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Bijan Maleki hosts Real Vision contributor Kris Bullock to break down the charts and highlight their favorite RV trade ideas before taking questions from the audience. Tune in every Wednesday at 1pm ET LIVE on Real Vision, YouTube, and X. Binance is the world's leading blockchain ecosystem, trusted by over 300M users in 100+ countries. It offers an unmatched portfolio of digital asset products such as trading, finance, Web3, payments, and more.  

This week on REKT Vision, Mando, Rekt co-founder and author of the Mando Minutes newsletter, is joined by Spencer Gordon-Sand, founder of Orange Cap Capital and head of Moonbirds. Together, they break down the latest GDP print, crypto's price action across majors and alts, and the key technical levels that could define the next move. They also dive into the Supreme Court's ruling on tariffs and what it means for macro risk assets, alongside the latest developments in the NFT market. Binance is the world's leading blockchain ecosystem, trusted by over 300M users in 100+ countries. It offers an unmatched portfolio of digital asset products such as trading, finance, Web3, payments, and more.  

Andreas Steno Larsen, founder and CEO of Steno Research, is back with co-host Mikkel Rosenvold to break down the biggest forces driving markets right now, from escalating tensions between Iran and the United States to Donald Trump's global tariff agenda. They also dive into the latest U.S. economic data, shifting rate expectations, and what the gold-to-bitcoin ratio is signaling. Binance is the world's leading blockchain ecosystem, trusted by over 300M users in 100+ countries. It offers an unmatched portfolio of digital asset products such as trading, finance, Web3, payments, and more.  

Want to live a better balanced life and win in marriage AND business at the same time? Purchase our (audio) book Tandem: The married entrepreneurs' guide for greater work-life balance. https://www.thetandembook.com/ Download the 5 Daily Habits to Thrive in Tandem https://marriedentrepreneur.co/5-daily-habits-download  Need some insight into how to balance it all? Schedule a free discovery call. https://marriedentrepreneur.co/lets-talk In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Thriving in Tandem, Robert and Kay Lee Fukui sit down with Ford Taylor, chairman of the U.S. Christian Chamber of Commerce board and founder of FSH Consulting Group. Ford shares his remarkable journey from scaling a struggling two-employee screen-printing shop into a $300M, 2,000-employee enterprise to ultimately redefining success when business growth came at the cost of his marriage, family, and personal well-being. His story is a sobering reminder that external success can hide internal brokenness—and that unchecked ambition often extracts a hidden toll at home. At the heart of the conversation is a defining moment every busy entrepreneur needs to hear. Ford recounts the night his six-year-old daughter asked him, through tears and ice cream, an innocent question that became the wake-up call that saved his life, redirected his priorities, and forced a courageous decision to realign business leadership with family leadership. Ford candidly opens up about insecurity, burnout, infidelity, and the hard road of rebuilding trust—offering hope to couples who feel trapped between providing financially and being emotionally present. The episode closes with practical wisdom for married entrepreneurs who want to win at work and at home. Ford outlines the guardrails he and his wife put in place—clear communication, shared decision-making around travel and opportunities, season-based priorities, and values-driven clarity. He introduces a simple but profound framework for balancing family, income, health, and community, reminding listeners that success is not about doing everything, but about intentionally choosing what matters most. This conversation is both a warning and an invitation: you don't have to hit rock bottom to change course. Website: https://www.transformlead.com/  Podcast & Resources: https://fordtaylortalks.com/  Key Takeaways Success without alignment is dangerous: Business growth means little if it costs your marriage, health, or relationship with your children. Children often see what adults ignore: Honest feedback—even from a six-year-old—can reveal what success metrics miss. Clarity creates peace: Defining values, priorities, and boundaries before opportunities arise removes guilt, conflict, and indecision. Guardrails protect trust: Openly discussing travel, time, and commitments strengthens both marriage and business leadership. Seasons matter: There are times to lean into work and times to lean into family—agreement and communication make both possible. You don't have to break to rebuild: Learn from others' stories so change can happen proactively, not painfully. Bio Jerry "Ford" Taylor grew up in Paris, Texas before heading to Texas A&M, where he earned his BBA in Business Management—but his most unforgettable college credential wasn't academic. Ford and his soon-to-be wife, Sandra, became campus favorites by teaching disco and country western dance to thousands of students, a 16-year run that revealed an early gift for equipping people with confidence and connection. After graduation, Ford stepped into retail management, unaware that the entrepreneurial chapter ahead would redefine his career. In 1982, Ford and Sandra purchased a struggling two-employee screen-printing shop, C.C. Creations, and transformed it into a powerhouse. Through acquisitions and growth, Ford eventually became CEO of Brazos Sportswear, a 2,000-employee, $300-million leader in screen printing and embroidery. His business impact earned him recognition as Texas Small Businessperson of the Year and a top-10 finalist nationally. In 1998, after decades of building and leading high-growth companies, Ford pivoted toward leadership consulting—first as a Senior VP at Great American Insurance, then as an ordained minister committed to helping leaders remove constraints and build healthier cultures. Today, Ford is the founder of FSH Consulting Group and Transformational Leadership, training organizations across the U.S. and around the world. He has delivered leadership development and conflict-resolution training in more than a dozen nations, authored the best-selling Relactional Leadership, co-wrote The Hike, and hosts the podcast Ford Taylor Talks. A sought-after speaker and board member—including Chairman of the Board for the U.S. Christian Chamber—Ford continues to blend business excellence with servant-leadership influence. He and Sandra, married since 1981, have three daughters and a grandson, and their legacy continues to ripple through every leader, team, and city they serve.

Big goals are easy to write and hard to live.When strategies promise transformation but leave people asking what do I do on Monday, momentum dies and the execution gap widens.We sat down with Andrea Olson -  behavioral scientist, Harvard Business Review contributor, TEDx speaker, and founder of a change agency that works with companies from $300M to $36B. She's helped some of the biggest organizations in the world figure out why their strategy looks great on paper and dies in execution. We unpack how to move from lofty visions to daily behaviors that actually change outcomes.We'll chat about:Why "getting the right people in the right seats" is nearly meaningless without a definition of rightThe mistake most companies make at the top with their strategy that cascades down into chaosWhat Andrea calls a "Rosetta Stone" — a simple tool to translate high-level strategy into real behaviors for every person, from the CEO to the janitorWhy SMART goals aren't the answer at the strategy level (and what is)The 2 things that actually change behavior at work: confidence and beliefWhy culture and strategy aren't two separate things, and why treating them that way is costing youHow to help your team make better decisions in uncertainty without just telling them what to doThe Undercover Boss move every executive should be making right nowWhat AI adoption really requires, and why "everyone just use it" is not a strategy...This one is for every leader, business owner, and striver who's tired of watching great plans go nowhere. Expect concrete language, role-level guidance, and a step-by-step way to cascade strategy without crushing initiative.Subscribe, share with a leader who needs a clearer path from plan to action, and leave a review telling us the one behavior you'll change this week.Connect with Andrea:Personal website: andreabelkolson.comPragmadik: pragmadik.comLinkedIn: Search Andrea Belk Olson Andrea's work:Articles on Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur Magazine, Inc. Magazine, and World Economic Forum — just Google "Andrea Belk Olson" or check out one of my favorites, "Jargon is Hurting Your Strategy"Her book What To Ask: How To Learn What Customers Need but Don't Tell You — available on her website and everywhere books are soldHer upcoming book Execution Drift: The Invisible Forces that Derail Strategy Implementation and How to Fix It — available for pre-order at andreabelkolson.comText Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant

Save 10% on a Las Vegas Advisor 2026 membership and book with code MTM.  https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/shop/products/lva-membership-platinum/ Episode Description This week Fontainebleau came out with a huge offer for locals. They are teaming up with Vegas Matt to match free slot play offers. Is this new type of promotion the future of Vegas casino marketing & will we see more slot influencer offers coming? In other #news the A's have spent $300M on their ballpark but who is paying exactly? We also discuss M Resort's corner suite, Uber kiosks in Vegas, sundry price madness, future Sphere headliner rumors, the next big implosion and what is replacing Disco Show. Episode Guide 0:00 Vegas Sundry MADNESS! 0:24 Some channel housekeeping 1:07 Disco Show replacement announced 2:38 M Resort's strange Uber kiosk 3:56 M Resort corner suite tour - Stunning views 5:45 A's ballpark - Who is paying for construction? 7:50 Only $1B committed and key upcoming milestones 8:40 MGM app check-in experience & words of warning 11:22 The next big Vegas implosion 12:40 Rumors for future Sphere acts - Tool? 14:35 Sphere suite menu - Too high or reasonable? 16:00 Fontainebleau's great local free play match 17:52 The future of Vegas casino marketing? Each week tens of thousands of people tune into our MtM Vegas news shows at http://www.YouTube.com/milestomemories. We do two news shows weekly on YouTube with this being the audio version. Never miss out on the latest happenings in and around Las Vegas! Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at podcast@milestomemories.com.  You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or by searching "MtM Vegas" or "Miles to Memories" in your favorite podcast app. Don't forget to check out our travel/miles/points podcast as well!

