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$AAPL + $PLTR, GDPx, Value of a Search, Grok Bot Breaks the Bank
John Coogan and Jordi Hays review tech earnings from Apple and Palantir, analyze Google's shift toward zero-click AI search, and discuss the infrastructure cos…
Modal CEO: Has Open-Source LLM Inference Peaked? | What Happens to the Cost of Compute
Modal co-founder and CEO Erik Bernhardsson joins Harry Stebbings to discuss scaling Modal past $1B in ARR, the economics of AI inference, and why pure token re…
$100M hedge fund manager: Do not make the mistake of dying rich
Hedge fund manager and author Bill Perkins discusses his energy trading career, his wealth philosophy from his book Die With Zero, and why people must optimize…
The $300 Billion Structured Notes Market Is Booming
Nomura's Alex Micalizzi breaks down the rapidly expanding $300 billion US structured notes market, explaining how banks package IOUs with complex options to of…
An Election Day Special With Nate Silver
Nate Silver joins hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway on Election Day to analyze polling dynamics, model probabilities, and the state of the midterm electio…
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky: “I Was a Great Founder and a Terrible CEO”
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky discusses his journey from art school graduate to leading a $100 billion public company, explaining why conventional exe…
Chip Wars, Unstoppable Brick V Immovable Snow, Ice Cube Joins, Jared Allen Talks Curling
John Coogan and Jordi Hays break down Alphabet's Q3 earnings report, the New York Times investigation into an alleged Chinese spy targeting Nvidia's Jensen Hua…
PHP2Shell Won't Be the Last Big AI Cybersecurity Risk
Calif cybersecurity executives Thai Duong and Bruce Dang join hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to discuss how AI models are revolutionizing software hack…
$ANT, Yasmin 🐐, Sneaky Qwen, Samsung Controversy, IGTV
John Coogan and Jordi Hays analyze Anthropic's landmark S-1 IPO filing, compute commitments, and corporate governance structure alongside SemiAnalysis analysts…
Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger LIVE on TBPN 🎃
Dressed in full prosthetics as Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger for Halloween, hosts John Coogan and Jordi Hays analyze market turmoil, including Binance's $6…
Instinct Worth 30BN? | Microsoft Cuts 27,000 Jobs While Meta Taps Equity Markets for $95B CapEx
Harry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin, and Rory O'Driscoll analyze Anthropic's blockbuster S-1 filing, dissecting its rapid path to liquidity, compute economics, and t…
Satya Nadella: Whether to Trust Frontier Models | Why Companies Need to Own Their Own Intelligence
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella joins Harry Stebbings to discuss why organizations must assume AI models are compromised and how to design an engineered zero-trust…
Pro and Tell, The Gurmanator Joins, New Google Models, Open Weight Demand, Joe's Monkeys
John Coogan and Jordi Hays review Apple's 'Pro and Tell' event, examining the OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro alongside Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who breaks down h…
Technology Is Back, Gavin Baker Live, Math Solved Again, Anduril Laptop, DoorDash + Instacart
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss Anduril's new domestic laptop 'Blue Chip', OpenAI's potential disproof of the Exponential Time Hypothesis, and DoorDash's re…
How to find your arbitrage (from the guy who’s done it 3x)
Shaan Puri interviews multi-disciplinary entrepreneur Nick Kokonas about finding high-conviction arbitrage across trading, hospitality, and software. Kokonas e…
Why Sam Altman is against a single superintelligence
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sits down with Stripe co-founder John Collison to discuss AI model vulnerabilities, breakthroughs in agent swarms, and internal mathemati…
Advice Line with Tope Awotona of Calendly
Guy Raz is joined by Calendly founder Tope Awotona on the final installment of The Advice Line to help four entrepreneurs solve critical growth hurdles. They a…
Why SoftBank paid me 17 yen to skip the air conditioning
Patrick McKenzie analyzes the structural mechanics and economics of power grids, reading and updating his essay 'Markets in Power.' He explains how generation…
What Wall Street Really Thinks About the AI Trade Now
Barclays global head of equities tactical strategies Alexander Altmann joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to unpack shifting sentiment across the AI trade.…
FIGS: Trina Spear and Heather Hasson. The $2.5 Billion Scrubs Brand That Investors Said Would Never Work
FIGS co-founders Heather Hasson and Trina Spear share how they transformed medical apparel from uncomfortable, baggy uniforms into a multi-billion-dollar direc…
Ex-Amazon VP tells us what it’s really like working with Jeff Bezos
Former Amazon VP Ethan Evans joins Shaan Puri and Sam Parr to share firsthand insights on working closely with Jeff Bezos, dissecting both Bezos's management g…
The airline CEO putting Starlink on every plane
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, joins John Collison and Ben Thompson to discuss the economics of commercial aviation and United's major operational bets.…
David Tisch: Why No Manager Wants to Stay Small & Why Competing with Mega Platforms is a Losing Game
David Tisch, founder of BoxGroup, joins Harry Stebbings to discuss why traditional venture rules around high seed-stage ownership are outdated in a world of ex…
From a $27,500 Charter Company to a $4 Billion Private Jet Giant | Kenn Ricci, Flexjet
Kenn Ricci, chairman of Flexjet, details his journey from purchasing a $27,500 charter operation to building a multibillion-dollar private aviation leader. He…
High School Dropout to Multi-Billionaire: The Relentless Drive of Rafael Vivas
Rafael Vivas recounts his journey from dropping out of high school and moving into AppLovin's original Palo Alto office to co-founding Lion Studios and scaling…
AI Agents Are Already Changing the Price of Goods
Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway speak with Lindsay Owens, president of Groundwork Collaborative and author of 'Gouged,' about how AI agents and algorithmic pr…
$1M Trading Cards Heist, Trevor Milton Returns, The Death Of Common Courtesy | Diet TBPN
John Coogan and Jordi Hays analyze the $1 million trading card heist from a FedEx truck outside PSA headquarters and evaluate former Nikola CEO Trevor Milton's…
we need to talk about the Elizabeth Holmes doc (unfiltered review)
Shaan Puri, Sam Parr, Ben, and Diego conduct an in-depth review and debrief of Nathan Fielder's documentary 'You Can See Everything', which covers Elizabeth Ho…
Jay Leno on Comedy, Supercars, and the State of Hollywood
Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno joins TBPN to discuss why late-night television is obsolete, why comedians should avoid partisan politics, and why he refuses…
Moderna Drama, AI Drama, Housing Drama, Gold Drama
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss Moderna's leaked cancer trial results and a bizarre influencer options trade, before interviewing Summit Sotheby's CEO Thoma…
How a Chicago Restaurant Has Stayed Open For Nearly Three Decades
