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The greatest capital broker in the nation, Simon Ziff
Episode 42
Over his 36-year career, Simon Ziff, President of Ackman-Ziff, has overseen more than $100 billion in transactions and witnessed the dramatic evolution of the real estate industry brought about by th…
Published on 1 year ago
AI policy under the Trump Administration, with Neil Chilson
Episode 41
The most important decision President Trump may face is how to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy at the Abundance Institute, is a policy insider with nearly two d…
Published on 1 year ago
From Bootstrap to Billion-Dollar Business, with Tristan Handy CEO of dbt Labs
Episode 40
The data revolution is transforming every business in the world, and Tristan Handy sits near the center of it. Starting with a simple idea, he and his team built dbt Labs into a multi-billion-dollar …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
The Rise of Build-to-Rent: A New Era in Real Estate, with Josh Hartmann CEO of NexMetro
Episode 39
Build-to-Rent (BTR) may be the biggest innovation in real estate this decade and NexMetro Communities is arguably the originator. Since 2010, NexMetro has been developing BTR projects, with over 55 p…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Are we vastly underestimating AI? with Dwarkesh Patel
Episode 38
A couple hundred people in San Francisco may be on the cusp of inventing artificial general intelligence (AGI). Yet most people are not paying close attention, are skeptical, and are certainly not in…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
The Housing Expert Guiding the Homebuilding Industry, with John Burns
Episode 37
John Burns is a renowned expert on the housing market. In this episode, John unravels the complexities of today’s economic climate and housing trends, providing a comprehensive analysis of the housin…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Breakthroughs in military technology: Lessons from history and future implications
Episode 36
Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize warfare and reshape geopolitics. Professor Andrew Wilson, professor of Strategy at the US Naval War College, explores the transformative pow…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
The 5 patterns of technology breakthroughs
Episode 35
Although each major technology wave is unique—mainframes, the personal computer, internet, mobile, cloud, and now AI—the way they have played out has been surprisingly consistent. The core financial,…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Race against recession: growth vs. debts in America
Episode 34
Two roads diverged before the US. One the way of growth and the other the way of a debt spiral. In this episode, Cardiff Garcia and Ben Miller look at the state of US dynamism vs. indebtedness, and t…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
On the state of housing, with economist Ali Wolf
Episode 33
On the latest episode of Onward, Fundrise CEO Ben Miller is joined by Ali Wolf, Chief Economist at Zonda and one of the smartest people we know for analyzing and understanding housing and the economy…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago