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AI Podcasts

January 15, 2026

Ben & Marc: Why Everything Is About to Get 10x Bigger

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from software eating the world to AI reinventing the computer means every existing market cap is a floor.
  2. Prioritize the non-fungible creator by providing monetization tools that bypass legacy gatekeepers.
  3. We are entering a period of asymmetric payoffs where the art of picking original thinkers matters more than historical data.
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January 13, 2026

Paul Rosolie: Uncontacted Tribes in the Amazon Jungle | Lex Fridman Podcast #489

Lex Fridman

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Trend: Biological Sovereignty. As global systems destabilize, the Amazon remains the most critical piece of biological infrastructure on the planet.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Support Jungle Keepers. Direct capital to organizations that convert loggers into rangers to secure land concessions.
  3. The Amazon is a finite asset under active siege. Protecting it requires a blend of primitive survival skills and high-tech surveillance over the next 18 months.
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January 12, 2026

Jensen Huang says robots will have human capabilities this year! The Robots at CES Had.. Other Plans

Turing Post

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Pivot: As generative AI masters simulation, the physical world becomes a high-fidelity playground for software.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Invest in the "brain" layer rather than the "limb" layer. Software that can generalize across different hardware forms will capture the most value.
  3. The next decade belongs to embodied AI that reasons in real time. If you are waiting for the hardware to look perfect before paying attention, you will miss the moment the software takes over the physical world.
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January 12, 2026

Your MCP Server is Bad (and you should feel bad) - Jeremiah Lowin, Prefect

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Pivot: Context as Product. We are moving from raw data transport to opinionated context delivery.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Prune your endpoints. Remove any tool that requires more than one step to achieve a business result.
  3. The Bottom Line: The winners of the agentic era will be those who build the best Agentic Interface Guidelines.
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January 12, 2026

OpenAI + @Temporalio : Building Durable, Production Ready Agents - Cornelia Davis, Temporal

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The industry is moving from "Agent as a Script" to "Agent as a Durable Service" where state management is handled by the infrastructure.
  2. Wrap your existing API tools in the `activity_as_tool` function to gain automatic retries and execution history.
  3. Reliability is the only moat in the agentic economy. If your agent cannot survive a server restart during a three-day task, it is not ready for the enterprise.
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January 13, 2026

How Ladder Became #1 Strength Training App

Invest Like The Best

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Trend: The move from fragmented content libraries to integrated health systems where AI synthesizes biomarkers and movement.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Construct internal LLM tools to categorize qualitative feedback. This turns thousands of raw reviews into a precise roadmap.
  3. The Bottom Line: Building a $100M ARR consumer app requires mastery of both growth loops and product retention. Solve for the daily habit to win the long game.
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January 13, 2026

Ben Horowitz on Investing in AI: AI Bubbles, Economic Impact, and VC Acceleration

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from general-purpose AI to specialized application layers. As foundation models commoditize, value migrates to the "fat tail" of human-centric complexity.
  2. Prioritize building or investing in "DNA of the future" companies that incumbents must eventually acquire to survive. Focus on winning the "point of attack" by staying deep in the technical details.
  3. We are in a unique market where demand growth justifies high valuations. Success over the next year depends on identifying founders who are the absolute best in the world at one specific thing.
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January 13, 2026

It's Time To Build

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Shift: Infrastructure Invisibility. As core technologies become background noise, value moves from the pipes to the unique experiences built on top of them.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Reject Mediocrity. Audit your product for average features and replace them with high-conviction improvements that competitors are too lazy to attempt.
  3. The Bottom Line: Building is the only way to ensure the future happens. If you do not create the next version of reality, you are stuck living in an outdated vision.
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January 13, 2026

Nothing’s Carl Pei on Building a $1B Smartphone Company and Why He Thinks About Death Every Week

The Generalist

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from hardware specs to emotional hardware where brand identity and OS-native AI become the primary moats.
  2. Prioritize arbitrage opportunities in marketing by finding underpriced attention on platforms like TikTok before they become crowded.
  3. Success in mature markets requires a Genghis Khan method: be a talent scout, stay open-minded to global supply chains, and use design to win the emotional battle for the consumer's pocket.
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Crypto Podcasts

