The NIA boys discuss Jack's Creative Process, Sora Text-to-Video and Monster Beverage's 200,000% Stock Run Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:06) - Jack’s Creative Process (00:12:33) - Meme of the Week (00:15:59) - Sora Text-to-Video (00:37:08) - The Rise of Dopamine Culture (00:49:17) - Monster Beverage's 200,000% Stock Run 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, ...
Feb 21, 2024•54 min
The NIA boys discuss the best Super Bowl Ads & Memes, Mega-Sports App (ESPN + Warner + Fox) and Masayoshi Son’s Bets Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:06:33) - Best Super Bowl Memes (00:13:43) - Best Super Bowl Ads (00:27:59) - Mega-Sports App (ESPN + Warner + Fox) (00:49:19) - Masayoshi Son’s Bets 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 meme...
Feb 14, 2024•57 min
The NIA boys discuss Apple Vision Pro, Farcaster, Ferrari/Lewis & Adam Neumann buying back WeWork? Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:01) - Adam Neumann buying back WeWork? (00:09:08) - Apple Vision Pro (00:27:59) - Farcaster (00:58:19) - Ferrari/Lewis 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/T...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 8 min
The NIA boys discuss Neuralink, Value & Audience Capture, Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl Media Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:30) - Meme of the Week (00:10:04) - Neuralink (00:37:16) - Value & Audience Capture (01:17:28) - Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl Media 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: h...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 28 min
The NIA boys discuss Apple Vision Pro, Big Tech VCs, Milei at Davos & Slow Death of Media Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:28) - Apple Vision Pro (00:37:28) - Big Tech VCs (00:49:37) - Milei at Davos (00:57:00) - Slow Death of Media 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/-sjzS4KGJwk Listen ...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 4 min
The NIA boys discuss the greatest inventions, NIA Shark Tank, Jack on design trends & psychedelics breakdown Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:03) - Greatest Inventions of All Time (00:18:52) - NIA Shark Tank (00:25:39) - Career Advice (00:35:46) - Jack on Design Trends (00:45:51) - Psychedelics Breakdown 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 ...
Jan 17, 2024•58 min
The NIA boys discuss Trends for 2024, Stanley Cup, GLP-1, Alcohol-Free Drinks, Carta & Bill Ackman vs. BI Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:07:15) - Bill Ackman vs. Business Insider (00:13:54) - Trends for 2024 (00:42:00) - Stanley Cup (00:59:15) - Carta 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...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 13 min
The NIA boys discuss the Bitcoin ETF, Mickey Mouse Copyright, Luxury Beliefs & NYT vs. OpenAI Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:06:26) - Meme of the Week (00:08:44) - Bitcoin ETF (00:21:02) - Mickey Mouse Copyright (00:43:28) - Luxury Beliefs (00:58:09) - NYT vs. OpenAI 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: ht...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 17 min
The NIA Boys do an end-of-year review breaking down their biggest win/loss & person, company, show, song & meme of the Year Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:05) - Favorite NIA Episode Of The Year (00:06:05) - Biggest Win/Loss of the Year (00:23:24) - Company of the Year (00:34:55) - Person of the Year (00:41:54) - Meme of the Year (00:45:29) - Song of the Year (00:49:47) - Travel Spot of the Year (00:49:47) - Movie/TV Show of the Year What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack ...
Dec 27, 2023•55 min
The NIA boys discuss Alternative Trends, AI Romance, DEI, 90s websites & top lessons from 2023 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:09:13) - 90s websites (00:18:26) - Alternative Trends (00:28:48) - DEI (00:46:24) - Top Lessons from 2023 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/wl1TO5hLUzE Listen in...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 7 min
The NIA boys discuss Art Basel, the $40B Nutella Empire, Time & Taylor Swift and Ohtani’s $700m Contract Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:28) - Art Basel (00:11:32) - Meme of the Week (00:13:07) - $40B Nutella Empire (00:38:47) - Person of the Year 2023: Taylor Swift (00:56:03) - Ohtani’s $700m Contract 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 m...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 14 min
The NIA boys discuss the Cybertruck, Elon vs. Advertisers, Charlie Munger’s Wisdom & Henry Kissinger Legacy Timestamps (00:00:00) - Intro (00:09:47) - Cybertruck (00:33:22) - Elon vs. Advertisers (01:00:37) - Charlie Munger’ Wisdom (01:19:13) - Henry Kissinger’s Legacy 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: http...
