People by WTF

Nikhil Kamath

People by WTF is a series where Nikhil Kamath has a conversation with personalities who stand out in their industries around the world.

  1. 2H AGO

    Chamath Palihapitiya x Nikhil Kamath | Ep. 19 Trailer | People by WTF

    Chamath Palihapitiya has made and lost billions. He backed Tesla, Bitcoin, and the Golden State Warriors when everyone told him he was insane. Now he's building what he calls a software factory — the machine that makes the machine. We talked about why pain is a prerequisite for scale, why socialism might be closer than any capitalist wants to admit, and why none of the metrics society uses to measure success actually mean anything. This was not a polished conversation. Chamath Palihapitiya has made and lost billions. He backed Tesla, Bitcoin, and the Golden State Warriors when everyone told him he was insane. Now he's building what he calls a software factory — the machine that makes the machine. We talked about why pain is a prerequisite for scale, why socialism might be closer than any capitalist wants to admit, and why none of the metrics society uses to measure success actually mean anything. This was not a polished conversation. #nikhilkamath Co-founder of Zerodha and Gruhas Host of 'WTF is' & 'People By WTF' Podcast Twitter : https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio/Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/nikhilkamathcio/LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcio/Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio/ #chamathpalihapitiya LinkedIN : https://www.linkedin.com/in/chamath/X - https://x.com/chamath Watch 'WTF is' Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4nsm4ezn Watch 'People by WTF' Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/yme92c59 Watch 'WTF Online' on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4tjua4th #WTFiswithnikhilkamath #PeopleByWTF #WTFOnline #chamath #chamathpalihapitiya #nvidia #software #ai #business #trump #podcast

    2 min
  2. 4D AGO

    The AI Tsunami is Here & Society Isn't Ready | Dario Amodei x Nikhil Kamath | People by WTF

    I sat down with Dario Amodei in Bangalore. He built Claude, but he started as a biologist looking for a tool to cure disease. Today, he's at the helm of an AI revolution that he compares to a tsunami society is actively ignoring. We got into the heavy stuff: why Anthropic secretly withheld a working model before ChatGPT existed, whether AI is on the verge of consciousness, and if outsourcing our thinking is going to make humans measurably stupider. Dario makes the case that coding is a dying skill, critical thinking is our last real edge, and the absurd concentration of power in AI right now is a massive problem—even though he’s one of the people holding it. #nikhilkamath Co founder of Zerodha and Gruhas Host of “WTF is” and “People By WTF” Podcast Twitter: https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikhilkamathcio/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcio/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio/ #Darioamodei LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dario-amodei/X: https://x.com/DarioAmodeiInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dario.amodei/ Watch “WTF is” Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4nsm4ezn Watch “People By WTF” Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/yme92c59 Watch “WTF Online” on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4tjua4th #WTFiswithnikhilkamath #PeopleByWTF #WTFOnline #claude #claudeindia #podcast #anthropic #anthropicclaude #anthropicai #ai #aivideo #claude Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 06:13 Scaling laws explained simply 13:27 Trust, humility, and corporate motives 22:44 Using Claude personally, AI knowing you 31:03 Rich people criticizing their own system 37:05 India's role and IT partnerships 44:15 Will AI surpass humans at everything 50:17 Career advice for young Indians 56:38 Open source vs closed AI models 1:02:40 Biotech as the next big bet

    1h 9m
  3. FEB 13

    Yuval Noah Harari: Stories, Power & Why Truth Doesn't Matter | Nikhil Kamath | People by WTF

    I sat down with Yuval Noah Harari at the World Economic Forum in Davos and we ended up covering everything from why Christianity's core story is essentially "you are loved by an omnipotent God" to why Greenland might just be the world's most expensive real estate play. He walked me through how algorithms were handed the job of managing public conversation and optimised for hate because hate drives engagement, how AI is about to become the new rabbi because it can read every religious text ever written, and why the friendship between Europe and America — built over generations — is being thrown away for a bit of ice. He also told me that the biggest political achievement in human history was governments spending more on healthcare than military for the first time — and that it's being deliberately destroyed. Footage courtesy: WEF | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | Source:  • Davos 2026 Highlights | World Economic For...  [00:00:18 - 00:00:29] #nikhilkamath Co-founder of Zerodha and Gruhas Host of 'WTF is' & 'People By WTF' Podcast Twitter: https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio/ Instagram:  / nikhilkamathcioLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkam... Facebook:  / nikhilkamathcio   #YuvalNoahHarari @YuvalNoahHarari X - https://x.com/harari_yuval Instagram -  / yuval_noah_harari  Youtube -  / @yuvalnoahharari   00:00 Introduction 01:31 History, change, and writing books 03:57 Religion as humanity's most powerful fiction 09:33 Geopolitics, power, and losing trust 16:27 Greenland, tariffs, and negotiation tactics 19:53 Democracy's self-correcting mechanism under threat 28:19 AI taking over religion's authority 33:44 Purpose, suffering, and controlling your mind 39:59 Algorithms destroyed the public conversation 48:02 No purpose, just understanding suffering 55:06 Who actually runs the world today 1:02:38 Nobody runs the world alone 1:07:50 Can capitalism survive without human effort 1:14:44 Venezuela, Iran, and rebuilding democracy 1:21:11 Don't believe everything is just power Watch 'WTF is' Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4nsm4ezn Watch 'People by WTF' Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/yme92c59 Watch 'WTF Online' on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4tjua4th #WTFiswithnikhilkamath #PeopleByWTF #WTFOnline