July 18, 2025

ETH Breaks New Records While BTC Hits ANOTHER All Time High

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The ETH Treasury Is The New Institutional Bid. The narrative that powered Bitcoin's run is now being replicated for ETH, but with a twist: former Bitcoin miners are leading the charge, creating a powerful, reflexive buy-cycle.
  2. ETH's Supply Squeeze Is Real. The combination of record ETF demand, minimal proof-of-stake issuance, and a re-staking culture means the buy pressure is overwhelming the available sell-side liquidity.
  3. Regulation Is Becoming A Tailwind. The expected passage of the stablecoin bill provides a legitimate foundation for institutional adoption, turning a long-time headwind into a powerful catalyst for growth.
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July 18, 2025

Breaking Down the PUMP Launch

Lightspeed

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Solana’s Watershed Moment: The smooth on-chain execution for a high-demand event proved that decentralized infrastructure is not just viable but, in this case, superior to its centralized counterparts.
  2. Value Accrual is Non-Negotiable: The era of valueless governance tokens is over. Protocols must now provide clear, tangible mechanisms like revenue sharing or buybacks to build trust and justify their valuation.
  3. The Real Game is the Front-End: While back-end infrastructure plays are viable, the ultimate prize is owning the user relationship. PUMP’s battle with Axiom for the title of the premier consumer-facing crypto app is the key narrative to watch.
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July 17, 2025

Breaking Down the PUMP Launch | Analyst Round Table

0xResearch

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. On-Chain is the New Main Stage: The Pump launch proved Solana can handle massive retail demand better than established CEXs, a major narrative shift for future token sales.
  2. Brand and Treasury Trump Daily Noise: Pump's $6B+ valuation is driven by its powerful brand and massive war chest. Investors are betting on the long-term picture, not volatile daily metrics.
  3. Value Accrual is Now Table Stakes: The 25% revenue share signals a new era. Protocols can no longer ignore direct value accrual for token holders; it's now a requirement to earn market trust.
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July 17, 2025

Why $1 Of Bitcoin Held By A Public Company Is Worth More Than $1

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Active Value Creation Over Passive Holding: The primary investment thesis is not just owning Bitcoin, but owning a company that actively works to increase your proportional stake in Bitcoin through astute capital management.
  2. Shareholders Benefit from Arbitrage: The company can issue stock at a premium to buy more assets or sell assets to buy back stock at a discount, with both actions increasing the crypto-per-share metric for existing holders.
  3. A Structurally Superior Model: This model aligns management and shareholder interests to grow NAV per share, a dynamic missing from both passive ETFs (where third parties capture arbitrage) and older closed-end funds (which suffered from principal-agent issues).
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July 17, 2025

10 Bullish ETH Charts

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Institutional Bid is Real and Diversified. Institutions are not just buying ETH via ETFs; they are building with it via stablecoins, tokenizing real-world assets on it, and holding it directly in corporate treasuries.
  2. ETH's Supply Dynamics are a Ticking Time Bomb. With issuance lower than Bitcoin, an 8-year low of supply on exchanges, and over 43% of ETH locked in smart contracts, a powerful supply shock is building beneath the surface.
  3. L2s are a Feature, Not a Bug. The temporary hit to L1 revenue is a calculated investment in mass adoption. By fostering a thriving Layer 2 ecosystem, Ethereum is sacrificing short-term fees for long-term network dominance and pricing power.
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July 16, 2025

PUMP Buybacks Initialized

0xResearch

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. PUMP is the New Memecoin Index: The market is treating PUMP as a direct proxy for the health of the entire memecoin ecosystem. Its performance is a leveraged bet on speculative activity, making it a crucial asset to watch.
  2. On-Chain Venues Are Winning: The PUMP launch was a massive fumble for centralized exchanges and a huge win for on-chain infrastructure like Solana and Hyperliquid, which handled record volume smoothly. Price discovery now happens on-chain first.
  3. The Frontend is the Next Battlefield: PUMP’s biggest challenge is not just competitors like Bonk.fun, but the risk of being disintermediated by trading apps. To survive, it must become a destination platform, not just backend infrastructure.
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