David Roberts spent nearly four decades in finance—starting on Wall Street in 1983 and joining Angelo Gordon in 1993, when the firm was a 15-person shop managing about $300M. By the time he left, the firm managed roughly $50B in assets, and David contributed to that growth by helping build and launch several of the firm's businesses. After retiring, he created Sparks From Culture, a widely read Substack, which provides its nearly 9,000 readers with “weekly personal essays on wealth, status, and family from someone with generational wealth, writing with transparency.”Our host, Ross Overline, is one of David's readers.In this conversation, David and Ross explore the hardest questions finance leaders rarely discuss publicly: How do you know when you have “enough”? Why does comparison keep resetting our definition of success? What are the risks of wealth concentration?They discuss inequality, philanthropy, competing views of capitalism's current state, and how greed often shows up as self-justification. David makes the case for generosity as a stabilizing force in society—and shares how he's translated these beliefs into real, high-impact giving.The episode closes with a simple but unforgettable principle: the butterfly effect—small acts of generosity can change a life more than you'll ever know.Meet David David Roberts is a retired Partner of Angelo Gordon, where he joined in 1993, helping build and scale investment platforms across real estate, structured credit, and net lease. After retiring in 2022, he briefly served in public service as Senior Advisor to Maryland's Secretary of Commerce.In recent years, David has become a thoughtful public voice through his Substack newsletter Sparks From Culture (no payment necessary). All proceeds from paid subscriptions are donated to the Robin Hood Foundation, reflecting David and his wife Debbie's long-standing commitment to impact-driven giving.He holds a B.S. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

On this weeks One For the Road I am joined by Jordan Hurt who is a New York City–based luxury real estate salesperson who has closed over $300M in property sales. A lead cast member on Netflix's hit series Owning Manhattan, he is also the founder and CEO of Queerity, the world's first sober LGBTQ+ app. A world traveller, Jordan has been featured in Out, The Advocate, People, TIME, Architectural Digest, Vogue, and more. When he's not working, he can be found listening to heavy metal, adding to his tattoo collection, or riding his bike through the city—usually alongside his French bulldog, Pedro.https://www.instagram.com/jordvnhurt/https://www.instagram.com/queerityapp/https://queerityapp.com/If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/or via my website https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice.www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-serviceshttps://nacoa.org.uk/Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-MartinezInstagram - @TheDaniellaMartinezhttps://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/www.instagram.com/grownuphustle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Growth Letter for weekly strategic perspectives on sustainable business growth - https://www.darrellevans.net/subscribeI got off a call last week with a $650K business owner who'd tried everything - Google Ads, SEO, multiple agencies, you name it. Things would work for a few months, then completely stop. When we dug in, he'd forgotten something so basic about marketing that it's almost embarrassing. And here's the thing: after 15 years helping companies generate over $300M in revenue, I see this pattern again and again. It's not the tactics. It's not the platform. It's not even the agency (usually). There's one fundamental thing that kills marketing performance, and AI is making it worse by having business owners outsource the wrong part of their strategy. In this episode, I walk through the exact framework we use for the first 30 days with every client - because once you get this right, everything else clicks. If you've been stuck cycling through agencies or tactics without consistent results, this episode reveals why.Here's the next best step: https://www.darrellevans.net/subscribe No tactics. No trends. Just clear thinking on what actually works from three decades of working with $1M+ businesses that have outgrown tactics but need strategic clarity.

FeastFast only launched in 2025, but the story behind this brand started long before its first sale. The company was founded by two doctors who were struggling with weight loss and shocked by how every store-bought “healthy” snack spiked their blood sugar. After testing product after product, they created their own — snacks that didn't create glucose spikes. They lost over 100 pounds, discovered a massive market in diabetic and pre-diabetic consumers, and teamed up with seasoned entrepreneur Joshua Sizemore to bring FeastFast to life.But the path has been anything but smooth. Just weeks into launch, a breach in their ad account triggered a $100K/day spending error — forcing the entire team to rebuild their ad ecosystem from scratch.Josh's background makes him uniquely equipped for moments like these. After scaling Shinola from $30M to $300M, relaunching Original New York Seltzer, and building a water company that once landed a $1M investment inside a bar at 2am — he's learned what it truly takes to bring consumer products to market.In this episode, Josh breaks down the realities of retail vs DTC, why story drives conversion, and how founders should think about margins, distribution, influencers, and affiliates. He shares unfiltered lessons from raising capital, surviving entrepreneurial lows, and why authenticity from the founder outperforms any influencer strategy.His advice is simple: if you believe in your product, go all in. Get feedback, trust yourself, and don't look back.Subscribe to Young Boss with Isabelle Guarino wherever you get your podcasts, and be sure to like, share and follow on Instagram and TikTok.And remember, youth is your power.

This week's Espresso covers news from Agibank, Avenia, Solvento, and more!Outline of this episode:[00:30] – Kavak raises $300M round led by Andreessen Horowitz[00:35] – Solvento raises $25M from BBVA Spark[00:47] – Agibank raises $240M IPO at $1.9B valuation[01:01] – Zippi raises $42M for its FIDC[01:06] – Avenia raises $17M Series A[01:17] – BemAgro raises $5.8M Series A[01:31] – Proptech Lebane raises $4M seed round[01:48] – BTG Pactual acquires Brazilian fintech meutudo[01:57] – ADN.vc raises $2M for its Fund I Resources & people mentioned:Startups: Kavak, Agibank, Avenia, BemAgro, Solvento, Lebane, BTG Pactual, meutudo, VCs: Andreessen Horowitz, The Yield Lab Latam, BBVA Spark. Atlántico, Zacua Ventures, ADN.vc

In this conversation, Justin pulls back the curtain on what actually makes a business last. Not hacks. Not virality. Not chasing quick wins. He talks about learning to solve real problems—the kind that keep people up at night—and why most “good ideas” fail because they never go deep enough. He shares how he tracks progress, how he thinks about money and energy, and why optionality matters more than speed.You'll hear why action creates momentum, why saying “yes” changed the trajectory of his career, and how building a runway, relationships, and clarity gave him the freedom to reinvent himself—again and again.This isn't an episode about getting rich fast.It's about building something honest.Something sustainable.Something that still works when the hype fades.And if you've ever felt like you're meant for more—but can't quite name what that is—this conversation might help you take the next step.Chapters:0:00 — Introduction1:31 — The “brewery dream” + why you haven't started (yet)4:29 — Why Justin shifted from tactics to deeper storytelling8:21 — Rapid Fire kickoff8:48 — Rapid Fire #1: Most valuable KPI (visitors to intended place)11:13 — Rapid Fire #2: Fear (irrelevance… and who you are after)14:38 — Rapid Fire #3: Meeting he never misses (weekly money meeting)16:23 — Rapid Fire #4: Mentor (Cyrus + the ZocDoc “yes to everything” story)19:07 — Rapid Fire #5: Fortune cookie message (get in rooms with opportunity)23:07 — How to quit smart: runway, pipeline, relationships (risk reduction)28:22 — Support at home: panic attack, burnout, and getting his life back33:28 — The unlock: life is a video game (reinvention > expertise)36:10 — The 3 pillars of a real business: pain, attention, offer40:01 — Finding the “bleeding neck” problem (how to dig past surface-level pain)45:08 — The long game + first action step: 15-min customer interviews (use AI to extract language)About Justin:Justin is a former startup executive who helped build two startups past valuations of $1B, teams of 150+ people, and raise over $300M in venture capital. After building his own one-person business past $10M, he's helping 100,000+ experts turn their expertise into income with his masterclass, The Creator MBA.Find Justin Online:Website: https://justinwelsh.meMasterclass (Creator MBA): https://justinwelsh.link/the-creator-mbaTwitter: https://twitter.com/thejustinwelshLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwelsh/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejustinwelsh

