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Demystifying emerging tech with the Best Brains, from the Bay...and Beyond! Millions of fans across 120+ countries 🌎 We feature founders, funders, and friends. For future shows, tech news, and more, check out our website: wwww.siliconzombies.com Tune in for the best brains from the Bay to beyond 🧟🧠

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October 23, 202652 min

I Was On The Titan Submersible 3 Dives Earlier | David Pogue

David Pogue spent years covering Apple from the outside, and in this one he pulls back the curtain on Steve Jobs, the Titan submersible, and what it’s like to be a journalist who gets screamed at by one of the most demanding CEOs in tech. He talks about the screenshot feature Apple refused to hand him, the 400-screenshot favor that followed, and why he thinks Tim Cook has quietly turned the Apple Watch into a medical device. He also shares what it was like to ride the Titan down to the wreck site, why he’s not convinced being a jerk is necessary to succeed, and a few stories about Steve’s private kindness that never made it into the mythology. This one is for anyone who’s ever wondered what Apple was really like behind the keynote, and for founders trying to figure out whether they need to be the toughest person in the room to win. Thanks to our sponsors: TUOM, Necodex, and Truebinding and WinstonTaylor. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Trailer 01:36 – Welcome to Silicon Zombies & Introducing David Pogue 02:00 – Apple’s 50th Anniversary & the Book Launch 03:05 – Signed Bookplates for Viewers 03:15 – David’s Background: From Broadway Dreams to Tech Reviewer 05:05 – CBS Sunday Morning & Twenty Years on Air 06:08 – Apple Book Access: Why Apple Said Yes 07:05 – The iPhone Screenshot Feature & the 400-Screenshot Favor 09:02 – The Secret Behind Apple’s “David Pogue Feature” 09:15 – Are Steve Jobs-Style CEOs Necessary to Succeed? 10:47 – The Titan Submersible: Three Strikes and a Dive Aborted 13:01 – Inside the Countdown Rituals & the Stop Check 14:24 – Tim Cook: Nerdy Number Cruncher or Product Guy? 16:02 – Services, Growth, and Apple’s Business Scale 16:31 – Apple Watch as a Medical Device: Atrial Fibrillation 17:12 – Audience Show of Hands: Lives Saved by Apple Watch 18:04 – Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, and Snoring Features 18:08 – Why David Got the iPhone Wrong in 2006 19:17 – Singular Carrier, Secret Prototypes & the iPhone Launch 20:03 – The Movie Critic’s Question: Steve Jobs on Screen 21:21 – The Famous Imposter Keynote & “One More Thing” 22:05 – Wi-Fi, Mouse, and Forgotten Apple Firsts 23:22 – Inside Apple: Trust, Access & Culture 24:29 – Face ID Testing: Masks, Twins & Makeup Mondays 26:21 – Steve’s Phone Call Over iMovie 27:50 – Apple’s Hidden Workforce & Alumni in the Crowd 28:18 – Live Performance: Song Parodies About Apple 35:38 – Q&A Begins: Steve Jobs’s Temper & Journalism 37:03 – What the Smartphone Looks Like in 10 Years 39:40 – Should We Be Concerned About AI? 42:23 – Empathy in Steve Jobs & the Products of Tomorrow 44:31 – Secret Acts of Kindness: Bill Atkinson, Pixar, Scott Forstall 46:42 – The Last Conversation With Steve Jobs 47:24 – Books, Reading & the Magic Trick 49:11 – Where to Buy the Book 49:37 – Closing Song & Goodbye 📍 About Silicon Zombies: Silicon Zombies is a Top 5% global podcast for AI, Venture Capital & Tech Innovation, hosted by Nick Larson. 🧟 Straight from the heart of Silicon Valley, we bring you weekly deep-dives with elite AI engineers, VCs, and longevity innovators shaping the next decade. We cut through the hype vs. reality of emerging tech, SaaS, biohacking, and start-up investing, no fluff, just real insight. Whether you're a founder building your network, an engineer chasing technical depth, or simply staying ahead of the curve, we bridge the gap. Insider access to the world's brightest tech minds. Weekly live streams with a global community across 100+ countries. 🚀 Connect with Us: Instagram: @siliconzombies X (Twitter): @siliconzombies TikTok: @siliconzombies Spotify: @siliconzombies Newsletter: https://shorturl.at/31mUx Subscribe so you don't miss the conversations defining what comes next.