Chicago restaurateur and University of Chicago Booth alumnus Richard Mott joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to break down the brutal operational economics…
Advice Line with Seth Berkowitz of Insomnia Cookies
Guy Raz and Insomnia Cookies founder Seth Berkowitz advise three business owners facing critical growth inflection points, covering inventory rationalization,…
Affirm: The Next American Express (Audio)
Fraser Christie, founder and CIO of Sandstone Global Investment, analyzes Affirm's transition from a beaten-down post-IPO consumer lender into an internet-nati…
Inference Will Be $10TRN Market: What No One Sees | Software Investors are F***ed | Naveen Rao
Naveen Rao, Founder and CEO of Unconventional AI and former co-founder of MosaicML and Nervana Systems, discusses why power constraints and the end of physical…
The Business of Seinfeld - Full Episode (Audio)
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal explore the business and economic history of Seinfeld, detailing how regulatory quirks, aligned incentives, and obsessive craft…
How Toto Wolff built the most valuable team in F1
Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team Principal and co-owner Toto Wolff sits down with Stripe co-founder John Collison to unpack the organizational, financial, and reg…
The charity that is also a time machine
Patrick McKenzie reads and expands upon his 2022 essay examining the infrastructure, tax incentives, and operational mechanics of American charitable giving. H…
The Forgotten Godmother of Economic Literature
New York Times reporter Jeanna Smialek joins Odd Lots to discuss her biography of Maria Edgeworth, a bestselling Regency-era novelist who popularized Adam Smit…
CME's Terry Duffy on the Disconcerting State of Finance Regulation
In an exit interview before transitioning to executive chairman of CME Group, CEO Terry Duffy discusses five decades of financial regulation and his growing co…
James Robinson on What It Looks Like When a State is Failing
In this live episode recorded in Chicago, Nobel laureate and Why Nations Fail co-author James Robinson joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to discuss the in…
Don Wilson on the GPU Market's Trillion Dollar Question
DRW founder and CEO Don Wilson joins Odd Lots live in Chicago to discuss the development of financial market infrastructure for compute, including GPU futures…
Sweet Loren’s: Loren Castle. How A Recipe Makeover Built a National Cookie Brand
Loren Castle shares how surviving cancer at 22 inspired her to create clean-ingredient cookie dough and build Sweet Loren's into a major refrigerated dough bra…
Matthew Prince on PHP2Shell, Duo on Arrival, 100 Really Difficult Phone Calls, Norwegian Gold Scheme
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince breaks down the critical PHP2Shell vulnerability and the evolving cyber threat landscape driven by AI. Hosts John Coogan and Jord…
Who Wins in the Next Decade of VC | Margin and Price Matter Less in a World of AI | Sameer Dholakia
Bessemer Partner Sameer Dholakia discusses the firm's $5.75 billion fundraise and why artificial intelligence represents a larger supercycle than the internet…
2 business ideas, moats and the best stuff we found on X
Shaan Puri and Sam Parr are joined by their business partner Ben Levy to break down trending business ideas and debates on X. They explore influencer brand rol…
The New VC Game | CoreWeave Sell-Off Creates Panic | Revenue Multiples Out of Control
Harry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin, and Rory O'Driscoll debate the structural shifts reshaping venture capital, including why mega-funds ignore profitable non-AI Sa…
He makes 3 decisions a year (and beat the S&P 500 for 11 years)
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri discuss how a retail investor outperformed the S&P 500 for over a decade making only 2.9 decisions per year, alongside Mark Zuckerberg'…
50 Gigawatts To The Face, 17% GDP Growth Please, Road to COD 4, Bing Gordon Joins
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss Nathan Fielder's documentary film on Elizabeth Holmes with Wired's Katie Drummond, analyze SemiAnalysis's surging 50-gigawat…
Competition, Intensity & Building a $115 Billion Global Bank | Nik Storonsky, Revolut
Nik Storonsky, co-founder and CEO of Revolut, joins David Senra to discuss his hyper-competitive mentality and ambition to build the number one bank in 100 cou…
Bhaskar Sunkara Thinks the Market Has a Place Under Socialism
Jacobin founding editor and The Nation president Bhaskar Sunkara joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to discuss his co-authored book, The Blueprint: How Soc…
SELL EVERYTHING (Including Your Dollars), PPI God Candle, Lee Jae Myung Says "We Must Live"
John Coogan and Jordi Hays break down market turbulence following Anthropic's Investor Day, macroeconomic PPI numbers, and high-profile tech disputes such as V…
Muse Wonder, Anjney Sizes Up, Neal Stephenson Joins, Social Reckoning Review, Eli Manning Live
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss Meta's Muse Wonder release and the critique of Aaron Sorkin's tech film 'The Social Reckoning'. They are joined by guests co…
The Future of Inference Market & Model Routing: Commodity or Increasing in Value? | LangChain CEO
LangChain co-founder and CEO Harrison Chase joins Harry Stebbings to unpack the engineering challenges of building reliable AI agents and managing enterprise a…
Muse Wonder: Zuckerberg and Wang's $100B AI
Mark Zuckerberg and Alexandr Wang join host John Collison to discuss Meta's launch of Muse Wonder, its frontier agentic AI model. They explore the creation and…
Xbox Labs, Animatronic Birds, IoT Device Warfare, Reflection, Decart, CharacterAI
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss corporate espionage at OpenAI, smart device surveillance from LG TVs, and consumer ad-targeting privacy debates before ranki…
YCSE Review, Roadster Reactions, Porsche Does It, Walter Isaacson Joins
John Coogan and Jordi Hays review Nathan Fielder's documentary 'You Can See Everything' and analyze Tesla's wild Roadster tech demo alongside Porsche's analog-…
Advice Line with Tara Bosch of SmartSweets
SmartSweets founder Tara Bosch joins Guy Raz on the Advice Line to counsel early-stage entrepreneurs on scaling their ventures. The hosts advise Lindzi Shanks…
The French Political Crisis That's Turning Into a Debt Crisis
Former Macron economic advisor Shahin Vallée joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to examine France's escalating fiscal deficit and the political turmoil dri…
We've met 1,000 founders. There are only 6 types.
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri dissect the psychology and behavioral patterns of 'natural money-makers' compared to traditional startup founders and operators. They e…
David Byrne Explains How Forgotten Ideas Come Back to Life
Musician and author David Byrne joins hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to discuss his book Sleeping Beauties: Why Good Ideas Go Dormant and How They Wake…
Managing $525 Billion by Rethinking Wealth Management | Kurt MacAlpine, Corient
Kurt MacAlpine explains how he transformed Canadian asset manager CI Financial into Corient, a global ultra-high-net-worth wealth manager overseeing $525 billi…
I took a personality test. The result was brutal.
