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0:50ENTom Loverro on How Market Corrections Reach Startup ValuationsGuest Tom Loverro · Host Harry StebbingsA 2023 investor perspective on the lag between public and private markets.
1:01:55ENMike Duboe on Growth Teams, Experiments and Paid MarketingGuest Mike Duboe · Host Harry StebbingsThe former Stitch Fix growth leader explains how to choose meaningful metrics, hire for growth and test whether marketing actually creates demand.
45:03ENEmad Mostaque’s bet: open small models, not one giant brainHost Sarah Guo, Elad GilStability AI’s founder tells No Priors why foundation models should be public infrastructure, why small models can beat giant ones, and what that means for media, medicine, and AGI.
2:19:34ENEinstein Gave Black Holes a C-Minus. Strominger Still Bets the Farm on the Next WrinkleGuest Andrew Strominger · Host Lex FridmanHarvard theorist Andrew Strominger on why singularities are a gift, why string theory is a stepping stone rather than a verdict, and why the holographic principle is still imprecisely defined.
8:19ENLeonardo.Ai in 2023: Generating Images, Remixing Models and Editing a CanvasMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman walks through Leonardo.Ai’s early image-generation interface, from style models and settings to community remixes, custom training and the beta canvas. Features and pricing have changed since this February 2023 demonstration.
49:49ENTom Loverro on Startup Runway, Venture Funding and the 2023 DownturnGuest Tom Loverro · Host Harry StebbingsThe IVP partner shares his early-2023 forecast and discusses fundraising, cost cuts, investor reserves and the choices facing founders.
6:00ENNothing, Forever: AI-Generated Comedy and the Future of TelevisionMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman examines the procedurally generated Seinfeld homage, its awkward comedy, moderation challenges and implications for future media.
0:19ENSteve Pagliuca on Knowing When to Walk Away from a DealGuest Steve Pagliuca · Host Harry StebbingsAn investor discusses price discipline and funding constraints.
58:33ENSteve Pagliuca on Investing, Sports Ownership and the Chelsea BidGuest Steve Pagliuca · Host Harry StebbingsThe Bain Capital investor and Celtics co-owner discusses long-term growth, team culture and his group’s unsuccessful Chelsea bid.
3:08ENDavid Guetta’s AI-Generated Eminem Voice and the Questions It RaisesMatthew Berman, David Guetta · Forward FutureMatthew Berman discusses a synthetic vocal played during a DJ set and considers consent, creative use and possible legal disputes.
1:26:57ENNine Moats, a Cloud-Shaped Market, and Why OpenAI Is Not Optional YetHost Nathan LabenzNathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg pressure-test the leaked “no moats” memo and walk through where advantage actually lives in generative AI.
3:57:49ENAella's 500,000-person survey, and why she still fears looking stupidGuest Aella · Host Lex FridmanThe independent sex researcher and sex worker tells Lex Fridman why anyone can run a study, why childhood fetish stories feel true, and why she would not press a button that ends wanting.
48:52ENUsers Wanted a Better Brush. Runway Built One-Click GreenscreenHost Sarah Guo, Elad GilRunway CEO Cristobal Valenzuela on why a model is not a product, why filmmakers hacked a four-frame-per-second tool, and why 80 percent is enough when nobody dies.
54:19ENAriel Cohen on Navan, Travel Software and AIGuest Ariel Cohen · Host Harry StebbingsNavan’s CEO recounts the pandemic shock and explains his approach to product change, competition and AI-powered travel service.
3:17:27ENWe live in an eddy pool of counter-entropyGuest Paul Conti · Host Lex FridmanPsychiatrist Paul Conti tells Lex Fridman that creation is a rare reversal of the universe's drift toward nothing, and that most orchestrated evil is envy wearing a moral costume.
1:01:33ENOrlando Bravo on Software Buyouts, Cash Flow and Building a Life Beyond WorkGuest Orlando Bravo · Host Harry StebbingsThe Thoma Bravo founder discusses investment price, operational improvement and fund concentration, then reflects on family and delegation.
0:34ENMatthew Berman's Three Mac Apps for Notes, Writing and PasswordsMatthew Berman · Forward FutureIn this 2023 short, Berman recommends Bear, Grammarly and 1Password for everyday productivity.
0:37ENNaval Ravikant on Technology and Social ChangeGuest Naval RavikantAn investor offers a technology-centered view of history.
1:00:36ENForty games of Diplomacy, and nobody spotted the bot: Noam Brown’s 100,000x lessonHost Sarah Guo, Elad GilMeta’s Noam Brown tells Sarah Guo and Elad Gil how Cicero negotiated in English for 40 games on a tiny web community — and why thinking at decision time beat three years of scaling.
5:15:44ENThe Falcon 9 Cannot Hover. That Is Why the Landing Looks Impossible.Guest Tim Dodd · Host Lex FridmanEveryday Astronaut Tim Dodd walks Lex Fridman from Falcon 1 to Starship, and explains why a rocket that is always too powerful to hover still sticks the landing.
54:18ENAlex Bouaziz on Building Deel, Global Hiring and Scaling OperationsGuest Alex Bouaziz · Host Harry StebbingsThe Deel CEO discusses execution speed, remote teams, customer feedback and the trade-offs of rapid growth.
1:22:05ENHunter Walk and Satya Patel on Homebrew’s Partnership and Personal-Capital StrategyGuest Hunter Walk, Satya Patel · Host Harry StebbingsThe Homebrew partners explain why they shifted from raising new institutional funds to investing their own money, and how that changes their decisions.
0:42ENHenry Schuck on Facing Old Glassdoor Reviews During an IPOGuest Henry SchuckThe founder recalls how he responded when investors asked about negative comments from earlier in his career.
2:13ENMichael on Food Service and Hospitality at Jane StreetMichael · Jane StreetJane Street’s global food lead describes a varied working day, collaboration across offices and what he looks for in food service colleagues.
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