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2026 49 mentions in 7 episodes 7 per episode
- The Hyundai Founder Who Put a Country on His Back
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- China Considers AI Export Controls, SK Hynix $28B IPO, Banks Target Payment Business | Diet TBPN
- The GPU Myth: State of AI Compute 2026 | Stephen Balaban
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2025 20 mentions in 11 episodes 2 per episode
- Tech vs. Media: Balaji Srinivasan on the Battle Shaping Our Future
- The High School Dropout Who Made Billions & Bought An NBA team
- Personalized AI Language Education — with Andrew Hsu, Speak
- How to Think Like a World-Class Marketer | Rory Sutherland
- Michael Choe - Atomization of Private Equity Decisions at Charlesbank (EP.432)
- 20Product: On Running's CPO on How to Create Emotion Through Product | Why 99% of Products Fail and How to Create Cults Around Products | The Biggest Product Mistakes On Have Made & Lessons Learned with Gérald Marolf
- The Lawyerly Society vs. The Engineering State: Who Owns the Future?
- Investing in Hard Tech for a Sustainable Future with Pangaea Ventures
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2024 14 mentions in 8 episodes 2 per episode
- 3 startup ideas from the co-founder of Loom (make $120k/mo)
- Global Investor Matein Khalid On World Economy | The Neon Show
- Ep# 17 | WTF is Gaming in India? | Career, Investment, Entrepreneurship · Nikhil Kamath
- Hero Cosmetics: Ju Rhyu and Dwight Lee
- Building AGI in Real Time (OpenAI Dev Day 2024)
- Silicon Valley's Best Kept Secret for Skilled Immigration | Minn Kim, Founder of Lighthouse · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
- The right way to recycle batteries [partner content]
- Magnus Grimeland – Day Zero Investing at Antler (EP.369)
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2023 4 mentions in 4 episodes 1 per episode
- His Six-Month Relationship Contract Actually Works
- How To Boost Your Net Retention Revenue (NRR) to Over 140% with Insider's CEO and CMO
- An AI Assistant to Work Faster with Notion's Head of Data, Daniel Sternberg
- #1 WTF is Metaverse? WTF is with Nikhil Kamath ft. Tanmay Bhat, Umang Bedi & Aprameya Radhakrishna · Nikhil Kamath
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2022 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
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- 20VC: Qualtrics Founder, Ryan Smith on The 2 Hour Decision Whether To Sell Qualtrics for $8Bn in Cash, Why Tying Your Identity To Your Company Will Never Make You Happy and His Relationship To Risk, Wealth and Responsibility as a Result
- How Community-Led Growth Drives Product-Led Growth with Notion CRO, Olivia Nottebohm
- 20VC: Why and How The Best Companies Build Economies Around Themselves, When, Why and How To Build Effective Partner/Channel Networks & The Power of Compounding Growth in SaaS with Jay Simons, General Partner @ Bond
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5 statements about Seoul, every show
Hyundai's Founder Financed His Escape by Stealing His Father's Cow
“To finance it, Chung stole one of his father's cows, sold it for 70 won, and bought a train ticket to Seoul.”
The Gyeongbu Expressway Cut Seoul-to-Busan Travel From 15 Hours to 4 Hours
“Before the highway, the train ride from Seoul to Busan took 15 hours. The expressway cut it to four. In his first year, 3.7 million vehicles used it.”
Seoul's Olympic Facilities Were 60% Complete During the 1981 Bidding Session
“Seoul's facilities were already 60% complete. Nagoya's plans were still on paper.”
Chung Ju-Yung Marched His Sons 2.5 Miles to Work in Silence
“And then all of them would walk two and a half miles to Hyundai headquarters in downtown Seoul in silence. There was no conversation. There was no small talk. Just a formation of men moving through the city toward the company they all worked for. Chung did thi…”