I'm always up before the birds and the kids.

Good thing Costa Express is always up too.

Early starts are easier with great coffee.

And if I grab one for Bob, I might even get some decent company.

Large cappuccino for the bloc who's half asleep.

Oh, you legend.

Now that's a proper coffee. Should kick in Justin Sanfut,

remember which end of the screwdriver to use. Hmm. Costa Express, quality coffee every time.

Hello and welcome to Danny in the Valley, your weekly dispatch from behind the scenes and

inside the

minds of the top people in tech. We have a fabulous show for you today, but before we get there,

I must apologize. Last week, I was feeling a bit frisky and did two podcasts, but they both

kind of had audio issues I came to fully appreciate after publication.

And I blame this partly on my 18-month-old son.

So the interview with Scott Phoenix, Vicarious had a little bit of hiss in the background, which I'm sure you may have noticed.

And that was because my son Cole got hold of my digital recorder,

messed around with all of the buttons, unbeknownst to me, and changed the settings.

Anyhow, if it was a bit hard to hear last week, that is why. And just so you know, this

transgression did not go unpunished. Cole has been sentenced to 10 minutes of hard labor

with the megablocks.

So justice served.

And then on the other show with Scott Galloway, well, the program I used to record calls usually

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