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What is it like to shadow Elon Musk for two years? To sit courtside as he builds a rocket? Or tears apart an engineer? Or couch surfs at the homes of billionaires? And how on earth do you make sense of it all? Walter Isaacson is the biographer of giants: DaVinci, Franklin, Doudna, Jobs...and now Mus...

From the fall of the Taliban until its return, people all over Afghanistan planned their lives around Afghan Star. People would pack into apartments. Villages would hook up generators to a single tv so crowds could watch. New Year’s celebrations would come to a halt, all to watch this one show. Over its 15 seasons, Afghan Star spotlighted an Afghanistan that could be: women singing without hijabs, Afghanistan’s first rapper, people of warring ethnic groups hugging and cheering for each other on stage. And it launched a cultural revolution. This is the story behind it all– from how a ragtag team scrambled to make the show every week, to the dangers they faced for trying to push the country forward. In Afghanistan, a cultural revolution was televised through a musical talent show, and this is its story. Hosted by John Legend.
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Biographer Walter Isaacson discusses the future of Musk's legacy and whether or not he's burning it all down.

Episode Four: What is Musk’s Legacy?

Biographer Walter Isaacson reveals the his own origins and the way it shaped how he approached Elon Musk's story.

Episode Three: Storytelling and Hot Takes

Biographer Walter Isaacson reveals the secrets behind Elon Musk's demons and his erratic behavior.

Episode Two: Demons

Biographer Walter Isaacson reveals the secrets behind Elon Musk's genius.

Episode One: Genius

On Musk with Walter Isaacson

Welcome to FinCrime Spotlight, the podcast that looks to shine a light on the FinTech community and their fight against financial crime. 

FinTechs have disrupted the financial services industry and have transformed the ways in which we identify, monitor and expose bad actors and criminal organisati...

What can we take away about the reality and lifestyle of those involved in organised crime, from its portrayal in fiction? Quite a lot, it seems!  Gemma Rogers, Co-Founder, FINTRAIL sits down with Tony to explore all of this, and more, based on the Netflix American crime drama TV series ‘Ozark’.  Tony Brown is the Head of Compliance & MLRO at IFX Payments, a Global FinTech that issues digital IBANS to clients requiring treasury management and payments solutions. At IFX he is responsible for advising the group on risk and works closely with the C-Suite to deliver on strategic goals in a sustainable and innovative way.  Tony has 15+ years experience working in financial services, most of which has been spent in regulatory compliance roles and he has a passion for anti-money laundering.

Tony Brown- Head of Compliance & MLRO- IFX Payments

What can we realise about the wider social context of why financial crime takes place, and the personal circumstances one may be in to be forced into criminality? Quite a lot, it seems!  Gemma Rogers, Co-Founder, FINTRAIL sits down with Matthew to explore all of this, and more, based on the American crime drama television series ‘Breaking Bad’.  Matthew Redhead is a researcher and writer on national security and financial crime, and has published several papers on the future of AML/CTF as an Associate Fellow at RUSI. He is also a regular contributor to Jane’s Intelligence Review on serious organised crime, financial crime, terrorism and intelligence. He previously worked in a variety of risk-focused roles in banking, the UK civil service and management consultancy.

Matthew Redhead- Associate Fellow, Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies (CFCS)- Royal United Services Institute

From a TV show, what can we learn about how organisations launder funds and evade detection, the bureaucracy and corruption that can be faced along the way, and the negative impact the War on Drugs has had on all its participants? Quite a lot, it seems!  Gemma Rogers, Co-Founder, FINTRAIL sits down with Meredith to explore all of this, and more, based on the American crime TV series ‘The Wire’.  Meredith is a Financial Crime Compliance Senior Manager - Strategy & Advisory at ClearBank. Meredith is an experienced financial crime compliance professional who specialises in designing, enhancing and conducting oversight on AML/CTF and sanctions systems and control frameworks. At ClearBank, Meredith works within the 2LOD to provide advisory on the implementation of anti-financial crime controls and to help drive control evolution to support the bank’s strategic initiatives. Prior to her role at ClearBank, Meredith worked at FINTRAIL as an anti-financial crime consultant, where she led and supported on client engagements across the FinTech, virtual asset, banking and investment sectors, helping firms to build, scale and modernise their financial crime risk management programmes. 

Meredith Beeston- Financial Crime Compliance Senior Manager - Strategy & Advisory- ClearBank

What can we learn about the picture film paints of cryptocurrency and its involvement in money laundering? Quite a lot, it seems!  Gemma Rogers, Co-Founder, FINTRAIL sits down with Gregory to explore all of this, and more, based on the 2019 American crime drama thriller film ‘Crypto’. Gregory Dellas is the Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer at ECOMMBX. Previously, at the Bank of Cyprus, Gregory served as Director Wealth & Markets and spearheaded the AML Risk Management team within International Banking Services, responsible for high-risk clients and transactions and for providing guidance and specialized training to management and staff. Before that he was Group MLRO for Cyprus Popular Bank, and held a number of other senior management positions.  Gregory is the founder and Chair of the ACAMS Cyprus Chapter, since 2015. He holds several international professional certifications including CGSS, CAMS (Advanced) - Risk and CAMS (Advanced) – Audit. He is a certified CAMS instructor and GCI accredited trainer, a Fellow of ICA (FICA) and a long-standing member of the AMLP Forum and IGCA. He also holds an MBA from Lancaster University in the UK and a BSC (Hons) Industrial economics from the University of Warwick.

