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Kaum Steuern, kaum Regulierungen, maximale Forschungsfreiheit - auf einer honduranischen Insel in der Karibik entsteht eine Privatstadt. In Próspera können Firmen ihren eigenen Rechtsrahmen wählen. Das zieht Start-Ups und Libertäre aus aller Welt an, auch Milliardäre aus dem Silicon Valley. «Ich habe sieben Chips implantiert», sagt US-Amerikaner Rich Lee. «Hier in der Hand, das ist meine Kreditkarte, damit kann ich bargeldlos an der Kasse bezahlen.» Das löse viele schräge Blicke aus, erzählt der 47-jährige lachend. Rich Lee glaubt, dass der menschliche Körper aktiv verbessert werden müsse. «Unsere Sinne und Fähigkeiten müssen erweitert werden, egal, ob durch Gentherapie oder Cyborg-Implantate.» Er probiert seine Forschungsergebnisse gleich an sich selber aus. Das ist möglich in Próspera. Hier gibt es keine Gesundheitsbehörde und keine Ethikkommission. Wer ein Unternehmen registriert, braucht lediglich einen Versicherer, der bereit ist, das Risiko zu übernehmen. Bezahlen kann man in Bitcoin. Alles in privater Hand. Próspera gilt als Vorzeigemodell in der sogenannten Privatstadtbewegung, die durch Geld und Macht aus dem Silicon Valley vorangetrieben wird. Libertäre Milliardäre wie Paypal-Gründer Peter Thiel oder Brian Armstrong, der Gründer von Coinbase, investieren darin. Der Staat Honduras, zu dem die Karibikinsel mit Próspera gehört, hat das Nachsehen.
The big news in Silicon Valley this week of a supposedly orchestrated “Panic Campaign” against AI. According to the researcher Nirit Weiss-Blatt, the campaign about the apocalyptical inevitability of AI is being driven by doomers like former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever. Weiss-Blatt's analysis are now being taken seriously in a Silicon Valley not adverse to conspiracy theories - particularly against itself. But how credibly should outsiders take her warnings? Keith Teare takes it seriously enough to dedicate his That Was The Week newsletter to it. I'm not so sure. And in the midst of our jousting, we were joined by Weiss-Blatt herself whose analysis of this moral panic, I have to admit, isn't entirely absurd. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe
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“Predictions are hard,” Yogi Berra once quipped, “especially about the future”. Yes they are. But in today's AI boom/bubble, how exactly can we predict the future? According to Silicon Valley venture capitalist Aman Verjee, access to the future lies in the past. In his new book, A Brief History of Financial Bubbles, Verjee looks at history - particularly the 17th century Dutch tulip mania and the railway mania of 19th century England - to make sense of today's tech economics. So what does history teach us about the current AI exuberance: boom or bubble? The Stanford and Harvard-educated Verjee, a member of the PayPal Mafia who wrote the company's first business plan with Peter Thiel, and who now runs his own venture fund, brings both historical perspective and insider experience to this multi-trillion-dollar question. Today's market is overheated, the VC warns, but it's more nuanced than 1999. The MAG-7 companies are genuinely profitable, unlike the dotcom darlings. Nvidia isn't Cisco. Yet “lazy circularity” in AI deal-making and pre-seed valuations hitting $50 million suggests traditional symptoms of irrational exuberance are returning. Even Yogi Berra might predict that. * Every bubble has believers who insist “this time is different” - and sometimes they're right. Verjee argues that the 1999 dotcom bubble actually created lasting value through companies like Amazon, PayPal, and the infrastructure that powered the next two decades of growth. But the concurrent telecom bubble destroyed far more wealth through outright fraud at companies like Enron and WorldCom.* Bubbles always occur in the world's richest country during periods of unchallenged hegemony. Britain dominated globally during its 1840s railway mania. America was the sole superpower during the dotcom boom. Today's AI frenzy coincides with American technological dominance - but also with a genuine rival in China, making this bubble fundamentally different from its predecessors.* The current market shows dangerous signs but isn't 1999. Unlike the dotcom era when 99% of fiber optic cable laid was “dark” (unused), Nvidia could double GPU production and still sell every chip. The MAG-7 trade at 27-29 times earnings versus the S&P 500's 70x multiple in 2000. Real profitability matters - but $50 million pre-seed valuations and circular revenue deals between AI companies echo familiar patterns of excess.* Government intervention in markets rarely ends well. Verjee warns against America adopting an industrial policy of “picking winners” - pointing to Japan's 1980s bubble as a cautionary tale. Thirty-five years after its collapse, Japan's GDP per capita remains unchanged. OpenAI is not too big to fail, and shouldn't be treated as such.* Immigration fuels American innovation - full stop. When anti-H1B voices argue for restricting skilled immigration, Verjee points to the counter-evidence: Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Max Levchin, and himself - all H1B visa holders who created millions of American jobs and trillions in shareholder value. Closing that pipeline would be economically suicidal.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe
In this episode of The Mentors Radio, Host Tom Loarie talks with Thom Weisel, a guest whose influence has not only shaped companies, but also culture. A financier and sports leader, Weisel is both Senior Managing Director and a Director of Stifel, a diversified global wealth management and investment banking company. Previously Thom was Chairman and CEO of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. and Montgomery Securities, one of Silicon Valley's famed "Four Horsemen". Thom helped build the financial infrastructure that fueled Silicon Valley's explosive rise, often referred to as "Wall Street West". He led the financings behind companies that transformed medicine, semiconductors, and the internet itself. In addition, Weisel was responsible for raising the iconic KLEINER PERKINS' first venture fund. Along the way, he also exercised his leadership skills toward something entirely different and arguably just as consequential: rebuilding the governance and funding models behind U.S. skiing and U.S. cycling—helping save those sports and elevate American athletes on the world stage. Growing up, Weisel was a five-time U.S. National Junior Champion in Speed Skating, ranked Third in the 1959 U.S. Olympic Trials for the 500 meter in Speed Skating. He remained athletically active the rest of his life, including ranking Third overall in the 1982 U.S. National Master Alpine Championship, in '85 he launched the Montgomery Cycling Team, four years later he won 2 Gold Medals in 1989 Cycling Kilo & Sprint in the World Master Games in Finland, the following two years he picked up 5 more Gold Medals and a 6th Gold in World Cup Masters Cycling in Kilo in 1991, the same year he was named Masters Athlete of the Year for U.S. Cycling. In 1999, he received the U.S. Ski Association Julius Blegen Award, its highest honor... his athletic achievements continued and in 2018 he was inducted in the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame.... all while pursuing advanced college degrees and innovative business building and exceptional entrepreneurial leadership. Thom Weisel's is a story of ambition and resilience; of building institutions, losing them, and building again. It's about competition, yes…but it is also about patience, stewardship, and meaning. LISTEN TO the radio broadcast live on iHeart Radio, or to “THE MENTORS RADIO” podcast any time, anywhere, on any podcast platform – subscribe here and don't miss an episode! SHOW NOTES: THOM WEISEL: BIO: https://thomas-weisel.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Weisel BOOK - In 2003, Richard L. Brandt wrote a biography of Thomas Weisel: Capital Instincts: Life As an Entrepreneur, Financier, and Athlete, by Richard L. Brandt (author), Lance Armstrong (Foreword) and Thomas Weisel (contributor) WEBSITE: https://thomas-weisel.com/ ADDITIONAL IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW: Computer History: Weisel, Thom Oral History - interview
