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In this episode, M.G. Siegler and Alex discuss the current state of AI, exploring whether the technology needs a Steve Jobs-like figure, analyzing the AI chaos among big tech companies, and making predictions about the tech landscape in 2026.
A deep tech venture capitalist shares his journey from PhD engineer to investor, emphasizing that people matter more than technology and success is about recruiting great talent, building relationships, and finding founders who can adapt and execute.
Bob Regular shares insights on the evolution of digital media, emphasizing the importance of authenticity, trust, and brand building in cutting through the noise of modern marketing and entrepreneurship.
John Mackey, the co-founder of Whole Foods Market, shares his entrepreneurial journey from a small natural foods store in Austin to building a Fortune 500 company, driven by a missionary zeal to change the way America eats and a belief in conscious capitalism.
Ben Horowitz discusses leadership, culture, and innovation through stories about the internet's development, wartime vs. peacetime CEOs, and the critical importance of individual actions in shaping the world, drawing insights from historical figures like Toussaint Louverture and highlighting the unique challenges in bio and healthcare innovation.
Guy Kawasaki shares his journey from a jewelry factory salesman to Apple's Chief Evangelist, breaking down timeless sales principles, the importance of evangelism, and how to pitch and demo like a pro while emphasizing preparation, likability, and the power of showing up.
A celebration of Modern Wisdom's 4 million YouTube subscribers, featuring Chris Williamson answering listener questions on topics ranging from health struggles and personal growth to relationships and self-improvement, while reflecting on the podcast's journey and his own development.
In this episode, Mel Robbins shares insights on managing anxiety, overcoming self-doubt, finding personal ambition, and introduces her new protein company Pure Genius, offering practical advice on navigating life's challenges and staying true to oneself.
Jason, Lon, and Alex recap the most memorable moments from This Week in Startups in 2025, handing out "Twisty Awards" for categories like best name drops, biggest trends, most controversial moments, and top dad jokes.
Matt MacInnis, CPO of Rippling, shares contrarian leadership insights around maintaining intensity, fighting organizational entropy, providing direct feedback, and the importance of extraordinary efforts in building successful businesses.
Brian Halligan reflects on his entrepreneurial journey at HubSpot, discussing the challenges and joys of building a billion-dollar company, the evolution of startup culture, and his insights on leadership, happiness, and the future of technology.
Dan Henry shares his journey from struggling pizza delivery driver to multi-million dollar entrepreneur by revealing his powerful personal branding and marketing strategies, emphasizing the importance of building "velocity vehicles" that make success faster and easier.
Mark Rober discusses his journey from NASA engineer to YouTube science communicator, sharing insights on engineering, innovation, failure, curiosity, and the potential impacts of emerging technologies like AI and robotics.
Nilay Patel and the Decoder team reflect on a year of podcast episodes, answering listener questions about AI, tech journalism, guest interviews, and their plans for covering technology and its societal impacts in 2026.
A deep dive into design philosophy with Ryo Lu, exploring how simplicity and complexity coexist, how AI is changing the creative process, and why understanding the fundamental patterns underlying technology can help us build more intuitive, soulful tools.
Jim Cramer discusses hot takes on big tech companies like Apple, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla, NVIDIA, Oracle, and OpenAI, sharing insights on their potential, challenges, and future prospects while promoting his book on making money in any market.
A deep dive into AI's potential transformative impact, exploring whether it's just another platform shift or something closer to electricity, examining technological bottlenecks, industry implications, and the uncertain path to realizing AI's full potential.
Tom Lee discusses his bullish outlook for 2026, predicting a potential market drawdown but ultimately a recovery, driven by AI innovation, technological advancements, and the potential for small-cap and financial sector growth.
In this podcast episode, Mark Rober shares his life-changing "Life Experiment Theory" that transforms how people approach goals, failure, and happiness by treating life like a video game experiment, focusing on learning from setbacks and maintaining curiosity.
Discussing the U.S. decision to allow Nvidia's advanced H200 chip sales to China, the potential national security implications, and the role of personal relationships in shaping technology policy.
Kara Swisher offers a sharp-witted critique of big tech leaders and emerging technologies, highlighting the potential of AI in healthcare, the importance of friction in innovation, and the need for creative solutions to technological disruption.
A deep dive into China's technological ambitions explores Moore Threads' explosive IPO, the renminbi's potential appreciation, and Apple's continued dependence on China's manufacturing ecosystem, revealing the complex economic and geopolitical dynamics at play.
Big Tech podcast discusses the AI device wars, with Meta poaching Apple talent, the potential end of the Metaverse, OpenAI's Code Red response to Gemini, and Netflix's proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery.
