Silicon Zombies

Silicon Zombies

Demystifying emerging tech with the Best Brains, from the Bay...and Beyond! Millions of fans across 120+ countries 🌎 We feature founders, funders, and friends. For future shows, tech news, and more, check out our website: wwww.siliconzombies.com Tune in for the best brains from the Bay to beyond 🧟🧠

  1. 18/07

    The One Thing AI Can't Replace (featuring Tenny Pinheiro)

    In this episode, recorded on location in Venice, Italy, celebrated author and founder Tenny Pinheiro (ex-Meta AR, Design Sprint School, Kinds) makes the counterintuitive case that friction — not speed — is what saves products from crashing and burning. From bridging engineers and designers on Meta's AR glasses team, to building Kinds (a product that maps the human self far beyond Myers-Briggs), Tenny breaks down why compressed, distributed teams are replacing traditional org charts, why software engineers may be more at risk than designers, and why Venice — not Florence — was the world's first internet.If you're a designer terrified of AI, an engineer wondering what survives the agentic wave, or a founder deciding what to build in 2026, this conversation is your blueprint for staying irreplaceable.⏰ Timestamps00:00 – Trailer01:22 – Intro: Live from Venice with Tenny Pinheiro02:00 – Creative Destruction: Is Design Even Necessary Anymore?03:24 – Teams of One? Why the Future Is Compressed, Distributed Teams05:47 – The Counterintuitive Truth: A Designer's Job Is to Create Friction06:55 – Inside Meta AR: Bridging Engineers and Designers on Smart Glasses08:27 – What Is Kinds? Mapping the Self Beyond Myers-Briggs11:14 – 300 Studies & 75 Valley Experiments: Rebuilding for the Agentic Era12:41 – Founder-to-Founder Matching: Solving Startups' #1 Killer13:38 – Why Venice Was the First Internet (Distribution Beats Genius)16:01 – Community as Infrastructure: If Events Die, Silicon Valley Dies16:48 – Lisbon Rising: Crypto Taxes & Why Governments Should Get Out of the Way20:10 – Blockchain's Comeback: Privacy Layers & Lessons from the NFT Crash22:36 – More Data, More Problems: Compliance Traps in the AI Gold Rush25:17 – The Designer in 6 Months: Autonomous Orchestrator of Agents26:35 – Can You Quantify Taste? Curation vs. Holding the Product Thesis29:02 – "Be So Good They're Afraid to Ship Without You"31:18 – The Psychology of Data Hoarding: Why Engineers Grab Everything33:04 – The Trust Handshake: Mapping User Trust Across the Journey34:16 – Forward-Deployed Friction: Getting Close to the Customer Problem35:52 – AI-Moderated User Testing: 1,000 Tests Instead of 1337:48 – What to Build in 2026: Escaping the Tech Bubble41:33 – B2B vs. B2C: Where the Real AI Adoption Wedge Is43:49 – The McDonald's Chatbot Problem: AI Is Still the Wild West45:35 – Micro-Expressions, Paul Ekman & a Wide-Open Product Idea49:57 – Design Sprint School Reborn: Rewriting an Award-Winning Program51:34 – "You're Living Through the Model T Moment — Stop Complaining"52:25 – Outro: Venice, Lisbon & What's NextAbout Silicon Zombies:Silicon Zombies is a Top 5% global podcast for AI, Venture Capital & Tech Innovation. 🏆 Straight from the heart of Silicon Valley, we bring you weekly deep-dives with elite AI engineers, VCs, and longevity innovators shaping the next decade. We cut through the hype vs. reality of emerging tech, SaaS, biohacking, and startup investing — no fluff, just real insight. Whether you're a founder building your network, an engineer chasing technical depth, or simply staying ahead of the curve, we bridge the gap. Insider access to the world's brightest tech minds. Weekly live streams with a global community across 100+ countries. No-fluff breakdowns of AI breakthroughs and the future of humanity.🚀 Connect with Us:Follow Silicon Zombies on social media:Instagram: @siliconzombiesX (Twitter): @siliconzombiesTikTok: @siliconzombiespodcastSubscribe so you don't miss the conversations defining what comes next.🎵 Music:Rachel Sandy – Helios Ignites / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

  2. 21/06

    Build an App & Get Clients in 45 Days (No-Code Claude Tutorial) I Ft. Igor Krysnakh

