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 What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung...

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? 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. Watch + Subscribe on...

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 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. Watch +...

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 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...

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 What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan...

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 What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the...

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 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. Watch +...

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” What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the...

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 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...

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” What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan...

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....

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 What Is Not Investment...

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 What Is Not Investment...

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 What Is Not Investment Advice? Every...

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 What Is Not...

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 What Is Not Investment...

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 What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack...

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...

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...

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 What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack...

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...

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 What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the...

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 What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're...

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 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...