Members of Technical Staff

Join OpenAI researcher Will Depue as he shares his insights on the tech world, including the ghosts of Silicon Valley's past. He dives into his humorous journey of 'de-twinkification,' discussing the challenges and strategies he's employed. Will also shares captivating travel stories from New York to India, reflecting on cultural differences. The conversation shifts to the impact of short-form content and AI-generated media, raising concerns about attention in the digital age. A lively mix of personal anecdotes and tech commentary makes for an entertaining listen!

Guillaume Verdon, founder and CEO of Extropic, discusses the launch of their revolutionary thermodynamic computing hardware. He shares insights on the XTR0 device and prototype X0 chips, aiming to overhaul silicon technology. The conversation dives into energy-efficient strategies using TSUs with GPUs, highlighting a potential 10,000x energy improvement. Verdon also encourages the open-source community to experiment with room-temperature chips, promising exciting developments in thermodynamic computing.

Andi Duro, the founder of TwoCent, discusses his journey from consulting to entrepreneurship while navigating unemployment. He shares how the perception of unemployment varies between cities like San Francisco and New York City. The conversation dives into how people frame their unemployment experiences and the dynamics of his social app, which showcases users' net worth. Andi also touches on networking while unemployed, dating challenges, and the unexpected insights gained from launching TwoCent, making it a fascinating exploration of modern unemployment culture.

The Soylent and Huel meal replacement shakes have been replaced with Fairlifes and energy drinks in FAANG refrigerators and squat racks are being put in pre-seed startup offices. This conversation covers the new found trend of lifting in tech, the different lifting archetypes in tech, and we discuss what it's like to be a guy with big arms at San Francisco parties with Matt Palmer, Devrel at Replit.Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.SponsorsInference trains and deploys custom language models for some of the fastest growing companies in history. If you're spending more than $50,000/month on OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini, they can help you save money, improve quality, and ultimately make your business more efficient.Morph is the better way to apply AI code edits. Merge LLM changes into your code and files - at 10,500+ tokens per second. 98% accurate + 2x faster than search-and-replace.

The AI hype cycle is in full swing and now agentic workflows are all the rage. From prompt engineering to asking for AGI timelines on dates. This conversation covers the AI hype cycle buzz terms up until this point, what agentic workflows even mean or do, and we discuss how startups are positioning themselves this cycle with Inference founder, Sam Hogan.Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.SponsorInference trains and deploys custom language models for some of the fastest growing companies in history. If you're spending more than $50,000/month on OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini, they can help you save money, improve quality, and ultimately make your business more efficient.

Those in Silicon Valley have adopted 996 and you know this because they will simply tell you about it online. From pictures of girlfriends being fired to pictures of laptops are open at the bar. This conversation covers the adoption of 996 in tech, the rise of striver culture online, and we discuss when the 996 schedule will hit the VC class with Turner Novak.Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.SponsorInference trains and deploys custom language models for some of the fastest growing companies in history. If you're spending more than $50,000/month on OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini, they can help you save money, improve quality, and ultimately make your business more efficient.

Max Marchione, co-founder of Superpower and a longevity expert, delves into the intriguing world of Silicon Valley’s tech bro wellness trends. He discusses the rise of unregulated peptides as a means to enhance aesthetics and performance, likening it to a male beauty revolution. Max emphasizes the growing demand for these compounds, despite many lacking FDA approval due to pharmaceutical constraints. The conversation also touches on the irony of biohacking, where the obsession for optimization sometimes leads to unhealthy behaviors, and predicts a shift in how peptides will be commercialized.

While tech-adjacent parties in San Francisco are home to the most powerful social circles on the planet they come with a few negative stereotypes. No shoes, no small talk and no women. This conversation covers the etymology of the San Francisco party and how girlies like Madison are trying to fix it.Watch on X; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.SponsorInference trains and deploys custom language models for some of the fastest growing companies in history. If you're spending more than $50,000/month on OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini, they can help you save money, improve quality, and ultimately make your business more efficient.