Episodes
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Atom Limbs
Waitlist
Crowdfunding Round - Wefunder
Tyler on X
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:19) - Inside building Atom Limbs
(00:18:37) - The process of researching what knowledge was needed to build this company
(00:27:26) - Feedback loops in prosthetics
(00:29:23) - Where is Atom Limbs today?
(00:40:48) - Wild, irresponsible speculation: Where do you hope this company will be in 50 years?
(00:48:30) - Are there ways for these prosthetics to extend lifespan?
(00:52:21) - What’s...
Published 03/14/24
Published 03/14/24
Links:
Garrett Scott on X
Pipedream Labs
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:00) - Pipedream
(00:08:33) - What’s the existing infrastructure for this product?
(00:12:55) - Finding geographical partners
(00:14:52) - Hyperlogistics, regulations, and long-tail e-commerce
(00:30:35) - What are the toughest technical problems?
(00:34:32) - The ability to master multiple disciplines
(00:37:18) - The challenge of implementation
(00:42:20) - Finding partnerships and building trust
(00:47:46) - How did...
Published 02/27/24
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Ouros
AltHQ
Zencastr
Atom Limbs
General Fabrication Company
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:57) - Dear Listener
(00:09:44) - Eric’s life as a CEO & Scribe
(00:17:14) – Rolling Fun Q2 Investments
(00:30:21) - Rolling Fun Q3 Investments
(00:41:26) - Lessons from playing basketball with Mr. Beast for 3 days
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Published 02/13/24
Links:
David Senra on X
Mitchell on X
Founders Podcast
Better Bookkeeping
Mentioned on the episode:
Fiftyyears.com
Foundersonly.com
Poor Charlie’s Almanac
Liar’s Poker
Atomic Habits
The Pathless Path
Morgan Housel books
Tren Griffin Blog - 25iq
Brent Beshore on meeting Charlie Munger
Who is Michael Ovitz?
Powerhouse by James Andrew Miller
The Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness
Blake Robbins on Twitter
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:53) - David - Product launching machine & the power...
Published 01/16/24
Links for Matt’s stuff:
Aalo.com
Matt on Twitter
Aalo on Twitter
Aalo Job Board
Link to invest alongside Eric in deals like Aalo: rolling.fun
Links to stuff mentioned:
Decouple Podcast
Titans of Nuclear Podcast
Nuclear Barbarian Substack
Atomic Awakening by James Mahaffey
Why Nuclear Power Has Been a Flop by Jack Devanney
Topics:
(00:03:08) How the popular opinion of nuclear has changed from the 1950’s
(00:15:16) The regulation issues surrounding nuclear
(00:17:20) Water-based nuclear...
Published 08/29/23
Links:
Andrew on Twitter
Andrew’s Substack
The AI Salon
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital by Carlota Perez
Topics:
(00:00:00) Eric welcomes you to the episode
(00:03:20) The rocketing popularity of superconductors
(00:05:28) The LK-99 Superconductor Breakthrough
(00:19:44) How to commercialize room-temp superconductors
(00:25:36) The value of superconductors and their impact
(00:34:16) When will Nuclear Fusion produce energy?
(00:52:08) The overlap of engineering and...
Published 08/15/23
Links:
Center for Growth and Opportunity
Where’s my Flying Car by J. Storrs Hall
Eli on Twitter
Eli’s Substack
Ethan on Twitter
Ouros Energy
Episode #32 of Smart Friends: book recap of Where’s My Flying Car?
Episode #34 of Smart Friends w/ J. Storrs Hall
Episode #58 of Smart Friends w/ Brett Kugelmass
Timestamps:
(00:04:09) Eli Dourado & Ethan Loosbrock’s backgrounds
(00:05:53) Impact of Next-Gen Batteries on the future: Flying Cars, EVTOL Jets, Electric Vehicles, AR Contact Lenses,...
Published 07/11/23
Links:
David on Twitter
Mitchell on Twitter
Founders Podcast
Stuff mentioned:
Jocko Go Drink
Capital Camp
People mentioned:
Jeremy Giffon on Twitter
Brent Beshore on Twitter
Clayton Dorge - CEO of Capital Camp
Books mentioned:
Setting the Table by Danny Meyer
Becoming Trader Joe by Joe Coulombe
In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules by Stacy Perman
Sam Walton: Made in America
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by...
Published 06/27/23
Links
Epic Gardening
Kevin Espiritu on YouTube
Creator Capitalists post from Eric
Kevin’s first appearance on Smart Friends
Scribemedia.com/consult
Timestamps
(00:04:23) Kevin’s career leading to content
(00:14:00) What did raising capital unlock for you?
