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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 & 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/nHtjGYZcsh8 Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Links Mentioned: Jack's permissionless apprentice: https://visualizevalue.com/products/the-permissionless-apprentice Trung's AI tool: https://bearly.ai/ Ben Tossell & Bilal talking AI on Creator Lab: - https://open.spotify.com/episode/46xHLcLF2Y6FzhnSPXtCai?si=1e12e24c0f7a4df6 Bilal's Spotify interview (written): https://podcasters.spotify.com/blog/bilal-zaidi-podcast-guests Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 YouTube: https://youtu.be/2sWvltybGLU 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 information.

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/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Links Mentioned: Jack's NFT project thread: https://twitter.com/jackbutcher/status/1611726527590187016?s=46&t=Nd8Nw4wEAdN5gJf9ctYa6g Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Links Mentioned: https://bearly.ai/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (04:27) - Trung's Biggest Win (08:02) - Jack's Biggest Win (09:18) - Bilal's Biggest Win (12:37) - Biggest L (21:34) - Company Of The Year (30:53) - Person Of The Year (38:25) - Meme Of The Year (43:54) - Song Of The Year (51:00) - Favorite NIA Episode Of The Year 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/yyOsJ3YmxnU Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Timestamps: (00:00:01) - Intro (00:02:50) - Bachelor Party + World Cup Final (00:10:28) - Twitter + External Links (00:21:18) - Twitter Blue Ideas (00:36:35) - Creator Monetization (00:40:41) - Ads 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/SxOHmpSsSvQ 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 information.

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro, Phanergy + World Cup (00:08:14) - SBF Arrested (00:23:38) - Theranos Comparison (00:26:39) - White Lotus + Favorite Show Of The Year (00:36:11) - Jack's Best Shows Of 2022 (00:38:51) - Trung's Best Shows Of 2022 (00:45:04) - Avatar 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/m0atmmKBzss 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 information.

The NIA boys discuss ChatGPT, Open AI vs Google and Douglas Boneparth joins to discuss how (not) to teach your kids about investing & what to do in a recession.  Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro + Live World Cup Penalties (00:03:03) - Jack's Art Basel Piece (00:05:55) - Who Is Douglas Boneparth + Bone Fide Wealth? (00:20:12) - OpenAI & ChatGPT (00:22:42) - Microsoft's $1B Investment (00:34:55) - OpenAI vs. Google (01:02:09) - Teaching Kids About Investing 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/47JIwJWH8TQ Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Links Mentioned: https://thisisthetop.substack.com/ Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:06) - China Protests & History (00:23:15) - Steelman China Perspective (00:28:21) - Predictions Looking Forward (00:44:29) - Apple vs. Twitter Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/t4qZWAz_jL0 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: Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Links Mentioned: https://www.chinatalk.media/ https://twitter.com/jordanschnyc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Pompliano joins the NIA boys for a World Cup special episode. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:18) - Meme Of The Week (00:04:55) - Qatar World Cup (00:13:53) - FIFA Controversy + Sports Washing (00:22:12) - Human Rights Issues (00:31:18) - Fun Fact Phan (00:32:30) - 2024 - USA Holds World Cup (00:54:41) - US Investment In The Premier League (01:08:32) - Will The Pomp Boys Buy A Team? (01:18:16) - Amazon Prime NFL 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 and memes. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/y5Q1PoEL_E0 Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Links Mentioned: Joe's World Cup video breakdown: https://youtu.be/ZZhTiXRCfm0 Joe's newsletter: https://huddleup.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:13) - CZ Will Not Invest In FTX (00:14:46) - Meme Of The Week (00:22:06) - SBF's Cryptic Tweets (00:35:25) - Promoting Companies (00:44:28) - Are Institutions Done With Crypto Forever? 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/rs1ofMu4760 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 information.

The NIA boys react in real-time to one of the craziest days in crypto history. Play-by-play discussion on FTX collapsing & CZ's 10D chess moves.  Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro + Meme Of The Week (00:06:50) - FTX Collapse - Play by Play (00:19:43) - Alameda Blow Up (00:21:30) - Autism Capital's Tweet (00:23:21) - Jack's Take on CZ's Move (00:27:06) - Tech Stocks Collapse (00:29:54) - Did SBF "Do The Right Thing By Customers?" (00:34:11) - Binance Estimated Valuation at $300B (00:39:04) - How Misallocated Were Customer Funds? (00:43:00) - Revisiting Earlier Predictions On Crypto (2021 vs 2022) (00:46:39) - "Jail Isn't That Bad" - Martin Shkreli to Do Kwon (00:47:33) - Big Tech Layoffs (00:51:06) - Crypto Marketing & BS (00:54:44) - Has Anything Changed? (00:59:18) - Crypto Collapse vs Market Collapse 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/f4sKeZjTtuc 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 information.