Shaan Puri shares three deeply embarrassing personal stories and unpacks the transformative mental models each experience produced. He explores how a life coac…
Valar Atomics Sues Day One Ventures | Meta's Back to the AI Frontier | NVIDIA's $30B Reflection Deal
Harry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin, and Rory O'Driscoll debate the legal feud between Valar Atomics and Day One Ventures over pro rata rights, analyze NVIDIA's rumo…
Lessons from Napoleon, Steve Jobs, Joan of Arc & Other Leaders | Ben Wilson
David Senra interviews Ben Wilson, host of the 'How to Take Over the World' podcast, exploring the common psychological traits, habits, and strategies uniting…
we went down the diamond rabbit hole (and it’s unhinged)
Shaan Puri and Sam Parr dissect the diamond industry's historical monopoly, examining how De Beers used emotional storytelling and PR engineering to invent the…
Nate Soares on How AI Really Could Kill Us All
Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview Nate Soares, president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI) and co-author of 'If Anyone Builds It,…
Jeff Yan's Plan to Bring the Entire Financial Industry Onto Hyperliquid
Jeff Yan, CEO and co-founder of Hyperliquid Labs, joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to explain how the high-throughput Layer 1 blockchain operates as a ne…
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Tim and Karrie League (2023)
Tim and Karrie League discuss the founding and growth of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, starting from a failed arthouse movie theater in Bakersfield to renovating an…
The company building underwater drones for $50,000
Will O'Brien, founder and CEO of Ulysses, sits down with John Collison and Chris Sacca to discuss how autonomous underwater drones can transform maritime opera…
Atlassian CEO: Enterprises Won't Trust Chinese AI | Why The Jury’s Still Out on Specialised Models
Atlassian co-founder and CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes joins Harry Stebbings to analyze how AI agents are transforming enterprise software, arguing that headless arc…
Advice Line with Nick Green of Thrive Market
Guy Raz and Thrive Market co-founder Nick Green take calls from early-stage founders facing critical growth crossroads. They advise Mercedes Smith of Black Str…
Creating Muse: The Fastest-Growing AI Product Since ChatGPT | Alexandr Wang, Meta
Alexandr Wang, Chief AI Officer at Meta and co-founder of Scale AI, joins David Senra to discuss the development and rapid rise of Meta's consumer AI agent, Mu…
Why Treasuries Became Risky Again
Carolin Pflueger of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to examine why US Treasury bonds have becom…
10 Years of How I Built This: A Decade of Innovation, Risk and Reinvention
In this special 10th anniversary episode, host Guy Raz and Ring founder Jamie Siminoff reflect on a decade of interviewing over 600 entrepreneurs on How I Buil…
How to find and exploit the "glitch" that can make any business take off
Angel Studios founder Jeff Harmon breaks down how to identify and exploit market 'glitches' across advertising, viral video marketing, and media distribution.…
The next Ozempic might fix marriages
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri discuss unconventional business ideas ranging from oxytocin therapy for marriage counseling to affinity-based community insurance model…
Can You Still Win in Venture Without a $1BN Fund? Menlo’s Venky Ganesan on the New Rules of VC
Venky Ganesan, Partner at Menlo Ventures, joins Harry Stebbings to dissect the evolving venture landscape in the age of artificial intelligence. They discuss f…
Cognition vs Factory | Anthropic Under Threat | ElevenLabs Doubles Its Valuation to $22B
Harry Stebbings, Dev Ittycheria, Jason Lemkin, and Rory O'Driscoll analyze OpenAI's reported $70 billion run rate and massive quarter-over-quarter acceleration…
Channeling Rage, Rolling Calls & Building an Entertainment Empire | Ari Emanuel, WME & TKO
Ari Emanuel discusses the high-stakes deals that built his entertainment empire, including the $4.2 billion acquisition of the UFC, the Endeavor-William Morris…
Some Math Problems, Scott Morton Breaks His Silence, Arsenal-2, Porsche Mission S
The hosts discuss the rapid acceleration of AI across pure software domains, high-profile infrastructure debt deals, and Porsche's pivot away from electric pow…
Mathpocalypse, Cryptopocalpyse, ARRpocalypse, Housingpocalypse
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss how frontier AI mathematical discoveries are sparking fears of a 'cryptopocalypse' for public key cryptography, alongside co…
The $900 million wire that wasn't final
Patrick McKenzie explains why payment finality is a legal and sociological construct rather than an absolute technical property, using examples ranging from Bi…
What Everyone Gets Wrong About the Economic Problems in Europe
Economist and policy analyst Dominik Leusder joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to challenge the prevailing narrative of European economic decline populari…
How to Build a Sales Machine | Max Freeman, Ramp
Max Freeman, SVP of Sales at Ramp, joins Harry Stebbings to dissect the operational blueprint behind scaling one of tech's fastest-growing sales machines. Free…
Minecraft AI Mods, Should You Sell Your Data, Construction Paper Really Fell Off
The hosts discuss emerging AI video game modding techniques and macro consumer behavior before interviewing e-commerce and AI founders. Sean Frank details why…
Le Chonk, Buffet's Just Like You, TJ Parker Returns, Dylan Field Joins
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss recent tech developments including LLM-driven video game decompilation, AI labor economics debates, and Warren Buffett's You…
How AI Is Upending the World of Mathematics
Justin Solomon, associate dean of engineering education at MIT, joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to examine how artificial intelligence is transforming b…
Advice Line with Scott Tannen of Boll & Branch and Jamie Siminoff of Ring (2025)
On this Advice Line episode, Boll & Branch co-founder Scott Tannen and Ring founder Jamie Siminoff join Guy Raz to answer business challenges from early-stage…
Why Building a Crosswalk in LA Is Kafkaesque
Recorded live at the Vermont Hollywood in Los Angeles, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway speak with housing analyst Bill McBride and real estate developer…
How Airlines Actually Hedge Higher Fuel Prices
Former Qatar Airways Group Treasurer David Kang joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to explain the complex financial mechanics of airline fuel hedging. He d…
From HOA Management to $4B in Revenue & $6.3B Deal for Amex GBT | Alexander Taubman, Long Lake
Alexander Taubman, co-founder and CEO of Long Lake, joins David Senra to explain how his firm acquires established real-economy service businesses and applies…
We tested Instinct, Muse and Grokbot. They’re ridiculous.
Shaan Puri and Sam Parr analyze the rapidly evolving AI assistant landscape, comparing standalone tools like Instinct, Meta's Muse, and xAI's Grokbot. They dis…
The Untold Story of Higgsfield | Burning $4M a Month on AI Models | CEO, Alex Mashrabov
Higgsfield founder and CEO Alex Mashrabov joins Harry Stebbings to discuss reaching $1 billion in annualized run-rate revenue in just 18 months. Mashrabov shar…
Seventh Generation: Alan Newman and Jeffrey Hollender. A Partnership that Flourished—until it Failed. (2021)
Alan Newman and Jeffrey Hollender recount the rise, near-collapse, and bitter co-founder split of eco-friendly brand Seventh Generation. Speaking together for…
MIT scientist: Elon Musk was right, we are almost certainly in a simulation
Shaan Puri sits down with MIT computer scientist, video game entrepreneur, and author Rizwan Virk to explore the simulation hypothesis from technological, phil…
Timeline Mud Wrestling, Apple Play Coming to Old Porsches, SI Domain Debate
The hosts discuss tech drama surrounding Vinod Khosla and competing AI coding startups Factory and Cognition, alongside NVIDIA's cloud strategy and Instinct's…
Crusoe CEO: Why Everyone Gets GPU Depreciation & AI Energy Costs Wrong
Chase Lochmiller, Co-founder and CEO of Crusoe, discusses the infrastructure, energy, and hardware economics powering the AI revolution following their $3.9 bi…
AMD Buys Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2B | Meta Poaches MongoDB's CEO | Bessemer Raises $5.75B
Harry Stebbings, Jack Altman, Jason Lemkin, and Rory O'Driscoll analyze major AI market moves including Anthropic's leaked S-1 draft, Instinct's $1 billion Ser…
How Mark Zuckerberg, Palmer Luckey, Josh Kushner & Scott Wu Think | Jeremy Stern