In this episode of the Grow A Small Business Podcast, host Troy Trewin interviews Nevada Matthews from Cube Home Loans shares his inspiring journey from leaving school at 16 to becoming a co-owner of a fast-growing mortgage brokerage in Brisbane. He explains how the business scaled from $86M to $300M in annual settlements, growing the team from 6 to 18 members in just five years. Nevada highlights the shift from working long hours to focusing on strategy, systems, and hiring the right people for sustainable success. He also reveals powerful marketing wins through local community groups and partnerships with aligned businesses. This episode is packed with practical lessons on culture, balance, and building a thriving small business without burnout. Why would you wait any longer to start living the lifestyle you signed up for? Balance your health, wealth, relationships and business growth. And focus your time and energy and make the most of this year. Let's get into it by clicking here. Troy delves into our guest's startup journey, their perception of success, industry reconsideration, and the pivotal stress point during business expansion. They discuss the joys of small business growth, vital entrepreneurial habits, and strategies for team building, encompassing wins, blunders, and invaluable advice. And a snapshot of the final five Grow A Small Business Questions: What do you think is the hardest thing in growing a small business? According to Nevada Matthews of Cube Home Loans, the hardest thing in growing a small business is getting the balance right between having enough resources and capacity to support growth while also managing cash flow. He explains that you want extra team support to maintain great customer service, but paying for those resources at the right time is the real challenge. What's your favorite business book that has helped you the most? Nevada Matthews said his favorite business book that has helped him the most is "The E-Myth Revisited" by Michael E. Gerber — because it shifted his thinking from working in the business to building systems and processes that help the business run without him. Are there any great podcasts or online learning resources you'd recommend to help grow a small business? According to Nevada Matthews of Cube Loans, two of the best podcasts he recommends for growing a small business are Grow A Small Business Podcast and My First Million, as they provide practical insights and real entrepreneurial lessons. He also shares that most of his professional development comes from consistently listening to business podcasts and reading books that help improve strategy, systems, and leadership. What tool or resource would you recommend to grow a small business? Nevada Matthews recommends tools that help small business owners systemize, manage leads, and improve communication — the kind that take work off your plate so you can focus on growth. One tool he highlights is HubSpot CRM, because it's easy to use, helps you track customers and marketing in one place, and scales with your business needs. He also suggests using project management tools like Trello or Notion to keep teams aligned and workflows organized, which can be a game-changer as you grow. What advice would you give yourself on day one of starting out in business? According to Nevada Matthews of Cube Loans, the advice he would give himself on day one is to enjoy the process and the stage you're in, rather than always rushing toward the next milestone. He shares that business growth can feel stressful and uncertain, but it's important to stay calm, trust that you're heading in the right direction, and appreciate the journey as much as the outcome. Book a 20-minute Growth Chat with Troy Trewin to see if you qualify for our upcoming course. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your small business to new heights! Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or your preferred platform. Your feedback helps more small business owners discover our podcast and embark on their business growth journey.     Quotable quotes from our special Grow A Small Business podcast guest: Growth isn't about working harder forever, it's about building better systems. – Nevada Matthews Consistency in the important things is what separates thriving businesses from struggling ones. – Nevada Matthews Hire for character and attitude first, skills can be developed over time. – Nevada Matthews      

⚾ 7th Inning Stretch | Cardinals Revamp, Tigers Pitching, MLB Injuries & Free Agency Updates | Variety Sports NetworkThe 7th Inning Stretch returns on Variety Sports Network with a full breakdown of the biggest MLB storylines heading into the new season.In this episode, we cover:St. Louis Cardinals roster revamp: What's next for the Cardinals after major changes? Are they contenders in the NL Central?Did the Detroit Tigers add enough pitching to compete? Evaluating Detroit's rotation, bullpen depth, and AL Central outlook.Big-name injuries to start the season: Which star players are already sidelined, and how will early injuries impact playoff races?Best remaining MLB free agents: Who's still available on the market that could change a contender's season?Next big contract extensions: Which MLB stars are due for massive extensions? Breaking down potential record-setting deals and franchise cornerstones.From MLB roster analysis and injury updates to free agency news and contract extension predictions, this episode delivers in-depth baseball discussion, bold takes, and season outlooks.

Hey dear subscriber, Alex here from W&B, let me catch you up! This week started with Anthropic releasing /fast mode for Opus 4.6, continued with ByteDance reality-shattering video model called SeeDance 2.0, and then the open weights folks pulled up! Z.ai releasing GLM-5, a 744B top ranking coder beast, and then today MiniMax dropping a heavily RL'd MiniMax M2.5, showing 80.2% on SWE-bench, nearly beating Opus 4.6! I've interviewed Lou from Z.AI and Olive from MiniMax on the show today back to back btw, very interesting conversations, starting after TL;DR!So while the OpenSource models were catching up to frontier, OpenAI and Google both dropped breaking news (again, during the show), with Gemini 3 Deep Think shattering the ArcAGI 2 (84.6%) and Humanity's Last Exam (48% w/o tools)... Just an absolute beast of a model update, and OpenAI launched their Cerebras collaboration, with GPT 5.3 Codex Spark, supposedly running at over 1000 tokens per second (but not as smart) Also, crazy week for us at W&B as we scrambled to host GLM-5 at day of release, and are working on dropping Kimi K2.5 and MiniMax both on our inference service! As always, all show notes in the end, let's DIVE IN! ThursdAI - AI is speeding up, don't get left behind! Sub and I'll keep you up to date with a weekly catch upOpen Source LLMsZ.ai launches GLM-5 - #1 open-weights coder with 744B parameters (X, HF, W&B inference)The breakaway open-source model of the week is undeniably GLM-5 from Z.ai (formerly known to many of us as Zhipu AI). We were honored to have Lou, the Head of DevRel at Z.ai, join us live on the show at 1:00 AM Shanghai time to break down this monster of a release.GLM-5 is massive, not something you run at home (hey, that's what W&B inference is for!) but it's absolutely a model that's worth thinking about if your company has on prem requirements and can't share code with OpenAI or Anthropic. They jumped from 355B in GLM4.5 and expanded their pre-training data to a whopping 28.5T tokens to get these results. But Lou explained that it's not only about data, they adopted DeepSeeks sparse attention (DSA) to help preserve deep reasoning over long contexts (this one has 200K)Lou summed up the generational leap from version 4.5 to 5 perfectly in four words: “Bigger, faster, better, and cheaper.” I dunno about faster, this may be one of those models that you hand off more difficult tasks to, but definitely cheaper, with $1 input/$3.20 output per 1M tokens on W&B! While the evaluations are ongoing, the one interesting tid-bit from Artificial Analysis was, this model scores the lowest on their hallucination rate bench! Think about this for a second, this model is neck-in-neck with Opus 4.5, and if Anthropic didn't release Opus 4.6 just last week, this would be an open weights model that rivals Opus! One of the best models the western foundational labs with all their investments has out there. Absolutely insane times. MiniMax drops M2.5 - 80.2% on SWE-bench verified with just 10B active parameters (X, Blog)Just as we wrapped up our conversation with Lou, MiniMax dropped their release (though not weights yet, we're waiting ⏰) and then Olive Song, a senior RL researcher on the team, joined the pod, and she was an absolute wealth of knowledge! Olive shared that they achieved an unbelievable 80.2% on SWE-Bench Verified. Digest this for a second: a 10B active parameter open-source model is directly trading blows with Claude Opus 4.6 (80.8%) on the one of the hardest real-world software engineering benchmark we currently have. While being alex checks notes ... 20X cheaper and much faster to run? Apparently their fast version gets up to 100 tokens/s. Olive shared the “not so secret” sauce behind this punch-above-its-weight performance. The massive leap in intelligence comes entirely from their highly decoupled Reinforcement Learning framework called “Forge.” They heavily optimized not just for correct answers, but for the end-to-end time of task performing. In the era of bloated reasoning models that spit out ten thousand “thinking” tokens before writing a line of code, MiniMax trained their model across thousands of diverse environments to use fewer tools, think more efficiently, and execute plans faster. As Olive noted, less time waiting and fewer tools called means less money spent by the user. (as confirmed by @swyx at the Windsurf leaderboard, developers often prefer fast but good enough models) I really enjoyed the interview with Olive, really recommend you listen to the whole conversation starting at 00:26:15. Kudos MiniMax on the release (and I'll keep you updated when we add this model to our inference service) Big Labs and breaking newsThere's a reason the show is called ThursdAI, and today this reason is more clear than ever, AI biggest updates happen on a Thursday, often live during the show. This happened 2 times last week and 3 times today, first with MiniMax and then with both Google and OpenAI! Google previews Gemini 3 Deep Think, top reasoning intelligence SOTA Arc AGI 2 at 84% & SOTA HLE 48.4% (X , Blog)I literally went

Binance co-CEO Richard Teng breaks down the exchange's 300 million user milestone and how its Franklin Templeton partnership is bringing "smart money" to Web3. At Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Binance co-CEO Richard Teng detailed the exchange's explosive growth to over 300 million users and its pivot toward "smart money" institutional services. Highlighting a landmark partnership with Franklin Templeton, Teng explained how tokenized money market funds are now being used as off-exchange collateral, allowing institutions to trade Binance's deep liquidity while keeping assets in regulated custody and earning yield. - This episode was hosted live by Jennifer Sanasie and Eleanor Terrett at Consensus Hong Kong 2026, presented by Hex Trust.

