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Bilal Zaidi, Jack Butcher, Trung Phan

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they"re finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Let us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:57:40

129: George Mack on Ignored Ideas, Creativity Hacks,...

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2023/09/13

George Mack joins the NIA boys to discuss Ignored Ideas, Creativity Hacks, Game Psychology, US vs. UK & Finding The Right MetricsTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:03:27) - Ricky Gervais and the Power of Comedy(00:09:04) - George’s Background(00:13:01) - The Midwit Meme: Guide To Life(00:20:09) - The Rise of Voice Training(00:28:54) - Ideas that sound crazy today -- but will be obvious in 10-20 years(00:40:17) - Kids and Technology(00:51:39) - Video Game Psychology(01:05:32) - US vs. UK(01:17:20)

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1:02:59

128: Soren Iverson on Design, Memes, Comedy, UX...

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2023/09/06

Soren Iverson joins the NIA boys to discuss Design, Memes, Comedy, UX Secrets & 100 Day ChallengesTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:41) - Satirical App Breakdown(00:14:33) - How Visualize Value Inspired Soren(00:18:12) - Soren’s Fine Art Background(00:22:38) - What is an Artist?(00:27:50) - Soren’s Creative Process(00:31:18) - Psychology of Going Viral(00:36:21) - 100 Day Challenges(00:43:21) - The Power of Humor(00:52:00) - Hall of Fame App FeaturesWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week,

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1:14:43

127: Grayscale vs. SEC, Instacart & Klaviyo IPOs, How...

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2023/08/30

The NIA boys discuss Grayscale vs. SEC, Instacart & Klaviyo IPOs, How Stock Exchanges Work, TikTok’s Spotify Competitor & much moreTimestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro(00:03:16) - Grayscale vs. SEC(00:08:25) - IPO Window Open?(00:13:09) - First Party Data Explained(00:15:40) - Instacart Breakdown(00:27:26) - Klaviyo Breakdown(00:38:32) - How Stock Exchanges Work(00:51:39) - Why Stock Exchanges are the New Power Brokers(00:59:57) - TikTok’s Spotify CompetitorWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every

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1:28:01

126: Friend Tech, App Store vs. Crypto, Community...

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2023/08/23

The NIA boys discuss Friend Tech, App Store vs. Crypto, Community Notes, ARM IPO, and much more.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:00:41) - Meme of the Week(00:05:31) - Friend.tech Overview(00:14:41) - Assigning Monetary Value to Social Capital(00:20:17) - App Store vs. Crypto(00:31:52) - OpenSea Removing Royalties(00:47:35) - How Community Notes Works(00:50:15) - Vitalik on Community Notes(01:03:15) - ARM IPO(01:15:13) - The Malleability of Social RealityWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack

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1:08:42

125: Barstool Sports/Dave Portnoy, Cocaine vs. Kale...

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2023/08/16

The NIA boys discuss Barstool Sports/Dave Portnoy, Cocaine vs. Kale Phone, Arnold Schwarzenegger Doc, and much moreTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:04:09) - Reacting to Barstool Sports/Dave Portnoy(00:07:04) - Revisiting Content and Commerce Model(00:18:59) - The Barstool Brand(00:28:07) - ESPN & Disney’s Tough Situation(00:31:51) - Jack’s Proof Grails NFT Collab(00:33:35) - Cocaine vs. Kale Phone(00:46:10) - Working from Home(00:52:57) - Arnold Schwarzenegger DocWhat Is Not Investment

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1:42:38

124: AMA - Podcast Plans, PayPal Stablecoin,...

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2023/08/09

The NIA boys discuss Podcast Plans, PayPal Stablecoin, Superconductors, Twitter Monetization & Finding a MentorTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:03:21) - Podcast Plans(00:15:47) - Top 10 Companies Discussion(00:28:52) -PayPal Stablecoin(00:35:56) - Crypto Sentiment(00:41:14) - Twitter Monetization(00:59:05) - The Everything App(01:09:32) - Superconductors(01:17:37) - Negative Effects of A.I.(01:20:19) - Extra Time and Health Discussion(01:26:13) - Finding a MentorWhat Is Not Investment

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1:41:16

123: Investing in India, VC vs. Bootstrap & Immigrant...