Jeremy Stern, editor-in-chief of Colossus, joins David Senra to discuss the craft and psychology behind his long-form profiles of tech and business leaders, in…
🔴 LIVE from OpenAI DevDay
Broadcasting live from OpenAI DevDay 2026, John Coogan and Jordi Hays interview key OpenAI leaders, researchers, and creators about major announcements includi…
Ken Griffindor School of Market Wizardry, Supper Intelligence, GDP per GW
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss the White House superintelligence dinner, cybersecurity risks facing open-source AI, the macro relationship between electric…
Why banks pay you to use their credit cards
Patrick McKenzie breaks down the microeconomics of the credit card industry, explaining how banks monetize card products through net interest, interchange fees…
Everything in Markets Is Now Moving Incredibly Fast
Joe Weisenthal, Tracy Alloway, and Sherwood News Head of Markets Luke Kawa discuss the unusual cross-currents in modern financial markets, characterized by rap…
Some Personal Agent News, Mongo Got Zucked, SNL, Gstaad Guy In The Ultradome
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss cultural milestones in AI including Dario Amodei's SNL parody and the hyper-growth of consumer agents like Instinct, alongsi…
BYOCompute, Pope Destroys False Idol, Ben Affleck's White Pill
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss OpenAI's new 'Sign in with ChatGPT' feature and the BYOC (Bring Your Own Compute) model, alongside theological and philosoph…
AI Is Upending the Lives of People Who Do Social Media Professionally
Live in Hollywood, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway discuss the evolving creator economy and social media landscape in the age of generative AI with inte…
Harvey’s Margins, Are Insects Worth More Than Humans?, Meta Tests Human Help for Muse | Diet TBPN
Hosts John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss the unit economics of legal AI giant Harvey following reports of negative gross margins driven by agentic token usage.…
Meta Connect Reactions, Zuck's Beer Pong Controversy, ClusterMAX 3.0, New Bentley EV
John Coogan and Jordi Hays break down the key announcements from Meta Connect, including the Muse AI assistant, new lightweight VR glasses, and hardware strate…
Advice Line with Danny Meyer of Shake Shack
Restaurateur Danny Meyer joins Guy Raz on the Advice Line to share management insights from his book What Could Possibly Go Right? and advise early-stage found…
Stranded? Who pays when air travel breaks
Patrick McKenzie details the financial and operational mechanics of airline travel disruptions after an air traffic control outage stranded him overnight. He b…
Hollywood Was Cooked Before AI, and Now It's Only Getting Worse
Live at the Vermont Theater in Hollywood, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interview TV writer and podcast host Hayes Davenport about the structural coll…
The Ads Business Model Will Die & Lessons from Working with Elon at Twitter | Parag Agrawal
Parallel Co-Founder and CEO Parag Agrawal joins Harry Stebbings to discuss building web search infrastructure purpose-built for AI agents rather than humans. H…
98 days until 2027...Do this and you’ll thank yourself on Jan 1st
Shaan Puri and Sam Parr discuss high-leverage frameworks for the final 99 days of the year, examining Parkinson's Law and systems for mitigating founder weakne…
John Arnold Joins, 4 Tech Arguments (Number 3 Will Shock You)
John Coogan and Jordi Hays debate current tech debates including Microsoft's Autopilot launch, the cultural impact of AI slop and gambling apps, and whether AI…
Building the Streetwear Empire Kith | Ronnie Fieg
Ronnie Fieg, founder, CEO, and creative director of Kith, details his journey from working in a Queens stockroom at age 13 to building a globally recognized li…
Andreessen Horowitz Launches Horowitz Andreessen, New Models, Human Powered Agents, McLaren Rebrand
John Coogan and Jordi Hays analyze Harvey's negative gross margin turnaround and Meta's testing of human concierges for its Muse AI agent. Stratechery's Ben Th…
Jensen vs NYT, New Model Reactions, Saudi EVs, You Can See Everything
The TBPN hosts discuss Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's stance on AI safety and labor trends before reviewing new generative AI tools, Saudi EV developments, and the…
Sam Altman's coach destroys your limiting beliefs for 86 minutes straight
Executive coach Joe Hudson joins Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to analyze the mental patterns, limiting beliefs, and emotional blind spots that hold founders back. H…
AI Safety Timeline Takeover, Bending Spoons Acquires Miro, iPhone Duo Reactions | Diet TBPN
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss recent AI safety media blitzes including Josha Bach's extinction bet, Anthropic flagging potential bioweapon research, and w…
Fruitfly Hard Takeoff, Parker's Vineyard, Personal Agents
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss policy blueprints for pausing frontier AI training, the existential risk debate, and the simulation of fruit fly brains in s…
Labour, Engineering, Social Media, GrokBots, Cybercabs: 7 Predictions for How AI Changes the World
Matteo Franceschetti, co-founder and CEO of Eight Sleep, discusses how Eight Sleep leverages AI agents to replace traditional engineering and marketing teams w…
OpenAI Cracks Navier-Stokes, Tech Trailers, AI Jobs Apocalypse on Hold | Diet TBPN
John Coogan and Jordi Hays analyze the debate over AI solving Millennium Prize math problems like Navier-Stokes versus real-world practical utility. They also…
Advice Line with Kip Tindell of The Container Store
Guy Raz is joined by Kip Tindell, co-founder and former CEO of The Container Store, to take questions from early-stage entrepreneurs. They share tactical advic…
Why Bridgewater's CIO Says AI's Human Extinction Risk Is Real
Bridgewater Associates Managing Chief Investment Officer Greg Jensen joins Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to discuss the rapid acceleration of artificial int…
Town vs Instinct vs GrokBot | Why the AI Assistant Market Is Not a Bubble
Town co-founder and CEO Jean-Denis Grèze joins Harry Stebbings to discuss the emergence of agentic AI assistants and the battle between startups and Big Tech.…
Washington Hones in on AI Safety, What Are AI Doomers Proposing | Diet TBPN
John Coogan and Jordi Hays examine the specific proposals from the AI safety and 'doomer' community, specifically analyzing the concrete policy and compute con…
Apple’s iPhone Duo, Meta’s Muse AI Agent, Anthropic Researcher Quits Over AI Doom | Diet TBPN
John Coogan and Jordi Hays break down Apple's announcement of the foldable iPhone Duo and discuss whether smartphone hardware has reached its final form. They…
Don't launch an ecom brand in 2026 before watching this
Danny Yeung shares how he scaled his supplement company IM8 to a $200M revenue run rate in 18 months alongside co-founder David Beckham. He details his backgro…
Greg Brockman on Astra and the Future of OpenAI
OpenAI Co-Founder and President Greg Brockman discusses the model solving the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem and its implications for AI-driven scienti…
Robert Friedland on the World's Monumental Shortage of Copper
Ivanhoe Mines founder and executive co-chairman Robert Friedland discusses the intensifying global copper supply deficit driven by AI data centers, military te…
The Rise of Organized Retail Crime at Big Box Stores
Scott Glenn, Vice President of Asset Protection at The Home Depot, joins hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway to unpack the mechanics of modern organized ret…
Inside Bending Spoons: Finding Talent, Leveraging AI & Driving Operational Excellence | Luca Ferrari
Luca Ferrari, co-founder of Bending Spoons, explains his unorthodox approach to building an enduring software powerhouse through radical operational excellence…
Tony Hawk inspiring us for 72 minutes straight
Skateboarding icon Tony Hawk joins Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to discuss the trajectory of his career, from scraping by during skateboarding's downturn in the ear…
Bogg Bag: Kim Vaccarella. The $100 Million Business She Almost Abandoned
Kim Vaccarella shares how observing her children's Crocs at the Jersey Shore inspired her to design a durable, washable EVA foam tote called Bogg Bag. Despite…
Why Money Launderers Love $100 Bills
Journalist and author Oliver Bullough joins Odd Lots to explore why physical currency in circulation—particularly the $100 bill—continues to hit record highs d…
Jensen Huang Declares AGI Has Arrived | Tesla Launches Cybercabs | Index Pulls Out of Town
Harry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin, and Rory O'Driscoll analyze the accelerating AI landscape, debating whether Jensen Huang is right that AGI has arrived with Open…