October 16, 202653 min

Better Doesn’t Win. Different Does. | Mike Maples Jr.

Mike Maples passed on Airbnb because of a cereal box meeting, and he’s still thinking about it. His fund, Floodgate, has backed Twitter, Lyft, and a long list of companies that looked like bad bets at the time. In this one he breaks down why he deliberately aims for 100x outcomes, why most of his best returns came from pivots nobody predicted, and why a startup wins by turning the incumbent’s greatest strength into its weakness. He also gets into what he looks for in a founder, how AI is changing the way he evaluates deals, and why the best startup ideas make some people angry. This one is for founders trying to stand out in a crowded market, and for anyone who has ever second-guessed a decision they could have made differently. Thanks to our sponsors: TUOM, Necodex, and Truebinding. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Trailer 01:05 – Welcome to Silicon Zombies & Introducing Mike Maples 01:30 – Mike’s Background: Calligrapher to Floodgate 02:17 – Twitter, Podcasting & the Early Bet 03:16 – Voicemail 2.0 & Why Twitter Had No Business Model 04:19 – Getting In at South by Southwest 05:02 – Lyft’s Illegal Launch & Why Asking Permission Would Have Killed It 07:05 – The Airbnb Cereal Box Meeting 09:05 – Why Passing on Airbnb Cost 6000x 10:03 – Floodgate’s Rule: Being Wrong Is the Price of Admission 11:08 – The Power Law: 85% Miss Rate 12:03 – Floodgate’s Math: 20x and 100x Targets 13:04 – Startups Win by Changing the Subject 14:11 – Four Seasons vs. Airbnb: Turning Strength Into Weakness 15:11 – Inflections: Why Timing Is Everything 17:00 – Why Now? The iPhone 4S and Lyft 18:05 – Pattern Breakers: Limits in Your Own Head 20:07 – Be Different, Not Better: The Cybertruck Lesson 21:16 – Force a Choice, Don’t Invite a Comparison 22:21 – Remembering Mike’s Father & the Fishing Lesson 24:29 – Q&A Begins: AI and Startup Acceleration 25:23 – Why AI Startups Don’t Fit Floodgate’s Thesis 26:21 – AI as a Force Multiplier for Small Funds 27:17 – Time Capsules: What Did Airbnb’s Signal Look Like? 29:01 – Disagreement Is a Feature, Not a Bug 30:31 – Nurturing Early True Believers 33:04 – Founders Need Co-Conspirators, Not Customers 35:05 – Does Business Model Matter? 36:14 – The Founder as Artist 37:30 – Coachable vs. Disagreeable Founders & Mike’s Law 39:00 – Turning Strength Into Weakness: Microsoft Example 41:01 – Nurturing Contrarian Thinkers 43:15 – Handling Being Wrong 85% of the Time 44:31 – Current Inflections: Vertical Software & Mass Cognition 46:35 – Live Pitch: The Outdoor Gear Rental Platform 49:01 – Specificity Is a Superpower 50:59 – The Thunder Lizard Concept 52:59 – How the Community Can Help 53:36 – Closing 📍 About Silicon Zombies: Silicon Zombies is a Top 5% global podcast for AI, Venture Capital & Tech Innovation, hosted by Nick Larson. 🧟 Straight from the heart of Silicon Valley, we bring you weekly deep-dives with elite AI engineers, VCs, and longevity innovators shaping the next decade. We cut through the hype vs. reality of emerging tech, SaaS, biohacking, and start-up investing, no fluff, just real insight. Whether you're a founder building your network, an engineer chasing technical depth, or simply staying ahead of the curve, we bridge the gap. Insider access to the world's brightest tech minds. Weekly live streams with a global community across 100+ countries. 🚀 Connect with Us: Instagram: @siliconzombies X (Twitter): @siliconzombies TikTok: @siliconzombies Spotify: @siliconzombies Subscribe so you don't miss the conversations defining what comes next.