Alors que la COP30 se déroule à Belém, au Brésil, la journaliste Mathilde Saliou, auteure de L'envers de la tech, expose le coût réel de l'industrie numérique. Le secteur épuise nos ressources et pollue l'écosystème informationnel. L'industrie technologique a réussi à faire accepter, dans l'esprit commun, l'idée que ses services sont dématérialisés, explique la journaliste Mathilde Saliou qui déconstruit ce « mythe complet » dans son livre L'envers de la tech – ce que le numérique fait au monde (éditions Les Pérégrines, octobre 2025). « En fait, l'endroit où l'on envoie nos données, c'est un agrégat de choses très concrètes », rappelle-t-elle en citant data centers, câbles et autres équipements. L'extraction des métaux nécessaires à ces équipements engendre des drames humains. En République démocratique du Congo (RDC) par exemple, la quête du coltan participe à une économie militarisée. La journaliste alerte : « Miner, c'est à la fois, déjà, obliger des populations à travailler dans des conditions déplorables – quelquefois proche de l'esclavage – mais c'est aussi, dans le cas spécifique de la République démocratique du Congo, alimenter les conflits sur place. » Au-delà des mines, les infrastructures comme les centres de données participent à l'artificialisation des sols et aux conflits d'usage pour l'accès à l'eau et à l'énergie. Course à l'IA et pollution de l'information La frénésie pour l'intelligence articielle (IA) générative accélère cette consommation. Mathilde Saliou rappelle qu'une requête à un robot conversationnel « consommerait jusqu'à 10 fois plus d'électricité qu'une recherche par un moteur de recherche classique ». Cette course a rendu caduques les promesses de neutralité carbone des géants du numérique. Sur le plan de l'information, l'IA a donné naissance au phénomène de « boue d'IA » (AI slop), car « c'est aussi un outil qui permet de fabriquer énormément de contenus de faible valeur voir très médiocre, sans intérêt », rendant la recherche en ligne d'information de qualité plus difficile. De plus, Mathilde Saliou estime que le journalisme spécialisé dans ce secteur « manque d'esprit critique », masquant souvent les impacts au profit d'une lecture purement économique du progrès. Face aux velléités des dirigeants de la Silicon Valley, qui adoptent des logiques impériales et autoritaires, la régulation est essentielle, estime la journaliste. Pour elle, l'Europe ne doit pas plier aux pressions venues des États-Unis. L'espoir dans le care Pour reprendre la main face à cette situation, Mathilde Saliou invite à pratiquer une « éthique du soin », préférant la robustesse et la souplesse à la performance. Cela passe par le soin des outils existants (garder plus longtemps son smartphone, réparer son ordinateur au lieu de le remplacer) et le soin des liens sociaux dans le monde réel. Elle conclut en insistant sur la possibilité de débattre et de remettre en question les mythes de l'industrie : « On a vraiment le droit de questionner tous les discours liés à ces notions de progrès ». En construisant des « petites poches de numérique plus égalitaires », chacun peut contribuer à remettre la technologie à sa place d'outil et à œuvrer pour des sociétés plus démocratiques.
In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Mike Maynard, the Managing Director/CEO of the Napier Group, a PR firm.Mike shares his unconventional career journey from electronics engineering to marketing and recounts his initial interest in mathematics and eventual pivot to electronics engineering, sparked by a school project. Despite enjoying engineering, he realized his strengths lay in explaining technical details rather than executing them, leading him to roles in technical support and eventually to marketing. Mike discusses the lack of planning in his career and how opportunistic decisions led him to buy a tech agency just before the dot-com crash in 2001. He elaborates on the challenges and importance of bridging the empathy gap between engineers and marketers, emphasizing communication as a crucial factor. The episode also explores the impact of regulatory processes on hardware companies, the importance of diligent marketing in the age of AI, and the evolving landscape of B2B podcasts. Mike wraps up by offering career tips for those transitioning to marketing, underscoring the value of data analysis skills over traditional creative skills.00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:27 Mike's Journey into Technology01:54 Transition to Marketing04:22 Challenges in Marketing and Engineering09:00 Bridging the Gap Between Teams13:27 Handling Hardware and Software Delays18:56 Lean Approaches and Reputation Management21:45 The Hype and Reality of Tech Products22:10 The Silicon Valley and Bangalore Comparison23:07 The Importance of Perseverance for Founders24:51 Product-Led Development vs. Marketing27:11 The Role of Gen AI in Marketing34:20 The Future of Podcasting in B2B Marketing38:47 Career Tips for Aspiring Marketers42:31 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsNote – above timings are approximate; exact timing may be off by a minute or sohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemaynard/
A Silicon Valley startup, backed by high-profile investors, has looked into ways to evade U.S. bans and create a child born from a genetically edited embryo. The Wall Street Journal's Katherine Long joins us to tell us more. Plus, a deep dive into rising costs of streaming—and expanding menu of streaming options—with the Wall Street Journal Deputy Bureau Chief of Media, Melissa Korn. Peter Champelli hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Electricity demand is exploding, fueled by the rise of artificial intelligence and an unprecedented wave of data center construction. Some experts warn the U.S. grid won't be able to handle it. But Scott Strazik, the CEO of GE Vernova, says his company can deliver. On this episode of Bold Names, Strazik joins the WSJ's Christopher Mims and Tim Higgins to talk about leading GE's energy spin-off through its blockbuster first year, how gas turbines have become Silicon Valley's hottest commodity, and whether nuclear can help power the future. To watch the video version of this episode, visit our WSJ Podcasts YouTube channel or the video page of WSJ.com. Check Out Past Episodes: Condoleezza Rice on Beating China in the Tech Race: 'Run Hard and Run Fast' The Google-Backed Startup Taking on Elon Musk in Humanoid Robotics This Tech Founder's $1.3 Billion Company Is Taking On Apple and Samsung Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Read Christopher Mims's Keywords column.Read Tim Higgins's column. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the show by returning guest-host Nora Barrows-Friedman and first-time guest Omar Zahzah to discuss Omar's new book, Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Settler Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle, out now from the Censored Press and Seven Stories Press. Omar is a writer, poet, organizer, and Assistant Professor of Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies at San Francisco State University. He has organized with Palestinian Youth Movement and the US Campaign for the Cultural and Academic Boycott of Israel, among other groups, and his journalism has appeared in the Electronic Intifada, Mondoweiss, Palestine in America, and other outlets. Nora is associate editor at the Electronic Intifada, author of In Our Power: US Students Organize for Justice in Palestine and cohost of the Electronic Intifada daily news roundup livestream on YouTube. Omar, Nora, and Kumars discuss their experiences with union organizing and BDS, why academics should be freelance journalists, how Silicon Valley's digital repression has escalated since Oct. 7, how Palestinian content creators are successfully navigating it, the end of Israel's self-styled image as the "start-up nation," and what Palestine reveals about the tech industry's relationship to our world. Follow Omar on Twitter @dromarzahzah, Nora @norabf and don't forget to pick up a print or digital copy of Terms of Servitude from Seven Stories Press! If you want to support the show and receive access to tons of bonus content, including Roqayah's new weekly column "Last Week in Lebanon," you can subscribe on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts. We can't do this show without your support!!!
November 14, 2025: Today's episode breaks down six major stories shaping the future of work and employee experience. We look at how unclear corporate policies are pushing employees into a shadow AI underground, why Meta is rewriting performance reviews around AI-driven impact, and how higher education is scrambling to rebuild workforce pathways for an AI-first world. We also explore why companies predict the toughest job market in years for the Class of 2026, Silicon Valley's renewed push for universal basic income as automation accelerates, and the rise of "polyworking" as more people juggle multiple jobs to survive economic pressure. These stories reveal the trends, tensions, and emerging signals leaders need to watch to stay future-ready.
