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AI Podcasts

February 11, 2026

Ep#62: PolaRiS: Scalable Real-to-Sim Evaluations for Generalist Robot Policies

RoboPapers

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The rise of generalist robot policies demands a new generation of evaluation tools that are both scalable and highly correlated with real-world performance.
  2. Adopt hybrid real-to-sim evaluation frameworks like PolaRiS to accelerate robot policy iteration and ensure real-world applicability.
  3. Reliable, scalable simulation is no longer a pipe dream; it's a present reality for rigid body tasks. This means faster development cycles and more robust robot policies in the next 6-12 months.
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February 11, 2026

Ep#62: PolaRiS: Scalable Real-to-Sim Evaluations for Generalist Robot Policies

RoboPapers

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. PolaRiS simplifies new benchmark creation.
  2. Adopt PolaRiS for rapid policy iteration on pick-and-place tasks.
  3. PolaRiS provides the tools to build a community-driven suite of benchmarks.
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February 11, 2026

Ep#62: PolaRiS: Scalable Real-to-Sim Evaluations for Generalist Robot Policies

RoboPapers

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The rise of generalist robot policies, trained on large real-world datasets, demands a new evaluation framework. PolaRiS provides a scalable, real-world correlated simulation, moving robotics towards an LLM-like benchmark ecosystem where models are tested for zero-shot generalization across diverse, easily created environments.
  2. Adopt PolaRiS to rapidly iterate on robot policies. Leverage its real-to-sim environment generation and minimal sim-code training to achieve high correlation with real-world performance, significantly cutting development time and cost compared to physical testing.
  3. For builders and investors, PolaRiS means faster, cheaper, and more reliable robot policy development. This tool accelerates the path to deployable, generalist robots, making advanced robotics more accessible and competitive in the next 6-12 months.
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February 11, 2026

Ep#62: PolaRiS: Scalable Real-to-Sim Evaluations for Generalist Robot Policies

RoboPapers

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The push for generalist robot policies, akin to foundation models in other AI fields, necessitates a shift from bespoke, real-world-only evaluations to scalable, correlated simulation benchmarks.
  2. Adopt PolaRiS for faster policy iteration. Integrate small, diverse sets of *unrelated* sim data into your co-training mix to significantly boost real-to-sim correlation.
  3. Robotics is moving towards LLM-style benchmarking.
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February 10, 2026

The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital)

Invest Like The Best

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. While the market obsesses over "bits" and rapid tech disruption, 3G Capital demonstrates that enduring value often resides in "atoms"—physical businesses with strong brands and direct customer relationships. This highlights a counter-cyclical opportunity in overlooked, tangible assets.
  2. Cultivate an owner-operator mentality in your ventures. Focus on attracting and empowering top talent with significant equity, then decentralize execution while maintaining clear strategic alignment.
  3. In the next 6-12 months, prioritize investments in businesses with defensible customer relationships and clear, long-term growth runways, even if they appear "boring." Your ability to instill a true ownership culture will be a differentiator, driving outsized returns where others chase fleeting trends.
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February 10, 2026

The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital)

Invest Like The Best

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. In a world where capital is abundant but truly great businesses are rare and often overpriced, 3G's model highlights a strategic pivot: deep, operator-led concentration on defensible, customer-centric assets with long-term growth potential, rather than broad, passive diversification.
  2. Cultivate an "owner operator" mindset within your organization, pushing decision-making closer to the problems and aligning incentives with long-term shareholder value, not just short-term metrics.
  3. Over the next 6-12 months, focus on identifying businesses with strong, direct customer relationships and inherent resistance to technological disruption. These "forever businesses," often family-controlled, offer a more reliable path to compounding returns than pursuing fleeting trends or commoditized assets.
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February 10, 2026

The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital)

Invest Like The Best

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Shift: In an era of rapid technological change, businesses with strong, direct customer relationships and physical moats are increasingly resilient. Technology should improve, not replace, core offerings.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Cultivate a "brand bigger than the business" mindset. Seek out established brands with global recognition but underperforming operations, then apply rigorous, owner-operator principles to create latent value and growth.
  3. The Bottom Line: Long-term thinking and a relentless focus on people and business quality, even in a concentrated portfolio, remain the most powerful engines for compounding capital. This means patience, deep operational involvement, and a willingness to bet big on exceptional talent.
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February 10, 2026

The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital)