Gregory Dellas- Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer- ECOMMBX

What can we understand about the actions and greed associated to powerful and wealthy people caught up in crime and corruption, from a real life story interpreted to film? Quite a lot, it seems!  Gemma Rogers, Co-Founder, FINTRAIL sits down with Matthew to explore all of this, and more, based on the American crime film ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ and true story of stockbroker Jordan Belfort. Matt is the current Head of Financial Crime Risk at Tide Platform Limited. Tide provides banking services for SMEs and has a current member base of 350,000+ members. Prior to Tide, Matt managed Santander’s Financial Crime Apprenticeship programme, focusing on developing future leaders within the world of Financial Crime. Matt has also held roles at multiple other international organisations such as Barclays and Amazon. Matt has a passion for building Financial Crime teams in a new and innovative way by training them in a way that allows them to engage both the technical and creative parts of their brains to meet the ever changing regulatory environment.

Matthew Tataryn- Head of Financial Crime Risk- Tide

FinCrime Spotlight

Calling all nonprofit marketers! Storytelling With A Purpose is a podcast all about the power of storytelling. Listen in as we talk to nonprofit marketers, fundraisers, communications specialists and mission-minded leaders about how storytelling has impacted their lives, both professionally and pers...

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It's tech month here at MemoryFox! As a technology company, we know firsthand the positive impact that solutions like ours can have on the efficiency and effectiveness of nonprofits. Throughout the month, we'll be sharing insights on how technology, especially tools built specifically for nonprofits, can support mission-driven organizations like yours! Learn more about our tech tools for your nonprofit here.ABOUT TIM LOCKIETim Lockie is the Founder and CEO of The Human Stack and uses he/him p...

Tech Solutions for Nonprofits: Empowering Mission-Driven Organizations with Tim Lockie

In this episode, we invite you to join us as we celebrate the power of storytelling in fostering inclusivity and understanding within the LGBTQ+ community. We shine a spotlight on the inspiring organizations that are dedicated to this work in our communities. The three orgs highlighted in today's episode are:OnePULSE FoundationTrans Empowerment ProjectMomentum CenterIt's also tech month here at MemoryFox! As a technology company, we know firsthand the positive impact that solutions like ...

Technology for Nonprofits and Celebrating PRIDE

Creating an Internal Culture of Storytelling that Fuels External Growth with Jordana Merkin, Founder & CEO of Voice for Good.Growing your organization depends on clear and consistent messaging externally, but begins with alignment internally. Your staff and board need to be on the same page about what stories matter most to your mission, why they’re worth telling, and how to do so in a way that brings dignity to those you serve.In this episode we cover how (and why) to build a culture of ...

Creating a Culture of Storytelling with Jordana Merkin

Community Boost's Nonprofit Marketing Summit was FULL of incredible speakers, insights and advice. But we know it can be challenging to organize and implement everything you learned. That's why the MemoryFox team has studied their notes and compiled 10 Fox Tips & Storytelling Tricks for you!Want to watch the full session? Head over to Youtube page to tune in!In this session, Natalie Monroe, Carly Euler and Danielle Miano discuss:

10 Fox Tips & Storytelling Tricks : Our Takeaways from Community Boost's Nonprofit Marketing Summit

Let's kick off April right! This month we are talking all about YOUR MISSION, YOUR MESSAGE. Tune in for some Fox Tips to learn more about sharing your mission with your audience!  We want to hear from you! Please send in your questions, feedback, topic suggestions, or just say hi at: storytelling.memfox.io/podDo us a favor! Rate, Review, & Subscribe!Storytelling With A Purpose is a MemoryFox Production. Learn more about MemoryFox, a nonprofit storytelling tool, on their website: www....

Your Mission, Your Message

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How is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) shaping our human experience?

Kimberly Nevala ponders the reality of AI with a diverse group of innovators, advocates and data scientists. Ethics and uncertainty. Automation and art. Work, politics and culture. In real life and online. Contemplate AI’s...

Shannon Mullen O’Keefe champions collaboration, serendipitous discovery, curious conversations, ethical leadership, and purposeful curation of our technical creations.     Shannon shares her professional journey from curating leaders to innovative ideas. From lightbulbs to online dating and AI voice technology, Shannon highlights the simultaneously beautiful and nefarious applications of tech and the need to assess our creations continuously and critically. She highlights powerful insights spurred by the values and questions posed in the book 10 Moral Questions: How to Design Tech and AI Responsibly. We discuss the ‘business of business,’ consumer appetite for ethical businesses, and why conversation is the bedrock of culture. Throughout, Shannon highlights the importance and joy of discovery, embracing nature, sitting in darkness, and mustering the will to change our minds, even if that means turning our creations off.  Shannon Mullen O’Keefe is the Curator of the Museum of Ideas and co-author of the Q Collective’s book 10 Moral Questions: How to Design Tech and AI Responsibly. Learn more at https://www.10moralquestions.com/.  A transcript of this episode is here. 

