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Top of Mind with Brad Porter

He built Amazon’s robot army. Then walked away. Why? To build something bigger. Top of Mind is a weekly 2–5 minute audio drop from Brad Porter—former Amazon VP of Robotics, Scale AI CTO, and now founder of Cobot. Each short episode delivers raw, unfiltered insights on leadership, automation, and the chaos of building at the edge of physical AI. From warehouse floors to the frontier of machine intelligence, this is what it sounds like when a Silicon Valley leader thinks out loud.

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22:25

Innovation and Investment in Robotics with Alfred Lin...

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/12/11

Discussing innovation and investment in the future of robotics with Alfred Lin (Sequoia Capital) and Kate Rooney (CNBC) on the stage of HumanX (February 2025) Why now for robotics?How to think about investment in the robotics space?Why not humanoids?How automation will create more jobs?Why the future is robotics!Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGrXshqcXjM Sequoia’s Series A in COBOT: https://sequoiacap.com/article/partnering-with-cobot-builders-at-heart/ Newsletter: https://www.linke...

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Value of Reconnection and Reflection

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/12/07

The value of taking time and space to connect and reflect. Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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6:31

Boldness and Energy

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/12/01

Talking about boldness and energy and how it relates to organization change, return to office, and our daily lives. Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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6:56

Robot Numbers

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/11/24

Numbers… we finally have some reference numbers in robotics deployments. Enjoy! Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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2:16

Freedom to Build

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/11/18

Reflecting on the Freedom to Build. Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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8:17

Robot Brains and Three Critical Constituents of a...

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/11/11

Sunday thoughts on the brains of robots and re-pitching your investors, customers, and employees. Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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10:41

This Week in Humanoids

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/11/03

By popular demand, my take on this week’s humanoid announcements. Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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10:06

Value of Solving Hard Problems

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/10/28

Talking today about the value of solving hard problems! Plus more insight into our robot and lessons from the field. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRMn_2lfV-I Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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3:54

Exciting Progress at Cobot!

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/10/19

Exciting progress… Proxie now identifies its own work, tells you where it's going, and completes the task… even in congested hospital hallways! Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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10:39

Best Case, Worst Case, and Likely Scenarios

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/10/12

Best case scenario, worst case scenario, likely scenario… how do you plan for all three. Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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3:24

Rethinking Performance Management

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/10/05

Rethinking performance management … are you pulling the company ahead? Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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6:06

Dr. Seth Teller

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/09/28

Dr Seth Teller was my masters thesis advisor at MIT. His wife wrote a book last year that dives deeper into his life, the context surrounding his decision to end his life, and the impact that had. It’s a deeply vulnerable book and top of mind for me right now. But I do want to put a WARNING that if this isn’t a topic you want to hear about; I won’t be offended if you don’t turn in this week. Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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7:37

Are We Thinking Big Enough?

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/09/22

Are we thinking big enough? That’s the question I’m thinking a lot about. It’s really hard to put into proper perspective the pace of the productivity gains we’re going to see from AI and robotics. We’re going to need more capital and more enterpreneurs to really capitalize on this opportunity. Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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5:52

Competition Drives Innovation

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/09/15

Competition drives innovation… in every arena! Tune in as I talk about how this applies equally to RC F5K competitions and robotics. Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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2:52

Abundance in an AI and Robotically Enabled Future

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/09/07

The promise of robotics and AI is that we create a far more abundant future. Sharing my thoughts on what abundance enables and why our future has the potential to be far more peaceful and prosperous. Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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4:23

Hard Work

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/09/01

The first day in a new building really sets the tone. The best way to honor and thank your employees is to make that a great experience. But you also can’t lose sight of the fact that startups aren’t about nice working spaces… they’re about fighting for your early customers and succeeding with them. Happy Labor Day everyone! Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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5:31

How to Succeed in Robotics Transformation

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/08/25

Sharing my thoughts on succeeding in robotics transformation by picking partners you’re believe can move the needle for your business and going on the journey with them! Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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Upgrading My Feet - Part Toes

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/08/18

More on upgrading your feet! How can you tell if your shoes have enough space? I’ll show you. Video: https://youtu.be/68r6FTRGdmI Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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Bonus: Lesson on Metrics

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/08/14

Last in my series from upstate New York. Here I share a lesson I learned at age 5 about how metrics can motivate us. Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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1:40

Bonus: Value of Hard Work

Top of Mind with Brad Porter ·

2025/08/12

Bonus content… learning the value of hard work! Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/brad-porter-s-top-of-mind-7346603629086167040/

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