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• This AI Tool Creates Audio From Your Interests — Without You Prompting

  Get the free NotebookLM guide: https://clickhubspot.com/wph Episode 87: Can AI know you well enough to create audio content tailored to your interests—without you ever prompting it? Nathan Lands (https://x.com/NathanLands) is joined by Raiza Martin (https://x.com/raizamrtn), one of the creators behind Google’s NotebookLM and now co-founder of Huxe, a new startup carving the path toward truly personal AI. Raiza shares her unconventional journey from leading innovation at Google to building Huxe, an app that generates personalized audio (think “AI radio made just for you”) driven by your daily habits and interests—without you having to initiate the conversation. The episode dives into what it means to design AI for real human needs, the balancing act of privacy and helpfulness, and the vision for a future where your AI assistant proactively enhances your everyday life. They also discuss where AI products are succeeding, how creating trust is an overlooked challenge, and why the next breakthrough will be more about fitting seamlessly into our routines than about being “smarter.” Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: https://lnk.to/thenextwavepd — Show Notes: (00:00) From NotebookLM to Huxe (04:29) Finding AI's Killer Use Case (06:33) Users' Unique Huxe Usage Insights (12:24) Proactive AI: A New Approach (16:02) Daily Brief Insights (17:21) VCs Monitoring Funding Opportunities (21:33) ChatGPT's Role in Everyday AI (24:43) App Adoption and Design Insights (29:20) Uniquely Human Skills Matter (31:11) Modern Childhood and Connection (33:27) Understanding Tech Basics for Kids — Mentions: Raiza Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whatsaraiza Huxe: https://www.huxe.com/ NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google/ ChatGPT Pulse: https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-pulse/ Factory: https://factory.ai/ Get the guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/tnw — Check Out Matt’s Stuff: • Future Tools - https://futuretools.beehiiv.com/ • Blog - https://www.mattwolfe.com/ • YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow — Check Out Nathan's Stuff: Newsletter: https://news.lore.com/ Blog - https://lore.com/ The Next Wave is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Production by Darren Clarke // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

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• I Made Games, Apps & Art Using Gemini 3 — Zero Code Needed

  Get the free Google Gemini guide: https://clickhubspot.com/ebf Episode 86: How big of a leap is Google’s Gemini 3, and what does it mean for the future of AI-powered creativity and productivity? Matt Wolfe (https://x.com/mreflow) sits down with Tulsee Doshi (https://x.com/tulseedoshi), the Head of Product for Gemini at Google, to explore the week’s groundbreaking AI releases—Gemini 3 and the new Nano Banana Pro image model. In this episode, Matt shares hands-on demos and experiments with Google’s newest models, including multimodal reasoning, advanced image generation, and agent automation. Tulsee Doshi dives deep into how Gemini 3 was built, unexpected discoveries during development, her favorite multilingual and creative use cases, and how Google is making AI more accessible across products for creators, entrepreneurs, and everyday users. Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: https://lnk.to/thenextwavepd — Show Notes: (00:00) Gemini 3 Innovations Explored (03:25) AI Innovations: Games, Demos, Automation (09:25) Gemini 3 Insights with Tulsi (11:52) Gemini 3: Team Effort Evolution (16:38) Golf Lessons and AI Insights (18:32) Building a Well-Rounded Model (20:23) Improving Models Through User Feedback (23:50) Transformer Visualized Through AI — Mentions: Tulsee Doshi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tulsee-doshi Gemini 3:: https://deepmind.google/models/gemini/pro/ Nano Banana Pro: https://blog.google/technology/ai/nano-banana-pro/ AI Studio: http://ai.google.dev/aistudio LM Arena: https://lmarena.ai/ Get the guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/tnw — Check Out Matt’s Stuff: • Future Tools - https://futuretools.beehiiv.com/ • Blog - https://www.mattwolfe.com/ • YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow — Check Out Nathan's Stuff: Newsletter: https://news.lore.com/ Blog - https://lore.com/ The Next Wave is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Production by Darren Clarke // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

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• The 4 Levels of AI Marketing (Where You Rank & How to Level Up)

  Get 10 prompts to rebuild your marketing with AI: https://clickhubspot.com/hkb Episode 85: Are you making the most of AI in your marketing workflow, or are you just scratching the surface? Maria (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maria-gharib-091779b9_) sits down with Kristin Fracchia (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinfracchia/), Head of Marketing at Gamma—one of the fastest-growing and profitable AI startups—to break down the four levels of AI marketing mastery and how you can level up your own skills. Kristin Fracchia brings a deep background in marketing, product, and experiment design, with a track record for building scalable, high-converting programs. At Gamma, she’s architected an end-to-end AI-powered marketing system that's helped the company reach a $2.1B valuation and $100M+ in annual revenue, all while innovating with AI agents, data analysis, and content workflows. In this episode, you’ll learn Kristin’s practical framework for moving beyond basic prompting—using AI as a true partner in brainstorming, diagnosing million-dollar problems, and automating entire campaigns. Discover actionable steps to identify your current AI level, leverage advanced tools like Claude Skills and AI agents, and avoid key mistakes as you scale up your marketing efforts. Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: https://lnk.to/thenextwavepd — Show Notes: (00:00) Using Claude for Data Analysis (05:36) AI Tips: Four Levels Explained (08:41) Using AI for Insights (10:39) Turn Text Into Stunning Decks (12:50) Women Empowerment in AI — Mentions: Kristin Fracchia: https://www.kristinfracchia.com/ Gamma: https://gamma.app/ Claude: https://claude.ai/ ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/ Granola: https://www.granola.ai/ Fireflies: https://fireflies.ai/ Get the guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/tnw — Check Out Matt’s Stuff: • Future Tools - https://futuretools.beehiiv.com/ • Blog - https://www.mattwolfe.com/ • YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow — Check Out Nathan's Stuff: Newsletter: https://news.lore.com/ Blog - https://lore.com/ The Next Wave is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Production by Darren Clarke // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

