Guest
Kasra Moradi
1 indexed appearance on the show — AI, Paid Media, Consumer Trends, Creators & Influencers, Product Development
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2026-05-20 Agencies & Vendors
Kasra argues the agency model makes you feel like a 'rented employee,' which is why he stepped back from agency work to build brands he fully controls.
the agency model for me, like I don't know how to say it. It's just like you're a rented employee almost. And like for me, I really love building brands... making an impact in something that I can control 100%
▶ 1:19:05 2026-05-20 Consumer Trends
Colin predicts US affordability pressure will force white-collar Americans to weigh retiring abroad within the next 5 to 10 years.
there is a crunch of like the white-collar American. And there's going to be some decisions that are going to have to be made over the next 5 to 10 years of like is the United States the place where you're going to retire because of affordability
▶ 18:25 2026-05-20 AI
The speaker argues 2025-2026 is an 'AI guinea pig era' where AI-driven unpredictability is disrupting performance even for the largest ad accounts.
25 to 26 is the year of what I would call the AI guinea pig era... Even some of the most stable high highest spinning accounts I have access to are seeing broad issues, mostly related to issues on Meta
▶ 44:25 2026-05-20 AI
Chris thinks Meta's response to its internal turmoil is to keep inflating the stock while pushing headcount into AI as a bet on the future.
I guess you just Coinbase this thing and hope that the stock just keeps going up into the right and you push everybody into AI and that's your bet
▶ 9:45 2026-05-20 Creators & Influencers
Chris believes X's new AI-powered Creator Connect product is a genuine win that will open up valuable creator and ad opportunities for DTC brands.
using Grok to bring relevant creators to brands in search of more ad dollars... great win... I think there's going to be very relevant ad space to be had already is for e-com D2C brands
▶ 35:45 2026-05-20 Product Development
Colin credits Minted's deliberate shift into premium, purpose-built running gear (wicking jackets, gloves, beanies) as the reason its drops keep selling out.
Their running drops have been exceptional... Some of the wicking beanies and gloves that they designed are incredible... It is premium. It's well designed. It's well made.
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