Not Investment Advice Bilal Zaidi, Jack Butcher, Trung Phan

Trung does a deep dive on the 2007 iPhone launch. He discusses Apple’s design process, the iconic iPhone Keynote, what was the first killer app?, why Jobs hated the App Store, the history of multi-touch, Gorilla Glass and much more.
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:07:07) - The Convergence of Technology Theory
(00:09:58) - The Fragility of Ideas
(00:15:11) - iPhone Background
(00:18:51) - iPhone's Success by the Numbers
(00:21:06) - The iPhone Development Story
(00:27:40) - Multi-touch Story
(00:42:43) - Apple's Previous Phone Project?
(00:46:08) - The Grind of Building the iPhone
(01:04:22) - The Inside Story of the Iconic iPhone Keynote
(01:07:00) - The Carrier Deals
(01:07:57) - Why Steve Hated the App Store
(01:11:18) - How to build trust with you end-user
(01:13:29) - Gorilla Glass Story
(01:21:16) - Summarizing the iPhone Story
(01:27:42) - Awards and Biggest Lessons
What Is Not Investment Advice?
Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.
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Links Mentioned:
One Device by Brian Merchant
The iPhone Keynote
How Apple Teaches Innovation
The iPhone's Success by the Numbers
Bill Burr's Steve Job Rant

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The NIA boys discuss 1000 True Fans, AI Hype-Cycle, Raising Entrepreneurial Kids, Business Setbacks, and much more
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:39) - 1,000 True Fans(00:17:28) - Raising Entrepreneurial Kids(00:21:01) - AI Hype-Cycles(00:31:00) - Business Setbacks(00:44:07) - Balancing Creative Pursuits and Family life(00:48:19) - Master Mind Groups?(00:51:25) - AI and Creative Careers
What Is Not Investment Advice?
Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.
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Links Mentioned:
Kevin Kelly's 1,000 True Fans Blog Post
Kevin Kelly on The Tim Ferris Podcast
Jack's Creator Lab Episode
Trung's SatPost Newsletter
Bearly AI
Paul Graham's Do Things That Don't Scale Blog Post
The Collision Installation Blog Post
Jack's Tweet
Ideas That Changed Our Lives | E103

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The NIA boys discuss Sotheby’s vs. Christie’s, Twitter new CEO, & Google’s AI Play, and much more.
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro(00:00:39) - Jack's Christie's Auction(00:04:31) - Christie's vs Sotheby's(00:08:13) - How Auction Houses make money(00:10:59) - Why invest in art?(00:18:07) - Twitter’s new CEO(00:23:23) - Advertising Sales Explained(00:30:38) - Twitter's Accelerated Product Innovation(00:34:17) - Google's AI Announcements(00:36:01) - Why Google IO is a big deal(00:39:19) - Google and Generative AI Tools
What Is Not Investment Advice?
Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.
Watch + Subscribe on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/PReoQmnZLts
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@trungtphan
@jackbutcher
@niapodcast
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Links Mentioned:
Jack's Christies Announcement
Jack's Checks Tweet
Celia's Post About Jack's Journey
The Economist Sotheby's Article
Elon's Twitter CEO Announcement
The Information's Linda Yaccarino Article
Tanay's Jaipuria Google Tweet
Sundar Pichai AI Edit
Google AI Thread

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The NIA boys discuss Pepe Coin, Hollywood Writers Strike & Blumhouse’s Business Breakdown, and much more.
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro(00:02:33) - Pepe Coin(00:05:40) - The Meme Coin Phenomenon Explained(00:08:42) - Bitcoin & Ordinals(00:19:55) - The Hollywood Writers Strike(00:44:55) - A.I. and the Writers Strike(00:54:17) - Blumhouse Productions Business Breakdown(01:01:44) - Examples of “Constraints force creativity”
What Is Not Investment Advice?
Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.
Watch + Subscribe on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/4S6Vx07Xo-g
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Let us know what you think on Twitter:
@bzaidi
@trungtphan
@jackbutcher
@niapodcast
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Links Mentioned:
Pepe Traders
2008 Writers Strike Consequences
Shonda Rhimes Netflix Deal
Conan O'Brien Ring Spinning
2023 Writer Strike Picket Signs
Joe Rogan's Comedy Club Strategy

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Car Dealership Guy joins the NIA boys to discuss EVs, Tesla, Auto Loans & Lease vs. Own, and much more
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:51) - Car Dealership Guy's Background Story(00:03:22) - TLDR on the Importance of the Auto Industry to the Economy(00:09:38) - Car Dealership Guy's approach to Twitter(00:10:29) - The State of the Auto Industry's Inventory(00:14:01) - Are there any differences between cars?(00:16:22) - Inside look at the Used-Car Dealership Business(00:19:29) - Pros and Cons of Online Car Shopping(00:22:48) - Carvana Breakdown(00:25:12) - Why you shouldn't buy used German cars(00:28:58) - Are some cars more likely to be stolen?(00:31:12) - Lease vs. Own(00:34:48) - All Things Tesla(00:43:38) - Rapid Fire Questions(00:53:18) - Our Family Cars and First Cars
What Is Not Investment Advice?
Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.
Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/aZthfrGfoow
Listen into our group chat on Telegram:
https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice
Let us know what you think on Twitter:
@bzaidi
@trungtphan
@jackbutcher
@niapodcast
Follow NIA on social media:
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Links Mentioned:
Car Dealership Guy Twitter
Car Dealership Guy Podcast
Car Dealership Guy Website
The Future of Automotive Retail Book

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The NIA boys discuss SpaceX Starship Launch, AI vs. Record Labels, Buzzfeed News shutting down, Tucker Carlson's Fox exit, and much more.
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro(00:02:39) - SpaceX Launch(00:09:07) - The Russell Conjugation(00:12:29) - Why Elon wants to go to space(00:14:08) - Benefits of Space Exploration(00:31:23) - How the innovation process works(00:37:41) - Final thoughts on space innovation(00:39:09) - Grimes + AI music (00:41:46) - A.I. music and smart contracts (00:49:35) - Ads power the internet(00:54:30) - Generative AI and copyright law debate(01:01:41) - Artist discovery(01:06:21) - The demise of legacy media(01:07:37) - Why Buzzfeed News was shutdown (01:13:08) - Tucker’s Fox Exit
What Is Not Investment Advice?
Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.
Watch + Subscribe on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/Q79-61XEeg8
Listen into our group chat on Telegram:
https://t.me/notinvestmentadvice
Let us know what you think on Twitter:
@bzaidi
@trungtphan
@jackbutcher
@niapodcast
Follow NIA on social media:
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Links Mentioned:
SpaceX Tweet
WSJ on SpaceX Launch
NYT on SpaceX Launch
Gavin Baker Tweet
CNN Tweet
NASA Administrator Tweet
FAA grounds SpaceX
SpaceX Trailer
Trung Tweet
Grimes Tweet
VanityFair BuzzFeed Article
Semafor Tucker Carlson Article
Fox Settlement with Dominion

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