TBPN Diet TBPN: October 21st, 2025
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Oct 22, 2025 The hosts kick off with a lively discussion about OpenAI's new Atlas browser, examining its potential to rival Chrome. They dive into Sam Altman's influential role in tech partnerships and question the sustainability of margins in AI. Stories of past tech failures like Pets.com provide cautionary insights for today’s firms. Coinbase’s acquisition of Echo highlights evolving investment platforms, while debates over Airbnb’s community vision and tech companies’ growing influence suggest a shifting landscape in the digital economy.
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OpenAI's Atlas: Ambitious But Incremental
- OpenAI launched a browser called Atlas that aims to rethink how people use the web, not just replace Chrome.
- Tyler says Atlas may be only ~1.1x better than Chrome now, which likely won't drive mass consumer adoption.
Ecosystem Trumps The Underlying Model
- Sam Altman's dealmaking gives OpenAI leverage that pulls large partners and capital toward it.
- The product and ecosystem matter more than the underlying model for user growth and monetization.
Commoditize Complements To Grow Platforms
- Commoditizing complementary tech increases platform content and adoption.
- Meta open-sourcing LLaMA followed this logic to grow content on its platforms.