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🌟 Don't miss this exclusive recorded interview featuring two influential figures, Himalaya Rao-Potlapally and Hasan Tarek, the Founder of Venture Pulse Daily Newsletter! 🚀 📅 Recorded on August 7, 2023, this in-depth discussion delves into the dynamic world of venture capital and its profound impact on diversity, revealing the key to unlocking BILLIONS! Meet Himalaya Rao-Potlapally, Managing Director | Recast Fellow | VCI. Discover Hasan Tarek, the visionary Founder of Venture Pulse Daily Newsletter.
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🌱 Explore the Future of Healthy Eating with Bitewell Co-Founders 🍏 Join Hasan Tarek as he sits down with the dynamic co-founders of Bitewell, Chris Fanucchi and Samantha Citro Alexander. Dive into the world of this innovative startup platform, where they're revolutionizing how we make healthy food choices in today's fast-paced world.
🚀 Meet the Visionaries: Chris Fanucchi: Serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Koia and Limitless, Chris shares the journey that led him to launch Bitewell in January 2020. Samantha Citro Alexander: Former marketing executive for Estee Lauder, Samantha brings her marketing expertise to Bitewell's mission.
💡 Unlocking the Future of Fundraising: Exploring FundMiner's Impact 🌍 Join Hasan Tarek as he dives deep into the world of FundMiner, an AI-powered platform revolutionizing the way fundraising organizations measure and maximize their impact. Meet the visionary co-founders behind this game-changing innovation, Chelsea Lamego and Alejandro Stevenson-Duran. 🚀 Meet the Founders: - Chelsea Lamego: A driving force in the philanthropy industry, Chelsea shares her journey and passion that led to the creation of FundMiner in 2022. - Alejandro Stevenson-Duran: Co-founder and tech genius, Alejandro, brings his expertise in data analytics to empower nonprofits and organizations.
TuongVy Le, Partner and Head of Regulatory and Policy at Bain Capital Crypto, joins "Forbes Talks" to discuss her incredible life story, the current state of blockchain and crypto, possible future regulations, and more. Read the full story on Forbes: Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?s... Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more: https://account.forbes.com/membership...
Former President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to press former Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election results is a cornerstone of federal prosecutors’ case against the former president. The pair's relationship changed after Jan. 6, potentially hurting Pence's political aspirations. WSJ looks at what the latest indictment reveals about their relationship. 0:00 Trump and Pence 1:12 Post-2020 election 3:57 Day of Jan. 6 5:44 Potential consequences for 2024 election #Trump #Pence #WSJ
On this week's unfiltered video version of Prof G Markets, Scott speaks with Washington Post Columnist Catherine Rampell about the latest in the Fed’s rate hiking campaign, the lingering threat of a recession, and a solution to many of America’s economic problems. Follow Catherine on Twitter, @crampell.
Mira Murati is one of the most innovative tech leaders of our time. She has helped to scale OpenAI to the company it is today and lead teams to build innovative technologies and products including ChatGPT, DALL-E, and GPT-4. In this episode, Kevin and Mira discuss how she became interested in the sciences and technology, her innate sense of curiosity which led her to a career in artificial intelligence, and how OpenAI is deploying their technology responsibly for developers and consumers.
Sarah Guo, Founder of Conviction- an early stage venture capital firm focsued heavily on AI and Software 3.0. Guo says this is a "unique moment in time" for AI. Sarah is a former Partner at Greylock, described as "overly direct" and also co-host of the "No Priors" podcast. She speaks with Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Technology."
This video features the story of 'Paul Bragiel', the head of Golden Gate Ventures and a legendary investor in Silicon Valley, known for his early investments in companies like Uber, Stripe, and Zappos. Before making his mark as an investor, 'Paul Bragiel' founded three companies and achieved success as an entrepreneur. This video captures the lessons he learned in his journey from becoming a successful entrepreneur at a young age to making a name for himself as an early investor in big tech companies like Uber.
(00:00) Sunny joins Jason (2:20) The pace of progress in the industry and influx of AI startups (3:50) Sunny demos byword.ai (9:58) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist (11:19) Building a company today and improving LLMs (17:21) Sunny demos Submagic (23:53) Embroker - Use code TWIST to get an extra 10% off insurance at https://Embroker.com/twist (25:09)Sunny demos ChatGPT’s new Custom Instructions feature (29:40) TWiST's "all-star" summer and brief TWiST history (39:13) House of Macadamias - Get 20% off and a free box of Namibian Sea Salted Macadamia Nuts at
Barry Sternlicht, the billionaire investor who built a reputation as a bargain hunter in financially turbulent times, is readying his next bets. The Starwood Capital Group chairman scooped up distressed assets in the aftermath of the US savings and loan collapse and later in the Great Financial Crisis. He's eyeing opportunities again, as the sharp increase in interest rates deflates commercial real estate values. This interview of "Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein" was recorded June 28th in New York.
