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AI Podcasts

January 14, 2026

Identity for AI Agents - Patrick Riley & Carlos Galan, Auth0

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from interactive chat to autonomous "task runners" requires a shift from session-based identity to delegated, long-term authorization.
  2. Implement the Token Vault pattern to decouple your agent logic from the mess of OAuth token refreshing.
  3. In the next year, the "Agentic Web" will live or die by trust. If you cannot prove an agent is authorized to act, it is just a fancy toy.
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January 15, 2026

AI and the Future of Warfare with US Under Secretary of War Emil Michael

No Priors: AI, Machine Learning, Tech, & Startups

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Shift: The Great Re-Shoring. National security now depends on domestic production of critical minerals and semiconductors.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Build for Scale. Prioritize manufacturing competence over pure software features to win government contracts.
  3. The Bottom Line: The defense industrial base is being rebuilt from the ground up. The next decade belongs to the builders who can merge Silicon Valley speed with the Pentagon's scale.
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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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Crypto Podcasts

May 27, 2025

The Altseason Rotation Has Begun! Here's The Data Behind the Next Rotation

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Rotation Imminent: Data suggests Bitcoin's strength is setting the stage for capital to flow into altcoins, particularly Ether, which is seen as "hated" and due for a rebound against Bitcoin.
  2. Macro is Bullish (For Now): Continued fiscal spending and an anticipated stablecoin bill are significant tailwinds, though summer may bring some turbulence.
  3. Strategic Allocation is Key: Focus on assets with strong fundamentals or high attention. Consider beta plays like "blue-chip" meme coins (Pepe for ETH, Bonk for SOL) for higher-risk, higher-reward exposure, but plan exits for speculative positions.
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May 27, 2025

Travis Millott: Tao Templar, Bittensor Subnets, Dynamic Tao, Mining, Crypto Education | Ep. 44

Ventura Labs

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Dynamic Tao is High-Risk: Approach investments with extreme caution; the market is volatile, and significant capital loss is a tangible risk.
  2. Embrace Unpredictable Innovation: Bittensor's core value lies in its capacity to generate unforeseen, groundbreaking solutions from a global, permissionless, and competitive talent pool.
  3. Substrate Chain Decentralization is Critical: The successful decentralization of Bittensor's foundational layer is a paramount upcoming milestone for its long-term viability, security, and censorship resistance.
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May 26, 2025

The Bitcoin Treasury Playbook With Tyler Evans & Josh Solesbury

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Global Takeover: Bitcoin treasury strategies are rapidly globalizing, creating new Bitcoin-proxy investment vehicles in numerous capital markets.
  2. Investor Vigilance: While "Bitcoin plus" returns are alluring, investors must critically assess MNAV multiples and beware of highly leveraged companies lacking strong, transparent leadership.
  3. Reverse Tokenization is Real: Crypto assets are increasingly entering traditional finance via these public companies, fundamentally changing institutional access and perception.
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May 26, 2025

Why Analysts Are Valuing ETH All Wrong

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **L1s are Money, Not Stocks:** Stop trying to fit square pegs (L1s) into round holes (DCF models for companies). Their value accrues like money, through network effects and demand for their monetary properties.
  2. **RSOV is Your New Lens:** Use RSOV to gauge the "stickiness" of capital in an L1 ecosystem. A growing RSOV suggests a strengthening monetary base and potentially a rising valuation floor.
  3. **ETH's RSOV Story:** ETH, when viewed through the RSOV lens, appears undervalued relative to assets like Bitcoin, especially considering catalysts like EIP-4844 ("proto-danksharding") and the growth of its L2 ecosystem, which drives ETH's use as a store of value.
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May 23, 2025

Entering Ethereum’s New Era | Tomasz Stańczak

Bell Curve

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Aggressive Scaling is Non-Negotiable: The EF is committed to exponential L1 scaling to support a vastly larger on-chain economy.
  2. TradFi Integration is Here: Ethereum is the prime venue for tokenizing real-world assets, bridging traditional finance with decentralized systems.
  3. A Renewed "Winning" Culture: The EF is adopting a more proactive, delivery-focused approach to ensure Ethereum's continued leadership and impact.
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May 23, 2025

Entering Ethereum’s New Era | Tomasz Stańczak

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Aggressive Execution: The Ethereum Foundation is adopting a "winning" mindset, prioritizing product delivery, engineering excellence, and rapid scaling (e.g., 3x annual gas limit increases).
  2. Deepening Capital Markets: Ethereum is solidifying its position as the primary settlement layer for RWAs and the burgeoning on-chain finance sector, attracting significant institutional interest.
  3. Innovation Frontier: Expect new waves of innovation in NFTs (tied to RWAs and AI) and enhanced L2 interoperability, driven by advancements like real-time ZK proofs.
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