Best Token Metrics Podcasts (2025)

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Is This the End of Rug Pulls? Flaunch Revolutionizes Token Launches! 🚀 5:14

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Tired of shady crypto launches? Ayush Jalan & Token Metrics Research dive deep into Flaunch, the platform promising fair token launches for everyone. Learn how Flaunch eliminates insider advantages, lets creators share revenue with the community, and builds in automatic market support. Discover if this open-source, mainnet-ready platform is the fut…

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20VC: 15 Term Sheets in 7 Days and Choosing Benchmark | Harvey vs Legora: Who Wins Legal and How to Play When You Have $600M Less Funding | Are AI Models Plateauing Today | Building a 9-9-6 Culture From ... 1:20:48

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Max Junestrand is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Legora, the collaborative AI powering the next generation of lawyers. Now this is an insane story for many reasons; first, Max turned down a multi-million dollar career in gaming to build Legora. Second, he has raised from the best of the best including Benchmark and IVP. Third, he has scaled the firm with…

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Tokenizers now and in the future 47:59

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History of tokenization going back to 70s language modeling, modern tokenization approaches with BPE, and the future of token-free bitestreamsBy Pierce Freeman & Richard Diehl Martinez

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20VC: GPT5: Sam Altman's Masterplan or a Gift To Anthropic | Palantir & Shopify Crush Earnings | Monday & Datadog Perform But Hit Hard by Wall St | Should Perplexity Buy Chrome for $34.5BN | 1:22:01

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AGENDA: 00:04 – Was GPT-5 the Biggest AI Letdown Yet? 00:17 – Is OpenAI’s Real Target Anthropic’s $6B Revenue? 00:22 – Why Anthropic Might Secretly Be Worried 00:28 – The Hidden Business Strategy Behind OpenAI’s “Underwhelming” Launch 00:32 – Should Perplexity Really Try to Buy Chrome for $34.5B? 00:35 – The $3B N8N Deal: Genius Bet or Bubble FOMO?…

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Crypto's HIDDEN GEMS REVEALED! 🚀 DeFi & AI Projects You NEED to Know!💰 7:58

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Dive into the future of crypto! 🔮 We uncover five under-the-radar projects set to revolutionize DeFi and AI. From tokenized stocks with 24/7 trading to AI-powered DePIN platforms and Solana's next-gen Web3 mobile, discover the game-changing innovations and investment opportunities that could explode in 2025. Don't miss out on these hidden gems!…

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Driving ROI with Embedded Payments 10:34

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Paul McMeekin talks with Coupa’s Bill Wardwell about how embedded payments are transforming finance. Learn how Coupa and Bottomline are helping businesses streamline supplier payments, reduce fraud, and unlock ROI—all within a seamless user experience. Plus, Bill shares his top advice for CFOs on turning payments into a strategic advantage.…

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All the GPTs we were promised 58:38

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OpenAI releases their open weight GPT model, the release of GPT-5 and our growing attachment to different architectures, obsequiousness of language models, Genie 3 and open world models for reinforcement learning, and Pytorch as a standard in ML research Further reading: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-oss/ https://openai.com/gpt-5/ https:…

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🤯 ETH EXPLODES!🔥 Is This the Altcoin Season We've Been Waiting For? 6:45

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Weekend market madness! 🐂 BTC & ETH roar back, Ethena hits a massive $10B, and Zora explodes with Base's superapp. We break down the savvy plays big investors are making, from treasury strategies to riding the creator coin wave. Get the alpha you need before the next leg up! 🚀

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20VC: Figma, Scale, Wiz: Inside Index's Decacorn Factory | Decision-Making, Investment Process, Biggest Lessons, Biggest Misses | Why Gross Margin is a Fallacy at Seed | Never Turn Down a Deal on Price ... 1:19:50

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Martin Mignot is a Partner at Index Ventures, the best-performing fund in the world right now. In the last three months, they have sold Wiz for $ 32 billion, sold Scale for $14.9 billion, and IPO'd Figma as the largest investor. In addition to this, they are the largest or second-largest shareholders in Roblox, Revolut, Adyen and Datadog. Agenda fo…

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20VC: The $BN Greenoaks Backed Protein Bar | Hitting $100M Revenues in David's First Year: Lessons & Mistakes | $0 to $600M: The Untold RXBAR Story | Product-Market-Fit, Pricing, Branding: What Every Founder ... 1:06:15

