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AI Podcasts

February 4, 2026

Ozempic Won't Solve America's Obesity Problem

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The healthcare system is moving from reactive, acute care to proactive, preventative interventions, driven by the unsustainable costs of chronic disease and a growing understanding of environmental health.
  2. Build infrastructure that financially incentivizes lifestyle interventions, such as TrueMed's HSA/FSA payment rails for health-promoting products and services.
  3. The next decade will see hundreds of billions of dollars redirected towards preventative health. Companies that bridge the gap between lifestyle choices and healthcare financing will capture significant market share.
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February 3, 2026

SpaceX Engineer Explains America's Biggest Energy Mistake | Scott Nolan, CEO of General Matter

The Generalist

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Shift: Global energy demand, driven by AI, forces a strategic re-evaluation of nuclear power. This creates a window for nations to re-shore critical energy infrastructure, moving from reliance on adversaries to domestic, cost-competitive solutions.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Investigate companies addressing foundational supply chain gaps in critical industries like energy. Look for teams with a "first principles" engineering approach and a track record of commercializing hard tech.
  3. The Bottom Line: America's energy independence and its ability to power future technological growth, like AI, hinge on rebuilding domestic nuclear fuel enrichment. This is not just an industrial opportunity; it is a national security imperative.
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February 4, 2026

The Economic Singularity Will Make Today’s Economy Unrecognizable w/ Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross

Milk Road AI

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Shift: AI-driven hyperdeflation is colliding with the technical reality of autonomous AI agents creating their own crypto-backed economies, threatening a decoupling from human fiat systems.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Investigate and build infrastructure that bridges human and AI economies, focusing on fiat-to-crypto rails that can accommodate agent-driven transactions to prevent a complete split.
  3. The Bottom Line: The next 5-10 years will see an unprecedented economic transformation. Understanding AI's deflationary power and the emerging AI agent economy is critical for navigating a world where traditional economic models may no longer apply.
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February 3, 2026

OpenClaw Makes AI Agents and CPUs Get Real

Semi Doped

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The time of practical AI agents is here, moving compute demand beyond pure GPU inference to a significant reliance on CPUs for coordination, data handling, and security.
  2. Evaluate your agent deployment strategy now, prioritizing sandboxed environments (VPS, dedicated local servers) and exploring cost-optimized model routing to manage API expenses.
  3. Prepare for a future where AI agents become integral to workflows, but recognize the hidden infrastructure costs and security implications, particularly the growing importance of CPU capacity and robust access controls.
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February 4, 2026

⚡️ Context graphs: AI’s trillion-dollar opportunity — Jaya Gupta, Ashu Garg, Foundation Capital

Latent Space

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The shift from "how" to "why" in AI agent capabilities creates a new, multi-trillion-dollar market for companies that can capture institutional decision logic.
  2. Invest in or build agentic systems that are in the "right path" of business processes, actively capturing decision traces from unstructured data.
  3. Hundreds of context graphs will be in production at scale within a year, defining a new "context graph stack." The winning companies will be those that master this flywheel, extracting value to accelerate automation and build deep, defensible moats.
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February 2, 2026

We Entered an Era Where No One Knows What Comes Next

Turing Post

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The shift from linear, bottleneck-driven technological progress to a multi-layered, interconnected advancement model in AI has rendered traditional forecasting obsolete, forcing a re-evaluation of what "singularity" truly represents.
  2. Prioritize adaptability: Invest in modular, composable AI infrastructure and tools that thrive in multi-layered, unpredictable environments, rather than betting on single-bottleneck solutions.
  3. The inability to narrate AI's future means traditional roadmaps are obsolete; success hinges on navigating simultaneous, interconnected advancements and embracing the emergent.
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February 3, 2026

Why The Laws of Startup Physics Have Changed | Ben Horowitz Interview

Invest Like The Best

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The era of infrastructure-heavy tech deployment is over; AI's internet-native nature means immediate, widespread application. This shifts the competitive advantage from capital-intensive builds to rapid iteration and data leverage.
  2. Invest in companies that are not just using AI, but are fundamentally rethinking their business models around AI's ability to collapse traditional cost structures and accelerate product development.
  3. AI is a force multiplier for both individual opportunity and national power. Understanding its immediate deployability and the new rules of company building is crucial for investors and builders aiming to lead in the next wave of innovation over the next 12-24 months.
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February 2, 2026

