I sit down with Liz Muller, co-founder and CEO of Deep Fission, to discuss their underground micro nuclear reactors, decentralized energy, and solve the skyrocketing energy demands of the AI boom.
Liz breaks down the fundamentals of nuclear energy and shares her vision for building clean, safe, and cost-effective power sources that can be deployed in a decentralized way.
If you're interested in the future of energy, decentralization, or how we'll meet the energy needs of AI, you won't want to miss this conversation.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:59 Energy 101: What is Nuclear Fission?
03:02 Fission vs. Fusion Explained
03:35 Why Nuclear is The Only Clean & Reliable Power Source
04:39 Why Nuclear Is The Safest Energy We Have
06:10 Real Problem With Nuclear Waste
07:29 Public Perception & Cost Challenges
09:37 How Nuclear Waste Is Currently Stored
11:02 Why France Succeeded With Nuclear Power
11:56 Discovery Behind Deep Fission's Underground Reactors
17:52 Deep Fission’s Modular Design
21:07 Nuclear Fuel Supply Chain Explained
26:27 Building Reactors A Mile Underground
31:35 Gaining Community Acceptance for Nuclear Projects
33:42 DOE’s Pilot Program: A Fast Path To Build by 2026
39:39 Decentralization and Efficiency in Energy Production
42:15 Liz's Journey Into Nuclear Energy
44:37 How Deep Fission Uses AI To Build Reactors
48:19 Liz Predictions
50:45 Rapid Fire
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I sit down with Karol Hausman and Kevin Black of Physical Intelligence (Pi) to unpack how they are building a general-purpose robot brain so any robot can perform any task, anywhere. We talk about the convergence of AI, robotics, and automation and what it will take to give machines true physical intelligence.
If you're interested in the future of general-purpose robots, physical AI, or the future of labor, then give this episode a listen/watch.
#robots #ai #decentralization
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:06 Vision-Language-Action Model (VLA) vs Vision-Language Model (VLM)
04:42 "Taylor Swift" Pivotal Moment In Robotics
07:40 Training Robots With Natural Language Prompts
09:50 Pi's "Action Expert" Architecture
13:02 Pi’s Open Source Strategy
16:11 Perspectives On Building Hardware
22:12 Creating An Ecosystem For Physical Intelligence
24:51 Pi 0.5 Model And Open World Generalization
32:18 Hitting Diminishing Returns On Task-Specific Data
35:16 Tackling Real-Time Inference Speed in Robotics
38:33 Improving Context Length
44:53 Importance of In-House Data Collection
47:41 Opportunities For Service Providers In Robotics
48:28 The Role of Hardware in Robotics
50:00 Dealing with Edge Cases And Data Diversity
52:22 Founding Story Of Pi
55:28 Kevin’s Journey To Pi
58:49 Opportunities For Non-Technical Founders In Robotics
01:01:03 Exploring Areas For Early Deployment
01:01:44 Rapid Fire Questions on Robotics
01:01:56 One Assumption AI Researchers Get Wrong
01:06:49 Closing
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Reiss and I discuss how over-centralization is hollowing out many of our local economies and sense of connection.