Dems want a 300M tax increase on OR small businesses:  https://www.koin.com/nwpolitics/potential-cons-with-oregon-bill-trying-to-disconnect-from-big-beautiful-bill/ Gas Tax repeal testimony: 3,800 oppose and only 43 support: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Testimony/SB1599 Highlights from gas tax scam hearing: https://oregoncatalyst.com/94576-highlights-gas-tax-hearing.html Tone Deaf Dems introduce bill to raise you cost of living by taxing oil companies to fund a climate superfund: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Testimony/SB1599 Digging the PERS deficit deeper: Dems payback the unions by adding more public safety workers into early retirement: https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2026/02/08/lawmakers-consider-raising-retirement-benefits-for-some-public-safety-workers/ Vulgar and shocking translation of Bad Bunny's Spanish words: Congressman calls for FCC to take action against him, NFL https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/lawmaker-calls-fcc-take-action-after-bad-bunnys/ 

En este episodio de TradeTalks, conversamos con David Olivencia, inversionista, angel investor y experto en tecnología, quien comparte su experiencia viviendo el crash de la burbuja punto com y cómo ese golpe definió su mentalidad financiera y su enfoque actual de inversión. Hablamos sobre el futuro de la inteligencia artificial, el auge de los humanoid robots, la crisis energética que viene con el crecimiento del computing power y por qué compañías como Tesla, Amazon y Google están posicionadas para dominar la próxima década. David también explica cómo funciona el mundo del venture capital, por qué la mayoría de startups fracasan, qué se necesita para lograr product-market fit y cómo se evalúan oportunidades en un mercado donde el riesgo y la innovación se mueven más rápido que nunca. Un episodio cargado de visión a largo plazo, estrategia de inversión y lecciones reales sobre disciplina, compounding y mentalidad financiera.#DalePlay y #LearnWhileInvesting

Travis and producer Eric break down a viral tweet questioning Dave Ramsey's $200M net worth and "no debt" advice, revealing why he's likely worth over a billion and how he built a debt-free empire preaching timeless financial basics. On this episode we talk about: A tweet claiming Dave Ramsey got rich selling "no credit card" advice he never followed himself. Ramsey Solutions' massive scale: 10M EveryDollar app users, $300M+ annual revenue, $300-400M in paid-off real estate. Why similar apps (TrueBill/Rocket Money) sold for $1.275B, proving Ramsey's hidden billionaire status. How to vet advice from "sellers" like coaches/authors without dismissing all profitable wisdom. The power of repeating simple truths (like "spend less than you make") for decades like Ramsey or Gary Vee. Top 3 Takeaways Practice beats preaching. Ramsey lives debt-free, owns everything outright, and scaled to billions without outside capital—proving his advice works at massive scale. Question financial incentives, but don't auto-discount. If someone's advice only makes them richer via high-ticket coaching, probe deeper; low-price scalability (books/courses) is often more legit. Boring repetition builds empires. Dave's said "spend less than you earn" for 30+ years; Gary Vee's hammered social/content for 20—find your core truth and repeat relentlessly. Notable Quotes "Dave Ramsey didn't get to $200 million by never using a credit card... He got to $200 million by selling that idea to you."  "EveryDollar is a multi-billion dollar company. Rocket Money (TrueBill) sold for $1.275B with 10M users—Ramsey owns it 100% debt-free." "He's been preaching the same message for 30 years and still debt is at an all-time high... but he's made a big dent for tons of people." Connect with Travis: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travischappell/ Other: travischappell.com Travis Makes Money is made possible by High Level – the All-In-One Sales & Marketing Platform built for agencies, by an agency. Capture leads, nurture them, and close more deals—all from one powerful platform. Get an extended free trial at gohighlevel.com/travis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode was sponsored by Crash to Cash   LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ In this must-watch Dropping Bombs episode, Crash to Cash founder George Byrom shares his incredible redemption—from federal prison to generating $300M+ helping crash victims nationwide. Starting as a high school side hustle, he built a win-win empire with zero upfront costs, starring in Crash Money Millionaires along the way.   George breaks down scaling marketing empires, turning underdog stories into multimillion wins, and building teams that deliver life-changing results. Hear how he turned rock bottom into a nationwide operation empowering clients and families. If you're ready to rewrite your story, overcome obstacles, and build real wealth, this is your wake-up call—watch now and get fired up.  

Sarah Lee went from cold-emailing 700 journalists by hand and sleeping two hours a night to building Glow Recipe into a nine-figure global skincare brand inside Sephora. And she did it without raising venture capital. In this interview, the co-founder of Glow Recipe breaks down how a $50,000 bootstrapped Korean beauty curation site turned into one of the most recognisable modern skincare brands in the world — including how they broke even in just three months, why they walked away from millions to stay in control, and the exact moment they knew it was time to build their own products. From getting on Shark Tank in year one to launching their first SKU with nothing but a white jar and an iPad mockup, this episode is a masterclass in brand building, retail strategy, and founder-led execution. What you'll learn in this interview: • How Glow Recipe broke even in just 3 months with a $50K bootstrap • Why Sarah and Christine personally cold-emailed 700+ press contacts • The real economics of starting as a curated marketplace vs owning the brand • How they validated product demand before manufacturing anything • What it took to pitch Sephora with no finished product • Why Glow Recipe walked away from millions in potential funding • Lessons from Shark Tank — and what didn't make it on TV • How Korean beauty education became their unfair advantage • The biggest mistakes founders make when launching beauty products • How Glow Recipe scaled from curation to a nine-figure product brand By the end of this episode, you'll understand how to validate demand early, build leverage without capital, and turn brand education into long-term defensibility — even in one of the most competitive categories in ecommerce. If you're building a product brand, thinking about retail expansion, or deciding whether to raise capital or stay bootstrapped, this conversation will fundamentally change how you think about control, growth, and timing. SAVE 50% ON OMNISEND FOR 3 MONTHS Get 50% off your first 3 months of email and SMS marketing with Omnisend with the code FOUNDR50. Just head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://your.omnisend.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get started. HOW WE CAN HELP YOU SCALE YOUR BUSINESS FASTER Learn directly from 7, 8 & 9-figure founders inside Foundr+ Start your $1 trial → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/startdollartrial⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PREFER A CUSTOM ROADMAP AND 1-ON-1 COACHING? → Starting from scratch? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-start-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → Already have a store? Apply here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foundr.com/pages/coaching-growth-application⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT WITH NATHAN CHAN Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/nathanchan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhchan/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONNECT WITH SARAH LEE Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/sarah_glow/ LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahleenewyork/ Website→ https://www.glowrecipe.com/ FOLLOW FOUNDR FOR MORE BUSINESS GROWTH STRATEGIES YouTube → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/2uyvzdt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/foundr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundr/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.foundr.com/podcast⁠

Send us a textDiscover Richard C. Wilson's #1 capital raising strategy—the "Due Diligence Advantage"—delivered live at the Capital Raising Mastery Workshop. In this high-impact session, Richard breaks down how to position your offering, create investor trust, and carve out a unique niche in a crowded marketplace.You'll learn:✅ Why trust in leadership, local relevance, and industry understanding drive deals✅ How to use positioning and investor avatars to attract capital faster✅ The secret to making your investment offer stand out in any inbox✅ Strategic choke points that create moats around your business✅ The proven content marketing funnel that turns you into the go-to expert in your niche✅ Real examples of tools, structures, and tactics raising millions todayWhether you're raising $3M or $300M, this masterclass gives you practical, real-world frameworks you can use immediately.