What if equity could move as fast as code? Most founders spend thousands on lawyers, cap table management, and outdated infrastructure just to raise money and distribute equity. Joris Delanoue thinks that's ridiculous. As co-founder and CEO of Fairmint, he's building the rails to move private equity onto the blockchain, turning cap tables into smart contracts and making ownership as easy to transfer as sending an email. In this episode of Rising Tide Startups, Joris shares his journey from being a serial entrepreneur in France to a blockchain pioneer in Silicon Valley. After selling multiple companies and experiencing the pain of locked-up investments and cap tables that were impossible to manage, he moved to the US with one goal: to fix capitalism. What started as an idea for a startup exchange using SPVs evolved into Fairmint, a platform that's already moved over $1 billion in equity onto the blockchain. Joris breaks down why blockchain is the superior technology for securities, how Fairmint is deintermediating traditional finance without sacrificing compliance, and why privacy features like zero-knowledge proofs are unlocking trillions of dollars in institutional capital. He also discusses the shift from infrastructure as CapEx to OpEx, and how transfer agents are suddenly the most sought-after role in finance. Additionally, he shares his belief that entrepreneurship changes the world faster than politics ever will. Key Takeaways: Blockchain is a superior infrastructure for equity. Just like cloud computing replaced private servers, blockchain will replace traditional financial rails because it's faster, cheaper, and more efficient. Cap tables should be smart contracts. Moving equity onto the blockchain eliminates intermediaries, reduces costs, and makes ownership programmable and liquid. Compliance is a feature, not a bug. Being an SEC-registered transfer agent means investors don't lose their assets if they lose their private keys. You can always recover securities with proper ID. Infrastructure can become a profit center. With the right tokenomics, what used to be operational expenses can now generate revenue instead of costing money. Equity should be accessible to everyone. Employees, contractors, partners, and community members who contribute value should be able to participate in the financial upside. Entrepreneurship beats politics. As a founder, you can impact billions of people through what you build, the values you embed, and the vision you execute. Listen to the full conversation here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@risingtidestartups Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rising-tide-startups/id1330525474 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2eq7unl70TRPsBhjLEsNZR Connect with Joris: Fairmint: https://www.fairmint.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/delanoue/ Closing thought: "The worst thing you can do is not know what to do and start chasing rabbits. Sometimes it's just better to do nothing." Please leave us an honest rating on Spotify, YouTube, or Apple Podcasts. Shoutout to our Great Sponsors: Naviqus Virtual Services - Hassle-free administrative support services that are efficient, affordable, and tailored to your needs. Check out https://naviqus.com now to jumpstart your business for 2026! Podbrand Media - Have you ever considered starting your own podcast for your company or brand? Podbrandmedia.com can help. Affordable and effective content creation and lead generation!
Today's question: Whose morality will AI reflect? Are we building machines that reflect God's truth—or man's rebellion? AI isn't neutral. Every line of code carries a worldview.Opening Scripture & FrameProverbs 21 shows us that God weighs the heart. Technology is not morally neutral—it reflects the values of its creators. The question is: whose standard are we using?Main IdeasAI mirrors its makers. Sam Altman and OpenAI may claim neutrality, but the moral framework behind AI comes from fallen humans who reject God's authority. There's no such thing as value-neutral technology.Greg Bahnsen's illustration of the “apple sorting machine” nails it—if you don't already know what a good apple is, you can't build a machine to sort them. Likewise, if you reject the Triune God as the standard of truth, your AI “sorting” will be arbitrary or corrupt.Romans 2 says that the law is written on every heart. That means every coder, CEO, and tech giant has a conscience—they just suppress it. So we can't outsource morality to machines. We must measure every idea against Scripture.Application for MenBrothers, as Christian men, you are the moral leaders in your homes, churches, and communities. You are responsible to discern truth from deception in the digital age. The world wants your sons to trust AI more than Scripture. You must teach them to test everything by God's Word.Action Step #1 – Spiritual FormationBe in the Word daily. Lead family devotions. Discuss technology and discernment with your kids. Don't let Silicon Valley catechize your household—you must. Get your family worship playbook here: https://thethink.institute/store/p/family-worship-playbook-5-day-challenge Action Step #2 – Get EquippedDownload the Spiritual Warfare Guide (linked in the episode notes). Learn how to recognize and resist the world's systems of false worship—including the idol of AI. Go to https://thethink.institute/store/p/spiritual-warfare-guide to get your guide now.Action Step #3 – Join the BrotherhoodJoin the Hammer & Anvil Society, the premier discipleship fellowship for Christian men. Get training in apologetics, leadership, and biblical worldview. Join weekly cohort calls, get access to the full course library, and build lifelong brotherhood. Men sharpen men—iron sharpens iron.Visit https://thethink.institute/society to join today. Build your legacy in community.Action Step #4 – Partner with the MissionThe Think Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Every course, podcast, and training exists because of partners like you. Prayerfully consider joining our Ministry Partner Team with a monthly or one-time gift. Your giving fuels men's discipleship and national revival through worldview training. Go to https://thethink.institute/partner to give today.Action Step #5 – Spread the MovementShare this episode. Tag @thinkinstitute. Start a local Think chapter in your church or men's group. Host worldview roundtables and invite your pastor and friends. Don't just consume—multiply.Closing ChallengeTechnology won't save civilization—truth will. And truth belongs to Jesus Christ. Equip yourself. Guard your family. Lead with conviction. We're not building machines—we're building men who will stand.Because the future doesn't belong to the algorithm. It belongs to the men who know the Word and live by it.
Humanoid robots are capturing global attention, moving from Shanghai's assembly lines to viral videos out of Silicon Valley. Yet for every genuine breakthrough, a cleverly engineered demo seems designed solely for investor buzz. With China pushing for mass production by 2025 and global rivals close behind, the world is waiting to see when these machines will finally become a practical part of our daily lives. On the show: Niu Honglin, Steve & Yushun
In this episode of Night Owls, John Ellis and Joe Klein engage with Cade Metz, a technology correspondent for The New York Times, discussing the evolution and implications of artificial intelligence. They explore Metz's journey in AI journalism, the financial investments in AI development, the competition between the US and China in AI capabilities, and the philosophical questions surrounding AI consciousness. The conversation also touches on the political landscape of Silicon Valley, the challenges of regulating AI, and the environmental concerns associated with data centers. Metz provides insights into the advancements in robotics and the influence of the rationalist community on AI development, concluding with a discussion on the future of AI and its societal impact.
There is a transformation taking place right now across every major nation on earth, and it is happening so quickly, so uniformly, and with such prophetic clarity that you would need to work hard not to see what the Lord has plainly revealed in His preserved Book. Nearly every country on the face of the earth is now preparing to launch or expand a national digital identity system. From the United States to the United Kingdom, from the European Union to Africa and Asia, digital IDs are becoming the cornerstone of a new global infrastructure. And make no mistake — this is not about convenience, modernization, or innovation. This is about control.“And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” Revelation 13:16,17 (KJB)On this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast, we are not dealing with a handful of nations dabbling in high-tech identification. We are watching a global convergence. A coordinated digital transformation is sweeping the planet, touching wealthy nations, developing nations, democratic nations, authoritarian nations — everyone, everywhere, all at once. The United States is now fully onboard. What Washington denied for decades is now becoming normalized through federal digital ID initiatives, mobile driver's licenses, airport-verified digital credentials, and tech-led identity systems spearheaded by Silicon Valley. The United Kingdom is preparing a government-issued digital ID card and a national identity wallet. The European Union has mandated that all 27 member nations introduce a fully functional digital identity wallet by 2026. Australia passed its Digital ID Act and is expanding its national ID scheme. African nations like Malawi, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Nigeria are rolling out digital ID systems tied to biometrics and banking access. Asian powerhouses like China, Japan, and South Korea are integrating digital identity across healthcare, travel, payments, and social services. And standing over all of this is the United Nations, pushing “digital public infrastructure” as the new mandatory framework for global cooperation. In 2024, every last UN member state signaled support for expanding national digital ID programs. That is not coincidence — that is convergence.