Ben Horowitz and David Solomon: The Sweetest Macro Spot in 40 Years

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus, coupled with a deregulatory environment, creates a powerful tailwind for financial assets and tech, driving a capital investment super cycle.
  2. Investors should prioritize companies with proprietary data and GPU access, as these are the new moats in an AI-driven world where traditional software leads are eroding.
  3. The convergence of a stimulative macro environment and AI's disruptive force means capital will flow to those who can scale, innovate, and navigate complex policy landscapes, making strategic positioning now critical for future relevance.
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February 3, 2026

Inside The Biggest Uranium Deal In 50 Years | Scott Nolan, CEO of General Matter

The Generalist

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Geopolitical tensions and the insatiable energy demands of the AI revolution are forcing a re-evaluation of national energy security.
  2. Invest in companies applying "first principles" engineering and a commercial cost-reduction mindset to foundational, capital-intensive industries.
  3. The US nuclear fuel supply chain is undergoing a rapid, government-backed revitalization.
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Crypto Podcasts

June 19, 2025

Crypto Options Are Broken

Forward Guidance

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Listed is Better (For Now): For functional crypto options, look to products on established, regulated exchanges with competitive market-making; on-chain options are largely unworkable due to poor liquidity and structure.
  2. US Spot Market Needs a Shake-Up: The high costs and concentration in US spot crypto trading stifle accessibility; more competition is essential.
  3. Market Structure is Destiny: The design of a market—its rules, incentives, and competitive landscape—ultimately determines execution quality and cost, far more than the underlying asset itself.
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June 19, 2025

Institutional Capital Is Reshaping Crypto | Analyst Round Table

0xResearch

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Fundamentals First: The "revenue meta" is here to stay; projects without real earnings or clear paths to profitability will struggle.
  2. Institutions are Driving: With institutional players dominating trading volumes, expect crypto valuations to increasingly align with traditional financial metrics and scrutiny.
  3. Value Accrual is King: Tokens must demonstrate how they capture and return value to holders; mechanisms like revenue share and buybacks are becoming non-negotiable.
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June 19, 2025

How The Token Transparency Framework Will Impact Prices

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Transparency Pays:** Projects embracing transparency will likely see a long-term price premium, appealing to sophisticated, long-horizon investors.
  2. **Clarity Cuts Through Noise:** Fundamentally strong but poorly communicated projects can leverage the framework to gain visibility and investor trust.
  3. **Bad Actors Beware:** The framework is designed to punish extractive and scam projects, cleaning up the ecosystem and redirecting resources to genuine innovation.
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June 18, 2025

Introducing The Token Transparency Framework

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Shine a Light: The Framework allows legitimate projects ("peaches") to differentiate themselves from opaque or scammy ones ("lemons"), potentially reducing the 80% "lemon discount."
  2. Investor Shield: Provides investors a standardized checklist to assess a token's structural integrity beyond just its hype, looking at critical areas like equity vs. token alignment and fund use.
  3. Market Integrity Boost: Widespread adoption could significantly improve market transparency, attract institutional capital, and discourage nefarious actors, ultimately strengthening the entire crypto ecosystem.
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June 17, 2025

Analyzing Public Crypto Vehicles This Cycle

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Public Equities Offer Familiarity:** Investors are gravitating towards public crypto vehicles for their established legal structures and operational simplicity over direct token holdings.
  2. **Leverage Looks Different Now:** Today's public crypto plays (e.g., MicroStrategy) exhibit significantly less leverage than the high-risk trades that caused meltdowns last cycle.
  3. **Securities Classification Could Be Bullish:** Regulating tokens as securities might unlock substantial institutional capital, providing clearer rules and bolstering market stability.
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June 17, 2025

Solana ETFs Are Coming With Carlos Gonzalez Campo

Lightspeed

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Solana ETFs are knocking on the door**, potentially armed with staking yield and a clearer TradFi narrative than their Ethereum counterparts.
  2. **The DEX arena is a battlefield**: CLOBs on specialized infrastructure are rising, challenging AMMs and reshaping liquidity for everything from blue-chips to memecoins.
  3. **Stablecoins are crypto's killer app going mainstream**, with Circle's IPO firing the starting gun for broader investor participation and a new wave of competition.
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