Newcomer

Newcomer

Hi, I'm Eric Newcomer. With this podcast, I dive straight into the heart of the tech industry, interviewing top investors and founders. I’m bringing my sensibility as someone who understands the inside story of Silicon Valley but who is happy to poke and prod as to why the tech world operates like it does.

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Reid Hoffman on ChatGPT, Data Centers & Why America Needs AI
NewcomerOctober 02, 202600:52:34

Reid Hoffman on ChatGPT, Data Centers & Why America Needs AI

Reid Hoffman on ChatGPT, the future of jobs, and why he believes the AI boom is keeping America out of a recession. The LinkedIn co-founder joins Eric Newcomer to explain why America needs to keep building AI while being careful about how powerful new systems are released. He shares why nobody can c...

Josh Elman on Apple, AI Agents & Why Startups Can Still Win
NewcomerSeptember 24, 202600:51:07

Josh Elman on Apple, AI Agents & Why Startups Can Still Win

Why did Josh Elman leave Apple, and where can AI startups still win against OpenAI? The former Siri and Apple Intelligence team member explains why he’s betting on a new wave of consumer companies. Josh joins Eric Newcomer to discuss his move to Andreessen Horowitz, what held Siri back, and how Appl...

Former SEC Official on FTX, Crypto & Silicon Valley’s Fraud Problem
NewcomerSeptember 17, 202600:58:56

Former SEC Official on FTX, Crypto & Silicon Valley’s Fraud Problem

Renee Jones on how billion-dollar startups escaped public scrutiny, why founders became more powerful than their boards, and what happens when private markets operate in secrecy. Renee Jones, Boston College Law School professor, former SEC official, and author of Untamed Unicorns, joins Eric Newcome...

Zavain Dar on Hugging Face, NVIDIA & Why Silicon Valley Should Pay Attention to China
NewcomerSeptember 10, 202600:49:20

Zavain Dar on Hugging Face, NVIDIA & Why Silicon Valley Should Pay Attention to China

What does NVIDIA really get from Hugging Face—and what is Silicon Valley missing about China? Zavain Dar, co-founder of Dimension and an early Hugging Face investor during his time at Lux Capital, joins Eric Newcomer to unpack NVIDIA’s open source strategy, the competition with OpenAI and Anthropic,...

Sam Parr on The Hustle, Hampton & Why the OpenAI-TBPN Deal Was a Mistake
NewcomerAugust 26, 202600:56:44

Sam Parr on The Hustle, Hampton & Why the OpenAI-TBPN Deal Was a Mistake

Sam Parr on getting fired by Airbnb the day before he started, selling The Hustle, and why $10 million in revenue changes everything. Sam Parr, founder of The Hustle and Hampton and co-host of My First Million, joins Eric Newcomer to talk about how he went from an Airbnb firing to an eight-figure me...

This AI Was Trained on a Billion Video Game Clips. Now It Controls Robots.
NewcomerAugust 03, 202600:58:33

This AI Was Trained on a Billion Video Game Clips. Now It Controls Robots.

How can billions of video game clips train AI to control robots? General Intuition CEO Pim de Witte explains why gaming data may be the missing ingredient for the next generation of robotics and AI agents. Pim de Witte built the world's largest RuneScape private server as a teenager before founding ...

John Coogan on Selling TBPN to OpenAI, Sam Altman & the Future of Tech Media
NewcomerJuly 28, 202601:01:51

John Coogan on Selling TBPN to OpenAI, Sam Altman & the Future of Tech Media

John Coogan, co-founder of TBPN, joins Eric Newcomer to talk about the acquisition that shocked the tech media world. John breaks down how TBPN went from two guys in suits to one of the most-watched live tech shows on the internet, why OpenAI came calling, what an editorial independence clause actua...

Taylor Lorenz Unfiltered on Social Media, Free Speech & the Surveillance State
NewcomerJuly 10, 202601:06:11

Taylor Lorenz Unfiltered on Social Media, Free Speech & the Surveillance State

Taylor Lorenz on why the social media panic is overblown and who's actually driving it. Taylor Lorenz, journalist and author of Extremely Online, joins Eric Newcomer to push back on the moral panic around phones, social media, and screen time. Taylor argues there is no such thing as social media add...