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The NIA boys discuss Barstool Sports/Dave Portnoy, Cocaine vs. Kale Phone, Arnold Schwarzenegger Doc, and much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:09) - Reacting to Barstool Sports/Dave Portnoy (00:07:04) - Revisiting Content and Commerce Model (00:18:59) - The Barstool Brand (00:28:07) - ESPN & Disney’s Tough Situation (00:31:51) - Jack’s Proof Grails NFT Collab (00:33:35) - Cocaine vs...

The NIA boys discuss Podcast Plans, PayPal Stablecoin, Superconductors, Twitter Monetization & Finding a Mentor Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:21) - Podcast Plans (00:15:47) - Top 10 Companies Discussion (00:28:52) -PayPal Stablecoin (00:35:56) - Crypto Sentiment (00:41:14) - Twitter Monetization (00:59:05) - The Everything App (01:09:32) - Superconductors (01:17:37) - Negative Effects...

Romeen Sheth joins the NIA boys to discuss Investing in India, VC vs. Bootstrap, Immigrant Hustle and much more  Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:16) - Romeen’s Backstory (00:10:34) - India Deep Dive (00:20:58) - How to think about India (00:25:31) - Framework for Investing in India (00:35:14) - The Indian Consumer (00:45:13) - India and Crypto (00:50:52) - Return on India Breakdown (01:...

The NIA boys discuss Twitter rebrand to X, Oppenheimer vs. Barbie and Messi/Mbappe. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:00) - Twitter Rebranding to X (00:11:08) - Jack’s thoughts on the rebrand (00:15:14) - Twitter’s Network Effect (00:23:27) - Threads is a Reset of Instagram (00:29:25) - X IPO? (00:34:51) - Jack’s Thoughts on the new X Logo (00:45:19) - Twitte Bull Case (00:53:27) - Barbiheimer...

The NIA boys discuss the Psychology of Disneyland, AI Actors & Twitter Monetization Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:22) - Trung’s Disneyland Trip (00:06:22) - The Cost to go to Disneyland (00:11:08) - Disney’s Business Model (00:23:27) - Disney Selling ESPN? (00:25:45) - Who could buy ESPN (00:30:09) - Hollywood Actor Strike (00:48:33) - Jack on Threads vs Twitter (00:59:11) - Twitter Mo...

Turner Novak joins the NIA boys to discuss Threads, Twitter, Elon vs Zuk, & much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:55) - Threads Overview (00:06:12) - Threads Launch (00:08:57) - Interest Graph vs Follow Graph (00:16:05) - Bull Case for Threads (00:24:25) - Bear Case for Threads (00:41:35) - Twitter's Future (00:49:00) - Meta's History of Shipping Products (00:53:18) - Predictions fo...

The NIA boys discuss Taylor Swift’s $1B tour & Favourite Travel Cities Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:34) - Meme of the Week (00:05:16) - Taylor Swift's Era's Tour Breakdown (00:14:22) - Economic Impact of The Era's Tour (00:15:07) - Which Music Artists Could Have $1B Tour (00:17:20) - Taylor's Unique Formula for Success (00:19:59) - The Era's Tour by the numbers (00:27:35) - Revenue of...

The NIA boys discuss Imposter Syndrome, Agency Model, Best Books/Pods, Expat Life & and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:09) - Imposter Syndrome (00:12:48) - The Agency Model (00:16:45) - Lessons from Moderating NIA (00:20:43) - Thoughts on Cold DM's (00:35:25) - How to Say No (00:42:41) - Content Recommendations (Best Books/Pods) (00:57:26) - Expat life What Is Not Investment...

The NIA boys discuss MrBeast Burger, Twitter Roadmap, Twitch Drama, TradFi vs. Crypto and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:44) - MrBeast Burger Shutting Down (00:15:58) - The Truth About Being "Copied" (00:25:32) - The Role of Twitter in Society (00:39:38) - Twitter's Possible Future Roadmap (00:48:47) - Bilal's Suit Game (00:50:31) - Twitch Drama (01:00:16) - TradFi vs. Crypto Wha...

The NIA boys discuss the Reddit Protest, Messi's MLS Contract, Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:06:20) - Reddit Protest Overview (00:08:11) - Why Reddit Changed Their API Policy (00:13:09) - The Power of Mods on Reddit (00:17:18) - Reddit's Incentive Structure (00:19:46) - Will the Protest be Successful? (00:21:38) - Meme of the Week (00:22:42) - The...

The NIA boys discuss the Apple Vision Pro announcement, Jack's Christie's Auction, Luton Town FC, American Innovation, and much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:03) - Jack's Christie's Auction Recap (00:07:23) - Luton Town FC (00:09:38) - Apple Vision Pro Breakdown (00:13:11) - Spacial Computing (00:15:18) - Hardware and Controls (00:17:51) - AR Early Adopter Moment (00:19:24) - Apple vs...

Trung does a deep dive on the 2007 iPhone launch. He discusses Apple’s design process, the iconic iPhone Keynote, what was the first killer app?, why Jobs hated the App Store, the history of multi-touch, Gorilla Glass and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:07:07) - The Convergence of Technology Theory (00:09:58) - The Fragility of Ideas (00:15:11) - iPhone Background (00:18:51) - iPhone...

