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50:38ENZach Perret on Founder Mode, Product Expansion and Building PlaidGuest Zach Perret · Host Harry StebbingsThe Plaid co-founder discusses delegation, difficult integration work, fundraising and the trade-offs of growing a multi-product company.
2:33:02ENA Brain Like Ours — and 300,000 Years Without a MonumentGuest Graham Hancock · Host Lex FridmanGraham Hancock tells Lex Fridman why Göbekli Tepe, the Younger Dryas, and a worldwide set of myths still look to him like the wreckage of an Ice Age civilization.
1:30:52ENDavid Frankel on Seed Investing, Liquidity and Backing FoundersGuest David Frankel · Host Harry StebbingsThe Founder Collective investor discusses reserves, fund economics, competing with incumbents and the long journey to returns.
1:06:23ENSylvain Gugger on Accelerating ML Models and Reproducing ResultsYaron Minsky, Sylvain Gugger · Jane StreetFrom learning-rate schedules to GPU bottlenecks and noisy market data, Sylvain Gugger explains how he approaches practical machine-learning performance.
2:23:05ENWeak Men Aren't Good. They're Just WeakGuest Jordan Peterson · Host Lex FridmanJordan Peterson returns to Lex Fridman's podcast for a two-hour walk from Nietzsche's aphorisms through power, God, envy, psychopathy, and three years of pain that reset every night.
18:24ENTesla’s 2024 “We, Robot” Event: Cybercab, Robovan and Optimus in ContextMatthew Berman, Elon Musk · Forward FutureMatthew Berman reacts to Tesla’s robotaxi showcase and Elon Musk’s predictions, with later context on production and human-assisted robot demonstrations.
50:51ENEoghan McCabe on Intercom, AI Adoption and Freedom of SpeechGuest Eoghan McCabe · Host Harry StebbingsThe Intercom CEO discusses customer-support AI, remaining private and founder leadership, then debates political expression and misinformation with Harry Stebbings.
1:15:08ENJeff Wang on Public and Private Investing, AI and Sequoia Global EquitiesGuest Jeff Wang · Host Harry StebbingsThe investor explains thematic research, portfolio construction and his 2024 views on AI infrastructure and technology platforms.
38:28ENHalf of Production AI Is RAG. Fine-Tuning Almost Disappeared.Host Sarah Guo, Elad GilBraintrust CEO Ankur Goyal tells No Priors what Notion, Zapier, and Vercel actually ship — and which hyped techniques they quietly dropped.
1:19:00ENEiso Kant on Poolside, Compute and AI for Software DevelopmentGuest Eiso Kant · Host Harry StebbingsPoolside’s CTO explains code-execution feedback, the cost of model development and his company’s ambitions in the AI race.
53:51ENLiora Friedberg on Solving Puzzles in ProductionYaron Minsky, Liora Friedberg · Jane StreetProduction engineering combines live incident response with software, process improvements and a culture that helps people learn from mistakes. Liora Friedberg and Ron Minsky explore the work at Jane Street.
2:29:04ENKeep the Programmer in the Driver's Seat: Cursor's Founders on Tab, Agents, and Zero-Entropy EditingGuest Cursor Team · Host Lex FridmanMichael Truell, Aman Sanger, Sualeh Asif, and Arvid Lunnemark tell Lex Fridman why they forked VS Code, how Tab and Apply actually work, and why most programming still needs a human iterating in real time.
53:03ENMaria Angelidou-Smith on Product Reviews, Hiring and Building Better TeamsGuest Maria Angelidou-Smith · Host Harry StebbingsThe Personio product and technology leader shares lessons from Meta on product careers, decision-making, resource allocation and leading distributed teams.
26:08ENFewer Than 3% of Deals Get Investigated. Selling to the Monopolist Is What Triggers the FTC.Host Sarah Guo, Elad GilChair Lina Khan tells No Priors how merger review actually works in AI markets, why open-weight models matter, and why the agency banned most non-competes.
1:16:09ENBret Taylor on AI Applications, Model Costs and Building SierraGuest Bret Taylor · Host Harry StebbingsThe Sierra co-founder discusses why most companies may buy AI solutions, how agents need guardrails and what founders can learn from technology leaders.
56:26ENDonald Tang on SHEIN’s Supply Chain, Global Growth and AccountabilityGuest Donald Tang · Host Harry StebbingsSHEIN’s executive chairman explains the company’s on-demand model and discusses pricing, environmental questions and public scrutiny.
3:28:51ENShepherds Already Knew: Ed Barnhart on the Americas Before 1492Guest Ed Barnhart · Host Lex FridmanAn archaeologist walks Lex Fridman from lost Amazon cities and Peru's older-than-Egypt pyramids through Maya timekeeping, Aztec sacrifice, Inca empire-building, and the continent the textbooks still treat as empty.
1:00:46ENJeetu Mahtani on International Expansion, Sales and Customer SuccessGuest Jeetu Mahtani · Host Harry StebbingsThe former HubSpot sales leader explains how to test a new market, build partner ecosystems and align sales incentives with customer outcomes.
31:29ENRippling skipped the chatbot and stamped employees after 90 days of workHost Sarah Guo, Elad GilCOO Matt MacInnis tells No Priors how Talent Signal reads source code, tickets, and customer conversations, then gives managers one calibrated label: high potential, typical, or pay attention.
1:08:33ENEric Vishria on AI Value, Founder Insight and Benchmark’s Investment ProcessGuest Eric Vishria · Host Harry StebbingsThe Benchmark partner discusses durable AI revenue, startup distribution, chip competition and how partners challenge investment decisions.
2:40:25ENThree Out of Four Federal Bureaucrats Should Go Home, Vivek Ramaswamy SaysGuest Vivek Ramaswamy · Host Lex FridmanOn Lex Fridman's podcast, the biotech founder and former Republican presidential candidate argues for a 75 percent cut in the federal workforce, a creedal American identity, and a Ukraine deal aimed at peeling Russia away from China.
39:05ZH → EnglishWang Xiaochuan on o1, Reinforcement Learning, and Slow ThinkingGuest 王小川 · Host 张小珺Baichuan Intelligence’s founder discusses possible technical paths behind o1, healthcare applications, and choices for AI startups.
1:25:53ENDmitry Gurski on Building Flo Health Through Retention and SimplicityGuest Dmitry Gurski · Host Harry StebbingsFlo’s co-founder discusses consumer subscriptions, product research, fundraising and the challenges of scaling a health app.
1:23:01ENPhil Carter on Growth Loops and Consumer Subscription EconomicsGuest Phil Carter · Host Harry StebbingsThe growth advisor explains acquisition, retention, paywalls and pricing, and why sustainable consumer subscriptions require more than buying traffic.
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