
Not Investment Advice
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Let us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 30, 2022 • 1h 18min
88: Jordan Schneider on China protests & Twitter vs. Apple
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. TwitterWatch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/t4qZWAz_jL0What 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/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastLinks Mentioned:https://www.chinatalk.media/https://twitter.com/jordanschnyc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 23, 2022 • 1h 33min
87: Joe Pompliano on Qatar World Cup, LIV Golf & $10B Sports Teams
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 StreamingWhat 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_E0Join our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastLinks Mentioned:Joe's World Cup video breakdown: https://youtu.be/ZZhTiXRCfm0Joe's newsletter: https://huddleup.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Nov 16, 2022 • 1h 13min
86: Ric Burton on FTX COLLAPSE, SBF Red Flags & What’s Next For Crypto
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/rs1ofMu4760Join our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Nov 9, 2022 • 1h 13min
85: FTX Collapse, SBF vs. CZ & revisiting our crypto predictions
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 CollapseWhat 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/f4sKeZjTtucJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 2, 2022 • 1h 22min
84: How can Elon fix Twitter? And a Linkedin deep dive with Jack Raines
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 NorwayWhat 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/l6N2irtyjc8Join our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastLinks Mentioned:https://twitter.com/Jack_Raineshttps://www.youngmoney.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 26, 2022 • 1h 38min
83: Rishi Sunak, AI Hype Cycle & Reddit NFTs with GallowBoob
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 ModeratorWhat 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_pHUPfNQJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Oct 19, 2022 • 1h 56min
82: David Senra (Founders Podcast): Business of Podcasts & Lessons From Steve Jobs, Arnold, Kobe & more.
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 SimpleWhat 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_mfwRKwJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastLinks Mentioned:Founders Podcast: https://pod.link/founders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 12, 2022 • 1h 18min
81: PayPal SCREWS UP, TMZ Business Breakdown, AI-Gen Podcasts
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 JobsWhat 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/TmVLHsADBWQJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 5, 2022 • 1h 31min
80: Mr Beast's $1bil Offer, Kim Kardashian vs. SEC & AMA
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 StartupsWhat 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/XjF9sAzogb4Join our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 27, 2022 • 1h 5min
79: GBP Collapse, Hello Kitty’s $89B empire & Gautam Adani Richer Than Bezos
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/2g0cu9QTpIUJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.