    Can you really build a profitable tech business from scratch in just 45 days? 🚀 In this episode, entrepreneur and technical founder Igor Krasnykh breaks down how he shattered a 9-month development timeline, shrinking it down to just 5 days, using Claude Code. From rapid front-end prototyping to scaling a 1.5 trillion-dollar e-commerce business model on AWS without a dedicated engineering team, Igor reveals the exact AI blueprint for modern solopreneurs.If you want to stop working for someone else, eliminate traditional tech bottlenecks, and launch your own software empire using the power of agentic AI, this breakdown is for you. ⏰ Timestamps00:00 – Intro: The 45-Day Business Empire01:15 – Why the Future of Business is Solopreneurship02:45 – The Collapse of the MVP Timeline04:10 – What is Claude Code? (Breaking Down Anthropic's Ecosystem)05:30 – 9 Months to 5 Days: Rebuilding a Front-End with AI07:50 – Hardware & Tools Needed to Start Your Empire Today09:15 – Security & Data Privacy: Free vs. Enterprise Claude11:05 – The E-Commerce Pivot: From Syncing Data to Business Signals13:20 – How to Prompt Claude Code with "Additive UI Design"15:00 – Advanced Coding: Building 30-Page Markdown Specs with Claude Chat16:45 – Is "Vibe Coding" Replacing Traditional Engineering Teams?18:30 – Overcoming Scale and Database Failures with AI20:15 – No AWS Certifications? How to Deploy Infrastructure with AI22:00 – The Visual Unlock: Troubleshooting Errors with Screenshots24:15 – Choosing the Right Model: Claude Sonnet vs. Opus vs. Haiku26:00 – How AI Completely Destroyed the "Software Moat"28:10 – Maximizing Revenue: Separating Noise from Signals in E-CommerceAbout Silicon Zombies:Silicon Zombies is a Top 5% global podcast for AI, Venture Capital & Tech Innovation. 🏆Straight from the heart of Silicon Valley, we bring you weekly deep-dives with elite AI engineers, VCs, and longevity innovators shaping the next decade. We cut through the hype vs. reality of emerging tech, SaaS, biohacking, and startup investing no fluff, just real insight.Whether you're a founder building your network, an engineer chasing technical depth, or simply staying ahead of the curve, we bridge the gap.Insider access to the world's brightest tech mindsWeekly live streams with a global community across 90+ countriesNo-fluff breakdowns of AI breakthroughs and the future of humanity🚀 Connect with Us:Follow Silicon Zombies on social media:Instagram: @siliconzombiesX (Twitter): @siliconzombiesTikTok: @siliconzombiesSubscribe so you don't miss the conversations defining what comes next.

  3. 15/06

    Surviving FAKE INVESTORS (Red Flags) ft. Marco Gradari / CEO at MGvision (Rome, Italy)

    The Zombies are in ROME! 🇮🇹 Capital Predators: How MGvision’s Marco Gradari Survived Fake Investors & Navigated the US-Europe DivideNot all capital is created equal, and some of it comes with a toxic cost. In this episode, we sit down with Marco Gradari (Founder & CEO, MGvision Srl) to break down the operational red flags that every founder misses until it’s too late.We cover: The Survival Blueprint: Marco’s firsthand experience dealing with unsavory characters and the exact leverage points he used to escape a toxic situation. Ecosystem Asymmetry: A realistic comparison between the US and Italian startup landscapes; funding structures, cultural risk aversion, and future trajectories. The Investor Lens: What a battle-tested founder turned investor actually looks for when evaluating team grit and market viability.📌 https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-gradari-768b2b9/ JOIN THE COMMUNITY #FounderSurvival #VentureCapital #StartupFunding #Entrepreneurship #SiliconValley #TechEcosystems

