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Apr 15, 2023 • 1h 9min
AutoGPT & The Future of Task-Driven AI
Episode 25: Join Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) as they delve into the societal implications of AI agents, explore the future of personal identity, discuss US investments in Chinese AI firms, and cover a variety of other fascinating topics!
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Apr 8, 2023 • 1h 4min
Inside The Startup Factory: Y Combinator
Ep 24: Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) discuss how Y Combinator became an institution in the business world, how founders should think about pricing their product, startup founder Frank got charged with fraud, and much more.

Mar 31, 2023 • 1h 14min
Brainstorming ChatGPT Use Cases
Ep 23: Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) discuss how founders should stay focused when building an early-stage company, how AI will reshape the economy, uses cases for ChatGPT, and much more.
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Mar 29, 2023 • 1h 19min
Micheal Jordan Selling The Charlotte Hornets For $1.5B+
Ep 22: Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) discuss tech devices to help improve your sleep quality, if US Congress bans TikTok, OpenAI's app store moment, and much more.
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Mar 21, 2023 • 1h 13min
The Rise and Fall of Silicon Valley Bank
Ep 21: Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) discuss how Silicon Valley Bank collapsed overnight, how ChatGTP4 will change productivity, and much more.
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Mar 7, 2023 • 58min
How Chess.com Reached $100M In Revenue
Ep 20: Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) discuss how Chess.com grew from a small site to over $100M in annual revenue, how AI might impact unemployment, and a side hustle that could earn over $10k in the next 30 days, and much more.
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Feb 28, 2023 • 48min
The History of Black Venture Capitalists
Ep 19: Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) discuss the history of black venture capitalists in America, how Lime beat Bird in micro-mobility, and much more.
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References
Thinking In Systems
Harlem Capital Report

Feb 24, 2023 • 23min
Roblox, Spotify AI, Galileo, And Much More!
Today's episode is a new series called ChatGPG (Give People Game), where Dre and Brylan delve into the latest in AI, exploring its effects on business, culture, and society. Today we discuss:
Roblox is releasing AI tools to make game building more accessible for developers
Amazon Web Services is expanding its partnership with AI startup Hugging Face.
Spotify launches AI DJ
Galileo creates editable UI designs from simple text description
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Links
Roblox
AWS Partnership with Hugging Face
Spotify
Galileo

Feb 19, 2023 • 55min
How Founders Should Think About Their Exit Strategy
Ep 18: Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) discuss how founders should navigate an acquisition event, how cutting corners within an organization can have huge impacts beyond the bottom line, Tesla recalls 300,000+ cars, and much more.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brylandonaldson/
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Feb 17, 2023 • 18min
Quora, DeepMind, Capsule, And More
Today's episode is a new series called ChatGPG (Give People Game) where Dre and Brylan delve into the latest in AI, exploring its effects on business, culture, and society. Today we discuss:
Quora launches a new AI-powered Q&A app
A look inside DeepMind and its long history of AI
Capsule closes $4.5 in seed funding for AI-powered video editing
Tome is using AI to create incredible presentations
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Links
Quora
DeepMind
Capsule
Tome
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