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The NIA boys discuss Apple Vision Pro, Farcaster, Ferrari/Lewis & Adam Neumann buying back WeWork? Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:01) - Adam Neumann buying back WeWork? (00:09:08) - Apple Vision Pro (00:27:59) - Farcaster (00:58:19) - Ferrari/Lewis What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the inter...

The NIA boys discuss Neuralink, Value & Audience Capture, Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl Media Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:30) - Meme of the Week (00:10:04) - Neuralink (00:37:16) - Value & Audience Capture (01:17:28) - Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl Media What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the e...

The NIA boys discuss Apple Vision Pro, Big Tech VCs, Milei at Davos & Slow Death of Media Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:28) - Apple Vision Pro (00:37:28) - Big Tech VCs (00:49:37) - Milei at Davos (00:57:00) - Slow Death of Media What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest i...

The NIA boys discuss the greatest inventions, NIA Shark Tank, Jack on design trends & psychedelics breakdown Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:03) - Greatest Inventions of All Time (00:18:52) - NIA Shark Tank (00:25:39) - Career Advice (00:35:46) - Jack on Design Trends (00:45:51) - Psychedelics Breakdown What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan...

The NIA boys discuss Trends for 2024, Stanley Cup, GLP-1, Alcohol-Free Drinks, Carta & Bill Ackman vs. BI Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:07:15) - Bill Ackman vs. Business Insider (00:13:54) - Trends for 2024 (00:42:00) - Stanley Cup (00:59:15) - Carta What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the...

The NIA boys discuss the Bitcoin ETF, Mickey Mouse Copyright, Luxury Beliefs & NYT vs. OpenAI Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:06:26) - Meme of the Week (00:08:44) - Bitcoin ETF (00:21:02) - Mickey Mouse Copyright (00:43:28) - Luxury Beliefs (00:58:09) - NYT vs. OpenAI What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the ed...

The NIA Boys do an end-of-year review breaking down their biggest win/loss & person, company, show, song & meme of the Year Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:05) - Favorite NIA Episode Of The Year (00:06:05) - Biggest Win/Loss of the Year (00:23:24) - Company of the Year (00:34:55) - Person of the Year (00:41:54) - Meme of the Year (00:45:29) - Song of the Year (00:49:47) - Travel Spot...

The NIA boys discuss Alternative Trends, AI Romance, DEI, 90s websites & top lessons from 2023 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:09:13) - 90s websites (00:18:26) - Alternative Trends (00:28:48) - DEI (00:46:24) - Top Lessons from 2023 What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in...

The NIA boys discuss Art Basel, the $40B Nutella Empire, Time & Taylor Swift and Ohtani’s $700m Contract Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:28) - Art Basel (00:11:32) - Meme of the Week (00:13:07) - $40B Nutella Empire (00:38:47) - Person of the Year 2023: Taylor Swift (00:56:03) - Ohtani’s $700m Contract What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan...

The NIA boys discuss the Cybertruck, Elon vs. Advertisers, Charlie Munger’s Wisdom & Henry Kissinger Legacy Timestamps (00:00:00) - Intro (00:09:47) - Cybertruck (00:33:22) - Elon vs. Advertisers (01:00:37) - Charlie Munger’ Wisdom (01:19:13) - Henry Kissinger’s Legacy What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edge...

The NIA boys discuss UAE Breakdown, OpenAI Winners & Losers and Binance $4B Fine Timestamps (00:00:00) - Intro (00:07:33) - Jack’s Trip to the UAE (00:15:35) - UAE Breakdown (00:41:03) - OpenAI Final Recap (00:47:24) - OpenAI Winners and Losers (00:51:24) - Binance $4B Fine What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the...

The NIA boys discuss OpenAI vs. Sam Altman, OpenAI history, AGI, Satya/Microsoft and Jack’s collab with Red Bull Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:08:07) - Meme of the Week (00:15:35) - Sam Altman’s Background (00:19:53) - TLDR of OpenAI Debacle (00:30:19) - AGI Debate (00:33:00) - OpenAI History (00:45:33) - Satya/Microsoft (01:03:01) - Winners and Losers (01:09:13) - EA vs E/Acc (01:28:46) - Ja...

The NIA boys discuss Humane AI Pin, Steve Jobs Best Keynotes, MrBeast Water & What’s Wrong With Marvel? Timestamps (00:00:00) - Intro (00:07:54) - Humane AI Pin (00:44:41) - Apple’s AI Push (00:51:35) - MrBeast Water (01:10:04) - What’s Wrong With Marvel? What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the inter...

The NIA boys discuss OpenAI Dev Day, GPT Agents, Grok & The SBF/FTX Case Timestamps (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:23) - Meme of the Week (00:06:45) - OpenAI Dev Day (00:12:47) - GPT Agents and the AI Race (00:53:17) - Grok (01:03:41) - Rishi Sunak & Elon Musk Talk (01:23:25) - The SBF/FTX Case What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what th...