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Peter Rahal is the Co‑Founder & CEO of David Protein, the highest protein‑to‑calorie ratio for any protein bar on the market. Peter has raised over $85M from Greenoaks, Dr. Peter Attia and Dr. Andrew Huberman with the latest round valuing the company at $725 million. The company is poised for over $100 million in first‑year revenue. Formerly, Peter…

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🚨 DeFi UNLEASHED! SEC Greenlights Staking + Trump's Crypto 401(k) BOMBSHELL! 4:26

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🤯 Regulatory clarity is HERE! We break down the SEC's game-changing stance on liquid staking & how it's about to explode DeFi protocols. Plus, Trump's pushing for crypto in 401(k)s – get ready for a retirement fund revolution! We also dive into Bitcoin's ultra-low volatility, Solana's mobile play with the Seeker phone & Phantom's Solsniper buy, and…

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Running out of good data 46:28

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Exhausting the data on the Internet by 2026, the value or non-value of transcripts, training on other languages, and subsidizing additional dataset generationBy Pierce Freeman & Richard Diehl Martinez

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20VC: Figma's 250% Pop - The Greatest IPO Mispricing Ever | Meta and Microsoft Blowout Quarters: Broken Down | Cognition Raises at $15BN and Ramp at $22BN | CRV Downsizing and What It Means for LPs and ... 1:20:30

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Agenda: 00:00 – The Worst IPO Mis-Pricing Ever: What Really Happened at Figma 02:30 – Fidelity vs Founders: How Important is Fidelity When Going Public 07:00 – Why Founders Secretly Want a Pop, Even If It Makes Them Look Stupid 10:15 – The Truth Behind the $3B Figma "Left on the Table" 14:00 – Direct Listings vs IPOs: Should Figma Have Gone Direct …

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🚨 Crypto's Hidden Vault 🔒: Untapped Gems on Sui & DeFi Frontiers! 3:53

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Uncover the next big thing in crypto! 💎 We're diving deep into Pear Protocol, Indexy, Suilend, Ika, and Gigabrain to unlock hidden value in pair trading, indices, Sui lending, MPC networks, and AI analytics. Will these projects moon? 🚀 Listen now to get the inside scoop!

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💉Bio Protocol: The Crypto Cure for Biotech's Biggest Problems?! 9:05

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🤯 Dive into the future of biotech funding with BIO Protocol! We unpack how tokenized IP, BioDAOs, and decentralized science are revolutionizing the industry. Is this the key to unlocking faster, cheaper, and more accessible healthcare? We explore the potential, the risks, and the $5.71T market opportunity. Will $BIO be the next big thing in crypto …

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Models building other models 1:04:11

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ChatGPT's new study mode for students, Facebook's play to be the first with augmented reality LLMs, Cerebras is trying to compete with Claude Code, and are we really in an "alphago moment" for model architecture discovery? Further reading: https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-study-mode/ https://s21.q4cdn.com/399680738/files/doc_financials/2025/q2/META…

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20Sales: $0-$3.7BN: The Databricks CRO’s Playbook to Build the Fastest GTM Engine in SaaS History | How Databricks Beat Snowflake | How To Build a Sales Org of 5,000 and Close $190M Deals with Ron Gabrisko ... 1:15:36

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Ron Gabrisko is the Chief Revenue Officer at Databricks, where he joined in 2016. Under his leadership, Databricks has scaled from $0 to $3.7BN annualized revenue. He has grown the sales team from 0 to over 1,000 globally, leading expansion into enterprise, government, and international markets. Ron previously held senior sales roles at Cloudera an…

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🚨 Crypto BOMBSHELL! 💥 Bitcoin's WILD Ride + Ethereum's $10B Treasury Explosion! 5:21

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Get ready for a jam-packed crypto update! We dissect Bitcoin's latest support test, analyze Bullish's massive $629M IPO, and reveal how Ethereum treasuries are skyrocketing with institutional backing. Plus, dive into Ondo Finance's RWA revolution, Verb's surprising TON pivot, and Ethena's USDe's meteoric rise to become the 3rd largest stablecoin. D…

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20VC: Inside Carnegie Mellon's $4BN Endowment | Why 90% of LPs Shouldn't Invest in VC | The $140BN Problem with Multi-Stage Funds | The Hidden Math Behind DPI, TVPI, and Illiquidity with Miles Dieffenbach ... 1:27:17

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Miles Dieffenbach is Managing Director of Investments at Carnegie Mellon University, where he helps oversee a $4 billion endowment with a focus on venture capital, private equity, and alternative investments. Under his leadership, CMU’s private book has remained self-funding during some of the toughest years for liquidity. Agenda for Today: 00:04 –…

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Your Trading Game Just Changed Forever - Token Metrics Alerts Are Here! 🔔 5:15

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Tired of missing crypto pumps while you're busy?🤯 Token Metrics just dropped an AI-powered alert system that changes EVERYTHING! Get real-time notifications via email, Telegram, Slack, Discord, and push alerts when our AI detects bullish or bearish signals, price changes, and more. Perfect for day traders, swing traders, long-term holders, and busy…

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Running Doom in TypeScript’s Type System with Dimitri Mitropoulos - JSJ 684 1:18:14

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What if I told you someone managed to run Doom inside TypeScript’s type system? Sounds insane, right? That’s exactly what our guest Dimitri Mitropoulos did—and in this episode, we dive deep into the how, the why, and the mind-bending implications of this ambitious project. From type-level programming to the philosophical limits of Turing completene…

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Fed's Hawkish Stance Fuels ETH Boom! 🚀 5:32

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Hold on tight! 🎢 The Fed's unchanged rates sparked $200M in crypto liquidations, but ETH ETF inflows are smashing records, reaching over $10B! 🏦🤯 Dive into the latest on the Coinbase-Chase mega-partnership that's set to revolutionize crypto adoption, and Pendle's expansion into HyperEVM. Plus, discover which ETH-beta plays are primed for gains. Don…

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🤖 Sentient: A.I. Controlled By the Community?! Is This the Future? 6:14

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Dive deep into Sentient, the groundbreaking protocol aiming to decentralize AI development and governance. We break down its innovative 'Loyal AI' concept, tokenized ownership, and on-chain governance. Is this community-driven approach the key to ethical AI? We also examine the architecture, product roadmap, and usability, plus a look at the big na…

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Evaluation metrics for reasoning models 32:45

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Evaluating models on benchmarks, passing a model vibe check, formal reasoning to synthesize datasets, and what type of datasets researchers preferBy Pierce Freeman & Richard Diehl Martinez

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20VC: Benchmark Loses Another Partner | Elad Gil Raises a Monster $1.5BN Solo GP Fund | Why Apple Need a Management Overhaul | Why Google is the Best Performing Hyperscaler | Will Cursor Hit $4BN ARR ... 1:21:26

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Agenda: 00:00 - Why Benchmark Is Bleeding Partners (and Why That’s the New Normal) 04:57 - “I Wouldn’t Leave Benchmark… Unless I Had THIS” — Jason on Brand vs Autonomy 09:01 - The Rise of the Solo GP & The Death of LP Conventional Wisdom 13:50 - The Unstoppable Force of Elad Gil & The Myth of LP Discipline 18:45 - Is Vibe Coding the New SaaS? Jason…

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Crypto Hidden Gems: Emerging Innovators Spotlight 9:05

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🚨 UNLOCK Crypto HIDDEN GEMS! 5 Altcoins About to EXPLODE! 🚀", "description": "Forget the hype, dive deep! 🔍 This episode exposes FIVE under-the-radar crypto projects poised to revolutionize DeFi, social economies, AI, meme coins, and gaming. We break down their tech, tokens, and funding, revealing strategic insights you won't find anywhere else. Is…

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ZORA: The End of Web2? Creator Coin Revolution or VC Cash Grab? 💰 6:41

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Dive deep into Zora Network, the Layer 2 blockchain shaking up the creator economy! Is it truly democratizing ownership for artists and creators with its innovative 'posts-as-coins' model, or is it just another hyped memecoin play fueled by VC money? We dissect Zora's tokenomics, on-chain social features, and potential to disrupt giants like OpenSe…

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The tea on vibe coding data leaks 57:37

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OpenAI introduces their new Agent with full computer use capabilities, Anthropic is now evaluating models with other models, what the data leak at Tea can and can't tell us about vibe coding security, and more reasoning time isn't always better Further reading: https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-agent/ https://alignment.anthropic.com/2025…

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🚨Crypto Earthquake!🚨 $9B Bitcoin Dump & BNB's Moonshot! 6:31

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🤯 Brace yourselves, crypto fam! A Satoshi-era whale just cashed out a HUGE 80,000 BTC! But did it crash the market? 🤔 We dissect the Galaxy Digital mega-sale, BNB's record-breaking surge to a new all-time high, Bitcoin's $1 Trillion Realized Cap Milestone, and the Zora-Base integration explosion that's changing the NFT game. Plus, we reveal the mac…

