Bilal Zaidi Podcasts

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 Investme…

Subscribe & watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/FNCgWJNR9ok Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:24) - Start Of Interview (00:01:55) - What Is Tongal? (00:04:07) - Types of Content: Branded, Original + Advertising (00:07:08) - Scale Of Tongal (00:12:14) - Background in Hollywood (00:24:57) - The Company Before Tongal (00:34:54) - Power of Cold E-mai…

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? (01:22:3…

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 & Trun…

Subscribe & watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/2XHlteP32Sc Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:24) - Start Of Interview (00:02:48) - Zapier + AI (00:05:56) - No Code + AI (00:17:16) - OpenAI vs Google vs Microsoft (00:26:32) - AI assistant (00:39:20) - Sponsor Break: The Virtual Gurus (00:40:21) - OpenAI vs Big Tech (00:46:49) - askmybook.com (00:…

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 bus…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Asif Aziz. What was his early life and education like? What was growing up in the UK like? What was his first job? How have businesses evolved over time? His work experience at Orange? What wa…

I’ve always been too scared to advertise. There are a few reasons for this. I don’t fully trust Facebook or other digital ad networks. (Does anyone?) They have pulled the rug out from under me so many times that I feel foolish giving them money. I don’t know what I’m doing, and therefore don’t want to burn cash. What’s funny is that my team has pro…

You should start a podcast. Here are 3 reasons why. 1. There is plenty of room in the podcasting space. There's a false narrative that podcasts are over crowded. It's true that there are a lot of podcasts out there, but it's also true that only a small fraction of podcasts survive long enough to make it past 100 episodes. Most podcasts haven't publ…

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…

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, …

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Salim Ghauri. What was his early life and education like? Why did he move to Romania? What was working at Citi Bank Riyadh like? How important is self-learning? His first software sale? Starti…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Bilal Musharraf. What was his early life and education like? What was studying at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign like? What is Actuarial science? What was growing up in Pakistan i…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guests, Afanasiy Petrov, Hasan Ali Quershi & Sidra Kiran. What is the history of inDrive? How many countries is inDrive covering? How inDrive is different than other ride-hailing companies? Why did t…

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…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Fawad Abdul Kader. What was his early life and education like? What was his first job like? His work experience at Bank Alfalah? What was working in Dubai like? How did working at MCB bank cha…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Muhammad Sabieh Anwar. What was his early life and education like? How did he get the Rhodes scholarship? What was his experience at Oxford University like? What is Quantum Computing? What was…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Dr. Taimur Rahman. What was his early life & education like? What are the areas that made him think differently about Pakistan? What is his experience at LUMS like? What is political economy? …

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 disc…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Jahanzaib Shafique. What was his early life & education like? What was managing his first event like? How did he manage the public? What was the start of his event management career like? How …

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Syed Muzammil Shah. What was his early life & education like? What was the start of his professional career like? What is the superficiality in Pakistani media? What is the psychology of telev…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Shahveer Jafry. How was his experience in representing Pakistan at YouTube Creator Summit? How TikTok is different from YouTube shorts & reels? What is the hype of YouTube shorts like? His ear…

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:…

Subscribe & watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/4PWqRILYz8U Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:07) - Start Of Interview (00:01:25) - Who Is Danny Postma (00:04:04) - Slowmad Lifestyle (00:06:54) - Early Indie Hacking (00:15:21) - What Is GPT-3? (00:18:18) - Training AI (00:24:07) - First-Hand Experience (00:25:36) - Use Cases (00:28:41) - Should w…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Nabeel Qadeer. What was his early life & education like? How was his experience at FAST? What did he do post-graduation? How does working help him grow? How did he cope with his family problem…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Faisal Warraich. What was early life & education like? What changes did he find in his village in the past 23 years? What was studying at Punjab University like? What jobs did he opt for after…

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 edge…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Dr. Arshad Ahmad. What was his early life & education like? How did Pakistan look like in the 70s? How was his experience studying at Concordia University? What was his first job like? How did…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Abdul Razak Dawood. What was his life pre-partition like? What difficulties did he face while trading? How did he set up the business? What was settling in Karachi like? What was his experienc…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Muhammad Raza Saeed. What was his early life in Bahawalpur & education like? How did he manage to build a startup while studying? What is the journey of Confiz? What makes him stay & grow his …

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guests, Bilal Hameed & Asad Hashamali. What was their education & early life like? Why did Bilal come back to Pakistan from NYC? What was the start of his teaching career looked like? How did he find…

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 Leagu…

Subscribe & watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/K26L7HwTLcU Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:06) - What Is Shiny? (00:03:48) - Hyperfocused On Being Unfocused (00:06:14) - Shiny Object Social Club + Shiny Token (00:11:09) - Crypto Sentiment & Price Action (00:16:10) - Open AI & What's Driving The Growth in AI? (00:22:08) - Image, Video, Podcast …

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Moonis Elahi. What was his early life & education like? How was living abroad different from living in Pakistan? When & how did he join his family business? When did he join politics? His win …

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Muhammad Komail Abbas. What was his early life & education like? How was his experience at LUMS? What was Khoj about? His experience working at Standard Chartered Bank? The launch of FindMyAdv…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Atyab Tahir. What was his early life & education like? What was it like being an immigrant in the US? What was his experience as a management information system student in Boston? How did 9/11…

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 …

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Anees Khawaja. What was his early life & education like? How did he get involved in his family business? How do short courses help his education career? What is it like to live & grow a busine…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guests, Kalsoom Lakhani & Misbah Naqvi. What was Kalsoom’s early life & education like? What was growing up in Dhaka like? How did she manage university during 9/11? What was her life like after that…

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Mohsin Muzaffar. His early life & education? What was growing up in Gujranwala like? His experience at Punjab University? When did he learn to use the internet? How was his first job experienc…

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) …

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Ali Khan Swati. What are his current businesses? Ali’s early life & education? How did his friends influence him? How did he get into the digital field? How was his experience at Outreach? How…