Building One of AI’s Fastest-Growing Companies | Mati Staniszewski, ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski discusses the founding and rapid growth of ElevenLabs, detailing how childhood frustration with Polish movie dubbing in…
Some Personal Agent News, CharlestonAI Founder Joins, 10%, Mikey Shulman, Keith Rabois
John Coogan and Jordi Hays break down Apple's iPhone Duo foldable phone launch under John Ternus, Meta's release of its Muse AI personal agent, and the industr…
How to use your "useless” hobby to make money
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri explore how founders and creators turn niche, obsessive hobbies into multimillion-dollar empires. They break down experiential tour bus…
Another AI Safety Kerfuffle, Markiplier’s Stake in GoPro, SpaceX Getting Into Turbines | Diet TBPN
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss the controversy around OpenAI experimenting with looped transformers and 'neuralese' versus chain-of-thought safety monitori…
Sea founder and CEO Forrest Li in conversation with Tyler Bryson
Sea founder and CEO Forrest Li sits down with Stripe Chief Revenue Officer Tyler Bryson at Stripe Tour Singapore to discuss the evolution of Sea Group across G…
🔴 LIVE From CrowdStrike's Fal.Con 2026
Broadcasting live from CrowdStrike's Fal.Con conference, John Coogan and Jordi Hays interview CrowdStrike leadership and NVIDIA executives about new AI-driven…
How to Build Your Own Data Center & Why Every Startup Should Do It
Cliff Weitzman, founder and CEO of Speechify, joins Harry Stebbings to discuss the financial and operational reality of buying tens of millions of dollars in N…
7 CEO moves that sound illegal (but actually work)
Shaan Puri and Sam Parr break down extreme, unconventional management tactics used by elite founders and CEOs, including real-time stock option drops, 1-bit co…
Jimmy Iovine on AI: “The Great Artists Will Show the World How to Use It”
Music executive and Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine discusses why he and Dr. Dre established the Iovine and Young Academy at USC to dismantle corporate and educa…
Model Mayhem, Nvidia Hugging Face, Pablo Torre Joins, New Data Center Designs
Hosts John Coogan and Jordi Hays break down the latest wave of AI model releases and Nvidia's $13 billion acquisition of Hugging Face before bringing on a seri…
ClickHouse CEO: AI Margins Need to Improve | Revenue Concentration Should be a Concern
ClickHouse Co-Founder and CEO Aaron Katz discusses scaling real-time analytics infrastructure to over $350 million in ARR and the technical demands created by…
Jobs Boom, Astra Reactions, Cybercab Roll Out, The Dyson Debate
John Coogan and Jordi Hays analyze the release of OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model, August jobs data, and the economics behind Tesla's Cybercab rollout. They are joi…
NVIDIA Crushes Quarter | OpenAI Cuts Off Cursor | Instinct Hits $2.5B Valuation
Harry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin, and Rory O'Driscoll break down NVIDIA's monster quarter and acquisition of Hugging Face, analyze OpenAI's decision to cut off Cu…
WE'RE BACK: Meta Addiction, Jalapeño, Tim Cook's Last Day, Flocked
John Coogan and Jordi Hays break down Meta's $18 billion teen addiction settlement, Tim Cook's departure as Apple CEO, and OpenAI's custom Jalapeño inference c…
I built a $2,000,000,000 business on vibes
Poppi co-founder Allison Ellsworth breaks down the 4.5-year journey of scaling a beverage brand from farmers markets and Shark Tank to a massive acquisition by…
Canva cofounder and COO Cliff Obrecht in conversation with John Collison
Canva co-founder and COO Cliff Obrecht speaks with Stripe president John Collison about Canva's evolution from a bootstrapped Australian yearbook tool to a glo…
Julien Bek on Lessons from Don Valentine, Doug Leone & Alfred Lin | What Sequoia Sees in Founders
Sequoia Capital partner Julien Bek breaks down how Sequoia operates behind closed doors, including its async Investment Committee process, hunter mentality, an…
3 strangers showed us how they made $8M, $10M, & $40M/year
In this "Shoot Your Shot" episode, hosts Sam Parr and Shaan Puri hear pitches from three founders. Ragav presents Pasha, a robot chef for homes; Nick discusses…
3 low competition businesses with massive demand in America
In this live 'Shoot Your Shot' edition in San Francisco, Sam Parr and Shaan Puri interview three founders building fast-growing businesses across food tech, co…
Uber President on Travis, China & Self-Driving | Why Autonomy Is Existential | How to Beat DoorDash
Andrew Macdonald, Uber's President and COO, discusses his 14+ years at the company, including the early days of autonomous vehicle investment and the tumultuou…
The AI Bubble WILL Burst | Should we be fearful of Chinese Open-Source | Jerry Murdock
Insight Partners co-founder Jerry Murdock analyzes the structural vulnerabilities in the current AI boom, warning that debt-fueled hyperscaler expansion and fr…
North Korea’s Secret US Workforce, Canceling the SaaSpocalypse, MSL’s Latest Exits | Diet TBPN
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss the unexpected comeback of many SaaS companies, dubbed the 'SaaS-pocalypse cancellation,' and analyze why some thrived while…
How to Build a $100M Growth Engine: Lessons from Wispr Flow & Superhuman | Matt Swulinski
In this episode, Matt Swulinski, a growth master from Superhuman, Whisperflow, and Victor.com, shares his philosophy of applying the e-commerce playbook to Saa…
4 wild AI predictions from a $39B tech founder
In this episode, entrepreneur Brett Adcock discusses his ventures Figure (humanoid robots) and HARK (digital AI symbiosis), highlighting their progress and cha…
Cursor Acquisition Closes, Bezos x Liverpool, Flying Roadster, Car Week, Gen Z Trends
This episode covers a wide range of tech and business topics, including the controversy surrounding Anthropic's co-founder's wife and its implications for AI,…
Canva Slashes Growth | Talent Exodus at Google | Revolut's $50B CEO Package | Musk's $55B Terrafab
This episode delved into major tech shifts, beginning with Canva's growth slowdown due to soaring AI costs and a broad discussion on AI's impact on existing so…
Nvidia’s $500B Compute Deal, Paramount Threatens CA Exit, Musk’s Shortcut to $1T Payday | Diet TBPN
This episode delves into Jensen Huang's $500 billion AI financing package at Nvidia, designed to address compute constraints and attract institutional capital.…
3 killer businesses hiding in plain sight
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri explore several pathways to entrepreneurial success, from uncovering the hidden, multi-billion dollar niche of monkey lab testing for p…
Half a Trilly, AI Text Watermarks, Paramount Threatens to Bounce, Leo Defends Chilean Frogs
This episode covers Nvidia's groundbreaking $500 billion AI financing package and the speculative financial engineering behind it, Paramount's drastic threat t…
Zuck’s AI Vision, Celebs Are Dating Private Equity Guys, AI Agent Hacks Gym | Diet TBPN
This episode covers Mark Zuckerberg's ambitious 'AI for everyone' vision and Meta's shifting AI strategy, including debates on their open-source models and dat…
AI-Designed Viruses, OpenAI’s First Device, The Mansion Section | Diet TBPN
This episode of TBPN explores the biosecurity implications of AI-designed viruses and the potential for biotech acceleration. It also delves into leaked detail…
9 wild business ideas in 56 minutes (take notes NOW)
In this "Drunk Ideas" episode, hosts Shaan Puri and Sam Parr, joined by guest Ari, rapidly pitch and dissect a range of unconventional business concepts. They…
The AI Boom Will Create Enormous Roadkill: Who Wins & Loses? | David Frankel
Harry Stebbings and David Frankel delve into the complexities of seed-stage venture capital, discussing the current AI boom's impact, the challenges of fund sc…
Leo Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness Blows Up | Moonshot AI Raises $3.5B at $35B
This episode features Harry Stebbings, Rory O'Driscoll, Jason Lemkin, and guest Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks. They discuss the implications of AirTa…
AI Viruses, Social Media Addiction, Mansion Section
This episode explores the implications of AI-generated viruses for biosecurity and biotech, and discusses OpenAI's rumored consumer hardware. It delves into Me…
Arena CEO: There Will be a $100BN US Open-Source Model & Data is a Trillion Dollar Market
Anastasios, CEO of Arena, discusses the rapidly evolving AI landscape, from the commoditization of models driven by open-source advancements, particularly from…
What happened when I accidentally sat next to...