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20VC: a16z's Martin Casado on Anthropic vs OpenAI: Where Value Accrues | Cursor vs Replit vs Lovable: Who Wins and Who Loses | The One Sin in AI Investing | Why Open Source is a National Security Risk ... 1:10:37

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Martin Casado is a General Partner @ a16z where he leads the firms $1.25BN infrastructure fund. At a16z, Martin has led investments in companies like Cursor, dbt Labs, and Fivetran to name a few. Before joining a16z, he co-founded Nicira, acquired by VMware for $1.26B. At VMware, he served as CTO of Networking. Widely regarded as a visionary in ent…

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20Product: Should We Kill the PM Role Entirely | How Does Product Design Change Most in a World of AI | How Do Monzo Build Product Today: What Works, What Does Not | Why Most Product Sucks and What Makes ... 1:07:26

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Fernando Fanton is one of the most respected product leaders in Europe, having held Chief Product Officer roles at Monzo and Just Eat. He previously led product and tech at Rappi, one of Latin America's most valuable startups. Today, Fernando is the CPO @ Property Finder; one of the biggest breakout unicorns from MENA. Agenda: 00:00 – Is “having a …

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🚨CRYPTO CRASH?! BTC Dips to $115K! Is This the END?! 📉 6:10

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Bitcoin PLUMMETS to $115K amidst market turmoil! 😱 We break down the ETF inflows, OSL's massive $300M raise, the revolutionary Kaito Launchpad, and the rise of NFT Treasuries. Is this a buying opportunity or time to panic sell? Find out NOW! 🔥🚀🌕

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20VC: Lovable Raises at $2BN & Hits $100M ARR | Is Cursor Worth $28BN at $1BN in ARR | How Do All Providers Deal with Anthropic Dependency Risk | Are Seed Funds F******: Have Mega Funds Won | Figma IPO ... 1:21:38

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Agenda: 00:00 – Did Jason Just Kill Replit? 03:45 – Why Claude Lies To You and Cannot Be Trusted 06:50 – You Cannot Trust Agents. Period. 10:20 – Why Windsurf Was Dead Without Claude 12:30 – Cursor vs. Lovable: What’s the Better Bet? 14:40 – Should You Still Invest in Cursor at $28B? 18:05 – Would You Bet on Anthropic at $100B or OpenAI at $300B? 2…

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Preact, Performance, and the Future of Lightweight Frontends with Ryan Christian -JSJ 683 1:07:17

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In this episode of JavaScript Jabber, we sit down with Ryan Christian, a core maintainer of Preact, to talk all things lightweight, performant, and practical in the JavaScript world. If you’ve ever wondered what makes Preact tick, why it continues to gain traction, and how it compares to the heavyweight champ React—this episode is for you. We get i…

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Crypto Hidden Gems REVEALED! 🚀 5 Projects You're SLEEPING On! 9:13

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Unearth the next 100x with our deep dive into 5 under-the-radar crypto projects poised for parabolic growth! 💎 We dissect Zora's content coin revolution, compare PancakeSwap's value proposition, and explore high-potential bets on Project X, Swarms' AI framework, and SaucerSwap's DeFi efficiency. Get the inside scoop on token metrics and uncover hid…

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🤯 BLACKHOLE: Is This Avalanche DEX About To Explode? 🚀 9:25

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Dive deep into Blackhole, the revolutionary DEX taking Avalanche by storm! We dissect its groundbreaking Genesis Pools, veNFT governance, and community-first approach. Is this the future of sustainable DeFi liquidity? Find out if Blackhole can defy gravity and become the premier trading hub for gaming and AI projects on Avalanche. We also analyze t…

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Navigating Compliance: Insights from PwC’s Global Survey 15:08

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In this episode, Owen McDonald sits down with Rob Stephenson, Director of Risk at PwC, to unpack the findings of PwC’s Global Compliance Survey 2025. Discover how forward-thinking organizations are transforming compliance from a regulatory burden into a driver of innovation, agility, and trust. From AI in fraud detection to embedding compliance by …

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🤯 How to Spot Parabolic Crypto Gems Before Anyone Else? 16:15

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The bull is RAGING! 🔥 Bitcoin's blasting towards $120K, our market indicator's screaming BULLISH, and altcoin season is officially ON! In this episode, we reveal how YOU can spot parabolic crypto gems BEFORE the masses using our NEW moonshots feature. We're talking an 80%+ win rate in uncovering hidden crypto opportunities poised for explosive grow…

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20VC: Scaling to $1BN+ in Revenue with No Funding: Surge AI | The Most Insane Scaling Story in Tech | 1:06:20