  4. 15/06

    The Real #1 Cause Of Aging (It's Not Your Diet) | Peter Crone

    What if the #1 thing aging you isn't sugar or skipping your supplements but the conversation in your own head? Peter Crone, "The Mind Architect," walks into a room full of biohackers and makes a claim almost no one in longevity wants to hear: stress is aging you, and you can't out-supplement a mind stuck in fight-or-flight. He breaks down why "trying not to age" speeds it up, why presence beats any pill, and the three words he told a man haunted by his past that changed everything About Peter CronePeter Crone, known as "The Mind Architect," is a thought leader in human potential and performance. He works with leaders, athletes, and VIPs to redesign the subconscious mind that drives behavior shifting people from a life of stress to one of freedom and joy. His work has earned praise from names like PGA champion Charles Howell III and CBS Sports' Jim Nantz, and he reaches over a million people through his platform and the Finding Freedom podcast. Learn more about Peter: petercrone.com | @petercrone on Instagram About Silicon ZombiesSilicon Zombies is a Top 5% global podcast for AI, Venture Capital & Tech Innovation. 🏆Straight from the heart of Silicon Valley, we bring you weekly deep-dives with elite AI engineers, VCs, and longevity innovators shaping the next decade. We cut through the hype vs. reality of emerging tech, SaaS, biohacking, and startup investing no fluff, just real insight. Whether you're a founder building your network, an engineer chasing technical depth, or simply staying ahead of the curve, we bridge the gap.Insider access to the world's brightest tech mindsWeekly live streams with a global community across 90+ countries Follow Silicon Zombies on social media: Instagram: @siliconzombiesX (Twitter): @siliconzombiesTikTok: @siliconzombiespodcast #SiliconZombies #PeterCrone #Longevity #Biohacking #StressAndAging #TheMindArchitect #Mindset #humanpotential

  5. 21/05

    The $10 Trillion Energy Shift Nobody Is Talking About!

    The $10 Trillion Energy Revolution: Live from Startup Grind Featuring Ben, Dr. Alicia Castillo Holley, & Nikhil The shift to sustainable energy is the largest capital reallocation in history...but the consensus is wrong. Recorded live at Startup Grind, the Zombies bypass the hype to expose the cold physics and contrarian economics of the $10 trillion transition. The Breakdown The Equity Trap: Why seeking "just capital" is a founder’s biggest mistake. Learn how reducing capital needs - not just raising more - is the only way to protect equity and 10x your multiples. The Space Pivot: A radical argument for why energy isn't the final frontier. As computing power outpaces terrestrial infrastructure, the real exit is in orbit. The Biology of Climate: You can’t make a baby in one month with nine women. Discover why energy tech follows the laws of biology, not software, and why ignoring "incompressible time" leads to investment ruin. brought to you by: www.TUOM.com www.upmarket.co/sz wwww.truebinding.com www.necodex.com

  6. 13/04

    How to Build the Future (While Everyone Else is Panicking) | Pablos Holman

    Silicon Valley is hungry for something real. For too long, the industry has been snacking on easy SaaS wins while the "hard stuff" - the atoms, energy, and machines that actually run the world - was left on the table. In Episode 214 of Silicon Zombies, world-renowned inventor and hacker Pablos Holman returns to the show to teach us how to hunt bigger game.Pablos is a "Zero to One" architect who treats the physical world like an open-source playground. From laying the groundwork for Blue Origin with Jeff Bezos to building nuclear reactors and robots at Intellectual Ventures Lab, Pablos uses technology as a superpower to reimagine the human experience.We’re diving deep into the "Great Rebuild":The Atoms vs. Bits Pivot: Why the smartest money is moving back to space, energy, and "ignored" industries.The Automation Upgrade: Dissecting how robots aren’t stealing jobs; they’re killing the drudgery to "power up" humanity.Beachhead Technologies: How orbital science and autonomous tech are the first steps toward a total global reimagining (and maybe even UBI).Anti-Doomerism: Why we refuse to hide under the covers. We have the best people and the best tools - it’s time to stop fearing the future and start building it.If you’re tired of the AI hype and ready for the Deep Tech revolution, this episode is your roadmap.00:00 Welcome Back Pablo00:53 Alaska Origins02:02 Blue Origin Beginnings03:06 Early Internet Hacker Kid05:06 Elon SpaceX Lessons06:28 Chipmaking Supply Chain09:14 Moores Law Is Over10:48 TerraFab And Timelines12:46 Energy Toaster Metric14:07 Deep Future Deep Tech15:55 Intellectual Ventures Lab18:23 Biggest Failure Manufacturing20:51 Tshirt Waste And Automation22:02 Salsa And Davos Hacking25:15 AI Doomerism Thesis25:47 AI Tools Renaissance26:45 Energy Crunch Reality27:00 Nuclear Fear Fork28:27 Buried Reactor Breakthrough30:33 Chipmaking Disruption32:12 Meaningful Human Futures36:42 China And Open Models40:11 Building An Invention Lab43:29 Hype Versus Reality45:52 Keeping Up Cognitively48:24 Closing Thanks And BooksFollow Pablos Holman:www.linkedin.com/in/pablos08Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this feast possible:The Park James Hotel (Our incredible host)TUOMNecodexTrueBindingUpMarket#SiliconZombies #DeepTech #PablosHolman #FutureOfTech #AI #Automation #Innovation