    1h 24m
  4. 12/08/2025

    Elon Musk: एक अलग बातचीत Nikhil Kamath के साथ | पूरा एपिसोड | People by WTF Ep. 16

    Elon Musk × Nikhil Kamath — अब हिन्दी में। आपकी रिक्वेस्ट पर, हमने पूरा एपिसोड हिन्दी में डब किया है ताकि यह बातचीत और भी लोगों तक पहुंच सके। Timestamps : 00:00 – Settling in 02:08 – On X, text vs video, how people communicate 06:45 – Collective consciousness 09:54 – Meaning of life, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 14:16 – Individuals vs collectives 17:35 – What makes a company worth investing in 20:00 – Work Elon is most excited about across Tesla, SpaceX and xAI 23:35 – Starlink explained simply 29:45 – UHI, and “Working will be optional”: what that means 34:35 – Marshmallow test & delayed gratification 36:13 – The letter X 42:15 – Money, energy and the far future 46:13 – AI, US debt & what productivity unlocks 51:07 – Matrix, Simulation theory & probabilities 56:30 – Morality, religion & GTA 1:01:25 – Elon’s version of the simulation  1:03:17 – Elon’s Kids, Family structure & Nature vs. Nurture 1:12:33 – Should kids still go to college? 1:14:52 – How to regulate AI 1:20:08 – Language, history, and what remains timeless 1:23:22 — Movies vs podcasts 1:24:33 — Can AI understand human nuance? 1:26:01 — Where would Elon invest? 1:27:52 —David vs Goliath 1:30:03 — Humour, Friendship & Politics 1:37:00 — Politics, influence, and business 1:38:53 — Global trade, tariffs, Free markets 1:41:11 — The relationship between business and government 1:43:21 — DOGE  1:46:47 — Philanthropy 1:47:39 — H1B & Immigration Laws 1:51:17 — Advice for people building 1:52:00 — Value creation and hard work 1:53:26 — Closing thoughts & gratitude #NikhilKamath Entrepreneur & Investor Host of 'WTF is' & 'People By WTF' Podcast  X: https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio/   Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/nikhilkamathcio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcio?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio/ #elonmusk  X - https://x.com/elonmusk Watch 'WTF is' Podcast on Spotify  https://tinyurl.com/4nsm4ezn Watch 'People by WTF' Podcast on Spotify  https://tinyurl.com/yme92c59 Watch 'WTF Online' on Spotify  https://tinyurl.com/4tjua4th #WTFiswithnikhilkamath  #PeopleByWTF #WTFOnline

    1h 54m
  5. 11/30/2025

    Elon Musk: A Different Conversation | Full Episode | People by WTF Ep. 16

    A long conversation with #ElonMusk about work, consciousness, family, money, AI and how the future might unfold. No script, no performance, just two people thinking out loud. A big thank you to Manoj Ladwa - a close friend of many years and a remarkable connector of India to the world and the world to India. Through India Global Forum, he has built one of the most influential platforms showcasing India’s rise. As I’ve said before, this is India’s decade, and leaders like @ManojLadwa and India Global Forum will be the flag bearers in making that a reality. Timestamp: 00:00 – Settling in & the first few minutes of conversation 02:00 – On X, text vs video, how people communicate 05:00 – Free speech, balance and how platforms shape thought 07:30 – Collective consciousness & translation across languages 10:30 – Meaning of life, Hitchhiker’s Guide & asking the right questions 13:30 – Individuals vs collectives 16:00 – How progress happens and why teams matter 18:30 – What makes a company worth investing in 20:00 – Work Elon is most excited about across Tesla, SpaceX and xAI 22:00 – Self-driving, real-world AI and Optimus 23:30 – Starlink explained simply 27:00 – Cities, rural life and how AI may change where we live 30:00 – “Working will be optional”: what that means 33:00 – UHI, deflation and the next 20 years36:00 – Marshmallow test & delayed gratification 38:00 – On kids, family and time 40:00 – The letter X 42:00 – Money, energy and the far future 47:00 – AI, debt & what productivity unlocks 50:00 – Simulation theory & probabilities 55:00 – Morality, religion & what makes societies stable 59:00 – Family structure & the future of population 1:03:00 – Nature, nurture & potential 1:07:00 – Should kids still go to college? 1:11:00 – Truth, beauty, curiosity in AI 1:18:00 – Podcasts, content, and how stories are changing 1:23:00 – Language, history, and what remains timeless #NikhilKamath Entrepreneur & Investor Host of 'WTF is' & 'People By WTF' Podcast X: https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikhilkamathcio/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcio?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio/  #elonmusk  X - https://x.com/elonmusk  Watch 'WTF is' Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4nsm4ezn  Watch 'People by WTF' Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/yme92c59  Watch 'WTF Online' on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4tjua4th  #WTFiswithnikhilkamath #PeopleByWTF #WTFOnline

    1h 54m

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3.7
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People by WTF is a series where Nikhil Kamath has a conversation with personalities who stand out in their industries around the world.

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