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This week the NIA boys discuss: – vitalik's meme – can AI crack hollywood? – ryan reynolds & wrexham afc – influence vs capital – european energy crisis Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:23) - Meme Of The Week: Vitalik Packing Heat (00:04:29) - Can AI Crack Hollywood? (00:26:35) - Ryan Reynolds Doc + Influence vs Capital (00:36:20) - WAGMI United (00:42:01) - Football + Inelastic...

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:50) - Tribalism in Crypto (00:12:23) - Resource From Jack (00:14:49) - Another Resource From Trung (00:15:54) - Easiest Business Opportunities (00:33:12) - Storytelling in Marketing (00:40:35) - Next Trillion Dollar Company  (00:45:42) - Physical Routines (00:52:16) - Favorite Books + Movie (01:05:43) - MBA worth it?  (01:08:53) - Bilal's Take On MBA...

Tetranode went from a dishwasher to a 9-figure crypto whale. We talk through why Saylor was wrong about ETH, what it's like operating in DeFi at his scale, the upcoming ETH merge, some not investment advice price predictions & audience questions. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro    (00:03:46) - Saylor, DeFi & Skin In The Game (00:09:17) - Bitcoin settlement layer of value? (00...

Mary Childs is the co-host of NPR’s Planet Money & has been a business reporter for over a decade (Bloomberg News, Financial Times, Barron’s, Reuters). She's the author of “ The Bond King ”, a profile of Bill Gross & his bond management firm (PIMCO) which managed ~$2T at its peak. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:48) - Meme Of The Week (00:01:35) - Mary Child's Book: The Bond King (00...

Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro, Vitalik & Saylor beef 00:02:30 - Tiffany Punks 00:11:30 - LVMH & who is Alexandre Arnault? 00:14:25 - Star Brands, Timeless & Modernity 00:24:15 - How brands stay relevant 00:30:20 - Luxury Marketing Breakdown 00:42:35 - "It Ain't Ralph Tho" 00:44:02 - Birkin Bag Breakdown 00:46:30 - Bored Apes Off-White of NFTs? 00:50:22 - Birkin Bag Supply vs Punks? 00:5...

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:39) - Nancy Pelosi Meme & Drama In The DMs (00:08:41) - Amazon’s Best Acquisition & One Medical (00:39:30) - AMA Starts (00:40:05) - Jack's First Dollar (00:43:02) - Trung's First Dollar (00:46:58) - Bilal's First Dollar (00:50:53) - Jack’s NFT Trades (01:06:52) - Why Bilal Left Google (01:12:04) - ETH or BTC if you had to pick one? (01:15:56) - Any Pl...

Ted Gioia is a leading music historian and author of 11 books including “The History of Jazz” and “Music: A Subversive History”. He combines his cultural expertise with an extensive business background as a strategy consultant and Stanford MBA. He also writes an incredibly insightful Substack: https://tedgioia.substack.com/ You can find him on Twitter: @TedGioia Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro + Te...

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Saylor ep reaction, Balaji’s ideas on bitcoin maxis & parallels to historic religions (00:12:21) - 5 Use Cases: Digital Property, Stablecoins, P2P Transfers, Tokens, 24/7 Trading (00:20:05) - Saylor Ep Bottom Of The Market? (00:32:07) - Meme Of The Week (00:45:57) - 3AC Crash (01:01:13) - TikTok’s eating into Google search & TikTok's Secret Sauce (01:07:52) - TikTo...

Michael Saylor joins the podcast to discuss: Bitcoin's killer app Thoughts on Ethereum & ethics Impact of inflation Adding bitcoin into objects & magic cars What would change his opinion on Bitcoin? Advice on progressing in your career For the full Saylor experience, watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B1PI7BCjopk Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:17) Michael Saylor went to MIT with Peter...

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro + Where The Boys Have Been (00:05:31) - Meme Of The Week + Breaking down Minions viral elements (00:10:59) - Stunts, 200 lbs of bananas + Jack Joins (00:25:52) - Was The Minions Viral Moment Organic Or Orchestrated? (00:40:05) - The Michelin Guide Business Model (00:54:33) - Resy, AMEX & When Jack Worked On Michelin (01:04:29) - Trung’s Michelin Experience (01:10...

Jack & Bilal discuss: generalists vs. specialists where to start unsexy work compound content kings of new media nft nyc Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:09) - NFT NYC + Visualize Value NFTs (00:14:44) - Generalist vs Specialist (00:57:28) - Compound Content (01:07:35) - Cable vs Streaming + YouTube vs TikTok (01:13:33) - Kings of new media: Rogan, Schulz, Portnoy (01:18:48) - Comedians c...

Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro    (00:00:38) Start of Q&A    (00:05:49) Make Yourself Recession-Proof    (00:07:39) Trung's Life Letdown    (00:09:23) Nothing is ever as good or as bad as it seems    (00:18:22) Your Personal Capital (00:24:15) Get at it now and start taking shots (00:27:28) Pick Your Lane + Create Optiona...

Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro + Meme of the Week    (00:05:17) Interview with Trevor Rainbolt & Turner Novak    (00:06:23) How Turner found GeoRainbolt (00:08:05) TikTok vs. Twitter audiences    (00:10:15) What makes good TikTok content    (00:11:40) How Trevor cuts a TikTok    (00:12:45) Guessing fan images  &...

Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:01) Meme of The Week (00:02:23) Apple vs Startups (00:04:43) Apple's PassKey (00:05:56) Apple's Car Play (00:06:53) Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) (00:18:39) Classic Clip: Michael Saylor on iPhone (00:21:31) Apple vs Android (00:34:25) Post-Payment Installment Splits vs Buy-Now-Pay-Later (00:42:25) Interview with Jon Wu, Head of Growth at Aztec Network (00:44:58) Why...

Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:30) Permissionless apprenticeship + archivve hits #3 on product hunt (05:45) Accountability + Robert Cialdini’s Influence (09:17) archivve launch (11:58) Expanding on building vs betting (16:12) 5 beats a day for 3 summers (with a caveat) (18:50) Before Creator Lab + hobbies vs business (22:32) Learning the craft + connecting the dots (25:40) Trung’s student blog + wr...

Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:27) How Coach Nick and Coach Collin got to know each other (00:05:47) The coach's background in video and media (00:09:15) How creating content changes the way you watch the NBA (00:12:30) What are their favorite teams (00:14:45) How Steph Curry changed basketball (00:19:25) The mechanics of Steph’s jump shot (00:22:50) Steph breaks 2 myths about jump shooting&n...

Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro    (00:02:28) Meme of the Week    (00:04:33) Snap down 40% + Impact of Apple’s ATT on Google/FB/Shopify (00:23:00) New Models (00:32:23) YouTube dominating TV + do we need 10,000 legging brands? (00:37:49) Apple Lawyers vs OPEC (00:42:23) Apple Ad Platform + Snap AR (00:45:05) Crypto Insider Trading    (01:00:16) Fear of Mon...

Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro   (00:00:36) Meme of the Week + Trung’s Course   (00:05:49) New York Times Headlines  (00:26:15) Terra UST Update (00:29:12) Dream of Algorithmic Stablecoins   (00:51:27) a16z Crypto-Price Innovation Cycle (00:57:41) Terra vs Theranos  (01:09:47) Lil Nouns NFT   (01:19:21) McDonald's is a Realestate co   ...

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:46) - Meme of the Week (00:05:55) - What happened with Terra + why stablecoins are important (00:14:30) - Value of UST (00:22:18) - UST (Terra) blowup + algorithmic stablecoins (00:34:22) - Nasdaq Damage + comparing now vs. dotcom (00:42:52) - Tech sell-off (00:52:17) - People Dumping NFTs (01:01:28) - Bonus Meme of the Week + Building vs Betting (01:14:0...

Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro + Meme of the Week 00:03:27 How George Lucas turned a $350K bet into $10B empire 00:14:13 The Hero's Journey: Star Wars vs The Matrix 00:20:16 Trung’s Script 00:22:50 George Lucas Secured The Bag 00:26:18 If Airbnb’s Obama O’s were an NFT + the great online (NFT) game 00:45:24 NFT seed round vs venture capital 00:50:20 Yuga virtual land sale + $100mil lost in fees 01:00:...

Today's episode is a deep dive into Elon Musk reaching an agreement to buy Twitter for a $44bil. How he's funding it, the potential risks with Tesla stock dropping, the spectrum of reactions & what the future of Twitter looks like.  The boys also discuss their favorite moments from 1yr of NIA & an edge of the internet segment on Sam Bankman-Fried discussing the ponsi nature of De...

This week the boys breakdown the move2earn web3 app, STEPN, which pays you to go for a run/walk, share thoughts on Moonbirds, the successful NFT launch by Kevin Rose's PROOF collective. And what happened to Netflix, CNN+ and should Netflix sell ads? Timestamps: 0:00:00 – What We’ll Cover + Guest vs No Guest? 0:04:37 – Earn Money By Walking w/ STEPN (Move2Earn) 0:16:09 – Where Does The Money Come F...

@BoredElonMusk joins the NIA boys to discuss the evolution of gaming, blockchain games & pseudonymity in business. Plus a roundup of the latest edge of the internet stories & Bitcoin Miami. Timestamps: 0:00:00 – @BoredElonMusk + Meme of the Week 0:05:43 – Elon vs. Twitter’s Board 0:13:06 – State of Twitter as a Platform 0:23:07 – Pseudonymity 0:41:04 – Bored Box, Angel Investing + Web3 Gam...

Nick Maggiulli (@dollarsanddata) joins Jack, Trung & Bilal to discuss Elon buying 9.2% of Twitter (+ joining the board) and Nick's rules for building wealth, the 2x rule, crypto, when to buy a house & investing for the long term. Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro to Nick + Why Elon Bought 9.2% of Twitter? 0:07:09 – Twitter Edit Button. + NFTs PFPs 0:16:51 – How Jack Dorsey Feels 0:20:21 – Nick’s...

Alex Cohen (@anothercohen) joins Trung + Bilal to discuss the Will Smith slap, Oscar's downfall, the $625 defi hack on Axie Infinity's Ronin network, angel investing 101 & some rants on twitter thinkbois & SF. Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:02:45 – The Slap, Will Smith Reaction + Oscar’s Downfall 0:16:56 – Terra Founder Do Kwon’s $3B Bitcoin Purchase 0:22:41 – Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network...