Silicon Zombies

Can you really build a profitable tech business from scratch in just 45 days? 🚀 In this episode, entrepreneur and technical founder Igor Krasnykh breaks down how he shattered a 9-month development timeline, shrinking it down to just 5 days, using Claude Code. From rapid front-end prototyping to scaling a 1.5 trillion-dollar e-commerce business model on AWS without a dedicated engineering team, Ig...

The Zombies are in ROME! 🇮🇹 Capital Predators: How MGvision’s Marco Gradari Survived Fake Investors & Navigated the US-Europe DivideNot all capital is created equal, and some of it comes with a toxic cost. In this episode, we sit down with Marco Gradari (Founder & CEO, MGvision Srl) to break down the operational red flags that every founder misses until it’s too late. We cover: The Surviva...

What if the #1 thing aging you isn't sugar or skipping your supplements but the conversation in your own head? Peter Crone, "The Mind Architect," walks into a room full of biohackers and makes a claim almost no one in longevity wants to hear: stress is aging you, and you can't out-supplement a mind stuck in fight-or-flight. He breaks down why "trying not to age" speeds...

The $10 Trillion Energy Revolution: Live from Startup Grind Featuring Ben, Dr. Alicia Castillo Holley, & Nikhil The shift to sustainable energy is the largest capital reallocation in history...but the consensus is wrong. Recorded live at Startup Grind, the Zombies bypass the hype to expose the cold physics and contrarian economics of the $10 trillion transition. The Breakdown The Equity Trap:...

Silicon Valley is hungry for something real. For too long, the industry has been snacking on easy SaaS wins while the "hard stuff" - the atoms, energy, and machines that actually run the world - was left on the table. In Episode 214 of Silicon Zombies, world-renowned inventor and hacker Pablos Holman returns to the show to teach us how to hunt bigger game. Pablos is a "Zero to One&q...

The Silicon Hills Edge: Austin’s 2026 Scaling Secrets Stop experimenting. Start scaling. We just wrapped a series of high-stakes fireside chats at TechCon SouthWest, and the signal-to-noise ratio was at an all-time high. In 2026, innovation without a clear path to scale is just an expensive hobby. We’re moving past "tech trends" and diving straight into the operational mechanics of the &...

The rules of the economy just changed. On March 15, 2026, Andrej Karpathy released a data-driven "Heat Map" of the US workforce that reveals a brutal reality: $3.7 trillion in annual wages are sitting in the direct line of fire. If your job exists on a screen, you aren't just "exposed" to AI—you are in the First Wave of the disruption. In this segment, we analyze the 342 oc...

Is the view from the top getting a little too quiet? For female founders and CEOs, "loneliness at the top" isn't just a cliché—it’s a systemic hurdle. As we push the boundaries of intelligence, innovation, and impact, the isolation of leadership can become the single greatest threat to a founder’s longevity and vision. In this video, we dive deep into the Founder Loneliness Fix. We aren't just tal...

How do you strategize for a video with 1 BILLION views? 📉 At 18, Jay Neo wasn’t just watching YouTube - he was working for the King of it, MrBeast. He helped craft the strategy for (and shot) massive hits like "Would You Fly To Paris For A Baguette?" by obsessing over one specific metric: Retention. Now he’s taking the "alchemy of virality" he learned at MrBeast and bringing i...

What does it take to build a $400M tech empire from scratch and win a Super Bowl? In this episode of Silicon Zombies, we sit down with Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia and NFL Champion Kenny Anunike to decode the blueprint for extreme success and resilience. Sabeer Bhatia takes us inside the high-stakes negotiations with Bill Gates and the birth of the world’s first web-based email. Then, Super Bowl...

THE BITCOIN SUPERCYCLE: A LEGEND’S ALPHA 📈 If you’ve been in the trenches since the first halving, you know the name. Michael Terpin isn't just a voice in the room, he helped build the room. CNBC dubbed him the "Godfather of Crypto" for a reason: he was in the lab for the birth of Ethereum and Tether . Terpin’s track record is a masterclass in early-stage conviction: Founder of BitA...

From $11.5B P&Ls to the Future of Agentic AI 🚀 Excited to welcome Melissa Roy to CryptoZombies! With 25 years of experience at giants like Google and multiple Fortune 500s, Melissa is a master of the "Scale Up." She has managed revenue engines worth over $11.5B and executed Go-to-Market strategies across 24 countries. In this episode, we go deep on: 🔹 Agentic AI: Why it’s the next...

🚨 Crypto Zombies Episode 9 – StableCoins: Bridging the Old & The New We’re diving deep into the world of stablecoins with one of the most influential builders in the space: Jonathan M. Padilla. Jonathan isn’t just talking theory he built the PayPal stablecoin. His background spans policy, tech, and venture: Former Head of Blockchain Strategy at PayPal Deputy Director at Stanford’s Future of D...