The Power of Inquiry with Shannon Mullen O’Keefe

Sarah Gibbons and Kate Moran riff on the experience of using current AI tools, how AI systems may change our behavior and the application of AI to human-centered design.    Sarah and Kate share their non-linear paths to becoming leading user experience (UX) designers. Defining the human-centric mindset Sarah stresses that intent is design and we are all designers. Kate and Sarah then challenge teams to resist short-term problem hunting for AI alone. This leads to an energized and frank debate about the tensions created by broad availability of AI tools with “shitty” user interfaces, why conversational interfaces aren’t the be-all-end-all and whether calls for more discernment and critical thinking are reasonable or even new. Kate and Sara then discuss their research into our nascent AI mental models and emergent impacts on user behavior. Kate discusses how AI can be used for UX design along with some far-fetched claims. Finally, both Kate and Sara share exciting areas of ongoing research.   Sarah Gibbons and Kate Moran are Vice Presidents at Nielson Norman Group where they lead strategy, research, and design in the areas of human-centered design and user experience (UX).  A transcript of this episode is here. 

The AI Experience with Sarah Gibbons and Kate Moran

Simon Johnson takes on techno-optimism, the link between technology and human well-being, the law of intended consequences, the modern union remit and political will. In this sobering tour through time, Simon proves that widespread human flourishing is not intrinsic to tech innovation. He challenges the ‘productivity bandwagon’ (an economic maxim so pervasive it did not have a name) and shows that productivity and market polarization often go hand-in-hand. Simon also views big tech’s persuasive powers through the lens of OpenAI’s board debacle. Kimberly and Simon discuss the heyday of shared worker value, the commercial logic of automation and augmenting human work with technology. Simon highlights stakeholder capitalism’s current view of labor as a cost rather than people as a resource. He underscores the need for active attention to task creation, strong labor movements and participatory political action (shouting and all). Simon believes that shared prosperity is possible. Make no mistake, however, achieving it requires wisdom and hard work. Simon Johnson is the Head of the Economics and Management group at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Simon co-authored the stellar book “Power and Progress: Our 1,000 Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity with Daren Acemoglu. A transcript of this episode is here.

Tech, Prosperity and Power with Simon Johnson

Professor Rose Luckin provides an engaging tutorial on the opportunities, risks, and challenges of AI in education and why AI raises the bar for human learning.       Acknowledging AI’s real and present risks, Rose is optimistic about the power of AI to transform education and meet the needs of diverse student populations. From adaptive learning platforms to assistive tools, Rose highlights opportunities for AI to make us smarter, supercharge learner-educator engagement and level the educational playing field. Along the way, she confronts overconfidence in AI, the temptation to offload challenging cognitive workloads and the risk of constraining a learner’s choices prematurely. Rose also adroitly addresses conflicting visions of human quantification as the holy grail and the seeds of our demise. She asserts that AI ups the ante on education: how else can we deploy AI wisely? Rising to the challenge requires the hard work of tailoring strategies for specific learning communities and broad education about AI itself.  Rose Luckin is a Professor of Learner Centered Design at the UCL Knowledge Lab and Founder of EDUCATE Ventures Research Ltd., a London hub for educational technology start-ups, researchers and educators involved in evidence-based educational technology and leveraging data and AI for educational benefit. Explore Rose’s 2018 book Machine Learning and Human Intelligence (free after creating account) and the EDUCATE Ventures newsletter The Skinny.  A transcript of this episode is here. 

Raising Robots with Professor Rose Luckin

Katrina Ingram addresses AI power dynamics, regulatory floors and ethical ceilings, inevitability narratives, self-limiting predictions, and public AI education.    Katrina traces her career from communications to her current pursuits in applied AI ethics. Showcasing her way with words, Katrina dissects popular AI narratives. While contemplating AI FOMO, she cautions against an engineering mentality and champions the power to say ‘no.’ Katrina contrasts buying groceries with AI solutions and describes regulations as the floor and ethics as the ceiling for responsible AI. Katrina then considers the sublimation of AI ethics into AI safety and risk management, whether Sci-Fi has led us astray and who decides what. We also discuss the law of diminishing returns, the inevitability narrative around AI, and how predictions based on the past can narrow future possibilities. Katrina commiserates with consumers but cautions against throwing privacy to the wind. Finally, she highlights the gap in funding for public education and literacy.   Katrina Ingram is the Founder & CEO Ethically Aligned AI, a Canadian consultancy enabling organizations to practically apply ethics in their AI pursuits.  A transcript of this episode is here. 

The State of Play in AI Ethics with Katrina Ingram

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Our interview-style podcast is hosted by Angela Nicholson, founder of SheClicks - an award-winning community for female photographers. It features influential women from the photographic industry speaking about their experiences, what drives them and how they got to where they are now.&nbsp;

In the latest episode of the SheClicks Women in Photography Podcast, host Angela Nicholson engages with the esteemed wildlife photographer and fundraiser Margot Raggett. A figure synonymous with passion and purpose, Margot has carved a niche in wildlife conservation through her photographic prowess and the founding of the groundbreaking 'Remembering Wildlife' book series. These books not only celebrate the artistry of numerous wildlife photographers but also have raised over a million pounds ...

Margot Raggett: Finding and Making Beautiful Images on a Mission for Wildlife Conservation

Welcome to another engaging episode of the SheClicks Women in Photography Podcast, where we dive deep into the hearts and behind the lenses of women who are defining the photographic industry. This episode features the remarkable Ellie Rothnie, a seasoned wildlife photographer whose journey behind the camera began as a child and has evolved into a career that spans the globe. Ellie, a Canon ambassador, is particularly known for her stunning images of Dalmatian pelicans, but her photographic p...

