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Feb. 23, 2026

You can just raise less

You can just raise less

From our episode "Bootstrap vs. VC: Speed Costs Control | Rob Taylor, Silverton Partners"

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Feb. 22, 2026

Where Does Control Lie in a VC Backed Company?

Where Does Control Lie in a VC Backed Company?

From our episode "Bootstrap vs. VC: Speed Costs Control | Rob Taylor, Silverton Partners"

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Feb. 21, 2026

Why choose the VC path vs Bootstrapping

Why choose the VC path vs Bootstrapping

From our episode "Bootstrap vs. VC: Speed Costs Control | Rob Taylor, Silverton Partners"

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Feb. 19, 2026

EP 171: Bootstrap vs. VC: Speed Costs Control | Rob Taylor, Silverton Partners

EP 171: Bootstrap vs. VC: Speed Costs Control | Rob Taylor, Silverton Partners

The decision to bootstrap a business or raise venture capital is not just financial. It is physics. You are choosing which system to operate within, which rules will govern your company, and whose incentives will shape your options at every inflection point. Rob Taylor has lived both realities. He spent…

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Jan. 26, 2026

What Does SpaceX’s $1.5T IPO Mean for the Markets?

What Does SpaceX’s $1.5T IPO Mean for the Markets?
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Jan. 25, 2026

How Invisible Should Technology Be?

How Invisible Should Technology Be?
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Jan. 24, 2026

Knowing Your Moment for Venture Exits

Knowing Your Moment for Venture Exits
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Jan. 21, 2026

EP 170: Patient Capital in the Age of the $10B Seed | Brian Smith, S3 Ventures

EP 170: Patient Capital in the Age of the $10B Seed | Brian Smith, S3 Ventures

The current venture market is defined by a dangerous decoupling of capital from reality. While the industry chases $10B seed valuations and trillion-dollar infrastructure bets, Brian Smith and S3 Ventures are executing a "Discipline Arbitrage." They argue that the real returns in AI will not come from the massive CapEx…

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Jan. 19, 2026

Stop Calling Cities "Silicon XYZ"

Stop Calling Cities "Silicon XYZ"
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Jan. 17, 2026

From Medical Necessity to Superpowers

From Medical Necessity to Superpowers
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Jan. 16, 2026

Trolley Car Problem in Clinical Trials

Trolley Car Problem in Clinical Trials
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Jan. 15, 2026

Brain Computer Interfaces are the Next Tech Platform

Brain Computer Interfaces are the Next Tech Platform
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Jan. 14, 2026

Ep 169: The Semiconductor Moment for the Mind

Ep 169: The Semiconductor Moment for the Mind

The market is mispricing the human brain. Some Investors view Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) and other neurotech as the next iteration of the medical device, a slightly better stent or a more advanced catheter. This is a category error. As Matt Angle (Paradromics) and Connor Glass (Phantom Neuro) articulate its not…

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Jan. 13, 2026

A new era of Austin Next begins

A new era of Austin Next begins
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Dec. 12, 2025

Robot Punching is Easy, Standing is Hard

Robot Punching is Easy, Standing is Hard

A clip from our episode "Combat as the Minimum Viable Product | Cix Liv, REK" #robotics #RealSteel #UFC #FutureOfSports #MMA #Tech #AustinNext #CombatSports #HardTech

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Dec. 11, 2025

Robot Sports Before Laundry and Soldiers

Robot Sports Before Laundry and Soldiers

A clip from our episode "Combat as the Minimum Viable Product | Cix Liv, REK" #robotics #RealSteel #UFC #FutureOfSports #MMA #Tech #AustinNext #CombatSports #HardTech

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Dec. 10, 2025

Robot Title Match: Little Girl vs Navy Seal

Robot Title Match: Little Girl vs Navy Seal

A clip from our episode "Combat as the Minimum Viable Product | Cix Liv, REK" #robotics #RealSteel #UFC #FutureOfSports #MMA #Tech #AustinNext #CombatSports #HardTech

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Dec. 10, 2025

EP 168: Combat as the Minimum Viable Product | Cix Liv, REK

EP 168: Combat as the Minimum Viable Product | Cix Liv, REK

Cix Liv challenges the Silicon Valley consensus that humanoid robots belong in the warehouse or the battlefield. By explicitly rejecting the “Terminator” military arbitrage and the “Jetsons” domestic servant model, REK validates a new thesis: entertainment is the only sector where the reliability is acceptable and economically viable. The discussion…

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Dec. 5, 2025

Texas & Florida's Winning Business Models

Texas & Florida's Winning Business Models

#Texas #florida #califronia #growth

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Dec. 4, 2025

Is the Billion Dollar VC Fund Actually a Trap?

Is the Billion Dollar VC Fund Actually a Trap?

#VC #venturecapital #startups #tech

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Dec. 3, 2025

Is the Venture Capital Model Broken?

Is the Venture Capital Model Broken?

#VC #Austin #Startups #Funding

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Dec. 3, 2025

EP 167: Is The Venture Capital Model Broken? | Andrew Romans, 7BC

EP 167: Is The Venture Capital Model Broken? | Andrew Romans, 7BC

The venture capital model of the last two decades, characterized by the "30-minute rule" and the race to a quick IPO, is obsolete. We are witnessing a fundamental decoupling of capital from geography and a restructuring of how liquidity is manufactured. In this episode, Andrew Romans of 7BC Venture Capital…

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Oct. 5, 2025

Is AI a Creator Boom, Job Destroyer, Both?

Is AI a Creator Boom, Job Destroyer, Both?

A clip from our episode "Zachary Levi | Can Austin Build an Ark for Human Creativity?" #zacharylevi #ai #aiart #aimovies

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Oct. 3, 2025

You Can’t Stop AI Progress. Guide It.

You Can’t Stop AI Progress.  Guide It.

From our episode "Zachary Levi | Can Austin Build an Ark for Human Creativity?" #Zacharylevi #austin #AI #aimovies #movies

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