This episode covers the fascinating history and marketing strategies of the secretive Ferrero family dynasty, insights into cultivating world-class talent from…
The Collapse of Situational Awareness, Ferrari Luce Stays on Track for 2026 | Diet TBPN
This episode analyzes the rapid collapse of Leopold Auerbach's Situational Awareness hedge fund due to significant losses in AI infrastructure investments, hig…
Leopold Stays in the Game, Big Tech Earnings, OpenAI Slashes GPT-5.6 Prices | Diet TBPN
The episode discusses Leopold Ashenbrenner's hedge fund, Situational Awareness LP, and its recovery from a significant drawdown, including the sale of public e…
The Nvidia of Physical AI: Inside Applied Intuition's $15B Business
This episode explores the transformative field of physical AI, differentiating it from digital AI and highlighting its immense market potential. Guests Qasar Y…
Leo Sold, Ferrari Undefeated, Meta Down, Microsoft Up, Market Turmoil
The episode delves into the rapid collapse of Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI hedge fund, 'Situational Awareness,' due to excessive leverage and market volatility,…
The Best AI Companies Have Unique Data Acquisition Strategies | Simile Co-founder & CEO
Jun Song Park, co-founder and CEO of Simily, discusses how their company creates a foundation model of human behavior through simulations. He explains Simily's…
Leopold is Back! Big Tech Earnings, Beautiful Debt, Defense Tech Deep Dive
This episode delved into Leopold Ashenbrenner's Situational Awareness LP, analyzing its recent drawdown and strategic recovery, with insights into the definiti…
Inside Travis Kalanick’s Wild New AI Company
In this episode, Travis Kalanick discusses the $1.7 billion raise for his 'industrial AI' company, Atoms (Pronto), and its full-stack automation strategy acros…
The oldest trick in the book to make your first million
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri uncover the fascinating history and current dominance of Cargill, the largest and most secretive private company in America. They then…
AI Agents Hack Hugging Face, White House Promotes Science’s Golden Age | Diet TBPN
This episode covers an OpenAI model's unexpected hack of Hugging Face during a cyber test, sparking debate on AI misalignment and the ethical implications of m…
HackingFace, Science Funding, Travis Kalanick Joins, New Apple Gear
This episode of TBPN covers OpenAI's GPT hacking Hugging Face, sparking a debate on AI cybersecurity and misalignment, along with discussions on AI model disti…
Mercor Head of Product on Revenue Concentration from Frontier Labs
In this episode, Oswald Nitski, CPO at Mercor, discusses the complex relationship between open-source models and data providers, arguing that open AI raises th…
AMD Advancing AI, Google Q2 Earnings, OpenAI Plans $750B Cloud Spend | Diet TBPN
This episode covers key developments in the AI industry, including AMD's latest chip announcements and strategic partnerships. Discussions also include Google'…
AMD CEO Lisa Su Live on TBPN
This TBPN episode, live from AMD's Advancing AI event, features AMD CEO Lisa Su discussing the company's AI strategy and partnerships. Earlier, guests Oliver C…
We Built Our Own Salesforce in Months. Here's Why We're Cancelling the $600K Contract | Curative CEO
Fred Turner, CEO of Curative, shares the incredible journey of scaling a COVID testing business to $5 billion in revenue before pivoting to health insurance, n…
Ray Dalio: the single biggest portfolio flaw keeping you poor
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, shares his core investing principles, including the "Holy Grail" of 15 uncorrelated return streams and building t…
TML Inkling, California Forever? TSMC Capex, Tokenomics, Roblox
On this July 16th episode, John Coogan and guest host Tyler Cosgrove discuss the launch of Thinking Machine's Inkling AI model and the ongoing debate around op…
Thinking Machines’ First AI Model, California Loses $3.2B to Texas, TSMC Adds $100B | Diet TBPN
This episode of TBPN features guest host Tyler Cosgrove alongside John Coogan, discussing major tech and economic news. Key topics include Thinking Machines La…
Stripe x PayPal, Codex Micro, Saagar Enjeti Joins
This episode analyzes Stripe's rumored $53 billion bid for PayPal, examining its strategic rationale, cultural integration challenges, and other potential bidd…
A conversation with Replit's President and Head of AI Michele Catasta
Michele Catasta, President and Head of AI at Replit, discusses the company's dramatic pivot from a cloud IDE to an AI agent platform, including the intense per…
Why OpenAI and Anthropic Won't Win the App Layer | Glean Founder
Harry Stebbings interviews Arind, founder of Glean, discussing the competitive dynamics of the AI landscape. They cover the shift towards open-source models in…
If I was 30 with $0, I'd build this
Mark Pincus, founder of Zingga, shares his insights on identifying "lightning in a bottle" startups, the story behind his Facebook investment, and his "Proven,…
GPT-5.6 Reactions, Phoebe Gates’ Phia Drama, Hollywood Chases Internet Horror | Diet TBPN
This episode covers the successful SK Hynix IPO driven by AI demand, reactions to the new GPT-5.6 and its desktop app controversy, Meta's aggressive AI strateg…
5.6 Stories, Meta Bull Case, Phia Affiliate Drama, Movies and Mansions
This episode covers SK Hynix's massive IPO and its impact on the AI memory market, the controversy surrounding OpenAI's GPT 5.6 Soul desktop app, and Meta's ag…
Now is the Time for the App Layer | OpenAI & Anthropic Won't Win the App Layer | Mike Mignano, USV
Harry Stebbings speaks with Mike Mignano, a new General Partner at USV, about the evolving landscape of AI. They discuss USV's thesis-driven investment approac…
Enterprises Fear Frontier Models | Sam Altman Offers Trump 5% of OpenAI | DeepSeek Builds Own Chips
This episode delves into the evolving landscape of AI, examining the US government's increasing involvement through regulation and potential ownership stakes i…
3 strangers showed us how they make $10M, $20M, and $30M/year
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri interview three entrepreneurs about their unique and profitable businesses: Alex discusses his $10M real estate advertising magazine em…
Open Models vs Frontier Models: Who Actually Wins? | The $100K Token Budget Every Engineer Will Need
Harry Stebbings interviews Clay Pavore, co-founder of Sierra, delving into critical AI industry topics. They discuss the dynamic competition between open and f…
Rocket Lab Enters SpaceX Arena, Meta’s Prediction Market, America’s Tech Wishlist | Diet TBPN
This episode covers Rocket Lab's major acquisition of Iridium and its strategic implications for competing with SpaceX, discusses Comcast's decision to split i…
Tech analyst Philipp Klöckner in conversation with Conor McNamara
Tech analyst Philipp Klöckner discusses the profound paradigm shifts brought by AI, from accelerating software development and business models to its impact on…
MetaCloud, Bending Spoons IPO with Founder Luca Ferrari, Fabel Freed, TML Cooking
This TBPN episode covers Meta Platforms' foray into AI cloud computing and its internal product challenges, Lime's successful IPO driven by operational efficie…
Fable Unbanned, Lab Nationalization, End of Paper-Based Retirement, SpaceX Phone
This episode discusses the release of Fable 5 and AI model regulation, the contentious debate around OpenAI's proposed equity stake for the government, and the…
Coinbase Cuts AI Spend by 50% | Kalshi's $40B Valuation & Impending IPO | The Year for SaaS Roll-Ups
Harry Stebbings, Rory O'Driscoll, and Jason Lanin discuss Coinbase's surprising AI spend reduction, Anthropic's IP theft claims against Chinese models, Microso…
A $3.6B founder's honest take on the software market right now
Aaron Levie, founder of Box, discusses the company's early pivot from consumer to enterprise, turning down major acquisition offers using the regret minimizati…
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Shifts In The Creator Economy, Kylie Jenner x Meta, GPT 5.6 Limited Release | Diet TBPN