  7. 31/03

    Why Every Founder is Moving to Austin: The 2026 Growth Blueprint

    The Silicon Hills Edge: Austin’s 2026 Scaling Secrets Stop experimenting. Start scaling. We just wrapped a series of high-stakes fireside chats at TechCon SouthWest, and the signal-to-noise ratio was at an all-time high. In 2026, innovation without a clear path to scale is just an expensive hobby. We’re moving past "tech trends" and diving straight into the operational mechanics of the "Southwest Advantage."In this video, we sit down with the investors and operators at the center of the Austin ecosystem to deconstruct how they are re-engineering capital formation, AI resilience, and durable growth. Inside the 2026 Austin Playbook: The "Why Now" Filter: How top funds like Geek Ventures and S3 Ventures are auditing founders in the current capital climate. Mission-Critical AI: Why the shift from "cool tools" to "infrastructure" is the only way to survive the next 18 months. The Southwest Alpha: Why Austin has officially moved from a "satellite city" to the global epicenter of inclusive, high-growth innovation. Connect with Silicon Zombies: IG: @SiliconZombies #TechConSouthWest #SiliconHills #AustinTech #VentureCapital #StartupGrowth #2026Scaling #AIOperations

  8. 19/03

    10 Jobs AI Will Replacing First (Andrej Karpathy's Heat Map)

    The rules of the economy just changed. On March 15, 2026, Andrej Karpathy released a data-driven "Heat Map" of the US workforce that reveals a brutal reality: $3.7 trillion in annual wages are sitting in the direct line of fire. If your job exists on a screen, you aren't just "exposed" to AI—you are in the First Wave of the disruption.In this segment, we analyze the 342 occupations Karpathy scored on a 0-to-10 scale of AI exposure. We are focusing on the "Red Zone" (Scores 9-10)—the jobs that AI is already "solving" in real-time.The Top 10 High-Risk Occupations:Medical Transcriptionists (10/10): The first full-replacement category.Software Developers (9/10): Why the "Multiplier Effect" is turning 1 engineer into a 10x force.Accountants & Auditors (9/10): The end of manual data reconciliation.Financial Analysts (9/10): Why trend analysis is now a "latent space" math problem.Legal Assistants & Paralegals (9/10): Document-heavy roles are the easiest to automate.Data Analysts (9/10): AI now does the cleaning, sorting, and insight generation.Bookkeeping Clerks (9/10): High-volume, low-variability digital tasks.Management Analysts (9/10): The "unbundling" of white-collar consulting.Graphic Designers (8-9/10): The shift from "creating" to "curating."Customer Service Reps (8/10): Why voice-to-voice agents are the new standard.We break down the core rubric of the map. If your job has a digital input and a digital output, your exposure is maximum. We explain why a Roofer (Score: 0) or a Plumber (Score: 2) is now statistically "safer" than a Senior Developer or a Lawyer.The data shows a terrifying inversion: Jobs paying over $100,000 have an average exposure score of 6.7, while jobs under $35,000 score only 3.4. For the first time in history, the most expensive labor is the easiest to automate.Exposure does not have to mean replacement. We discuss how to move from being a "target" of the data to becoming a "multiplier" who uses these tools to dominate the new economy.[Timestamp/Chapter Markers]00:00 AI Work Shockwave00:21 The Great Decoupling01:13 Why Some Jobs Break02:05 Physical Entropy Barrier02:52 Investor Playbook03:57 Orchestration Layer Opportunity04:46 Bulletproof Your Edge05:27 Build In The Green06:04 Carpathy Map Takeaways06:43 SCRIPT Risk Test07:00 Final Call To Create#AIJobs #AndrejKarpathy #FutureOfWork #AIAutomation #JobRisk2026 #SoftwareEngineering #TechEconomy #SiliconZombies #LaborMarketDisruption Big thanks to our sponsors Necodex - your outsourced dev team thats ahead of the curve TUOM - Steady your inner state, naturally TrueBinding - Targeting the Biology of Aging

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Demystifying emerging tech with the Best Brains, from the Bay...and Beyond! Millions of fans across 120+ countries 🌎 We feature founders, funders, and friends. For future shows, tech news, and more, check out our website: wwww.siliconzombies.com Tune in for the best brains from the Bay to beyond 🧟🧠

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  • Autoria
    Silicon Zombies
  • Anos em atividade
    2023 - 2026
  • Episódios
    182
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    Explícito
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  • Site do programa
    Silicon Zombies

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