If you work in a startup or have an interest in entrepreneurship, chances are you've heard of blitzscaling. It's the extreme pursuit of rapid growth to become the market leader, prioritizing speed over efficiency. OpenAI has also achieved rapid growth using this concept. In this video, we aim to learn the fundamentals of Blitzscaling and explore some examples with Chris Yeh, co-author of the book, along with Reid Hoffman. In the next video, we will delve into the detailed strategies for company growth and the tasks to be undertaken at each stage of that growth. So, stay tuned!
In 2022, the Indian businessman was the third richest man in the world but a short report at the start of 2023 saw the value of his listed companies fall by over $100bn. The fallout has spread beyond the markets and into politics as the story of Adani has become inextricably linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of the new India
E9: Diving into the data of 4000+ tech markets | Anand Sanwal, CB Insights
Erik Torenberg sits down with Anand Sanwal, CEO of CB Insights. Over 900,000 people turn to CB Insights for the insights they share in their newsletter. Riverside.fm is a presenting sponsor of Media Empires. Go to https://creators.riverside.fm/MediaEm... + use code MEDIAEMPIRES for 20% off individual plans.
This week on “The Ben & Marc Show”, a16z’s co-founders Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen take on the biggest and most important film of the year – Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster “Oppenheimer”. The film – based on the 2005 biography “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer'' by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Are you trying to unlock sustainable low customer acquisition costs (CAC) growth for your SaaS company? Then you need to hear what Guillaume Cabane, Co-Founder and President of HyperGrowth Partners, has to say on the subject. In this exclusive video, Guillaume shares the formula he used at Ramp, Gorgias, and Drift to reach explosive saas growth - showing you the secrets of smart scaling. Don't miss out - watch this must-see video now for groundbreaking advice on generating fast CAC growth success!
Should you and your startup live in San Francisco? Y Combinator Partners, Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell, debate their different opinions on whether startups are more likely to succeed in the Golden City or elsewhere. Where do they find common ground? Watch to find out.
Apply to Y Combinator: https://yc.link/DandM-apply Work at a Startup: https://yc.link/DandM-jobs Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - Dalton's Preference 02:39 - Michael's Preference 05:02 - The Bay Area 05:50 - Follow The .001% 08:23 - The Network Effect 11:01 - Aim For Greatness 12:34 - Odds Of Success 14:42 - Outro
A surprise guest, a Y Combinator graduate who is working on a VC-backed startup shares his original idea for a sales enablement tool for data-heavy software companies. This is a real B2B home run, but definitely larger in scope than the ideas we usually run through! Hope you'll enjoy it 🤞
Episode 481: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) talk about how the biggest business opportunities lie in one-chart businesses, how Covet & Mane became an 8-figure beauty-care business, how to execute this week's blue-collar side hustle: The Lice Lady, and why you should implement a micro-hustle mentality into your everyday life.
A lot has been written and said about CEOs and their compensation, but who are they really and how did they get there? According to the data, what are the most likely paths to become one? In this episode of All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions, hosts and finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen are joined by Dirk Jenter, Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics, for a fascinating discussion of CEOs, including the surprising truths about who rises to the rank of CEO and from where, as well as exploring the issue of CEO pay, and how it could be justified.
(00:00) Whoop Founder and CEO Will Ahmed joins Jason (1:50) The “Quantified Self” movement and features that set Whoop’s product apart (4:04) How the device interprets health data and obtains consistent results (7:24) Whoop’s customer base (8:52) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (9:59) The decision to pivot to a subscription business model (14:31) Amazon turning from a potential investor to failed copycat competitor
Graham Weaver, Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Founder of Alpine Investors, shares four ways to live an asymmetric life as part of the GSB 2023 Last Lecture Series.
Productivity guru Tim Ferriss joins Rich to talk about emotional healing, self-love, and what matters most in life. To read more about Tim and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll770
On this week’s episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang travels to Austin, Texas, to sit down with Benchmark General Partner Bill Gurley and discuss his journey from computer engineer to Wall Street and Silicon Valley.
Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz returns to discuss his recent essays on AI, violence, and much more including: San Francisco, mandatory military service, Vogelin, and life extension. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/zen
(00:00) HubSpot Co-Founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah joins Jason (2:36) Dharmesh explains what prompted his angel investing journey (6:19) HubSpots journey from startup to where it stands today (8:48) Dharmesh’s decision to focus on Small Minus Big (SMB) investing (11:12) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (12:19) SMB investing conversation continued (16:08) The difference in cycles between big and small businesses
Seth Klarman is a legendary value investor and CEO and Portfolio Manager of The Baupost Group, an investment firm founded in 1982 that manages $27 billion. Seth authored the very out-of-print Margin of Safety and edited the recently released 7th edition of Graham and Dodd’s value investing classic, Security Analysis. Our conversation covers Seth’s early experience in business and investing, path to Baupost, timeless value investing principles and those that have changed over time.
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
(0:00) Bestie intros! (1:08) Vivek's background, corporate political / ESG distractions, why he's running for president (19:16) Energy policy, unemployment work requirements, immigration (30:24) Foreign policy: How to handle Ukraine/Russia and Taiwan/China (44:46) Media strategy, Silicon Valley Bank's implosion (54:09) Thoughts on Trump (1:06:16) Campaign strategy, establishment appeal
You might think that pivoting is something done only by the startups that don’t make it. In reality, a huge number of the best startups pivoted. In this first episode of our new series, Office Hours, Y Combinator Group Partners share their favorite stories of entrepreneurs who pivoted and went on to build game-changing companies.
Vistria Group Founding Partner, Co-Chairman, and Co-CEO Marty Nesbitt says it's challenging in the current high rate environment to find quiality private equity deals. The personal friend and campaign advisor of President Barack Obama discusses his investment thesis on "Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein." This interview was recorded on June 20th in Chicago.
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
(0:00) We hacked the pod! Jcal is on vaca (5:34) Meta launches Threads (17:15) Chat AI interest in decline? (28:36) Fed meeting minutes, economic data and outlook, and EU risk (56:07) Florida Senate Bill 1718, jobs, and immigration debate (1:21:48) Chinese balloon: political farce? (1:31:47) Gerstner Science Corner: preventative heart health
Today we have a conversation with Sampriti Bhattacharyya, who came to the US from India and is now changing the world of boats and building a maritime company https://www.navierboat.com/
Startups come in all shapes and sizes on various stages of a timeline, yet it’s not surprising how many have the same questions and concerns about how to scale from x to y to z, the right time to hire and fire, and how to keep a team motivated during hard times.
Episode 473: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) (https://www.threads.net/@shaanvpuri) and Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) (https://www.threads.net/@thesamparrtalk) talk about Threads... the latest competitor to Twitter. And an interview with entrepreneur Sam Ovens (@samovensnz) - who made millions off of courses - his latest project and why he's not into A.I.
Daniela Rus currently serves as the Director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT. Rus is a renowned Andrew (1956) and Erna Viterbi professor at CSAIL. With a passion for advancing the field of robotics, Rus has made significant contributions to areas such as autonomous vehicles, swarm robotics, and distributed algorithms.
At $16B, Flipkart is the largest exit in Indian tech history. Here, Balaji speaks with Flipkart founder/CEO Binny Bansal on how he built the company from scratch when Indian startups weren't even a thing — and how Flipkart's rise parallels the rise of India itself.
On this week's unfiltered video version of Prof G Markets, Scott breaks down why the Nasdaq just recorded its best first half of the year in four decades. He then shares his thoughts on Meta’s new Twitter competitor, Threads, and explains why he invested in Yahoo a few years ago, before it staged a comeback.
David Sinclair is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and the founder of the Sinclair Lab. He’s the author of the bestselling book Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don’t Have To, as well as a founder of several biotech companies. #bestsellingbook #biotechnology #genetics Auren and David discuss the potential to expand the average human lifespan by decades. David challenges traditional notions of aging and emphasizes the need to embrace new technologies.
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CEO of America’s largest and most successful bank, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon heads up a globe-spanning operation worth more than $400BN. In this film Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor-in-chief of The Economist, probes his public-policy ideas–from US-China relations to Bideonomics–and hears his plans for the future.
Why Are Cars Suddenly So Expensive? Over the last three years we have seen the biggest car price increases in history. Last year the average cost of a new car in the United States was forty-seven thousand dollars and the average used car price today is just under thirty thousand dollars. Car buyers today aren’t just faced with higher car prices, the average interest rate on a new car or truck loan has reached just under nine per cent and car insurance costs are rocketing too.