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2023/08/02

Romeen Sheth joins the NIA boys to discuss Investing in India, VC vs. Bootstrap, Immigrant Hustle and much moreTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:03:16) - Romeen’s Backstory(00:10:34) - India Deep Dive(00:20:58) - How to think about India(00:25:31) - Framework for Investing in India(00:35:14) - The Indian Consumer(00:45:13) - India and Crypto(00:50:52) - Return on India Breakdown(01:09:04) - VC vs. Bootstrap(01:15:37) - AI Proof BusinessesWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal

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1:24:28

122: Twitter to X, Oppenheimer vs. Barbie and...

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2023/07/26

The NIA boys discuss Twitter rebrand to X, Oppenheimer vs. Barbie and Messi/Mbappe. Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:04:00) - Twitter Rebranding to X(00:11:08) - Jack’s thoughts on the rebrand(00:15:14) - Twitter’s Network Effect(00:23:27) - Threads is a Reset of Instagram(00:29:25) - X IPO?(00:34:51) - Jack’s Thoughts on the new X Logo(00:45:19) - Twitte Bull Case(00:53:27) - Barbiheimer(00:58:36) - Barbiheimer Backstory(01:01:09) - Thoughts on Barbiheimer(01:06:05) - Crazy Marketing Hack Sound of

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1:25:00

121: Psychology of Disneyland, AI Actors & Twitter...

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2023/07/19

The NIA boys discuss the Psychology of Disneyland, AI Actors & Twitter MonetizationTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:03:22) - Trung’s Disneyland Trip(00:06:22) - The Cost to go to Disneyland(00:11:08) - Disney’s Business Model(00:23:27) - Disney Selling ESPN?(00:25:45) - Who could buy ESPN(00:30:09) - Hollywood Actor Strike(00:48:33) - Jack on Threads vs Twitter(00:59:11) - Twitter Monetization(01:17:01) - Creative Fundraising for Presidential Campaigns(01:19:28) - Pinkydoll Viral Video

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1:08:25

120: Twitter vs. Threads with Turner Novak

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2023/07/12

Turner Novak joins the NIA boys to discuss Threads, Twitter, Elon vs Zuk, & much more.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:03:55) - Threads Overview(00:06:12) - Threads Launch(00:08:57) - Interest Graph vs Follow Graph(00:16:05) - Bull Case for Threads(00:24:25) - Bear Case for Threads(00:41:35) - Twitter's Future(00:49:00) - Meta's History of Shipping Products(00:53:18) - Predictions for Threads and Twitter(01:02:59) - Turner's Thoughts on AIWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack Butcher,

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1:14:34

119: Taylor Swift’s $1B tour & Favourite Travel Cities

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2023/07/04

The NIA boys discuss Taylor Swift’s $1B tour & Favourite Travel Cities Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:02:34) - Meme of the Week(00:05:16) - Taylor Swift's Era's Tour Breakdown(00:14:22) - Economic Impact of The Era's Tour(00:15:07) - Which Music Artists Could Have $1B Tour(00:17:20) - Taylor's Unique Formula for Success (00:19:59) - The Era's Tour by the numbers(00:27:35) - Revenue of Other Forms of Live Entertainment(00:29:43) - How a Performer's Audience Size Grows(00:36:21) - The Parallels

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1:07:19

118: Imposter Syndrome, Agency Model, Best Books/Pods...

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2023/06/28

The NIA boys discuss Imposter Syndrome, Agency Model, Best Books/Pods, Expat Life & and much more.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:09) - Imposter Syndrome(00:12:48) - The Agency Model(00:16:45) - Lessons from Moderating NIA(00:20:43) - Thoughts on Cold DM's(00:35:25) - How to Say No(00:42:41) - Content Recommendations (Best Books/Pods) (00:57:26) - Expat lifeWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the

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1:08:01

117: MrBeast Burger, Twitter Roadmap, Twitch Drama &...

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2023/06/21

The NIA boys discuss MrBeast Burger, Twitter Roadmap, Twitch Drama, TradFi vs. Crypto and much more. Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:03:44) - MrBeast Burger Shutting Down(00:15:58) - The Truth About Being "Copied"(00:25:32) - The Role of Twitter in Society(00:39:38) - Twitter's Possible Future Roadmap(00:48:47) - Bilal's Suit Game(00:50:31) - Twitch Drama(01:00:16) - TradFi vs. CryptoWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on

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1:05:41

116: Reddit Protest, Messi MLS Contract & Jurassic...