We explore why rebuilding decentralized systems may be the only path to restoring both economic sovereignty and meaning in daily life. Topics include:
Chapters:
00:00 Decentralizing the US Food System: One Mighty Mill
08:39 Mumbai's Decentralized Food System
13:08 Business in a Box Enabling Decentralization
19:52 Key Trends Driving Decentralization: Tariffs, Robotics & More
30:16 America’s Literacy Problem & Getting The Population To Care
31:19 Finding Sources Of Meaning As Family & Faith are Declining
34:02 Why Economic Opportunity Is King
42:02 Short-Term Pain For Long-Term Gain
44:34 VC’s Newest Muse: Vertical Integration & Trillion-Dollar Outcomes
47:17 Why We’ve Lost The Motivation To Fight For What To Believe In
53:24 All Humans Play Status Games
59:28 The Mickey Mouse Economy
01:03:00 Hidden Powers Of Decentralization
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I sit down with Gaurab Chakrabarti, co-founder & CEO of Solugen, to discuss how the company is building mini chemical plants across the U.S. — without petroleum. Solugen is living proof that decentralized, clean production is possible. They have bold ambitions to transform the $5 trillion chemical industry. In this episode, we discuss:
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#biotech #ai #decentralization
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:08 What’s Wrong With The Traditional Chemical Industry
05:43 Why True Innovation Is Required To Make Decentralization Work
07:18 Breaking Down Solugen's Innovative Way To Make Chemicals
11:39 How Solugen Chooses Chemicals To Make
12:37 Bioforge: A New Era In Chemical Manufacturing
15:53 Using Sugar vs Hydrocarbons To Make Chemicals
17:16 Chemical Product Mix
18:47 Cost To Build A Bioforge vs. Traditional Chemical Plant
20:28 Importance Of Owning Your Own Distribution
23:24 Solugen's Growth Plans
27:39 Cost of a Bioforge and DOE Loan Commitment
29:02 Government Investment & Re-industrialization
30:46 How Manufacturing Strengthens Community
34:15 Gaurab's Background and Founding Story
38:52 Difficulties Of Complete Vertical Integration
40:04 Tweet Breakdown: Physical Reality Outruns Code
47:05 Challenges To US Re-Industrialization
49:22 Rapid Fire
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Jordan sits down with Reiss Jones to explore how centralization and decentralization shape our economies, cultures, and daily lives. From the food supply chain to dating apps, they unpack how power in many areas of life is extremely concentrated and what it means for Gen Z’s trying to navigate today’s world.
Topics include:
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:56 Defining Centralization
06:46 Realities Of Gen Z vs Millennials
09:00 10 Companies Control The Global Food Supply
12:59 Consolidation Is Extremely Powerful
16:44 America’s Broken Food System
18:51 High-Pressure Processing (HPP) Explained
23:19 Distributors Are The Gatekeepers Of Food In America
26:35 Can Decentralization Compete with Scale?
28:38 Technology Should Be The Enabler To Drive System Change
30:30 Centralization In Online The Dating Market
38:51 “Game on the Field” For Gen Z Today
43:29 Cards Are Stacked Against Young Men
47:11 Dark Feminism
49:46 Gen Z’s Reality: Housing, Debt, and Dating Struggles
55:01 Is Entrepreneurship Essential for Gen Z?
56:53 Closing
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Jordan sits down with Jamie Gull, founder and solo GP of Wave Function Ventures, to explore investing across aerospace, energy, and robotics to drive the next wave of re-industrialization.
Jamie is a former Space-X engineer who prescribes to the, “techno-industrialist” movement and invests in technical founders at the earliest stages. They unpack:
If you’re interested in deep tech, including the future of space, energy and robotics, then you will enjoy this conversation.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:07 Explaining Techno-Industrials
03:27 Shift In Venture Capital Towards Hard Tech
05:49 Missing Pieces Of U.S. Re-industrialization
10:24 Impact Of Protectionism On Innovation
15:19 Deep Tech Incrementalism vs. Breakthroughs
21:03 Aerospace & Space Investment Challenges
24:09 Jamie’s Views On The Drone Market
27:03 Energy As A #1 Investment Focus
31:44 Complexity Of Building Real-World Infrastructure
33:55 Lessons From Working at SpaceX
37:38 Deep Tech Founders Must Master The Art Of Storytelling
39:49 Jamie’s Background
45:09 Launching Wave Function Ventures
47:10 Robotics, Humanoids & Training Data
54:17 Rapid Fire
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Jordan sits down with Reiss Jones to discuss capitalism in America vs Europe. This is the second of a 2-part conversation where we discuss the European system in detail. We unpack:
#capitalism #decentralization #startups #AI
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:07 Defining Values-Led Capitalism
04:25 U.S. “Man in the Arena” vs. European Perfectionism
09:14 Reality Is Messy
11:56 Living Inside vs. Outside The System
16:09 Bureaucracy In France
21:02 Gray Areas Reinforce Bureaucracy
32:39 Values Breakdown: Europe vs US
35:21 Government-Led vs. Consumer-Led Capitalism
38:35 Market Control And Decentralization
40:49 The Role Of Middlemen & Decentralization
45:13 Future of Wholesale Distribution
47:36 80% of Global Retail Spend Is Still In-Store
53:18 European Startups: Values Over Economic Sustainability
57:15 European Startup Ecosystem
57:37 Is Entrepreneurship In Europe A Game For The Rich?