In this episode of Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges, Norm examines two modern sports realities that feel completely different — but are driven by the same idea: pushing systems beyond what they were designed to handle.Norm starts with the Dallas Cowboys' looming 2026 salary cap crisis. With the NFL cap projected to exceed $300 million, the Cowboys are already $30 million over, before accounting for key players they want to keep. Norm walks through the uncomfortable math surrounding contract restructures, deferred money, and why the Cowboys' familiar strategy of “robbing Peter to pay Paul” makes today easier — and tomorrow much harder. From Dak Prescott's ballooning cap numbers to the impossible situation surrounding defensive tackle Kenny Clark, this is a clear-eyed look at how Dallas keeps betting on the future while borrowing against it.Then the episode shifts to college football, where the definition of a “career” is quietly being rewritten. Norm breaks down the unprecedented case of Miami linebacker Mohamed Ture, who is returning for an eighth season of college football at age 25. Thanks to redshirts, injury waivers, COVID eligibility, and NIL deals, Norm explains why some players can now make more money staying in college than entering the NFL — and why this trend may only accelerate.It's a thoughtful, numbers-driven episode about consequences, incentives, and what happens when leagues solve today's problems by moving them into tomorrow.JWw-NH SL Ep 95 ⏱️ Chapters00:00 – Just wondering about another Cowboys salary cap mess01:27 – The 2026 NFL salary cap: $300M and Dallas is already over02:08 – “Robbing Peter to pay Paul” explained02:53 – Cutting players to create cap space03:38 – Why Kenny Clark's $21M cap hit can't happen04:29 – The backlash if Dallas lets Clark walk05:11 – Nine players, $259M, and nowhere to go06:01 – Why the math simply doesn't work06:40 – March 11: the real NFL deadline07:21 – How Dak Prescott's cap hit ballooned to $74M08:04 – Zach Martin, retirement, and dead money08:55 – “Busting the budget” for a Super Bowl run09:41 – Sponsor break11:39 – College football's newest oddity12:26 – Mohamed Ture returns for an eighth season13:26 – ACL injuries, NFL risk, and NIL math14:13 – Making a career out of college football14:53 – Final thoughts and sign-off Check us out: patreon.com/sunsetloungedfwInstagram: sunsetloungedfwTiktok: sunsetloungedfwX: SunsetLoungeDFWFB: Sunset Lounge DFW #JustWondering #NormHitzges #DallasCowboys#NFLSalaryCap #CowboysNation#CollegeFootball #NIL #TransferPortal#SportsPodcast #SportsEconomics Just Wondering is a long-form sports commentary podcast hosted by longtime broadcaster Norm Hitzges, offering thoughtful, numbers-driven analysis of the NFL, college sports, the NBA, and the business and culture surrounding them. Each episode blends experience, history, and curiosity to explore why things happen — not just what happened. New episodes feature clear-eyed perspective, context you don't hear elsewhere, and questions worth sitting with a little longer.

Andreas Steno and Mikkel Rosenvold of Steno Research break down the mounting U.S.–Iran tensions, the implications for oil, the U.S.–China decoupling, strategic mineral stockpiles, and supply-chain weaponization. They cover the biggest forces reshaping global markets – including today's surprising ISM print.

Andreas Steno and Mikkel Rosenvold of Steno Research break down the mounting U.S.–Iran tensions, the implications for oil, the U.S.–China decoupling, strategic mineral stockpiles, and supply-chain weaponization. They cover the biggest forces reshaping global markets – including today's surprising ISM print.Binance is the world's leading blockchain ecosystem, trusted by over 300M users in 100+ countries. It offers an unmatched portfolio of digital asset products such as trading, finance, Web3, payments, and more. 

Evénéments Q2B Santa Clara de décembre 2025 Les vidéos de cette conférence sont maintenant https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Q2B+Santa+Clara+2025 CES 2026Une journée organisée sur les technologies quantiques  Quantum beyond the hype »  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRMghWl-h6ohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ8VVNaCa6cet une autre sur les capteurs quantiques où intervenait notamment Philippe Bouyer (Quantum Delta aux Pays-Bas). Conférence Qubits2026 de D-WaveElle avait lieu la dernière semaine de janvier https://qubits2026.dwavequantum.com/agenda. A voir le keynote d'Alan Baratz, leur CEO, avec une intervention de Rob Schoelkopf, le cofondateur de QCI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKg11XTaWaw Sophia AntipolisTrois panels à la suite traitant des technologies quantiques, des questions de souveraineté et sociétales.  Du quantique à Davos  Le Président de la République emmenait avec lui des startups deeptechs françaises, dont Quandela et Quobly.Les Suisses organisaient aussi un séminaire quantique qui était assez technique au début https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbHO-jgWKso Webinar QEI https://www.talentq.es/es_es/2026/01/27/seminar-olivier-ezratty-yasser-omar/ Yasser Omar et olivier  le 3 février, duo sur l'énergétique du calcul quantique. Et ouverture des inscriptions et propositions de contributions pour le QEI Workshop qui a lieu du 18 au 22 mai à Barcelone.https://quantum-energy-initiative.org/2026/registration-open-for-qei26/ Actus France QuoblySealsq annonce une négociation en cours avec Quobly pour investissement de $200M qui leur permettrait à terme de prendre le contrôle à 100% de la startup. Ils prévoient cela en deux étapes avec une participation d'abord minoritaire, pouvant ensuite devenir majoritaire.  Articles sur D-WaveDeux articles publiés par Philippe Lacomme et Caroline Prodhon, des chercheurs œuvrant dans le domaine de la résolution de problèmes de recherche opérationnelle. Ils analysent la capacité des quantum annealers de D-Wave à résoudre ce genre de problèmes. Assessing Quantum Annealing to Solve the Minimum Vertex Multicut by Ali Abbassi, Yann Dujardin, Eric Gourdin, Philippe Lacomme, and Caroline Prodhon, arXiv, January 2026 (6 pages).Quantum Approaches to the Minimum Edge Multiway Cut Problem by Ali Abbassi, Yann Dujardin, Eric Gourdin, Philippe Lacomme, and Caroline Prodhon, arXiv, January 2026 (10 pages). Article de TotalEnergiesTotalEnergies, Jeremie Messud et Wassil Sennane de Quantsoc, société de conseil en développement quantique créée en mars 2025 publiaient un arXiv sur la manière d'optimiser des circuits de calcul de type QPE.  On the robustness of Quantum Phase Estimation to compute ground properties of many-electron systems by Wassil Sennane, and Jérémie Messud, arXiv, January 2026 (22 pages). ColibriTD Publie un papier sur la résolution d'équation différentielle non linéaire sur IBM Heron. Solving nonlinear differential equations on noisy 156-qubit quantum computers by Karla Baumann, Youcef Modheb, Roman Randrianarisoa, Roland Katz, Aoife Boyle, and Frédéric Holweck, arXiv, January 2026 (12 pages). Actus Internationales D-Wave fait l'acquisition de Quantum Circuits IncLe 7 janvier 2026 l'acquisition de Quantum Circuits Inc, une startup issue de Yale spécialisée dans la conception de processeurs supraconducteurs utilisant la technique du dual-rail. Le tout pour $550M dont $300M d'actions D-Wave et $250M.  IonQ fait l'acquisition de Skywater IonQ continue son marché avec une grosse acquisition à $1.8B. Ils achètent une fab qui fait du silicium (en wafers 200 mm), de la photonique et aussi des composants supraconducteurs comme les puces de D-Wave. https://investors.ionq.com/news/news-details/2026/IonQ-to-Acquire-SkyWater-Technology-Creating-the-Only-Vertically-Integrated-Full-Stack-Quantum-Platform-Company/default.aspx On parle aussi des puces CMOS dont a besoin IonQ / Oxford Ionics, et aussi des composants supraconducteurs d'IDQ. + d'une boite de logiciels dans l'IA.https://investors.ionq.com/news/news-details/2026/IonQ-to-Acquire-AI-Software-and-Technology--RD-Specialist--Seed-Innovations-/default.aspx Google simulation Un nouveau papier d'avantage quantique, toujours sur des simulations physiques sur des machines NISQ Willow.  Evidence for a two-dimensional quantum glass state at high temperatures by Aleksey Lunkin, Nicole S. Ticea et al, arXiv, January 2026 (21 pages). Google. Fidélités d'IBM MiamiLa première incarnation du processeur Night Hawk est en ligne dans le cloud d'IBM et ont peut en consulter les figures de mérite. Microsoft Majorana Un papier des détracteurs de Microsoft emmenés par le fameux Sergei Frolov explique comment Microsoft donne ses résultats. https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-say-a-major-q...