Lyn Alden, Founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, breaks down the concept of fiscal dominance & its relationship w/ inflation + interest rates. Alden says the Fed's ability to combat inflation is muted because the source of inflation is fiscal-driven, & breaks down why high public debt could cause higher rates to force higher inflation.
On this episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang visits Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky while he plays host in his San Francisco home. Chesky shares how he went from gluing cereal boxes to pay off his startup’s debt to running a multibillion-dollar business. Along the way, he says Airbnb’s darkest moment may be what saved the company–and him.
Remote work is a big, divisive topic right now. Some think it’s the future, while others think it was an experiment gone wrong. But it’s also not the only way to attract top talent. And the equation for doing so has only gotten more confusion as a myriad of trends intersect, from layoffs to emerging technologies like AI. So how can companies navigate this storm and truly attract the talent that matters?
Marc Andreessen is the co-creator of Mosaic, co-founder of Netscape, and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free - AG1: https://drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 year of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs
RockCreek Founder & CEO Afsaneh Beschloss discusses her social impact investment strategy and warns the "regime change" in interest rates has turned the investment strategies of the past decade upside down. This episode of "Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein" was recorded on June 15th in New York.
Reid Hoffman, Partner, Greylock Partners and Mustafa Suleyman, CEO & Co-Founder, Inflection AI discuss the acceleration and proliferation of artificial intelligence with Bloomberg’s Brad Stone and Emily Chang at the Bloomberg Technology Summit.
Follow On The Margin On Spotify: https://spoti.fi/46mn1n3 Follow On The Margin On Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3UsnTiM Follow Blockworks Macro On YouTube: https://bit.ly/3NKpujX -- On today's episode of On The Margin, Lyn Alden of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy joins the show for a discussion on the biggest driver of markets over the past 3 years... inflation.
Bitcoin Foundation Chairman Brock Pierce sits down with CNBC Crypto World to discuss his outlook for crypto, 2024 campaign plans and more in an exclusive interview. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi
Eric Schmidt, Former CEO and Chairman, Google; Co-Founder at Schmidt Futures, and Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji, Co-founder & SVP of Field Engineering at Databricks, discuss the societal benefits and risks of Generative AI.
In a June 6, 2023, webcast, DoubleLine Capital CEO and founder Jeffrey Gundlach starts (1:16) by exploring the “dust in the crevices of our financial institutions here in the United States and perhaps the general global world order.” Exhibits No. 1 and No. 2 that the country is heading for a dust-up (2:06) are the federal debt and the United States’ increasingly vulnerable mechanism of finance, debt-financed federal budget deficits. He notes that the federal government is already running deficits as a percentage of GDP that “should be scary relative to past recessions, and we’re not even in a recession yet.” This is the situation as Mr. Gundlach will show a recession appears likely later this year or in 2024.
Returning to the stage for Nexus 23, Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Marc Andreessen and Applied Intuition Co-Founder Qasar Younis discuss top-of-mind issues in Silicon Valley, how AI and large language models will influence national security and defense, and lessons for founders looking to work with the Department of Defense.
On episode 45 of "In the Know," (July 7, 2023) ARK CEO/CIO, Cathie Wood, weighs in on artificial intelligence (AI), Bitcoin, Fed Policy, electric vehicles, the discrepancy between GDP and GDI, bankruptcies, and the German and Chinese economies. As always, she discusses fiscal policy, monetary policy, market signals, economic indicators, and innovation. We hope you find this monthly series useful, especially during periods of heightened volatility. Stay Healthy. Stay Innovative.
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink says the company has a good track record of working with regulators on 'The Claman Countdown.' Subscribe to Fox Business! https://bit.ly/2D9Cdse Watch more Fox Business Video: https://video.foxbusiness.com Watch Fox Business Network Live: http://www.foxnewsgo.com/ FOX Business Network (FBN) is a financial news channel delivering real-time information across all platforms that impact both Main Street and Wall Street.
Episode 470: Shaan Puri (https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) talk to entrepreneur Jack Smith (https://twitter.com/_jacksmith) about selling his company for $800 million, how he's choosing to raise his child, his latest business idea, and more.
It’s been described as the most serious threat to Vladimir Putin’s leadership in years: the armed rebellion on June 23, led by the Russian mercenary Wagner Group and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: http://www.pbs.org/donate. Prigozhin and his forces ultimately stood down, but the mutiny raised new questions about the strength of Putin’s grip on power amid discontent around his troubled war on Ukraine.
