Jun 10

Andrew Yang on Noble Mobile, UBI, and why he's done waiting for policy to catch up

Andrew Yang’s 2020 presidential campaign was based on a warning that automation and AI would hollow out the labor market and concentrate wealth in the hands of a few. At the time, ideas like Universal Basic Income felt fringe. Now Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Bernie Sanders are ... Show More

29m 25s

Jun 5

The 'together tech' wave might be the most intriguing startup bet of 2026

While the AI fundraising machine keeps breaking its own records, some founders are building in the other direction. Mirror founder Brynn Putnam just raised money for Board, a startup focused on bringing people together through in-person games and social experiences. Cyberdeck cre ... Show More

33m 48s

Jun 3

Every defense startup wants to be the next Anduril. Here's what one of its earliest backers is looking for now.

Defense tech is red hot right now, with a proposed 40% increase to the federal defense budget, Anduril doubling its valuation to $61 billion, and a wave of startups chasing government contracts. But according to Ross Fubini, the venture investor who wrote Anduril's first check, m ... Show More

38m 48s

Dec 2023

Bonus: Behind the Scenes of Fintech Insider

On this special bonus episode, Fintech Insider OG and Exec Producer Laura Watkins speaks to the people behind the podcast to find out how the show is made, and look back to some of the best bits from the past year. This week's guests include: Liam Heffernan, Senior Podcast Produ ... Show More

48m 54s

Apr 2023

Benchmark’s Mitch Lasky and Blake Robbins on The Art of Business in Gaming

We sit down Benchmark’s legendary gaming investors Mitch Lasky and Blake Robbins (now also of the excellent Gamecraft podcast fame) to discuss the history and future of gaming business models. This episode is the perfect bookend to our Nintendo/Sega gaming series this season on A ... Show More

2h 16m

Feb 2024

U.S. Senators Grilled Social Media CEOs. Will Anything Change?

Was it political progress, or just political theater? The recent Senate hearing with social media CEOs led to astonishing moments — including Mark Zuckerberg’s public apology to families who lost children following social media abuse. Our panel of experts, including Facebook whis ... Show More

25m 6s

Feb 2024

WeWork rework

WeWork, the co-working company founded by Adam Neumann, collapsed in bankruptcy last year. And since then, the commercial real estate market has only gotten worse. Which makes this a perfect time for value investors to swoop in. Today on the show, we try to figure out if WeWor ... Show More

18m 50s

Feb 2024

ATH Tout va bien dans le meilleur des mondes : Vraiment Vrai ?

Tous les matins en Podcast, je décrypte l'actualité économique, les marchés et Cryptos, et partage mes stratégies de Trading et d'Investissement.Des fois, les Samedis (OUI il FAUT QUE je relance ça ! ), l'Interview d'un expert ou d'un investisseur sur les marchés pour partager ex ... Show More

32m 15s

Feb 2024

Ultra-Niche Positioning: How to Find Success By Going SUPER Narrow

I've just launched a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdNXaHHVnVntg5gpveB-5_Q">new YouTube channel</a>!! The concept? I take real businesses struggling to stand the f*ck out, provide my positioning/branding/lea ... Show More

58m 5s

Feb 2024

Deep Dive: Exploiting the "Vicarious Hand Effect" in Marketing

How does a photo holding a product move the needle in terms of that product's consumer perception? More than you'd think. Tod speaks to a researcher who studied this effect. There are many advantages of e-commerce for the consumer — ... Show More

16m 6s

Feb 2024

Strategies for Effective Leadership in Accounting Firms

Can a business really create a balance between value for the company and value for the staff? In light of mass company layoffs, social media chatter, and several published articles it appears that many organizations are struggling with doing what is right for the business vs doin ... Show More

27m 23s

Feb 2024

What The Supreme Court Might Do to Social Media & Pillow Talk Insider Trading

Episode 266: Neal and Toby discuss the landmark US Supreme Court case that will debate the first amendment vs controlling what you see on social media. Next up, a breakdown of Warren Buffett's annual letter to investors and how one man overheard his wife's conversations while wor ... Show More

26m 5s

Yeah, but is that venture backable?