North Korean hackers with the Lazarus Group have stolen over $300 million with this Telegram phishing scam. Subscribe to the Blockspace newsletter! Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, Taylor Monahan, a security lead at MetaMask, joins us to talk about a highly sophisticated $300M phishing attack linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group. Taylor shares how the Lazarus Group hijacks Telegram accounts to lure victims into fake Zoom meetings and download a Trojan horse malware program. We break down the hackers' strategy, how the malware works, which wallet types are most vulnerable to theft, and what users can do to protect themselves if they have fallen prey to the scam or not. Tune in to learn how to identify these red flags and implement better digital hygiene for your crypto assets. Check out this article for a deep dive into how the malware works; plus, follow Taylor for updates on X and keep track of Laars Group's history of hacks via her Github.  Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Notes: * Lazarus Group stole over $300M in the last year. * Attackers hijack Telegram accounts. * Scammers use fake Zoom links to deploy malware. * Malware often bypasses paid antivirus software. * Sandbox architecture on iOS offers more safety. * Software wallets and browser wallets are most vulnerable. * 2FA remains critical for sensitive account access. Timestamps: 00:00 Start 03:51 Telegram attack 11:30 2 Factor Authenticators 13:48 Losses 16:38 Calculating losses 19:08 North Korea 21:52 Malware 24:17 Malware detection 25:16 EDR 27:12 Wallets 34:21 Is verifying addresses enough? 39:28 Wallet malware design 44:11 What do they want? 54:16 Taylor stealing payloads 1:01:49 Steps to protect

Westeros is back, but the gaming industry is in a tailspin. Join us as we dive into A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 2: "Hard Salt Beef." We're breaking down Dunk's journey to the Ashford Tourney, the introduction of the legendary Baelor Breakspear, and why this "smaller" scale story is exactly what the Game of Thrones universe needed. But that's not all... While HBO is finding its footing with character-driven stories, the video game industry is facing its most turbulent era yet. From the massive 2024–2026 layoff waves to the collapse of the "AAAA" gaming model, we're discussing the state of the hobby we love. Is the era of the $300M blockbuster finally over? Donate Here - https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=Y6TSU94STL9PU All our Links - https://direct.me/theunderground What is our Value for Value System? Value for Value is a listener based business model where you determine the value our content is worth. If you feel you are getting value from our content, please consider becoming a supporter by donating your time, talent, & treasure. Time: meaning any effort you put in to improving or developing our content or sharing it. Talent: meaning any skills you possess that you want to contribute to help us develop our platform (ie., artwork for podcast episodes, branding design, editing, etc). Treasure: pay a one-off amount or a recurring contribution for the value you think our service is worth. Please be sure with any payment you send via PayPal to include a note, so that we can read it on the livestream, if you'd like. Your donations keep our content advertisement free. Thank you. Where do you support us? Click the direct.me link to find our PayPal link for contributions as well as our YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter links! We appreciate the engagement from all of you! Please note any amount will remain anonymous upon request. All donors will receive a special mention on the show unless otherwise noted. Special Note: The Value for Value business model originated with Adam Curry & John C. Dvorak of the No Agenda Podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgihPtnBSek

Join Steve Carran and David Millili as he welcomes Jon Bumhoffer, producer of The Modern Hotelier, for a deep dive into hospitality trends and industry forecasts for 2026. In this episode, we break down everything hotel owners, operators, and travelers need to know—from group business rebounds, rising labor costs, and food & beverage innovations, to AI-driven bookings, lifestyle brands, and the latest in hotel tech investments.What You'll Learn in This Episode:Food & beverage shifts: pop-ups, healthy options, and tech-driven dining experiencesRising labor and operational costs impacting the hospitality industryAI in travel: how large language models are reshaping hotel bookingsHotel tech spotlight: MEWS secures $300M funding and what this means for cloud PMSControversial hotel design trends: the debate over doorless bathroomsSubscribe to The Modern Hotelier for more industry analysis, expert interviews, and hospitality hot topics.Watch the FULL EPISODE on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gDHkSaG0Wu0Links:2026 US Industry Forecast5 Trends to watch in 2026MEWS Secures $300 Million in FundingU.S. Hotel Bathroom “Privacy Backlash” Goes ViralFor full show notes head to: https://themodernhotelier.com/episode/246Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-...Join the conversation on today's episode on The Modern Hotelier LinkedIn pageConnect with Steve and David:Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%8E...David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mil.

Brought to you by Applovin. Get access to the Operators channel expansion playbook, online masterclass, and up to $5k in ad credits. https://www.9operators.com/applovin What does it take to build a ~$300M apparel brand from scratch? Matt Bertulli and Mike Beckham sit down with Ryan Bartlett, Co-Founder, and Ben Diamond, CEO of True Classic, for their first-ever joint interview. Together, they unpack how a professional poker player and a Meta executive became one of the most formidable partnerships in DTC + built a men's and women's wear empire on the back of white t-shirts. From the early days of consulting on Facebook ads to their obsessive focus on fit, speed, and customer value, Ryan and Ben reveal why they cut 80% of their product catalog, how tariffs forced their most profitable quarter ever, and what it really means to “seek the truth” instead of being right. Plus, they get into AI-generated creative, why big brand activations are overrated, and the surprising power of giving away $100 poker chips to Uber drivers.

On this week's episode of The Business of Watches, we head to Nidau, Switzerland, where we sit down with Ben Küffer, the young Chief Executive Officer of family-owned watch brand Norqain. It's a frank discussion of the challenges of starting a brand and creating a signature watch–the Norqain Wild One–at a time when the industry is crowded with competitors, and it's tough to stand out. We focus on Norqain's unique strategy of recruiting former and current professional athletes as not only brand representatives, but also investors and executives. The big news is Norqain's deal to be the official luxury timepiece of the National Hockey League, an agreement guided by former NHLer and Norqain co-founder Mark Streit with some help from superstar and company investor Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins. We also discuss the surprise success of Norqain's 'Enjoy Life' Freedom 60 chronograph that struck a chord with consumers with its ice cream-themed colors and endorsement by Mark Wahlberg to become the brand's top-selling watch. Despite that success, and perhaps in a bid to play the scarcity card, Norqain now says it plans to discontinue the model, at least for now. But first, we're joined by TanTan Wang, who is back from Colorado, and some quality time with Oris's new Big Crown Pointer Date 'Bullseye.' We also talk about the recent headlines in the watch world, including the proposed sale of Richemont's Baume & Mercier to Italy's Damiani Group, as well as Omega's very commercial 300M diver, which it is launching for the Milano Cortina Winter Games. Show Notes 1:57 Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Bullseye 3:15 TanTan's essay and the fight against watch snobbery 3:47 Richemont Sells Baume & Mercier 5:43 Omega Releases A White Ceramic Seamaster 300M For Milano Cortina 2026 9:40 Norqain 10:22 Mark Streit 11:10 Norqain Scores Multi-Year Sponsorship Deal With NHL Aimed At Vaulting Swiss Brands To The Big Leagues 12:03 Sidney Crosby Partners With Watch Company Founded By Former NHLers (ESPN) 18:00 Talking Watches With Jean-Claude Biver 19:55 Norqain Wild One 20:25 BIWI SA 26:00 Hands-On with the Norqain Wild One (Fratello) 30:40 Hands-On With the Norqain Freedom 60 40mm Enjoy Life (Fratello) 35:55 Norqain Independence Skeleton Chrono 42mm 37:31 Swiss watch export statistics 39:44 Swiss watch industry employment 45:00 Stan Wawrinka 51:30 Norqain world and values 

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Nick Temple returns to discuss how Social Investment Business has evolved from a specialist social lender into a major player in grant delivery, programme management, and impact-driven finance across the UK. At the heart of the conversation is what it takes to turn strategy into action. Nick reflects on the realities of running large-scale, complex programmes, the importance of pace in a turbulent landscape, and how data can be used not just to improve delivery but to shape wider sector thinking. What you'll hear in this episode A refresher on Social Investment Business today: a charity and social investor providing loans to charities and social enterprises, alongside managing large grants and business support programmes. The Youth Investment Fund at scale: delivery of a £300m capital grants programme to build and renovate more than 270 youth centres in some of the UK's most deprived communities, supporting tens of thousands of young people. Why community buildings are a hidden energy challenge: how poor energy efficiency in community assets drives up costs and squeezes frontline budgets, especially in disadvantaged areas. Energy resilience in practice: support for measures such as solar, insulation, lighting upgrades and other practical interventions that reduce bills while delivering carbon benefits. How AI is already changing delivery: early use cases such as processing grant monitoring receipts, strengthening risk assessments and due diligence, and exploring what “relationship management” could look like in an AI-enabled future. What “strategic opportunism” really means: balancing clear strategic priorities with the ability to respond quickly to tenders, partnerships and emerging needs in a fast-changing environment. What the organisation wants next: a forward-looking focus on the green transition, community assets, and public service transformation, alongside an ambition to reach £1bn in grants and loans deployed by 2030. Who they want to hear from: ambitious, capable charities and social enterprises with a track record and appetite to deliver, plus more action-oriented impact investors, including endowments and family offices. Nick's career path: from an English degree and early charity work to social enterprise leadership, and why diligence, kindness, and delivering quality work matter more than a perfect plan. Key themes Community assets as a lever for impact Buildings are not just infrastructure, they are platforms for services, connection and opportunity. Improving the resilience and running costs of those assets can unlock more mission delivery. Efficiency and scale From AI-enabled back-office processes to large capital programmes, Nick argues that execution quality and speed are becoming non-negotiable for organisations trying to meet urgent social and environmental needs. Action over noise A recurring message is to focus on what can be changed through practical delivery, strong teams, and clear decision-making, even when the wider landscape feels uncertain. Visit our Knowledge Hub at Lidji.org for information on 350+ case studies and interviews with remarkable leaders in philanthropy, sustainability and social entrepreneurship. 

