Best Dan Shipper Podcasts (2024)

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How do I get started with AI? [Dan Shipper] 56:37

26d ago56:37

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Do you feel like AI is a solution in search of a problem? I used to feel the same way. ChatGPT was basically a glorified search engine for me. I'd ask it things like "how do I make the fluffiest pancakes?" But after talking to AI expert Dan Shipper, I realized I was just scratching the surface. Dan showed me how to use AI to negotiate with vendors,…

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Make ChatGPT Your Personal Tutor: Documentary Film Maker Juan Carlos On How ChatGPT Turned Him Into An iPhone App Developer 36:54

18h ago36:54

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Transforming Dreams into Reality: Juan Carlos on Documentary Filmmaking, AI, and Building an iPhone App with ChatGPT In this episode, Juan Carlos shares his extraordinary journey from being a documentary filmmaker to becoming a product leader and app developer. He discusses his transition from film school at NYU to directing notable documentaries l…

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She Built an AI Product Manager Bringing in Six Figures—As A Side Hustle - Ep. 24 with Claire Vo 1:04:48

8m ago1:04:48

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Claire Vo built ChatPRD—an on-demand chief product officer powered by AI. It’s now used by over 10,000 product managers and is pulling in six figures in revenue. The best part? Claire has a demanding day job as the CPO at LaunchDarkly. So she built all of ChatPRD herself—over the weekend—with AI. I sat down with Claire to talk about how ChatPRD wor…

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How do you build a lifestyle business? [Kevin Espiritu] 59:13

21m ago59:13

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From playing online poker to pay for college, to starting a gardening lifestyle business that turned into a $40 million empire, Kevin Espiritu’s journey is jaw-dropping. He provides a candid look at his obsessive personality trait that fueled his success, and discusses his changing relationship with money as his business scaled. We cover following …

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How do you get off the hedonic treadmill? [Geraldine DeRuiter] 57:27

7d ago57:27

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Author Geraldine DeRuiter reached the dizzying heights of publishing her first book, then experienced the more muted satisfaction of her second. She’s grappled with the realization that external achievements can't resolve core belief of not being "good enough." We contemplate the limitations of external accomplishments in solving our deepest insecu…

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What Do LLMs Tell Us About the Nature of Language—And Ourselves? - Ep. 23 with Robin Sloan 53:49

8d ago53:49

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An interview with best-selling sci-fi novelist Robin Sloan One of my favorite fiction writers, New York Times best-selling author Robin Sloan, just wrote the first novel I’ve seen that’s inspired by LLMs. The book is called Moonbound, and Robin originally wanted to write it with language models. He tried doing this in 2016 with a rudimentary model …

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Is NotebookLM—Google's Research Assistant—the Ultimate Tool For Thought? - Ep.22 with Steven Johnson 56:16

14d ago56:16

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We use it to find bestselling author Steven Berlin Johnson’s next project. I sat down with bestselling author Steven Johnson to see if we could come up with a concept for his next project—using AI. The results were amazing. We loaded 200,000 words of NASA transcripts and all of Steven’s reading notes since 1999 into NotebookLM, Google’s personalize…

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Why do I love surfing? [Khe Hy] 48:31

14d ago48:31

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When I was 22 years old, I worked 100 hours a week as an investment banker on Wall Street. I daydreamed about the day when I could retire, move to the beach and surf every day. When the board meeting would become the board meeting. That day came at age 35. I didn't retire or hit my "number." But I had enough to make a bold pivot and say, "Okay, now…

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Kevin Kelly’s Mind Bending Predictions of Our Fascinating AI Future 55:20

15d ago55:20

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In this insightful conversation, Kevin Kelly, co-founder and senior maverick at WIRED, explores the transformative impact of AI on society and creativity. Kelly discusses the philosophical and practical implications of AI, highlighting its potential to accelerate all other technologies and likening its impact to the Industrial Revolution's shift fr…

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Trailer: What is AI & I? 1:45

22d ago1:45

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Learn how the smartest people in the world are using AI to think, create, and relate. Each week I interview founders, filmmakers, writers, investors, and others about how they use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Midjourney in their work and in their lives. We screen-share through their historical chats and then experiment with AI live on the sho…