In this episode, John Coogan and Jordi Hays explore major shifts in the creator economy, discussing monetization challenges and the trade-offs between independ…
Cannes Recap, Meta Gambling Goggles, AI Restrictions, Apple Price Hikes
John Coogan and Jordi Hays recap their trip to Cannes, discussing perceived "sabotage" by French President Macron and major industry news. They delve into the…
How We Got Fred Wilson, Benchmark and Index to Invest $94M | Why Robinhood's Strategy is Wrong
Paul Erlang, co-founder and CEO of FOMO, discusses their unconventional approach to building a trading app, from giving non-founders significant equity to a da…
The Walt Disney Company: The most successful enterprise for monetizing human nostalgia (Audio)
This episode delves into the early history of The Walt Disney Company, focusing on Walt Disney's entrepreneurial journey from his childhood in Marceline, Misso…
Anthropic Drama, Meta Now Tokenminning, Fox's $22B Roku Deal | Diet TBPN
This episode covers the recent UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House, discussing its political implications and the 'bread and circuses' phenomenon. It then…
How Export Controls Helped Not Hurt China & Power is the Bottleneck to AI | Perplexity CEO
This episode features Harry Stebbings and Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, who discusses Perplexity's transformative impact on Google's search interface, shift…
Ex-Goldman CEO: 3 sectors where I'm putting my money right now
In this episode, Sam Parr and Shaan Puri interview former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, who reveals his personal investment strategy, heavily weighted in…
Gavin Baker: SpaceX Might Be the Greatest Company of All Time
Gavin Baker joins John Coogan and Jordi Hays to discuss the SpaceX IPO, identifying terrestrial compute and cursor as key near-term drivers. The conversation e…
Flexport CEO: Why Revenge and Patriotism are the Best Founder Traits
Harry Stebbings hosts Ryan Peterson, CEO of Flexport, for a candid discussion on a wide range of topics. They cover Peterson's controversial views on remote wo…
America 250 Recap with Bo Nickal, Gavin Baker Joins, Anthropic in Washington, Le Chaton Fat
This episode covers diverse discussions, from a recap of the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House with fighter Bo Nickal to the US government's new export…
SpaceX Takes Off, Cursor's Wild Rise, Snap Bets on AR Glasses | Diet TBPN
This episode discusses SpaceX's dramatic valuation increase and its strategic acquisition of Cursor, questioning Elon Musk's historical 'build not buy' approac…
Midjourney Medical, AI Talent Wars 2.0, G7 Recap, Jake Paul Joins
This episode delved into Midjourney's surprising expansion into medical imaging with an advanced body scanner, the intensified AI talent wars seeing key resear…
Most people are chasing type 3 (but it's actually the worst)
This episode explores various paths to success and fulfillment, from building authentic lifestyle brands and reinventing personal identity, to the importance o…
Bezos' Prometheus Raises $12B, America Inc. Moves to Texas, Trucking Rebounds | Diet TBPN
This episode explores Jeff Bezos' massive AI venture, Prometheus, and his optimistic views on AI's impact on jobs, alongside the rising trend of airport lounge…
WWDC Reactions, Claude Fable 5 Debuts, McAfee Eyes ESPN Mega Deal | Diet TBPN
This episode covers Apple's WWDC announcements, including the evolution of Siri, new parental controls, and spatial reframing in photos, along with Anthropic's…
Social Network Sequel Trailer, Fable 5 Sparks Safety Debate, SpaceX IPO Watch | Diet TBPN
This episode discusses the forthcoming film "The Social Reckoning," examining its potential impact on Meta's public perception and Mark Zuckerberg's image, par…
Siri AI, Fable Launch, China Wakes Up, Rivian CEO Joins, IPO Filings, Learn to Weld?
This episode of TBPN delves into Apple's WWDC announcements, particularly the re-launch of Siri AI and new parental controls, alongside discussions on Rivian's…
Barney Hussey-Yeo in conversation with John Collison
The episode features John Collison in conversation with Barney Hussey-Yeo, founder of Cleo, a fast-growing AI financial assistant. They discuss Barney's past a…
Cloudflare CEO Predicts AI Agents Will Outnumber Humans 1,000-to-1
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince discusses the rapid growth of AI agent traffic, Cloudflare's strategy for scaling AI infrastructure with Workers and edge inferen…
The most simplified breakdown of the SpaceX IPO on the internet
Shaan Puri and Sam Parr offer a simplified, relatable analysis of the SpaceX IPO, covering its ambitious mission, current cash-generating businesses like Starl…
Exposing the fake financial "Gurus" destroying your net worth
This episode features Barry Ritholtz, who shares his "Christmas Tree" analogy for portfolio construction, advocating for a core of passive index funds with lim…
Facebook gets a movie, Anthropic gets a Fable, Vinod Khosla, Matthew Prince, Bret Taylor
This episode of TBPN discusses the new 'Social Reckoning' movie's potential impact on Meta and Mark Zuckerberg's image, alongside the controversial safety guar…
WWDC Kicks Off, Jobs Up, Tech Down, VC Horror Stories Go Viral | Diet TBPN
The episode covered Apple's WWDC 2026 announcements, focusing on Siri's AI integration and the implications of its "private cloud" strategy. Discussions also i…
Nebius Co-Founder on AI Infrastructure Bubbles | How Price Elastic is Demand for Compute
Roman Chernin, co-founder of Nebius, discusses the state of AI infrastructure, dismissing the idea of an AI bubble and asserting that the industry is in its ea…
The one calculation Elon runs everything on (it made him billions)
This episode explores diverse business strategies, from Pat LaFrieda's transformation of a commodity meat business into a premium brand to Elon Musk's "Idiot I…
New Glenn Explodes, Enterprise AI Enters ROI Era, The Dinosaur Fossil Boom | Diet TBPN
This episode covers the catastrophic explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket during a static fire test, analyzing the significant setback for Jeff Bezos's…
The guy behind South Park, MTV and SpongeBob reveals his secret for spotting winning ideas
This episode features Tom Freston, co-founder of MTV and former CEO of Viacom, discussing his remarkable career journey from an early clothing business in Indi…
Where Brad Gerstner Is Investing Billions
Brad Gerstner discusses the current state of the AI market, emphasizing Anthropic's pivotal role in demonstrating revenue and margins, and how this impacts sof…
The 50 richest families in America are betting on this trend
Joe Liemandt, the founder of Trilogy and Alpha, shares his journey from building the first billion-dollar AI company to his current mission of transforming edu…
The Most Intense Workplace Culture in America | The Journey from $0 to $2.6BN Valuation
Harry Stebbings interviews Nico, the co-founder and CEO of Corgi, a $2.5 billion valued insurance company, about his extreme workplace culture. Nico discusses…
John Gruber, Kyle Kuzma, Brad Gerstner
This episode features in-depth discussions on Blue Origin's rocket failure, the complexities of enterprise AI adoption and its ROI, and Apple's strategic appro…
Debater Center, Figma's Not Dead, 67 Year Old Founder, AI Monet Paintings
The episode covers a wide range of tech and cultural topics, including the ethics of AI prompting and workplace integration, the growing debate around AI data…
A look inside how we actually run My First Million
This episode captures a live strategy meeting for the My First Million podcast, where hosts Sam Parr and Shaan Puri, joined by team members Ari and Cassie, dis…
I put 80% of my money in the S&P after a billionaire investor told me not to
Sam and Shaan delve into a study suggesting a significant genetic component to investing behavior, exploring how self-awareness and tailored strategies can mit…
Why Palmer Luckey only wears Hawaiian shirts
Sam Parr and Shaan Puri discuss the unconventional paths of successful entrepreneurs like Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Palmer Luckey, highlighting their passion-drive…
SpaceX IPO Date, ChatGPT x Personal Finance, Sanders & AOC vs. Data Centers | Diet TBPN
