Publishing Details
About This Podcast
He built Amazon’s robot army. Then walked away. Why? To build something bigger. Top of Mind is a weekly 2–5 minute audio drop from Brad Porter—former Amazon VP of Robotics, Scale AI CTO, and now founder of Cobot. Each short episode delivers raw, unfiltered insights on leadership, automation, and the chaos of building at the edge of physical AI. From warehouse floors to the frontier of machine intelligence, this is what it sounds like when a Silicon Valley leader thinks out loud.
Explore Statistics
Recent Episodes
Technology and War
The Anthropic/DoW negotiation was hard to miss this week. Reflecting on current events, technology, policy, and values. I also touch on the proposed National Commission on Robotics Act.Newsletter
Striving and Recognition
Reflecting a bit on striving and recognition… why aligning striving with joy and identity is the path to success and recognition.Newsletter
How to Think About Investments
We’re in a build phase now, AI, robotics, infrastructure… pays to pay attention to the great capital allocators.Newsletter
Design Matters
Thoughts on design and shout out to the team and our supporters! Oh, and go Seahawks!Newsletter
Cobot's Strategy
This week I go a bit deeper on our thesis when we founded Cobot and how we’re progressing… enjoy!Newsletter
Celebrating My Grandmother
Cold here in Cedar Falls! Wishing you all the best!Newsletter
More Lessons From My Grandfather
Broadcasting this week from Cedar Falls, Iowa!Newsletter
Physical AI … Are You Ready?
The transformation in physical ai is coming, are you ready?Newsletter
Positioning to Ride the Wave in 2026!
2026 is here! We can see the swell forming ahead of what will be the biggest change in the nature of physical work since the advent of the wheel. Get ready everyone!Newsletter
Growth and Risk Taking
Sharing my thoughts on growth and risk taking! Happy New Year everyone!Newsletter
Responsible Innovation in Robotics
Discussing responsible innovation in robotics with Gaurab Bansal of Responsible Innovation Labs (RIL) at the EDGES 2025 Summit in San Francisco. [Recorded in October 2025]Newsletter
What do we value most in a post-AGI world?
What do we value most in a post-AGI world? Thoughts on the Industrial Revolution and what’s coming.Newsletter
Energy Matters!
Energy Matters! Thinking about the pace of your business during the holiday season.Newsletter
Innovation and Investment in Robotics with Alfred Lin and Kate Rooney
Discussing innovation and investment in the future of robotics with Alfred Lin (Sequoia Capital) and Kate Rooney (CNBC) on the stage of the 2025 HumanX ConferenceWhy now for robotics?How to think…
Value of Reconnection and Reflection
The value of taking time and space to connect and reflect.Newsletter
Boldness and Energy
Talking about boldness and energy and how it relates to organization change, return to office, and our daily lives.Newsletter
Robot Numbers
Numbers, robot numbers, deployment numbers. What do they mean, what’s important? It’s easy to get lost in big predictions, but the only numbers that matter are the ones produced by real robots doing…
Freedom to Build
Reflecting on the Freedom to Build.Newsletter
Robot Brains and Three Constituents of a Startup
Sunday thoughts on the brains of robots and re-pitching your investors, customers, and employees.Newsletter
This Week in Humanoids
By popular demand, my take on this week’s humanoid announcements.Newsletter
Frequently Asked Questions
Top of Mind with Brad Porter has published 55 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.
Top of Mind with Brad Porter is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 5m.
Similar Podcasts
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
All-In Podcast, LLC
390 episodes
The Cast Nexa Show
Cast Nexa
52 episodes
Founders
David Senra
446 episodes
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth
Lenny Rachitsky
348 episodes
The Pitch
Josh Muccio
204 episodes
The a16z Show
Andreessen Horowitz
1,000 episodes