Palmer Luckey, Founder, Anduril Industries shares his viewpoint on AI and defense tech from the frontlines and why he’s forging a stronger partnership between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang at the Bloomberg Technology Summit.
Cliff Obrecht is the Co-Founder & COO @ Canva, the free-to-use online graphic design tool that makes it easy for anyone to design anything from presentations to videos and social media. Cliff and Mel have scaled Canva to over 60 million monthly users, 2,000 employees, and 500,000 teams from companies like Intel and Zoom using Canva. During this incredible growth journey, they have raised over $580M with their last round valuing the company at over $40BN.
Raj Mahajan chats with Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, discusses Citadel’s different businesses, about how working in the office helps drive innovation and develop careers, and the importance of being a lifelong learner.
(0:00) Nick joins Jason (1:33) Nvidia’s GPU leverage (9:48) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist (11:07) CoreWeave’s pivot & the pros and cons of WFH (19:28) OpenPhone - Get 20% off your first six months at https://openphone.com/twist (20:54) Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman’s GPU play (27:24) Veed - Sign up and engage your audience on any platform at https://www.veed.io/avatars?utm_campa... (28:53) Microsoft’s run-in with EU regulators over bundling (37:58) FTC loses cases against Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger (46:37) Lina Khan’s track record as the head of the FTC
Vinod Khosla speaks about the immense opportunity that AI presents to entrepreneurs and businesses at Imagination In Action's 'Forging the Future of Business with AI' event. Vinod Khosla is the founder of Khosla Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. His firm, Khosla Ventures, invests in experimental technologies such as biomedicine and robotics.
CORRECTION: @6:10 we have used the wrong photo for Nathan Gettings, and this is another photo of Joe Lonsdale. Our apologies for the mistake, but we aren't able to change it after the upload. I've been an entrepreneur for the last decade across multiple companies. I've done a lot of work in Silicon Valley, so that's mostly what I talk about.
Episode 472: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) unveil their list of the best companies making more than $1M annually with no full-time employees. ----- Check Out Sam's Stuff: * Hampton - https://joinhampton.com/ * Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ * Copy That - https://copythat.com/ Check Out
Snapchat's chief, Evan Spiegel, discusses the shifting ad market, ways to keep the internet safe for younger users and where the company is deploying AI.
Peter Attia says he has the secret for living a long, healthy and happy life. In his new book, he lays out a how-to guide for longevity, focusing not on treatment but on preventative measures. Attia joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the best habits for a healthier life.
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
(0:00) Bestie intros: Friedberg fills in as moderator! (2:45) Wagner Group rebellion (23:15) SCOTUS strikes down Affirmative Action (51:03) Databricks acquires MosaicML for $1.3B, Inflection raises $1.3B (1:09:35) IRL shuts down after faking 95% of users, Byju's seeks to raise emergency $1B as founder control in jeopardy (1:26:38) Science Corner: Understanding the NANOGrav findings
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Speakers: Brian Chesky – Co-founder & CEO, Airbnb in conversation with Dylan Field We approach everything at Airbnb through a design lens. For us, design is not just about how things look but also how they work. We have redesigned almost every element of the guest, Host and employee experience over the last three years, and it has transformed our culture, our products, and our community.
When it comes to building a startup you’re never doing it entirely from scratch. Inspiration and ideas can come from a variety of places, including other successful startups. But there’s a thin line between borrowing smart ideas and copying them blindly - otherwise known as Cargo Culting. In this episode Dalton and Michael break down the problem with Cargo Culting and offer advice on the right way to draw inspiration from other successful companies.
Hasan Minhaj asks President Obama what we’re all wondering: does he get depressed? When it’s 2 AM, and POTUS is in bed, does he doom-scroll on his phone? Does he also lose hope when he sees how popular Andrew Tate has become? Hasan needs to hear from the most hopeful president in American history and have an entertaining but honest conversation about this generation’s hopelessness.
Haas MBA'24 Xan Wood interviews Chamath Palihapitiya CEO of Social Capital and Host of the All In Podcast
The holy grail of company building is finding product-market fit. But what most people don’t tell you is that once you’ve found it, product-market fit brings its own set of challenges, particularly when it comes to scaling rapidly and hiring the right executives at the right time.
(0:00) Cold intros DO work!
(1:30) Jason explains what LAUNCH looks for in startup investments
(4:38) Jason intros StoneAlgo CEO Devin Jones, who breaks down his startup: “Zillow for Diamonds”