In the first episode of 2025, Pastor Adam, Vance and Arun discusses their holiday experiences, tech innovations, and plans for the new year. Vance reflects on his travels and culinary adventures, while Pastor Adam shares a low-key family holiday filled with spiritual growth and new hobbies like shooting and running with his daughters. They reveal their words for the year—fruitful, simplify, and relationship—and how they plan to incorporate these into their lives. The conversation shifts to technology, with discussions on Waymo, the potential of quantum computing, and the rise of anti-woke policies in big tech, specifically Meta's new direction under Mark Zuckerberg. They also dive into faith-centered business practices and the importance of spiritual growth and community in the modern church. Predictions for 2025 include technological advancements and a shift towards kingdom-first business initiatives.

Links:
Amen Conference (https://amenexperience.com/)
Hype Network (https://www.hypenetwork.org/)
VIVE Church (https://www.vivechurch.org)
Vest Fund (https://vestfund.org/)

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Each episode of the HYPE POD is a Hype Network conversation about innovation, technology, and other market trends from a faith-filled perspective. Some are from our LIVE events [Hype Sessions], and some are off-the-cuff between Adam Smallcombe, Vance Roush, Arun Koshy and Katrina Macaraeg. We hope these conversations fuel innovative ideas and give you the confidence to continue building with kingdom principles. Recorded at Overflow Studios, Silicon Valley

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The Hype Network is a growing global community of kingdom-minded industry experts, bold investors, tenacious entrepreneurs, thought leaders, ministry innovators, and faith-based disruptors. We gather in person and digitally to connect, create and collaborate to make a lasting impact on the people and industries we lead - the goal is innovative ministry acceleration.