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Politics 101, Prediction Markets Win, FOGO | Apoorva Mehta, Alex Spiro, Anish Agarwal, Derek Blasberg

2 hour 14 minutes Posted Nov 4, 2026 at 9:41 pm.

) Midterm Election Recap

) Prediction Markets Win

) 𝕏 Timeline Reactions

) FOGO

) Ferrari Raises Its Outlook

) EU Plans to Downgrade Art Risk

) Apoorva Mehta, co-founder and former CEO of Instacart and founder of Abundance, discusses Instacart’s resilience, its evolution from a widely doubted idea into a major public company, and the persistence behind its success. He also explores the future of long-running AI agents, agentic investing, and Abundance’s goal of using AI-driven capital allocation to build a highly valuable company that benefits humanity.

) Alex Spiro, a prominent Quinn Emanuel trial lawyer and former prosecutor who represents high-profile founders and celebrities, discusses handling complex public cases, building an authentic legal career, and AI’s potential to streamline litigation. He also reflects on his growing business ventures, partnership with Tom Brady, and the challenges of online misinformation.

) Anish Agarwal discusses his role as co-founder and CEO of Traversal, which builds an AI site reliability engineer that identifies and resolves failures in complex enterprise systems. He explains the company’s focus on Fortune 500 customers, usage-based model, growing integration with coding agents, and recent $120 million fundraise at a $1 billion valuation.

) Derek Blasberg discusses his work as a New York-based fashion writer and his new book on legendary photographer Richard Avedon. He explores Avedon’s influence on fashion, photography, and culture while reflecting on AI-generated imagery, creative originality, and the renewed value of physical art and in-person experiences.

Midterm Election Recap

Prediction Markets Win

𝕏 Timeline Reactions

FOGO

Ferrari Raises Its Outlook

EU Plans to Downgrade Art Risk

Apoorva Mehta, co-founder and former CEO of Instacart and founder of Abundance, discusses Instacart’s resilience, its evolution from a widely doubted idea into a major public company, and the persistence behind its success. He also explores the future of long-running AI agents, agentic investing, and Abundance’s goal of using AI-driven capital allocation to build a highly valuable company that benefits humanity.

Alex Spiro, a prominent Quinn Emanuel trial lawyer and former prosecutor who represents high-profile founders and celebrities, discusses handling complex public cases, building an authentic legal career, and AI’s potential to streamline litigation. He also reflects on his growing business ventures, partnership with Tom Brady, and the challenges of online misinformation.

Anish Agarwal discusses his role as co-founder and CEO of Traversal, which builds an AI site reliability engineer that identifies and resolves failures in complex enterprise systems. He explains the company’s focus on Fortune 500 customers, usage-based model, growing integration with coding agents, and recent $120 million fundraise at a $1 billion valuation.

Derek Blasberg discusses his work as a New York-based fashion writer and his new book on legendary photographer Richard Avedon. He explores Avedon’s influence on fashion, photography, and culture while reflecting on AI-generated imagery, creative originality, and the renewed value of physical art and in-person experiences.

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