59:14 Final Takeaways: Stoicism & Realism
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Jordan sits down with Kuba Graczyk, founder & CEO of Koobz, to explore how AI, 3D printing, and automation are transforming footwear manufacturing.
Kuba has invented a one-step production process where they 3D-print an entire shoe in a single pass. Koobz is building printer farms around this invention to bring shoe production back to the U.S. Koobz is already working with some of the world’s biggest footwear brands as a Tier-1 supplier. Jordan and Kuba discuss:
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#3dprinting #manufacturing #robots #ai #decentralization
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:30 Why Footwear Production Hasn’t Changed Much
11:54 Is 3D Printing About To Have It’s Chat-GPT Moment
18:08 Using AI As A Solo-Founde
21:58 Koobz’ Mission: Bring Manufacturing Back To America
23:30 Kuba's Entrepreneurial Journey
29:32 Koobz’ Tech Stack
34:42 Printing An Entire Shoe In One Step
37:41 Koobz Biggest Challenge
39:15 Why Local Manufacturing Matters For Our Happiness
44:02 Growing Up In Poland & Journey To America
51:20 Becoming A Tier-One Supplier To The World’s Biggest Shoe Brands
57:20 Rapid Fire
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Jordan sits down with Dimitry Gershenson, Co-Founder & CEO of Enduring Planet, to discuss the importance of non-dilutive funding for early-stage entrepreneurs building in the real economy. Dimitry believes every part of the economy, from cement to diapers, must change to build a clean, resilient future. They discuss:
If you’re interested in climate tech, decentralized systems, or rethinking how we finance the future, check it out.
#capitalism #ai #entrepreneurship #climate
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00:00 Introduction
01:21 Defining Climate Technologies
02:57 Why Non-Dilutive Funding Matters
05:14 Credit Gap In Traditional Finance
11:51 Capital Formation And Fundraising Strategies
15:25 Issuing Green Bonds
18:12 Enduring Planet Financing Examples
24:38 Enduring Planet Lending Terms
26:19 Founders Lack Financial Literacy
30:28 Financing Decentralized Systems
33:27 Challenges In Financing Decentralized Projects
38:27 Why Founders Choose Enduring Planet
41:24 Early Lessons Learned
44:15 Federal Funding Realities
46:29 Why Financial Literacy For Founders Is Important
48:12 Aligning Desired Outcomes With Business Model & Capital Strategy
52:26 Rapid Fire
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Jordan sits down with Reiss to discuss capitalism in America vs Europe. This is part 1 of a 2-part conversation. They unpack:
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:39 Is The U.S. Economy Inherently Sociopathic?
08:51 “Freedom From” In Europe vs. “Freedom To” In The US
14:47 Defining Sociopathy
17:34 Economic Systems And Incentive Structures
18:45 Decentralization And Community Values
25:37 Detroit, MAGA, And Rethinking Community
35:28 Revisiting Freedom From vs Freedom To
39:40 Innovation Economy And Silicon Valley
48:33 Will Inorganic Systems (AI) Take Over Humanity?
53:23 The Venture Capital Game
55:41 Obsession, Workaholism & Definition Of Success
57:17 Positives Of “Sociopathic Capitalism”
01:02:19 Closing Thoughts
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Jordan sits down with Bernt Bornich, founder & CEO of @1X-tech , to discuss how humanoid robots and AI will transform the way we work, produce, and live.
If you're interested in robotics, the future of labor, or AI that interacts with the physical world, don’t miss this one.