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• The Hidden Industry Powering Every AI Company

  The infrastructure behind AI is massive - learn to leverage it with our free guide to advanced prompt engineering: https://clickhubspot.com/fnw Episode 84: What’s the real infrastructure powering every mind-blowing AI app and model you see today—and are we heading for a “compute bubble”? Nathan Lands (https://x.com/NathanLands) is joined by Evan Conrad (https://x.com/NathanLands), CEO of SF Compute and a leading expert in data centers and AI infrastructure. Evan, previously an AI audio model founder, now leads SF Compute—building a groundbreaking spot market for AI compute that transforms supercomputers into a tradable, financeable commodity. He’s at the heart of the rapidly growing AI data center industry, shaping how AI is built, scaled, and funded. This episode pulls back the curtain on the biggest physical build-out in tech history—compute infrastructure. Nathan and Evan break down how AI companies actually get the raw power they need, the economics behind GPU clusters, credit risk bubbles, power constraints in the US vs. China, and why making compute tradable could make or break the future of AI. Whether you’re an investor, founder, or just love tech, this is your crash course in the “invisible” industry driving the AI revolution. Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: https://lnk.to/thenextwavepd — Show Notes: (00:00) AI Cluster Economics Explained (05:59) Venture Capital Dependency Risks (09:34) GPU Cloud Requires Long-Term Contracts (10:23) GPU Contracts and Market Solution (13:57) US vs China: AI Competition (19:33) Crypto vs. Automation Ambitions (22:03) US Plutocracy and Environmental Barriers (26:03) GPU Cluster Investment Management (26:55) Compute as Real Estate Model (29:52) Future Skills for a 12-Year-Old (34:20) Automated In-Home Delivery System — Mentions: Evan Conrad: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-conrad SF Compute: https://sfcompute.com/ Pipedream: https://pipedream.com/ Udio: https://www.udio.com/ Suno: https://suno.com/ Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/ Waymo: https://waymo.com/ Get the guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/tnw — Check Out Matt’s Stuff: • Future Tools - https://futuretools.beehiiv.com/ • Blog - https://www.mattwolfe.com/ • YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow — Check Out Nathan's Stuff: Newsletter: https://news.lore.com/ Blog - https://lore.com/ The Next Wave is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Production by Darren Clarke // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

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• AI NEWS: $500/mo Home Robots, AGI by 2028 & Adobe’s Decline

  Want Matt's favorite AI tools + playbook? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/vgb Episode 83: Are Adobe’s new AI tools the future of creative work, or could generative models spell the end for legacy platforms like Photoshop? Matt Wolfe (https://x.com/mreflow) is joined by Matthew Berman (https://x.com/MatthewBerman), creator of Forward Future and a leading voice covering the front lines of artificial intelligence, from major tech events like Dreamforce to hands-on interviews with the innovators shaping tomorrow. In this episode, Matt and Matthew break down the biggest headlines from the week in AI: Adobe’s conversational assistant and existential business challenges, Nvidia’s mind-bending new investments and political maneuvering, OpenAI’s bold timeline to build a self-improving AI researcher, and the viral Neo Humanoid robot—are we ready to trust a home robot with our privacy? Packed with fresh takes, inside scoops, and speculative predictions, this fast-moving conversation is your front row seat to the unfolding era of AI and robotics. Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: https://lnk.to/thenextwavepd — Show Notes: (00:00) AI Insights and Future Predictions (03:41) Photoshop Adds AI Chat Assistant (08:08) Adobe, AI, and Creative Future (10:26) Adobe's AI Future Concerns (15:53) Nvidia GTC Highlights (17:23) Nvidia's Investment Cycle Explained (20:23) AI Investment: Over-Investing Now (26:06) Automated AI Researcher Timeline (29:00) AGI vs Self-Improving AI (30:47) AGI Verification Panel Announced (36:04) First US Humanoid Robot Launch (39:18) Robot Tasks: Autonomy vs. Operators (41:50) Affordable Car with Practical Benefits (44:07) Future Live Streams Enthusiasm — Mentions: Matthew Berman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewberman Forward Future: https://www.forwardfuture.ai/ TechCrunch Disrupt: https://techcrunch.com/events/tc-disrupt-2025/ Nano Banana: https://nanobanana.ai/ Nvidia GTC: https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/ Neo Humanoid Robot: https://www.1x.tech/order Get the guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/tnw — Check Out Matt’s Stuff: • Future Tools - https://futuretools.beehiiv.com/ • Blog - https://www.mattwolfe.com/ • YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow — Check Out Nathan's Stuff: Newsletter: https://news.lore.com/ Blog - https://lore.com/ The Next Wave is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Production by Darren Clarke // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

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