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Todays show:

Lon Harris joins Jason Calacanis to discuss concepts in business, drawing parallels from Moneyball. The two dive into the significance of embracing paradigm shifts (15:38),first-principle thinking (27:16), Billy’s 'Adapt or Die' philosophy (48:54), and the turning point for the A's (1:11:20).

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Lon Harris joins Jason

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(8:53) Moneyball cast breakdown

(15:38) Paradigm shifts in Moneyball: Comparing the Oakland A's situation to startups vs. incumbents

(21:19) Paradigm shifts in Moneyball: Making data-driven decisions

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(27:16) The important concept of "First-Principle Thinking”

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(36:34) Globalization's impact on startup opportunities and the importance of a unified team vision

(48:54) Billy's philosophy: Adapt or Die!

(59:20) The "burn the boats" moment and the importance of commitment in business

(1:11:20) The turning point for the A's and their historic winning streak

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Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland

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Welcome to this VERY special episode of Off Air... It's Fi's birthday! Woo! Sadly, Barbara the cat didn't get the memo and has been leaving Fi undesirable gifts around the house... Jane and Fi also discuss political dandruff, designer vaginas and stale Freddos.

Plus, they're joined by Times Radio and Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman to discuss her latest book 'The Ladder'.

If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio

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Jane G and Jane M have been told to 'keep it tight' on today's podcast, but they still have time to discuss welcome home cheese, the pros and cons of bra sex and the arrival of spring in the form of their personal crocus, Fi.

They're joined by James Timpson, CEO at Timpson, about his new book 'The Happy Index: Lessons in Upside-down Management.'

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Social media often promotes a doom and gloom outlook about our future society. But is that worldview accurate? In this episode, Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the best ways for founders and aspiring founders to think about weighing optimism and pessimism in their day to day lives. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs

Casetext started out in 2013 as a crowdsourced law library — a sort of “Wikipedia meets Reddit” for the law. Ten years later, Casetext is one of the biggest wins to date in AI, capable of turning weeks of arduous legal work into hours or minutes. Just months ago it was acquired for $650 million dollars.

What happened between those two points?

For this episode of Main Function, YC President Garry Tan sits down with Casetext co-founder Jake Heller to learn the real story of their 10-year “overnight” success: the 3 a.m. origin story, how the company evolved as fast as tech would allow, and the “magic demo” that helped turn Casetext into a rocket ship. Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/MainFunction-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/MainFunction-jobs

Back to the laundry room to survive Chrimbo Limbo? You can squeeze in with Jane and Fi as they relive the best bits of 2023.

They're joined by Dolly Alderton, Claire Balding, David Tennant and Clive Myrie!

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In this live bonus episode, Jane and Fi host afternoon tea at Times Towers. With Jane Mulkerrins as their host, they reflect on their career and play a vague version of Mr. and Mrs.

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Today’s show:

Sunny Madra joins Jason to dive into the world of AI-generated characters you can start a relationship with (3:46), take a look at Pika and its stunning AI-animated video clips (35:29), convert Adele’s voice into John Mayer’s (46:26), and much more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Sunny Madra joins Jason

(3:46) Diving into the viral post from Digi.ai that builds animated characters you can start a relationship with

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(14:02) Digging deeper into the concept of an AI companion and societal effects

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(23:29) How should conversations with AI be monitored, and the hot topic around confidentiality and security.

(25:59) Sunny demos Vercel which generates and shares REACT code snippets.

(33:58) Gusto - Get three months free when you run your first payroll at Gusto.com/twist.

(35:29) A look at Pika where AI generates stunning animated video clips from a simple prompt including a Jedi Bulldog from Sunny.

(46:26) Spaces can convert Adele’s singing into the voice of John Mayer!

(50:27) Let’s hear an AI remix of Earl Ives “A Holly Jolly Christmas” with a sprinkle of Lil’ Jon.

(58:02) Sunny demos Outfit Anyone.

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Check out Digi.ai: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digiapp.ai

Check out Vercel: https://v0.dev/

Check out Pika: https://pika.art/

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Check out Outfit Anyone: https://huggingface.co/spaces/HumanAIGC/OutfitAnyone

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Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland

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Ben has some big news. Actually, double big news! On what has become a holiday tradition here at Acquired, we cozy up to the fire to do our annual review of the show “in public”. We reflect on what can only be described as an absolutely mind-blowing 2023 (LVMH! Jensen! Costco! Charlie! Half a million plus listeners!) and look ahead to some big things cooking for 2024. Plus as always, we wrap with extended carve outs (joined this year by some surprise guests) for anyone still shopping for those holiday perfect gifts.

Huge thank you to everyone for making 2023 an amazing year again here in Acquired-land, and cheers to even greater things to come in 2023!

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• Your product growth powered by Statsig (and listen to our ACQ2 interview with CEO Vijaye Raji)
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• Mark Leonard and David Senra’s holiday book recommendations on Blinkist, plus our favorite books on Ben & David’s Bookshelf

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Links / Extended Carve Outs!

• The Psychology of Money
• The Artist’s Way
• Transitions
• Thinking, Fast and Slow
• Zojirushi hot water heater
• Nike Pegasus Trail 4 GORE-TEX
• Mill
• June Oven
• Silo
• Alias
• Warby Parker Amari glasses
• Hoka Ora recovery shoes
• Adobe Light Room
• The Eureka Theory of Everything is Wrong by Derek Thompson
• The Luxury Strategy
• Candide
• The QB School
• MNF ManningCast
• The Eras Tour
• Uppababy Vista
• The Joolz Aer Plus
• Coco
• At Present

‍Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions.

Fi is still joining us through the ether, but we live in hope... Together Jane and Fi discuss awful pick up lines, non-traditional Christmas' and celebrity deaths.

Plus, bestselling author Kate Atkinson joins Jane to discuss her career, her recent novel 'Shrines of Gaiety' and her new collection of short stories 'Normal Rules Don't Apply'.

If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio

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Fi's back for this particularly spooky episode. They discuss long bosoms, late night thrashing thoughts and priest holes... Beware!

Plus they're joined by Clare Balding (and her partner Alice) to discuss Clare's new book 'Isle of Dogs: A Canine History of Britain'.

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Today’s show:

Jason breaks down Amazon’s Anthropic deal and the state of AI mega-rounds (5:29), Flexport’s growing pains through the lens of founding CEO vs. hired gun (24:58), and DoorDash’s new stealthy “Dine Out” feature (44:52).

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Time stamps:

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:42) Recap of Anthropic's big week

(5:29) Amazon’s Anthropic deal and the state of AI mega-rounds

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(9:04) Two major details in Amazon’s Anthropic deal

(18:57) Strategic investors and Anthropic’s corporate structure

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(24:58) Flexport’s growing pains through the lens of founding CEO vs. hired gun

(35:17) Why Dave Clark being fired “for cause” instead of being allowed to resign matters

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(39:45) Flexport's offer to Clark

(44:52) DoorDash’s new stealthy “Dine Out!” feature

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Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/amazon-steps-up-ai-race-with-up-4-billion-deal-invest-anthropic-2023-09-25/

The Information article: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-rival-anthropic-in-talks-to-raise-2-billion-from-google-others-as-ai-arms-race-accelerates

CNBC article: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/02/the-inside-story-of-dave-clarks-tumultuous-last-days-at-flexport.html

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