This episode features John Coogan, Jordi Hays, and guest Rahul Sonwalkar discussing current tech, business, and cultural trends. Key topics include the implica…
The Five Year Desert to Product Market Fit and a $5.3BN Valuation | Shiv Rao, Founder @ Abridge
Harry Stebbings interviews Shiv Rao, founder and CEO of Abridge, about the company's journey from a five-year "wilderness" to a $5.3BN valuation in vertical AI…
FULL INTERVIEW: Anjney Midha on Fixing AI’s Biggest Bottleneck
Anjney Midha joins John Coogan and Jordi Hays to discuss his analysis of Ryan Cohen's potential eBay acquisition, highlighting the strategic value of GameStop'…
FULL INTERVIEW: GameStop’s Ryan Cohen on Why He’s Buying eBay
Ryan Cohen discusses his offer to acquire eBay with GameStop, detailing the $125/share, half cash, half stock proposal. He outlines his vision for revitalizing…
"The OpEx Was Just Honestly Stupid" — Kaz Nejatian on What He Found Inside Opendoor
In this episode, Kaz Nejatian, CEO of OpenDoor, discusses the company's transformation, clarifying its identity as a market maker focused on velocity and attac…
I Bought A Drink Nobody Wanted (And Sold It For $2 Billion)
This episode of My First Million features Rohan Oza, a seasoned investor known for transforming beverage brands like Vitamin Water and Poppy into multi-billion…
Tobi Lütke on How AI is a Scapegoat for Mass Layoffs & Trump Derangement Syndrome in Canada
In this wide-ranging discussion, Tobi Lütke, CEO of Shopify, shares his unconventional leadership philosophy, clarifies that current mass layoffs are due to ov…
Anthropic's Raise & What It Means for Potential IPO? Mag7: Google & Amazon Up, Meta & Microsoft Down
This episode analyzes the latest Mag7 earnings, noting Google and Amazon's significant AI-driven growth contrasted with Meta and Microsoft's substantial capita…
Apple-Intel Chip Deal, U.S Adds 115K Jobs, DeepSeek Eyes $50B Valuation | Diet TBPN
This episode delves into the current economic climate, contrasting the booming AI sector with the more resilient 'real economy.' Discussions include Intel's re…
Speechify CEO: What I Learned from MrBeast and 100 of the World’s Best CEOs | Cliff Weitzman
Cliff Weitzman, CEO of Speechify, shares his unconventional strategies for growth, hiring, and product-market fit, including insights gained from meeting 100 C…
I made $250M in one year. Here's what it actually cost me
Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit, shares his company's meteoric growth from $2.5 million to $250 million in annual recurring revenue in just one year, detailing the…
Sam vs Elon Trial, Coinbase Cuts 14% in AI Pivot, Digesting Meta Earnings | Diet TBPN
This episode delved into the ongoing Elon Musk vs. OpenAI trial, highlighting Greg Brockman's dramatic testimony and the clash over the company's control. It a…
Airbnb CEO on Why AI Will Create a New Era of Consumer Products
Brian Chesky discusses Airbnb's recent accelerated growth, attributing it to implementing a "founder mode" leadership strategy and deep integration of AI into…
Mike Isaac (NYT) Joins, Earnings Review, Beautiful Data Centers, Coatue is Land Maxxing
This episode covers Q1 2026 tech earnings for Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta, analyzing their distinct AI strategies and capex. Guests include Mike Isaac…
AI Profits Surge, $70B Capex Surge Raises Investor Concerns, Automated Skin Exams | Diet TBPN
This episode covers the Q1 2026 earnings of Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta, analyzing their differing AI investment strategies and capital expenditures. I…
Stripe Sessions 2026 | Indexing the economy
John Collison and Emily Sands discuss the current economic landscape, analyzing trends in profitability, trade policy, and labor markets through Stripe's data.…
Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross in conversation with John and Patrick Collison
This episode explores the current state and future implications of AI, dubbed 'day 120 of the singularity.' Discussions range from AI's economic impact and saf…
Inside Clay's Sales Playbook | Becca Lindquist
Becca Lindquist, Head of Sales at Clay, provides a deep dive into modern sales strategies, leadership, and team building. She discusses critical insights into…
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Shaan Puri and Sam Parr delve into diverse opportunities, from the massive economy surrounding Grand Theft Auto 6 to the controversial OpenAI acquisition of TB…
"I don't know where to apply myself" - Here's what to do.
In this episode, Sam Parr and Shaan Puri tackle the common dilemma of feeling lost after graduation, specifically the unhelpful advice to 'follow your passion.…
AppLovin CEO: Why Founders Shouldn't Angel Invest & Why the Best Don't Need Mentorship
Harry Stebbings interviews AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi, discussing his leadership philosophy and the company's journey through market volatility. Key themes inc…
Stripe Sessions 2026 | Developer keynote
This keynote at Stripe Sessions 2026 explores the transformative impact of AI agents on developer experience and business operations. Michelle Bu and Nilufer s…
How To Build A Billion Dollar Brand On Purpose
In this episode, Chad, founder of Grüns, details his journey building a billion-dollar supplement brand in just 32 months. He shares his strategies on product…
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Harry Stebbings speaks with Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit, about the evolution of programming, the impact of agentic AI, and Replit's role in empowering a billion…
The economics and trends of the restaurant industry, with Tony Xu of DoorDash
John Collison interviews Tony Xu, CEO of DoorDash, about the company's journey and the broader restaurant industry. They discuss DoorDash's early competitive s…
Cursor Acquired for $60BN | Anthropic Hits $1TRN in Secondary Markets & Figma, Adobe, Canva Dead?
This episode delves into the groundbreaking acquisition of Cursor by XAI/SpaceX for $60BN, analyzing its strategic implications and the current landscape of hi…
The world of voice AI, with Mati Staniszewski of ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski joins Stripe co-founder John Collison to discuss how modern voice AI models operate, the architectural debate between c…
Aaron Levie
Harry Stebbings speaks with Aaron Levie, CEO of Box, about the transformative impact of AI on large enterprises. They discuss the future of work, the evolution…
#1 Habit Expert: Why Your To Do List Is Making You Less Productive
Sam Parr interviews Charles Duhigg, author of 'The Power of Habit' and 'Super Communicators.' They discuss the mechanics of habit formation and change, persona…
Ferrari: What happens when you staple a luxury brand to a sports team? (Audio)
This episode delves into the extraordinary history and paradoxical business model of Ferrari, from its founder Enzo Ferrari's early life and vision to its mode…
The history and future of AI at Google, with Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai joins John Collison and Elad Gil to discuss Google's historical and future AI roadmap, including why Google did not ship ChatGPT first despite in…
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Harry Stebbings speaks with Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind, about the future of AI. They discuss AGI's definition and timeline, current bottlenecks in AI deve…
Compliance at scale and why TAM is a distraction with Christina Cacioppo of Vanta
Christina Cacioppo, founder and CEO of Vanta, joins John Collison to discuss how she built the automated compliance and trust management platform. They explore…
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This episode delves into Cloudflare, the cybersecurity giant, exploring its history, business model, and strategic evolution. Matt Russell and guest Sam Eden b…
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David Senra interviews Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke about his unique approach to company building over 21 years. They discuss Lütke's philosophy of treating companie…