Anthony Lye joined Quid 14 months ago to lead a complete business model transformation. With three decades in Silicon Valley including executive roles at Palantir, NetApp, Oracle, and Siebel Systems, Anthony has operated through every major technology disruption. At Quid, he's dismantling the traditional SaaS playbook—eliminating seat-based pricing, collapsing the software/services separation, and refocusing the entire company on delivering measurable business outcomes rather than analytics tools. In this conversation, Anthony explains why most SaaS companies will fail in the AI era, how Palantir's forward-deployed engineering model creates defensible value, and the specific mental models founders need to reimagine their businesses before disruption makes the decision for them. Topics Discussed How Silicon Valley's technology oligopolies turn over every five years Why AI shifts technology from features to benefits for the first time Quid's transformation from social listening SaaS to outcome-based insights delivery The separation of software and services as a structural flaw in SaaS economics How forward-deployed engineers at Palantir and Quid collapse the services layer Why SaaS failed knowledge workers while email remained dominant Discontinuity theory and how oligopolies resist then capitulate to disruption The "fired tomorrow, compete with yourself" thought experiment for strategy clarity How to build executive teams as custodians rather than functional heads GTM Lessons For B2B Founders Collapse software and services into outcome delivery: Quid eliminated seat-based pricing and module sales, shifting from IT budget to labor budget by selling insights, trends, and actionable information directly. This repositioned the product from a tool requiring sophisticated data scientists to a team augmentation service protecting brand health and driving commerce decisions. The business model change fundamentally altered buyer, buying process, and deal economics. When your product requires customization or professional services to deliver value, you've identified a structural opportunity to collapse both layers. Deploy the "fired and competing" thought exercise: Anthony's mentor advised imagining your board fires you tomorrow and you immediately compete against your own company. List the three things you'd do on day one to win. Then ask why you're not doing those things now. This exercise cuts through organizational inertia and reveals the obvious strategic moves you're avoiding. The discomfort in your answers indicates where you need to act. Match decision velocity to execution needs, not comfort: Tom Brett at Menlo Ventures told Anthony to increase from 3-4 decisions weekly to 50. The forcing function prevents overthinking and eliminates "second guessing paralysis." Organizations need clarity and direction more than perfect decisions. Write down every decision, communicate it clearly, and publicly reverse course when wrong. This builds a culture where being decisive and correctable beats being slow and theoretically optimal. Recognize when your hypothesis expires: Quid's social listening thesis was correct initially, but markets evolved while the company didn't. The problem remained valid (understanding brand health, shopping trends, product innovation signals), but the SaaS tool-based solution became untenable as data complexity demanded sophisticated users, shrinking addressable market. Founders must distinguish between persistent customer problems and expired solution approaches. Your original hypothesis has an expiration date. Identify the ox that gets gored: Every deal requires customers to stop spending elsewhere. You must be 10x faster or one-tenth the cost to overcome status quo bias. Explicitly identify which vendor or budget line you're displacing, then validate your value proposition can actually displace it. Most startups fail this calculus and wonder why proof-of-concept success doesn't translate to procurement approval. Start with blank canvas, fail backwards to SaaS: When reimagining for AI, don't bolt features onto existing architecture. Begin with first principles about what customers actually want to accomplish, design that solution using current capabilities, then fall back to SaaS components only where necessary. Anthony warns that additive approaches preserve structural constraints that prevent you from capturing the full opportunity. // Sponsors: Front Lines — We help B2B tech companies launch, manage, and grow podcasts that drive demand, awareness, and thought leadership. www.FrontLines.io The Global Talent Co. — We help tech startups find, vet, hire, pay, and retain amazing marketing talent that costs 50-70% less than the US & Europe. www.GlobalTalent.co // Don't Miss: New Podcast Series — How I Hire Senior GTM leaders share the tactical hiring frameworks they use to build winning revenue teams. Hosted by Andy Mowat, who scaled 4 unicorns from $10M to $100M+ ARR and launched Whispered to help executives find their next role. Subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/show/53yCHlPfLSMFimtv0riPyM
YeePay is a leading payment service provider that delivers payment solutions for enterprises across industries, including airline & travel, new retail, fintech, administration & education, and cross-border transactions.Prior to founding YeePay, Chen held various roles at Oracle, John Deere Health Care, and AT&T Bell Labs, and served as a director at the Silicon Valley enterprise SVC Wireless. He also co-founded NetVan, a nonprofit promoting internet adoption in traditional industries, and advised China Central Television's documentary The Internet Age, where he interviewed leaders such as Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Jerry Yang, Vint Cerf, and Kevin Kelly.In this episode, you will hear about: The entrepreneurial landscape in China in the early 2000s: challenges and opportunities of building a startup at that time.How YeePay evolved its business model as WeChat Pay and Alipay entered the market.Broader insights on Web3, cross-border transactions, globalization, and the growing role of AI in the future of the payment industry.
What if your customers could talk directly to your brand, without scaling your your customer service teams to a 1:1 capacity? This episode is brought to you by Krisp.ai, the all-in-one voice AI that makes every conversation sound professional. With industry-leading noise cancellation, real-time accent conversion, accurate transcription, and smart call summaries, Krisp helps teams and individuals stay clear and productive. Trusted worldwide and powering over 75 billion minutes of conversations each month, Krisp is the easiest way to elevate every call. Try it free at krisp.ai. Agility sometimes requires fundamentally rethinking the core business assumptions around how we fund growth, build teams, and create value.Today, we're going to talk about the strategic decisions that underpin the AI revolution. It's not just about the technology itself, but about the crucial choices leaders make around how to finance innovation, how to structure teams, and how to stay ahead of the curve on what's actually possible versus what's just hype. To help me discuss this topic, I'd like to welcome, Arto Minasyan, Co-Founder & President at Krisp.ai. About Arto Minasyan Arto Minasyan is a visionary entrepreneur and co-founder of Krisp.ai and 10Web, two successful VC-backed startups that collectively raised $28 million and achieved profitability. He leads teams of around 300 professionals across both companies, driving innovation and operational excellence. Under his guidance, Krisp was honored as one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2020, while 10Web's AI Website Builder has powered over one million websites. Arto frequently shares insights on balancing venture capital with bootstrapping, advancing AI voice technology, and building diverse global tech teams beyond Silicon Valley. Arto Minasyan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artominasyan/ Resources Krisp.ai: https://www.krisp.ai This episode is brought to you by Krisp.ai, the all-in-one voice AI that makes every conversation sound professional. With industry-leading noise cancellation, real-time accent conversion, accurate transcription, and smart call summaries, Krisp helps teams and individuals stay clear and productive. Trusted worldwide and powering over 75 billion minutes of conversations each month, Krisp is the easiest way to elevate every call. Try it free at krisp.ai. Register now for Sitecore Symposium, November 3-5 in Orlando Florida. Use code SYM25-2Media10 to receive 10% off. Go here for more: https://symposium.sitecore.com/Catch the future of e-commerce at eTail Palm Springs, Feb 23-26 in Palm Springs, CA. Go here for more details: https://etailwest.wbresearch.com/ Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstromDon't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more: https://www.theagilebrand.showCheck out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology: https://www.agilebrandguide.com The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company