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Should we fear death? [Maura Ball] 56:09

1M ago56:09

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Death is scary. We don't want to think about the infinite unknown. And being a speck not more than star dust. But what if contemplating death is the way you live a fuller, more purposeful and happy life? [Episode 50] Maura is the founder of Hello Mortal a platform dedicated to familiarizing us with the great unknown.Learn more about Maura: • Maura'…

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How to 3x your output with GPTs: CMO Russ Somers on building a GPTeam 48:23

29d ago48:23

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In this episode, Russ Summers, who heads marketing for Quantified, shares insights into leveraging generative AI to boost productivity and creativity within sales and marketing roles. Having built a 'GP team' of custom GPTs, Russ has tripled his output, illustrating how AI can serve as virtual team members for tasks ranging from webinar content cre…

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How’s life after Wall Street? [Khe Hy] 1:00:18

1M ago1:00:18

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2015. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was the Person of the Year, Instagram Stories didn’t exist and Uptown Funk was the most popular song in the country. And I left Wall Street with a newborn daughter and no real plan. In the past 9 years, I’ve learned about money, envy, simplicity and relationships. And I want to share all of it with you. [Episod…

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Every Things, Everywhere, All at Once with Dan Shipper - [Making Media, EP.61] 58:47

1M ago58:47

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Our guest today is Dan Shipper, the co-founder and CEO of Every. Every started at the beginning of the pandemic as a bundle of business newsletters written by different authors. While writing is still at the heart of the business, the model has shifted focus to a daily newsletter that is an essay on technology, productivity, or AI. Dan and his team…

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Kevin Roose Has 18 New Best Friends—And They're All AIs - Ep. 21 49:38

1M ago49:38

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New York Times journalist Kevin Roose has 18 new friends—none of whom are human. Kevin formed a collection of “friends”—AI personas with distinct personalities and backstories—using apps like Kindroid and Nomi. Among these were fitness guru Jared, San Francisco-based therapist Peter, and pragmatic trial lawyer Anna. He talked to them every day for …

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Does money ruin kids? [Michael Perry] 1:02:22

2M ago1:02:22

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Imagine being unable to afford a cup of coffee in your 20s. Then being able to afford the entire coffee shop in your 30s. Some “money issues” may arise — particularly for the next generation. Michael Perry had a big exit to Shopify but describes his struggles with self-hatred, not showing up well as a dad and helping his kids become resilient and k…

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I’m Immortal, Baby!” Guy Kawasaki on How to Leave A Legacy Via AI 38:08

1M ago38:08

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Harnessing AI for Creativity and Efficiency with Guy Kawasaki In this episode, Guy Kawasaki, author and Chief Evangelist of Canva, discusses his journey into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically generative AI, and its profound impact on his work and personal life. Kawasaki shares how he was introduced to generative AI and his fas…

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Do you belong in an open relationship? [Suzi Sosa] 59:14

2M ago59:14

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5% of Americans are in open relationships. I used to think that this world was for hot 20-somethings frolicking around house parties. Whether it’s open marriages, swinging or polyamory — the taboo is lifting and trend is definitely coming to a gentrified neighborhood near you. What’s most fascinating? For these relationships to succeed, you need a …

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Is Prompting the Future of Coding? - Ep. 20 with Nick Dobos 57:25

2M ago57:25

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Nick Dobos, maker of the #1 programming GPT, on prompt-gramming with AI You can go from having an idea to deploying a live website in minutes. All you have to do is prompt Grimoire, the number-one custom GPT for programming, with an image or even a single word about your idea. As you watch the LLM process your request, Grimoire works with a web hos…

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What are psychedelics like? [Khe Hy] 35:02

2M ago35:02

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My wife and I did a guided psychedelic journey together. It was fully-assisted and we put on sleeping masks and went inward. It showed me so much about my emotional distancing, inner critic, people pleasing tendencies and why deep inside I’m nothing but a squishy loveball. [Episode 46] —- JOIN OUR GROUP COACHING COHORTS: Are you looking to ask deep…

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Tim Ferriss - Curating Curiosities - [Invest Like the Best, REPLAY] 1:24:30