Ellie Rothnie: Embracing the Unpredictability of Wildlife Photography

Welcome to the latest episode of the SheClicks Women in Photography Podcast, where we delve into the journeys of women in the photographic industry. Your host is Angela Nicholson, founder of SheClicks, a community dedicated to supporting female photographers. This episode features an enlightening conversation with Tracy Calder, a talented photographer, editor, and writer known for her contributions to various consumer magazines, books, and prestigious exhibitions like those at the Photographe...

Tracy Calder: Ferrero Rocher and the Storytelling of Close-Up Photographer of the Year

In this episode of the SheClicks Women in Photography Podcast, Angela Nicholson sits down with Wanda Martin, an acclaimed photographer whose unique eye and remarkable journey from the countryside of Hungary to the heart of London's photographic scene have captivated many. Wanda, now a Canon Ambassador, director, visual artist, and a notable figure in the world of photography, shares insights into her creative process, her roots, and the power of photography.Wanda recounts her initial encounte...

Wanda Martin: Choose Self-Portraits for Full Control

In this episode of the SheClicks Women in Photography Podcast, we are thrilled to present an engaging discussion with the incredibly talented Kate T. Parker. With a career that seamlessly blends the worlds of art, athleticism, and advocacy, Kate's journey from a video editor and ad agency producer to a celebrated professional photographer and New York Times bestselling author is nothing short of inspiring. She candidly shares the lessons learned from embracing imperfection and the beauty of c...

Kate T Parker: Raising Girls' Voices Through Photography

SheClicks Women in Photography

The Bitcoin Layer is a premium markets research provider, covering bitcoin through a global macro lens | Research, Analysis, & Education

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In this episode, Nik is joined by Bloomberg's senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. Eric details the records shattered by BlackRock's and Fidelity's bitcoin ETFs, explains why bitcoin gives investors portfolio completion, and forecasts the next couple years of institutional demand. He also opines on the latest disclosures showing that hedge funds and pension funds have started purchasing bitcoin ETFs.

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Bitcoin ETFs are DEMOLISHING Records: "This Is Crazy" | Eric Balchunas

In this episode, Nik delivers a global macro update after CPI misses expectations and bitcoin jumps over 5%. He starts with the latest inflation data and weighs policy motivations at the Federal Reserve. After recapping inflation and very poor retail sales data, Nik goes through the candlesticks of Treasuries, stocks, and bitcoin to measure the market's reaction, which is bullish due to the promise of more liquidity and rate cuts this year. He also notes that TBL is on recession watch and Ethereum death watch.

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Global Macro Update: Bitcoin Soars as CPI Falls

In this video, Joe provides a timely bitcoin update after more sideways price action. He covers GameStop's surprise resurgence, why credit spreads are still low and can stay there for a while, miner economics, spending behavior, and why bitcoin stands to chop higher through the summer given the favorable macro and liquidity backdrop.

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Bitcoin Update: GameStop Soars 170%, Bitcoin Flashing Bull Signal, Difficulty Adjustment

In this episode, Nik is joined by Crypto.com's head of legal Justin Wales. He is the author of a new book, The Crypto Legal Handbook, an overview of the laws and regulations surrounding the young industry of digital assets. A long time bitcoiner, Justin walks us through the industry's latest legislative battles against the SEC and the notable victory in Congress from a bipartisan contingent to block the SEC's anti-crypto agenda. He concludes that the future is bright for bitcoin regulation in the United States.

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Bitcoin's Future Is Bright In USA, Congress Stops Anti-Crypto Agenda

In this episode, Nik and Joe are joined by CrossBorder Capital founder and Capital Wars author Michael Howell. In a wide ranging discussion on liquidity, the global monetary system, and bitcoin, Michael shares his theories on how this year will play out in financial markets. We ask him about debt monetization, currency devaluation forces on Japan and China, the impact of cross-border capital flows, why bitcoin is an excellent barometer of global liquidity, and much more.

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Global Liquidity Update with Michael Howell

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Studio Artes is a not for profit organisation in Sydney delivering creative programs in visual arts, performing arts and life skills to adults living with a disability. Marni Roper discusses the programs with ChoppA Green, manager of the Studio Artes Hornsby studio.
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ChoppA Green - Studio Artes

Social Science Translated is a social enterprise which produces a computer-based program with a spy theme to help solve the mystery of social encounters. It prepares children with autism, ADHD and anxiety for life's social and emotional challenges. In this episode of Ablequest, Elaine Wziontek speaks with Kathleen Davey, CEO of Social Science Translated.
Original broadcast date: 03.05.24 Support the show: https://donate.2rph.org.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kathleen Davey - Social Science Translated

Elaine Wziontek discusses cutting edge robotics with guests Hugh Kingley and Rachel Dekar. The focus is on the Obi robotic dining assistant which gives people who are fed by others the ability to take control of their meals. Obi helps people living with any condition which limits upper arm function.
Original air date: 19.04.24 Support the show: https://donate.2rph.org.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hugh Kingley and Rachel Dekar - Obi

Hotel Etico in the Blue Mountains offers a training program in hospitality for young people with disabilities. Elaine Wziontek spoke to Saraya O'Connell, hotel manager, about the program and the achievements of her trainees.
Original broadcast date: 22.03.24 Support the show: https://donate.2rph.org.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saraya O'Connell - Hotel Etico Independence Program

Elaine Wziontek reads a selection of tech articles relating to disability. Topics covered include fitness options for people with a disability, a new bus app trial and the world's first truly smart ear buds.
Original broadcast date: 08.03.24 Support the show: https://donate.2rph.org.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Assistive Tech News Catchup

Ablequest

Open Source bi-weekly conversation with Brad Gerstner (@altcap) &amp; Bill Gurley (@bgurley) on all things tech, markets, investing &amp; capitalism

Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, they discuss OpenAI ChatGPT-4o, Astra, Consumer AI, Enterprise AI, China Tariffs, Trade Regulation, the tech markets, and more. Enjoy another episode of Bg2.


Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:40) Open AI Launches GPT-4 Omni
(10:29) Chat GPT-4o Benchmarks
(14:11) Voice as the New GUI
(20:01) Breakout Power of ChatGPT
(22:09) Consumer AI vs Enterprise AI Landscape
(27:51) AI Disruption
(35:45) Regulation & Industrial Policy
(43:47) China Tariffs
(53:15) Tech Market Check


Available on Apple, Spotify, www.bg2pod.com


Follow:
Brad Gerstner @altcap https://x.com/altcap 
Bill Gurley @bgurley https://x.com/bgurley 
BG2 Pod @bg2pod https://x.com/BG2Pod


#BillGurley #BradGerstner #Bg2Pod

Ep9. GPT-4o, Astra, Multi Modal, China Tariffs, Tech Earnings | BG2 with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, joined by Sunny Madra (Head of Groq Cloud) they discuss AI Models, Data Scaling, Enterpise AI, Personal AI, the tech markets, and more. Enjoy another episode of Bg2.


Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:10) $META Llama 3
(20:40) Enterprise AI
(36:50) Personal AI
(50:07) $TSLA Earnings Call & Rideshare
(52:10) Tech Check


Available on Apple, Spotify, www.bg2pod.com


Follow:
Brad Gerstner @altcap https://x.com/altcap 
Bill Gurley @bgurley https://x.com/bgurley 
Sunny Madra @sundeep https://x.com/sundeep
BG2 Pod @bg2pod https://x.com/BG2Pod

Ep8. AI Models, Data Scaling, Enterprise & Personal AI | BG2 with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, they discuss The Great IPO Debate, Tesla Robotaxi vs. Uber, and a Tech Check. Enjoy another episode of Bg2.


Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction + Eclipse
(01:56) The Great IPO Debate
(41:33) Tesla Robotaxi vs. Uber
(01:10:27) Market Check


Available on Apple, Spotify, www.bg2pod.com


Follow:
Brad Gerstner @altcap https://twitter.com/altcap 
Bill Gurley @bgurley https://twitter.com/bgurley 
BG2 Pod @bg2pod https://twitter.com/BG2Pod


#BillGurley #BradGerstner #Bg2Pod

Ep7. The Great IPO Debate, Tesla Robotaxi vs. Uber, & Tech Check | BG2 with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, they discuss the challenge of forecasting the AI Supercycle, Stargate and the massive AI supercomputer build out,  AI demand overhyped or underhyped, and current market valuations. Enjoy another episode of Bg2.


Timestamps:
(0:00) Intro
(2:49) Demand for Compute Is Virtually Unlimited
(27:53) Everywhere we Look we are building more and bigger Supercomputers 
(35:49) The AI Induced Power Gap & The Need for Nuclear
(50:21) Valuations / Market Check


Available on Apple, Spotify, www.bg2pod.com


Follow:
Brad Gerstner @altcap https://twitter.com/altcap  
Bill Gurley @bgurley https://twitter.com/bgurley 
BG2 Pod @bg2pod https://twitter.com/BG2Pod


Shownotes:
What's next for AI agents ft. LangChain's Harrison Chase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBBe1pk8hf4
Tesla FSD Model 12: https://twitter.com/bg2pod/status/1769378291658666226?s=46&t;=tiuRwY6s_lj81akJSCmJkw
Sam Altman: OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, Board Saga, Elon Musk, Ilya, Power & AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #419: Sam Altman: OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, Board Saga, Elon Musk, Ilya, Power & AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #419
OpenAI CEO on GPT-4 vs GPT-5 | Sam Altman and Lex Fridman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJEC0aAjRJE 
Jevons Paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox 
MSFT and OpenAI $100bn supercomputer project: https://twitter.com/theinformation/status/1773798028907811059?s=20
Biden administration on how to generate more electricity to meet massive demand for AI computing: https://twitter.com/axios/status/1774758834952659223?s=20 
Nuclear reactors planned and proposed: https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide.aspx 
U.S. approves $1.5bn loan to restart Michigan nuclear plant: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/business/energy-environment/holtec-palisades-nuclear-plant-loan.html 
Josh Wolfe’s talk to Congress: https://twitter.com/wolfejosh/status/1685323817521139712 
Our World in Data - cleanest and safest sources of energy: https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy 
How Regulation killed Supersonic: https://www.heritage.org/transportation/commentary/its-time-let-supersonic-flight-soar-again
Natural gas is stronger in the U.S.: https://www.iea.org/commentaries/natural-gas-is-now-stronger-than-ever-in-the-united-states-power-sector 
Baseload in the U.S. has been flat for many years: https://energytransition.nema.org/baseload-generation/ 
Amazon goes nuclear: https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/04/amazon_acquires_cumulus_nuclear_datacenter/ 
I-95 Bridge reopened in 12 days: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-28/resurrection-of-i-95-in-just-two-weeks-is-dubbed-small-miracle?embedded-checkout=true 
SF cleaned up in a week: https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/sanfran-s-mean-streets-become-clean-streets-for-biden-xi-and-co-20231116-p5ekd0.html 
Texas trumps California as key US energy transition driver:https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/texas-trumps-california-key-us-energy-transition-driver-2023-05-04/ 
Brad’s tweet on CT scan: https://twitter.com/altcap/status/1774919531414368402?s=20
Americans favor more nuclear energy: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/18/growing-share-of-americans-favor-more-nuclear-power/ 
Producing new nuclear plants have gone down in France and up in the U.S. tweet: https://twitter.com/cremieuxrecueil/status/1773221106591166946?s=46&t;=832RL3Gm0XtyDEuhy-Gkzg 
GenAI company revenue multiples tweet: https://twitter.com/asanwal/status/1772821841578754492?s=46&t;=832RL3Gm0XtyDEuhy-Gkzg 
Gurley’s tweet on 60x reduction from top model: https://twitter.com/bgurley/status/1774896120310686003?s=20 
Congress provides record funding for fusion energy:https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/congress-provides-record-funding-for-fusion-energy/ 