🚨 CryptoZombies Episode 8 – Featuring Tenny Pinheiro 🚨 What a treat to hang with Tenny Pinheiro, a true pioneer in Service Design and Design Sprints, and author of six influential books on UX and design. 👓 At Meta Reality Labs (former Facebook), Tenny worked on the first iteration of Meta’s AR Glasses (Stella/Orion), coding and crafting high-fidelity prototypes and advancing intuitive design sy...

🔥 Crypto Zombies — Episode 7 (LIVE)Friday, Sept 5 • 12:00 PM PT (noon)We’re back, devouring the brightest minds in crypto & digital finance. This week: Maryam Beria - a strategist who’s helped early-stage companies go from 0 → launch, scaled DeFi platforms to billions in value, and led teams across TradFi, fintech, and DeFi. Why join:GTM tactics that actually work in volatile marketsProduct o...

🚨 Crypto Zombies Live! 🚨 We are joined by Ed Prado, CEO at DevDapp With 30+ years in financial services, fintech, and Web3, Ed is building encryption and NFT infrastructure that’s changing how we access, own, and monetize digital assets; from e-learning to music and film. Don’t miss this session as Ed shares where decentralized tech is headed, and why the future of digital ownership is closer th...

CryptoZombies Alert 🚨 CryptoZombies live show features Debbie Soon , Head of Marketing at Privy and author of Digital Mavericks! Debbie has built multimillion-dollar businesses across media, e-sports, and e-commerce, co-founded HUG (acquired by .ART in 2025), and now leads the charge at Privy; making digital ownership seamless from day one for the next billion users coming onchain. We’ll dive int...

Blockchain for a Better Society with Dr. Alex Cahana Crypto Zombies is back- and this time we’re going deeper than tokens and trading. Our guest, Dr. Alex Cahana, is a global voice on decentralization, tokenized economies, and the role blockchain can play in creating trust, transparency, and opportunity at scale. His work spans from the UN, advisor to world leaders, and grassroots projects worldwi...

Welcome Samuel Patt to CryptoZombies! 🧠 Samuel Patt (also known as “Chad Master”) is the co‑founder behind OP_NET—a landmark open‑source smart contract platform built directly on Bitcoin Layer 1—and one of the originators of its flagship decentralized exchange, MotoSwap. https://necodex.com https://stoneaistudios.com

🧟‍♂️ Crypto is Back - And its Lawyering Up 🦾 We’re thrilled to welcome Josh Lawler to Crypto Zombies, a sharp legal mind helping shape the future of blockchain, tokenization, and distributed AI.⚖️ Tech is rewriting the rules, and Josh is writing the new playbook. Josh isn’t just a lawyer, he’s a futurist, advisor, and problem solver who’s spent 30 years navigating the most complex terrain in fin...

🧟‍♂️ Crypto Zombies: Fog, Fault Tolerance & the Future 🧠 This week on CryptoZombies, Hooman, Chris, Bryn, and Nick do diving deep with Jeff Turner - a decentralized tech pioneer with a wild resume, from byzantine fault tolerance theory / fog-based DApps to fighting piracy on the network edge. Jeff’s been in the trenches of Internet policy, crypto infrastructure, and edge networking long befo...

​We sit down with the undisputed greatest of all time,  Phil Hellmuth and CryptoZombies co-host / Sacramento Kings owner, Chris Kelly CryptoZombies first live studio audience show! With a record-shattering 17 WSOP bracelets and over three decades dominating the felt, Phil knows that winning a single hand is luck, but staying on top for 30 years is skill. ​In this episode, we’re talking about The L...

Emotional Alchemy: Mood is biology José Joaquin Bitar Name (TUOM) brings mood science alive — showing how changing your emotional chemistry can ripple through performance, wellness, and longevity. Jose Joaquin Bitar recalls his company collapsing seven years ago. After laying off 120 employees, Jose felt empty and unable to "climb out." A friend offered him coffee and chocolate, and 20 m...

Digital Immortality: The Future of Health Through AI AI in health is not tomorrow — it’s now. Over 86% of healthcare organizations are already using AI in operations. Dr. Ronjon Nag breaks down how AI, digital twins, and predictive models are redefining what it means to stay alive. Dr. Ronjon Nag, the founder and chairman of R42 Group is a Stanford Medicine doctor whose work in AI began 40 years a...

Mitochondrial Health & Metabolism: Redefining Metabolic Health & Body Optimization The true engine of your vitality lies within the cellular powerhouse. Dr. Harris Masket explores how optimizing mitochondrial function serves as the foundation for revitalizing metabolism, enhancing energy production, and achieving peak body composition.