Dec 06, 2023•2 hr 34 min
The NIA boys discuss UAE Breakdown, OpenAI Winners & Losers and Binance $4B Fine Timestamps (00:00:00) - Intro (00:07:33) - Jack’s Trip to the UAE (00:15:35) - UAE Breakdown (00:41:03) - OpenAI Final Recap (00:47:24) - OpenAI Winners and Losers (00:51:24) - Binance $4B Fine 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:...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 13 min
The NIA boys discuss OpenAI vs. Sam Altman, OpenAI history, AGI, Satya/Microsoft and Jack’s collab with Red Bull Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:08:07) - Meme of the Week (00:15:35) - Sam Altman’s Background (00:19:53) - TLDR of OpenAI Debacle (00:30:19) - AGI Debate (00:33:00) - OpenAI History (00:45:33) - Satya/Microsoft (01:03:01) - Winners and Losers (01:09:13) - EA vs E/Acc (01:28:46) - Jack’s Collab with Red Bull What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi &...
Nov 22, 2023•2 hr 37 min
The NIA boys discuss Humane AI Pin, Steve Jobs Best Keynotes, MrBeast Water & What’s Wrong With Marvel? Timestamps (00:00:00) - Intro (00:07:54) - Humane AI Pin (00:44:41) - Apple’s AI Push (00:51:35) - MrBeast Water (01:10:04) - What’s Wrong With Marvel? 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/o...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 17 min
The NIA boys discuss OpenAI Dev Day, GPT Agents, Grok & The SBF/FTX Case Timestamps (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:23) - Meme of the Week (00:06:45) - OpenAI Dev Day (00:12:47) - GPT Agents and the AI Race (00:53:17) - Grok (01:03:41) - Rishi Sunak & Elon Musk Talk (01:23:25) - The SBF/FTX Case 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 + S...
Nov 08, 2023•2 hr 33 min
The NIA boys discuss Wrestling Kayfabe, 9-to-5 jobs, Hasan Minhaj vs. New Yorker, How Netflix Won Streaming and much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:08:55) - Meme of the Week (00:13:19) - Wrestling Kayfabe (00:20:26) - 9-to-5 jobs (00:49:28) - Hasan Minhaj vs. New Yorker (01:09:41) - How Netflix Won Streaming 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 ...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Eric Jorgenson joins the NIA boys to discuss Balaji, Naval & The Future of Book Publishing Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:55) - Meme of the Week (00:13:03) - Naval and the Almanack of Naval Ravikant (00:29:24) - Scribe and the Future of Book Publishing (00:41:10) - Balaji and the Anthology of Balaji (01:12:34) - Future Projects? (01:16:25) - Becoming Scribe’s CEO (01:25:57) - Book Recommendations What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan dis...
Oct 25, 2023•2 hr 33 min
The NIA boys discuss FIFA vs. EA, Microsoft’s $69B Activision Deal, Shams vs. Woj, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Film, The Best Bread In The World, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:36) - FIFA vs. EA (00:17:51) - Microsoft’s $69B Activision Deal (00:36:02) - Shams vs. Woj (00:49:17) - ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ Film (00:55:47) - The Best Bread In The World What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the ed...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 8 min
The NIA boys discuss the Beckham Doc, Birkenstock $10B IPO, 2-Hour Marathons, Shakespeare and much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:13) - Meme of the Week (00:05:07) - Beckham Doc (00:24:10) - Birkenstock IPO (00:48:02) - Is Shakespeare the Greatest Writer (01:13:14) - 2-Hour Marathons 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 + Sub...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 23 min
The NIA boys discuss FIRE Movement, Our Professional Highlights, Founder-Market Fit, How To Say “No," & much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:32) - FIRE Movement (00:17:49) - Our Dream Brand Collabs (00:25:48) - Our Professional Highlights (00:40:40) - Founder-Market Fit (00:47:46) - New Skill that We’d Love to Learn (00:56:06) - How To Say “No” What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the int...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 5 min
The NIA boys discuss Conversational ChatGPT, Spotify AI, Netflix vs. Blockbuster & End of Hollywood Writer’s Strike Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:23) - Seasonal Affective Disorder (00:10:23) - Conversational ChatGPT (00:21:19) - Spotify AI (00:37:51) - Netflix vs. Blockbuster (00:47:07) - End of Hollywood Writer’s Strike 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 busin...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 6 min
The NIA boys discuss the Roman Empire Memes, the new Elon Biography, Autoworker Strike & Tesla’s Manufacturing “Algorithm” and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:12:17) - Meme of the Week: Roman Empire (00:27:10) - Elon Bio (00:44:42) - Autoworker Strike (00:48:01) - Jack’s Experience Working on Car Manufacturing Plant (00:57:53) - Tesla’s Advantage (01:04:43) - Tesla’s Manufacturing “Algorithm” What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan ...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 22 min
George Mack joins the NIA boys to discuss Ignored Ideas, Creativity Hacks, Game Psychology, US vs. UK & Finding The Right Metrics Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:27) - Ricky Gervais and the Power of Comedy (00:09:04) - George’s Background (00:13:01) - The Midwit Meme: Guide To Life (00:20:09) - The Rise of Voice Training (00:28:54) - Ideas that sound crazy today -- but will be obvious in 10-20 years (00:40:17) - Kids and Technology (00:51:39) - Video Game Psychology (01:05:32) - US vs....
