Sep 1, 20261h 5m
(00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:54) - Rajat's heroes and influences (00:05:21) - Introducing Chef Robotics (00:07:22) - Why food manufacturing is a massive opportunity (00:08:11) - Industry graveyard: why previous food robots...
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Smart Friends
Hosted by Eric Jorgenson · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Casual conversations with founders, technologists, investors, and artists about building a brighter future, together. Welcome to our digital living room. With science, technology and entrepreneurship we can *continue* to create unfathomable leaps in quality of life. We show you how to find, apply, build, and invest in technologies to change your life and the world. When we have smart friends, we do smart things. When we do smart things, we save the world. No matter who, where, or when you are – now you have smart friends, too. Outside this podcast, I’m the author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant and The Anthology of Balaji. Connect at ejorgenson.com Laugh and learn with people like Balaji Srinivasan, Naval Ravikant, Andrew Wilkinson, Austen Allred, David Senra, Josh Storrs Hall, Ashley Rindsberg, Zach Pettet, Bret Kugelmass, Omar ElNaggar, Grace Guo, Brett Kopf, Max Olson, Chris Williamson, Shane Mac, Tim Hwang, David Perell, Jason Hitchcock, Nata
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What is Smart Friends about?
Casual conversations with founders, technologists, investors, and artists about building a brighter future, together. Welcome to our digital living room. With science, technology and entrepreneurship we can *continue* to create unfathomable leaps in quality of life. We show you how to find, apply, build, and invest in technologies to change your life and the world.
Who hosts Smart Friends?
Smart Friends is hosted by Eric Jorgenson. The show has published 125 episodes to date.
What has Smart Friends covered recently?
Recent episodes include "#106 130 Million Meals made by Robots: Rajat Bhageria of Chef Robotics" (1 September 2026, 65 minutes), "Inside the Underground Meme Marketing World: Jason Levin of Memelord" (16 June 2026, 74 minutes), and "#104 The Elite Private High School Where Students Earn A Million Dollars: [Nat Eliason of Founder School (via Alpha)]" (2 June 2026, 71 minutes).
How often does Smart Friends publish?
Smart Friends publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 90 minutes across 125 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Smart Friends?
Booking probability for Smart Friends is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Smart Friends requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Smart Friends's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Smart Friends?
The strongest fits for Smart Friends are Business & Management Consulting. Smart Friends has a business audience.
About the host
Eric Jorgenson hosts Smart Friends, a business podcast with 125 episodes published.
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Jun 16, 20261h 14mS0<p>Topics:</p> <p>(00:00:00) - Intro</p> <p>(00:03:34) - The most effective meme and the midwit curve</p> <p>(00:08:11) - Memes as memetic warfare and communication</p> <p>(00:10:04) - Jason's internet kid origin...
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#104 The Elite Private High School Where Students Earn A Million Dollars: [Nat Eliason of Founder School (via Alpha)]
Jun 2, 20261h 11mS0<p>Topics:</p> <p>(00:00:00) - Intro</p> <p>(00:03:27) - Nat joins Alpha School to launch Founder School</p> <p>(00:04:11) - The million-dollar business guarantee</p> <p>(00:04:44) - Why no program like this exists...
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#103 How to Destroy Bad Ideas Without Killing Relationships [The Dionysus Program with Sean Devine]
May 19, 20262h 9mS0<p>Topics:</p> <p>(00:00:00) - Intro</p> <p>(00:01:23) - Reading the forward to Sean’s new book</p> <p>(00:09:30) - What problem were you experiencing that sparked these ideas?</p> <p>(00:12:30) - Sean’s early arrival...
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#103 How to Destroy Bad Ideas Without Killing Relationships [The Dionysus Program with Sean Devine]
May 19, 20262h 9mTopics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:23) - Reading the forward to Sean’s new book (00:09:30) - What problem were you experiencing that sparked these ideas? (00:12:30) - Sean’s early arrival to AI (00:23:15) - Identity...
