Midjourney's Bootstrapped Freedom: Bold Bets Require Ownership
David Holtz built Midjourney without VC, starting on Discord. Learn how financial independence lets founders make "devil-may-care" bets like Midjourney Medical.
Midjourney Goes Medical, Noam Shazeer & Dean Ball Join OpenAI | Diet TBPN
With John Coogan, Jordi Hays, Tyler, Jake Paul · Sunday, June 21, 2026
This episode delves into the launch of Midjourney Medical, exploring its innovative ultrasonic scanning technology and David Holtz's entrepreneurial journey from Leap Motion to bootstrapping Midjourney's success. The hosts also discuss significant talent acquisitions at OpenAI, with Noam Shazeer and Dean Ball joining, and Jake Paul shares his perspective on the role of 'haters' in viral content creation.
Midjourney Medical: Picometer Scanners Hit the Spa
David Holtz's Midjourney Medical leverages advanced ultrasonic sensors (picometers!) for a diagnostic future in spas. Rethink tech applications and distribution.