2M ago1:24:30

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This week, we bring you two titans of the podcasting world, Tim Ferriss and our very own Colossus chairman, Patrick O’Shaughnessy. We’re biased, but I think these two are two of the best interviewers in the world, and they recorded this conversation on Invest Like the Best for the 10th anniversary of Tim’s podcast. Matt and I thought you, our preci…

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He Built an AI Model That Can Decode Your Emotions - Ep. 19 with Alan Cowen 56:13

2M ago56:13

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The future of AI technology isn’t just faster or more powerful—it’s empathetic. My guest for this episode, Alan Cowen, is leading the charge with the first-ever emotionally intelligent AI. Alan is the co-founder and CEO of Hume, an AI research laboratory developing models trained to identify and measure expressions of emotion from voice inflections…

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Do you need an MBA? [Jack Raines] 1:02:02

2M ago1:02:02

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The traditional way of getting a great job is being turned upside down. Social media, personal brands and a digital portfolio of work now play a key role in landing your dream job. Today’s guest has harnessed both paths. He’s a Columbia MBA grad starting a new division within RobinHood. He’s also the world’s greatest LinkedIn shitposter. You’ll lea…

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Reid Hoffman on How AI is Answering Our Biggest Questions - Ep. 18 with Reid Hoffman 1:00:58

2M ago1:00:58

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Learn how to use philosophy to run your business more effectively Reid Hoffman thinks a masters in philosophy will help you run your business better than an MBA. Reid is the cofounder of LinkedIn, a partner at venture capital firm Greylock Partners, the host of the Masters of Scale podcast, and a prolific author. But before he did any of these thin…

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Use AI for Stunning (fast and cheap) Product Images: Insights from Salma Aboukar 39:14

2M ago39:14

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In this exciting episode, we dive into the world of AI-generated imagery with the incredibly creative Salma Aboukar, founder of CREATE. Salma shares her journey from e-commerce to becoming a pioneer in AI-driven creative production, revealing how she harnesses tools like MidJourney, Stable Diffusion, and GPT to transform product photography. Key Ta…

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How do you come up with business ideas? [Steph Smith] 54:58

3M ago54:58

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The Internet has created a gold mine of opportunity. You can use it to find your next job. Or business idea. The crazy part is that people are telling you — through Google searches, Reddit Posts and social media — what they actually care about. And you can use that information to come up become an idea machine. [Episode 44] Steph Smith is a growth …

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Undisputed Media Lessons with Mike Stricoff - [Making Media, EP.60] 57:01

2M ago57:01

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Our guest today is sports media veteran Mike Stricoff. Mike spent a decade producing live sports talk on national TV, first working at MLBN before moving to Fox Sports, where he helped launch Undisputed. Mike worked on that show alongside Skip Bayless, Shannon Sharpe, and others as the main line producer. In 2017, he left national TV for tech, goin…

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This Best-selling Author Wrote a Book in 30 Days—With ChatGPT - Ep. 17 with Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 1:14:27

2M ago1:14:27

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Seth-Stephens Davidowitz wrote a book in 30 days—and he did it with ChatGPT. Seth is a data scientist, economist, and author who challenged himself to write a book—Who Makes the NBA?—in less than 1 month after realizing how fast he could work by using ChatGPT plugin Advanced Data Analysis. But along the way he discovered something else: Writing wit…

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What does it mean to be Asian? [Khe Hy] 58:19

3M ago58:19

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I’ve been told I look Brazilian, Greek and Hawaiian. I relished it because I didn’t want to be called Asian. Especially not in 80s and 90s, where the stereotypes of docile nerds (who like math and kung fu) reigned supreme. Now at age 44, not only are Asian men having a “moment” — I’ve gone inwards to reevaluate my identity, heritage and how this ha…

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What everybody’s missing about AI in business. Ethan Mollick (Wharton Professor) 53:45

3M ago53:45

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This is really an “do not miss episode”, as we are joined by Ethan Mollick, professor at Wharton and a leading voice on how artificial intelligence is transforming entrepreneurship and education. As an "accidental AI expert," Ethan shares his unique perspective on the AI revolution and provides practical insights for harnessing its potential in bus…

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What is IFS? [Derek Haswell] 59:14