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#102 The Next Renaissance, AI Reality vs Hype, and a Movement of Hope with Zack Kass
May 5, 20261h 19mS0<p>Topics:</p> <p>(00:00:00) - Intro</p> <p>(00:02:40) - Being the “tech for middle America” translator</p> <p>(00:06:00) - Who are your heroes?</p> <p>(00:13:40) - Zack’s unique approach to AI</p> <p>(00:57:35) - The...
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#102 The Next Renaissance, AI Reality vs Hype, and a Movement of Hope with Zack Kass
May 5, 20261h 19mTopics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:40) - Being the “tech for middle America” translator (00:06:00) - Who are your heroes? (00:13:40) - Zack’s unique approach to AI (00:57:35) - The market for identity transformation...
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The Book of Elon - Part 4
Apr 7, 20261h 35mS0<p>Welcome to the free audiobook of The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success.</p> <p>This is Part 1 of 4.</p> <p>I’ve made all of my books available for free. This is the third book I’ve published, and like the...
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The Book of Elon - Part 4
Apr 7, 20261h 35mWelcome to the free audiobook of The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success. This is Part 1 of 4. I’ve made all of my books available for free. This is the third book I’ve published, and like the others, it’s...
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The Book of Elon - Part 3
Apr 7, 20261h 44mS0<p>Welcome to the free audiobook of The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success.</p> <p>This is Part 3 of 4.</p> <p>I’ve made all of my books available for free. This is the third book I’ve published, and like the...
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The Book of Elon - Part 3
Apr 7, 20261h 44mWelcome to the free audiobook of The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success. This is Part 3 of 4. I’ve made all of my books available for free. This is the third book I’ve published, and like the others, it’s...
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The Book of Elon - Part 2
Apr 7, 20261h 10mS0<p>Welcome to the free audiobook of The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success.</p> <p>This is Part 2 of 4.</p> <p>I’ve made all of my books available for free. This is the third book I’ve published, and like the...
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The Book of Elon - Part 2
Apr 7, 20261h 10mWelcome to the free audiobook of The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success. This is Part 2 of 4. I’ve made all of my books available for free. This is the third book I’ve published, and like the others, it’s...
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The Book of Elon - Part 1
Apr 7, 20261h 6mS0<p>Welcome to the free audiobook of The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success.</p> <p>This is Part 1 of 4.</p> <p>I’ve made all of my books available for free. This is the third book I’ve published, and like the...
Smart Friends
The Book of Elon - Part 1
Apr 7, 20261h 6mWelcome to the free audiobook of The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success. This is Part 1 of 4. I’ve made all of my books available for free. This is the third book I’ve published, and like the others, it’s...
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The Book of Elon launches today
Mar 24, 20269 minS0<p>The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success is now available!</p> <p>“All of Elon Musk’s Most Useful Ideas, In His Own Words.” </p> <p>I’ve invested five years of effort and tens of thousands of dollars into...
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The Book of Elon launches today
Mar 24, 20269 minThe Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success is now available! “All of Elon Musk’s Most Useful Ideas, In His Own Words.” I’ve invested five years of effort and tens of thousands of dollars into making this book as...
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My Conversation with Naval Megasode
Feb 24, 20263h 35mIt's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published. I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with you. You can purchase the...
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My Conversation with Naval Megasode
Feb 24, 20263h 35mS0<p>It's been five years since the Almanack of Naval Ravikant was published.</p> <p><br></p> <p>I spent the day with Naval expanding on key ideas from the book. We recorded hours of that conversation to share with...
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#101 Tesla War Stories, Self-Driving at Waymo, and Building the Salesforce of BOM (Spencer Penn of LightSource)
Feb 3, 20261h 1mTopics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:43) - Heroes and inspirations (00:07:14) - The rise of Chinese electric vehicles (00:12:13) - The Tesla experience (00:31:04) - Tesla's rapid development and industry impact (00:32:54)...
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