(00:20:36) Attaching a dollar value to your niche
(00:27:08) What is your high-leverage work today?
(00:28:24) What do you see for Epic Gardening over the next 10 years?
(00:29:43) What other places can this playbook work?
(00:37:29)...
Published 06/13/23
Topics:
(00:04:26) - Who are your influences?
(00:08:57) - When Facts Expire: The Half-life of Knowledge
(00:22:57) - The Playbook behind Boston Dynamics and DeepMind
(00:28:36) - Research Orgs other than Academia, Govt, and Industry
(00:31:00) - DARPA and Speculative Technologies
(00:39:08) - Ink & Switch
(00:41:13) - Challenges of University Tech Transfer Offices
(00:47:42) - Transforming the future of Education
(00:52:20) - Using AI tools in day-to-day life
(00:55:40) - Sam’s job at...
Published 04/25/23
Links:
David on Twitter
Mitchell on Twitter
Founders Podcast
Invest like the best
How to Take Over the World
Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire
Joe Lonsdale - Lessons from Peter Thiel
Topics:
(5:51) - David’s dinner with Charlie Munger
(29:33) - The power of Podcasting, Chris Powers, and innovation
(36:21) - How to make a successful Podcast
(47:42) - The Scarcity of GREAT ideas
(55:30) - Self-funding businesses and the philosophy behind Venture Capital
(1:14:27)...
Published 04/11/23
Links:
XBE
Sean on Twitter & LinkedIn
ChatGPT
ChatGPT-4
BarelyKnown.com
OpenAI
CoPilot
Ben’s Bites newsletter
BaeKayla.com
Support our Sponsor:
Bread: https://www.madebybread.com/
Topics:
(5:04) - Setting the stage: Sean’s company & programming background
(20:38) - Part 1: Individual Contributor AI Applications: ChatGPT 4
(44:23) - Part 2: Product Improvement AI Applications
(1:11:40) - Part 3: Organizational expectations post-implementation
(1:21:26) - What resources would you...
Published 04/04/23
Topics:
(4:21) - Introducing Omar & Zach (nerds)
(5:30) - Why will Web3 data take 100% of the market?
(7:22) - What are data flows?
(14:40) - Does the whole world need to be on Web3 to execute your vision?
(18:02) - Is there a gamification to this whole approach?
(25:05) - Are you seeing finance being the first industry to adopt Web3 Data flows?
(34:29) - CryptoPoops.com (Finest shit on the internet)
(36:02) - Being able to verify truth at any point
(44:59) - The history of HTTPS
(47:41)...
Published 03/28/23
Helpful Links:
The Rolling Fun(d)
Al on Twitter
Bo on LinkedIn
Matt Loszak on Twitter
Midjourney
ChatGPT
Portfolio companies Mentioned:
FasterBetter
Solve.io
Sponsors:
Athena: Get a free first month (Worth $3k!) when you sign up with my code: athenago.me/eric-jorgenson
Listen and Learn more about Athena here: Creative EA Delegation with Athena on the Podcast
Topics:
(3:49) - Life Updates: Buying a cow, Sous Vide Bacon, and Eric’s book
(13:44) - Faster Better & Athena
(24:03) -...
Published 03/14/23
Links:
Bret Kugelmass on LinkedIn
Last Energy
Titans of Nuclear Podcast
Energy Impact Podcast
Marc Andreesen regulatory capture podcast episode
The Energy Impact Center
Decouple Podcast
Invest your money alongside ours in high-tech, high-growth startups: Rolling.fun
Rolling Fun Podcast episodes:
Rolling Fun Ep. 1
Rolling Fun Ep. 2
Rolling Fun Ep. 3
Rolling Fun Ep. 4
Sponsors:
Athena: Get a free first month (Worth $3k!) when you sign up with my code: athenago.me/eric-jorgenson
Listen...
Published 02/28/23
Links:
Austen on Twitter
Al on Twitter
Bloomtech (Formerly Lambda School)
Becoming Trader Joe by Joe Coulombe
Rolling.fun
Rolling Fun Podcast episodes:
Rolling Fun Ep. 1
Rolling Fun Ep. 2
Rolling Fun Ep. 3
Rolling Fun Ep. 4
Creative EA Delegation with Athena on the Podcast
Sponsors:
Athenago.com
MadeByBread.com
Topics:
(6:29) - Warming up & Austen escaping San Francisco
(13:35) - Catching up on Bloomtech’s growth
(24:34) - Hiring horror stories and strategies
(37:02) - A lot of...