Willem Avé, Square's head of product, discusses the company's evolution from a simple payment reader to a comprehensive commerce platform, focusing on how AI and a new functional organizational structure will help small businesses make better decisions and grow.
A star-studded finale featuring brand legends David Aaker and Marcus Collins reveals the importance of brand-led leadership, cultural relevance, and moving beyond short-termism to build enduring, purposeful brands.
Mark Rober shares his journey from NASA engineer to YouTube creator, discussing how curiosity, creativity, and a childlike approach to learning and experimentation can help turn ideas into reality while inspiring millions of young people to love science and engineering.
Tim Cook is rumored to be on the verge of retiring from Apple in early 2026, amid discussions of succession planning and the company's evolving position in the AI landscape.
The Browser Company founders Josh Miller and Hursh Agrawal discuss their pivot from Arc to Dia, a new AI-powered browser that aims to become a personal intelligence layer across devices, reflecting their belief that browsers are about to fundamentally change with the rise of AI.
A wide-ranging conversation with Jimmy Iovine chronicling his journey from recording engineer to music executive, detailing his innovative work with artists like John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen, his role in creating Beats by Dre, and his passion for interdisciplinary education through the USC Iovine and Young Academy.
A deep dive into the nuances of leadership, narcissism, and self-awareness, exploring how great leaders balance confidence with humility while avoiding the pitfalls of unchecked ego and destructive self-absorption.
In this episode, Ben Wilson discusses the qualities of great leaders and founders throughout history, exploring how vision, singular focus, and an ability to create chaos and push through uncertainty are key traits of world-changing individuals like John D. Rockefeller, Napoleon, and Elon Musk.
Michael Ovitz, co-founder of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), shares insights from his legendary career as a groundbreaking talent agent who transformed the entertainment industry through relentless ambition, strategic thinking, and an unparalleled ability to spot and nurture talent.
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev discusses how the company is democratizing finance by breaking Wall Street rules, tokenizing private company shares, running prediction markets, and building a platform that makes everyone an owner.
An exploration of Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek principles, focusing on mini-retirements, overcoming fear, learning continuously, serving others, and avoiding common lifestyle design mistakes.
Ari Emanuel discusses his "anti-AI bet" by focusing on live and physical experiences, arguing that as digital content becomes cheaper, value will increasingly concentrate in unique, culturally-specific events with great user experiences across sports, music, art, and entertainment.
Nick Clegg discusses the potential risks and challenges of Silicon Valley developing superintelligence, emphasizing the need for political oversight and cautioning against the tech industry's unchecked pursuit of AI innovation.
A nostalgic journey through Shopify's early days, featuring Toby Lutke's insights on building an e-commerce platform, pivoting from selling snowboards to empowering online entrepreneurs, and the challenges of scaling a company in a secondary market.
Joshua Browder, founder of DoNotPay, discusses his journey from creating iPhone app themes to building a consumer rights technology company, sharing insights about his anti-authority approach, startup challenges, and commitment to helping people fight unfair fees and systems.
Aswath Damodaran discusses the potential AI bubble, market corrections, and investment strategies, emphasizing caution in current market conditions and the importance of preserving cash while maintaining a long-term perspective.
Fei-Fei Li and Justin Johnson discuss their journey in AI, founding World Labs to develop spatial intelligence technology that can perceive, generate, and interact with 3D worlds, bridging the gap between virtual and physical realms.
Dan Martell breaks down a comprehensive six-phase roadmap for scaling a business, guiding entrepreneurs from chaos to empire by systematically buying back time, clarifying strategy, building a predictable growth engine, systematizing delivery, installing leadership, and scaling culture.
A deep dive into the economic challenges facing young people today, exploring issues like housing unaffordability, job market difficulties, and potential opportunities through stock market investing and AI, while offering a nuanced perspective on generational economic struggles.
Gary Vee delivers a passionate talk about the importance of understanding and leveraging attention in marketing, emphasizing the need for businesses to create content across social media platforms, be adaptable to technological changes, and focus on building brand over direct selling.
A deep dive into OpenAI's potential trillion-dollar IPO, the systemic risks of the AI bet, and Apple's iPhone 17 revival, exploring the company's path to going public, the potential pitfalls of massive AI investments, and the surprising resurgence of iPhone sales.
In this episode, Eugenia Kuyda discusses how personal software will transform from a developer monopoly to a creative medium where anyone can create, remix, and share mini-apps as easily as posting a video, focusing on deep personalization and making AI interfaces more intuitive and accessible.
Steve Wozniak, the engineer who built Apple, revolutionized personal computing through his open architecture philosophy, generous spirit, and unwavering commitment to engineering excellence, ultimately funding Apple's future while refusing to compromise his principles.
