The Pomp Podcast on Apple Podcasts

It has a high information density

“Today, voice is not a platform; it’s an interface. It could become a platform.” – Brian Norgard

There’s a human touch (contrast this with words on a screen)

“We wanted to create a frictionless environment with Spearhead to enable founders on the ground to fund the most interesting people and projects they know of at the very early stage” – Brian Norgard

Why do people love the voice/audio interface?

AirPods are accelerating the growth—Brian calls them “the second-best product Apple ever launched”

Take AirPods, which are now in the “small” category; companies like NeuralLink will one day make them invisible

All physical technology follows a similar trend: over time, its size goes from big to medium, from medium to small, and from small to invisible

Multimodal consumption—you can listen while driving, running, walking to work, etc.

Every year, Naval, Nivi, and Brian, through Spearhead, give up to $1 million to 30 founders; the founders then use the money to invest in friends