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Nathaniel Whittemore

Also known as NLW

Nathaniel Whittemore is an AI product builder and podcast host whose work links workplace adoption with daily analysis of AI. He co-founded a Northwestern program for international student volunteers, wrote about social innovation, moved from Learn Capital to marketing at Partnered, and later led FTX marketing while building crypto shows. Since 2023, he has hosted The AI Daily Brief, which follows AI's effects on creativity, work, and questions about advanced general intelligence. As of October 2026, he is Superintelligent's founder and CEO, where employees share AI use cases and find practical guides.

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Timeline

  1. 2005–2006

    A Northwestern volunteer program

    In 2005, Whittemore and Jonathan Marino found the Just Naïve Enough Global Capacity Initiative to prepare undergraduates for international volunteering. In 2006, as a Northwestern senior, he plans to run the program through the University’s Center for International and Comparative Studies.

  2. 2010

    Writing on social innovation

    In July 2010, he writes on Change.org about the federal Social Innovation Fund as Assetmap’s founder.

  3. 2012–June 2013

    Learn Capital to Partnered

    In 2012, he is a partner at Learn Capital. In June 2013, he becomes Partnered’s chief marketing officer after venture-capital work.

  4. December 2019

    The Breakdown debut

    In December 2019, he debuts The Breakdown with an episode on regulatory action, a DeFi project on bitcoin, and Twitter’s social-protocol initiative.

  5. 2022

    FTX marketing

    In 2022, he leads marketing at FTX and says its Big Game ad with Larry David aims to make viewers laugh.

  6. April 2023

    Bitcoin Builders launch

    In April 2023, he announces Bitcoin Builders as a new show in The Breakdown family.

  7. Since 2023

    The AI Daily Brief

    Since 2023, he hosts The AI Daily Brief, a daily news-analysis show that examines AI through creativity, work, and questions about advanced general intelligence, alignment, and x-risk. In October 2025, he explores insights from thousands of executive interviews on AI and enterprise agents in a special episode.

  8. As of October 2026

    Superintelligent’s AI platform

    As of October 2026, he is Superintelligent’s founder and CEO and hosts The AI Daily Brief. The company offers a collaborative use-case registry where employees discover, document, and share AI applications, alongside hands-on video tutorials and step-by-step guides.

Career

  1. NowSuperintelligentFounder, CEO
  2. From 2013PartneredChief Marketing Officer
  3. AssetmapFounder
  4. FTXMarketing lead

Education

  1. Northwestern UniversityStudent

From the biography.

  1. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Northwestern University. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Northwestern University. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Northwestern University. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  4. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes Northwestern University. We estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.

Sources and credits

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  1. Just Naïve Enough to Care, Summer 2006, Northwestern Magazine northwestern.edu. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Wise Picks? Commentators Weigh In on the Social Innovation Fund Grants – Chronicle of Philanthropy philanthropy.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. The Siege of Academe washingtonmonthly.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. Sponsorfied rebrands as Partnered, unveils two products to help brands manage event sponsorships thenextweb.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. PODCAST: Introducing ’The Breakdown’ With Nathaniel Whittemore coindesk.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. FTX & Larry David Lead With Crypto Comedy In Big Game Debut prnewswire.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. Announcing The Breakdown Network and 'Bitcoin Builders' coindesk.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  8. The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis podcasts.apple.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  9. What 1,000+ Executives Told Us About AI Agents podcasts.apple.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  10. Portfolio: superintelligent beepartners.vc. Checked 21 October 2026.
  11. AI Champions Bootcamp besuper.ai. Checked 21 October 2026.