Long-form interviews and conversations with tech, AI, and finance leaders (30min+)
Applied Intuition CEO Qasar Younis discusses how his $15 billion company powers autonomous vehicles across industries from farming to defense, arguing that AI will reduce net human suffering through abundance while urging people to understand the technology's limitations to overcome misplaced fears.
Duolingo trades at a surprisingly reasonable valuation of 20x free cash flow despite 30% growth, but investors are divided on whether its gamified learning model can overcome high user churn and limited fluency outcomes to capture a trillion-dollar education market.
A crypto trader details how he executed a high-conviction short on Bitcoin at $72,000-$74,000 by exploiting a liquidity grab above range highs, using order flow data to confirm trapped longs rather than traditional technical indicators.
Silver Tiger Metals CEO Glenn Jessome warns that primary silver mines are vanishing (from 52 to 38 operational), creating a severe supply deficit against booming tech and defense demand. With the US newly designating silver as a critical mineral amid Chinese supply chain weaponization, Jessome predicts structurally higher prices, potentially reaching $300 this cycle, while his company's El Tigre mine prepares to become one of the only new primary silver producers in 2027.
Exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi outlines a comprehensive vision for post-regime Iran, positioning himself as a neutral transitional leader to guide the country toward secular democracy and economic liberalization while projecting $1 trillion in U.S. business opportunities within the first decade.
Lead Edge founder Mitchell Green argues that venture capital is overrun with value-destroying 'tourists,' predicts China and ByteDance will dominate AI, and advises buying profitable software incumbents during the current downturn while avoiding profitless growth companies with no valuation floor.
The US economy is experiencing a historic bifurcation where AI-driven tech giants power market gains while traditional sectors face a bloodbath from high rates, creating unprecedented volatility that breaks historical economic relationships and positions Bitcoin as the essential hedge against a capital structure too slow for AI's acceleration.
Bison Interests CIO Josh Young warns that the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz could propel oil prices to $200-$250 per barrel—a supply shock mirroring COVID's demand collapse in reverse—as markets dangerously underestimate the conflict's duration and policymakers have depleted the emergency reserves designed for exactly this scenario.
Shakur Stevenson breaks down his dominant tactical performance against Tafimo Lopez, emphasizing that elite defense and ring IQ stem from decades of disciplined training starting at age five, while outlining his philosophy on brain health, learning from Terence Crawford, and achieving financial independence to exit boxing on his own terms.
Renaissance humanists tried to revive Roman virtue through classical education to create better rulers, but when this 'osmosis' approach failed spectacularly, the technological democratization of ancient texts accidentally fostered the empirical mindset that sparked the scientific revolution.
Advanced AI could compress centuries of progress into years, forcing humanity to make existential decisions faster than ever; developing targeted AI decision-making tools now could help society navigate this critical period by improving collective intelligence before dangerous capabilities emerge.
The Avett Brothers' bassist Bob Crawford discusses his journey from touring musician to presidential biographer, explaining how his lifelong obsession with American history led to writing 'America's Founding Son,' which explores John Quincy Adams' unique post-presidential career in Congress.