AI gave us the best tools to build fast—so why do startups feel harder than ever?

In this episode (#141), the twins break down:

• The startup paradox: tech got better, but stress got worse

• Why AI didn't simplify startups—it exposed underperformance

• Inference costs vs. SaaS costs and why it matters

• Why workflows beat wrappers in 2026

• The power of storytelling and creator-led distribution

• Why being calm might be the new founder flex

• And how to survive running a marathon at Kenyan speed 🏃‍♂️💨

Chapters:
00:00 The Startup Paradox: Tools vs. Distribution
01:49 The Role of Small Teams in Startups
03:57 AI's Impact on Job Dynamics
06:28 The Importance of Distribution in Today's Market
09:18 Workflows and Efficiency in Startups
11:47 The Changing Landscape of Founders
14:49 The Marathon of Startup Life

🎙️ This one’s for founders, creators, and operators navigating the new AI-powered startup battlefield.

In today’s episode (#140), the twins break down why AI is pushing startups to run leaner, faster, and smarter. We dive into:

• The rise of elite micro-teams scaling to unicorn status

• Why AI didn’t replace jobs—it revealed which ones weren’t needed

• The collapse of coordination costs and middle management

• Revenue-first mindset over vanity hiring metrics

• Why modern VCs are becoming media brands

• The creator advantage in distribution and investing

• Why generalists + AI are becoming the new superpower

Chapters:
00:00 The Rise of AI Startups and Layoffs
04:10 The Shift from Hiring to Revenue
07:04 The Evolution of Venture Capital
11:54 The Role of Creators in Distribution
14:24 The Power of Small, Agile Teams

🚀 For founders, investors, and anyone navigating the AI revolution—don’t miss this.

Episode #139: In this episode, the twins talk about why Europe doesn’t lose startups because founders are bad. It loses them because paperwork is. We break down EU Inc,  the new European company framework that aims to do what the US has done for decades: make building a startup fast, simple, and scalable across borders.

We cover:

• Why Europe is still painful for founders
  

• How bureaucracy kills speed
  

• Why so many startups flee to the US
  

• The Series A gap nobody talks about
  

• And whether EU Inc can finally change the game

Chapters

00:00 Europe’s Startup Problem (EU Inc Explained)

00:32 Why Starting a Company in Europe Is a Nightmare

03:45 Why the EU Was Forced to Create EU Inc

06:29 How EU Inc Changes the Game for Founders

09:49 Hiring Across Europe Without Bureaucracy

13:22 The Hidden Series A Gap in Europe

16:11 Is EU Inc Too Late — Or Europe’s Comeback?

If EU Inc works, European founders might finally stop playing the startup game on hard mode.

👇 Drop a comment with your take: Is this Europe’s turning point, or just more bureaucracy?

Episode #138: In this episode, the twins talk with Robert LoCascio. He invented online customer-care chat in 1997,  then turned that idea into LivePerson, a conversational AI giant that hit $500M+ in revenue ($4.7B valuation at its peak) and 3000+ employees.

Then the part nobody prepares founders for: activist shareholders, board politics, and a fight that became an existential threat to the company, until Rob was pushed out and watched the business collapse afterward.

In this episode, Rob breaks down the real lessons: how to spot “bad actors,” why weak board members stick around, how to build a ring of protection around your company, and why he now believes 20–50 elite people can build a multi-billion-dollar business in the AI era.

We also dive into the origin of Kidco, a kid-safe AI device built after Rob saw firsthand how addictive algorithms were affecting his own children,  and what “safe AI for kids” actually looks like with strong guardrails.
Follow Rob: Kidco (kidco.ai) & UARE.ai (uare.ai)

Episode #137: In this episode the twins break down why working harder isn’t the flex people think it is, why leverage is the real game. We talk about founders optimizing tools instead of distribution, creators confusing consistency with clarity, employees being efficient at the wrong things, and why productivity often hides fear. Using mental models inspired by Naval Ravikant and Alex Hormozi, we explore leverage, bottlenecks, second-order effects, and the uncomfortable decisions that actually move the needle.

If you feel busy but stuck, this one will probably hurt  in a good way.#Business #EntrepreneurMindset #StartupsLife #LeverageThinking #Creators #FoundersJourney #SelfImprovement #DecisionMaking #NFtwins

Episode #136: In this episode the twins talk about NVIDIA’s latest 20Billion licensing of agreement Groq. What is actually Groq and why Groq and their LPUs is so important for modern AI startups.#groq #nvidia #nftwins #aistartups #startups

Episode #135: In this episode the twins talk about their year, their wins, their losses. Key learning & takeaways from a personal and business perspective. #yearreview #nftwins #businesspodcast #startup #founders

Episode #134: In this episode, the twins talk about how AI enables everyone to become a founder and why this might be a bad thing (for some people). #nftwins #ai #aistartups #podcast

Episode #133: In this episode, the twins talk about the subscription business, why it’s so popular, what happens when there is subscription fatigue and how companies battle it. #subscription #nftwins #podcast

Episode #132: In this episode the twins talk about the defense industry and AI in it. #business #defenseindustry #ai #palantir #AndurilIndustries