Description

OpenAI is pivoting to the enterprise, Kentucky farmers are modern folk heroes by not selling their land for a datacenter, and Meta and YouTube get the Big Tobacco treatment. Plus: Troy gives a progress report on his vibe coded Personal Intelligence Media Platform, AB’s take on Vox Media’s podcast business and MarketBeat’s profitable fin-pub hustle, and Wired’s reinvention as a Big Tech critic.

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Chapters:

* 00:00 Open

* 00:44 Reptile Rescue

* 03:08 Welcome

* 04:39 PVA Mixer

* 06:17 PageMaker nostalgia

* 09:12 Building PIMP

* 20:52 AI slop and media value

* 33:21 UI Design on Trial

* 36:47 Tucker vs The Economist

* 38:29 Vox Podcast Sale

* 45:11 LinkedIn and Social CRM

* 47:26 Wired Subscriptions and Tech Scrutiny

* 49:53 Atlantic Cruise Events

* 51:52 Zombie Franchises and Propaganda Ads

* 55:02 Reality TV Loses to UGC

* 57:15 MarketBeat Subscription Arbitrage

* 01:03:28 Good Product

* 01:06:07 Outro

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