Members of Technical Staff
Welcome to Members of Technical Staff: week-after-week of prestige narration from the hotbed of San Francisco tech culture. Featuring founders, funders, and fanatics, join Jayden (@creatine_cycle) and friends as they chronicle the culture, scandal, and humourlessness of the most important city of the 21st century.
Episodes
59 episodes
People in SF are Nervous, with Valentina Escudero and Luke Igle
I caught up with @baelentina_ and @lukeigel to get a vibe check on SF so far in 2026 and explain why Corgi-posting proliferated across the timeline (i'm sorry).
Did Peptides Fall Off? with Max Marchione
In today's extra I caught up with @maxmarchione to get a vibe check on peptides (they kind of fell off), get the FDA peptide panel update and talk about each other's stacks and skincare and such.W...
The SF Political Compass, with Sam D'amico and Noah Smith
There has been a lot of discussion of the SF housing crisis on the timeline recently so I brought on @sdamico and @Noahpinion to break down how we got here while we cook...
The Science of SF Dating, with Celeste Amadon
I caught up with @Celesteamadon to chat about a few things SF dating:- Single until series B- The state of dating apps- Men in SFI was also put on the spot with how I used to date (t...
The Permanent Underclass and the Future of Human Enhancement, with Dr Mike Israetel
I took Dr Mike to the park to see the dogs and talk about classic San Francisco topics such as:- the permanent underclass- artificial intelligence- human enhancement and peptidesEverybody has been waiting to hear wha...
Peptide Tasting and Startup Events in 2026
To change things up a bit I found the two most jacked dudes that I know in @mattyp and @zacharyvalles, sat them down on a bench in front of a squat rack and talked abo...
The State of Design, with Hannah Ahn and Resham Khanna
I have heard that saas is dead and now more recently that design is dead? I brought in two of the greatest designers that I know in @hannah_ahn and @Reshusaur to addre...
The State of Startup Distribution
You didn't ask and I delivered once again. Here is a full overview of the state of startup distribution and what weird and whacky methods some companies are using to get your attention. This time partially clothed!!Think billboards, pla...
The State of the SF Food Scene, with Noah Smith
I got Chinese food with @Noahpinion and @koreanpeptides while we went through the best food in SF for each cuisine.I also put the camera on the lazy Susan...
The State of Tech Media
No one asked and I delivered. Here are my thoughts on the current state of tech media while I take a bubble bath and risk destroying my fully specced out macbook forever.I also read some fan mail.Watch on
Retatrutide, Elli Lilly and the Enhanced Games, with Max Marchione
Well seeing as I missed @Bonecondor's peptide soiree in NYC I figured I would at least follow it up with a niche podcast version with @maxmarchione.We covere...
Breaking the Silicon Valley Mould
I took @NicoleSHsing to some hot pot and we spoke about a few things:- The classic Silicon Valley mould - Tech bro hobbies- Bridging art and technologyRestaurant staff hates to see a white boy armed with DJI mics and a...
The Art of the Banger, with Signulll
@signulll and I went through some of my favorite posts and accounts of all time and attempted to explain why they are good.Thank you @a16z for having us. Thank y...
Will Github Survive AI? with Sam Lambert
It's been a while since we got a little technical on MOTS so I caught up with @samlambert to ask him about what is happening at Github and the fallout as one of the world's most loved pieces of software st...
SF Factions You Should Know About, with Kylie Robison and Noah Smith
SF is nothing without its people so I brought on some of the greatest in @kyliebytes and @Noahpinion.We covered:- the different groups you can find in SF-...
MOTS Extra: Leaving Parties to Check on AI Agents
In today's MOTS extra I sat down with @tejasybhakta of @morphllm to get a little technical.We covered:- programming with a piano foot pedal- leaving parti...
Personal Style in SF, with Jason Liu
@baelentina_ and I visited @jxnlco the other day to discuss whether dressing well in SF is low status or not, personal hygiene and how technology brothers should be more...
Social Media Tribes, Algorithms and the Permanent Underclass, with Signulll
I turned @signulll into an ominous gray blob as we sat down in Alamo Square to talk about normal people things like how social media is tribal again, the X dot com the everything app algorithm and the perman...
🚨 Emergency Pod 🚨 RFK Announces Peptide Reclassification
RFK announces peptide reclassification!What does this all mean? Will the technology brothers finally be able to source peptides not of the sketchy Chinese kind? Is this legalization or a different thing? Are the technology brothers going to...
The State of AI Startups
I had @0thernet over and instead of just hanging out over coffee or tea like normal people we decided to podcast like absolute morons. Anyway this MOTS extra is timely because I got a glimpse into the state ...
San Francisco Social Interactions
I had both @baelentina_ and @NicoleSHsing over for some tea and to discuss different social interactions you might experience in San Francisco.We broke them do...
🚨 Emergency Pod 🚨 TBPN Acquired by OpenAI, with Theo Browne and Ben Davis
I visited Theo Browne and Ben Davis to break down the monumental TBPN OpenAI acquisition and what this means for all of our favorite buzzwords like...
Getting Jacked in San Francisco
Due to popular demand I sat down for 40 minutes by myself and talked about my arms (very normal) and where to train in San Francisco. Also this is a call out to startups: ad space on my arms are for sale and i believe will become some ...