This week, we cover.
1) Mira Murati, co-founder and CTO, and other high-profile execs at OpenAI are leaving.
2) Kamala mentions 'blockchain'
3) Crypto National Convention, the first tokenized Polymarket bet
4) Lovely chat with Asta Li, CTO of Privy on Onboarding
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Published 09/27/24
On this episode of the Feelings Check-In, Natasha fills Deana in on her fever dream of a trip to Singapore, where she attended two crypto conferences, Token2049 and Solana Breakpoint. She shares insights on the trends she’s seeing in the Solana ecosystem, the crypto industry at large, and the underground parties.
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Published 09/26/24
Malware is a non-technical look at the tech news of the week.
This week, Deana chats with Jarrod Barnes, head of ecosystem at NEAR Foundation, about decentralized AI. This is a great epiosde for anyone looking to understand the basics of decentralized and user-owned AI.
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Published 09/20/24
On this episode of the Feelings Check-In, Deana and Natasha talk with venture capitalist Maya Bakhai about the basics of the business of venture capital, and what it's like to be a solo GP of her VC fund, Spice Capital. This is a great episode for anyone who wants an explainer on how venture capital works!
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Published 09/17/24
Malware is a non-technical look at the tech news of the week.
This week, Deana and Natasha break down some happenings, including:
OpenAI's new model - o1 DeFi Congressional Hearing Amanda Tuminelli's Opening Statement FlowCarbon Refunds Token Investors Sam Altman's nose job Stellar Meridian Conference discount codes.
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Published 09/13/24
On this episode of the Feelings Check-In, Deana and Natasha discuss the anxiety leading up to a trip to Singapore for Token2049, the gift of female friendships, how friendships evolve as you get older and become more time-poor, and how Instagram fosters parasocial relationships and unhealthy friendship habits.
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Published 09/11/24
Malware is a non-technical look at the tech news of the week.
This week, Deana and Natasha break down some happenings, including:
Brazil's Twitter Ban Trump's World Liberty Financial DeFi project NEO Beta, the humanoid robot from 1X Stellar Meridian Conference discount codes.
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Published 09/06/24
On this episode of the Feelings Check-In, Deana and Natasha talk about winding down a previous startup and share their thoughts on Paul Graham's essay Founder Mode.
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Published 09/04/24
Malware is a non-technical look at the tech news of the week.
This week, Deana and Natasha break down some happenings from the news:
Telegram Founder Arrest Nvidia Earnings Report AI Hugs Prediction Market Volume - Drift news Opensea Wells Notice Subscribe to the Boys Club newsletter here!
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Published 08/30/24
Malware is a non-technical look at the tech news of the week.
This week, Deana and Natasha break down some happenings from the news:
McDonald's Hack and Grimace Memecoin TikTokers take over the DNC Crypto mining at the Airbnb Alex Cooper's $125M Deal Using ChatGPT to check people's height Peter Thiel on Joe Rogan Subscribe to the Boys Club newsletter here!
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Published 08/22/24
On this episode of the podcast, Deana and Natasha talk with Vérité. With a career in music spanning over a decade, Verité shares her perspective on navigating artistry with entrepreneurship, her experimentation with emerging tech like music NFTs, and the broader implications of technology on creative careers.
Vérité's thread on music NFTs is here.
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Published 08/21/24
Malware is a non-technical look at the tech news of the week.
This week, Deana and Natasha breakdown four stories happening in the news:
Grok-2 MetaMask Mastercard - Press Release SSN Hack Waymo cars honking Then they are joined by Mayur Gupta, CMO at Kraken to talk through the current state of crypto marketing.
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Published 08/16/24
On this episode of the podcast, Deana and Natasha talk about religion and spirituality.
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Published 08/14/24
Malware is a non-technical look at the tech news of the week.
This week, Jonathan Wu comes on the pod to talk through his viral tweet thread that explained the Monday's market meltdown.
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Published 08/09/24
On this episode of the podcast, Deana and Natasha talk to Mary-Catherine Lader, COO at Uniswap Labs.
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Published 08/07/24
On this episode of the podcast, Deana and Natasha talk to friend of the pod Ted (Not Lasso) about quitting a good job to go full-time on your own thing.
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Published 07/31/24
Malware is a non-technical look at the tech news of the week.
This week, Deana and Natasha debrief on Deana's visit to the Bitcoin Nashville conference.
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Published 07/30/24