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"The Riff" with Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg

"The Riff" with Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg


"The Riff" with Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg

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25 episodes
Language:
English
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Podcast

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Investor and writer of the popular newsletter The Diff, Byrne Hobart, and co-host Erik Torenberg discuss today’s major inflection points in technology, business, and markets – and help listeners build a diversified portfolio of trends and ideas for the future.  
Topics covered: Finance, Venture Capital, Tech, AI, Crypto, and Industry Cycles
The Riff is a part of the Turpentine podcast network. theriffpodcast.substack.com
Language:
English
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Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 25 episodes

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E25: Lambda School Drama, Meta's Path to AI, and Why Hardware Constraints Protect Your Privacy

On this week's episode of The Riff, Erik and Byrne discuss income sharing agreements, t...

64 minutes
Apr 25, 2024

E24: Why Acquisitions Fail, How to Write a Great Memo, and The Fate of ChatGPT Wrappers

On this week's episode of The Riff, Erik and Byrne discuss the acquisition landscape, h...

61 minutes
Apr 18, 2024

E23: Hard Tech Pivots, Potato Investing, and When to Enforce the Law

On this week's episode of The Riff, Erik and Byrne discuss pivots in hard tech, cyberse...

54 minutes
Apr 11, 2024

E22: Corporate Espionage, Algorithmic Collusion, and Transitioning through AI

On this week's episode of The Riff, Erik and Byrne delve into corporate espionage, algo...

55 minutes
Apr 04, 2024

E21: Austin Real Estate, Duolingo’s Bull Case, and Identifying Spurious Correlations

On this week's episode of The Riff, Erik and Byrne discuss Austin real estate, why Duol...

63 minutes
Mar 28, 2024

E20: Content Moderation, AI in Advertising, and the Future of Social Security

In this episode, Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg discuss how technological changes infl...

55 minutes
Mar 21, 2024

E19: Hedging against Life, Outage Economics, and Open Source vs Proprietary AI

On today’s episode, Byrne Hobart delves into the intricacies of technology-induced mark...

62 minutes
Mar 14, 2024

E18: Tiger Global, Selling Alpha, and Dating Apps

On this week's episode of The Riff, Erik and Byrne discuss lessons about Tiger Global f...

62 minutes
Mar 07, 2024

E17: How Quants See the World

Byrne and Erik discuss company valuations, short selling, company earnings guidance, ma...

56 minutes
Feb 29, 2024

E16: The Fertility Crisis

On this week's episode of The Riff, Erik and Byrne discuss the fertility crisis, how Wa...

46 minutes
Feb 22, 2024