What do you learn after launching 13+ companies and generating over $300 million in revenue?In this episode, Rich sits down with Amrinder Kamboj—tech founder, app builder, and brand architect behind some of the most downloaded apps on the planet—to unpack the real business lessons most people don't figure out until it's too late. From launching with no capital to scaling tech startups with celebrity partners, Amrinder shares what it actually takes to build something that lasts.They dive into:Why most ideas fail (and how to test yours without wasting cash)The secret to building fast-moving teams that don't burn outHow he landed partnerships with Shaq, Pitbull, and Chris BrownWhen to pivot, when to push through, and how to know the differenceWhat $300M in sales taught him about product-market fitWhether you're building an app, a brand, or a legacy business—this one's a masterclass.Let's tap in.

Mews just raised $300 million in a Series D, valuing the company at $2.5 billion — one of the largest hotel tech raises ever. But this conversation isn't about hype. In this GMH exclusive, Wil Slickers sits down for a third time with Richard Valtr, Founder of Mews, to unpack what this funding actually unlocks and why Richard believes much of hospitality technology has been built on the wrong assumptions for decades. They dig into why hotels still struggle with data ownership, how PMS platforms became gatekeepers instead of enablers, and why AI will only work if the industry fixes its foundations first. Richard also explains why RevPAR may be the industry's “original sin,” why guest experience should be a measurable output, and why fully autonomous hotels are the wrong goal. This is a wide-ranging, philosophical, and practical conversation about: • What Mews' $300M raise really changes • Why hotel tech copied the wrong SaaS playbook • Data standards, open APIs, and industry gatekeeping • AI agents, automation, and what should (and shouldn't) be automated • Why hospitality is more human than ever, even in an AI world Extra Links Related or Mentioned in This Episode: My first episode with Richard in 2021 My second episode with Richard in 2023 Skift Article around the $300M fund raise Connect with Airline Weekly LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/airline-weekly/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/Airline_Weekly/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/airlineweekly/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WhatsApp: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SkiftNews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and never miss an update from the airline and travel industries.

The magic survival number for Chinese EVs + why NIO/XPeng/Li Auto are dumping NVIDIA. Two stories, one theme: Chinese EVs leveling up.THE 500K SAFETY LINE:Not 2M. Not 1M. At 500K annual units, Chinese EV makers gain:Financial viability (100-150B yuan revenue = profitability)Strategic breathing room (absorb 20% drops like Li Auto)Operational efficiency (economies of scale kick in)Community critical mass (self-sustaining ecosystems)Supply chain power (justify vertical integration)WHO'S WHERE:Li Auto: 400K (safe, crossed line 2024)Leapmotor: 600K (just crossed, suddenly legitimate)XPeng: 430K (+126%), but 41% from budget model—not safe yetNIO: 326K, but cost structure SO high needs 600-700KHarmonyOS: 590K, Aito 423K, Huawei backing = different gameTHE NVIDIA EXODUS:ALL going in-house:XPeng: G6/G7/G9/P7+ use Turing chip. He Xiaopeng: "Best AI companies develop own chips."Li Auto: M100 chip = 2 NVIDIA Thor-U (LLM tasks), 3 Thor-U (vision). Delayed products waiting for Thor, learned lesson.NIO: Spent $300M+ on Orin X in 2024. Shenji NX9031: 2 chips = 8 Orin X, saves 10K yuan per car. Rolling to full lineup.WHY:Thor disaster: 2,000 TOPS promised, 700 delivered, multiple delaysCost: 10K yuan savings x 500K units = billionsIndependence: core tech can't be foreign dependencyNVIDIA'S PROBLEM:China share: 39% → 25% despite having Orin + Thor1.16M units (NIO+XPeng+Li Auto) moving away+HarmonyOS +Leapmotor = 2M+ annual systematically shut outShort-term: only 1% revenueLong-term: most advanced market building own siliconTHE CONNECTION:Same story. 500K scale enables strategic independence. NVIDIA exodus IS exercising that independence.At 100K units: must use NVIDIA.At 500K units: $200-300M chip development pays back in 2-3 years.Autonomous driving = core differentiator. Why outsource it?

Episode SummaryIs the gaming industry entering a "negative flywheel"? This week, we dive into the staggering reports of Black Ops 6 underperforming and what it means for the future of Microsoft Gaming and potential layoffs. We also tackle Jeff Bezos' controversial take on the death of the PC and why "anti-appliance" gaming is the future—even if latency remains our biggest enemy. Plus, we explore the "Whales of Gaming": why middle-aged millennials just dropped $650 on Pokemon Legos and how nostalgia is driving a new premium tier in the industry.Join the Community: https://discord.gg/ycdYB3mUUmKey Takeaways The Microsoft Dilemma: If the biggest game of the year reportedly loses $300M, how does the industry pivot to save costs without a "tailspin" of layoffs? The Cloud vs. The Box: Why Jeff Bezos thinks your local PC is going away, and the "speed of light" problem holding back cloud gaming for competitive players. Nostalgia as a Business Model: How Pokemon and Lego are "teaming up" to capture the high-disposable income of adult collectors while the younger generation sticks to free-to-play. Crypto Farmers' Last Laugh: Why the hardware once used for mining is now the most valuable asset in the AI revolution.Timestamps 00:00 – Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and the $300M Microsoft "Loss" 02:55 – Jeff Bezos vs. PC Gamers: Is the hardware era ending? 04:40 – The Latency Problem: Why cloud gaming can't beat the speed of light 08:20 – The $1,000 Gaming Machine: Why hardware costs are skyrocketing 11:30 – Lego Pokemon & The "Whale" Audience: Why we can't let go of childhood 18:30 – The Five-Headed Dragon: How Pokemon conquered every medium 24:30 – Personal Faves: Our "Mount Rushmore" of PokemonConnect with the Show Greg Posner: Playerdriven.io Colan Neese: SVP of Gaming at Screen Engine ASI. Find him on LinkedIn or subscribe to his newsletter, Patch Notes, on Substack. Join the Community: https://discord.gg/ycdYB3mUUm

How do you turn a beat-up cargo van and a funny name into a $300 million empire? Nick Friedman, co-founder of College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving, joins UpFlip to reveal the blueprint behind one of America's most iconic service brands.From a summer side hustle to over 200 locations, Nick breaks down the exact systems used to survive the 2008 housing crash, COVID, and volatile markets.In this episode, you'll learn:The "Purple Cow" Strategy: Why a funny name and bright orange trucks were the ultimate "pattern interrupt" to dominate a crowded market.Guerilla Marketing: How to use your vehicle as a rolling billboard and secure high-visibility parking spots for free.The E-Myth Shift: The specific moment Nick realized he had to stop driving the truck to start building the business.The H.U.N.K.S. Acronym: How to build a world-class company culture using values (Honest, Uniformed, Nice, Knowledgeable, Service).Systems Before Scale: Why documenting simple tasks (like safety checklists) allowed them to franchise successfully."Who Not How": The mindset shift required to go from incremental growth to 10x expansion.The "Why, Where, Who" Framework: Why you must define your destination before worrying about the tactical "how."Loyalty Loops: How to turn a one-time moving customer into a lifetime referral source.Surviving Adversity: Lessons learned from launching a franchise model during the peak of the 2008 financial crisis.10x vs. 2x Planning: How to set audacious 10-year goals and reverse engineer them into quarterly "rocks."Timestamps:(00:00) Intro: From Cargo Van to $300M(02:15) The Origin Story: Winning a Business Plan Competition(05:40) Naming the Business & Standing Out(08:30) Guerrilla Marketing Tactics (The Rolling Billboard)(11:50) When to Transition to Paid Ads(15:30) Building a World-Class Customer Experience(18:45) The "E-Myth" Moment: Working ON the Business(22:10) The "Why, Where, Who" Framework(26:00) Overcoming the 2008 Crash & Adversity(31:15) The Fan Blitz: Best Books & Early MistakesTags:  Business scaling, Entrepreneurship, Home Services, College Hunks, Business growth, Business leadership, Customer retention, Junk HaulingResources:Grow your junk removal business today: https://www.upflip.com/course/moving-and-junk-removal-blueprintConnect with Nick: https://www.instagram.com/nickfriedman1/?hl=en

