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E71: Degenerative AI
May 14, 2023

E71: Degenerative AI

Welcome to episode 71 of Bootstrap! Hillel went to the British embassy's coronation celebration. Why? Because Hillel is a world class British historian, duh. So what did we talk about? The most obscure TikTok genres that th...

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E70: Blue Sky
May 2, 2023

E70: Blue Sky

Welcome to episode 70 of Bootstrap! In this exciting installment, we dive into the hot topic of Twitter's new character limits and the impact it has on users. But the excitement doesn't stop there - during our live recording,...

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E69: Chromebooks are punishments
April 9, 2023

E69: Chromebooks are punishments

We talk about AI a lot, because that's what's in the news. But also, this week there was AR news that *wasn't* silly! So what did we talk about? Twitter released the source code for their for you algo https://techcrunch.com/...

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E68: Twitter Blue Premium
March 29, 2023

E68: Twitter Blue Premium

That's right! Hillel wasn't paying attention, and upgraded to Twitter Blue on iOS, instead of desktop. Oooh, fancy shmancy! So what did we talk about? Twitter Blue is rolling out globally, and legacy verified blue checks are...

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E67: Math is important
March 20, 2023

E67: Math is important

Very short one this week, but we figured we'll give the fans what they want. *Some* Bootstrap is better than none, right?? So what did we talk about? AI. And if it's going to be detrimental to our kids in …

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E66: The power of a unicorn
March 14, 2023

E66: The power of a unicorn

Never a dull moment! We basically just spoke about the collapse of SVB, the runs on other regional banks, and how the sky feels like it's falling, in general. So what did we talk about? SVB. Shoutouts! Guy: ClipChamp http://w...

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E65: Bootstrap Ultra
Feb. 19, 2023

E65: Bootstrap Ultra

A non-political episode! (Mostly). Lots more BinGPT in the news, and unfortunately more layoffs... And Hillel was back on his phone way too much. Classic. So what did we talk about? Apple is considering releasing a more expe...

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E64: Pent Up Opinions
Feb. 13, 2023

E64: Pent Up Opinions

Well, we all agreed it was unfortunate for politics to mix with tech news. But the news is the news, so after a few weeks off (and you'll find out why), Hillel was ready to explode. We let him rant! …

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E63: 2023 Predictions (of course)
Jan. 4, 2023

E63: 2023 Predictions (of course)

I know, pretty predictable to have a predictions show. (See what we did there?) And we can't really give it all away here in the show notes, so you'll just have to listen... But, we can say that things got …

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E62: 2022 Prediction Roundup!
Dec. 29, 2022

E62: 2022 Prediction Roundup!

We went into the archives from one year ago to hear all of our 2022 predictions. And boy, were we *way off* on most of them. But, Hillel nailed a few of them! (Hint: the metaverse is still not mainstream …

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E61: Generated by ChatGPT
Dec. 11, 2022

E61: Generated by ChatGPT

(The following has been generated completely by ChatGPT) Welcome to our podcast episode! In this episode, we discuss Kanye West's suspension from Twitter, the rise of ChatGPT, and Spotify's new "wrapped" feature. And in a str...

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E60: 5G is worth it
Nov. 27, 2022

E60: 5G is worth it

It took a year, and all Itamar had to do was click 1 button... and now he found out that 5G is actually fantastic. Old news, right? Don't get me started. It's unfortunate that there are more layoff stories in …

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E59: Sh*tstorm
Nov. 18, 2022

E59: Sh*tstorm

I don't know if you noticed, but it's an absolute sh*tstorm in the tech industry, and the wider economy too. But have no fear! It's a medical fact that listening to this episode will make you feel better. So what …

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E58: Verified
Nov. 9, 2022

E58: Verified

By the time you listen to this, who knows what will be of Twitter? Did Elon sell it? Was it acquired by Papa John's Pizza? WHO KNOWS AT THIS POINT. Layoffs. Recession. Chaos. Wonderful. So what did we talk about? …

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E57: Hilye
Oct. 30, 2022

E57: Hilye

That's right! Apparently Hil-ye West joined us as a guest this week. So what did we talk about this time? Kanye's breakdown (on some tech podcasts too...) Elon bought Twitter! https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1585341984679...

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E56: Dynamic Peninsula
Sept. 18, 2022

E56: Dynamic Peninsula

Happy iPhone Event Roundup Week! Hillel got confused about what vegans do in their bedrooms, and is annoyed by Android haters. Androiders- go get him! So what did we talk about this time? The new iPhone and Apple Watch event...

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E55: It’s August
Sept. 4, 2022

E55: It’s August

Did we mention that it was august when we recorded this? WAS August. Isn’t now. Anyway, as you expect in August, the news was a little slow. But, we did talk a lot about Oculus, Zucks’s performance on JRE, and …

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E54: Real estate is real estate because it's real estate
Aug. 21, 2022

E54: Real estate is real estate because it's real estate

Adam Neumann is back with a new startup, and 50% of our episode is now off the rails. Apparently his sister was more well known than he was, pre-wework. Who knew?? So his new startup, Flow, raised $350M from A16Z. …

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E53: Gimble Kimble
Aug. 9, 2022

E53: Gimble Kimble

Wow, crazy great episode this week! We literally thought of a hilarious startup idea, and Guy ran it through an AI deck generator, and before you know it Sky Jumpers was born. Sky Jumpers- parachutes for drones. We also lost...

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E52: Anti-Shark Tank
July 31, 2022

E52: Anti-Shark Tank

Shark tank-like pitches are the worst, right? Well, Hillel doesn't agree, but you might think otherwise. Unfortunately, there are more layoffs hitting the Israeli tech scene. And we spoke a lot about where Facebook should b...

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E51: Lack of fragmentation
July 17, 2022

E51: Lack of fragmentation

Back with a vengeance! A lot of iOS 16 public beta talk, tbh. It's momentous- you gotta love summer iOS betas. Then of course we reviewed a few restaurants. Deal with it. Was a fun episode this week- enjoy! BYEEEEEE …

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E50: Hillel got kicked out of BLEEP cafe and you’ll never believe what happened next!
July 10, 2022

E50: Hillel got kicked out of BLEEP cafe and you’ll never believe wha…

What a hurricane of an episode! We talked about drones, TikTok, autocorrect, restaurants, the recession, cars, intermittent fasting, nuclear submarines... (I may have made that last one up 😁) and more! We were all over the ...

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E49: Semi Unhinged
April 4, 2022

E49: Semi Unhinged

Guy has COVID. Itamar calls out Netta. Hillel is getting Crystal Lite. A ball was had by all. We got some listener feedback calling one of our episode "semi unhinged". BADGE OF HONOUR. Ok, so what did we chat about …

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E48: You smuggled an iPhone in what?
March 29, 2022

E48: You smuggled an iPhone in what?

Itamar is back from the States... did he get the powder Hillel asked for... ? You'll never believe why 🤣 We spoke about: Apple planning an iPhone subscription service - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-24/apple...

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