October 9, 202658 min

The Real Reason Your Brain Makes You Dream Every Night | Dr. David Eagleman

The Real Reason Your Brain Makes You Dream Every Night | Dr. David Eagleman Dr. David Eagleman is a Stanford neuroscientist, author, and host of the Intercosmos podcast. He explains why your brain is a team of rivals and not one single you. He covers why time seems to slow down in a crash, and why dreams exist at all. His theory is that dreaming protects your visual cortex from being taken over by the other senses. He also talks about brain-computer interfaces, new senses for deaf people, and rehabilitation over punishment in the courts. He gets into sleepwalking murders, lucid dreaming, Alzheimer's, psychics, and the biggest open mystery in neuroscience: consciousness. The episode ends with audience Q&A from the live room. A big thank you to our sponsors for making this one possible: @truebindinginc @necodex @tuomglobal ⏰ Timestamps 00:00 Trailer 01:08 Welcome to episode 197 01:45 Who is David Eagleman 02:26 The brain as a team of rivals 03:56 The Ulysses contract 05:00 Brain-computer interfaces 06:29 Can bad decision makers change 07:22 Why time slows down in a crash 10:15 Sleep and memory 11:15 Brain fog 12:17 How he hacks his own brain 13:30 Creating new senses for humans 15:01 The brain and the law 17:08 Hallucinogens without the drug 18:38 Why prison reform is stuck 19:40 The brain and literature 21:07 Why we dream 24:26 Lucid dreaming 25:07 Murder while sleepwalking 26:31 Why everyone hates Zoom 27:16 Audience Q&A begins 31:04 Neurofeedback and magnetic stimulation 39:00 The biggest mystery: consciousness 40:05 Alzheimer's and living longer 41:46 Old ideas about the brain 44:49 Psychics and the brain 45:27 Consciousness Explained 46:53 Monks and party tricks 49:23 Social media and polarization 51:02 Does the heart think 52:33 Locked-in syndrome 56:33 Near-death experiences 58:01 Where to find David 📍 About Silicon Zombies:Silicon Zombies is a Top 5% global podcast for AI, Venture Capital & Tech Innovation, hosted by Nick Larson. 🧟 Straight from the heart of Silicon Valley, we bring you weekly deep-dives with elite AI engineers, VCs, and longevity innovators shaping the next decade. We cut through the hype vs. reality of emerging tech, SaaS, biohacking, and start-up investing, no fluff, just real insight. Whether you're a founder building your network, an engineer chasing technical depth, or simply staying ahead of the curve, we bridge the gap. Insider access to the world's brightest tech minds. Weekly live streams with a global community across 100+ countries.🚀 Connect with Us:Instagram: @siliconzombiesX (Twitter): @siliconzombiesTikTok: @siliconzombiesSpotify: @siliconzombiesSubscribe so you don't miss the conversations defining what comes next.

