The Pomp Podcast

Cliff Weitzman, founder & CEO at Speechify, discusses the rise of audio content, the impact of text-to-speech technology, and the convergence of reading, listening, and AI-generated audio. They also explore partnerships with Snoop Dogg, AI voices, and the implications for voice actors.

Aaron Ginn, CEO & co-founder of Hydra Host and founder of the Lincoln Network, discusses venture capital, advanced computing, geopolitical conflict, politics, contrarian ideas, and more. The conversation touches on China's strategic behavior, fears of losing leadership in advanced computing, embracing Western civilization's values, ideological self-destructive behavior in America, and the future of innovation driven by rebellious entrepreneurs.

Bailey Pumfleet, co-founder & co-CEO of Cal.com, discusses how to manage your calendar efficiently and talks about the limitations of traditional calendars. They emphasize the need for privacy and the value of open source software. They also explore the potential impact of building a dominant scheduling platform.

Dan Reese, President of Milkshake Factory, discusses his time at Heinz & Kraft, the scaling of Milkshake Factory, and why they may become a great premium brand. They talk about the economics of the business, franchising, and centralized operations in the milkshake industry.

Guillermo Rauch, founder & CEO of Vercel, discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs, the debate between open source and closed source in AI, the potential of generative AI in front end UI, and the vision and goals of Vercel in bridging the gap and expanding their user base.

Ron Shaich, Founder of Panera Bread, talks about innovation in the restaurant industry, evaluating people, dealing with activist investors, and investing through the lifecycle of a company. He emphasizes the importance of finding uniqueness, creating a total food experience, and hiring employees who want to make a difference.

Greg Lukianoff, President of The FIRE Organization and a free speech lawyer, discusses the importance of free speech, the impact of cancel culture, and the detrimental effects of coddling young people on freedom of speech. Strategies for business leaders to avoid cancel culture and challenges of political neutrality are also explored.

Praying for Exits, an early stage investor in venture capital, discusses aerospace, AI, defense tech, and the advantages of being pseudonymous. They explore exciting developments in defense tech, investing in defense technologies, the AI debate, and capturing attention in the digital age.

Lyn Alden, author of "Broken Money: Why Our Financial System is Failing Us and How We Can Make it Better," discusses the impacts of the broken financial system on the average individual, saving vs investing, energy as the arbiter of truth, interest rates, US treasury, and the national debt.

In this podcast, Will Clemente, Co-founder of Reflexivity Research, discusses the bitcoin market, ETF speculation, and various metrics. They explore the reclamation of moving averages by Bitcoin, the potential effects of ETF approval on its price, the MVRV Z score in evaluating Bitcoin's value, and the rising interest of financial institutions in Bitcoin.