Technology Brothers

About Technology Brothers

TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays from 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with full episodes posted to Spotify immediately after airing. Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” TBPN has interviewed Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella. Diet TBPN delivers the best moments from each episode in under 30 minutes.

Publisher

John Coogan & Jordi Hays

Category

business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Oct 2024

Latest episode

6 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

726 of 743 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   AI Boom Reality Check, Jobs Boom, Cybertruck Scrapped | Praveer Melwani, Keller Cliffton, Rahul Sonwalkar, Max Siegelman, D.A. Wallach

   (01:33) - AI Boom Reality Check (16:00) - Jobs Boom (21:56) - Hedge Fund Selloff (24:12) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (26:50) - Cybertruck Scrapped (38:02) - WSJ Mansion Section (46:31) - Praveer Melwani is the CFO of Figma, the collaborative design and software development platform. He oversees the company’s financial strategy, operations, and long-term planning, helping scale Figma through its rapid growth and transition into a publicly traded company. He is also an advocate for using AI to transform corporate finance and automate business workflows. (56:36) - Keller Cliffton is the co-founder and CEO of Zipline, the autonomous drone delivery company transforming how medical supplies, food, and consumer goods are transported. Zipline began by delivering blood and vaccines to remote hospitals in Rwanda and has since expanded across four continents, partnering with companies like Walmart and Uber Eats. The company recently raised $1.5 billion at a $21.5 billion valuation. Before founding Zipline, Cliffton studied at Harvard and was a professional rock climber. (01:11:45) - Rahul Sonwalkar is the founder and CEO of Julius AI, an AI-powered data analysis platform that allows users to analyze spreadsheets, generate visualizations, and perform complex statistical modeling using natural language. A Y Combinator alumnus and former engineer at Uber and Facebook, he has grown Julius to more than 2 million users and raised $10 million in funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners. (01:20:00) - Max Siegelman is the founder of Siegelman Stable, a luxury sportswear and streetwear brand known for its vintage-inspired hats, apparel, and celebrity following. Launched in 2020 as a tribute to his family's horse racing business, the brand has gained popularity among figures like Kendall Jenner, Justin Bieber, and Aaron Judge, with collaborations spanning major sports teams and fashion. A portion of the brand's proceeds supports equine therapy programs. (01:40:05) - D.A. Wallach is the co-founder and general partner of Time BioVentures, a venture capital firm investing in biotechnology, healthcare, and breakthrough medical technologies. He was an early investor in companies including Spotify, SpaceX, and Neuralink, and previously fronted the indie rock band Chester French, which was discovered by Pharrell Williams. He has since become a prominent investor focused on transforming medicine through innovative biotech startups. TBPN is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.com Public - https://public.com Cisco - https://www.cisco.com Console - https://www.console.com CrowdStrike - https://www.crowdstrike.com Figma - https://www.figma.com MongoDB - https://www.mongodb.com NYSE - https://www.nyse.com Railway - https://railway.com Shopify - https://www.shopify.com Codex - http://openAI.com/codex Follow TBPN: https://TBPN.com https://x.com/tbpn https://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tbpn/id1772360235 https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive (https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive)

2. 

   5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   NASDAQ Plunges As AI Stocks Sink, GTA 6, OpenAI’s Revenue Inflection | Diet TBPN

   John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss NASDAQ's plunge, AI stock declines, GTA 6, and OpenAI's revenue inflection in this interview.

3. 

   5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Market Cries Out for Help, Neocloud FUD, Strauss Zelnick Fires Back at Take-Two Slander

   Host [Host Name] interviews Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, as he defends the company against market criticism and slander.

Inside a recent episode

AI Boom Reality Check, Jobs Boom, Cybertruck Scrapped | Praveer Melwani, Keller Cliffton, Rahul Sonwalkar, Max Siegelman, D.A. Wallach

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Like keep your fingers away from here or there. You can, and again, you can see issues with the car from like 20 feet away. And that's just like how the car came, um, to really never should have shipped, but I'm glad it did because it like looks completely insane. Yeah. Uh, it actually drives again. […]

Who has been a guest on Technology Brothers

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Apoorva Mehta
• Alex Spiro
• Anish Agarwal
• Derek Blasberg
• Harley Finkelstein

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

9,974,829

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

176 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

653 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

100

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

91

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Books guests

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