Scott Galloway and Ed Elson discuss how AI is disrupting the job market, which companies might be at risk of layoffs, and provide strategies for workers to stay indispensable in an AI-driven economy.
Tobias Carlisle explores Warren Buffett's investment strategies through the lens of Sun Tzu's "The Art of War," examining iconic deals like the GenRe acquisition and BNSF railroad purchase to reveal timeless principles of risk management and strategic investing.
Joel Kocher, CEO of Humann, shares his journey of discovering nitric oxide, building a $200M company focused on cardiovascular health, and revealing the importance of adaptability, talent acquisition, and doing things right over doing them quickly.
A podcast episode exploring three innovative startups: SpatialGen's spatial video cloud infrastructure, Hux's personalized audio AI platform, and ChessEver's specialized broadcasting platform for serious chess players.
Mark Suman discusses building Maple AI, an open-source, privacy-preserving AI platform that uses secure enclaves and encryption to protect user data, offering a verifiable alternative to centralized AI models while maintaining performance and convenience.
Panos Panay, Amazon's head of Devices & Services, discusses the delayed rollout of Alexa Plus, the challenges of building a truly personalized AI assistant at scale, and how Amazon is balancing innovation with protecting its existing customer base.
Keith Rabois discusses the potential of AI, geopolitics, and economic innovation, exploring topics ranging from sovereign AI and the future of big tech to the Middle East peace process and the importance of asking the right questions.
Jimmy Fallon and Bozoma Saint John discuss how to create breakthrough moments for brands, shows, and personal careers by staying authentic, adapting to changing platforms, and consistently showing up with energy and passion.
A deep dive into the AI bubble, exploring how circular investments, speculative trading, and concentrated market gains signal potential market risks, with insights on diversification and long-term investing strategies.
Michael Dell discusses his entrepreneurial journey, detailing how his lifelong curiosity and passion for understanding technology led him to found Dell, transforming the personal computer industry through innovative approaches like direct sales and efficient supply chain management.
OpenAI's massive $1 trillion infrastructure investment raises concerns about the sustainability of AI development, with skepticism growing about whether the current compute-heavy approach will lead to artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Harry and guests discuss OpenAI's strategic chip partnership with AMD, venture capital trends, high-valuation startup rounds, and the emerging dynamics of "king making" in tech investment, highlighting the complex interplay of capital, innovation, and market strategy.
Alexis Rivas discusses how Cover is addressing the US housing crisis by building custom, high-quality homes using a vertically integrated, factory-based approach that aims to revolutionize home construction through standardization, efficiency, and innovative design.
OpenAI's Dev Day 2025 podcast episode discusses the launch of Apps SDK, Agent Kit, MCP protocol, and the growing importance of prompting in AI development, highlighting the company's iterative approach to building developer tools and expanding their platform.
Sam Altman and OpenAI partner with AMD on a massive chip deal while also developing a secretive AI device with Jony Ive, facing technical challenges and compute constraints.
A nuanced exploration of the technological, engineering, and cultural differences between the US and China, examining their competition, strengths, and potential paths forward in areas like manufacturing, infrastructure, and innovation.
A financial expert challenges the concept of passive income and explores the psychological aspects of spending money, revealing how our relationship with money is deeply rooted in our emotions, aspirations, and desire for status.
OpenAI launches Sora, a new AI-powered social media app that generates hyper-realistic videos, sparking discussions about the future of content creation, AI's impact on social media, and potential challenges to the creator economy.
OpenAI launches Sora, a new AI-powered social media app with hyper-realistic video generation that sparks discussions about the future of content creation, AI ethics, and the potential disruption of the creator economy.
Jason and Lon discuss the rise of AI-powered browsers, OpenAI's Sora app reaching #1 on the iOS App Store, and explore various startup and tech trends, including a potential new business model for tracking government fraud.
An in-depth exploration of artificial intelligence's potential to revolutionize medicine, examining its capabilities and limitations in diagnosing diseases, drug discovery, clinical trials, and health monitoring.
In a conversation with Stanford Medical School Dean Lloyd Minor, Derek Thompson explores the current capabilities and limitations of AI in medicine, examining its potential to diagnose diseases, design drugs, accelerate clinical trials, and help manage chronic illness.
A deep dive into Ali Rowghani's career at Pixar, Twitter, and Y Combinator, exploring the importance of maintaining high standards, understanding users, and helping founders build successful companies through intimate, personalized support.
Pavel Durov shares his journey of building Telegram, fighting for freedom of speech, and protecting user privacy while discussing his principles, technological innovations, and experiences facing pressure from governments and organizations.
Ford CEO Jim Farley discusses the company's new EV platform, competition with China, tariffs, the importance of blue-collar jobs, and the future of in-car digital experiences in an wide-ranging interview.
