March 7, 2025 | Reading time: 9 min.
MAtthew Peterson and his friends want to let off steam. They have brooded in an Airbnb all day long, Peterson leads a AI company, his friends are hedge fund managers. “Now we deserve fun,” the men think. They sit in the bar of the podcaster and comedians Joe Rogan in Austin, Texas. There are cocktails and canned beer on the table. Unfortunately, they have a problem. “Our assistants did not book us in time,” says Peterson.