Recently, WIRED's editor at large Steven Levy sat down for an interview with Palantir's CEO Alex Karp. Karp defended his company's contracts with clients like ICE and the Israeli government, which have increasingly gathered criticism. In today's episode, we dive into the most revealing parts of the interview and break down how Karp's technostate ideology has rippled across Silicon Valley. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The world is a remake. Yesterday's show featured the MAGA remake of The Handmaid's Tale. Today it's Dr Strangelove 2.0 and the remaking of the trillion-dollar military-industrial complex in Silicon Valley. As William Hartung, co-author of The Trillion Dollar War Machine, notes, Dwight Eisenhower's old military-industrial complex has migrated west to Silicon Valley. It even has a Strangelovian anti-hero: mad Peter Thiel, co-founder of Palantir and the Curtis Le May character behind other Silicon Valley military start-ups. No wonder current American foreign policy—with its Monroe Doctrine meddling in Latin America—also appear to be a giant remake.1. Silicon Valley Has Become the New Military-Industrial Complex Dwight Eisenhower's old guard defense contractors—Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman—are being displaced by tech companies like Palantir, Anduril, and SpaceX. The “military-industrial-digital complex” represents a fundamental shift in how America builds and profits from its defense apparatus.2. The Defense Budget Is Out of Control—and Growing America spends roughly $1.5 trillion annually on military defense when you include the Pentagon budget, nuclear weapons, veterans' care, and interest on past war debt. This dwarfs spending on social programs like nutrition assistance and represents a stark trade-off: F-35s or feeding children.3. Peter Thiel Is the Curtis LeMay of Silicon Valley Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel embodies the dangerous fusion of tech innovation and military hawkishness. His companies profit from government surveillance and defense contracts while he promotes an ideology that treats Silicon Valley entrepreneurs as a superior form of human being who should colonize space and reshape foreign policy.4. The “Rebels” Narrative Is Corporate Propaganda Silicon Valley defense contractors style themselves as disruptive rebels challenging Pentagon bureaucracy, but they're simply a new generation of war profiteers. They're not democratizing foreign policy—they're making weapons more efficiently and lobbying for more aggressive military postures to justify their business models.5. America's Foreign Policy Has Become a Dangerous Remake From Monroe Doctrine-style meddling in Latin America to increasingly bellicose rhetoric about China, American foreign policy is recycling Cold War playbooks with 21st-century technology. The merger of Silicon Valley's move-fast-and-break-things ethos with Pentagon power creates genuinely Strangelovian risks.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe
Der Tesla-Chef greift nach seiner ersten Billion und nach den Sternen. Er will die Menschheit auf den rechten Weg führen, auf dass sie in vielleicht Millionen Jahren in vielleicht Milliarden Galaxien Fuß fassen mag. Hört sich wahnsinnig an, ist genau das, aber der bittere Ernst einer Kaste von Superreichen aus dem Silicon Valley. Ihr HeilandWeiterlesen
SPC alum Tuhin Srivastava sits down with Aditya Agarwal to break down how a failed four-year startup, plus early chapters in finance and biotech, shaped the way he is scaling Baseten into one of the fastest-growing AI infrastructure companies today.His approach is simple: kill what doesn't work, don't scale before you're ready, and stop pretending you can see past three months in AI. Apply to SPC membership -https://airtable.com/appxDXHfPCZvb75qk/pagIZspLSFX7QrXcn/formConnect with us here:1. Tuhin Srivastava- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tuhin-srivastava/2. Aditya Agarwal- https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityaagarwal3/3. South Park Commons- https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/00:00 Trailer00:56 Introduction01:28 Insights from Cricket to Startups03:30 Career Journey: From Finance to Tech08:16 Navigating the Startup Ecosystem22:48 Embracing Change and Customer Focus25:38 Unique Company Philosophies30:14 Compensation and Team Dynamics39:29 Cricket Predictions
"You know, you really don't need a forensics team to get to the bottom of this. If you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you'd have invented Facebook." Melanie Ensign joins Dennis Fisher and Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch to discuss David Fincher's massively successful 2010 film, The Social Network, a movie that opens a window into the dark side of Silicon Valley and the lengths that some people will go to in order to win.Support the show
Send us a textEn este episodio de Latinos en Silicon Valley hablamos sobre las nuevas noticias en torno a la posible reapertura de DACA, las distintas formas de obtener la residencia legal en Estados Unidos y los pasos esenciales si recibes una citatoria del tribunal de inmigración. Información clara y práctica para nuestra comunidad latina.Copy PointsActualización sobre la posible reapertura de DACA.Qué significa para jóvenes elegibles y cómo prepararse.Maneras de obtener la residencia: familiares, laborales y opciones menos conocidas.Qué hacer si recibes una citatoria del tribunal de inmigración.Pasos inmediatos, documentos necesarios y recomendaciones legales.
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks about "The View's" Sunny Hostin trying to shame Democrat John Fetterman live on-air for voting to end the government shutdown only to have it blow up in her face; CNN's Harry Enten showing shocking new polling data of who is most likely to replace Chuck Schumer; BBC CEO Deborah Turness resigning from her post after Donald Trump's lawsuit over the BBC's January 6th documentary was exposed for having purposely misleading edits to defame Donald Trump; Piers Morgan apologizing to Novak Djokovic on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" for his attack on him for being unvaccinated during the COVID pandemic; Russell Brand's appearance on "Real Time with Bill Maher," where he roasted MSNBC's John Heilemann for media bias; Donald Trump's tense exchange with Fox News' Laura Ingraham over H-1B visas and Chinese immigrants who take the slots in America's universities that could go to Americans; Palmer Luckey explaining to Shawn Ryan how H-1B visas are abused in Silicon Valley; World War II veteran Alec Penstone telling "Good Morning Britain" why he regrets his sacrifice to the UK on Remembrance Day; and much more. WATCH the MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE segment of the show here: https://rubinreport.locals.com/ Check out the NEW RUBIN REPORT MERCH here: https://daverubin.store/ ---------- Today's Sponsors: Morgan & Morgan - Morgan & Morgan is America's Largest Injury Law Firm, with over 1,000 attorneys operating in all 50 states. Go to: https://ForThePeople.com/Rubin Juvent - Stop joint pain and stiffness with the Juvent Micro-Impact Platform. In the US, the Juvent device is considered investigational for the treatment of osteoporosis or improvement/maintenance of bone mineral density. Our claims have not been reviewed or cleared by the FDA to treat any disease or condition. The JUVENT® Micro-Impact Platform® is registered as a Class I medical device for exercise and rehabilitation." Go to http://Juvent.com/RUBIN and use the code RUBIN to save $300 on your own Juvent. Tax Network USA - If you owe back taxes or have unfiled returns, don't let the government take advantage of you. Whether you owe a few thousand or a few million, they can help you. Call 1(800)-958-1000 for a private, free consultation or Go to: https://tnusa.com/dave
What if the key to real leadership isn't standing tall—but standing firm?In this episode, Brené Brown and Guy Kawasaki unpack the lessons behind her new book Strong Ground. From pickleball injuries to the physics of leadership, Brené explains why teams and societies can't build on dysfunction—and how true courage begins with stability and self-awareness. Together, they explore what it means to lead without armor, to stand your ground when everything feels uncertain, and to bring vulnerability back to the center of power.---Guy Kawasaki is on a mission to make you remarkable. His Remarkable People podcast features interviews with remarkable people such as Jane Goodall, Marc Benioff, Woz, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Bob Cialdini. Every episode will make you more remarkable.With his decades of experience in Silicon Valley as a Venture Capitalist and advisor to the top entrepreneurs in the world, Guy's questions come from a place of curiosity and passion for technology, start-ups, entrepreneurship, and marketing. If you love society and culture, documentaries, and business podcasts, take a second to follow Remarkable People.Listeners of the Remarkable People podcast will learn from some of the most successful people in the world with practical tips and inspiring stories that will help you be more remarkable.Episodes of Remarkable People organized by topic: https://bit.ly/rptopologyListen to Remarkable People here: **https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guy-kawasakis-remarkable-people/id1483081827**Like this show? Please leave us a review -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!Thank you for your support; it helps the show!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A new trend is spreading through Silicon Valley's AI startups as job seekers are being sold “hard mode” as a badge of honor. What began as a protest against overwork in China has quietly become a recruitment pitch in America, with some companies normalizing 80-hour weeks as proof of passion and purpose. In this episode, Aaron, Matt, and Leah unpack the rise of the 9-9-6 culture, the strange mix of ideology and ambition driving it, and whether burnout has become the new benchmark for success. Because if working nonstop is the future of innovation, who's really winning? Hosts: Matt Sunbulli https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunbulli/ https://www.firstdraft.vc Aaron Calafato Listen to Aaron's 7 Minute Stories Podcast Leah Ova Follow Leah on TikTok Editorial: Matt Sunbulli Brooks Borden Ken Wendt Senior Audio Engineer: Ken Wendt Research: Matt Sunbulli Zaid Safe Aaron Calafato
This episode considers whether today's massive AI investment boom reflects real economic fundamentals or an unsustainable bubble, and how a potential crash could reshape AI policy, public sentiment, and narratives about the future that are embraced and advanced not only by Silicon Valley billionaires, but also by politicians and governments. Justin Hendrix is joined by:Ryan Cummings, chief of staff at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and coauthor of a recent New York Times opinion on the possibility of an AI bubble;Sarah West, co-director of the AI Now Institute and coauthor of a Wall Street Journal opinion, "You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business"; andBrian Merchant, author of the newsletter Blood in the Machine, a journalist in residence at the AI Now Institute, and author of a recent piece in Wired on signals that suggest a bubble.
