المحتوى المقدم من Christian & Alec. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرة بواسطة Christian & Alec أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.
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In the latest episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Sam Huang, Principal at BMW iVentures, for a candid conversation to explore the dynamic intersection of venture capital, artificial intelligence, robotics, and manufacturing innovation. Sam shares BMW iVentures’ investment thesis, focusing on Series A and B startups across the US, Europe, and Israel, with a strong emphasis on AI-driven SaaS, automation, and onshoring trends driven by labor shortages and supply chain disruptions. Listeners gain valuable perspectives on the evolving venture diligence process, the importance of product-market fit, and how higher ARR benchmarks reflect both market maturity and macroeconomic factors like rising interest rates. Sam also candidly discusses his unconventional career path—from a Stanford history PhD program to law school and ultimately venture capital—highlighting how diverse experiences enhance investment acumen. The conversation delves into the benefits of corporate venture capital, especially BMW’s hands-on support and networking advantages for portfolio companies. Additionally, Sam reveals how AI is integrated internally at BMW iVentures to optimize workflow and decision-making. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the future of innovation, investment strategy, and the transformative impact of AI and robotics on global industries. Learn more about Sam's work at https://www.bmwiventures.com/ and her involvement with the Asian Tech Collective at https://www.asiantechcollective.com/ Connect with Sam on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-huang-10375b106/ Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply at https://finstratmgmt.com/innovators-investors-podcast/ Want to learn more about Kristian Marquez's work? Check out his website at https://finstratmgmt.com…
المحتوى المقدم من Christian & Alec. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرة بواسطة Christian & Alec أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.
Two guys, one movie, one album - every week! It's Hahaha Fantastic! Inspired by James Clement and Claire Tonti's podcast Suggestible.
المحتوى المقدم من Christian & Alec. يتم تحميل جميع محتويات البودكاست بما في ذلك الحلقات والرسومات وأوصاف البودكاست وتقديمها مباشرة بواسطة Christian & Alec أو شريك منصة البودكاست الخاص بهم. إذا كنت تعتقد أن شخصًا ما يستخدم عملك المحمي بحقوق الطبع والنشر دون إذنك، فيمكنك اتباع العملية الموضحة هنا https://ar.player.fm/legal.
Two guys, one movie, one album - every week! It's Hahaha Fantastic! Inspired by James Clement and Claire Tonti's podcast Suggestible.
0:00 Intro 1:56 Christian completely ignores the question 5:50 Alec loves this, hates How to... 10 Days 6:41 What's new this time for Dani? 8:07 Oh yeah Emma Stone is in this 9:21 Christian approves of the kid's acting chops 11:52 Emily is really sorry and Julianne Moore is great 16:58 Steve Carell was born for this role 19:07 The Wingman - Ryan Gosling 20:15 Jacob's transition (Crazy, Stupid, Love) 29:36 A big envelope of DUCKS 33:05 The super cringe and overlong speech at the end 34:06 Is Jacob a better Ben? 36:01 Are rom-coms made/marketed primarily for women? 42:04 Christian thinks Dani is more attractive than Emma Stone 42:41 What race are we? 47:24 Future Nostalgia 48:35 Dani and Dua 50:00 Even Alec has heard some of these songs before 51:00 Christian's thoughts - contrast 53:43 Maintaining highs - single mania 58:56 BOYS WILL BE BOYS - anthem? 1:05:44 (side convo about Australian musicians and pop staples) 1:10:15 Our favorite tracks…
It's the Season 3 premiere and rom-com season! In this episode, we have an egomaniac showdown with Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson facing off in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days . And the only egomaniac that could match up - the one, the only, Kanye West in his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy . No two men should have to deal with this rom-com season alone so we have brought along a special guest for Season 3. Enjoy! 0:00 Intro (Special Guest Dani Wolland) 3:31 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days as explained by Dani 8:00 The Knicks would never be in the Finals 9:32 Kate Hudson is not as attractive to men as Matthew McConaughey is to women 11:35 Alec hates this movie 13:09 Why they hell does Ben like Andy? 14:55 Alec is not going to like rom-com season (was tricked into doing this) 17:51 Dani has a question for the men 19:54 Alec likes to fight at the movies 23:38 Is Andy worse than Ben? 26:59 Who the hell drinks (generic fermented beverage)? 29:10 Why does Ben's super southern family live in Staten Island? #bullspit 31:24 Dani thinks Ben is alright alright alright 34:08 Alec thinks the hot priest from Fleabag is hotter than Ben 35:54 Ben, con artists or sweetheart? 39:24 Andy learned something, what did Ben learn? 42:51 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by the artist formerly known as Kanye West 43:35 How well do (white) people know Kanye? 48:28 Dani's history with Kanye 49:58 Kanye's life in 2010 52:50 Christian's history with Kanye 56:24 Contrast: Kanye's lyrics and instrumentals 58:34 Alec's history with Kanye (a journey) 59:58 Kanye's influence 1:03:24 Dani is here for the Pete Davidson drama 1:06:35 Album cover(s) 1:08:56 Top three favorite tracks and least favorite track 1:14:44 Final comments (Happy Valentine's Day)…
0:00 Intro 0:24 Why our podcast is called Hahaha Fantastic 2:07 Christian’s favorite line in Speed 3:08 How does recording equipment work in this world (Speed)? 4:48 Mack hates everyone but Jack 4:57 Alec didn’t know what WAP meant 5:52 Alec’s nacho story 8:47 Racism is everywhere 9:14 The Eric Andre Show 11:30 Our dumbest fan 11:57 Alec is not Black 13:53 Samuel L. Jackson and Black empowerment 14:22 The Good Christian Hug 15:19 Alec’s and Two Can Play That Game’s ending 16:40 RIP DMX 17:31 We are lazy 17:55 We recommend nothing 18:29 You can’t start with ska 18:46 Friendship story 20:20 Rage Against the Machine woes 21:24 Strangers trying to convince us to do things 23:32 Arnold Schwarzenegger and David Carradine 24:56 Female Empowerment 26:00 Hahaha Fantastic doesn’t care 26:21 Alec is still not Black and our podcast cover art 29:13 Greenland is lazy 30:23 Listen close sheepeople 30:50 The moving pictures company 32:01 Hahaha hipsters 32:45 Seasons of music 36:38 Touched 36:53 Bo Burnham and Mr. Krabs 38:08 Sam Jackson and Julia Louis Dreyfus gonna bang 39:30 Tarantino films ranked (Alec is such a hipster) 42:31 Live Free or Die Hard is Alec’s mom’s favorite movie 43:09 Christian hates John McClane 46:21 Alec’s dad is bald 46:50 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Justin Long 47:34 How do you like Die Hard 4 now Mrs. Mundy? 47:59 Watch Die Hard 4 or whatever 48:36 Cajun? 50:24 Christian only likes sad music 51:13 Alec’s cajon woes continued 52:31 Pitching or catching? 54:15 This ride isn’t canon 55:48 Ja Rule and Race Wars 58:28 Brian O’Connor is a bad cop 59:23 John McClane v. Jack Traven v. Brian O’Connor 1:03:17 What if Jesse’s dad is John Cena? (he wasn’t)…
0:00 Intro 5:54 The Matrix 10:43 World Building 13:42 Pacing 15:42 Cinematography 19:49 So many genres!!! 22:28 Alec’s Hot Take: The Matrix is a better version of Kill Bill 25:13 Choice and belief 30:54 Exploitation and Oppression 31:53 Are themes less overt because Neo is white? 35:00 The Wachowskis are very progressive 39:37 Christian’s Notes 44:23 How does time work in the Matrix? 46:32 Cypher has point about Morpheus tricking them 49:32 Is the Oracle an homage to a griot? 52:52 Jeepers Creepers that thing’s real??!! 54:47 What does this movie say about female empowerment? 55:18 What if Arnold Schwarzenegger was in The Matrix? 55:44 Trinity 58:16 Movie asking itself questions 1:00:36 How did Cypher become an informant? 1:03:17 Rage Against the Machine 1:08:54 Evil Empire 1:11:44 Tim Commerford is underrated 1:14:20 The Battle of Los Angeles is least underground 1:16:14 What if Arnold Schwarzenegger was in Rage? 1:16:33 Back to comparing Evil Empire to TBOLA 1:18:29 Alec calls Killing in the Name a “singalong” 1:19:46 TBOLA is a good entry point for casuals 1:21:35 Bulls on Parade is the goat 1:23:17 RATM’s musical goal 1:23:59 Can Rage’s rage come across in non-rock genres? 1:32:47 Evil Empire is about American hypocrisy 1:40:49 Why are Zack and Tom mad? 1:44:51 Not really offering solutions – just rage and information 1:46:39 Album cover 1:48:49 Break-up and reunion 1:50:23 Final thoughts…