October 4, 202616 min

Why Smart People Get HEALTH WRONG| Dr. Hillary Lin

Dr. Hillary Lin is calling out the longevity world. Smart, driven people are the worst at health because they defend bad decisions harder than anyone else. They measure everything. They chase peptides and NAD. They copy whatever Bryan Johnson or Andrew Huberman does without thinking. Here's what actually matters: the basics. Sleep enough. Move enough. Know your numbers. That's 80% of the work. Everything else is noise. Then she walks you through the four traps that kill your protocol. Measurement obsession. Majoring in minors. Copying someone else's homework. And protocol inertia — doing the same thing in your 50s that worked in your 30s. She gives you the CORE framework to evaluate any longevity intervention before you waste time or money on it. A big thank you to our sponsors for making this one possible: @tuomglobal @necodex @truebindinginc ⏰ Timestamps 00:00 Trailer 01:15 Welcome to Dr. Hillary Lin 03:36 The four traps 05:59 Trap #3 deep dive (copying homework) 06:00 Trap #4 (protocol inertia) 08:09 What actually works (first principles) 08:32 The longevity hierarchy 09:42 Tier 1: preventative care (the 80%) 10:31 Tier 2 & 3: where most people fail 10:52 The CORE framework (how to evaluate anything) 14:03 NAD: is it worth it? 15:50 Final message: stop rearranging deck chairs 📍 About Silicon Zombies: Silicon Zombies is a Top 5% global podcast for AI, Venture Capital & Tech Innovation, hosted by Nick Larson. 🧟 Straight from the heart of Silicon Valley, we bring you weekly deep-dives with elite AI engineers, VCs, and longevity innovators shaping the next decade. We cut through the hype vs. reality of emerging tech, SaaS, biohacking, and start-up investing, no fluff, just real insight. Whether you're a founder building your network, an engineer chasing technical depth, or simply staying ahead of the curve, we bridge the gap. Insider access to the world's brightest tech minds. Weekly live streams with a global community across 100+ countries. 🚀 Connect with Us: Instagram: @siliconzombies X (Twitter): @siliconzombies TikTok: @siliconzombies Spotify: @siliconzombies Subscribe so you don't miss the conversations defining what comes next.

September 25, 20261 hr 5 min

Why Everything You Do Online Is at Risk | Dr. Vint Cerf

Dr. Vint Cerf is the closest thing tech has to a founding father. Along with Bob Kahn, he co-designed the actual protocols the Internet runs on, back in the 1970s, long before any of us were born into it. These days he's Google's Chief Internet Evangelist, but in this one he's just talking, openly, with host Nick Larson, alongside Chris Kelly and Human Khalili, in DC. He gets into the mistakes he'd fix if he could go back (IPv6 address space, mainly), the time he did a striptease down to a T-shirt that said "IP on everything" to settle an argument at a standards meeting, and why he thinks privacy might just be a side effect of small towns not existing anymore. Then it gets personal: he grew up with hearing loss, his wife Sigrid has been deaf since childhood, and he tells the story of the moment her cochlear implant let them talk on the phone for the first time in 30 years of marriage. From there the conversation moves into AI, where Cerf is genuinely optimistic but also blunt about the risks, especially around AI agents acting on their own with nobody able to trace who's accountable when things go wrong. Part history lesson, part love story, part "here's what actually worries the guy who built the thing." Worth your full attention on this one. A big thank you to our sponsors for making this one possible: @bancofcalifornia @truebindinginc @necodex @tuomglobal 🕒 Timestamps 00:00 – Trailer 01:26 – Welcome to Silicon Zombies with Nick Larson 01:37 – Introducing Dr. Vint Cerf, "Father of the Internet" 02:11 – Is Privacy Just an Anomaly? Revisiting the 2013 Quote 06:11 – The Security Trade-offs Cerf Wishes He'd Made Differently 10:17 – ARPANET vs. Internet: Setting the Record Straight 13:49 – The IPv6 Address Space Regret 16:17 – The "IP on Everything" T-Shirt Story 18:40 – Growing Up With Hearing Loss 19:59 – How Vint Met Sigrid 23:58 – Sigrid's Cochlear Implant and the First Phone Call in 30 Years 27:43 – Why Email Became an Obsession 29:02 – What Sigrid Would Say the World Misunderstands About Vint 30:10 – When Cerf Knew the Internet Would Be Monumental 37:04 – Joining Google: The "Archduke" Job Title Story 39:08 – Is AI Going to Kill Us All? Cerf's Honest Take 41:42 – Why AI Agents Need Audit Trails and Accountability 46:47 – Should the Government Nationalize Frontier AI Labs? 50:48 – AI, Trust, and Teaching People to Think Critically 57:58 – Cyber-Physical Systems and the Future of Agent Autonomy 60:39 – Nation-States, Borders, and the Internet's Limits 65:28 – Building the Interplanetary Internet 66:25 – Vint Cerf's Career Advice After 65 Years 📍 About Silicon Zombies: Silicon Zombies is a Top 5% global podcast for AI, Venture Capital & Tech Innovation, hosted by Nick Larson. 🧟 Straight from the heart of Silicon Valley, we bring you weekly deep-dives with elite AI engineers, VCs, and longevity innovators shaping the next decade. We cut through the hype vs. reality of emerging tech, SaaS, biohacking, and startup investing — no fluff, just real insight. Whether you're a founder building your network, an engineer chasing technical depth, or simply staying ahead of the curve, we bridge the gap. Insider access to the world's brightest tech minds. Weekly live streams with a global community across 100+ countries. 🚀 Connect with Us: Instagram: @siliconzombies X (Twitter): @siliconzombies TikTok: @siliconzombies Spotify: @siliconzombies Subscribe so you don't miss the conversations defining what comes next.

