Smart Friends

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#106 130 Million Meals made by Robots: Rajat Bhageria of Chef Robotics

September 01, 2026

(00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:54) - Rajat's heroes and influences (00:05:21) - Introducing Chef Robotics (00:07:22) - Why food manufacturing is a massive opportunity (00:08:11) - Industry graveyard: why previous food robots failed (00:13:24) - Manufacturing over restaurants as go-to-market (00:14:50) - Current customers and what the robots make (00:16:07) - High-mix vs low-mix manufacturing (00:18:52) - Labor shortage and the reality of the job (00:20:55) - The research phase before star...

#105 ​Inside the Underground Meme Marketing World: Jason Levin of Memelord

June 16, 2026

Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:34) - The most effective meme and the midwit curve (00:08:11) - Memes as memetic warfare and communication (00:10:04) - Jason's internet kid origin story (00:13:09) - Building MemeLord and AI agents for memes (00:16:47) - Working with B2B and boring companies (00:17:50) - The arbitrage in funny B2B marketing (00:21:38) - Running multiple meme accounts for distribution (00:25:01) - Owning the distribution with owned pages (00:27:30) - The coming robo...

#104 The Elite Private High School Where Students Earn A Million Dollars: [Nat Eliason of Founder School (via Alpha)]

June 02, 2026

Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:27) - Nat joins Alpha School to launch Founder School (00:04:11) - The million-dollar business guarantee (00:04:44) - Why no program like this exists yet (00:09:09) - How AI tutors compress academics into three hours (00:13:00) - Teenagers are capable of real work (00:15:27) - The Alpha School platform and expansion model (00:25:35) - Founder School's September 2026 launch (00:29:21) - Reproducing Stanford's entrepreneurial advantages (00:38:00) - Y...

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What is the email for Smart Friends?

The publicly listed email for Smart Friends: eric@ejorgenson.com.

How many listeners does Smart Friends have?

Podseeker estimates Smart Friends reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Smart Friends?

Smart Friends typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Founders and executives with firsthand company-building experience, technologists developing emerging products, investors with relevant market expertise, or authors and public thinkers with substantive frameworks in technology, entrepreneurship, or society. Common among recent guests: Founded or led a technology or startup company; Built or commercialized an emerging technology; Developed expertise in artificial intelligence, robotics, or technology investing. Recent guests include Rajat Bhageria, Jason Levin, and Nat Eliason.

How hard is it to get booked on Smart Friends?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Smart Friends cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence, Startups, and Venture Capital. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.