"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
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.
Oct. 24, 2024
E51: Venture Scale, Y Combinator, and Financial Bubbles
In this episode of The Riff, Byrne Hobart discusses his upcoming book about financial bubbles, venture scale businesses, creator financing, and prediction markets.
Oct. 17, 2024
E50: Freemium Apps, Restaurants, and Search
In this special episode of The Riff, Byrne Hobart is joined by Patrick McKenzie, host of the podcast Complex Systems to discuss a range of topics including app business models, restaurant industry economics, AI's impact on p…
Oct. 10, 2024
E49: AI Art, Young Founders, and Disrupting Higher Education
This week, Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg discuss the shifting dynamics of careers and education, the notion of "auto-paternalism" in organizational choices, Spotify's growth strategy in a mature market, the future of podca…
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