The NIA boys discuss Wrestling Kayfabe, 9-to-5 jobs, Hasan Minhaj vs. New Yorker, How Netflix Won Streaming and much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:08:55) - Meme of the Week (00:13:19) - Wrestling Kayfabe (00:20:26) - 9-to-5 jobs (00:49:28) - Hasan Minhaj vs. New Yorker (01:09:41) - How Netflix Won Streaming What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung...

Eric Jorgenson joins the NIA boys to discuss Balaji, Naval & The Future of Book Publishing Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:55) - Meme of the Week (00:13:03) - Naval and the Almanack of Naval Ravikant (00:29:24) - Scribe and the Future of Book Publishing (00:41:10) - Balaji and the Anthology of Balaji (01:12:34) - Future Projects? (01:16:25) - Becoming Scribe’s CEO (01:25:57) - Book Recom...

The NIA boys discuss FIFA vs. EA, Microsoft’s $69B Activision Deal, Shams vs. Woj, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Film, The Best Bread In The World, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:36) - FIFA vs. EA (00:17:51) - Microsoft’s $69B Activision Deal (00:36:02) - Shams vs. Woj (00:49:17) - ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ Film (00:55:47) - The Best Bread In The World What Is Not Investment A...

The NIA boys discuss the Beckham Doc, Birkenstock $10B IPO, 2-Hour Marathons, Shakespeare and much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:13) - Meme of the Week (00:05:07) - Beckham Doc (00:24:10) - Birkenstock IPO (00:48:02) - Is Shakespeare the Greatest Writer (01:13:14) - 2-Hour Marathons What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they...

The NIA boys discuss FIRE Movement, Our Professional Highlights, Founder-Market Fit, How To Say “No," & much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:32) - FIRE Movement (00:17:49) - Our Dream Brand Collabs (00:25:48) - Our Professional Highlights (00:40:40) - Founder-Market Fit (00:47:46) - New Skill that We’d Love to Learn (00:56:06) - How To Say “No” What Is Not Investment Advice? Every w...

The NIA boys discuss Conversational ChatGPT, Spotify AI, Netflix vs. Blockbuster & End of Hollywood Writer’s Strike Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:23) - Seasonal Affective Disorder (00:10:23) - Conversational ChatGPT (00:21:19) - Spotify AI (00:37:51) - Netflix vs. Blockbuster (00:47:07) - End of Hollywood Writer’s Strike What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Za...

The NIA boys discuss the Roman Empire Memes, the new Elon Biography, Autoworker Strike & Tesla’s Manufacturing “Algorithm” and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:12:17) - Meme of the Week: Roman Empire (00:27:10) - Elon Bio (00:44:42) - Autoworker Strike (00:48:01) - Jack’s Experience Working on Car Manufacturing Plant (00:57:53) - Tesla’s Advantage (01:04:43) - Tesla’s Manufacturin...

George Mack joins the NIA boys to discuss Ignored Ideas, Creativity Hacks, Game Psychology, US vs. UK & Finding The Right Metrics Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:27) - Ricky Gervais and the Power of Comedy (00:09:04) - George’s Background (00:13:01) - The Midwit Meme: Guide To Life (00:20:09) - The Rise of Voice Training (00:28:54) - Ideas that sound crazy today -- but will be obvious in...

Soren Iverson joins the NIA boys to discuss Design, Memes, Comedy, UX Secrets & 100 Day Challenges Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:41) - Satirical App Breakdown (00:14:33) - How Visualize Value Inspired Soren (00:18:12) - Soren’s Fine Art Background (00:22:38) - What is an Artist? (00:27:50) - Soren’s Creative Process (00:31:18) - Psychology of Going Viral (00:36:21) - 100 Day Challenges...

The NIA boys discuss Grayscale vs. SEC, Instacart & Klaviyo IPOs, How Stock Exchanges Work, TikTok’s Spotify Competitor & much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:16) - Grayscale vs. SEC (00:08:25) - IPO Window Open? (00:13:09) - First Party Data Explained (00:15:40) - Instacart Breakdown (00:27:26) - Klaviyo Breakdown (00:38:32) - How Stock Exchanges Work (00:51:39) - Why Stock Exc...

The NIA boys discuss Friend Tech, App Store vs. Crypto, Community Notes, ARM IPO, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:41) - Meme of the Week (00:05:31) - Friend.tech Overview (00:14:41) - Assigning Monetary Value to Social Capital (00:20:17) - App Store vs. Crypto (00:31:52) - OpenSea Removing Royalties (00:47:35) - How Community Notes Works (00:50:15) - Vitalik on Community Notes...