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Edwin Chen is the Founder and CEO of Surge. Founded in 2020, Surge has scaled to $1BN+ in revenue with zero external funding. At the same time, their competitor, Scale.ai raised over $1.3BN to reach $850M ARR. Today, Surge have the world’s largest model providers as customers and have just 120 employees. Agenda: 00:00 — “Everyone Else Is Just a Bod…

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😱 $4 TRILLION CRYPTO SURGE! 🚨 Satoshi's Bitcoin Wakes Up! 🐳 6:51

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Markets EXPLODE! XRP and ETH lead the charge to a record-breaking $4 trillion crypto market cap! A HUGE U.S. crypto law just passed, paving the way for stablecoin dominance. Plus, a Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallet containing billions moves after a decade of dormancy! And a Wall Street giant goes ALL IN on ETH! Is this the beginning of a new era, or a bu…

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20VC: Cognition CEO Scott Wu on Acquiring Windsurf: The Process, The Deal, The Rationale | Did Google Overlook a Goldmine in the Core Asset and Did Founders Leave a Sinking Ship | How Cursor and Cognition ... 48:08

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Scott Wu is the co-founder and CEO of Cognition, the company behind Devin, the world’s first AI software engineer. On Friday last week they pulled off the acquisition of the year, acquiring Windsurf, following their licensing agreement with Google. Previously a world-class competitive programmer, he was a gold medalist at the International Olympiad…

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🔥ETH ETF EXPLOSION!🔥 Is This the Altcoin SUPER-CYCLE?! 4:58

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🤯 Ethereum ETFs are obliterating records with a $726M inflow day! We dive deep into ETH's meteoric rise, Coinbase's bold 'Base App' super-app play, the DEX revolution stealing market share, and Ondo Finance's RWA expansion onto Sei. Will this be the altcoin season to end all altcoin seasons? Plus, we dissect what this all means for your portfolio a…

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Choosing a college path in a post-AI world 26:53

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Allocating enough time to find your passions, Bell Labs vs Frontier Labs, project based classes, and getting involved in communitiesBy Pierce Freeman & Richard Diehl Martinez

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20VC: Windsurf x Google x Cognition: Full Breakdown: Who Made Money, Who Did Not | Lovable vs Replit: Will These Be $100BN Businesses | Why Elon Could Beat Sam Altman with the New Grok | Why Every S&P ... 1:21:58

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Agenda: 00:00 Windsurf was dead—then this deal changed everything 05:00 The Windsurf x Google x Cognition saga explained 09:00 The OpenAI deal collapsed—what really happened 15:00 FTC rules forced a brutal deal structure—who lost? 17:00 The investors’ returns: who actually made money? 21:30 Will Google’s corp dev team get fired over this? 23:00 Cog…

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Crypto Apocalypse Averted?! Bull Market BACK, Bonk Dominates, and Regulatory Chaos! 🚀 6:31

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Hold onto your hats! The Token Metrics Indicator just flipped BULLISH! 🐂 Ian Balina says we're heading for a peak by Spring/Fall 2026. We break down the altcoin surge led by ETH and memecoins like PEPE and BONK, the insane launch of Project X on HyperEVM, and the epic Bonk.fun takeover. Plus, Congress FAILS to pass key crypto legislation! Is this t…

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⚠️ $3.8B DeFi Secret REVEALED! Veda's BoringVault Revolution 9:20

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Dive deep into Veda, the DeFi engine silently powering $3.8B in TVL! From its innovative BoringVault to backing from Coinbase Ventures and CoinFund, we uncover Veda's strategy to simplify yield generation for institutions and apps. Is this the future of institutional DeFi? Or is the lack of a token a fatal flaw? We break down the tech, the competit…

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Surfing the agentic web 51:27

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Perplexity releases their AI browser Comet, Grok 4 and xAI's safety alignment strategy, the David vs Goliath of language models, and the Muon optimizer challenging Adam for its titleBy Pierce Freeman & Richard Diehl Martinez

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Bitcoin's $100K Party CRASHED by Trump! Why This Week Changes EVERYTHING🚨 7:11

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Bitcoin EXPLODES to a new all-time high! Hyperliquid's HYPE token moons! 🚀 But is it all sunshine and rainbows? President Trump threatens to shake up the Fed, 'Crypto Week' brings a tidal wave of new regulations, and Pump.fun's $600M ICO raises eyebrows! Join us as we dissect the latest crypto craze, regulatory risks, and what it all means for your…