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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 2, 2025

What's Next For BTC, Crypto's Biggest Innovation & Picking Winners In 2025

1000x Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Leverage Kills: Excessive open interest relative to price movement is a clearer warning sign than funding rates alone; avoid getting over-levered at market highs.
  2. Perps are the Future: Perpetual swaps are a superior financial product for speculation and could see explosive growth, with crypto platforms leading the charge if US regulation permits.
  3. Buy the Geopolitical Dip (Wisely): Bitcoin often dips on geopolitical scares but rallies on subsequent government stimulus, presenting strategic entry points.
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June 2, 2025

Debate: How to Value an L1 Token

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. L1 Valuation is Evolving: Investors are moving beyond simple metrics, seeking frameworks that capture both transactional utility (REV) and monetary premium (RSOV).
  2. The "Money" Angle is Key: Understanding L1 tokens as emerging forms of non-sovereign money, with value driven by capital flows and store-of-value properties, is critical for long-term investment theses.
  3. Focus on Real Yield Drivers: For investors, analyzing how L1s plan to capture value from contentious state (e.g., sequencing fees) is crucial, as this will be a durable source of real yield and token demand.
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June 2, 2025

Bitcoin Hits Escape Velocity! Mike Novogratz on the Bond Crisis, Genius Act & AI’s Crypto Future

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Bitcoin's Bull Run is Just Starting: Driven by broad adoption and macro uncertainty, Bitcoin has hit "escape velocity" with significant upside potential.
  2. Regulatory Winds Have Shifted: The impending Genius Act and a more crypto-friendly SEC are set to unleash a wave of innovation and institutional participation.
  3. Tokenization & AI are Converging: The tokenization of real-world assets, especially equities, and the build-out of AI infrastructure (often by crypto-related entities) are major growth vectors.
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June 2, 2025

Finding Product Market Fit In Crypto

Lightspeed

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Infrastructure is the New Frontier:** Prioritize crypto ventures using blockchain as a foundational layer to innovate and compete with Web2, moving beyond purely crypto-centric applications.
  2. **Solve Real Problems, Not Chase Hypotheses:** True PMF stems from addressing tangible user pain points; market creation is often a byproduct of successful problem-solving, not an initial goal.
  3. **Large Markets Fuel Pivots:** While a sharp focus is vital, building within a substantial market provides the necessary runway and adjacent opportunities critical for navigating the path to PMF.
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June 2, 2025

The Race to Replace Mainnet | Ian Unsworth, Kairos Research

0xResearch

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. UX is King: Seamless, integrated user experiences (like Hyperliquid's or a desired "Robin Hood for crypto") will win, as fragmentation (EVM L2s) breeds user frustration and churn.
  2. Solana's Ascent: Alpenlow’s 150ms finality and zero voting costs significantly enhance Solana's competitive edge, driven by an "underdog" culture of relentless improvement.
  3. ETH's Identity Search: Ethereum needs decisive leadership and a unified technical/narrative strategy to counter fragmentation and challengers; price pressure often serves as its main catalyst for action.
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June 1, 2025

We Asked Flood About His Hyperliquid Bull Thesis

The Rollup

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Hyperliquid (Hype) is King:** Flood states, "It's the only asset that matters in crypto other than Bitcoin... Nothing else makes money," citing its strong fundamentals and mispricing.
  2. **L1s are Uninvestable Commodities:** Focus on applications and frontends that directly serve users; L1s are a race to the bottom on fees and vulnerable to tech disruption.
  3. **Builder Codes Fuel an Ecosystem:** Hyperliquid's permissionless monetization will attract a wave of development, creating a moat through network effects and specialized user experiences.
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