The NIA boys discuss Twitter rebrand to X, Oppenheimer vs. Barbie and Messi/Mbappe. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:00) - Twitter Rebranding to X (00:11:08) - Jack’s thoughts on the rebrand (00:15:14) - Twitter’s Network Effect (00:23:27) - Threads is a Reset of Instagram (00:29:25) - X IPO? (00:34:51) - Jack’s Thoughts on the new X Logo (00:45:19) - Twitte Bull Case (00:53:27) - Barbiheimer (00:58:36) - Barbiheimer Backstory (01:01:09) - Thoughts on Barbiheimer (01:06:05) - Crazy Marketin...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 24 min
The NIA boys discuss the Psychology of Disneyland, AI Actors & Twitter Monetization Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:22) - Trung’s Disneyland Trip (00:06:22) - The Cost to go to Disneyland (00:11:08) - Disney’s Business Model (00:23:27) - Disney Selling ESPN? (00:25:45) - Who could buy ESPN (00:30:09) - Hollywood Actor Strike (00:48:33) - Jack on Threads vs Twitter (00:59:11) - Twitter Monetization (01:17:01) - Creative Fundraising for Presidential Campaigns (01:19:28) - Pinkydoll Viral...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Turner Novak joins the NIA boys to discuss Threads, Twitter, Elon vs Zuk, & much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:55) - Threads Overview (00:06:12) - Threads Launch (00:08:57) - Interest Graph vs Follow Graph (00:16:05) - Bull Case for Threads (00:24:25) - Bear Case for Threads (00:41:35) - Twitter's Future (00:49:00) - Meta's History of Shipping Products (00:53:18) - Predictions for Threads and Twitter (01:02:59) - Turner's Thoughts on AI What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min
The NIA boys discuss Taylor Swift’s $1B tour & Favourite Travel Cities Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:34) - Meme of the Week (00:05:16) - Taylor Swift's Era's Tour Breakdown (00:14:22) - Economic Impact of The Era's Tour (00:15:07) - Which Music Artists Could Have $1B Tour (00:17:20) - Taylor's Unique Formula for Success (00:19:59) - The Era's Tour by the numbers (00:27:35) - Revenue of Other Forms of Live Entertainment (00:29:43) - How a Performer's Audience Size Grows (00:36:21) - T...
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 15 min
The NIA boys discuss Imposter Syndrome, Agency Model, Best Books/Pods, Expat Life & and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:09) - Imposter Syndrome (00:12:48) - The Agency Model (00:16:45) - Lessons from Moderating NIA (00:20:43) - Thoughts on Cold DM's (00:35:25) - How to Say No (00:42:41) - Content Recommendations (Best Books/Pods) (00:57:26) - Expat life What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the e...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 7 min
The NIA boys discuss MrBeast Burger, Twitter Roadmap, Twitch Drama, TradFi vs. Crypto and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:44) - MrBeast Burger Shutting Down (00:15:58) - The Truth About Being "Copied" (00:25:32) - The Role of Twitter in Society (00:39:38) - Twitter's Possible Future Roadmap (00:48:47) - Bilal's Suit Game (00:50:31) - Twitch Drama (01:00:16) - TradFi vs. Crypto What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 8 min
The NIA boys discuss the Reddit Protest, Messi's MLS Contract, Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:06:20) - Reddit Protest Overview (00:08:11) - Why Reddit Changed Their API Policy (00:13:09) - The Power of Mods on Reddit (00:17:18) - Reddit's Incentive Structure (00:19:46) - Will the Protest be Successful? (00:21:38) - Meme of the Week (00:22:42) - The Global Football (Soccer) Landscape (00:31:17) - Messi to the MLS (00:33:57) - The Messi Effect (00:...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 6 min
The NIA boys discuss the Apple Vision Pro announcement, Jack's Christie's Auction, Luton Town FC, American Innovation, and much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:03) - Jack's Christie's Auction Recap (00:07:23) - Luton Town FC (00:09:38) - Apple Vision Pro Breakdown (00:13:11) - Spacial Computing (00:15:18) - Hardware and Controls (00:17:51) - AR Early Adopter Moment (00:19:24) - Apple vs Facebook (00:20:31) - Is AR a new Technological Paradigm? (00:24:28) - AR Use Cases (00:25:55) - NI...
Jun 07, 2023•56 min
Trung does a deep dive on the 2007 iPhone launch. He discusses Apple’s design process, the iconic iPhone Keynote, what was the first killer app?, why Jobs hated the App Store, the history of multi-touch, Gorilla Glass and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:07:07) - The Convergence of Technology Theory (00:09:58) - The Fragility of Ideas (00:15:11) - iPhone Background (00:18:51) - iPhone's Success by the Numbers (00:21:06) - The iPhone Development Story (00:27:40) - Multi-touch Story (...
