Leopold is Back! Big Tech Earnings, Defense Tech Deep Dive | Richard Craib, Trae Stephens, Blake Resnick

(00:27) - Leopold is Back! (29:21) - Big Tech Earnings (32:45) - Richard Craib is a mathematician, AI researcher, and founder of Numerai, an AI-driven quantitative hedge fund. Richard Craib discusses the distinction between genuine alpha and returns driven by concentrated risk, arguing that disciplined diversification, mathematical risk management, and sustainable long-term investing matter more than short-term gains or investor hero worship. (01:00:15) - Trae Stephens, co-founder of Anduril and general partner at Founders Fund, discusses volatile venture valuations, responsible fundraising, and the evolving defense-tech ecosystem. He also covers Anduril’s autonomous aircraft and rapid manufacturing expansion, the case for mandatory civil service, and Founders Fund’s investment strategy. (01:34:39) - Blake Resnick, founder and CEO of public-safety drone company BRINC, discusses the company’s $125 million capital raise and tours its drones, recharging pods, R&D facilities, and factory. He explains BRINC’s plans to deploy autonomous emergency-response drones nationwide, its strategic partnership with Motorola Solutions, and opportunities for innovation across the domestic drone supply chain. (01:53:47) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions TBPN is made possible by:Ramp - https://ramp.comPublic - https://public.comCisco - https://www.cisco.comConsole - https://www.console.comCrowdStrike - https://www.crowdstrike.comFigma - https://www.figma.comMongoDB - https://www.mongodb.comNYSE - https://www.nyse.comRailway - https://railway.comShopify - https://www.shopify.comCodex - http://openAI.com/codexFollow TBPN: https://TBPN.comhttps://x.com/tbpnhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tbpn/id1772360235https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive