Podbit · All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The real goal of under-16 social media bans isn't protecting children — it's forcing adults to de-anonymize so governments can build censorship regimes. What gets labeled 'harmful content' is just content that disagrees with whoever holds power.
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Z.AI releases GLM 5.2 — the highest-scoring open-weight model ever — trained on Huawei chips, 85% cheaper than GPT-5.5, with founder claiming fable-level capability before Q1 2027 [1] — Jason Calacanis "GLM 5.2: 744B params, 1M token context, MIT license: China's Z.AI released GLM 5.2, a 744 billion parameter open-source model with a 1 mill…" 45:20 .
Gavin Baker cited an uncontested study showing that electing a Republican DA causes all-cause mortality for young Black men in that city to drop by 7%.
Chamath cited a statistic that 0.1% of the population commits approximately 70% of violent crimes, suggesting targeted interventions could near-eliminate crime.
Polling shows 80% of Democrats now say they disapprove of Israel, a dramatic reversal from previously high bipartisan approval ratings.
Among Republicans under 50, Israel's disapproval rating is now 57%, reflecting a major generational divide within the GOP.
Sam had no coding knowledge, so he used ChatGPT voice mode to generate his entire codebase and copy-pasted it into Notepad. A friend later introduced him to Cursor, and he never looked back.
Copy days of Discord chat history, paste it into ChatGPT, and ask it to list recurring pain points. The ones that come up most often are your best product bets.
Sam's top advice: when prompting Cursor, tell it to architect code for 100,000 users from day one. The AI changes its approach, building scalable frameworks instead of brittle one-user code.
With AI coding tools like Cursor, Bhanu replicates an existing free tool for a new keyword in under 5 minutes. What used to be a multi-day build is now a lunch-break task.
Ahrefs, SiteGPT, Cal.com, PostHog, Datafast, Sibyl AI, Bento, Feather, Featurepace, Mintlify, Cloud Code, ChartMogul — Bhanu runs his entire business solo with these 12 tools.
PropGPT runs on React Native with TypeScript and Python for ML, Neon for the database, RevenueCat and Superwall for monetization. LLM costs are $20/month, data APIs $100/month, and after $10K in monthly marketing spend, margins sit at roughly 50%.
Game apps keep users engaged long enough for ads to pay off. Tool apps don't — so if you're building a utility, ads are almost always the wrong call and subscriptions are your only real lever.
Inside SEO Bot, a single button labelled 'Boost My Domain Rating' routes users directly to Listing Bot. That one interaction converts a user of one tool into a user of two — without any marketing cost.
Directory listings are a powerful but underrated growth channel — but only if your product is genuinely interesting enough to earn the click. AI products have a natural advantage here because they're easy to package in a compelling, clickable way.
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