3M ago59:14

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Going to therapy usually evokes laying on a couch and talking endlessly about your childhood. But what if all the stress and healing are located in your body and could be felt and accessed through your inner monologue. That’s the approach of Internal Family Systems (“IFS”) which helps you tap into your various “parts,” like your Inner Critic, Perfe…

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Take Your Business From Zero to One With AI - Ep. 16 with Nicholas Thorne 1:00:49

3M ago1:00:49

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Nicholas Thorne is building Squarespace for the AI age. It’s called Audos, and it’s an AI chatbot to help any entrepreneur go from idea to: - Pitch deck - Working website - Custom GPT - User interviews with real customers All in just a few minutes. And he did it using ChatGPTapp. It’s AI all the way down—and it’s one of the most impressive AI busin…

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What is unconventional parenting? [Ted and Franzi Gonder] 51:30

3M ago51:30

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Do you take parenting at face value? Obviously, no — but when was the last time you questioned the assumptions? In this interview, we discuss the “unconventional approach” to parenting. One that doesn’t helicopter, that recognizes that the parents themselves are flawed and focuses on raising emotionally resilient kids. [Episode 41] Ted and Franzi G…

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Business, Culture, and Content with Emily Sundberg - [Making Media, EP.59] 1:03:39

3M ago1:03:39

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Welcome back to Making Media. Our guest today is Emily Sundberg. Like many of our most creative guests, Emily has a wide-ranging background. For her day job, she writes her newsletter, Feed Me, which tracks valuable early trends in the consumer and brand space. If you want to know what's going to happen six months from now, read Emily's newsletter …

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Prozac and ChatGPT: How Technology is Changing the Way We See Ourselves - Ep. 15 with Peter D. Kramer 1:04:58

3M ago1:04:58

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Antidepressants changed my life. I have OCD and antidepressants did what nearly a decade of therapy, meditation, and supplements couldn’t: they allowed me to live my life without being in a 24/7 spiral. (Bonus: they actually made therapy and meditation far more helpful once they started to work.) I think antidepressants are seriously misunderstood.…

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What did 10 years of parenthood teach me? [Khe Hy] 48:32

3M ago48:32

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I left my "peak earning" years to focus on fatherhood. The financial sacrifice was huge but 10 years later I test to see if this was the right decision. I cover trade-offs, parenting when you're rich and how to instill grit and resilience into your kids. [Episode 40] References from the show: • One day, you’re no longer their favorite person• Are a…

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How to Run a Profitable One-person Internet Business Using AI - Ep. 14 with Ben Tossell 1:15:48

3M ago1:15:48

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You can build and run a one-person internet business that earns half a million in annual revenue—with AI. Ben Tossell showed me exactly how in this episode. Ben is the founder of Ben’s Bites—one of the best daily AI newsletters out there, which I love reading every day—and an investor in a number of promising early-stage AI startups. Ben is also an…

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How do you get rich (while having a day job)? [Noah Kagan] 1:01:28

4M ago1:01:28

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I got entrepreneurship backwards. I thought it was all about writing business plans and doing market research. Serial Entrepreneur Noah Kagan sets me straight and drops wisdom bombs for anyone looking to leave their 9-to-5. We discuss facing rejection, understanding customer needs, to embracing the courage to ask and push boundaries. [Episode 39] N…

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Building a Podcast Empire with Jack Davenport - [Making Media, EP.58] 43:56

4M ago43:56

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Our guest today is Jack Davenport. Jack is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of British-based Goalhanger Podcasts. Goalhanger is the largest independent podcast network in the U.K. and likely the world outside of the U.S. Its stable of shows do 30 million downloads a month. Goalhanger got its first big breakthrough with the excellent history pod…

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How to Use AI to Boost Your Sales - Kevin Williams (CRO at Lytho) 39:10

4M ago39:10

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In this episode of Beyond the Prompt, we chat with Kevin Williams from Lytho, revealing how they're leveraging AI to improve their marketing and sales function dramatically. From his roots in software sales to pioneering AI in sales tactics, Kevin shares Lytho's journey toward operational excellence and business expansion through generative AI. Unp…

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Can Gemini 1.5 Pro Beat Our Best Stock Trade? - Ep. 13 with Jesse Beyroutey 1:36:45