#BillGurley #BradGerstner #Bg2Pod

Ep6. AI Demand / Supply - Models, Agents, the $2T Compute Build Out, Need for More Nuclear & More

Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, joined by Bob Mylod, (Chair of Board, Bookings.com & Managing Partner of Annox Capital) they discuss stock compensation, Google Gemini / Apple, TikTok US & the New AI Cold War, MSFT / Inflection & VC Valuations for LLM’s. Enjoy another episode of Bg2.


Timestamps:
(0:00) Intro 
(2:07) Bob Mylod | Stock-Based Compensation
(58:03) Apple's Potential Partnership with Google on AI
(1:04:00) Tiktok The Future of TikTok in the US
(01:12:34) Microsoft's Acquisition of Inflection
(01:18:06) The Durability of LLM Business Models


Available on Apple, Spotify, www.bg2pod.com


Follow:
Brad Gerstner @altcap https://twitter.com/altcap 
Bill Gurley @bgurley https://twitter.com/bgurley 
BG2 Pod @bg2pod https://twitter.com/BG2Pod


Shownotes: 
Bookings 2023 Notice of Annual Stockholders’ Meeting and Proxy Statement June 2023 (page 63 for Stock-Based Compensation Expense as a % of net cash provided by operating activities) https://bit.ly/3ISIauw
Michael Mauboussin - Stock-Based Compensation Paper: https://mgstn.ly/4cshBKn
Tom Hearden Tweet: https://bit.ly/4cqCoxQApoorv 
Agarwal Tweet: https://bit.ly/3VumL2G

Ep5. Stock Comp, AI Cold War, Valuations for LLM | BG2 with Bill Gurley, Brad Gerstner, & Bob Mylod

BG2Pod with Brad Gerstner and Bill Gurley

The Macro Trading Floor is a fun and actionable macro and markets podcast hosted by Alfonso Peccatiello and Brent Donnelly. If you are looking for banter, financial education, and actionable trade ideas this is the podcast for you!

(Links mentioned in the podcast are in the show notes below: check them out!)

Alf and Brent discuss the soft patch the US seems to be going through and the CPI number released this week. If markets are going to continue with this low-vol grind higher, how do you trade macro now? Also, China seems to be cooking something big this time.

- Contact me (Alfonso Peccatiello) on Bloomberg to check out the Crowded Trades Indicator

- Link to Bill Bishop piece on China: 
https://sinocism.com/p/putin-in-china-reactions-to-us-tariffs

- Link to the interview with Paul Tudor Jones: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alfonso-peccatiello-72156a6a_paul-tudor-jones-market-wizards-activity-7196033190011060226-jDKp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

How To Trade Macro Now?

The Bank of England pre-announced a rate cut in June, the Swedish Riksbank cut interest rates, and there are a few early signs of weakness emerging in the US as well.
Is the market ready for a regime switch?
Alf and Brent also discuss how they approach trading into volatile events, breaking long-term correlation, and the structural USD strength.

Links mentioned in the show:
https://www.spectramarkets.com/amfx/cad-v-wti-divortium/
https://www.atlantafed.org/cqer/research/gdpnow#Tab3

Early Signs of Weakness

Descrizione: Nominal growth is showing some early signs of fatigue, while economists' expectations remain elevated and market pricing still quite hawkish. Alf and Brent discuss potential opportunities arising from this setup, and spend time arguing whether Powell just announced a new Fed Put this week. 

Link to Brent's favorite podcast this week: https://pod.link/1594407589/episode/48072fb61a2a4cd1bf4fbbf9dff7e555

A New Fed Put?

US Q1 Real GDP printed below expectations but still at a respectable 1.6%, and core inflation was hotter than analysts forecast: more fuel on the fire of the reflation theme? Alf and Brent present a contrarian macro thesis instead, and also discuss the odds of a Chinese devaluation and more. Finally, they talk about the pros/cons of using stop losses in tactical macro trading. Enjoy the show!

A Contrarian Macro Thesis

The Fed is all of a sudden opening up to the possibility of hikes: what now? But most importantly: have you ever thought about the possibility of Fed hikes being stimulative? And finally: do you have any idea why every Central Bank in the world is targeting exactly 2% for inflation?
Alf and Brent discuss this and much more in today's episode - have fun!
And also take a look at Brent's piece on safe havens through different macroeconomic environments: https://www.spectramarkets.com/amfx/acute-shortage-of-safe-assets/

What if Hikes are Stimulative?!

