Episodes

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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March 21, 2022

E47: Steve Vacuum

Bootstrap went global! Well, not completely, but some of us were traveling. And it was a relatively slow tech news week, so the guys played a game that Guy prepared! And we got to hear about Hillel's latest obsession, as …

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March 13, 2022

E46: Team wheels!

It seems like the world is preoccupied with the more wheels vs doors debate, so we step in and help settle that. But what else is going on? Well, the boys took a two week hiatus, so Hillel could travel, …

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Feb. 21, 2022

E45: Let's Get Physical

"I don't know anything about Peloton or fitness AND I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT" -Hillel Ok, so maybe that's not an exact quote, but it covers the spirit of what he said. But guess what? Peloton was in the …

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