I had the chance to talk with Francis X. Suarez, the 43rd Mayor of Miami, about how his "open-for-business" leadership transformed the city into a global tech and finance hub. We unpack Miami’s “quantum opportunity,” the practical growing pains—housing, schools, transit—and the civic strategy behind international diplomacy and major sports deals. We also exp ... Show More
Nov 21
E247: Why Wall Street Is Wrong About AI w/ Dan Ives
Is traditional valuation dead for the biggest winners of the AI era? Or have investors simply been looking in the wrong place?
In this episode, I talk with Dan Ives, Managing Director and Global Head of Technology Research at Wedbush Securities, and one of Wall Street’s most fol ... Show More
50m 30s
Nov 20
E246: Private Equity in 2025: Fees, Rates, and the Law of Large Numbers
Is private equity still worth it — or has the industry scaled its way into mediocre returns?
In this episode, I talk with Nolan Bean, CFA, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Portfolio Management at FEG Investment Advisors, an independent, employee-owned firm advising on ... Show More
59m 5s
Nov 18
E245: From $0 to Billions in a Regulated Market
How do you build a multibillion-dollar company from scratch, walk away at the peak, and reinvent your life around purpose, generosity, and impact?
In this episode, I talk with Pete Kadens, one of America’s most respected first-generation wealth creators and one of the leading ph ... Show More
51m 35s
Jan 2025
How the New Administration Will Impact Crypto, AI & Tech Globally w/ Ben Horowitz & Salim Ismail | EP #145
In this episode, Ben, Peter, and Salim discuss recent tech, AI, robotics, and crypto news and what the new administration means for tech enthusiasts.
Recorded on Jan 23rd, 2024
Views are my own thoughts; not Financial, Medical, or Legal Advice.
Ben Horowitz is a prominent bus ... Show More
1h 5m
Jul 2025
#85 AI CEO: How To Make A $10M Business With AI Employees (Amjad Masad, CEO @ Replit)
In this episode, host Codie Sanchez sits down with Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit, to discuss the transformative potential of AI in the tech industry. Amjad shares his journey from coding at age six in Jordan to leading one of the fastest-growing AI companies. He offers insights into ... Show More
1h 37m
May 2024
The Software Behind Silicon (with Synopsys Founder Aart de Geus and CEO Sassine Ghazi)
If you’ve been waiting for us to venture back to the land of semiconductors, you’re in luck! On our NVIDIA and TSMC episodes, we explored two components of the silicon value chain: the fabless chip companies that design chips and the foundries that manufacture them. Today, we div ... Show More
1h 15m
Oct 1
The World Reacts to Sora 2, Slop vs. Farming Debate | Reece Chowdhry, Jim Gao, Fan-Yun Sun, Carl Pei, Shehzan Maredia, Victor Riparbelli, William Fedus, Jayanth Madheswaran
(05:21) - Slop vs. Farm Debate (11:40) - Ben Thompson's Sora 2 Analysis (35:37) - The Timeline Reacts to Sora 2 (01:34:31) - The Stablecoin Duopoly is Ending (01:42:14) - Reece Chowdhry, Founding Partner of Concept Ventures, recently announced the launch of their latest $88 milli ... Show More
3h 17m
Dec 2024
How Diamond Cooling Could Power the Future of AI, with Akash Systems
In this episode of No Priors, Sarah sits down with Felix Ejeckam and Ty Mitchell, founders of Akash Systems, a company pioneering diamond-based cooling technology for semiconductors used in space applications and large-scale AI data centers. Felix and Ty discuss how their backgro ... Show More
42m 21s
Sep 2024
1,036: The Power of AI in Shaping Strategic Finance Leadership | Zane Rowe, CFO, Workday
In 2012, after nearly two decades in the airline industry, Zane Rowe made a bold career pivot. Leaving behind his role as CFO at United Airlines, Rowe stepped into the tech world, joining Apple in a sales role—a move many saw as risky but one that would ultimately shape his persp ... Show More
36m 38s
Sep 24
Eric Schmidt on AI, the Battle with China, and the Future of America
<p>(0:00) Introducing Eric Schmidt</p> <p>(1:59) Thoughts on remote work and work-life balance</p> <p>(3:49) Approaching AI: US vs China</p> <p>(8:04) Relativity Space, rockets, drones, defense, and more</p> <p>(17:32) Future role of America, and the decline of the West</p> <p>(2 ... Show More
28m 58s