September 17, 20261 hr 2 min

What Makes Silicon Valley Impossible To Leave | Ft. Brian Mac Mahon & Kim Kolt - VCs

VC Insiders Expose Silicon Valley: No IPOs, Fake Valuations & The Money Game Brian Mac Mahon has invested in over 260 companies and calls the top level of venture capital "a cancer destroying entrepreneurship." Kim Kolt spent years at Goldman Sachs taking companies public before starting her own funds. In this live episode, they get into why the IPO market is basically dead, how private valuations get passed around and marked up between the same group of investors, and why Kim said no to SpaceX every single year. Brian explains why he's finally leaving LA for the Bay, what a $12 billion pre-seed round says about where the money is going, and why he thinks founders are taught to beg instead of build. Then the audience jumps in with questions on interest rates, secondaries, and whether any of this ends well. A big thank you to our sponsors for making this one possible: @bancofcalifornia @truebindinginc @necodex @tuomglobal ⏰ Timestamps 00:00 – Trailer 01:28 – Welcome to Silicon Zombies 02:21 – Who Are Kim Kolt & Brian Mac Mahon 05:04 – Why Investors Still Come to the Bay 05:33 – Why Brian Is Done With LA 06:54 – This Is Rome: The Case for Silicon Valley 08:44 – What Keeps Kim Coming Back to SF 11:17 – Where LA Politics Went Wrong 13:04 – Founders Are Taught to Beg, Not Build 14:34 – How Kim Spots a Real Founder vs a Good Pitch 17:55 – The Glacier Grid Deal: Why She Changed Her Mind 19:27 – Brian's Rule: Only Work With Good People 21:57 – The $12 Billion Pre-Seed Round Problem 23:00 – The Greatest Fraud Nobody Talks About 24:19 – What Wall Street Gets Wrong About Startups 28:14 – Kim's Biggest Miss: Passing on SpaceX 30:26 – DeepSeek, Anthropic & Inflated Valuations 32:05 – How Brian Invested in 266 Companies 34:44 – The $100 Billion Secondary Market 35:26 – Empathism: Brian's Answer to Capitalism 37:50 – Audience Q&A: Interest Rates & the Dollar 41:52 – Is This the Next 2008? 44:57 – Mission-Locked Companies & the Patagonia Model 47:48 – Born Into Modern Slavery: The System Explained 50:02 – What Jobs Matter in the Next 15 Years 52:10 – Why Emotional Intelligence Wins in the AI Era 53:34 – The Loneliness Epidemic & Human Connection 55:28 – Mamdani, New York vs SF & Women's Health 59:34 – How to Connect With Kim & Brian About Silicon Zombies: Silicon Zombies is a Top 5% global podcast for AI, Venture Capital & Tech Innovation. 🏆 Straight from the heart of Silicon Valley, we bring you weekly deep-dives with elite AI engineers, VCs, and longevity innovators shaping the next decade. We cut through the hype vs. reality of emerging tech, SaaS, biohacking, and startup investing — no fluff, just real insight. Whether you're a founder building your network, an engineer chasing technical depth, or simply staying ahead of the curve, we bridge the gap. Insider access to the world's brightest tech minds. Weekly live streams with a global community across 100+ countries. 🚀 Connect with Us: Follow Silicon Zombies on social media: Instagram: @siliconzombies X (Twitter): @siliconzombies TikTok: @siliconzombies Subscribe so you don't miss the conversations defining what comes next.

