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Feb 9, 2023 • 18min
Microsoft Bing, Osomo, Midjourney, RunwayML, 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:
Microsofts releases a new Bing and Edge browser to compete against Google
Google's AI event failure due to misinformation
Osmo – giving computers a sense of smell
How Midjourney can turn anyone into an artist/ design expert
Real-time video editing tool RunwayML
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Links
Microsoft
Google Paris Event
Osmo
Midjourney
RunwayML

Feb 6, 2023 • 1h 7min
How This Founder Duped Chase Out Of $175 Million
Ep 17: Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) discuss how the founder of Frank, a financial app for college students, tricked JP Morgan Chase into a $175M acquisition, how AI companies should approach bias results, ChatGPT premium plus plan, and much more
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Feb 6, 2023 • 22min
Hugging Face, MusicML by Google, And Much More [ChatGPG, EP 1]
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:
AI platform Hugging Face is building a community of the future with over 100k open sourced models
Google's MusicML using natural language to generate original music
Hollywood utilizing Nvidia's technology to enhance eye contact in film scenes through AI
The popularity of ChatGPT for creating personalized workout plans
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Links
Buildspace
Hugging Face
ChatGPT
Nvidia Eye Contact
MusicML

Jan 31, 2023 • 58min
Navigating Mass Layoffs in the Tech Industry
Ep 16: Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) welcome David Alston as their first guest. David is the CEO and Founder of Kickstroid, a cutting-edge app that offers accurate resale predictions for hot releases, tailored sneaker recommendations, and in-depth analysis of sneaker culture. David is also a Program Manager at Microsoft.
In today's episode, we delve into the widespread job cuts happening in tech giants like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and others. We examine the consequences of these layoffs and provide guidance for employees on how to prepare themselves for such situations.
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Brylan
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David
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Jan 26, 2023 • 1h 24min
Mielle Organics Sells For $400M+
Ep 15: Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) discuss recent security hacks with LastPass, how the founder of social app Gas sold his company twice for $20M+, black Twitter's response to Mielle Organics selling their beauty brand to P&G, FDA approves new technology for testing, and much more.

Jan 16, 2023 • 1h
Microsoft's $10B Bet, Creators Selling Back Catalogs for Millions, An Inside Tiger 21, And Much More!
Ep 14: Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) breakdown Microsoft's $10B OpenAI investment, how artists and content creators are selling their back content catalog for millions, a private network for ultra-high net worth individuals and much more!
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Brylan
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brylandonaldson/
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Referenced:
Microsoft invest $10B into OpenAI: https://archive.is/r6mkJ
Anthropic’s ChatGPT competitor: https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/09/anthropics-claude-improves-on-chatgpt-but-still-suffers-from-limitations/
Paul Graham 5 Founders: http://www.paulgraham.com/5founders.html?viewfullsite=1
Spotter: https://spotter.la/
Jellysmack: https://jellysmack.com/
Creator DAO: https://creatordao.com/
Afropolitan: https://www.afropolitan.io/
Upfront Ventures: https://upfront.com/
Launch House: https://www.launchhouse.com/
Tiger21: https://tiger21.com/
Tiger Global Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/fatFIRE/comments/wm2ufe/tiger_21_membership/
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Show Notes

Jan 7, 2023 • 56min
Business Lessons From Second Time Founders
Ep 13: Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) discuss the advantages of being a second time startup founder and the lessons they've learned while building businesses and working at some of the fastest growing companies in history.
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Brylan
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brylandonaldson/
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Fundraising
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Dec 30, 2022 • 1h 33min
Big Surprises of 2022, Wild Predictions for Next Year, OpenAI, And Much More!
Ep 12: Dre (@Dreunlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) discuss the big surprises of 2022, wild predictions for 2023 like TikTok getting banned in the US, Google search being disputed by AI bots, and we breakdown the strategy we think OpenAI might take to own the future of AI, and much more.
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Rodney
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Brylan
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brylandonaldson/

Dec 18, 2022 • 57min
The Rise of HBCU Football, Exposing The Twitter Files, An Inside Look Into OnlyFans, And Much More!
Ep 10: Dre (@DreUnlimited), Rodney (@Rg2official), and Brylan (@0xHimzel) discuss Deion Sanders leaving Jackson State, how Twitter is failing to protect children, the business behind OnlyFan, and much more.
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Dre
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DreUnlimited
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandree/
Rodney
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rg2official
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodneygainous/
Brylan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xHimzel
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brylandonaldson/
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Referenced:
To learn more about how you can help children impacted by sex trafficking, check out Thon.com.

Dec 11, 2022 • 1h 1min
Lensa Is Making $1M+ Per Day, Inside Reddit Communities, And Hypergrowth Startup Lessons
Dre, Brylan, and Rodney discuss how Lensa AI is making $1M+ in daily revenue, opportunities for founders using AI, startup lessons from the early days of scaling Bird scooters into one of the fastest-growing companies, and much more.
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Social Links:
Dre
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DreUnlimited
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandree/
Rodney
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rg2official
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodneygainous/
Brylan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xHimzel
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brylandonaldson/
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