“Make Tech Fun Again” | Adil, Silicon Mania
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📅 Publicado em: 2026-07-20T19:27:12Z
📺 Canal: Composio
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Adil moved to San Francisco and caught Sam Altman on the street within 48 hours of landing. He asked him the funniest thing he'd seen someone do with ChatGPT. The video hit half a million views — and half the comments wanted to know why he'd asked such a stupid question.
That's the whole idea behind what he's building.
Before SF, Adil was the "TikTok startup guy" in France — millions of views, the French Shark Tank on TikTok, interviews with everyone from Bernard Arnault to Macron. Then he quit at the top in 2023, took a break, and came back with something more global: Silicon Mania, a media company on a mission to make tech fun again.
In this episode we get into:
→ Catching Sam Altman on the street 48 hours after moving to SF
→ Why he quit at the top in France — and how to tell when it's time to stop
→ "Make tech fun again" — why tech has a marketing problem, not a product problem
→ How he catches anyone for an interview (never ask permission — just start)
→ Why SF should be a city, not a hotel
→ Deadlines over perfection, and the Netflix method for building a media company
→ Why there's room for hundreds more storytellers in tech, not five
Follow Adil on X: @Adilmania
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro
(01:30) The Buzzer & Silicon Mania's Latest Drop
(04:00) The TikTok Startup Guy in France
(07:00) Why He Quit at the Top in 2023
(10:00) Build Space, Farza & the Road to SF
(13:00) Interviewing Arnault, Macron & Getting Punched by a Bodyguard
(17:00) How to Approach Anyone for an Interview
(20:00) Catching Sam Altman 48 Hours Off the Plane
(24:00) "Make Tech Fun Again" & Use the Waymos
(28:00) The City Should Be a City, Not a Hotel
(32:00) How He Makes the Recaps (Nano Banana + Grok)
(36:00) Why Companies Should Reach Out to Creators
(40:00) A67Z Company, the Netflix Method & Building for the GOATs
(44:00) Deadlines Over Perfection
(48:00) $40K a Month & the Trap of Chasing Money
(52:00) Be Alone (Not Lonely)
(56:00) Be Yourself — There's Only One You
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