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The Newcomer Podcast

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Eric Newcomer | newcomer.co

Join Eric Newcomer, Tom Dotan, and Madeline Renbarger to get the inside story on the biggest news in Tech, Silicon Valley, and Venture Capital.

#157

The Stakes at Deus Ex Medicina

Journalist Nayeema Raza—host of Smart Girl Dumb Questions—joins Eric Newcomer to preview D... more

05 Sep 2025

28 MINS

28:55

05 Sep 2025

#156

Will Hurd on Silicon Valley's Defense-Tech Gold Rush

Former CIA officer and three-term Congressman [Will Hurd] (https://www.willbhurd.com/) joi... more

29 Aug 2025

55 MINS

55:17

29 Aug 2025

#155

The Casino enters the arena + Guillermo Rauch of Vercel on AI factory builders

Is the AI bubble popping—or just catching its breath? Eric Newcomer and Tom Dotan spar ove... more

22 Aug 2025

50 MINS

50:59

22 Aug 2025

#154

Ed Zitron Hater’s Guide to Generative AI

For this episode, we brought on Ed Zitron to make the bear case against large language mod... more

15 Aug 2025

55 MINS

55:40

15 Aug 2025

#153

AI is saving the economy. For now.

GPT-5 has landed! Is it the leap forward OpenAI promised or just an incremental upgrade? E... more

08 Aug 2025

37 MINS

37:08

08 Aug 2025

#152

Index Ventures' Danny Rimer Talks Figma's IPO and VC Bets

This week on the Newcomer Podcast, we're joined by a very special guest: Danny Rimer, ... more

01 Aug 2025

46 MINS

46:55

01 Aug 2025

#151

Trump's plan to win the AI race

Tech leaders unveiled the American AI Action Plan on Wednesday and President Trump signed ... more

25 Jul 2025

40 MINS

40:42

25 Jul 2025

#150

The Moments That Matter from Cerebral Valley London

Fresh back from London! In this episode, Eric Newcomer reunites with co-hosts James Wilste... more

18 Jul 2025

50 MINS

50:13

18 Jul 2025

#149

Shaun Maguire's Growth Hack

The Newcomer Podcast returns just in time to have Eric, Tom, and Madeline weigh in on Meta... more

11 Jul 2025

42 MINS

42:27

11 Jul 2025

#148

Inside Cerebral Valley: Autonomous Vehicles & AI Investment

Today on the pod, we're bringing you two of the liveliest panels from the 2025 Cerebra... more

27 Jun 2025

47 MINS

47:38

27 Jun 2025

#147

Inside the Cerebral Valley AI Summit: What to Expect Next Week

We’re officially one week out from the Cerebral Valley AI Summit! On today’s episode, co-h... more

20 Jun 2025

53 MINS

53:11

20 Jun 2025

#146

War on Reality: AI Voice and Video

In this second installment of the Cerebral Valley podcast series, co-hosts James Wilsterma... more

13 Jun 2025

38 MINS

38:34

13 Jun 2025

#145

Cerebral Valley: AI Agents Are Already Here

The Cerebral Valley AI Summit is right around the corner! To help you navigate the fast-ev... more

06 Jun 2025

47 MINS

47:21

06 Jun 2025

#144

VC Haves and Have Nots (with Kate Clark)

We're welcoming Bloomberg's Kate Clark to the show this week and diving into her reporting... more

30 May 2025

42 MINS

42:38

30 May 2025

#143

The Great Financial Services Debate

In this special episode, we feature two interviews recorded live during Newcomer’s Breakin... more

23 May 2025

48 MINS

48:30

23 May 2025

#142

A Very Stable “Coin” GENIUS

Eric relays his dispatch from Dimension Capital’s biotech summit in Park City, where the c... more

16 May 2025

23 MINS

23:44

16 May 2025

#141

Marc Benioff on AI Eating SaaS, San Francisco’s New Mayor & CEO Trump Pandering

How does the AI gold rush look from the helm of a $40-billion software giant? Salesforce c... more

09 May 2025

56 MINS

56:48