Not Investment Advice Bilal Zaidi, Jack Butcher, Trung Phan

Trung & Bilal discuss Balaji's $1m Bitcoin bet, the banking crisis, Ryan Reynolds business empire, Trung’s meme going super viral and GPT-4.
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:11) - Meme of the Week(00:08:50) - The Backstory to Trung’s Tweet(00:11:31) - How a meme goes viral(00:13:11) - Balaji's Background(00:15:28) - Balaji's $1m Bitcoin Bet(00:16:55) - Banking Crisis Explained(00:21:57) - SVB Post-Mortem(00:27:03) - Infinite Money Printing Back?(00:32:36) - Swap Lines Explained(00:36:32) - Trung's take on Balaji’s Argument(00:41:28) - Bilal’s take on Balaji’s Argument(00:47:54) - Doing it for the meme?(00:50:28) - Hyperbitcoinization?(00:53:29) - Ryan Reynolds Business Empire(00:55:30) - Van Wilder(00:57:06) - Deadpool and Aviation Gin(00:59:39) - Fastvertising(01:01:08) - Mint Mobile and MVNO Businesses(01:04:38) - Wrexham F.C.(01:07:26) - Bearly A.I. Plug(01:08:00) - GPT-3 vs GPT-4(01:09:17 ) - Microsoft Copilot
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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:
Trung's Meme: http://bit.ly/3FI4LZOBalaji's Bitcoin Bet: https://bit.ly/3Ty2lTcNongaap's SVB Substack: http://bit.ly/3Twi3hPArthur Hayes's BTFP: https://bit.ly/3ngL1G4Balaji's BitSignal: https://bit.ly/40jb12cNoah Smith's Balaji Substack: http://bit.ly/3lxHsLnAustin Rief's Ryan Reynolds Twitter Post: https://bit.ly/3n6A5uJRyan Reynolds: https://bit.ly/3LH06uQ
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The NIA boys discuss the ideas that have changed their lives the most, from mindfulness to the value of time to antigoals. 
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:53) - Mindfulness and Meditation(00:11:33) - Time and Energy as a Currency(00:27:32) - Antigoals(00:36:03) - “Walk until the day becomes interesting”(00:40:47) - The Spotlight Effect(00:43:24) - Most People Shouldn't Make Their Passion Their Career(00:51:53) - The Importance of Religion(01:07:18) - Over-Optimizing Habits
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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:
Alan Watts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vv93azMkDERolf Potts Interview on Tim Ferris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiywh0xfw00Vagabonding by Rolf Potts: https://amzn.to/40bZ6ToWhy students in Kentucky have been praying for 250 hours by Olivia Reingold: https://www.thefp.com/p/why-students-in-kentucky-have-been
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The NIA boys discuss the “miracle” obesity drug, Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special, Balaji's book, living a healthy lifestyle, and much more.
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Intro(00:01:13) Meme of the Week(00:03:12) Chris Rock’s new Netflix Special(00:06:22) Debating Netflix's Binge Drop Model(00:08:45) Jack’s White Lotus Review(00:10:39) The best way to consume stand up comedy(00:12:59) The Anthology of Balaji | Exclusive Sneak Peek(00:18:13) Breakdown of Ozempic, The Obesity Drug(00:19:43) How drugs find new use cases(00:22:54) Debate over Ozempic being used as a Lifestyle Drug(00:24:08) The Economics of Obesity Drugs(00:25:59) How effective are drugs like Ozempic?(00:27:18) Illustrating the Complexity of the Obesity Epidemic(00:33:13) Healthy Eating(00:36:46) Jacked Jack(00:37:47) Quality of US Food vs European Food(00:39:19) Portion Sizing is Frustrating(00:42:26) Holistic Approach to a Healthy Lifestyle(00:44:44) The Economic Inequality of Eating Healthy(00:46:40) The Benefits of Being Young(00:48:08) Wrapping up the Obesity Drug Discussion(00:51:43) Defining “Healthy” is Relative(00:53:34) Final Thoughts
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:
Trung’s Tweet Thread about Ozempic: https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1631786977321418753The Booming Market for Backdoor Ozempic by Olivia Reingold: https://www.thefp.com/p/the-booming-market-for-backdoor-ozempicNew drugs could spell an end to the world’s obesity epidemic by The Economist https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/03/02/new-drugs-could-spell-an-end-to-the-worlds-obesity-epidemicSam Parr’s Tweet about Ozempic: https://twitter.com/thesamparr/status/1610642156942671872
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The NIA boys discuss the power of quitting, the Visualize Value origin story, the law of compounding, and decision-making frameworks.
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro(00:00:36) - Checks Update(00:03:30) - Meme of the Week(00:06:06) - Teasing Grit vs Quit(00:07:02) - Jack’s Water Filter Story(00:12:31) - This is Pointless Breakdown and The Power of Compounding(00:28:28) - Visualize Value Origin Story(00:34:24) - Trung on why he quit pursuing screenwriting(00:44:05) - Knowing When to Walkaway(00:49:11) - The Kill Criteria(00:54:26) - The Monkey and the Pedestal Framework(00:59:54) - Slack’s Iconic Pivot Story(01:03:40) - Bilal shares why he shutdown Arsenal Blog(01:06:26) - Jack’s explains his decision to kill his Podcast Production Agency(01:12:13) - What F**k You Money really is(01:12:45) - Trung’s Scotia Bank Story(01:15:01) - The Influence of Social Capital
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:

Trung’s “this is pointless” writeup in SatPost: https://trungphan.substack.com/p/this-is-pointless
Annie Duke on creator lab with Bilal:Video: https://youtu.be/EtsZ36eaBPcAudio: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mNFfeT17IOcjUdK4p0vxT?si=cb0c5b75fcb3488d
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Jack, Trung & Bilal reflect on 100 episodes.
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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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Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro To Dan Runcie & Trapital
(00:01:51) - Rihanna & Superbowl
(00:11:21) - Roc Nation's Impact On Superbowl Half-Time Show
(00:16:09) - Value Of Half-Time Show
(00:22:05) - Why Artists Are Selling Their Catalog & Bieber's Example
(00:35:45) - Music on Tiktok, Instagram & YouTube
(00:42:40) - Rapid Fire Questions
(00:45:40) - One Trapital Article To Start With
(00:46:30) - Def Jam vs. Cash Money
(00:51:26) - AI Music: David Guetta & Eminem
(01:00:20) - DMX's Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
(01:01:20) - Fav Albums & First Concerts
(01:11:02) - Live Twitter Spaces Wed Feb 22nd 2pm EST

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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