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]]> Colossus avidan@colossus.com Invisible Companies: The fortunes hiding in plain sight https://colossus.com/article/invisible-companies/ AI Rollups, the latest fad to take venture capital by storm, point to a different source of excess returns that is only becoming more valuable Written by Jay Barney, Haiyang Zhang, and Jerry Neumann Read by Scott Brick Read ‘Invisible Companies’ here. Become a Colossus member to receive our quarterly print magazine and private audio experience, including exclusive profiles and early access to select episodes. Subscribe here⁠. Presented by Rogo And by: Ramp Vanta WorkOS Cognition Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0000 Invisible Companies: The fortunes hiding in plain sight full Colossus AI Rollups, the latest fad to take venture capital by storm, point to a different source of excess returns that is only becoming more valuable Written by Jay Barney, Haiyang Zhang, and Jerry Neumann Read by Scott Brick Read ‘Invisible Companies’ here. Become a Colossus member to receive our quarterly print magazine and private audio experience, including exclusive profiles and early access to select episodes. Subscribe here⁠. Presented by Rogo And by: Ramp Vanta WorkOS Cognition Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ AI Rollups, the latest fad to take venture capital by storm, point to a different source of excess returns that is only becoming more valuable

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]]> 1924 The Making of a Market Maker: Thomas Peterffy and Interactive Brokers https://colossus.com/article/thomas-peterffy-market-maker/ How Thomas Peterffy built the machines that killed the trading floor and made Interactive Brokers into a $100 billion business Written by Dom Cooke Read by Scott Brick Read ‘The Making of a Market Maker’ here. Become a Colossus member to receive our quarterly print magazine and private audio experience, including exclusive profiles and early access to select episodes. Subscribe here⁠. Presented by Rogo And by: Ramp Vanta WorkOS Cognition Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0000 The Making of a Market Maker: Thomas Peterffy and Interactive Brokers full Colossus How Thomas Peterffy built the machines that killed the trading floor and made Interactive Brokers into a $100 billion business Written by Dom Cooke Read by Scott Brick Read ‘The Making of a Market Maker’ here. Become a Colossus member to receive our quarterly print magazine and private audio experience, including exclusive profiles and early access to select episodes. Subscribe here⁠. Presented by Rogo And by: Ramp Vanta WorkOS Cognition Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How Thomas Peterffy built the machines that killed the trading floor and made Interactive Brokers into a $100 billion business

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]]> 3062 The Wu Tapes: An afternoon with Cognition founder and nerd emperor Scott Wu https://colossus.com/article/scott-wu-tapes-cognition/ Written by Jeremy Stern Read by Scott Brick Read ‘The Wu Tapes’ here. Become a Colossus member to receive our quarterly print magazine and private audio experience, including exclusive profiles and early access to select episodes. Subscribe here⁠. Presented by Rogo And by: Ramp Vanta WorkOS Cognition Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0000 The Wu Tapes: An afternoon with Cognition founder and nerd emperor Scott Wu full Colossus Written by Jeremy Stern Read by Scott Brick Read ‘The Wu Tapes’ here. Become a Colossus member to receive our quarterly print magazine and private audio experience, including exclusive profiles and early access to select episodes. Subscribe here⁠. Presented by Rogo And by: Ramp Vanta WorkOS Cognition Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Written by Jeremy Stern

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]]> 5211 The New World: Joshua Kushner, Thrive Capital, and the American dream https://colossus.com/article/joshua-kushner-thrive-new-world/ Written by Jeremy Stern Read by Scott Brick Read ‘The New World’ here. Become a Colossus member to receive our quarterly print magazine and private audio experience, including exclusive profiles and early access to select episodes. Subscribe here⁠. Presented by Rogo And by:RampVantaWorkOSCognition Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0000 The New World: Joshua Kushner, Thrive Capital, and the American dream full Colossus Written by Jeremy Stern Read by Scott Brick Read ‘The New World’ here. Become a Colossus member to receive our quarterly print magazine and private audio experience, including exclusive profiles and early access to select episodes. Subscribe here⁠. Presented by Rogo And by:RampVantaWorkOSCognition Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant. Written by Jeremy Stern

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]]> 6750 Beyond the Sky: In Singapore with Jeffrey Yan and Hyperliquid https://colossus.com/article/beyond-the-sky-jeffrey-yan-hyperliquid/ Jeffrey Yan turned down $100 million, airdropped billions to strangers, and can’t travel without a bodyguard. The story of how he built Hyperliquid, a blockchain and crypto trading exchange, into the most profitable startup per employee on earth. Written by Dom Cooke Read by Scott Brick Read ‘Beyond the Sky’ here. Become a Colossus member to receive our quarterly print magazine and private audio experience, including exclusive profiles and early access to select episodes. Subscribe here⁠. Presented by Rogo And by: Ramp Vanta WorkOS Cognition Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:48:00 -0000 Beyond the Sky: In Singapore with Jeffrey Yan and Hyperliquid full Colossus Jeffrey Yan turned down $100 million, airdropped billions to strangers, and can’t travel without a bodyguard. The story of how he built Hyperliquid, a blockchain and crypto trading exchange, into the most profitable startup per employee on earth. Written by Dom Cooke Read by Scott Brick Read ‘Beyond the Sky’ here. Become a Colossus member to receive our quarterly print magazine and private audio experience, including exclusive profiles and early access to select episodes. Subscribe here⁠. Presented by Rogo And by: Ramp Vanta WorkOS Cognition Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant. Jeffrey Yan turned down $100 million, airdropped billions to strangers, and can’t travel without a bodyguard. The story of how he built Hyperliquid, a blockchain and crypto trading exchange, into the most profitable startup per employee on earth.

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