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Tracking the future of technology and how it impacts humanity.
Named by Fortune as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders,” Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is a founder, investor, advisor, and best-selling author. Join Peter on his mission to uplift humanity through technology.
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The Mates discuss what OpenClaw means for AI Personhood and debate whether AI should have rights.
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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360
Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
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*Recorded on February 3rd, 2026
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1In this episode, the mates & Cathie discuss the big tech trends for 2026.
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Cathie Wood is the founder and CEO/CIO of ARK Invest
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Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
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*Recorded on January 27th, 2026
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In this episode, the mates discuss Davos 2026.
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Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO
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*Recorded on January 24th, 2026
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Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified
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*Recorded on January 20th, 2026
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Ray Kurzweil is an American inventor and futurist best known for his pioneering work in optical character recognition and his predictions regarding the technological singularity.
Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
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*Recorded on January 15th, 2026
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Tony Robbins is a world-renowned American motivational speaker, life coach, author, and entrepreneur.
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Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO
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*Recorded on January 7th, 2026
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Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO
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*Recorded on January 7th, 2026
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Elon Musk is the cofounder and CEO of Tesla, cofounder of SpaceX and xAI.
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*Recorded on December 22nd, 2025
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Anjney Midha is a General Partner of a16z (Andreessen Horowitz), leading AI and infrastructure transactions.
Bonnie Chan is the CEO at Hong Kong Exchanges or HKEX.
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*Recorded on October, 2025
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Matthew Fitzpatrick is the CEO at Invisible Technologies
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*Recorded on December 16th, 2025
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Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet ( https://www.ii.inc )
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Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO
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*Recorded on December 18th, 2025
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Mustafa Suleyman is the CEO of Microsoft AI
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
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Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO
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*Recorded on December 12th, 2025
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Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet ( https://www.ii.inc )
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Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO
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Jack is the CEO of SandboxAQ and the author of “Quantum Computing: An Applied Approach”
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*Recorded on December 2nd, 2025
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Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet ( https://www.ii.inc )
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Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO
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*Recorded on November 25th, 2025
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Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO
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*Recorded on November 21th, 2025
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Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO
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Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
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*Recorded on November 15th, 2025
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this show could be done inside 1 hour.
50 mins too long.
Salim's mic drops halfway through, but does return after 5-6 mins.
Nobody even bothered to check Ray's voice was recorded for the episode before posting... Seriously!?!
The "horse manure apocalypse" idea is a bizarre modern fallacy: while horses and carts were used for transport of heavy goods, the overwhelming majority of people in developed cities used trams to get around.
Are we really supposed to believe this?
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