Invest Like The Best

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. 3G commits to one investment per fund, deploying significant internal capital alongside partners. This focus allows for rigorous downside analysis and patience, ensuring only truly exceptional businesses are acquired.
  2. 3G partners are seasoned operators who step into businesses, aligning incentives with ownership. This hands-on approach ensures decisions serve the business's long-term health, not just short-term management goals.
  3. 3G prioritizes businesses that directly own their customer relationships, like Burger King or Hunter Douglas. This direct connection reduces disintermediation risk from retailers or new technologies.
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February 10, 2026

The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital)

Invest Like The Best

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The value of businesses with strong physical moats and direct customer relationships increases.
  2. Cultivate an "owner-operator" mentality within your organization.
  3. Identifying and transforming businesses with inherent quality and defensibility will be the key to compounding capital.
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Crypto Podcasts

June 11, 2025

What Is Flipcash? | Ted Livingston

Lightspeed

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Digital Cash, Real Utility: Flipcash aims to make digital money feel like physical cash—instant, easy, and universally acceptable, starting with a seamless USDC experience.
  2. Solana Speed is Key: The app's core "wow" factor of instant transactions relies heavily on Solana's performance, underscoring the blockchain's capability for consumer-facing applications.
  3. Onboarding Solved?: Requiring a small purchase for an account, immediately offset by a USDC bonus, tackles the "empty wallet" problem, driving immediate engagement and demonstrating value.
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June 11, 2025

Former Fed Official & Stablecoin Expert On The Future Of Money | Robert Bench

Forward Guidance

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Card Networks Disrupted**: Stablecoins are poised to dismantle the high-fee "tax" imposed by traditional card payment systems, with innovators like Stripe leading the charge.
  2. **Internet Re-Incentivized**: Ultra-efficient stablecoin networks (like Radius's vision) could replace the ad-driven "attention economy" with a new model of direct value exchange for digital services, driven by AI agents.
  3. **Currency Cold War Heats Up**: The race for digital currency dominance is on, with USD stablecoins, China's e-CNY, and potentially Bitcoin vying to be the backbone of the next-gen global economy, likely leading to fewer, more standardized global currencies.
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June 10, 2025

Wall Street Loves Circle, Crypto's Next Bullish Catalyst?

1000x Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Appetite is Insatiable: Investor demand for any crypto-related exposure is immense, capable of pumping stocks like Circle's despite questionable financials.
  2. Fundamentals Still (Should) Matter: Circle's low margins, high costs, and interest rate sensitivity paint a precarious picture, a "terrible company" according to one host, even if its stock moons.
  3. Hype Cycle Peaks & Troughs: The current frenzy across crypto-linked stocks (Circle, potential Ripple IPO, Coinbase, MSTR) signals significant hype, which historically precedes market corrections.
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June 10, 2025

Crypto's Fastest Payments App, Only Possible On Solana | Ted Livingston

Lightspeed

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Flipcash is betting that a hyper-fast, intuitive "digital cash" experience, leveraging Solana's speed and a novel L2, can carve out a unique niche in the crowded payments landscape.
  2. The shift to USDC and a clever onboarding mechanism (pay for account, get instant credit) aims to overcome common crypto adoption hurdles related to volatility and empty wallets.
  3. Solana's Speed is a Moat: Flipcash's core "instant cash" UX is explicitly tied to Solana's performance, highlighting the chain's capability for consumer-facing applications demanding high speed.
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June 10, 2025

Bits + Bips LIVE - June 9th, 2025

Unchained

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Political Winds Shift Crypto Sails: The Trump-Musk fallout underscores the urgency for clear crypto legislation, as policy can be derailed by high-level discord.
  2. Stablecoin Showdown Looms: Circle's hot IPO masks a fiercely competitive future where big banks could disrupt incumbents by leveraging distribution and offering yield.
  3. Q4 Top Signal? The flurry of crypto IPOs (Circle, potentially Gemini, Kraken) and soaring Bitcoin treasury adoption might signal a market peak approaching in Q4 2025 or Q1 2026.
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June 9, 2025

Why We Are Bullish

1000x Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Bitcoin is king: Expect Bitcoin to outperform traditional assets significantly; avoid fumbling this generational chance through common investor errors.
  2. Evolve your strategy: The game has shifted from infrastructure hype and rapid trading to identifying and holding quality applications and tokens like Hyperliquid or Syrup with longer horizons.
  3. Appetite meets fundamentals: While hype can drive initial pumps (e.g., Circle IPO), sustainable value lies in strong business models (Tether's organic growth) and clear token utility.
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