Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro + Meme of the Week (00:05:17) Interview with Trevor Rainbolt & Turner Novak (00:06:23) How Turner found GeoRainbolt (00:08:05) TikTok vs. Twitter audiences (00:10:15) What makes good TikTok content (00:11:40) How Trevor cuts a TikTok (00:12:45) Guessing fan images (00:15:40) What are top variables (00:19:58) How Trevor discovered GeoGuesser (00:21:35) GeoGuesser is a young person’s game (00:24:50) Trevor’s daily training routine (00:28:50) Most interesting countr...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 53 min
Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:01) Meme of The Week (00:02:23) Apple vs Startups (00:04:43) Apple's PassKey (00:05:56) Apple's Car Play (00:06:53) Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) (00:18:39) Classic Clip: Michael Saylor on iPhone (00:21:31) Apple vs Android (00:34:25) Post-Payment Installment Splits vs Buy-Now-Pay-Later (00:42:25) Interview with Jon Wu, Head of Growth at Aztec Network (00:44:58) Why Nate Chastain Was Arrested (00:47:02) Wire Fraud Deep Dive (00:53:17) What Extent Do Federal Prosecu...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:30) Permissionless apprenticeship + archivve hits #3 on product hunt (05:45) Accountability + Robert Cialdini’s Influence (09:17) archivve launch (11:58) Expanding on building vs betting (16:12) 5 beats a day for 3 summers (with a caveat) (18:50) Before Creator Lab + hobbies vs business (22:32) Learning the craft + connecting the dots (25:40) Trung’s student blog + writing a movie (29:00) Anxiety, Feedback + Evolving (34:50) Employee vs Entrepreneurship What Is Not ...
Jun 02, 2022•42 min
Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:27) How Coach Nick and Coach Collin got to know each other (00:05:47) The coach's background in video and media (00:09:15) How creating content changes the way you watch the NBA (00:12:30) What are their favorite teams (00:14:45) How Steph Curry changed basketball (00:19:25) The mechanics of Steph’s jump shot (00:22:50) Steph breaks 2 myths about jump shooting (00:26:30) Steph’s special athletic ability (coordination) (00:30:30) The first ShotMechanics videos ...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:28) Meme of the Week (00:04:33) Snap down 40% + Impact of Apple’s ATT on Google/FB/Shopify (00:23:00) New Models (00:32:23) YouTube dominating TV + do we need 10,000 legging brands? (00:37:49) Apple Lawyers vs OPEC (00:42:23) Apple Ad Platform + Snap AR (00:45:05) Crypto Insider Trading (01:00:16) Fear of MonkeyPox? (01:05:09) $1.50 Costco Hotdog + Inflation (01:10:43) How Costco Keeps Their Hotdog at $1.50 (01:17:03) Jack Butcher Live Illustration What Is Not...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:36) Meme of the Week + Trung’s Course (00:05:49) New York Times Headlines (00:26:15) Terra UST Update (00:29:12) Dream of Algorithmic Stablecoins (00:51:27) a16z Crypto-Price Innovation Cycle (00:57:41) Terra vs Theranos (01:09:47) Lil Nouns NFT (01:19:21) McDonald's is a Realestate co What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technol...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 37 min
Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:46) - Meme of the Week (00:05:55) - What happened with Terra + why stablecoins are important (00:14:30) - Value of UST (00:22:18) - UST (Terra) blowup + algorithmic stablecoins (00:34:22) - Nasdaq Damage + comparing now vs. dotcom (00:42:52) - Tech sell-off (00:52:17) - People Dumping NFTs (01:01:28) - Bonus Meme of the Week + Building vs Betting (01:14:08) - Electric Cars: Tesla vs. Porsche (01:22:18) - First Car Stories What Is Not Investment Advice? Every...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro + Meme of the Week 00:03:27 How George Lucas turned a $350K bet into $10B empire 00:14:13 The Hero's Journey: Star Wars vs The Matrix 00:20:16 Trung’s Script 00:22:50 George Lucas Secured The Bag 00:26:18 If Airbnb’s Obama O’s were an NFT + the great online (NFT) game 00:45:24 NFT seed round vs venture capital 00:50:20 Yuga virtual land sale + $100mil lost in fees 01:00:58 Owning your keys 01:09:50 Collision Conf 01:14:49 Recap What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Today's episode is a deep dive into Elon Musk reaching an agreement to buy Twitter for a $44bil. How he's funding it, the potential risks with Tesla stock dropping, the spectrum of reactions & what the future of Twitter looks like. The boys also discuss their favorite moments from 1yr of NIA & an edge of the internet segment on Sam Bankman-Fried discussing the ponsi nature of DeFi with Matt Levine. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro, Meme Of The Week + What We’ll Cover 00:03:32 - NIA 1-year An...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 36 min
This week the boys breakdown the move2earn web3 app, STEPN, which pays you to go for a run/walk, share thoughts on Moonbirds, the successful NFT launch by Kevin Rose's PROOF collective. And what happened to Netflix, CNN+ and should Netflix sell ads? Timestamps: 0:00:00 – What We’ll Cover + Guest vs No Guest? 0:04:37 – Earn Money By Walking w/ STEPN (Move2Earn) 0:16:09 – Where Does The Money Come From? 0:25:15 – Moonbirds NFT, Kevin Rose & Where Jack Is on NFTs 0:40:00 – Meme Of The Week 0:43...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 15 min
@BoredElonMusk joins the NIA boys to discuss the evolution of gaming, blockchain games & pseudonymity in business. Plus a roundup of the latest edge of the internet stories & Bitcoin Miami. Timestamps: 0:00:00 – @BoredElonMusk + Meme of the Week 0:05:43 – Elon vs. Twitter’s Board 0:13:06 – State of Twitter as a Platform 0:23:07 – Pseudonymity 0:41:04 – Bored Box, Angel Investing + Web3 Games 0:50:31 – Blockchain Games vs. Traditional Games 0:57:39 – Axie Infinity 1:05:36 – Building on Et...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 43 min
Nick Maggiulli (@dollarsanddata) joins Jack, Trung & Bilal to discuss Elon buying 9.2% of Twitter (+ joining the board) and Nick's rules for building wealth, the 2x rule, crypto, when to buy a house & investing for the long term. Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro to Nick + Why Elon Bought 9.2% of Twitter? 0:07:09 – Twitter Edit Button. + NFTs PFPs 0:16:51 – How Jack Dorsey Feels 0:20:21 – Nick’s Book “Just Keep Buying” + Writing Background 0:29:00 – Philosophy Behind The Book + Thoughts on Bit...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Alex Cohen (@anothercohen) joins Trung + Bilal to discuss the Will Smith slap, Oscar's downfall, the $625 defi hack on Axie Infinity's Ronin network, angel investing 101 & some rants on twitter thinkbois & SF. Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:02:45 – The Slap, Will Smith Reaction + Oscar’s Downfall 0:16:56 – Terra Founder Do Kwon’s $3B Bitcoin Purchase 0:22:41 – Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network Hack + Angel Investing 101 0:39:33 – Angel Investing + Whole30 0:43:54 – SF vs Austin 0:50:22 – Twit...
