Martin Shkreli: Big Pharma's Blind Spot, Betting Against Quantum & What Prison Taught Him

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(0:00) Martin Shkreli joins the Besties! (0:55) Why quantum computing is a one-trick business and why he's betting against it (7:42) The drugs big pharma sells too cheap and his journey from hedge fund trader to pharma (11:37) AI, drug discovery, and who actually wins (21:32) Brilliance and rule-breaking, the gifted-kid trap & what prison taught him   Thanks to our partners for making this possible!   IREN is a vertically integrated AI Cloud platform, delivering data centers, compute and software for AI training and inference. https://iren.com/   Oracle connects the data, applications, and infrastructure that turn AI into business outcomes—with the flexibility, choice, and control to optimize as AI evolves. http://oracle.com/ai EY helps tech innovators scale from startup to exit to megacap. You build the future. We'll handle the rest. http://www.ey.com   Meta believes the future is for everyone. We're focused on giving every person the tools to reach their full potential and making sure the benefits of technology are distributed to all. http://www.meta.com   Keel Infrastructure owns the power, land, and connectivity that HPC and AI run on - backed by s