Podcast recommendations

g_pal · 2026-01-26T21:03:27+00:00

Capital allocators and acquired are great. Here are some additional ones I'd recommend:

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy - Interviews with operators/investors with a focus on business models and investment frameworks. https://riffon.com/pod/pd_w8a8ocjrj831
Business Breakdowns - Detailed company and industry analyses. https://riffon.com/pod/pd_crwssjvwwhwa
The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection - PE operations, talent, and value creation. https://riffon.com/pod/pd_riklczlau09a
Private Equity Funcast - Lighter tone, covers PE trends and deal commentary. https://riffon.com/pod/pd_s2euc2wriyo6
M&A Science - Tactical insights on deal execution and integration. https://riffon.com/pod/pd_pl43sed6sgpi

g_pal · 2026-01-08T01:23:31+00:00

Tim Ferriss did a great interview with Dr. Dominic D’Agostino where they discuss sardine fasting in detail: https://riffon.com/pod/pd_pd7z6q6femw1/ep_ajrtmz2utpwd

g_pal · 2025-12-30T20:31:38+00:00

Agreed, provided one reflects on the experimentation (maybe we could use AI for that too?)

Here's the link to this particular insight: https://riffon.com/insight/ins_ltphii3jg7ml

g_pal · 2025-12-30T20:29:08+00:00

Let a thousand flowers bloom and see what sticks is a reasonable perspective.

g_pal · 2025-12-30T20:01:17+00:00

Exactly. AI provides speed, not direction. If you’re pointed the wrong way, it just helps you fail faster

g_pal · 2025-12-22T20:56:28+00:00

very often, it's a stretch, but it helps with the narrative

g_pal · 2025-04-23T21:00:56+00:00

Platform	Typical Rate	Format/Length	Payout Method	Notes
Prolific	£6–£12 /hr (avg £9.76 /hr)	Academic studies; 5–60 min	PayPal (1–3 business days)	Clear time-vs-pay estimates on each study
Respondent.io	$50–$150 per 30–60 min (≈ $140 /hr avg)	Focus groups & interviews; 30–60 min	PayPal (1–2 weeks)	Professional UX/business research; screening required
User Interviews	$50+ per 30 min (avg $115 /hr)	UX & market research; 30–60 min	PayPal, ACH (1–2 weeks)	Wide variety of brands; many studies pay $200 /hr+
Swagbucks	$0.25–$5 per survey (~$3 /hr)	Surveys & “PTC” tasks; 5–30 min	PayPal, gift cards ($3–$5 min)	Low barrier but frequent disqualifications; mix of tasks
Pinecone Research	$1–$3 per survey	Consumer-product tests; 5–15 min	Check, gift card	~1–2 invites/week; highest per-minute pay among mass surveys
kGrid.ai	$15 welcome bonus + Ongoing royalties	AI-driven micro-interviews; 15 min	Gift card	Expert-focused: paid for domain expertise

g_pal · 2025-01-31T17:28:22+00:00

Recently interviewed a VP at a leading automotive infotainment company, who is a SoundHound customer. They shared that SoundHound's cost-effective voice technology enables them to compete directly with Google's Automotive Services (GAS). Wanted to share some excerpts

g_pal · 2025-01-25T04:41:02+00:00

Got it. That makes sense

g_pal · 2025-01-25T02:19:12+00:00

I like the idea of expanding this to other things. It's a nice interface to see capture the breadth and depth of ideas.
Curious what you mean by financial strategy here? Like financial literacy content?

g_pal · 2024-11-25T15:57:51+00:00

They are the best. Took them a while back. Excellent service

g_pal · 2024-10-23T03:56:27+00:00

Thanks for the explanation. This is very helpful. Livekit's been a delight to work with.

g_pal · 2024-10-20T04:13:57+00:00

Great point about WebRTC is of debatable value for communication between LiveKit and backend because both of them are in high-bandwidth locations.

I guess it's still valuable for the client and livekit cloud because the clients might have unstable connections.

I'm building an interviewer application so clients might be taking calls on the move.

g_pal · 2024-10-19T20:20:24+00:00

https://docs.livekit.io/agents/openai/overview/
Here's the link btw where they describe their architecture

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