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Tokenmaxxing, SF Street Name Auction, Corporate Retreat Gone Wrong | Riley Walz, Aditya Bandi, Zach Shore, Hongwei Liu, Zak Kukoff, Thomas Laffont
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(00:45) - Meta Employees Tokenmaxxing (15:43) - Intel Joins the Terafab Project (29:59) - Corporate Retreat Gone Wrong (45:34) - Big Tech Teams up Against China (53:01) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:00:29) - Riley Walz, a 23-year-old software engineer and tech enthusiast, is known for… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageGoogle Doubles Down on Cloud AI, Hulk Hogan Passes Away at 71, Hill and Valley Forum Reactions | Casey Neistat, Chris Samra, Zak Kukoff, Vineeta Agarwala, Micky Malka, Alex Hawkinson
WithCasey NeistatVineeta AgarwalaZak Kukoff
MentionsGoogleMicky MalkaAndreessen HorowitzTrevor Milton
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(00:14) - Timeline (05:16) - Google Doubles Down on Cloud AI (38:10) - Hulk Hogan Passes Away at 71 (49:49) - Timeline (57:44) - Zak Kukoff is a venture capitalist with over a decade of experience in the technology and venture capital sectors, focusing on early-stage investments and… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageWindsurf Chaos Aftermath, NVIDIA Back in China, Richard Mille Deep Dive, Apple Buying $500M in Rare Earth Magnets | Zak Kukoff, Brian Venturo, Tyler Cowen, Austin Hughes, Kris Fredrickson, Dick Lucas
WithKris FredricksonTyler CowenZak Kukoff
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(00:27) - Windsurf Chaos Aftermath Breakdown (15:17) - Dwarkesh Patel Article Breakdown (27:17) - NVIDIA Back in China After Trump Meeting (30:20) - Zak Kukoff, a recurring guest on the show, discusses the U.S. government's recent decision to allow Nvidia to resume exports of its H20 AI… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageWho Is Soham Parekh? Erebor News Leaks, Microsoft Scales Back AI Chip Plans and Cuts 9,000 Jobs, Sam Altman Slams Meta’s AI Talent Poaching | Deedy Das, Emily Sundberg, Mert Mumtaz, Zak Kukoff, John Kim, Amit Jain
MentionsJohn KimGoogleMenlo Ventures
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(01:35) - Top Stories (38:42) - Crypto Bank Erebor Rises from SVB Ashes (46:12) - Microsoft Scales Back AI Chip Plans (54:11) - Sam Altman Slams Meta (57:40) - Deedy Das, a principal at Menlo Ventures, has a background in engineering and product leadership, including roles at Google and… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageApple Looks to Anthropic and OpenAI for Siri Upgrade, Senate Passes Trump's Megabill | Zak Kukoff, SWYX, Matthew Prince, Luca Netz, Julia Steinberg, Joel Hron, Mackenzie Burnett
MentionsTwo SigmaShawn Wang
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(02:32) - Apple Looks to Anthropic and OpenAI for Siri Upgrade (04:06) - Senate Passes Trump's Megabill (08:46) - Grammarly Acquires Superhuman (12:08) - Amazon on the Cusp of More Robots Than Humans in Factories (15:20) - Microsoft's AI Diagnoses Beat Doctors (19:31) - Apple Eyes… More on the show's page
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GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Live on TBPN
MentionsZak Kukoff
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(01:58) - The Current State of AI (30:43) - Robbery at the Louvre (36:50) - Timeline Reactions (41:00) - Nvidia & China (48:05) - Timeline Reactions (51:58) - Ryan Cohen is a Canadian entrepreneur and activist investor, best known for founding Chewy, an online pet retailer, and… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageWeekly Recap: The Soham Parekh Drama, Meta Attacks OpenAI, The AI Talent War, Trump's Mega Bill
MentionsMatthew PrinceZak Kukoff
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(00:03) - The Soham Parek Drama (05:39) - Soham Parek Interview (27:20) - Flo Crivello (Lindy) (38:13) - Emily Sundberg (Feed Me) (01:09:33) - Senate Passes Trump's Megabill (01:13:46) - Zak Kukoff (Lewis-Bruke Associates) (01:28:23) - Matthew Prince (Cloudflare) (02:00:03) -… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageLIVE FROM HILL & VALLEY: Jacob Helberg, Delian Asparouhov, Christian Garrett, Josh Wolfe, Eric Glyman, Karim Atiyeh, Mike Solana, Keith Rabois, Qasar Younis, Shaun Maguire, Sampriti Bhattacharyya, David Friedberg, Joshua Steinman & more
WithChristian GarrettDelian AsparouhovEric GlymanJacob HelbergJosh WolfeKarim AtiyehSampriti BhattacharyyaShaun Maguire
MentionsDavid FriedbergKeith RaboisQasar YounisJared MadfesMichael EisenbergZach White
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EP 2: Wordle, Wordcels & Shape Rotators, Miami Tech, and FB Earnings
MentionsNikita BierRyan BreslowZak Kukoff
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(02:28) Last week updates (05:59) Wordle (14:27) Wordcels vs Shape Rotators (20:10) Miami Tech (30:58) Bolt/Ryan Breslow Update (36:00) Facebook earnings Hosted by Logan Bartlett, Zak Kukoff, and Nikita Bier Follow on Social: twitter.com/CartoonAvatars tiktok.com/@CartoonAvatars…
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Apple PodcastsEP 1: Bolt vs. Stripe, Calendly, Market Meltdown and Billionaires Tweeting
MentionsNikita BierTurner NovakZak Kukoff
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(04:05) Bolt vs. Stripe (21:09) Calendly (27:18) @pmarca on Twitter (34:20) Public market meltdown & Private market re-trades (35:14) Turner Novak’s portfolio (44:02) Nikita's $SHOP investment’s place in the history books Hosted by Logan Bartlett, Zak Kukoff, and Nikita Bier Follow on social:…
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