Published 02/14/23
Links:
The Gray Lady Winked by Ashley Rindsberg
Ashley on Twitter
Ashley on Substack
Ashley’s writing
Sponsor:
MadeByBread.com
GiveWell.org
Topics:
(5:02) - The impact of Balaji’s love for your book
(6:54) - When did you realize this book needed to be written?
(10:35) - Rejected by publishers
(11:44) - What changed? How did this get published?
(13:51) - The research and writing process
(18:01) - Examples: Holocaust, Fidel Castro, Vietnam, Atomic Bomb…
(30:45) - Who is responsible for...
Published 01/31/23
Links:
Domo.so
Grace on Twitter
Mitchell on Twitter
Domo on Twitter
Jorgenson’s Soundbox #38 with Athena
Jorgenson’s Soundbox #52 with Zach Pettet
Sponsor:
Athenago.com
Givewell.org
Topics:
(5:21) - Introducing Grace and Mitchell
(5:58) - Who are your heroes?
(8:27) - How did you discover there was a need for Domo?
(17:22) - How are you thinking about incorporating fiat-based companies with Domo?
(21:18) - Who are the customers for this and how would you get accounting done for...
Published 01/10/23
Links:
Ambiologix
Rolling Fun
SBIR requirements
Participating governmental agencies
State funds for SBIR
Topics:
(6:00) - Maria’s origin story & the founding of Orbis
(12:03) - What is this technology?
(13:46) - What was Corey’s breakthrough?
(16:06) - How many months of burn did you have from the seed round?
(17:42) - What was the process of running down your first 4 contracts?
(18:49) - When did grant funding come into the picture and how do people go about getting this type...
Published 12/27/22
Links:
Rolling Fun #1
Rolling Fun #2
Rolling Fun #3
Portfolio
Al on Twitter
Bo on Twitter
Positive Food Co.
Omella
Tonic Audio
Stell Engineering
NSION
Gently.com
Glyph
Terran Robotics
Topics:
(5:34) - Crypto has imploded, thanks FTX! What’s the long-term play?
(21:00) - Life and news updates
(23:20) - Q4 Investment updates
(1:01:00) - Elon and Twitter
(1:06:22) - Discussing the pros and cons of an uncapped Convertible Note and investment philosophies
(1:31:27) - Fund Growth...
Published 12/13/22
Links:
Zach on Twitter & LinkedIn
Money 20/20
For Fintech’s Sake Podcast
TripleBlind
Rule 1033
Propel
Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller
Topics:
(4:25) - Recap the last episode with Zach and Eric
(5:34) - Fintech Industry Overview
(15:21) - Money 20/20 – the Biggest Fintech Conference in the world
(24:02) - Regulation looms over Fintech, always
(27:12) - The “Off The Record” Stage at Money 20/20
(29:28) - The CFPB and Rule 1033
(43:15) - Stripe, Adyen, Warren Buffett, and The...
Published 11/29/22
Topics:
(5:29) - Max’s background and career
(14:15) - Is it reasonable to use Neural Net, Deep Learning and Machine learning interchangeably?
(26:37) - The Future of AI
(39:18) - Google & AI Writing
(49:42) - Hiring AI for help in our personal lives
(55:02) - How Improvements in Robotics will massively push things forward
(57:12) - Computers being able to smell and taste
(1:04:56) - Scarier futures of AI
(1:08:13) - Is there a new field of opportunities you’re paying attention to now in...
Published 11/15/22
Growing Podcasts, Bookkeeping Biz, and Creator-Led Companies with David Senra and Mitchell Baldridge
Topics:
(4:12) - David on how to grow a podcast & Mitchell as a connector
(13:32) - David on changing the structure of his podcast
(15:58) - Creator-Led Business, Kobe Bryant, Arnold Schwarzenegger & Balaji
(36:49) - The genius of Berkshire Hathaway & The power of Twitter
(51:24) - Creator Economics & Story time with David Senra
(1:06:38) - Eric’s impact on David
(1:09:48) - Mitchell’s career model & Building a bookkeeping business
(1:28:11) - Focusing career...
Published 11/01/22
Topics:
(1:05) - Life updates and catching up from Al’s Quilting Capital: Hamilton, MO
(20:08) - Fund updates for end of Q2
(25:15) - Fund updates for Q3: Omello, Ohm, Driv.ly & Glyph
(49:35) - Closing out Q3
(50:28) - Updates on old portfolio companies: StableCoin, Terran, Gently
(55:23) - How to get involved with Rolling Fun!
Links:
Rolling Fun #1
Rolling Fun #2
Portfolio
Al on Twitter
Bo on Twitter
Wongo Puzzles
Positive Food Co.
Omella
Smart Ohm
Driv.ly
Glyph
To support the costs...
Published 10/18/22
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