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2023/06/14

The NIA boys discuss the Reddit Protest, Messi's MLS Contract, Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary and much more.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:06:20) - Reddit Protest Overview(00:08:11) - Why Reddit Changed Their API Policy(00:13:09) - The Power of Mods on Reddit(00:17:18) - Reddit's Incentive Structure(00:19:46) - Will the Protest be Successful?(00:21:38) - Meme of the Week(00:22:42) - The Global Football (Soccer) Landscape(00:31:17) - Messi to the MLS(00:33:57) - The Messi Effect(00:35:18) - The

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56:07

115: Apple Vision Pro Breakdown & Jack's Christie's...

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2023/06/07

The NIA boys discuss the Apple Vision Pro announcement, Jack's Christie's Auction, Luton Town FC, American Innovation, and much moreTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:02:03) - Jack's Christie's Auction Recap(00:07:23) - Luton Town FC (00:09:38) - Apple Vision Pro Breakdown(00:13:11) - Spacial Computing(00:15:18) - Hardware and Controls(00:17:51) - AR Early Adopter Moment(00:19:24) - Apple vs Facebook(00:20:31) - Is AR a new Technological Paradigm?(00:24:28) - AR Use Cases(00:25:55) - NIA boys on the

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1:34:15

114: The iPhone Story

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2023/05/31

Trung does a deep dive on the 2007 iPhone launch. He discusses Apple’s design process, the iconic iPhone Keynote, what was the first killer app?, why Jobs hated the App Store, the history of multi-touch, Gorilla Glass and much more.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:07:07) - The Convergence of Technology Theory(00:09:58) - The Fragility of Ideas(00:15:11) - iPhone Background(00:18:51) - iPhone's Success by the Numbers(00:21:06) - The iPhone Development Story(00:27:40) - Multi-touch Story(00:42:43) -

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57:44

113: 1000 True Fans, AI Hype-Cycle, Raising...

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2023/05/24

The NIA boys discuss 1000 True Fans, AI Hype-Cycle, Raising Entrepreneurial Kids, Business Setbacks, and much moreTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:39) - 1,000 True Fans(00:17:28) - Raising Entrepreneurial Kids(00:21:01) - AI Hype-Cycles(00:31:00) - Business Setbacks(00:44:07) - Balancing Creative Pursuits and Family life(00:48:19) - Master Mind Groups?(00:51:25) - AI and Creative CareersWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're

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55:05

112: Sotheby’s vs. Christie’s, Twitter’s New CEO &...

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2023/05/17

The NIA boys discuss Sotheby’s vs. Christie’s, Twitter new CEO, & Google’s AI Play, and much more.Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro(00:00:39) - Jack's Christie's Auction(00:04:31) - Christie's vs Sotheby's(00:08:13) - How Auction Houses make money(00:10:59) - Why invest in art?(00:18:07) - Twitter’s new CEO(00:23:23) - Advertising Sales Explained(00:30:38) - Twitter's Accelerated Product Innovation(00:34:17) - Google's AI Announcements(00:36:01) - Why Google IO is a big deal(00:39:19) - Google and

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1:11:36

111: Pepe Coin, Hollywood Writers Strike &...

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2023/05/10

The NIA boys discuss Pepe Coin, Hollywood Writers Strike & Blumhouse’s Business Breakdown, and much more.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:02:33) - Pepe Coin(00:05:40) - The Meme Coin Phenomenon Explained(00:08:42) - Bitcoin & Ordinals(00:19:55) - The Hollywood Writers Strike(00:44:55) - A.I. and the Writers Strike(00:54:17) - Blumhouse Productions Business Breakdown(01:01:44) - Examples of “Constraints force creativity”What Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi

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59:38

110: Car Dealership Guy on EVs, Tesla, Auto Loans &...

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2023/05/03

Car Dealership Guy joins the NIA boys to discuss EVs, Tesla, Auto Loans & Lease vs. Own, and much moreTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:51) - Car Dealership Guy's Background Story(00:03:22) - TLDR on the Importance of the Auto Industry to the Economy(00:09:38) - Car Dealership Guy's approach to Twitter(00:10:29) - The State of the Auto Industry's Inventory(00:14:01) - Are there any differences between cars?(00:16:22) - Inside look at the Used-Car Dealership Business(00:19:29) - Pros and Cons

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