By Byrne Hobart, Erik Torenberg
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The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.
This week, Erik and Byrne discuss the impact of technological change on markets, debate the feasibility of Argentine-style economic policies in the U.S., discuss government efficiency, payroll costs, and political dynamics, including the potential economic effects of a Trump administration and strategies of figures like Elon Musk and Sam Altman. For full shownotes, visit: https://highlightai.com/share/da0b923d-7d50-4459-b8e9-d0bf87710da7
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On this week’s episode of The Riff, explore the impact of technological change on markets and businesses, discussing economic bubbles, the future of AI, the post-election political landscape, and Byrne's upcoming book Boom, which examines the role of bubbles in infrastructure development. For full shownotes, visit: https://highlightai.com/share/44975e08-681b-484a-9f8f-64588f17da2f
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Byrne’s writing: https://thediff.co
Byrne's book: https://www.amazon.com/Boom-Bubbles-Stagnation-Byrne-Hobart/dp/1953953476
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This week, Erik Torenberg and Byrne Hobart explore the evolving landscape of heretical ideas, election dynamics, AI and crypto’s market impacts, prediction markets, the shifting Overton window, contrarian perspectives, and trends in housing and smaller social networks. For full shownotes, visit: https://highlightai.com/share/77be6b84-0f55-4dcc-9dd1-c69341272e2e
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🎙️ Unpack Pricing - Dive into the dark arts of SaaS pricing with Metronome CEO Scott Woody and tech leaders. Learn how strategic pricing drives explosive revenue growth in today's biggest companies like Snowflake, Cockroach Labs, Dropbox and more.
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In this special episode of The Riff, Erik Torenberg and Patrick McKenzie explore the evolving landscape of tech journalism, media narratives about the tech industry, and how the industry is increasingly telling its own story. For full shownotes, visit: https://highlightai.com/share/2dab4f2e-f8b1-410b-9bc4-b4a9b137c22f
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🎙️ Unpack Pricing - Dive into the dark arts of SaaS pricing with Metronome CEO Scott Woody and tech leaders. Learn how strategic pricing drives explosive revenue growth in today's biggest companies like Snowflake, Cockroach Labs, Dropbox and more.
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In this episode of The Riff, Byrne Hobart discusses his upcoming book about financial bubbles, venture scale businesses, creator financing, and prediction markets. For full shownotes, visit: https://highlightai.com/share/d084ef81-e3cd-41b2-be04-b6fc2bbe3f7a
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Byrne's book: https://www.stripe.press/boom
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In this special episode of The Riff, Byrne Hobart is joined by Patrick McKenzie, host of the podcast Complex Systems to discuss a range of topics including app business models, restaurant industry economics, AI's impact on productivity, the evolution of search technologies and more.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(01:08) Economics of free-to-play games
(09:45) High spenders and VIP systems
(12:13) Misconceptions about industry economics
(13:22) Spending patterns
(15:46) Airline industry
(20:51) Custom software and high-end services
(24:17) Sponsor: Carta
(25:06) Evolution of restaurant websites
(33:57) Role of platforms in restaurant business
(41:33) Strategic moves in food distribution
(43:53) Restaurant groups and concepts
(47:39) Economics of business meals
(53:33) Value of free company food
(01:03:37) Role of LLMs in research and writing
(01:12:04) Future of LLMs and human interaction
(01:23:44) Wrap
This week, Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg discuss the shifting dynamics of careers and education, the notion of "auto-paternalism" in organizational choices, Spotify's growth strategy in a mature market, the future of podcasts and audio content, and the intricate relationship between AI art, property rights and more.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:27) Career advantages
(05:00) Young entrepreneurs today
(09:38) Money and legitimacy
(17:57) Sponsor: Brave
(18:59) Education and critical thinking
(27:34) Disrupting higher education
(39:25) Auto paternalism in organizations
(48:13) Spotify's market strategy
(53:39) AI art and property rights
(57:07) Wrap
This week, Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg dive into a range of fascinating topics such as the evolution and future of OpenAI's business model, economic rationale behind corporate buybacks, changing software economics, China's recent equity market surge and more.
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1765665937
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:20) Role of competition in tech
(03:57) ByteDance and the music streaming market
(08:15) OpenAI's business model evolution
(19:05) Sponsor: Brave
(20:07) Future of OpenAI and AI regulation
(27:56) Understanding interest rates and treasury bonds
(30:58) Corporate buybacks
(37:05) Software economics and growth strategies
(45:38) China's economic strategies and market impact
(50:49) Predicting market movements with headlines
(54:15) Wrap
This week, Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg discuss cult stocks like Tesla and Palantir, debate whether AI or globalization will impact jobs more, explore the energy transition's unexpected reversal, analyze Forbes' content strategy and more.
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🎙️ This Won't Last - Eavesdrop on Keith Rabois, Kevin Ryan, Logan Bartlett, and Zach Weinberg's monthly backchannel. They unpack their hottest takes on the future of tech, business, venture, investing, and politics.
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1765665937
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:20) Understanding cult stocks
(05:48) ESG investing
(09:21) Viability of stock-based social networks
(16:53) Vertical social network
(19:43) Sponsors: Babbel | Brave
(22:08) Role of tick sizes in financial markets
(29:03) Tech stocks and market timing
(36:24) Job losses: AI vs. Globalization
(41:11) Energy transition in reverse
(45:49) Forbes' business model and media strategy
(52:00) Power of lists in media
(01:00:01) Wrap
This week, Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg tackle the current state of the EU's tech sector, evolution of private equity firms, consumer credit defaults, online reputation management and more.
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🎙️ This Won't Last - Eavesdrop on Keith Rabois, Kevin Ryan, Logan Bartlett, and Zach Weinberg's monthly backchannel. They unpack their hottest takes on the future of tech, business, venture, investing, and politics.
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1765665937
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Will The EU Choose to Compete?: https://www.thediff.co/archive/will-the-eu-choose-to-compete/
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:27) Current state of the EU tech industry
(07:21) Degrowth and economic progress
(12:12) Competent bureaucracy and government services
(18:24) Javier Milei, Vivek, and Trump
(25:06) Sponsor: Babbel | Brave
(27:32) Consumer confidence and economic perceptions
(30:48) Deflation and credit creation
(42:45) The Evolution of Private Equity
(50:21) Online Reputation Management
(54:50) Wrap
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