Lori Adams-Brown, a Strategic Transformation Executive, Board Director, Global Speaker and Podcast Host challenges audiences to get clear on your personal values, to speak up when there is a values misalignment, and to reject self-limiting beliefs that hold leaders back in an era of capitulation from Silicon Valley to Washington DC. Who we are as leaders matters, and getting clear on your personal values, working on self-awareness and letting our values be our filter in decisions matters a great deal in leadership today. Lori speaks about why now is the time to speak up. Whether you serve on a board, in a C-suite, in a university, or an NGO, this is the time to share your perspective. The worlds needs your voice, your perspective, and better decisions are made around decision-making tables when you speak up. Lori Adams-Brown is a strategic transformation executive, board director, and sought-after speaker who helps CEOs prevent the $10M blind spots that erode trust, lose top talent, and kill billion-dollar opportunities. For over 20 years, she's advised Fortune 100 C-suites and global leaders on organizational effectiveness that mitigates business risk and accelerates growth. She's architected AI-enabled leadership programs across seven global cities that elevated manager effectiveness 48%, contributed to $1B+ revenue, and transformed cultures where humans flourish and businesses scale. Lori has directed $16M budgets, built programs in 11 countries in five languages, and coordinated UN disaster relief serving 2,000+ stakeholders. She serves on the boards of the Center for Creative Leadership and How Women Lead, and hosts the top 3% podcast A World of Difference. She holds an M.A. in Intercultural Studies, speaks six languages, and has lived on three continents. Connect with us: https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com Linkedin YouTube Substack FaceBook Instagram Threads Patreon (for exclusive episodes just for Difference Makers) Bluesky TikTok Subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who might need to hear it. Your support helps the community grow and keeps these important conversations going. If you need professional help, such as therapy: https://www.betterhelp.com/difference If you are looking for your next opportunity, sign up for Lori's Masterclass on Master the Career Pivot: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/careerpivot Difference Makers who are podcast listeners get 10% offf with the code: DIFFERENT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 2019, 33-year-old tech startup founder Erin Valenti, was on a work trip in Silicon Valley. At the end of her trip, she called her parents, telling them she couldn't find her rental car, but they were concerned by the strange statements she was making."It's all a game, it's a thought experiment, we're in the Matrix."A week later, her body was found in her rented car on the side of the road in San Jose, but there were no clear signs of physical harm, and her family was adamant she didn't struggle with any mental health problems or substance use disorders. The circumstances of her death have remained a mystery ever since. Thank you to The Final Trace for taking over after a death in my family.Check out the podcast here!The Final Trace is a true crime podcast unraveling the most chilling disappearances, cold cases, and solved mysteries that still leave us asking questions. Hosted by two friends with a passion for true crime, each episode explores the final known moments, forgotten clues, and the theories that keep us up at night.From strange sightings to shocking conclusions, we follow the clues wherever they lead—because sometimes the scariest part isn't the mystery… it's the truth.If you enjoyed the episode, consider leaving a review or rating! It helps more than you know! If you have a case suggestion, or want attention brought to a loved one's case, email me at bookofthedeadpod@gmail.com with Case Suggestion in the subject line.Stay safe, stay curious, and stay vigilant.
In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas sits down with futurist and founder of M7 Innovations, Matt Maher. Named one of Vogue's Top 100 Innovators of 2024, Matt shares how his journey from major media firms to launching M7 positioned him at the forefront of AI, immersive tech, and the evolving internet.He discusses how brands can thrive in the new age of AI-powered search through his “Align, Design, Refine” framework, and why spatial computing could help us reclaim our attention from smartphones. From MIT labs to the latest wearables, Matt reveals how curiosity, human insight, and emerging technology are shaping a more connected, intelligent future.If you liked what you heard today, please leave us a review - Apple or Spotify.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Assembled is the AI customer support platform powering hundreds of modern enterprises including Stripe, Robinhood, Salesforce, and Ashley Furniture. The company's largest customer operates a 20,000-person contact center. With products spanning AI chat and voice agents that resolve 70-80% of tickets to sophisticated workforce management and forecasting systems, Assembled's core thesis challenges the industry narrative: the best support teams orchestrate humans and AI in perfect balance rather than replacing one with the other. In a recent episode of Category Visionaries, we sat down with Ryan Wang, CEO and Co-Founder of Assembled, to explore the company's journey from eight months to first customer to becoming the infrastructure behind customer experiences at scale. Topics Discussed: The reality gap between AI support demos and production deployment Why sophisticated buyers now demand quality benchmarks and latency metrics over feature lists The hidden complexity in contact center work: KYC compliance, fraud review, and multi-system workflows How the Klarna "fire everyone" approach failed and what it reveals about the market Patrick and John Collison's all-company support rotations at Stripe The product-market fit question that ended six months of wrong direction Enterprise destiny baked into early product decisions Converting LinkedIn discomfort into a systematic storytelling engine Path dependence from workforce management to AI automation products Why customer support problems rhyme with operations challenges across industries GTM Lessons For B2B Founders: Quality-first positioning wins when buyers move past demo amazement: Ryan observed a critical market shift. Sophisticated buyers now run rigorous bake-offs with training data variability and ask for latency metrics, quality benchmarks, and production performance data. The last three AI deals Assembled closed required detailed competitive evaluations. When messaging emphasizes cost reduction over quality improvement, you lose credibility with buyers who understand that turning off support entirely would be free—they're investing in lifetime value and loyalty creation. Position around the buyer's actual objective hierarchy: quality first, efficiency as validation. The product-market fit question that encodes your entire GTM strategy: Ryan's co-founder asked prospects "What is software that you must have or you hate your options?" This single question revealed multiple strategic insights simultaneously: you're targeting painkillers in established categories, pursuing replacement sales against weak incumbents, and entering markets with demonstrated willingness to pay. For Assembled, this naturally surfaced workforce management—a must-have category with Windows 95-era tools serving 20,000-person teams. The question's elegance is how it filters for product-market fit and GTM approach in one conversation. Access the best through respect signals, not connections: When hiring his first engineering executive at 15 people, Ryan got an introduction to a former VP of Engineering at Facebook, then explicitly signaled time respect: requested only 15 minutes, clarified he wasn't recruiting, offered availability "Saturday 8pm or anytime," and had specific questions prepared. The call happened at an odd Saturday time. The insight wasn't just learning about "Dual Lands" leadership (a Magic: The Gathering reference)—it was understanding how exceptional minds construct mental models. You can reach these people through investor networks or multi-hop introductions, but earning their time requires demonstrating you'll use it surgically. Recognize when you're not "the company" to avoid strategic errors: A top recruiting firm told Ryan "you're not Stripe, so you can't sell people like you're Stripe." At any moment, one Silicon Valley company occupies a unique position—Stripe then, OpenAI now—where normal rules don't apply. That company can eliminate product managers, remove all titles, or make unconventional demands. Understanding you're not in that position prevents catastrophic hiring missteps. Ryan had to recalibrate from Stripe-era patterns where his recruiter became Anthropic's president and his onboarding buddy became OpenAI's president. Your positioning must match your actual market gravity, not your aspirational tier. Systematize founder storytelling to compound credibility: Ryan solved founder marketing discomfort by reframing from self-promotion to being an intermediary—sharing customer stories from Armenia, banking conferences, and global contact centers rather than broadcasting opinions. The system: Friday morning sessions with prompts ("interesting things from this week," "near-death moments," "challenges from 1-10M to 10-20M ARR," "why London now?"), team filters for compelling angles, three drafts weekly, then editing. The Science of Storytelling principles apply: narratives demonstrating lived experience build more credibility than thought leadership. This creates a flywheel where audience members surface their own stories in comments and DMs, feeding future content. // Sponsors: Front Lines — We help B2B tech companies launch, manage, and grow podcasts that drive demand, awareness, and thought leadership. www.FrontLines.io The Global Talent Co. — We help tech startups find, vet, hire, pay, and retain amazing marketing talent that costs 50-70% less than the US & Europe. www.GlobalTalent.co // Don't Miss: New Podcast Series — How I Hire Senior GTM leaders share the tactical hiring frameworks they use to build winning revenue teams. Hosted by Andy Mowat, who scaled 4 unicorns from $10M to $100M+ ARR and launched Whispered to help executives find their next role. Subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/show/53yCHlPfLSMFimtv0riPyM