The NIA boys discuss 1000 True Fans, AI Hype-Cycle, Raising Entrepreneurial Kids, Business Setbacks, and much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:39) - 1,000 True Fans (00:17:28) - Raising Entrepreneurial Kids (00:21:01) - AI Hype-Cycles (00:31:00) - Business Setbacks (00:44:07) - Balancing Creative Pursuits and Family life (00:48:19) - Master Mind Groups? (00:51:25) - AI and Creative Caree...

The NIA boys discuss Sotheby’s vs. Christie’s, Twitter new CEO, & Google’s AI Play, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:39) - Jack's Christie's Auction (00:04:31) - Christie's vs Sotheby's (00:08:13) - How Auction Houses make money (00:10:59) - Why invest in art? (00:18:07) - Twitter’s new CEO (00:23:23) - Advertising Sales Explained (00:30:38) - Twitter's Accelerated Product...

The NIA boys discuss Pepe Coin, Hollywood Writers Strike & Blumhouse’s Business Breakdown, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:33) - Pepe Coin (00:05:40) - The Meme Coin Phenomenon Explained (00:08:42) - Bitcoin & Ordinals (00:19:55) - The Hollywood Writers Strike (00:44:55) - A.I. and the Writers Strike (00:54:17) - Blumhouse Productions Business Breakdown (01:01:44) - Ex...

Car Dealership Guy joins the NIA boys to discuss EVs, Tesla, Auto Loans & Lease vs. Own, and much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:51) - Car Dealership Guy's Background Story (00:03:22) - TLDR on the Importance of the Auto Industry to the Economy (00:09:38) - Car Dealership Guy's approach to Twitter (00:10:29) - The State of the Auto Industry's Inventory (00:14:01) - Are there any di...

The NIA boys discuss SpaceX Starship Launch, AI vs. Record Labels, Buzzfeed News shutting down, Tucker Carlson's Fox exit, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:39) - SpaceX Launch (00:09:07) - The Russell Conjugation (00:12:29) - Why Elon wants to go to space (00:14:08) - Benefits of Space Exploration (00:31:23) - How the innovation process works (00:37:41) - Final thoughts on...

The NIA boys discuss Drake and The Weeknd's A.I. Music Song, Coachella Economics, Steve Jobs Archive, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:16) - Reaction to Heart On My Sleeve: The A.I. Drake/The Weeknd Song (00:07:38) - Heart On My Sleeve was a marketing stunt? (00:10:58) - Why AI-generated content will super charge Big Brands (00:25:38) - A.I., Authenticity, and Monetization (00:...

The NIA boys discuss the Super Mario Bros Blockbuster, Nintendo IP, Europe vs. US Tech, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro  (00:01:56) - Super Marios Bros Breakdown (00:02:37) - Weird History of Mario Movies (00:07:29) - Reactions to Super Mario Bros (00:08:40) - Gaming Industry is Huge (00:14:07) - Video Game IP Discussion (00:16:45) - Nostalgic Video Gaming Experiences (00:2...

Luke Burgis joins the NIA boys to discuss Mimetic Desire, Thick vs. Thin Desires & Power of Memes. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro  (00:02:33) - Meme of the Week (00:04:18) - Jack & Luke’s Collab (00:06:07) - Visualizing Mimesis (00:08:48) - Wanting’s Backstory (00:10:33) - Meme Culture is Everywhere (00:12:26) - TLDR of Mimetic Desire (00:14:42) - Examples of Mimetic Desire (00:18:46)...

The NIA boys discuss the Pope Coat, MidJourney, AI Art Trends, the rise of A.I. Deepfakes, Chat GPT Plugins, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:21) - Beeple Studios Grand Opening (00:06:38) - NFT LA & Checks-Gasoline Collab (00:09:24) - Meme of the Week: The Pope Coat (00:10:59) - The NIA Boys Initial Reactions to the Coat Pope (00:13:42) - The Rise of Viral A.I. Deepfakes (0...

Trung & Bilal discuss Balaji's $1m Bitcoin bet, the banking crisis, Ryan Reynolds business empire, Trung’s meme going super viral and GPT-4. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro  (00:04:11) - Meme of the Week (00:08:50) - The Backstory to Trung’s Tweet (00:11:31) - How a meme goes viral (00:13:11) - Balaji's Background (00:15:28) - Balaji's $1m Bitcoin Bet (00:16:55) - Banking Crisis Explained...

The NIA boys discuss the ideas that have changed their lives the most, from mindfulness to the value of time to antigoals.  Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:53) - Mindfulness and Meditation (00:11:33) - Time and Energy as a Currency (00:27:32) - Antigoals (00:36:03) - “Walk until the day becomes interesting” (00:40:47) - The Spotlight Effect (00:43:24) - Most People Shouldn't Make Their...

The NIA boys discuss the “miracle” obesity drug, Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special, Balaji's book, living a healthy lifestyle, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:13) Meme of the Week (00:03:12) Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special (00:06:22) Debating Netflix's Binge Drop Model (00:08:45) Jack’s White Lotus Review (00:10:39) The best way to consume stand up comedy (00:12:59) The Antholog...

The NIA boys discuss the power of quitting, the Visualize Value origin story, the law of compounding, and decision-making frameworks. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:36) - Checks Update (00:03:30) - Meme of the Week (00:06:06) - Teasing Grit vs Quit (00:07:02) - Jack’s Water Filter Story (00:12:31) - This is Pointless Breakdown and The Power of Compounding (00:28:28) - Visualize Value Origin...