Sep 13, 2023•2 hr 58 min
Soren Iverson joins the NIA boys to discuss Design, Memes, Comedy, UX Secrets & 100 Day Challenges Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:41) - Satirical App Breakdown (00:14:33) - How Visualize Value Inspired Soren (00:18:12) - Soren’s Fine Art Background (00:22:38) - What is an Artist? (00:27:50) - Soren’s Creative Process (00:31:18) - Psychology of Going Viral (00:36:21) - 100 Day Challenges (00:43:21) - The Power of Humor (00:52:00) - Hall of Fame App Features What Is Not Investment Advic...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 3 min
The NIA boys discuss Grayscale vs. SEC, Instacart & Klaviyo IPOs, How Stock Exchanges Work, TikTok’s Spotify Competitor & much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:16) - Grayscale vs. SEC (00:08:25) - IPO Window Open? (00:13:09) - First Party Data Explained (00:15:40) - Instacart Breakdown (00:27:26) - Klaviyo Breakdown (00:38:32) - How Stock Exchanges Work (00:51:39) - Why Stock Exchanges are the New Power Brokers (00:59:57) - TikTok’s Spotify Competitor What Is Not Investment Adv...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 15 min
The NIA boys discuss Friend Tech, App Store vs. Crypto, Community Notes, ARM IPO, and much more. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:41) - Meme of the Week (00:05:31) - Friend.tech Overview (00:14:41) - Assigning Monetary Value to Social Capital (00:20:17) - App Store vs. Crypto (00:31:52) - OpenSea Removing Royalties (00:47:35) - How Community Notes Works (00:50:15) - Vitalik on Community Notes (01:03:15) - ARM IPO (01:15:13) - The Malleability of Social Reality What Is Not Investment Advice?...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 28 min
The NIA boys discuss Barstool Sports/Dave Portnoy, Cocaine vs. Kale Phone, Arnold Schwarzenegger Doc, and much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:09) - Reacting to Barstool Sports/Dave Portnoy (00:07:04) - Revisiting Content and Commerce Model (00:18:59) - The Barstool Brand (00:28:07) - ESPN & Disney’s Tough Situation (00:31:51) - Jack’s Proof Grails NFT Collab (00:33:35) - Cocaine vs. Kale Phone (00:46:10) - Working from Home (00:52:57) - Arnold Schwarzenegger Doc What Is Not Inves...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 9 min
The NIA boys discuss Podcast Plans, PayPal Stablecoin, Superconductors, Twitter Monetization & Finding a Mentor Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:21) - Podcast Plans (00:15:47) - Top 10 Companies Discussion (00:28:52) -PayPal Stablecoin (00:35:56) - Crypto Sentiment (00:41:14) - Twitter Monetization (00:59:05) - The Everything App (01:09:32) - Superconductors (01:17:37) - Negative Effects of A.I. (01:20:19) - Extra Time and Health Discussion (01:26:13) - Finding a Mentor What Is Not Inve...
Aug 09, 2023•2 hr 43 min
Romeen Sheth joins the NIA boys to discuss Investing in India, VC vs. Bootstrap, Immigrant Hustle and much more Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:16) - Romeen’s Backstory (00:10:34) - India Deep Dive (00:20:58) - How to think about India (00:25:31) - Framework for Investing in India (00:35:14) - The Indian Consumer (00:45:13) - India and Crypto (00:50:52) - Return on India Breakdown (01:09:04) - VC vs. Bootstrap (01:15:37) - AI Proof Businesses What Is Not Investment Advice? Every week...
Aug 02, 2023•2 hr 41 min
