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Clear all filters- All-In Podcast53 min
Jake Paul & The Chainsmokers: Turning Fame into Funds, Jake Enters Politics? & Venture Bubble Signs
Jake Paul, Chamath, Drew Taggart, Alex Pall, Nick, Jason, Friedberg
Jake Paul and The Chainsmokers discussed their strategic transitions from media icons to serious investors, highlighting Paul's plan to disrupt the boxing and venture capital industries while The Chainsmokers leverage their marketing expertise to build a deep-tech portfolio. Both parties emphasized a shift away from celebrity fluff toward operational rigor, with Paul targeting a billion-dollar exit through his PFL merger and an "anti-fund" model, while The Chainsmokers admitted past investment errors like missing Robinhood to justify their current focus on revenue-generating companies. The discussion concluded by predicting a future where social media-native leaders dominate politics and business, driven by a collective need to navigate an increasingly saturated digital economy.
- All-In Podcast18 min
Blake Scholl: Why Plane Speed Stalled, Supersonic Commercial Flight, & Revolutionizing the Engine
Blake Scholl, Jason, Chamath, Friedberg
Boom Supersonic founder Blake Scholl aims to democratize supersonic travel by producing the Overture aircraft, which currently holds 130 airline orders and targets a $3,500 transatlantic fare. The company is rapidly vertically integrating its supply chain to manufacture its own jet engines and leverage "boomless cruise" technology that mitigates sonic booms over land. Supporting this aviation vision, Boom is simultaneously developing gigawatt-scale data center power solutions using turbine technology to fund operations ahead of projected 2030 passenger flights.
- All-In Podcast23 min
Naveen Rao: 4D Computing, AI's Energy Wall & Beating Biology
Founded by former Intel and Databricks executive Naveen Rao, Unconventional AI is deploying a novel 4D computing architecture that merges memory and compute to achieve 1,000x power efficiency in just 3.5 years. The company recently validated this approach with its first physical prototype, the UNO chip, which generates images using only 500 nanojoules while bypassing the energy bottlenecks of traditional Von Neumann systems. With a roadmap targeting a full managed VM product within two years and a Python-compatible software stack, Unconventional AI aims to disrupt the trillion-dollar AI market by replacing centralized data centers with distributed, biologically inspired local intelligence.
- All-In Podcast38 min
Bill Gurley: Searching for Feynman
Bill Gurley contrasts the rigorous "searcher" investigations that typically follow historical catastrophes with the lack of a definitive root cause analysis for the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that prominent virology experts acted as institutional blockers to protect their financial and professional interests. He contends that this suppression of the lab-leak hypothesis by figures like Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins, combined with media silence and the absence of an independent commission, has left society unprepared for future pandemics despite the event's massive human and economic toll. To rectify this systemic failure, Gurley urges the public and media to support independent researchers who continue to uncover critical evidence while calling for a cultural shift that prioritizes root cause analysis over partisan defensiveness.
- All-In Podcast39 min
Jared Isaacman: A New Era for NASA and American Space Exploration
Jared Isaacman, Chamath, Jason, Friedberg
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has restructured the agency toward "extreme ownership" to accelerate a strategic "second space race" against China, prioritizing the rapid return of core competencies in-house. Under this new framework, the Artemis program targets a 2027 lunar landing followed by sustained operations using a near-monthly launch cadence, nuclear power initiatives like the SR-1 Freedom reactor, and a focused shift toward high-risk deep space missions such as Titan and Europa exploration. By leveraging commercial partners for routine services while retaining ownership of near-impossible technologies, the agency aims to establish a permanent human presence at the lunar south pole before China's 2030 deadline.
- All-In Podcast44 min
Meta's Dina Powell McCormick: The Case for Data Centers, Backlash, AI Job Boom & Meta’s Future
Dina Powell McCormick, Chamath, Jason, Friedberg, Sheldon, Susan, Zach
Meta Platforms has appointed former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as President and Vice Chairwoman to spearhead a global AI expansion characterized by massive infrastructure investments and strategic workforce development. A flagship project in Richland Parish, Louisiana, demonstrates this approach by triggering a 260% surge in local tax revenue directed to teacher salaries while launching the America's Workforce Academy to train specialized labor for data center operations. Concurrently, the company navigates a historic $17 billion settlement regarding youth safety and advances its hardware roadmap with new AI-enabled Ray-Ban glasses, all framed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg's strategy to rapidly democratize artificial intelligence.
- All-In Podcast18 min
Brad Gerstner: No AI Bubble, Semis Eat the Nasdaq & AI's Take Off Problem
Brad Gerstner, Chamath, Jason, DavidSacks, friedberg
Current market gains are driven by a narrow AI infrastructure supercycle where semiconductor earnings have surged despite contracting valuations, raising questions about whether revenue can justify trillions in capital expenditure. While top AI labs project massive revenue growth to sustain this build-out, the speaker warns that permitting delays, power grid constraints, and potential interest rate hikes create significant risks to the 2026 capacity forecasts. Consequently, the investment strategy has shifted from a broad supercycle bet to a conditional stance that adjusts exposure based on actual lab revenue execution and macroeconomic stability.
- All-In Podcast1h 36m
AI Kills Everybody or Doomer Psyop? OpenAI’s Math Breakthrough, Nike’s $200B Collapse
Chamath, Jason, David Sacks, Nick, Freeberg, Sachs, Sax, Jamal, Jake, Zach, Shasha, Dario, Gavin, Jensen, Phil Hummuth, Nikesh
Podcast hosts characterize a coordinated campaign involving whistleblower Jacob Coxson and Anthropic executive Evan Hubinger as a strategic psyop designed to manufacture existential AI fears, thereby justifying the creation of a Federal Department of AI that would secure a regulatory duopoly for incumbent firms. This alleged narrative, which claims a greater than 10% probability of human extinction by 2030, simultaneously faces legal scrutiny regarding Anthropic's pending IPO and creates liability risks as leadership amplifies claims of inherent danger while attempting to attract public investors. Concurrently, the hosts argue that such "doomer" rhetoric serves as a mechanism for regulatory capture that stifles open-source innovation and threatens US competitiveness, a stance contrasted by industry leaders like NVIDIA's Jensen Huang who dismiss the extreme risk assessments as outlandish.