September 10, 202658 min

Why Midlife Isn't A Crisis, It's A Chrysalis | Ft. Chip Conley

Why Midlife Isn't A Crisis, It's A Chrysalis | Ft. Chip Conley Chip Conley is on day 30 of 36 radiation treatments for stage 3 prostate cancer, going through menopause via androgen deprivation therapy, and he's the happiest person in the room. He's spent 35 years studying what makes life better, and it's not what you think. He breaks down how shifting your mindset on aging can add 7.5 years to your life, how he went from running a 52-hotel empire to becoming Airbnb's "Modern Elder," why midlife isn't a crisis but a chrysalis, and why the number one variable for longevity isn't your gym routine, it's how connected you are to other people. A big thank's to our sponsors for making this one possible: @bancofcalifornia @truebindinginc @necodex @tuomglobal ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 01:21 – Health Journey: Radiation Treatments 03:08 – Stage 3 Prostate Cancer & ADT 04:01 – Wisdom World Blog 05:02 – Growing Up: Marine Captain Dad 06:05 – Coming Out as Gay 07:04 – The Literary Agent Who Changed Everything 08:01 – Boutique Hotelier to Airbnb's Modern Elder 09:03 – Brian Chesky's Text 10:07 – Mentor & Intern at the Same Time 12:03 – Digital Intelligence From Silicon Valley VC 14:07 – The Burden of a Joy Brand in Dark Times 15:16 – Dark Night of the Soul: Five Suic*des 16:00 – His NDE at Age 47 17:05 – The Midlife Chrysalis 18:00 – The U Curve of Happiness 20:02 – Hotel Vitale: Identity Refreshment 22:02 – Psychographic Design 24:54 – The "Belong Anywhere" Exercise 27:01 – Personalization & Belonging 29:09 – What Magazine Are You? 29:49 – Advice to His 25-Year-Old Self 32:54 – Age Diverse Teams Decide Better 33:15 – Age as a Diversity Metric 34:02 – Becca Levy: +7.5 Years With Positive Aging 35:39 – Longevity's #1 Variable: Social Wellness 40:08 – His Midlife Career Intermission 42:08 – Hot Springs & Founding Burning Man's Board 42:20 – Fest 300: 36 Festivals in 16 Countries 42:27 – Modern Elder Academy (MEA) 44:02 – MEA's New Santa Fe Campus 44:15 – Chip GPT: His Personal AI 45:10 – The Wisdom Worker 47:40 – His 35-Year Wisdom Practice 50:06 – Stanford Midlife Transition Programs 51:29 – Reverse Engineering Belonging in Retirement 53:11 – Vetting People on the Happiness Question 54:25 – Longevity Travel 55:37 – Modern Medicine's Limits 56:26 – Chip GPT & Digital Twins of Wisdom 57:02 – His Secret: Social Alchemist 📕 About Silicon Zombies: Silicon Zombies is a Top 5% global podcast for AI, Venture Capital & Tech Innovation. 🏆 Straight from Silicon Valley, we bring you weekly deep-dives with elite AI engineers, VCs, and longevity innovators shaping the next decade, cutting through the hype vs. reality of emerging tech, SaaS, biohacking, and startup investing. Whether you're a founder, an engineer, or just staying ahead of the curve, we bridge the gap to the world's brightest tech minds. Weekly live streams with a global community across 100+ countries. 🚀 Connect with Us: Instagram: @siliconzombies X (Twitter): @siliconzombies TikTok: @siliconzombies Subscribe so you don't miss the conversations defining what comes next.

