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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 bypassed traditional VC funding, launching directly on Discord without a dedicated website or app for years. Read →
- Midjourney Medical is a new division, not a pivot, by founder David Holtz, extending his expertise in precise sensing technology from his previous venture, Leap Motion. Read →
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Jake Paul and Jeff Lowe join John Coogan and Jordi Hays to discuss Anti Fund's unique investment strategy, Most Valuable Promotions' disruption of the boxing industry, and Jake Paul's views on the Enhanced Games, human longevity, and the role of AI in sports. They also delve into the strategic advantage of having 'haters' for public figures in the digital age.
- Anti Fund, Jake Paul's investment firm, employs a "barbell approach," placing large growth-stage checks into established companies like SpaceX while also making smaller, early-stage venture bets. Read →
- Jake Paul dismisses the concept of the Enhanced Games as "dumb," arguing they cannot match the dedication of naturally trained athletes. He pointed to his Olympic gold medalist fiancée as an example of pure athletic commitment. Read →
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This episode delved into Midjourney's surprising expansion into medical imaging with an advanced body scanner, the intensified AI talent wars seeing key researchers and policy experts move to OpenAI, and a cultural critique with Derek Thompson on America's 'cult of self-enhancement' and the influence of his 'Abundance' thesis on politics. Discussions also included ARM Holdings CEO Renee Haas on navigating the AI chip boom and future semiconductor challenges, Rob Reed on the urgent need for DNA supply chain security, and Jake Paul of Anti-Fund sharing insights into his barbell investment strategy and unique approach to brand building and sports promotion.
- Renee Haas, CEO of ARM Holdings, describes AI as a "monster" with "unlimited" appetite for compute and memory, fueling unprecedented demand across the semiconductor industry. Read →
- Anti-Fund, led by Jake Paul and Jeff Woo, recently closed a $100 million fund to pursue a distinctive barbell investment approach. Read →
- Midjourney, the AI art company, has expanded into healthcare with "Midjourney Medical," developing advanced full-body scanners funded by its profitable, bootstrapped AI art business. Read →
- Synthetic biology, like computing, is an exponential technology, meaning capabilities once reserved for elite experts will soon be accessible to college freshmen, dramatically lowering the bar for creating biological agents. Read →
- America's relationship with health is changing: it's no longer just about wellness but has become an integral part of pop culture, driven by trends like looksmaxing, peptides, and GLP1s. Read →