GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Live on TBPN
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Live on TBPN  
Podcast: TBPN
Published On: Mon Oct 20 2025
Description: (01:58) - The Current State of AI (30:43) - Robbery at the Louvre (36:50) - Timeline Reactions (41:00) - Nvidia & China (48:05) - Timeline Reactions (51:58) - Ryan Cohen is a Canadian entrepreneur and activist investor, best known for founding Chewy, an online pet retailer, and serving as the CEO and Chairman of GameStop. In the conversation, Cohen discusses the impact of government shutdowns on startups, highlighting how delays in contract approvals and visa processing can hinder hiring and operations. He also addresses the challenges in AI regulation, emphasizing the need for federal standards to prevent a patchwork of state laws that could stifle innovation. (01:47:54) - Zak Kukoff, Chair of the Tech and Venture Practice at Lewis-Burke Associates and former venture capitalist at General Catalyst, discusses the impact of government shutdowns on startups, highlighting issues such as delayed deal flow, frozen visa processing for workers, and halted regulatory approvals, which can be existential threats to startups dependent on timely government actions. (02:21:28) - Timeline Reactions TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.comFigma - https://figma.comVanta - https://vanta.comLinear - https://linear.appEight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpnWander - https://wander.com/tbpnPublic - https://public.comAdQuick - https://adquick.comBezel - https://getbezel.com Numeral - https://www.numeralhq.comPolymarket - https://polymarket.comAttio - https://attio.com/tbpnFin - https://fin.ai/tbpnGraphite - https://graphite.devRestream - https://restream.ioProfound - https://tryprofound.comJulius AI - https://julius.aiturbopuffer - https://turbopuffer.comfal - https://fal.aiPrivy - https://www.privy.ioCognition - https://cognition.aiGemini - https://gemini.google.comFollow TBPN: https://TBPN.comhttps://x.com/tbpnhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/id1772360235https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive