Apple
American multinational technology company based in Cupertino, California
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Videos Mentioning Apple
Marc Andreessen at Startup School SV 2016
Y Combinator
Mentioned in relation to the potential success of future products like headphones and past products like the Newton and iPad.
E61: 2022 Predictions! Business, politics, science, tech, crypto, & more
All-In Podcast
Not mentioned, but its market position could be indirectly affected by discussions of tech IPOs and market winners.
Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand and the Philosophy of Objectivism | Lex Fridman Podcast #138
Lex Fridman
Company mentioned in the context of engineers working for Steve Jobs, highlighting how employees benefit from the company's success, making it a win-win relationship.
Chamath Palihapitiya: Money, Success, Startups, Energy, Poker & Happiness | Lex Fridman Podcast #338
Lex Fridman
Apple is cited as a company that successfully moved 'down the stack' by controlling hardware and software to become a dominant platform. The iPhone is also mentioned as a disruptive product that maintained a high price point.
Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify — Habits, Systems and Mental Models for Performance | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A technology company mentioned in the context of Silicon Valley competition for engineers and its iconic product, the iPhone.
E60: The 2021 Bestie Awards PLUS Jack Dorsey starts the Web3 Wars
All-In Podcast
Part of the winning 'ANG' group, expected to hit $3 trillion market cap, and anticipated to beat Meta in VR/AR efforts.
Books I’ve Loved — Steve Jurvetson | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Technology company where Steve Jurvetson worked in product marketing.
A Conversation with David Frum (Episode #206)
Sam Harris
Used as an example in the context of privacy concerns and encryption, specifically regarding the iPhone and potential government access to data.
Yann LeCun: Deep Learning, ConvNets, and Self-Supervised Learning | Lex Fridman Podcast #36
Lex Fridman
Mentioned as a company that previously 'burned' Google with patent issues, influencing Google's own patent strategy.
7 Levels of Coronavirus Attack on Our Society and How We Can Fight Back
Lex Fridman
Mentioned in the context of resources and potential applications related to personal well-being.
Simon Sinek: Leadership, Hard Work, Optimism and the Infinite Game | Lex Fridman Podcast #82
Lex Fridman
Company discussed in relation to its culture of pushing employees and its ability to sustain itself after Steve Jobs.
Gustaf Alströmer - Growth for Startups
Y Combinator
Mentioned alongside the iPhone as having a poor Net Promoter Score, highlighting the unreliability of NPS as a sole indicator of product success.
Sam Altman : How to Build the Future
Y Combinator
Mentioned in a personal anecdote about long-term stock investment, contrasting its growth with Applebee's.
The Random Show with Tim Ferriss & Kevin Rose — Affordable Luxuries, Brain Stimulation, and More!
Tim Ferriss
The technology company whose App Store policies on cryptocurrency trading and transaction taxes are sidestepped by friend.tech.
The New Future Of Work: A Conversation with Matt Mullenweg (Episode #194)
Sam Harris
A technology company cited as an example of an organization that continued to pay employees even when stores were closed during a downturn, demonstrating good planning.
Tristan Harris — Fighting Skynet and Firewalling Attention | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A multinational technology company, described as the 'government of the attention economy' due to its control over App Store policies and features like Screen Time.
The Marketing Secrets Apple & Tesla Always Use: Rory Sutherland | E165
The Diary Of A CEO
Praised for its minimalist product display in stores, which creates a sense of scarcity and tremendous value.
Early Thoughts On a Pandemic: A Conversation with Amesh Adalja (Episode #191)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as a source of a computer shipped from Shanghai, used as an example to discuss the risk of transmission via mail.
E55: Valuing crypto projects, Rivian worth $100B+, inflation: causes and corrections and more
All-In Podcast
A tech company that has engaged in large stock buybacks ($20 billion), questioning whether it is effective capital allocation or a sign of lacking ambitious R&D projects. Also discussed its culture of focus on few products.
E54: Spread trading big tech, capital allocation, Zillow's misfire, Progressives suffer losses
All-In Podcast
Google pays Apple $10 billion to be the default search, protecting Google's position even though Apple is a platform competitor. Apple also faces headwinds with inflation, margins, and supply chain issues.
George Hotz: Hacking the Simulation & Learning to Drive with Neural Nets | Lex Fridman Podcast #132
Lex Fridman
A technology company whose closed ecosystem approach (like with the iPhone's OTA updates) is admired by George Hotz, but he also respects their design decisions.
E53: Wealth tax, inflation as a capital allocator, big tech earnings, paternity leave & more
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as a major tech company whose supply chain issues and stock performance are compared to Google and Microsoft.
Chris Lattner: The Future of Computing and Programming Languages | Lex Fridman Podcast #131
Lex Fridman
A multinational technology company where Chris Lattner was a software innovator and leader, creating the Swift programming language.
Wealth & Happiness: A Conversation with Scott Galloway (Episode #189)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as one of the 'big four' tech companies, but considered less of a concern than Google and Facebook regarding societal impact.