May 31, 2023•2 hr 34 min
The NIA boys discuss 1000 True Fans, AI Hype-Cycle, Raising Entrepreneurial Kids, Business Setbacks, and much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:39) - 1,000 True Fans (00:17:28) - Raising Entrepreneurial Kids (00:21:01) - AI Hype-Cycles (00:31:00) - Business Setbacks (00:44:07) - Balancing Creative Pursuits and Family life (00:48:19) - Master Mind Groups? (00:51:25) - AI and Creative Careers What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss wha...
May 24, 2023•58 min
The NIA boys discuss Sotheby’s vs. Christie’s, Twitter new CEO, & Google’s AI Play, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:39) - Jack's Christie's Auction (00:04:31) - Christie's vs Sotheby's (00:08:13) - How Auction Houses make money (00:10:59) - Why invest in art? (00:18:07) - Twitter’s new CEO (00:23:23) - Advertising Sales Explained (00:30:38) - Twitter's Accelerated Product Innovation (00:34:17) - Google's AI Announcements (00:36:01) - Why Google IO is a big deal (00:39:19...
May 17, 2023•55 min
The NIA boys discuss Pepe Coin, Hollywood Writers Strike & Blumhouse’s Business Breakdown, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:33) - Pepe Coin (00:05:40) - The Meme Coin Phenomenon Explained (00:08:42) - Bitcoin & Ordinals (00:19:55) - The Hollywood Writers Strike (00:44:55) - A.I. and the Writers Strike (00:54:17) - Blumhouse Productions Business Breakdown (01:01:44) - Examples of “Constraints force creativity” What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bi...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Car Dealership Guy joins the NIA boys to discuss EVs, Tesla, Auto Loans & Lease vs. Own, and much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:51) - Car Dealership Guy's Background Story (00:03:22) - TLDR on the Importance of the Auto Industry to the Economy (00:09:38) - Car Dealership Guy's approach to Twitter (00:10:29) - The State of the Auto Industry's Inventory (00:14:01) - Are there any differences between cars? (00:16:22) - Inside look at the Used-Car Dealership Business (00:19:29) - Pr...
May 03, 2023•1 hr
The NIA boys discuss SpaceX Starship Launch, AI vs. Record Labels, Buzzfeed News shutting down, Tucker Carlson's Fox exit, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:39) - SpaceX Launch (00:09:07) - The Russell Conjugation (00:12:29) - Why Elon wants to go to space (00:14:08) - Benefits of Space Exploration (00:31:23) - How the innovation process works (00:37:41) - Final thoughts on space innovation (00:39:09) - Grimes + AI music (00:41:46) - A.I. music and smart contracts&n...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 23 min
The NIA boys discuss Drake and The Weeknd's A.I. Music Song, Coachella Economics, Steve Jobs Archive, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:16) - Reaction to Heart On My Sleeve: The A.I. Drake/The Weeknd Song (00:07:38) - Heart On My Sleeve was a marketing stunt? (00:10:58) - Why AI-generated content will super charge Big Brands (00:25:38) - A.I., Authenticity, and Monetization (00:28:09) - Smaller artists should leverage A.I. (00:29:58) - Is Generative A.I.’s impact on media over...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 6 min
The NIA boys discuss the Super Mario Bros Blockbuster, Nintendo IP, Europe vs. US Tech, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:56) - Super Marios Bros Breakdown (00:02:37) - Weird History of Mario Movies (00:07:29) - Reactions to Super Mario Bros (00:08:40) - Gaming Industry is Huge (00:14:07) - Video Game IP Discussion (00:16:45) - Nostalgic Video Gaming Experiences (00:21:53) - Future of the Nintendo Cinematic Universe (00:26:09) - Top Selling Game Consoles (00:2...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Luke Burgis joins the NIA boys to discuss Mimetic Desire, Thick vs. Thin Desires & Power of Memes. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:33) - Meme of the Week (00:04:18) - Jack & Luke’s Collab (00:06:07) - Visualizing Mimesis (00:08:48) - Wanting’s Backstory (00:10:33) - Meme Culture is Everywhere (00:12:26) - TLDR of Mimetic Desire (00:14:42) - Examples of Mimetic Desire (00:18:46) - Mount Rushmore of Meme Masters (00:22:39) - Role Models vs Models of Desire (00:25:52) - The Powe...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 28 min
The NIA boys discuss the Pope Coat, MidJourney, AI Art Trends, the rise of A.I. Deepfakes, Chat GPT Plugins, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:21) - Beeple Studios Grand Opening (00:06:38) - NFT LA & Checks-Gasoline Collab (00:09:24) - Meme of the Week: The Pope Coat (00:10:59) - The NIA Boys Initial Reactions to the Coat Pope (00:13:42) - The Rise of Viral A.I. Deepfakes (00:16:46) - The Backstory of the Pope Coat Creator (00:18:09) - The Uncanney Valley Explained (00:19:...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Trung & Bilal discuss Balaji's $1m Bitcoin bet, the banking crisis, Ryan Reynolds business empire, Trung’s meme going super viral and GPT-4. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:11) - Meme of the Week (00:08:50) - The Backstory to Trung’s Tweet (00:11:31) - How a meme goes viral (00:13:11) - Balaji's Background (00:15:28) - Balaji's $1m Bitcoin Bet (00:16:55) - Banking Crisis Explained (00:21:57) - SVB Post-Mortem (00:27:03) - Infinite Money Printing Back? (00:32:36) - Swap Lines Expl...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 11 min
The NIA boys discuss the ideas that have changed their lives the most, from mindfulness to the value of time to antigoals. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:53) - Mindfulness and Meditation (00:11:33) - Time and Energy as a Currency (00:27:32) - Antigoals (00:36:03) - “Walk until the day becomes interesting” (00:40:47) - The Spotlight Effect (00:43:24) - Most People Shouldn't Make Their Passion Their Career (00:51:53) - The Importance of Religion (01:07:18) - Over-Optimizing Habits Wha...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 10 min
The NIA boys discuss the “miracle” obesity drug, Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special, Balaji's book, living a healthy lifestyle, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:13) Meme of the Week (00:03:12) Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special (00:06:22) Debating Netflix's Binge Drop Model (00:08:45) Jack’s White Lotus Review (00:10:39) The best way to consume stand up comedy (00:12:59) The Anthology of Balaji | Exclusive Sneak Peek (00:18:13) Breakdown of Ozempic, The Obesity Drug (00:19:43) How ...