September 4, 20261 hr 11 min

7 Years Under House Arrest, Still No Trial | Joby Weeks

Bitcoin Pioneer on House Arrest for 7 Years - Never Convicted, Never Sentenced, Never Tried Seven years. That's how long Joby Weeks has been on house arrest in Miami for allegedly selling unregistered securities — something that's now completely legal. He never had a trial, was never convicted, but 38 continuances and 12 prosecutors later, he's still waiting. This isn't a legal case anymore. It's political. And Joby's not backing down. He breaks down Operation Choke Point, why the government forced him to plead guilty to something he didn't do, what actually happened with Big Club and Bitcoin mining, and why the banking cartel came after him in the first place. Then his wife Dasha joins to explain why she walked away from traveling 100+ countries and freedom itself to be with a guy on an ankle bracelet — and somehow, they're happier than ever. A big thank you to our sponsors for making this one possible: @bancofcalifornia@truebindinginc@necodex@tuomglobal⏱️ Timestamps00:00 – Trailer01:21 – Welcome to Crypto Zombies Miami02:14 – The Movie Trailer: 7 Years on House Arrest03:02 – Operation Choke Point & Bitcoin Pioneers04:52 – Everything You Were Accused Of Is Legal Now05:07 – Why Did He Plead Guilty If He's Innocent?06:17 – The Big Club Story & Bitcoin Mining07:00 – Arrested at Tony Robbins Event With Shakes in Hand08:02 – Diesel Therapy: Bounced Jail to Jail for 11 Months09:52 – Forced Plea Deal & Constitutional Violations12:18 – 12 Prosecutors Quit After Reading His Motions14:02 – The Banking Cartel & SWIFT System Explained17:34 – Bitcoin Equals Freedom20:29 – Legal Routes, Deep State Lawyers & Political Cases24:00 – Mindset: Why He Smiles in Jail27:03 – First Thing He'll Do When Free28:41 – How Joby & Dasha Met in Miami40:39 – Why Dasha Said Yes to House Arrest Love52:01 – Do You Regret This Decision?56:00 – Atlas Shrugged & Investing in Free Energy58:45 – The Deal Flow Show: Shark Tank But Better60:10 – Eliminating Income Tax & Tariffs64:40 – The Coffee Mortgage Solution for 80 Million Renters67:00 – How to Reach Out & Connect69:07 – The Final Lesson: Fighting the Status Quo71:02 – Thank You & Where to Follow📕 About Silicon Zombies: Silicon Zombies is a Top 5% global podcast for AI, Venture Capital & Tech Innovation. 🏆 Straight from the heart of Silicon Valley, we bring you weekly deep-dives with elite AI engineers, VCs, and longevity innovators shaping the next decade. We cut through the hype vs. reality of emerging tech, SaaS, biohacking, and startup investing — no fluff, just real insight. Whether you're a founder building your network, an engineer chasing technical depth, or simply staying ahead of the curve, we bridge the gap. Insider access to the world's brightest tech minds. Weekly live streams with a global community across 100+ countries.🚀 Connect with Us: Instagram: @siliconzombiesX (Twitter): @siliconzombies TikTok: @siliconzombies Subscribe so you don't miss the conversations defining what comes next.