Kaum Steuern, kaum Regulierungen, maximale Forschungsfreiheit - auf einer honduranischen Insel in der Karibik entsteht eine Privatstadt. In Próspera können Firmen ihren eigenen Rechtsrahmen wählen. Das zieht Start-Ups und Libertäre aus aller Welt an, auch Milliardäre aus dem Silicon Valley. «Ich habe sieben Chips implantiert», sagt US-Amerikaner Rich Lee. «Hier in der Hand, das ist meine Kreditkarte, damit kann ich bargeldlos an der Kasse bezahlen.» Das löse viele schräge Blicke aus, erzählt der 47-jährige lachend. Rich Lee glaubt, dass der menschliche Körper aktiv verbessert werden müsse. «Unsere Sinne und Fähigkeiten müssen erweitert werden, egal, ob durch Gentherapie oder Cyborg-Implantate.» Er probiert seine Forschungsergebnisse gleich an sich selber aus. Das ist möglich in Próspera. Hier gibt es keine Gesundheitsbehörde und keine Ethikkommission. Wer ein Unternehmen registriert, braucht lediglich einen Versicherer, der bereit ist, das Risiko zu übernehmen. Bezahlen kann man in Bitcoin. Alles in privater Hand. Próspera gilt als Vorzeigemodell in der sogenannten Privatstadtbewegung, die durch Geld und Macht aus dem Silicon Valley vorangetrieben wird. Libertäre Milliardäre wie Paypal-Gründer Peter Thiel oder Brian Armstrong, der Gründer von Coinbase, investieren darin. Der Staat Honduras, zu dem die Karibikinsel mit Próspera gehört, hat das Nachsehen.
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Chris unloads on Donald Trump's shocking H-1B visa comments during his disastrous Laura Ingraham interview — a moment that's left his base stunned and opponents giddy. Once a fierce critic of the guest worker program that replaced Americans with cheaper foreign labor, Trump now appears to defend it, contradicting his own 2016 promises. Chris traces the long, ugly history of H-1B abuse from Disney to Silicon Valley, exposes how both parties sold out U.S. workers, and argues that America's moral backbone — not just its economy — is at stake.
From 2021- Kurt Davis, author of "Finding Soul: From Silicon Vally to Africa: A Personal Journey Through Twenty Countries in Africa." Davis, a tech entrepreneur, found his life utterly transformed when he traveled to Africa as part of an entrepreneurial support organization seeking to help refugees throughout the continent. His travels took him to places like South Africa, Rwanda, Nigeria, Ghana and more.
My guest for this episode is Tague Griffith. He is a seasoned engineer who has been building products and leading teams across a number of the tech industry's best-known companies, including Google, Apple, Amazon, as well as some lesser-known startups. Most of his career has focused on new product development. He's also dipped into research and advisory work, including helping develop Stanford's wastewater pathogen monitoring project and consulting on 1 -> 2 growth for engineering teams. Tague and I worked together at Apple back when the company was struggling and kind of unpopular. At that time, we were the underdogs. Most of us didn't join Apple for the money. We joined because we loved the company and its products, and felt that we were a bit different as well. He has strong opinions and some cool stories, so I know you'll enjoy this episode! We talk about* What the tech industry and Silicon Valley were like in the early ‘90s * Tague's career since Apple (Netscape, Google, Amazon, Flickr, etc.)* The project he is most proud of after decades of working in tech * The double-edged sword of technology's evolution* Modern product development challenges* The current state of the industry* Cultural shifts in Silicon Valley* Why we should still have hope⬆️ Scroll up and hit play to listen to our whole conversation.Where to find more* Tague's LinkedIn * His GitHub * His X I'm Larry Cornett, an executive coach who works with ambitious professionals to help them reclaim their power, become more invincible, and create better opportunities for their work and lives. Do more of the work you love and less of what you hate! If you're interested in joining my free Invincible Career community, please complete this application form, and we'll get back to you. Thanks! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.invinciblecareer.com/subscribe
Reid Hoffman, Stacy Brown-Philpot, and Aileen Lee are three of the most successful, legendary leaders and investors in Silicon Valley. (The term “unicorn” for a startup valued at a billion dollars? Well, Aileen coined that.) This power trio sat down with journalist Van Jones live onstage at the 2025 Masters of Scale Summit, October 8 in San Francisco, to share candid snapshots of the investor's mindset during this time of rapid change. Learn why VCs have dramatically shifted the way they invest in entrepreneurs this year, how companies can stand out in the crowded AI space, their personal green lights or red flags, and how players on all sides can adapt.Visit the Rapid Response website here: https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this episode of China Decode, hosts Alice Han and James Kynge unpack how the U.S. and China are building the backbone of the AI era — massive data centers that are reshaping global energy use and government policy. They look at who's paying for the AI boom, why electricity might decide the winner, and how China's homegrown models are quietly catching up to Silicon Valley. Then, China's newest aircraft carrier, and why it's raising questions about Beijing's military ambitions and the U.S. strategy in the Pacific. And finally — flying taxis might actually be here. Alice and James take to the skies with EHang's new pilotless air taxi and what it says about China's appetite for futuristic tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
While other advertisers scramble to figure out Meta's Andromeda update, we've cracked the code! Our Creative Diversification Package will increase your ads' reach by 50%+ and save you over $330k on agency fees.Join the winning 0.01% businesses now at: https://www.tiereleven.com/cd Do you feel overwhelmed by the speed of AI advancements? The tech world is evolving at an unprecedented rate, making it challenging to keep up, especially with giants like Meta and Google leading the charge. AI is the future of digital marketing, and if you're not adapting, you're falling behind.In this episode, we discuss the massive shift happening in marketing, fueled by AI. We break down how Silicon Valley's biggest players are investing billions into AI and how that's impacting everything from content creation to data analysis. With new AI tools emerging every day, we talk about the importance of creative diversification and how it can boost your ad performance, all while giving you a competitive edge in the market. Tune in now and let's make sure you're ready for the AI-powered future of marketing.In This Episode:- Why AI's bubble is now and how to keep up- How AI is powering marketing innovation- Big tech and governments' heavy investments in AI - Presentation of big tech's AI investments- Wrap up and key takeawaysMentioned in the Episode:Previous episodes on Andromeda: https://perpetualtraffic.com/?s=andromeda The Acquired Podcast: https://www.acquired.fm/ Investors' Business Daily Analysis on AI: https://www.investors.com/news/technology/ai-stocks-microsoft-apple-google-amazon-meta-capital-spending/ The Evolution of AlexNet: Listen to This Episode on Your Favorite Podcast Channel:Follow and listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/perpetual-traffic/id1022441491 Follow and listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/59lhtIWHw1XXsRmT5HBAuK Subscribe and watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@perpetual_traffic?sub_confirmation=1We Appreciate Your Support!Visit our website: https://perpetualtraffic.com/ Follow us on X: https://x.com/perpetualtraf Connect with Ralph Burns: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralphburns Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ralphhburns/ Hire Tier11 -