The Macro Trading Floor

Learn from today’s global leaders building the organizations that will dominate the 21st century in fintech, business, and beyond.

Entrepreneurship

Miguel Armaza interviews Rodger Desai, CEO & Founder of Prove, one of the leading global companies in identity verification and fraud reduction. Founded in 2008, Prove serves over one thousand corporations, including 9 of the top 10 US banks, and has raised around $200 million from Wellington, Oak HC/FT, Apax Digital, Mass Mutual, AmEx, Capital One, Verizon, and a long list of funds and impressive angels.We discuss:Why KYC processes will become nearly free in the near futureUsing cel...

Rodger Desai, CEO of Prove - The Billion Dollar Firm Building the Future of Identity Verification Using Smartphone Data

Miguel Armaza interviews Doug Ricket, CEO & Co-Founder of PayJoy, a global fintech with $300+ million in annualized revenue that provides credit to over 10 million customers across Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia.Founded in 2015, PayJoy reached profitability in 2023 and has raised almost $200 million in equity financing from USV, Core Innovation, Greylock, Invus, and DNX.We discuss:How his years at the Peace Corps in Africa shaped him and fueled the ambition to work with emergin...

Doug Ricket, CEO of PayJoy – The $300 Million Revenue Global Juggernaut with a Mission to Empower a Billion Clients Around the World

Miguel Armaza interviews Rebecca Lynn, Co-Founder & General Partner at Canvas Ventures, an early-stage VC with almost $900 million AUM, focused on Series A & B in fintech, digital health, marketplaces, and logistics.Rebecca has been operating or investing in fintech for over 25 years and has also been ranked on the Forbes Midas List 5 years in a row.In this episode, we discuss:Marketing and go-to-market strategies from her experience at Next CardHow companies should think about prepar...

Rebecca Lynn, Co-Founder of Canvas Ventures - Building a Billion Dollar Brand, Why Everything is Always on Sale, Building Data-Driven Marketing Engines

Miguel Armaza interviews Asaf Horesh, Managing Partner of Vintage Investment Partners, a $4B global fund investing in VC funds, growth companies and secondary investments. Founded in 2003, Vintage has invested in several of the world's leading venture funds and has exposure to over 2000 technology companies.We discuss:Going from Apache helicopter pilot to tech investorWhy self-awareness and critical reflection are especially important to succeed in VCHow Vintage leverages data to make better ...

Asaf Horesh, Managing Partner of Vintage Investment Partners – $4Bn AUM & 20 Years of VC Investing Data, Why the Best Investors Master Self-Awareness

Miguel Armaza interviews Mike Seckler, CEO of Justworks, one of the largest platforms for SMBs providing HR, Tax, and payroll services in the US and Internationally.Founded in 2012 in NYC, Justworks recently crossed $300 million in annual revenue and is backed by some of the best NY-based VCs, including Bain Capital Ventures, FirstMark, Thrive Capital, Union Square Ventures, Index, and Redpoint.We recorded this conversation live in the heart of NYC at Barclays Rise, as part of New York Fintec...

Mike Seckler, CEO of Justworks - Building a $300M Revenue SaaS Company, Surviving the Dot-Com Crash, The Power of Long-Term Focus

Fintech Leaders

“Fund/Build/Scale” explains how to create a startup when all you have is an idea — and Season 1 is all about AI.

My guests are sharing strategies and frameworks that listeners can adapt and use inside their own companies.

We’re discussing the ins and outs of fundraising, product development, regul...

Going from zero to $1M in annual recurring revenue is worth celebrating, but it’s no guarantee that your startup is on a path to success. 
How long did it take to reach this milestone? How much did you spend to acquire each customer, and how many have renewed or extended their contracts?
When it comes to sales, repeatability equals success. To learn more about the tactics startups use to reach $1 million ARR (and beyond) I interviewed Rehan Jalil, CEO of Securiti. 
Drawing from his experience as a three-time founder, we talked about setting up an initial sales motion, understanding and validating the problem you're solving, focusing on a specific audience to hone your value proposition, and building trust with early customers.
Episode breakdown:
“Before we even get to the revenue, it actually is important to understand what problem you're trying to solve.” [2:10]
“The only metric is repeatability.” [4:55]
“So we coined the term ‘privacy ops’… we wrote a book on it.” [7:35]
“Teams have to be very much in sync, which means information has to flow.” [10:39]
“By the time you get to MVP, you better have refined this thing. [12:40]
“Before you bring in sales teams, it’s important that you actually have the content for them.” [15:34]
“The bar is very high within the enterprise, and it takes much longer.” [18:29]
“If you don’t start with conviction, don’t do it.” [21:41]
“Find people who have a common interest on the problem that you're trying to solve.” [26:08]
“If they feel like you helped them… they can actually be advocates.” [28:14]
“Just putting things freemium out there doesn’t mean people are going to adopt it.” [30:41]
“Prioritize finding a viable use case and viable product strategy vs. rushing into something.” [32:36]
Thanks for listening! Follow Fund/Build/Scale on LinkedIn and Substack.