August 26, 202653 min

Real Wealth Is About the Wisdom Money Can't Buy | Ft. Uli Maybach

Real Wealth Is About the Wisdom Money Can't Buy | Ft. Uli Maybach The Secret Mindset Behind The Maybach Legacy | Uli Maybach Legacy and longevity are having a moment in Silicon Valley right now, and this episode gets into both, no fluff, no hype, just one guy who's been keeping a 143-year-old family business at the top of the peak talking honestly about what actually works. Uli Maybach runs one of the world's most iconic luxury brands, and he shows up with a 150-piece limited edition Maybach designed by Virgil Abloh sitting out front to prove it. Together with the room full of founders, investors, and builders, he breaks down why most founders miss the long game, what first principles actually mean versus just chasing trends, why form follows function, and what it takes to keep a family aligned across generations. Then the audience jumps in with sharp questions about succession planning, mentorship, AI, and whether anything built in tech today can actually survive a century .A big thank you to our sponsors for making this one possible: @theparkjames@bancofcalifornia@truebindinginc@necodex@tuomglobal⏱️ 📕About Silicon Zombies: Silicon Zombies is a Top 5% global podcast for AI, Venture Capital & Tech Innovation. 🏆 Straight from the heart of Silicon Valley, we bring you weekly deep-dives with elite AI engineers, VCs, and longevity innovators shaping the next decade. We cut through the hype vs. reality of emerging tech, SaaS, biohacking, and startup investing — no fluff, just real insight. Whether you're a founder building your network, an engineer chasing technical depth, or simply staying ahead of the curve, we bridge the gap. Insider access to the world's brightest tech minds. Weekly live streams with a global community across 100+ countries. 🚀Connect with Us: Instagram: @siliconzombiesX (Twitter): @siliconzombies TikTok: @siliconzombies Subscribe so you don't miss the conversations defining what comes next.

August 7, 202651 min

Legendary VCs Share Their Biggest Investment Regrets.

Two of the biggest names in venture capital sat down with us and didn't hold back — not on their wins, and definitely not on the deals that got away. We're talking Uber, Twitter, and a handful of others that would've made their fund several times over if they'd just said yes.They also break down how secondary markets actually work (hint: it's basically the used car lot of startup equity), how private companies like SpaceX and Anthropic get priced when there's no public market to check against, and why they'd both tell most people thinking about becoming a VC to just... not.If you've ever wondered what it's like to watch a deal you passed on turn into a 4,000x return, or you're trying to figure out how the private markets actually value companies, this one's worth the full watch.⏰ Timestamps00:00 – Intro01:28 – Welcome to the Zombies02:42 – Meet the Guests05:58 – The Real Work Starts After the First Check09:42 – What Is a Secondary Market?10:54 – Is Secondary Just Legalized Insider Trading?12:36 – The Used Car Market for Startup Equity13:39 – Why So Few Companies Go Public Anymore14:32 – Talking Anthropic, SpaceX & OpenAI15:35 – How Private Markets Actually Price a Company16:45 – SpaceX's Valuation Explosion21:27 – VCs Talking Geopolitics27:20 – Bringing Venture Access to Everyday Investors29:43 – Their Biggest Regrets: The Deals They Passed On32:06 – Missing Uber, Twitter & More33:50 – When a Good Deal Goes Bad36:56 – Data Centers: Picks, Shovels & Power38:19 – "Don't Become a VC"39:35 – Thoughts on One-Person, Vibe-Coded Startups42:25 – Advice for First-Time LPs44:33 – The Reverse Apple Hire Problem45:57 – Accelerators vs. Venture Studios49:54 – How Do You Build a Moat in AI?📕 About Silicon Zombies:Silicon Zombies is a Top 5% global podcast for AI, Venture Capital & Tech Innovation. 🏆 Straight from the heart of Silicon Valley, we bring you weekly deep-dives with elite AI engineers, VCs, and longevity innovators shaping the next decade. We cut through the hype vs. reality of emerging tech, SaaS, biohacking, and startup investing — no fluff, just real insight. Whether you're a founder building your network, an engineer chasing technical depth, or simply staying ahead of the curve, we bridge the gap. Insider access to the world's brightest tech minds. Weekly live streams with a global community across 100+ countries.🚀 Connect with Us:Instagram: @siliconzombiesX (Twitter): @siliconzombiesTikTok: @siliconzombiesSubscribe so you don't miss the conversations defining what comes next.

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