Michael Smith Jr. and Raz Kotler celebrate the 100th episode of The Generalists with an honest conversation about what it really takes to build a podcast from Singapore. Rather than celebrating milestones, they unpack the realities behind long-form content, why most podcasts never make it past eight episodes, and whether building media is even worth it.

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In this episode, Michael and Raz reflect on two years of The Generalists, discuss why consistency beats chasing virality, debate the economics of podcasting in Southeast Asia, and share why they continue despite the challenges. They also explore why video still matters in an audio-first world, the search for great short-form editors, and how AI is changing the way both of them build.

Raz also shares the launch of Scouter, his new cybersecurity company connecting leading Israeli security vendors with enterprise customers in Singapore, along with lessons learned from building his business almost entirely with AI.

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👤👤 Hosts

Michael Smith Jr.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smittysgp/

Raz Kotler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/razkotler/

Links:

Scouter: https://scouter.sg/

Attio: https://attio.com/

Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/

Claude: https://claude.ai/

OpenAI: https://openai.com/

Warp: https://www.warp.dev/

Wiz: https://www.wiz.io/

Mate: https://mate.ai/

Oligo Security: https://www.oligo.security/

Harry Stebbings: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrystebbings/

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