Jack Raines joins the NIA boys to discuss how Elon can fix Twitter & a Linkedin deep dive. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Elon’s Twitter Moves (00:12:07) - Reposting On LinkedIn vs. Quote RTs on Twitter (00:15:22) - Bringing Vine Back (00:22:41) - How To Make Ads On Twitter Better (00:29:13) - Twitter's Voting System vs. Other Platforms (00:30:36) - Twitter Blue Check & Verification (00:39:32) - Who Is Jack Raines (00:43:01) - Growing On LinkedIn (00:49:11) - $300K For A Columbia MBA (00:53:08) - LinkedIn Smart Engineering Decisions (00:55:57) - LinkedIn Reposts (01:04:30) - LinkedIn Strategy (01:07:38) - Why Raines Was Deported From Norway 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/l6N2irtyjc8 Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Links Mentioned: https://twitter.com/Jack_Raines https://www.youngmoney.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro + Meme Of The Week (00:02:27) - Rishi Sunak: UK Prime Minister (00:21:52) - UK Economy (00:26:02) - UK Population Is Shrinking (00:27:27) - Generative AI (00:32:56) - Will AI Replace Creative Jobs? (00:44:18) - AI Tweet Generator (00:46:38) - Rob Joins: Reddit NFTs (01:05:03) - Web3 Promise + Difference From Opensea (01:14:58) - Is This Another Hype Cycle? (01:21:28) - What Makes Something Viral? (01:23:58) - Best Subreddits (01:27:24) - Motivation As Reddit Moderator 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/g06_pHUPfNQ 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 information.

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:53) - Who is David? (00:17:26) - Making Content For The Most Successful People Of The World (00:29:17) - Eric Jorgenson: The Almanack Of Naval & Balaji's Book (00:39:13) - Code, Capital & Media (00:41:41) - Podcast as a Medium (00:44:14) - Youtube + Podcasts (00:53:20) - Driving people from social media to a podcast (01:00:51) - CNBC (01:06:38) - NIA live & daily? (01:08:50) - Socrates, Focus & Lessons From The Greats (01:14:50) - Steve Jobs, Jony Ive & Focus (01:24:57) - Rapid Fire Lessons (01:26:36) - Kanye & Why Comedians Are Truth Tellers (01:30:12) - Learning From Good + Evil (01:34:04) - Jay-Z, Johan Cruyff & Francis Coppola (01:48:31) - Arnold Schwarzenegger (01:51:11) - Eric Jorgenson (01:53:18) - Podcasting, Equipment & Keeping It Simple 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/uGP4_mfwRKw Join our group chat on Telegram: https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @trungtphan @jackbutcher @niapodcast Links Mentioned: Founders Podcast: https://pod.link/founders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro  (00:02:29) - Meme Of The Week: Paypal  (00:04:41) - Paypal AUP Overreach (00:27:40) - Draymond Green Punch Video  (00:30:27) - Why TMZ Always Gets The Tape  (00:35:21) - How Hollywood Was Managed  (00:41:17) - TMZ.com Beta (2005)  (00:45:52) - The Ethics Of TMZ  (00:56:43) - TMZ's Vault  (01:06:35) - AI-Gen podcast - Joe Rogan with Steve Jobs 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/TmVLHsADBWQ 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 information.

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:36) - Trung's Meme In Elon's Group Chat (00:05:55) - Breaking: Elon Musk Latest Price To Buy Twitter (00:09:52) - Mr. Beast Declined A $1bil Offer (00:21:49) - Kim Kardashian vs. SEC (00:30:48) - Real Estate (00:37:36) - San Francisco Properties (00:41:59) - AMA: What Did You Get Done This Week? (00:45:04) - Network Stake (00:47:11) - OpenSEA Vs LooksRare (00:49:55) - Why Bilal Shut Down The Arsenal Blog (00:54:25) - One Thing You Changed Your Mind On (01:01:24) - Most Valuable Things We've Learned From Each Other (01:08:48) - Other Forms Of Media We'd Like To Explore (01:11:05) - Bilal's Creator Lab Research Process (01:13:52) - Working At Startups 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/XjF9sAzogb4 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 information.

The NIA boys discuss the British Pound (GBP) collapsing, Hello Kitty's $89bil empire & Gautam Adani overtaking Jeff Bezos to become the second richest person in the world. Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:12) - Meme Of The Week + GBP Collapse (00:09:30) - Crypto vs. GBP (00:11:17) - Dollar Milkshake Theory (00:13:48) - Lifetime Franchise Revenue Top 10 + Hello Kitty’s $89B empire (00:23:14) - Sanrio's Approach (00:32:13) - Licensing (00:36:21) - Low Price Point (00:43:37) - Gautam Adani Richer Than Bezos (00:52:03) - Gujaratis In The UK (00:59:49) - Modi's Rockefeller (01:02:13) - Mr 10% 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/2g0cu9QTpIU 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 information.

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro + Preview on Porsche IPO (00:02:32) - Figma Acquired by Adobe (00:24:40) - Figma Easier And Better Than Adobe (00:29:09) - Is cloning Figma harder than cloning Slack? (00:35:44) - Is Figma Worth $20bil to Adobe? (00:47:59) - The Relationship Between VW And Porsche (00:50:35) - Why Jack Loves Porsche (00:53:13) - Porsche Valuation & Greatest Short Squeeze Ever 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/WXkjtN2-huY 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 information.

Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro + Meme Of The Week    (00:03:19) - Burning Man Highlights    (00:05:59) - Ethereum Merge In Simple Terms (00:10:39) - Pros & Cons Of Proof Of Stake (00:12:49) - Store Of Value (00:16:01) - Examples of Bad Behavior in Proof Of Stake Mechanism    (00:20:31) - Merge, Surge, Verge, Purge, And Splurge (00:23:08) - Verkle Trees + Polygon (00:32:28) - Should We Be Worried?    (00:35:19) - Polygon Powering Starbucks Loyalty (00:38:28) - Jon Wu's Case Study on Starbucks    (00:47:39) - Will Starbucks Call Them NFTs? (00:50:02) - Kanye’s Business Deals & Negotiating in Public 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/5UPXVwHRo0A 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 information.