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Jason Scharf

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Austin is building the new tech, cultural, and intellectual stack. The region is a living laboratory to answer a single question: How do you build a global innovation superpower? Host Jason Scharf dissects innovation from the individual to the ecosystem. From the soundstage to the data center to the fab, we decode the mechanics of Austin's innovation ecosystem. As Atoms, Bits, and Intelligence converge, we explore how Hard Tech scale, digital velocity, and creative density collide. This is an audit of the future. We map the physics of the flywheel so builders and investors can navigate the chaos.

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Recent episodes

  • Can You Engineer Serendipity?Oct 7, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
  • The Future Is Actually Starting to Happen | Andrew Côté, Deep Tech WeekSep 16, 2026 · 57 min
  • The Army Is Adapting to the New Speed of War | Matt Willis, Army FUZESep 10, 2026 · 56 min
  • What This Unlikely Deal Shows About New Austin | Max Cunningham (Sesh) & Jake Medwell (8VC)Jul 16, 2026 · 59 min
  • Live from Hack Club Stasis: The Teenage Hardware Frontier Lands in AustinJun 30, 2026 · 40 min
  • Love Conquers Fear: The Last Barrier to Abundance Is Our Own Fear | Brett HurtJun 18, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
  • Austin: From Counterculture to Culture | Karen Blashek, Austin Home MagazineJun 11, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
  • Revisited: How Specificity in Vertical AI Rewrites Industries | Nick Tippmann, TipTop VCMay 21, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
  • What Building in Austin Actually Feels Like Right Now | Will Johnson & Alex CohenApr 29, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
  • The First Thing Built on the Moon Will Come from Austin | Jason Ballard & Will Hurd, ICONApr 23, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

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