En este episodio arrancamos el año con una conversación amplia y sin filtro sobre startups, tecnología, AI, venture capital y obsesiones del mundo founder.Hablamos del extraño rescate de una startup que parecía muerta, de cómo NVIDIA está comprando sin comprar para dominar la era de la inferencia en AI, y de las biografías de founders como Bill Gates y Jensen Huang, para preguntarnos si los grandes líderes nacen distintos o si el contexto lo es todo.También bajamos la conversación a tierra: AI práctica para builders, herramientas que permiten pasar de idea a producto en minutos, mercados secundarios de acciones privadas, y el detrás de escena de los fondos de venture más grandes del mundo. Cerramos con rituales personales, metas extremas y las obsesiones que hoy atraviesan a los emprendedores.Un episodio ideal para founders, developers, inversores y curiosos del futuro de la tecnología.__Muchas gracias a nuestro Sponsor, Monetiza Chat por apoyar este episodio!MonetizaCHAT. Es una plataforma que pone agentes de inteligencia artificial a acelerar tus ventas porWhatsApp: califica leads automáticamente, responde consultas frecuentes, y se conecta con tu CRM para que no pierdas ni un prospecto. Si quieren probarlo, desde monetizachat.com y podrás agendar una llamada de consultoría inicial totalmente gratis, más un 30% de descuento en los primeros tres meses de membresía. No te olvides de mencionar Indie vs Unicornio.

Send us a textEpisode 1 of Inside the Family Office: Live Investor PanelReal family office practitioners and allocators share how they structure deals, protect families, and think about wealth: Dr. Cook opens the panel and sets the stage for a rapid-fire conversation with experienced investors. KC of Family Wealth Leadership explains why his multifamily office focuses on families between roughly $25M and $300M, how they build diversified portfolios with funds and alternatives, and why his primary investment is in the family itself. He breaks down how foundations and “boots on the ground” philanthropy keep families aligned, and shares a blunt warning about emotional decision-making and over-entitled heirs. Dr. Cook closes by pulling out how he operates as a Family Enterprise Officer, coordinating specialists around each family.

“This cycle will separate real operators from everyone else.” In this episode, Mark Shuler delivers an unfiltered breakdown of the multifamily market reset—and why 2026 is shaping up to be a defining year for investor returns. Drawing on more than three decades of operating experience and a portfolio exceeding $300M AUM, Mark walks through how the easy-credit era masked weak operations, why cap rates and valuations have structurally reset, and what happens next as loans mature, DSCRs collapse, and lenders finally force resolution. From bond markets and interest rates to supply gluts, operating cost pressures, and the coming wave of distressed sales, this conversation connects macro forces directly to Main Street deal performance. If you're an investor or entrepreneur trying to understand where risk truly sits—and where opportunity may emerge as weaker operators wash out—this episode is essential listening. 5 Key Takeaways from This EpisodeThe “easy money” era hid bad operators Artificially low interest rates allowed weak underwriting and poor operations to survive, inflating values and compressing cap rates beyond sustainable levels. This is a reset—not a 2008-style collapse Liquidity still exists, but higher interest rates and rising cap rates have permanently changed valuations, forcing deals to reprice to historical norms. Loan maturities are the real pressure point Many deals from 2019–2021 cannot refinance due to lower values and insufficient NOI, making “extend and pretend” no longer viable as 2026 approaches. Operations now matter more than financial engineering Rising expenses, labor challenges, insurance, taxes, and vacancy pressures mean only strong, vertically integrated operators will attract lender confidence. Opportunity favors prepared capital and proven operators As distressed assets hit the market, well-capitalized groups with operational depth will acquire at significantly lower bases before large institutions step in. About Tim MaiTim Mai is a real estate investor, fund manager, mentor, and founder of HERO Mastermind for REI coaches.He has helped many real estate investors and coaches become millionaires. Tim continues to help busy professionals earn income and build wealth through passive investing.He is also a creative marketer and promoter with incredible knowledge and experience, which he freely shares. He has lifted himself from the aftermath of war, achieving technical expertise in computers, followed by investment success in real estate, management skills, and a lofty position among real estate educators and internet marketers.Tim is an industry leader who has acquired and exited well over $50 million worth of real estate and is currently an investor in over 2700 units of multifamily apartments.Connect with TimWebsite: Capital Raising PartyFacebook: Tim Mai | Capital Raising Nation Instagram: @timmaicomTwitter: @timmaiLinkedIn: Tim MaiYouTube: Tim Mai 

☀️ Crypto Gathering Miami 2026: not everyone wants the full conference sprint. That's why there's the Social Pass ($300): welcome drinks, beach party, and Drinks with @RaoulGMI LIVE

☀️ Crypto Gathering Miami 2026: not everyone wants the full conference sprint. That's why there's the Social Pass ($300): welcome drinks, beach party, and Drinks with @RaoulGMI LIVE

What if buying a home could be more affordable and less stressful? That's exactly what Ben Bear and TurboHome are making possible. In this episode, I'm talking to Ben Bear, co-founder and CEO of TurboHome, a game-changing platform that is reimagining the home-buying process. TurboHome cuts out unnecessary costs by offering a flat-fee model instead of traditional commissions, making it easier for people to save money and get into homes faster. We also dive into the bigger picture of homeownership and its importance in building wealth and strengthening communities. Ben shares his entrepreneurial journey and how he's disrupting an industry that's been the same for decades. Here are the highlights: -Revolutionizing Home Buying: TurboHome's platform empowers buyers to take control of their process while saving thousands in the transaction. -The End of the Traditional Commission Model: Why the 3% commission doesn't work in today's digital world, and how TurboHome is changing the game. -Building Wealth through Homeownership: Ben explains how owning a home still remains one of the best ways to build long-term wealth, and how TurboHome helps make that possible. -Seizing Opportunities from Regulatory Change: How Ben turned regulatory challenges into an advantage for innovation in the housing market. -The Power of Trust and Early Success: Building trust with early adopters and turning great customer experiences into momentum for growth.   About the guest: Ben is the Co-Founder and CEO of TurboHome, an Oakland-based startup focused on making homeownership more affordable. The platform combines AI tools with a network of local real estate agents to offer a full service home buying experience for 70% less than a traditional Realtor. In its first year of operations, homebuyers have purchased $300M of properties while saving $6M in commissions.   Ben is an experienced entrepreneur who was previously CEO at Spin Scooters (acquired by Ford) and VP Sales @ Vungle (acquired by Blackstone). He has built his career focusing on opportunities to solve big societal problems like housing and transportation unlocked by regulatory change.   Connect with Ben:   Website: https://www.turbohome.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benwbear/   Connect with Allison: Feedspot has named Disruptive CEO Nation as one of the Top 25 CEO Podcasts on the web, and it is ranked the number 6 CEO podcast to listen to in 2025! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonsummerschicago/ Website: https://www.disruptiveceonation.com/    #CEO #leadership #startup #founder #business #businesspodcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lexi Reese has scaled companies at every stage — from building Google's programmatic advertising business, to helping Gusto grow revenue from $10M to $300M. Now she's co-founder and CEO of Lanai, an enterprise AI startup tackling a problem most companies don't even realize they have: they can't actually see how AI is being used inside their organizations, or whether it's driving real outcomes. In this episode, we unpack what it really looks like to build a company from scratch in the AI era. Lexi walks through how she ran more than 200 customer interviews before committing to a product direction, why product-market fit isn't real until someone is willing to pay, and how she's building a 14-person team — plus AI “teammates” — without losing focus or trust. We also talk about fundraising in a tougher 2025 market, why early founders need to resist the urge to build comprehensive solutions too soon, and how organizational design is already changing as AI flattens hierarchies and reshapes work. If you're thinking about starting a company — or you're in the messy middle of finding product-market fit — this conversation offers a practical roadmap for what actually matters. RUNTIME 51:45   EPISODE BREAKDOWN (2:01) What Lanai does (5:05) Lexi's customer discovery process — “definitely 200 interviews” (12:03) Why customer delight should be a founder's obsession metric (15:36) What “AI productivity” actually means (19:12) Lexi's framework for managing small, early-stage teams (26:23) Her take on seed-stage fundraising in late 2025 (31:54) How to integrate customer feedback into product strategy (38:00) The most meaningful proof a first-time founder can show an investor (40:53) Why “trust has a code” when it comes to teamwork (44:08) How Lexi stays obsessed with customers in every meeting (48:15) The final question LINKS Lexi Reese Lanai Steve Herrod Juxtapose General Catalyst Splunk Datadog Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person, Alain de Botton SUBSCRIBE