Everyone’s chasing the next AI tool - yet the smartest people I know are working on something weirder: upgrading humans. From 30 years in Silicon Valley to the boardroom of Strava and early Twitter, @ariel has seen it all. Here are my key takeaways from this human augmentation pioneer:

1/ Everyone's chasing visual AR, but the real opportunity is in your ears. Hearables have more bandwidth, less interference - and no one's building for them. AirPods are the new iPhone. We're just missing the App Store moment.

2/ Big vision is great. But without small wins, startups die. Doppler Labs raised $30M to build futuristic hearables - no music, no calls, just augmentation. Nobody bought it. @LimitlessAI started as a Zoom note-taker. Evolved into AI-enhanced memory hardware & is killing it.

3/ Glasses enhanced our sight. Books enhanced our memory. Phones enhanced our reach. AI enhances everything. It’s not replacing us - it’s the most exponential human augmentation in history.

4/ Turns out hypnosis isn’t a scam. Stanford trials found the @reveri_health app can reduce pain, anxiety, even stop smoking in one session. If you’re hypnotizable, it might work in minutes.

5/ AI won’t just take your job. It might take your meaning. When work disappears but purpose doesn’t replace it, most people won’t thrive - they’ll drift. The real risk isn’t AGI. It’s boredom. Want full episode? Link in bio. 👉🔗