ADSN

They unpack the Twitter firestorm over AI founders using paid marketing and whether ads crush creativity. They debate why decades of startup advice still fail to predict success and why founder grit often beats playbooks. They explore the shift from payroll to AI tech, hiring agents instead of people, and why CEO fluency with AI could make or break companies.

The ecommerce marketing playbook has evolved and most brands haven’t caught up yet. In this episode, guys sit down with Olivia Kory, Chief Strategy Officer at Haus, to talk about why the modern marketing stack is more complex, more fragmented, and more important than ever.Olivia explains how brand strategy has evolved in the age of omnichannel, what it actually takes to measure marketing effectiveness across channels, and why the brands winning right now are the ones treating measurement as a competitive advantage from day 0.STAY CONNECTEDJAMES on Twitter & Linkedin – /jamesborowDANIEL on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok – /danieldruger👉 Hit Subscribe, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes all the difference in helping other people discover ADSN.

This week is a bit of a reality check (in a good way). If you think you’ve missed your window, this episode might change your mind.James and Daniel talk about why execution is becoming more important than ever, how having a clear “playbook” can be a cheat code, and why the ability to tell a great story is quickly becoming one of the most valuable skills you can have.On the AI side, things are getting interesting—algorithms are becoming less secret, entire marketing teams are shrinking to one person, and the barrier to building something is basically gone.We also get into why things that used to feel like weaknesses (being chronically online, ADHD brain, etc.) might actually be the biggest edge in today’s world.Building something has never been easier. Getting people to notice? That’s a different story.STAY CONNECTEDJAMES on Twitter & Linkedin – /jamesborowDANIEL on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok – /danieldruger👉 Hit Subscribe, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes all the difference in helping other people discover ADSN.

Hear the #1 food trend coming out of the biggest food show in the world and how George Zhou, founder of BUFFS, is transforming salty snacks with a better tasting, better for you, "beef Cheetos".George shares his experience at Expo West, one of the biggest food trade shows in the world, what trends he's seeing in food and beverage, how he built BUFFS while still in college, and why the next wave of food brands might look a lot more like farm-to-table than lab-to-shelf.George also shares the unexpected role AI played in building Buffs, how trial-and-error (and a lot of ChatGPT) helped shape the product, and why tools like Claude are becoming part of the modern founder toolkit.Plus, George shares a few insights on the wild world of TikTok and what it really takes to earn consumer attention.STAY CONNECTEDJAMES on Twitter & Linkedin – /jamesborowDANIEL on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok – /danieldruger👉 Hit Subscribe, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes all the difference in helping other people discover ADSN.

This week it’s all about AI optimism and looking at the posts that really dig into what happens when AI starts working with us…instead of just for us.James and Daniel dig into the viral chart on AI that’s been making the rounds and what it reveals about where AI is actually showing up across industries and where it still has a ways to go. This opens up a bigger question: are we further along than we think, or still just scratching the surface?They also talk about what jobs will get replaced by AI, those that will evolve, and even some jobs that get more valuable in an AI world. SaaS-pocalypse isn’t quite what it’s made out to be, and who will be the ultimate winners.And this week’s primary posts feature data from Ramp’s Economics Data Lab and how starting from scratch may be an easier path forward than fixing old problems.STAY CONNECTEDJAMES on Twitter & Linkedin – /jamesborowDANIEL on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok – /danieldruger👉 Hit Subscribe, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes all the difference in helping other people discover ADSN.

What do Nikita Bier, zerohedge, Ben Horowitz, and Burger King all have in common? Their Twitter takes were all featured on this week’s ADSN.James and Daniel check out the decline of office construction while data center construction is skyrocketing, clear signal that we’re moving even faster from physical to digital. The guys also unpack what that means for the future of work (hint: Revenue Per Agent is coming), the rise of bots creating bots, and why we’re in the geocities era. They also talk about why great salespeople are even more valuable in an AI world. And of course don’t miss this week’s primary posts.Joining the guys is Dante Dicicco, restaurant owner and product leader at Block, also known as Square, who brings a grounded, real world perspective on how AI is affecting operators today. They discuss procurement, payment processing economics, customer support, and how platforms like Square and Toast are getting restaurants to adopt AI. Dante also brings his experience being a restaurant owner to the show and shares first hand how he’s building tech into his main street business.STAY CONNECTEDJAMES on Twitter & Linkedin –⁠ /jamesborow⁠DANIEL on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok –⁠ /danieldruger⁠👉 Hit Subscribe, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes all the difference in helping other people discover ADSN.

Bryan Kim, partner at Andreessen Horowitz who backs AI-native and consumer products. He explains why adtech is investable again thanks to AI economics. He covers new AI monetization plays, how agents reshape the ad funnel, and what Web 4.0 means for revenue and payments.

Ben Putley, CEO and founder of Alkimi, builds at the intersection of crypto and digital advertising. He discusses agent-native payments, stablecoins for AI-to-AI transactions, ledgered reconciliation for programmatic ads, and how on-chain liquidity could reshape ad markets. Short takes on adoption patterns, liability, and reviving the open web round out the conversation.

In this episode, James and Daniel break down the rise of agentic social networks with Moltbook and what AI to AI interaction means for the future of ads and monetization. They dive into Elons's space moves, X moving closer to an everything app, and how ads are now rocket science.They also talk Netflix’s antitrust hearing, the Claude vs. OpenAI ad wars, the CAPEX spending spree, and more including this week's primary posts.Steven Liss, CEO of OpenAds, joins ADSN to explain how advertising works when the audience isn’t human; from marketing to AI agents, controlling data feeds, and why a well-aligned AI may be the ultimate ad blocker.STAY CONNECTEDJAMES Twitter –⁠ /jamesborow⁠ LinkedIn —⁠ /jamesborow⁠DANIEL Instagram —⁠ /danieldruger⁠ TikTok —⁠ /danieldruger⁠ LinkedIn —⁠ /danieldruger⁠👉 Hit Subscribe, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes all the difference in helping other people discover ADSN.

In this episode, James and Daniel break down Meta's monster earnings ($200B revenue, 3.58B daily users, $44B FCF), the marketing masterclass from Netflix and Warner Bros, the creator-to-$2M viral Dr. Pepper ad that's rewriting the creative playbook. We also explore the massive tech layoffs at Amazon, Pinterest, and others, and why AI may just be an excuse. Plus, Khaby Lame's $1 billion deal and vibe coding at the Super Bowl.Sam Khoury joins us to talk all things B2B creators and why the natural progression is from clips to live events. He's alsogiving ADSN listeners 30% off the Marketecture Live event using code SAM30.STAY CONNECTEDJAMES Twitter – /jamesborow LinkedIn — /jamesborowDANIEL Instagram — /danieldruger TikTok — /danieldruger LinkedIn — /danieldruger👉 Hit Subscribe, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes all the difference in helping other people discover ADSN.