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Brett Harrison, President of FTX US, joins the NIA boys to discuss the world of crypto, NFTs, memes, working with SBF & their plans to grow FTX. Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Meme of the Week - Intro To Brett + FTX 0:13:04 – Citadel + Working With SBF 0:20:09 – Solana vs ETH 0:27:43 – Distribution + Larry David Superbowl Ad 0:40:59 – Brett on Crypto, NFTs + FTX Revenue Pie 0:49:13 – Decentralized Financial System 0:55:09 – What The Boys Thought After Brett's Convo 1:01:55 – SBF Tweet + Coinbase Mark...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 13 min
The NIA boys discuss Yuga Labs (Bored Ape) buying CryptoPunks, sportswashing & the troubled history of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and why AMC is buying a gold mine. Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + Yuga Labs (Bored Ape) Buys CryptoPunks 0:10:03 – Punks + Commercial Usage 0:25:58 – Fashion World Comparison 0:30:38 – Yuga Labs, Disney of Crypto + Token Announcement 0:41:00 – Roman Abramovich, Chelsea, Sportswashing + History of Oligarchs 0:47:38 – Golden Visa, Fall Of Soviet Union ...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 33 min
The NIA boys discuss the impact of rising oil, wheat & gas prices. How a Chinese billionaire lost $12bil on a nickel short squeeze. Explore the idea of crypto-native war bonds & go into the history of batman movies. Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Bilal In Mexico, Street Food + Meme of the Week 0:06:48 – Commodity Crisis + Second-Order Effects 0:15:15 – Nickel Short Squeeze + Gold vs Bitcoin 0:30:27 – Oil's Impact On Everything + Are We Going Into A Recession? 0:37:17 – Crypto War Bonds, Ukraine's...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 28 min
The NIA boys discuss: – ukraine-russia – sanctions – crypto/bitcoin effect – downstream effects of frozen assets – big tech response – information battle + fog of war Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Ukraine-Russia + Richard Fontaine Thread 0:07:56 – Propaganda + Fog of War 0:16:33 – Information Battle 0:22:03 – Past Russian Invasions + Ukrainian Resistance 0:27:11 – Downstream Effects of Frozen Assets + Crypto/Bitcoin Effect 0:35:36 – Putin 0:39:12 – Big Tech Response, Sanctions + Wealth Protection 0:45:5...
Mar 02, 2022•54 min
Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wbyWZgB3T8w Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + OpenSea Hack 0:09:25 – Phishing Scam 0:21:22 – Canada Situation + Trudeau Emergencies Ac...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 22 min
The NIA boys breakdown the crypto Super Bowl ads. Jack shared why he’s invested in a Nouns NFT, joined their DAO and why he’s bullish on CC0. Trung shares the Razzlekhan playbook. Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology, and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kzfkthlKKrs Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twi...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gCgwbiuuZNI Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + Ric Meeting Collison Brothers 0:09:29 – What We’ll Cover + $3.6B Bitcoin Heist 0:19:52 – Money Launde...
Feb 10, 2022•2 hr
The NIA boys break down the Joe Rogan Spotify controversy & discuss the latest in the world of web 3, with Coachella announcing an upcoming NFT, India moving towards making crypto legal & a $1mil bitcoin price target from ARK Invest. Subscribe to Not Investment Advice, every week Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jYoqElXNpRE Joi...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GSU8CNhQpXE Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + What We’ll Cover 0:03:23 – Why The Crypto & Stock Markets Are Down + Ark vs Berkshire Hathaway 0:...
Jan 27, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QuntMb_zeQ8 Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Trung’s Move + Preview 0:05:50 – Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard For $68.7bil 0:13:00 – Gaming, Metaverse + Googl...
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/upj5-JiOy80 Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Meme of the Week + What We’ll Cover 0:04:00 – Moxie Marlinspike (Signal Founder) on Web 3 0:10:07 – Centralization + Pro...
Jan 13, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wBfpPwjwJsM Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro + What We’ll Cover + Metagame 0:07:19 – Cobie Trading The Metagame + Crypto Gaming 0:13:30 – Elon On SNL Me...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mDtU15qaAhE Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro + Holiday Travels 0:05:27 – What We’ll Cover + Jack Dorsey’s Web 3 War 0:12:45 – Can We Easily Define Web 3...
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xaNj8U2VocI Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro + Fred Ehrsam On Virgil DAO 0:07:06 – DAO vs LLC, The InterMET, Kanye + It Ain’t Ralph Tho 0:17:24 – Creati...
Dec 22, 2021•54 min
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/q8J2x2Hnr5c Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:03:36 – Decentralized Brands + Adidas-Bored Ape Collab 0:10:14 – Larva Labs Punk #4156 0:23:30 – Adidas I...
Dec 16, 2021•59 min
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NXaMlZvbGLk Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Jack Dorsey Leaves Twitter + Square Becomes BLOCK 0:02:59 – Web 3 Twitter 0:12:49 – Virgil Abloh DAO + New Twitte...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: Listen into our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Timestamps: 0:00:00 – Intro + Thanksgiving 0:01:40 – Ken Griffin Wins Auction + DAO Recap 0:18:22 – Anonymous Accounts 0:23:49 – Cameo 0:27:27 – Hardrock Nick + Fut...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 15 min