#robots #ai #decentralization #humanoids
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:07 Robotics Going From Specialized To General Systems
05:51 Having A Dystopian View Is Easy
07:35 Insane Amounts Of Data Are Needed For Robots To Work
12:16 Why Robot Data Is More Valuable Than Internet Data
15:56 Real-World Training Challenges
22:50 Social Context & The Intelligence Gap
28:56 World Models Breakdown
33:30 Reinforcement Learning Breakdown
40:18 Teleoperation Breakdown
42:21 Simulation Training Breakdown
45:38 Why 1X Is Fully Vertically Integrated
51:16 1X Humanoid Design Decisions
55:54 Rationale For Going Through The Home First
59:28 Importance Of Early Adopters
1:01:01 Rapid Fire: Robot Myths, Predictions, & Sci-Fi
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- 1X Technologies – https://www.1x.tech
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- Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/bbornich/
- LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernt-børnich-032ba38/?originalSubdomain=no
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- Paper: “World Models” by Ha and Schmidhuber (2018) – https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.10122
- Book: Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark – https://www.amazon.com/Life-3-0-Being-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/024123719X
- Research: “The Bitter Lesson” by Rich Sutton – https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~eunsol/courses/data/bitter_lesson.pdf
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Jordan sits down with Dr. Manan Shah, ENT surgeon and co-founder of Wyndly, to talk about his radically more effective and direct approach to treating allergies.
From launching a telehealth startup during the pandemic to treating thousands of patients across all 50 U.S. states, Manan shares Wyndly’s direct care model that cuts out the healthcare middlemen to offer cheaper and more effective treatments to his patients. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the future of medicine and how doctors are using content to create new direct care models.
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#healthcare #capitalism #technology
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Wyndly – https://www.wyndly.com
YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/@wyndlyhealth
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Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wyndlyteam?lang=en
Email – care@wyndly.com
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00:00 Introduction
00:55 The Problem With How We Treat Allergies Today
01:48 An Allergy Shot Explained
05:50 Sublingual Immunotherapy Explained
13:01 Direct Care For Allergy Treatment
14:20 Sublingual vs. Traditional Allergy Shots
16:03 Why Allergy Rates Are Skyrocketing
21:50 Starting Wyndly: From Surgeon to Founder
26:02 Economics of Allergy Care And Why Direct Care Is Cheaper
32:42 Burden of Middlemen In Healthcare
34:18 Wyndly Treats Patients Nationwide
36:28 Manan’s Early Journey
38:35 Content Creation as a Doctor
41:26 Understanding Licensing In Telehealth
44:02 YouTube As His Preferred Platform
46:49 Future Of Direct Care Models
50:09 Balancing Being A Doctor, CEO, & Creator
55:54 Rapid Fire Insights
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Jordan sits down with Reiss for a deeper dives into the ideas behind Going Direct. Reiss is an inventor, technologist, and recent Thiel Fellow whose work is deeply aligned with the show’s core theme of decentralization. Together, they explore the meaning of decentralization and its implications for the future of work, production, and purpose. From farm automation in South Korea to factory towns in Detroit and Cadbury’s model villages in England, it’s a wide-ranging and thought-provoking conversation.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction And Backgrounds
01:58 On Being An Atheist Who Prays
07:24 Growing Up In A Small UK Village & Dropping Out Of College
09:59 Thiel Fellowship & Silicon Valley Culture Shock
11:36 US vs. Europe: Culture, Ambition, And Work-Life
15:29 Jordan's History: Detroit And Factory Towns
21:38 Importance Of Roots And Community
27:13 Automation in Korea’s Aging economy
32:45 Balancing Values With Market Brutality
35:02 Centralization, AI, And The Loneliness Crisis
38:55 Centralization vs. Decentralization Debate
44:13 Impact of Automation On Labor In The East vs West
55:06 Capitalism Losing It’s Competitive Edge
56:04 Can Decentralization Make Capitalism Competitive Again?
59:18 Decentralization As A Path Forward
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Jordan sits down with Joe Cross, a globally recognized nutrition advocate, thought leader, author and filmmaker who created a lifestyle revolution around the simple concept of juicing. He produced and starred in the award-winning documentary film, “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead,” which has been seen by more than 30 million people worldwide. Joe is also the cofounder of Nama, one of the most successful creator-led brands in the world that very few people know about.