4M ago1:36:45

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I made the greatest trade of my life with Jesse Beyroutey in 2019. We bought Nvidia shares when they were trading at $33. They’re worth nearly $800 today. I sat down with Jesse to top that trade in 90 minutes using Gemini Pro 1.5’s incredible 1 million token context window—and make a $1,000 trade live on the show. Jesse is a managing partner at IA …

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Are ambitious parents bad parents? [Amanda Goetz] 52:50

4M ago52:50

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Ambition is a good thing, right? It’s your ambition that creates opportunity. It grows your income. It makes you visible and relevant. But is it also insatiable? We explore the dark side of ambition: burnout, broken relationships and ignorance. [Episode 38] Amanda is a serial founder, brand builder, creator and single mother of three. Learn more ab…

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How a Hollywood Director Uses AI to Make Movies - Ep. 12 with Dave Clark 1:05:23

4M ago1:05:23

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You can break into Hollywood with a movie you made alone in your room without using a single camera. Dave Clark showed me how live on this show. Dave Clark is a film director and commercial director with experience working with brands like HP and Intel who is now experimenting with cutting-edge AI technology. He recently produced a popular sci-fi s…

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Do you need a coach? [Khe Hy] 50:03

4M ago50:03

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I’ve invested a ton of money into coaching. ($163,900 to be specific.) I’ve used coaching to face my insecurities, overcome scarcity thinking, become a better father and husband and make sense of my purpose on this earth. Khe provides an in-depth analysis of his experience with 12 different coaches. [Episode 37] Listen to Khe get coached by: • His …

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Decoding Media with Peter Kafka - [Making Media, EP.57] 46:30

4M ago46:30

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Our guest today is Peter Kafka. If you've listened to media podcasts, you've likely listened to Peter's Recode Media. It has been a fixture in the industry for years. Peter recently announced he's going back to Business Insider, which is notable because he was the first hire way back when it was known as Silicon Valley Insider in 2007. Given Peter …

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She’s Running a Business, Writing a Book, and Getting a PhD—with ChatGPT - Ep. 11 with Anne-Laure Le Cunff 1:28:38

4M ago1:28:38

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Are you a curious person with a lot of ideas and little time? Anne-Laure Le Cunff can show you how to do it all. Anne-Laure is the founder of one of my favorite internet communities for curious minds, Ness Labs, a prolific writer, and a neuroscience PhD candidate. She’s also writing a book, Liminal Minds, that’ll be out later this year. And she sai…

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New research: Get better ideas with AI (with Kian Gohar, Jeremy Utley, David McRaney, Henrik Werdelin) 1:08:54

4M ago1:08:54

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"You Are Not So Smart" podcast host David McRaney and Henrik Werdelin sit down to discuss the surprising results of a new study into what happens when groups of people work together to brainstorm solutions to problems with the help of ChatGPT. Based on their new research, Stanford's Jeremy Utley and best-selling author Kian Gohar have created a new…

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Are young people OK? [Kyla Scanlon] 46:24

4M ago46:24

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The economy is soaring. Stocks are at all time highs. Inflation has been tamed. Yet young people are angry and anxious. This episode isn’t about “OK Boomer” inter-generational warfare — it’s about trying to understand the angst driven by economic inequality, the blowback from the “attention economy” and social media-induced loneliness. [Episode 36]…

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Read What Matters with Ben Springwater - [Making Media, EP.56] 59:01

4M ago59:01

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Our guest today is Ben Springwater. Ben is the founder of Matter, a reading app that pulls everything you want to read into one place with curation, audio, and more. There are constant frustrations with how we get served media, as there's infinite content, and it's harder and harder to separate the good from the bad. Ben is working to solve that pr…

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How to Find Your Next Big Idea Hiding on the Internet - Ep. 10 with Steph Smith 1:59:14

4M ago1:59:14

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The next big idea is hiding in plain sight. It’s right here, scattered across the internet in incoherent fragments. Steph Smith, my guest for this episode, knows how to connect the dots. Steph Smith is a prolific online creator, host of the a16Z podcast, author of a book about building a successful blog called Doing Content Right, and creator of In…

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