- All-In Podcast1h 9m
The Robot Episode: Four Leaders on What's Coming
Dr. Péter Fankhauser, Bernt Børnich, Amanda McMaster, Jonathan Hurst, J-Cal
Leading robotics firms including Anybotics, Boston Dynamics, and Agility Robotics have collectively deployed over 1,000 specialized units globally to replace humans in hazardous industrial settings, prioritizing data sovereignty and ISO cybersecurity standards to avoid reliance on Chinese hardware. These companies are currently transitioning from pure detection to scalable autonomy through platform-based ecosystems and cost reductions, with humanoids targeting a $40,000 price point and quadrupeds enabling continuous 24-hour monitoring in extreme environments. While immediate returns focus on safety and leak prevention, the industry anticipates a hard take-off in manufacturing capabilities within a decade as foundational AI models enable complex, multi-arm manipulation without physical safety barriers.
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Chamath: Google Is the Ultimate AI Compounding Machine
Google maintains a 25-year average return on invested capital of 32% by leveraging its dominance in search, cloud infrastructure, and specialized silicon. The company benefits from AI market fragmentation, as the proliferation of hundreds of distinct models drives demand for its hardware and cloud services while enhancing monetization across application layers. This strategy allows Google to act as a methodical compounder that capitalizes on the diverse needs of the evolving AI ecosystem rather than relying on excessive risk-taking.
- All-In Podcast52 min
The Trillion-Dollar Industries AI Is Disrupting: Voice, Law & the End of the Billable Hour
Eleven Labs reported $600 million in annual recurring revenue with zero attrition among its founding staff, while Legor achieved $150 million in direct sales by replacing hourly billing with AI-driven transaction models in the legal sector. These companies illustrate a market shift where specialized AI agents handle complex tasks like voice restoration and legal analysis, respectively, without relying solely on general-purpose frontier models. By embedding engineers directly into product teams and utilizing narrow, fine-tuned systems, both firms prioritize security, data quality, and rapid deployment over traditional scaling methods.
- All-In Podcast40 min
Why Secondary Markets Are Eating the IPO | All-In Liquidity Secondary Markets Panel
Brad Gerstner, Gavin Baker, Kelly Rodriques, Chamath, Jason, Friedberg, Naval, Thomas Lafont, Keller
In Q1 2025, the private market established secondary trading as a primary exit mechanism for late-stage companies like Anduril and SpaceX, with employee transactions accounting for 31% of primary venture activity as shares shifted to a premium valuation. Institutional players such as Schwab and Vanguard are democratizing access through regulated interval funds, prompting a structural shift where venture capital firms actively manage capital recycling to return liquidity to limited partners. While panelists identify AI infrastructure and space logistics as key investment areas within a "parabolic" but fundamentally sound market, they also warn of emerging regulatory pressures and the risks of retail investors lacking the discipline to navigate cyclical drawdowns.
- All-In Podcast32 min
The IPO Comeback: Why Tech Giants Are Finally Going Public | All-In Liquidity IPO Panel
Cerebras Systems CEO Andrew Feldman and Planet Labs CEO Will Marshall project a transformative 2026 for Initial Public Offerings, driven by Cerebras' record-breaking debut and Planet's 10x post-IPO surge. Their discussion highlights the strategic convergence of artificial intelligence and space infrastructure, where declining launch costs and Wafer-Scale Engine technology promise to shift computing operations from Earth to orbital data centers. This market shift is redefining capital allocation for investors, positioning public listing and real-time satellite integration as critical catalysts for future trillion-dollar valuations in sectors ranging from agriculture to global security.
- All-In Podcast33 min
Thomas Laffont: The $4T AI IPO Wave Is Coming… and We’ve Never Seen Anything Like It
Thomas Laffont, Chamath, Jason, Nikesh
Hosted by Thomas Kostigen and Chamath Palihapitiya, this event analyzes the explosive 70% growth in the unicorn economy driven by AI's dominance in global fundraising and the emergence of a new "Magnificent AI" index valuing nearly $4 trillion. The discussion highlights how capital is concentrating in massive players like SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI, which are outpacing traditional cloud providers and projected to generate more liquidity value in 2026 than the previous decade combined. Furthermore, the speakers evaluate the transition from a 2021 preservation era to a power-law investment model, forecasting that extreme compounding and public listings from these top-tier winners will reshape multiple sectors through 2028.
- All-In Podcast1h 21m
OpenAI Misses Targets, Codex vs Claude, Elon vs Sam Trial, Big Hyperscaler Beats, Peptide Craze
Elon, Sam, Friedberg, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, Chamath Palihapitiya
OpenAI faces mounting structural tensions as it misses 2025 revenue and user targets while CEO Sam Altman pushes for an IPO against CFO Sarah Fryer's caution amidst $600 billion in future compute commitments. The company currently maintains a compute advantage over rivals like Anthropic through excess data center capacity, even as the broader AI sector grapples with power grid bottlenecks and a record $725 billion in hyperscaler capital expenditures for 2026. Concurrently, Elon Musk pursues a $150 billion lawsuit alleging a breach of charitable trust following internal documents revealing plans to remove him before the entity's conversion to for-profit status.