In this episode, Joe shares his transformation from finance professional to health advocate to cofounding Nama. They dive deep into the early days of the creator economy, how Joe built an audience before launching a product, and how Nama has built and supports a community of over 300 creators with a radically human approach to affiliate partnerships.
This is a masterclass in working with creators to go direct.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Joe Cross: The Juicing Legend
06:46 Selling His Business To Save His Life
10:58 Inventing The Juice Fast
12:23 'Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead' Documentaries
19:48 Building Community By Going Door To Door
23:51 Why Australia Leads In Juicing & Coffee Culture
28:55 From Films To Founding Nama
37:26 Choosing A Creator Network Model
46:37 Rise Of Micro-Influencers
50:05 Nama’s In-House Creator Agency
54:50 Power Of Affiliate Marketing
57:46 NAMA's Impressive Growth
01:01:25 Expanding Into Amazon
01:08:15 Rapid Fire: What Should Die In Wellness?
#FatSickAndNearlyDead #JoeCross #NamaJuicers #WellnessBrand
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Jordan sits down with Luca Prosperi, founder of M^0, a universal stablecoin platform. They dive deep into why Luca believes that everything in the future is a bank and how the infrastructure m^0 is building can enable anyone to issue their own stablecoin. From working at the frontier of crypto to reflecting on the philosophy of money itself, Luca shares a systems-level vision for the future of finance. If you want to better understand how money works or where the future of finance is going, you’ll want to listen to this one. Enjoy!
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:13 Understanding Money
08:25 Simple Breakdown of Stablecoins
11:05 Why Stablecoin Adoption Is Accelerating
13:34 GENIUS Act and Why It’s A Game-Changer
20:30 Stablecoins Are Safer Than Bank Deposits
24:28 Centralization vs. Decentralization In Banking
30:11 What Is M^0?
36:17 Stablecoins May Quickly Become Commoditized
38:44 Real M^0? Use Cases
41:50 Future Of Lending
45:00 Stablecoins In the Real Economy
49:54 Current Status Of M^0
51:52 Why Luca Is Building A New Financial System
54:03 Changing Systems Is More Art Than Business
57:19 How M^0 Measures Success
01:00:37 Rapid Fire: Influences, Resources, and More
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Jordan sits down with Alex Barrett, founder of Meroka, a company on a mission to rebuild independent medical care in the U.S. They are focused on helping independent medical practices stay independent by transitioning ownership to existing employees and building an entire tech stack to help them run the practices. No more private equity rollups or corporate burnout for physicians.
If you care about decentralization of our healthcare system and keeping local businesses in the hands of the community, this one’s for you. Enjoy.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 Consolidation Of The Healthcare Industry In The US
02:43 Who Actually Owns Medical Practices?
04:33 Dirty Secret Of Flat Reimbursement Rates
06:07 Different Ownership Models Of US Medical Practices
10:33 Administrative Burdens On Independent Practices
16:14 Transitioning Ownership In Medical Practices
23:41 Introducing Meroka
30:02 Meroka Vision And Business Model
31:45 What’s It Like To Work With Meroka
33:23 Private Equity In Healthcare
37:08 Funding And Liquidity For Independent Practices
39:03 Building A Technology Backbone For Independent Practices
45:00 US vs. Canadian Healthcare
46:50 Why Alex Is Doing This Work
49:36 Rapid Fire: Trends, Myths & Mentors
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Jordan sits down with Dr. Spencer Nadolsky, a physician, creator, and founder of Vineyard, a virtual clinic focused on obesity. They dive into America’s broken healthcare system, the obesity epidemic, the rise of GLP-1s like Ozempic and Zepbound, and how Spencer’s humorous Instagram content became the launchpad for Vineyard, a new direct care model for healthcare.
Spencer is a perfect example of a professional-class creator bypassing the gatekeepers and middlemen that dominate the healthcare industry to provide direct care to his community.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:24 Understanding The Healthcare Crisis In The US
06:21 What Is Obesity Bias?
13:22 True Driver of Obesity In The US
14:44 Defining Obesity: Beyond BMI
16:02 What Is Lipidology?