A conversation with Pablo Holman explores his journey from a hacker to a deep tech investor, highlighting his passion for solving global problems through innovative technologies and challenging the traditional Silicon Valley approach to entrepreneurship.
A wide-ranging podcast episode covering the new iPhone Air, Meta's upcoming smart glasses, OpenAI's business developments, the rise of AI companionship, and San Francisco's emerging "996" work culture.
In this episode of Hard Fork, Kevin and Casey discuss Apple's latest iPhone event, highlighting incremental improvements and the new AirPods Pro with live translation features, while questioning whether the smartphone era has peaked. They then interview Eliezer Yudkowsky about his new book, which warns of existential risks from artificial intelligence and argues for a global moratorium on advanced AI development.
ARM is exploring ways to optimize mobile devices for generative AI by developing specialized chips and techniques like model compression, quantization, and flexible hardware architectures. The company is focusing on reducing model sizes, experimenting with different data types, and creating tools that enable efficient AI inference across various computing units like CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs.
James Dyson's extraordinary journey from struggling inventor to successful entrepreneur is a testament to his stubborn genius, marked by unwavering determination and a relentless pursuit of innovation through 5,127 prototypes of his revolutionary vacuum cleaner. His business philosophy centers on difference, total control, and the belief that perseverance, not brilliance, is the key to transformative success.
Oracle's stock surged 36% after announcing robust earnings and a potential $300 billion compute contract with OpenAI, though experts caution the deal's feasibility. Apple's latest product launch underwhelmed investors, with shares declining after the announcement of incremental updates to iPhone, Watch, and AirPods.
Silicon Valley tech leaders dined with Trump, with 33 executives attending a dinner aimed at discussing AI dominance, though the real purpose seemed to be praising the president. The August jobs report revealed a weak labor market, with only 22,000 jobs added and unemployment rising, particularly among young workers.
At the White House Tech Dinner, top tech leaders gathered with President Trump to discuss innovation, infrastructure, and economic growth, with participants expressing support for the administration's pro-business agenda. The dinner featured notable figures like Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Sam Altman, and was characterized by a sense of cooperation and alignment among competing tech titans.
Gary Vee interviews Guy Kawasaki about his new book "Think Remarkable," which distills insights from 220 podcast interviews with remarkable people into a 170-page guide for personal growth. The book explores how making a difference and maintaining a growth mindset are key to becoming remarkable, focusing on the stages of growth, grit, and grace.
Google had a remarkable week, potentially powering Apple's Siri with its Gemini AI and successfully fending off a major antitrust challenge. The company also made waves with its impressive Nano Banana image generation model, solidifying its position as a leader in generative AI.
Google narrowly avoided a breakup in an antitrust ruling that keeps its exclusive search deals largely intact, disappointing antitrust advocates who sought more significant penalties. The ruling allows Google to continue paying partners like Apple for default search placement, with only minor restrictions that may not meaningfully impact the company's market dominance.
Here's a concise two-sentence description of the episode: Benedict Evans, a technology analyst known for his insightful perspectives, discusses the current state of AI, exploring its potential as a platform shift and drawing parallels with past technological transformations. He offers nuanced views on AI's impact, challenging both overhyped and overly pessimistic narratives while examining how different tech companies are positioning themselves in this emerging landscape.
In this episode of Sourcery, Patrick McGee discusses Apple's massive investment in China, exploring how the company invested billions of dollars to build manufacturing capabilities and train workers in a complex supply chain. McGee reveals the geopolitical implications of Apple's strategy, highlighting how the company became deeply entrenched in China's manufacturing ecosystem while helping to develop the country's technological competence.
Dan Martell shares his transformative approach to building systems that allow businesses to run independently, focusing on key strategies like defining a North Star metric, implementing the ten-eighty-ten rule for team delegation, and using the "camcorder method" for creating dynamic standard operating procedures. He emphasizes the importance of measuring leading and lagging indicators, and ultimately encourages entrepreneurs to lead from their "zone of genius" to scale their businesses without being bogged down in day-to-day tasks.
Here's a two-sentence description for the episode: The U.S. government takes a 10% stake in Intel, sparking debates about government intervention in the private sector, while Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signals potential rate cuts at the Jackson Hole conference. Meanwhile, OnlyFans reports impressive financial growth, highlighting its success in capitalizing on societal trends of loneliness and digital intimacy.
Here's a two-sentence description for the episode: Mohnish Pabrai, a billionaire investor, shares his mental models for entrepreneurial success, emphasizing risk reduction, the power of cloning successful business ideas, and the importance of finding and addressing market gaps. Through compelling stories and insights, Pabrai reveals how aspiring entrepreneurs can minimize risk, leverage existing business models, and create wealth by focusing on delivering value and maintaining a long-term perspective.