Mar 08, 2023•57 min
The NIA boys discuss the power of quitting, the Visualize Value origin story, the law of compounding, and decision-making frameworks. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:36) - Checks Update (00:03:30) - Meme of the Week (00:06:06) - Teasing Grit vs Quit (00:07:02) - Jack’s Water Filter Story (00:12:31) - This is Pointless Breakdown and The Power of Compounding (00:28:28) - Visualize Value Origin Story (00:34:24) - Trung on why he quit pursuing screenwriting (00:44:05) - Knowing When to Walkawa...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Jack, Trung & Bilal reflect on 100 episodes. 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, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KVKWwEN0_D0 Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Feb 21, 2023•2 hr 37 min
Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro To Dan Runcie & Trapital (00:01:51) - Rihanna & Superbowl (00:11:21) - Roc Nation's Impact On Superbowl Half-Time Show (00:16:09) - Value Of Half-Time Show (00:22:05) - Why Artists Are Selling Their Catalog & Bieber's Example (00:35:45) - Music on Tiktok, Instagram & YouTube (00:42:40) - Rapid Fire Questions (00:45:40) - One Trapital Article To Start With (00:46:30) - Def Jam vs. Cash Money (00:51:26) - AI Music: David Guetta & Eminem (01:00:20)...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro + Meme Of The Week (00:02:11) - Checks Deep Dive (01:01:45) - Tiffany + Nike Collab (01:14:15) - Google Bard vs ChatGPT 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, technology, and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nrmbvzXobBY Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you thin...
Feb 08, 2023•2 hr 38 min
Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro + Meme Of The Week (00:08:23) - Should Tiktok Be Banned? (00:19:17) - Blackbox Algorithm (00:34:12) - Google’s M&M Case Study & Role Of The Government (00:39:04) - The Bin at Google (00:47:21) - Twitter Algorithm Change & For You Page (00:56:30) - Artifact: Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger’s New App 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 i...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:47) - Live Meme Of The Week (00:05:43) - Naming Your Brand: Company vs Individual (00:22:58) - Tech Layoffs (00:35:07) - AI + Jobs (00:44:42) - Newsletter + Twitter Growth 2023 (00:59:03) - Michael Saylor Reaction (01:05:29) - Advice To 20yr Old Self (01:17:36) - Who would you like to have dinner with? (01:22:39) - Artificial General Intelligence (01:27:45) - Amazon, Moon or Mariana Trench What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi ...
Jan 25, 2023•2 hr 34 min
Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:34) - Jack's Checks NFT: Number 1 on OpenSea & Derivative Projects (00:22:32) - Prince Harry's Book & Ghost Writers (00:36:22) - Omar Qazi (Whole Mars Catalog) on Tesla (00:45:29) - Full Self-Driving ( FSD) (00:57:00) - Tesla Price Cuts 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, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouT...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Timestamp: (00:00:00) - Intro & Trung's Back (00:04:17) - Jack's Checks NFT Project (00:22:31) - Twitter Image Aspect Ratio (00:29:17) - CES Roundup (00:54:14) - Microsoft's $10B OpenAI Deal 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, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qt-3mjv1KFQ Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinves...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:07:28) - Bearly.ai (00:19:42) - AI & Cloud (00:33:08) - What You Can Do With The Tool (00:44:37) - How to Save your Job From ChatGPT (00:52:14) - Problem With Relying on Technology (00:59:09) - Summary 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, technology and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OxNViWjNAA0 Join our...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 2 min