16:57 GLP-1s Explained In Plain English
20:27 Effects Of GLP-1 On Appetite
23:31 Future Of Weight Management
26:41 Creating Engaging Health Content
34:22 The Balance Of Medicine And Content Creation
38:01 Launching Vineyard: A New Direct Care Model
41:29 Direct Care vs. Traditional Healthcare
44:14 Patient Volume And Quality Of Service
46:05 Facilitating Lifestyle Changes For Weight Loss
47:49 Navigating Misinformation In Healthcare
50:05 The Evolution Of Content Creation In Medicine
52:22 The Drive for Autonomy In Healthcare
54:34 Rapid Fire Insights
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Jordan sits down with Dylan Patel, Founder and Chief Analyst at SemiAnalysis, a research and consulting firm specializing in semiconductor and other AI-infrastructure related research. Dylan started SemiAnalysis in 2020 and has built the business from a solo venture into a cohesive, highly focused team of more than 30 researchers.
In this conversation, Dylan shares his version of AI Infrastructure for Dummies, how he runs his research firm differently, and how China is dominating the robotics and industrial supply chains.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:12 What Is A Semiconductor And Why It Is So Important
04:09 Understanding AI Infrastructure Stack
09:20 Is AI Progress Really Moving That Fast?
13:35 How SemiAnalysis Organizes Its Research Team
19:12 SemiAnalysis Origins And Recent Developments
23:59 Using AI In Their Own Processes
25:58 Entering An AI-First World
29:20 Why China Is Winning The Robotics Race
35:45 Industrial Policy And Supply Chain Challenges
41:55 Training Data For Robotics and The Coming Flywheel
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Jordan Wolfe sits down with Jeff Epstein, a serial software entrepreneur with deep experience in the affiliate and referral marketing worlds. From building poker affiliate networks in college to starting and exiting Ambassador, a B2B referral software company, Jeff shares his insights on affiliate and referral programs.
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- Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-epstein-15a397239/
- Follow Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeff_epstein
- Jeff’s current company: https://onboard.io/
- Learn more about Ambassador: https://getambassador.com/
👉 Key Influences & Resources Mentioned:
- Jordan Wolfe: https://x.com/jrwolfe
- Jensen Huang Interview: https://youtu.be/y6NfxiemvHg?si=55b4OtEUoEYaj2XJ
- Packy McCormick on AI and distribution: https://youtu.be/qkPRRRiBqyY?si=9ZHVyTqVmXMx_1rM
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:40 Building An Online Poker Affiliate Network
09:42 Insights From The Poker Experience
12:56 Birth Of Ambassador And Referral Software
15:54 Referrals vs Affiliates
21:54 Referral Strategies For Startups vs Corporates
27:04 Biggest Mistakes Companies Make With Referral Programs
28:35 Incentive Structures
30:50 Cash vs Status vs Emotional Rewards
34:20 The Evolution Of Referral Programs
36:10 Software Saturation And Commoditization
41:47 Navigating The Sale Of Ambassador
43:19 Building OnBoard: Lessons From COVID
45:55 Value Of Accelerator Programs
48:03 Importance Of Early Customer Feedback
51:01 Abundance vs Scarcity: Silicon Valley vs Europe
55:35 Rapid Fire: Influences, Podcasts, And More
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Jordan sits down with Stefano Bernardi, founder and general partner at Unruly Capital. Unruly is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in what seems crazy today and normal tomorrow. Stefano has an entire investment thesis around the decentralization of the real world. We don’t need to say much more than that…Enjoy!
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:43 Why Decentralization Is The Only Path Forward For Humans
03:34 Historical Perspectives On Centralization
05:29 Bitcoin Whitepaper And Its Impact
08:23 The Environmental Case For Decentralization
11:58 Investing In Decentralized Solutions
19:56 Fiat Food And The Future Of Food Systems
26:14 The Cycle Of Centralization And Decentralization
29:52 Personal Views On Technology And Freedom
34:01 Intro To Unruly Capital
37:46 Investing Landscape: Europe vs. US
43:30 Zurich Is Becoming A Center Of Gravity For Robotics
45:22 Transparency In Venture Capital
51:04 Why Stefano Is Doing This Work
53:55 Rapid Fire: Influences, Podcasts, And More
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