Episode 8 | Securiti CEO Rehan Jalil on scaling to $1M ARR (and beyond)

Successful entrepreneurs must translate their personal visions into something tangible enough to attract employees, investors, and eventually, customers. 
There are best practices for product management and software pricing, but how do you make yourself persuasive (and authentic) enough to convince someone else to risk their time and money on your idea?
I interviewed May Habib (CEO and co-founder, Writer) and Gaurav Misra (CEO and co-founder, Captions) to learn how they use a mix of hard and soft skills to maintain a clear and strategic vision that informs everything from recruiting to GTM strategy. 
We also discussed methods for finding investors who understand your space, building a team, and why “rarely is the first idea the right idea.”
Here’s a full episode breakdown:
Part 1: May Habib, CEO and co-founder, Writer
"This was going to be just a much more interesting product." [03:27]
Writer's original founding "team is pretty together from early days." [5:45]
"In 2020, I don't remember spending a lot of time on the AI behind the AI." [6:11]
When May recognized that she’d connected with investors who shared her vision [8:30]
"The benefit of the full-stack approach is really becoming pretty obvious for people who are spending time with enterprise customers." [12:11]
"I don't see myself as a storyteller, I see myself as decent at picking up signal from noise and explaining that to people." [13:03]
"I do care a lot about design, about brand.... it's always been a very visual company." [16:07]
"If I was just meeting somebody, they got a slightly different deck in the first meeting." [19:06]
"Even ‘til the Series A, I think I looked down on people who were active on LinkedIn." [20:03]
"I think enterprises are getting fatigued." [23:01]
"If it's AI, show, don't tell, because the capabilities are so wild that you can really blow people away." [26:42]
Part 2: Gaurav Misra, CEO and co-founder, Captions
"We want to come up with a lot of different ideas in this space and what gets us excited." [33:32]
"We talked to a lot of people to help solve that creation problem that we were trying to go after." [36:34]
Why social media is "a really good way to actually test startup ideas" [38:20]
Investors were enthusiastic about shifting strategy, but "the hard part was to convince yourself." [39:55]
"It's really important to have an investor who understands the space inside and out." [41:29]
"The hardest part has been, what do we actually want to do, and what did we see actually working?" [44:35]
"I don't think of myself as a natural storyteller. I think it's something that I had to learn a little bit more of." [47:00]
Why Gaurav is still Caption's 'chief storyteller'" [49:42]
The importance of aligning your overall vision with PMF [51:16]
"As the company grows, the vision does become more and more crystal clear" [52:10]
"Once people try the alternate solution, they should never want to go back to the original." [54:30]

Episode 7 | Communicating your vision with May Habib (CEO, Writer) and Gaurav Misra (CEO, Captions)

In part two, Armon explained why he initially resisted investor advice to raise a Series A and spoke frankly about the challenges involved with stepping up into a leadership role, which led to some interesting talk about overcoming impostor syndrome, something a lot of us can relate to.
Part 2:
show Series A investors market opportunities you've already validated [1:51]
focusing on enterprise sales from the beginning was a winning strategy [3:40]
"we had an enterprise sales option straight from the beginning' [5:21]
why he hired a full-time salesperson as soon as Coalesce exited stealth [6:52]
how he connected with co-founder Satish Jayanthi [7:22]
coping with imposter syndrome and overcoming the pressure to perform [12:18]
raising a larger Series A than planned led to better outcomes [14:23]
avoid talking to investors until you're ready to raise — then move fast [16:51]
candid advice for anyone who's interviewing with an early-stage AI startup [18:55

Fund/Build/Scale mini-episode | From seed stage to Series A with Coalesce CEO Armon Petrossian [Part 2]

I interviewed Coalesce CEO and co-founder Armon Petrossian in February 2024 to talk about his company's journey from seed stage to Series A. I had no idea he was already working on his next round: just a few weeks after we recorded this interview, Coalesce announced a $50M Series B.
To help me prepare, his team shared their slightly redacted Series A pitch deck, which was immensely helpful. I'd intended to make this a mini-episode, but there was so much here, I decided to break it up into two parts.
Part 1:
why building in stealth was the right call for Coalesce [1:39]
guiding principles for who should — and should not — build in stealth [4:22]
how to manage customer discovery without revealing too much [6:50]
why they used their seed round "to build out the team as quickly as possible" [10:12]
midway through 2022, fundraising dynamics "changed radically" [11:33]
when investors pushed for a Series A, "I was like, that's crazy" [13:05]
starting up in San Francisco when you don't have industry connections [15:52]

Fund/Build/Scale mini-episode | From seed stage to Series A with Coalesce CEO Armon Petrossian [Part 1]

I interviewed Laura Bisesto (global head of policy and privacy at Nextdoor) in January 2024 to get her advice for AI startups that are just starting out. We talked about compliance, how to recognize when you need in-house help, and the overall importance of planning for worst case scenarios. 
She also had some thoughts for rolling out new AI-powered features, creating user advisory boards, and navigating a patchwork of state, federal and international laws.
Here’s a breakdown of our conversation:
“You don’t have to be an ethicist to start an AI ethics program..” (2:44)
don’t wait for lawyers: work on safety and trust from Day 1 (4:44)
how Nextdoor developed and launched its generative AI principles (7:21)
evaluate and reduce risk before rolling out AI-powered features (9:05)
why product teams should oversee risk management (10:54)
"the regulatory environment is evolving" (12:25)
the Biden administration's October 2023 executive order on AI (15:04)
how to position your startup for compliance with future regulation (18:32)
trickery and a lack of transparency can lead to expensive mistakes (22:22)
be careful when sharing user data between different jurisdictions (23:45)
the most common trust, safety and compliance mistakes AI founders make (25:23)
Fund/Build/Scale is sponsored by Mayfield and Securiti.

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