Podcast Episodes

Fact-Checking Mark Rober, and the Fall of TechCrunch | E2101

Episode 2101

Today’s show: Jason, Alex, and Lon break down a subreddit question: A founder builds 100% of the product, is promised equity—and now he’s being pushed out. We break down exactly what he should do nex…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Tesla vs. Mark Rober, Google’s $32B M&A Bet, & XRP’s SEC Victory | E2100

Episode 2100

Today’s show: Tesla FSD drama, Google’s massive $32B cybersecurity bet, and XRP’s SEC victory. Jason, Lon, and Alex break down the internet firestorm over Mark Rober’s viral Tesla test, why Google’s …

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

AI-Powered Coding & Space Tugboats? Inside the Future of Software & Satellites! | E2099

Today’s show: Alex interviews two incredible founders from the TWIST 500! First, Replit CEO Amjad Masad breaks down how AI-powered coding is changing software development and what the future of agent…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Self-Driving Car Myths, Klarna’s Big IPO & Netflix’s $300M Gamble | E2098

Today’s show: Jason, Alex, and Lon break down a wild viral test on self-driving cars— will FSD see through fog, or does LiDAR win? Plus, Klarna is finally going public… but is "buy now, pay later" st…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Europe’s Startup Future with Harry Stebbings | E2097

Episode 2097

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Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Project Europe a YC Riff? Nick Denton is Back! And more! | E2096

Today’s show: Europe wants to keep its founders from fleeing, AI is growing at breakneck speed, and Nick Denton is back with a spicy Twitter storm—so we had to talk about it. Jason, Alex, and Lon bre…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

The Future of AI Customer Support with LiveX AI’s Jia Li | AI Basics with Google Cloud

In this episode of AI Basics, Jason sits down with Jia Li from LiveX AI to explore how human-like AI agents are changing the game for businesses. Instead of clunky bots, these AI agents engage custom…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Student Roy Lee Hacks Amazon, SBF's Jailhouse Chat + more! | E2095

Timestamps:

(0:00) Roy Lee's hack and Amazon's reaction

(3:03) MicroStrategy's Bitcoin strategy(4:29) Market reactions to Trump's policies(6:33) Creating value in current market conditions(8:00) South …

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

AI’s Next Leap: Hyper-Realistic Agents & Unlimited Power | E2094

Today’s show: AI is evolving at lightning speed—smarter assistants, faster models, and now, the massive energy demands that come with it. In this episode, Alex dives into two cutting-edge companies f…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Coreweave IPO, AVRide & Digg is Back! | E2093

Episode 2093

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Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago