"The Riff" with Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg
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.
The Riff is a part of the Turpentine podcast network.
Recent Episodes
Dec. 19, 2024
E57: Pod Shops; Contrarian Vibe Checks; Scaling Laws Analysis
This week, Erik Torenberg and Byrne Hobart discuss the pod shop hedge fund model, market cycles, AI pricing models, and the future of AI-generated content, with Byrne offering insights on hedge fund evolution, the current ma…
Dec. 12, 2024
E56: AI Agents are Coming; China’s Internet; Google Wants to Win
This week, Erik Torenberg and Byrne Hobart discuss AI's economic implications, the rise of passive investing, gambling markets, and Warren Buffett's early investment tactics, examining how technological advancements shape ec…
Nov. 21, 2024
E55: Futarchy, Elon, and Gut Decisions in Business
This week, Erik and Byrne discuss the impact of technological change on markets, debate the feasibility of Argentine-style economic policies in the U.S., discuss government efficiency, payroll costs, and political dynamics, …
Nov. 14, 2024
E54: How Bubbles Create The Future
On this week’s episode of The Riff, explore the impact of technological change on markets and businesses, discussing economic bubbles, the future of AI, the post-election political landscape, and Byrne's upcoming book Boom, …
Nov. 7, 2024
E53: Election Analysis, Heresy, and Real Estate
This week, Erik Torenberg and Byrne Hobart explore the evolving landscape of heretical ideas, election dynamics, AI and crypto’s market impacts, prediction markets, the shifting Overton window, contrarian perspectives, and t…
Oct. 31, 2024
E52: How Tech Journalism Works w/ Patrick McKenzie
In this special episode of The Riff, Erik Torenberg and Patrick McKenzie explore the evolving landscape of tech journalism, media narratives about the tech industry, and how the industry is increasingly telling its own story.
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