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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 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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June 17, 2025

How to Actually Grow on Crypto Twitter in 2025

The DCo Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Authenticity Over Algorithms: Ditch the generic social media playbook; your genuine interest in a specific crypto niche is your most potent growth tool.
  2. Niche Down to Blow Up: Become the go-to source for your specific passion (e.g., memecoins, DeFi protocols) by sharing your unique process and insights.
  3. The Audience Knows: Users can "sniff out" disingenuous content. Real interest and transparent sharing build trust and attract a loyal following.
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June 16, 2025

The State Of Crypto Derivatives

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Risk Re-Priced**: Post-2022, understanding and mitigating counterparty and correlated risk is paramount; high returns often masked these dangers.
  2. **TradFi Rails Accelerate Crypto**: Publicly traded vehicles and ETFs are becoming key on-ramps, channeling traditional capital into crypto and reshaping market dynamics, notably compressing volatility.
  3. **Fundamental & On-Chain Focus**: Durable value (on-chain credit, strong L1s like Solana, revenue-generating protocols) and innovative on-chain derivatives platforms (like Hyperliquid) are prime areas of growth and investor interest.
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June 16, 2025

How to Value L1s?

Lightspeed

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. App Revenue as a Current Yardstick: For now, L1 "GDP" (market cap / app revenue) offers a more stable cross-chain valuation tool than direct fees, providing an "apples-to-apples" comparison.
  2. The Inevitable Value Shift: Expect a future where applications, not L1s, capture the lion's share of value, as app take rates and business models mature. L1 valuations may compress as app valuations expand.
  3. L1s Must Innovate to Retain Value: Blockchains like Solana are actively strategizing (e.g., application-specific sequencing) to keep successful apps within their ecosystems, highlighting the growing pressure on L1s to prove their enduring value proposition beyond basic infrastructure.
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June 15, 2025

VCs Weigh In On Crypto Treasury Companies

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Treasury Strategies: High-Risk, Short-Term Plays: These vehicles are built for quick flips, not lasting value, with a high chance of premiums vanishing and values dropping below NAV.
  2. Beware the "Mania": The proliferation of treasury vehicles with increasingly lax terms signals a speculative fever; MicroStrategy is an outlier, not the rule.
  3. VCs Bet on Endurance: True crypto investing, from a venture perspective, demands patience and a focus on fundamental, long-term growth, distinct from chasing fleeting treasury premiums.
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