While other advertisers scramble to figure out Meta's Andromeda update, we've cracked the code! Our Creative Diversification Package will increase your ads' reach by 50%+ and save you over $330k on agency fees.Join the winning 0.01% businesses now at: https://www.tiereleven.com/cd Do you feel overwhelmed by the speed of AI advancements? The tech world is evolving at an unprecedented rate, making it challenging to keep up, especially with giants like Meta and Google leading the charge. AI is the future of digital marketing, and if you're not adapting, you're falling behind.In this episode, we discuss the massive shift happening in marketing, fueled by AI. We break down how Silicon Valley's biggest players are investing billions into AI and how that's impacting everything from content creation to data analysis. With new AI tools emerging every day, we talk about the importance of creative diversification and how it can boost your ad performance, all while giving you a competitive edge in the market. Tune in now and let's make sure you're ready for the AI-powered future of marketing.In This Episode:- Why AI's bubble is now and how to keep up- How AI is powering marketing innovation- Big tech and governments' heavy investments in AI - Presentation of big tech's AI investments- Wrap up and key takeawaysMentioned in the Episode:Previous episodes on Andromeda: https://perpetualtraffic.com/?s=andromeda The Acquired Podcast: https://www.acquired.fm/ Investors' Business Daily Analysis on AI: https://www.investors.com/news/technology/ai-stocks-microsoft-apple-google-amazon-meta-capital-spending/ The Evolution of AlexNet: Listen to This Episode on Your Favorite Podcast Channel:Follow and listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/perpetual-traffic/id1022441491 Follow and listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/59lhtIWHw1XXsRmT5HBAuK Subscribe and watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@perpetual_traffic?sub_confirmation=1We Appreciate Your Support!Visit our website: https://perpetualtraffic.com/ Follow us on X: https://x.com/perpetualtraf Connect with Ralph Burns: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralphburns Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ralphhburns/ Hire Tier11 -
Subscribe now to skip the commercials and get all of our content. Derek is joined by Omar Zahzah, Assistant Professor of Arab Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies at San Francisco State University, to talk about his book Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Settler Colonialism. They discuss the Sheikh Jarrah uprising and the digital front of the Palestinian struggle, the difference between “digital apartheid” and “digital settler colonialism,” Meta's censorship, the IDF Unit 8200–Silicon Valley pipeline, how AI and tech infrastructure are being weaponized, the legacy of Edward Said's “Permission to Narrate,” and how Palestinians have used social media to change the narrative.
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Today on the AI Daily Brief, NLW explores the rise of Kimi K2 Thinking, a new open-source model from China that's outperforming GPT-5 and Claude 4.5 Sonnet on agentic benchmarks—and doing it at a fraction of the cost. We'll look at how this shift is changing the balance of power between closed and open models, why Silicon Valley startups are already adopting Chinese systems, and what it means for the next phase of the AI race. Plus: Meta's new speech model, DeepSeek's dire job-market warning, and CoreWeave's data-center delays.Brought to you by:KPMG – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcastsRovo - Unleash the potential of your team with AI-powered Search, Chat and Agents - https://rovo.com/AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - https://www.assemblyai.com/briefBlitzy.com - Go to https://blitzy.com/ to build enterprise software in days, not months Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results https://robotsandpencils.com/The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score.The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614Interested in sponsoring the show? sponsors@aidailybrief.ai
Derek is joined by Omar Zahzah, Assistant Professor of Arab Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies at San Francisco State University, to talk about his book Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Settler Colonialism. They discuss the Sheikh Jarrah uprising and the digital front of the Palestinian struggle, the difference between “digital apartheid” and “digital settler colonialism,” Meta's censorship, the IDF Unit 8200—Silicon Valley pipeline, how AI and tech infrastructure are being weaponized, the legacy of Edward Said's “Permission to Narrate,” and how Palestinians have used social media to change the narrative.Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/THENATIONAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
A tech bubble always feels rational until it doesn't, as Wall Street fuses with Silicon Valley and the entire American economy becomes a single hyper-leveraged bet on AI, we trace the early tremors: falling job numbers, concentration of risk, a market propped up by story over profit. The real shock comes at home, Ireland's new Future 40 report quietly maps out a country sleepwalking into decades of slower growth, soaring age-related costs, and a housing crunch that will outlive an entire generation. The proposed solution currently is to import more workers into a market that can't house the people already here. We break down the numbers, the politics, and the intergenerational showdown now shaping Ireland's future, a collision of tech mania, demographic reality, and a state betting tomorrow on the backs of the young. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Steven Adler used to lead product safety at OpenAI. When Katie read his recent op-ed asking OpenAI to prove that they have and continue to address safety issues, she knew she wanted to talk to him. This week she sits down with Steven to talk about what AI users should know about their bots.Tell us what you think of the show by filling out our listener survey . Follow the UnCanny Valley feed for WIRED's best and brightest as they provide an insider analysis of the overlap between tech and politics, from the influence of Silicon Valley on the Trump administration to how inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots fanned the fire on social protests. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Reid Hoffman, Stacy Brown-Philpot, and Aileen Lee are three of the most successful, legendary leaders and investors in Silicon Valley. (The term “unicorn” for a startup valued at a billion dollars? Well, Aileen coined that.) This power trio sat down with journalist Van Jones live onstage at the 2025 Masters of Scale Summit, October 8 in San Francisco, to share candid snapshots of the investor's mindset during this time of rapid change. Learn why VCs have dramatically shifted the way they invest in entrepreneurs this year, how companies can stand out in the crowded AI space, their personal green lights or red flags, and how players on all sides can adapt.Visit the Rapid Response website here: https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Join me for an inspiring conversation with Jessica Karr, the heart-centered venture capitalist and founder of Coyote Ventures, who is transforming women's health and wellness through strategic investments. Jessica's journey from biochemist to early team member at Impossible Foods to launching her own impact-focused venture fund is a masterclass in following your values while building wealth. In this episode, Jessica shares her unconventional path from working in her father's dental practice in Amarillo, Texas, to becoming a force in Silicon Valley venture capital. You'll hear how she navigated stock options as an early employee, the pivotal moments that shaped her investment philosophy, and why she chose to focus exclusively on companies advancing women's health and wellness. Jessica opens up about the realities of raising a first fund, living capital-efficiently to play the long game, and why being "all in" on private markets aligns with her values—even when wealth managers cringe. Her story illuminates how scientific thinking, patience, and an unwavering commitment to impact can create both financial returns and meaningful change. Key Topics: Finding alignment between science, sustainability, and personal health through early experiences in healthcare Navigating stock options and secondary markets as an early Impossible Foods employee Transitioning from consulting to venture capital without traditional training Raising your first fund and securing institutional LPs like Bank of America Living capital-efficiently to enable long-term, high-reward opportunities Building a thesis around women's health and wellness investing Creating community and balance while pursuing ambitious career goals Why being "all in" on private markets reflects living in integrity with your mission Connect with Jessica Karr online: Website: https://www.coyote.ventures/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicarkarr/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellojesskarr/?hl=en Find more from Syama Bunten: Instagram: @syama.co, @gettingrichpod Website: wealthcatalyst.com Podcast: wealthcatalyst.com/getting-rich-together-podcast Download Syama's Free Resources: wealthcatalyst.com/resources Wealth Catalyst Summit: wealthcatalyst.com/summits Speaking: syamabunten.com Big Delta Capital: www.bigdeltacapital.com
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