It's the ROCK!!! (Not yet). We finish off the first season of Hahaha Fantastic! with the first entry of the Fast Saga The Fast and the Furious and breakdown an album that was released the same year JAY-Z's The Blueprint . 0:00 Intro 5:55 The Fast and the Furious 20:47 FF lore and the Saw movies 25:55 When to use NOS 27:45 Dom and Brian's Friendship 32:23 Vin Diesel is a good actor 35:36 Who is Dom really? (40:56 Shout to Buffalo Bill) 44:52 Dom's World 46:11 Races 47:08 Ja Rule is bad at street racing 47:46 Race Wars 49:48 2001 was radical bro 53:23 Is Brian O'Conner a good cop? (what is Brian doing???) 57:37 Brian v. John McClane v. Jack Traven 1:02:08 The Cliffhanger Ending (who will come back?) 1:08:58 As long as it's a Corona. 1:12:02 Letty was Dom's side piece and Mia was basically a teenager 1:16:36 JAY-Z 2:05:26 Fan Mail 2:07:14 Outro & Contact Info…
0:00 Intro Alec: 1:38 The Mitchells vs the Machines Christian: 3:41 Come on and Slam by Sledding With Tigers 6:06 Season One Finale Movie and Album Reveal!!! 7:56 Outro and Contact Info
Cornetto Cornetto Bonito! This week we go on The Golden Mile with Edgar Wright's comedy The World's End and hit up the British dance floor with Kero Kero Bonito's debut album Bonito Generation. 0:00 Alec doesn't know how to pronounce cajón or Moog 4:07 The World's End (spoilers 16:16 - 48:58) 48:58 Kero Kero Bonito…
Happy Mother's Day! This week to celebrate Mother's Day Hahaha Fantastic! discuss Alec's mom's favorite movie - the fourth film of the Bruce Willis Die Hard Series Live Free or Die Hard and Christian's mom's favorite album - Tracy Chapman's self titled debut album. 0:00 - Intro 2:46 - Live Free or Die Hard 1:02:10 - Tracy Chapman…
¡Feliz Dos de Mayo! This week we are recognizing Spain's regional holiday with Almodóvar's semi-autobiographical film Pain and Glory staring Antonio Banderas and dive into the electronic flamenco pop beauty of ROSALÍA's sophomore effort El Mal Querer . 0:00 - Intro 5:29 - Pain and Glory 43:07 - ROSALÍA 1:05:28 - El Guincho's Skillz 1:06:10 - Seasons of Music 1:09:43 - Back to Rosalía 1:11:27 - Art of the Week 1:32:27 - Outro & Contact Info…
A gringo took my kiddo! Uma Thurman and Quentin Tarantino reunite for the two-part martial arts epic Kill Bill and we go down unda for some Australian rock jams with Alex Lahey's debut album I Love You Like A Brother . Intro 0:00 - 3:00 Kill Bill 3:00 - 1:10:54 Alex Lahey 1:10:54 - 1:33:14 What if Arnold Schwarzenegger was in Kill Bill 1:33:14 - 1:33:40 David Carradine side notes 1:33:40 - 1:35:28 Back to Alex Lahey 1:35:28 - 1:36:41 Female Empowerment and Superheroes 1:36:41 - 1:43:10 Back to Alex Lahey again 1:43:10 - 1:43:43 Art of the Week 1:43:43 - 1:55:14 Outro 1:55:14 - 1:58:18…
Can you control your man? This week we're taking you back to the golden age of black rom coms with Two Can Play That Game starring Vivica A. Fox and reflect on our 20 somethings with SZA's Ctrl . Intro 0:00 - 3:43 Two Can Play That Game 3:43 - 32:44 SZA 32:44 - 58:21 Art of the Week 58:21 - 1:10:56 Outro 1:10:56 - 1:12:28…
Everybody loves Bill Murray right??? We talk Sofia Coppola's opus Lost in Translation and the Japanese rock band CHAI's sophomore effort Punk. Intro 0:00 - 0:38 Lost in Translation 0:38 - 51:36 CHAI 51:36 - 1:07:38 Art of the Week 1:07:38 - 1:16:19 Outro 1:16:19 - 1:17:36
50! Stay above 50! This week we're talking the 1994 action classic Speed starring Keanu Reeves and go into the mind of Robin Pecknold for Fleet Foxes' third LP Crack-Up. Intro 0:00 - 3:20 Speed 3:20 - 41:15 Fleet Foxes 41:15 - 1:14:12 Art of the Week 1:14:12 - 1:37:46 Outro 1:37:46 - 1:39:47
On the inaugural episode of Hahaha Fantastic! we discuss Tom McCarthy's 2015 drama Spotlight and a ska classic The Specials by The Specials. Intro 0:00 - 4:59 Spotlight 4:59 - 31:40 The Specials 31:40 - 55:35 Art of the Week 55:35 - 1:12:30 Outro 1:12:30 - 1:14:34
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