028 The Gregory and Paul Show - Somalia Fraud and Billionaires Taxes in CA

Описание: On the Gregory and Paul Show, we break down the latest in startups, SaaS, AI, and whatever the internet is fighting about this week.

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Gregory Kennedy
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🎙️ Episode 028. Highlights

A calm post-New Year catch-up turns into a wide-ranging conversation on fraud, state power, tech geopolitics, venture capital gravity, and why major cities keep undermining their own economic engines. The episode moves from viral daycare fraud and citizen journalism to Meta’s China-adjacent AI acquisition strategy, to California’s billionaire tax scare, and finally to whether Austin can ever rival Silicon Valley. The show closes with a Vibe Your SaaS event announcement.

🏠 Moving, winter, and chaos in Toronto
Holiday moves, snowstorms, and a condo that whistles like the Arctic. A reminder that no one should move in winter if they can avoid it.

🤒 Gregory’s NYC flu saga
A Christmas trip turns into one of the worst illnesses he’s had, stuck in a tiny hotel room, surviving on Gatorade and holiday movies.

🕵️ Viral daycare fraud and normalization of fraud
Why basic questions exposed alleged fraud, how post-COVID policy blurred lines, and why “it’s small relative to the budget” is a bad argument.

🧑‍🚀 Citizen journalism and agency
A strong defense of people taking responsibility, exposing problems, and building things, instead of outsourcing agency to institutions.

🤖 Meta acquires Madness AI
A look at the China to Singapore to US pipeline, talent flows, and how geopolitics collide with market forces.

🌏 Taiwan, chips, and real leverage
Why Taiwan’s semiconductor dominance acts as a security moat no one can afford to disrupt.

💰 California’s billionaire tax threat
How ballot initiatives work, why the proposed tax feels confiscatory, and why the threat alone drives founders and capital to consider leaving.

🏙️ Austin versus Silicon Valley
Data shows the Bay Area still dominates, but history suggests tech hubs can shift after major liquidity events.

🚀 SpaceX IPO as a catalyst
Why a SpaceX IPO could be a PayPal scale moment for Austin and Texas hardware startups.

🎤 Vibe Your SaaS event
March 11 at the AWS Builder Loft in San Francisco. Pitch competition, demos, investors, and networking. Applications are open.