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Clear all filtersBrad Gerstner: How I Pick Companies; Lessons from Warren Buffet; Chamath vs Gurley | E935
Brad Gerstner, Warren Buffet, Chamath, Gurley, Harry Stebbings
Altimeter Capital founder Brad Gerstler applies a risk-averse, family-informed investment philosophy focused on identifying "Super Cycles" and the Power Law rather than chasing momentum trends. By maintaining a flat, "SEAL Team Six" firm structure, Gerstler prioritizes deep thesis development and radical candor to outperform larger, diluted competitors despite recent valuation corrections. This disciplined approach emphasizes essentialism in portfolio management and aligns long-term partner incentives with a legacy of impactful, high-conviction venture capital.
- The Diary Of A CEO1h 34m
David Harewood: The Chilling Story Of How A Hollywood Star Lost His Mind | E185
David Harewood, Stephen Butler
Actor David Harewood details his involuntary hospitalization at age 23, an event precipitated by systemic racism, severe exhaustion, and the psychological toll of navigating a "white space" in Britain. His recovery process was complicated by medical bias, including the administration of triple-dose tranquilizers, yet he eventually leveraged his trauma to destigmatize psychosis through a 2019 documentary and public advocacy. Harewood now channels these experiences into producing original content and mentoring emerging talent, aiming to dismantle industry typecasting while inspiring resilience among Black youth.
Kevin Weil: Lessons from Leading Product at Instagram & Twitter | 20VC #934
Kevin Systrom, the former co-founder of Instagram and Twitter, recounts his transition from a physics PhD candidate to a serial tech entrepreneur, highlighting how his wife's introduction to the Bay Area startup ecosystem catalyzed his career at major platforms and his current venture-backed fund, Scribble. He details critical product decisions at Instagram, such as the strategic launch of Stories to reduce social pressure, alongside leadership lessons on decisiveness, the importance of clear written narratives, and a "multi-dependency" investment framework designed to mitigate risk for founders. Systrom concludes by advocating for hiring individuals superior to oneself, maintaining a singular focus on mission-driven resilience, and prioritizing rapid iteration over consensus-building to drive innovation in both software and venture capital.
- All-In Podcast1h 25m
E99: Cheating scandals, Twitter updates, rapid AI advancements, Biden's pardon, Section 230 & more
Biden, Chamath, Calacanis, Friedberg, Nick, Sax, David Sacks, J Cal, Phil Helmuth, Jason
Hosts conclude their 99-episode run while addressing production overloads, a surge in cross-industry cheating scandals, and Elon Musk's strained acquisition of Twitter amidst complex financial hurdles. The panel further analyzes Tesla's AI robotics advancements, President Biden's cannabis pardons, and the Supreme Court's upcoming review of Section 230 liability as experts debate free speech frameworks. Key announcements include the upcoming "All In Meetups" in Zurich and Miami, a high-stakes poker tournament featuring Chamath Palihapitiya, and the revelation that Jason Calacanis coined the title "Data Scientist" in 2008.
- The Economist15 min
How the Mexican cartels are making profits now
Over 100,000 annual fatalities in the United States are now driven by a synthetic opioid crisis where Mexican cartels have shifted production to decentralized, low-tech mobile labs that operate with gig-economy efficiency. This transformation has replaced traditional organized crime conglomerates with approximately 200 semi-autonomous groups that source cheap precursor chemicals from China to manufacture potent fentanyl at minimal cost. The resulting market shift has seen synthetic drug seizures surpass cocaine and heroin in 2021, as these criminal networks diversify revenue through high-value, low-volume trafficking to middle-class consumers.
- The Diary Of A CEO1h 34m
World Leading Life Coach: 3 Steps To Figuring Out ANYTHING You Want: Marie Forleo | E184
Marie Forleo, a global entrepreneur and best-selling author diagnosed with ADHD, shares her journey from Wall Street burnout to building a multi-million dollar life coaching empire driven by the philosophy that "everything is figureoutable." Drawing on her history of trauma-induced overperformance, she outlines strategies for distinguishing intuition from fear, managing time through systematic tracking, and aligning success with personal values rather than external validation. Her approach emphasizes starting before one is ready, utilizing Imago Therapy to sustain long-term relationships, and rejecting the myth of the single-passion career in favor of multi-passionate creativity.
Geoff Lewis: Why I Put $200M into Rippling; Uncapped Notes; "Compound Startups" | 20VC #933
Geoff Lewis, Harry Stebbings, Jeff
Bedrock Capital co-founded by Jeff Lawson leveraged a decade-long relationship with Rippling founder Parker Harris to secure a dominant stake, driven by Harris's self-identified "narrative violation" and the company's "compound startup" business model. By recycling proceeds from cryptocurrency investments rather than distributing them, the firm concentrated 20% of its capital into Rippling, successfully navigating early rejection and macroeconomic volatility to double down in the Series D round. This strategy positions Bedrock to capture exponential returns as Rippling capitalizes on the "employer of record" market during economic downturns while mitigating scaling risks through a founder-heavy executive team.
- Lex Fridman2h 40m
Annaka Harris: Free Will, Consciousness, and the Nature of Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #326
Neuroscientist Sam Harris explores the illusory nature of the self and free will through neuroscientific evidence, arguing that conscious experience is a post-hoc construction generated by the brain's binding window and Default Mode Network. By integrating research on plant decision-making, integrated information theory, and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics to dissolve egoic boundaries, the presentation challenges fundamental intuitions about consciousness while proposing it may be a primary substrate of reality. Harris further outlines the ethical implications for artificial intelligence and advocates for a scientific approach that prioritizes "what" and "how" over metaphysical "why" questions to foster human interconnectedness and reduce suffering.
- Goldman Sachs20 min
Breaking Down the Dollar’s Rise
Kamakshya Trivedi, Alison Nathan
Goldman Sachs analysts project further U.S. dollar appreciation driven by America's overheating economy and the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes, which contrast with the constrained monetary policies of the ECB, BOJ, and PBOC. While this strength aids U.S. inflation goals, it forces non-U.S. economies into a difficult trade-off between accepting currency depreciation or risking domestic growth through aggressive tightening, with emerging markets facing severe debt vulnerabilities. Exceptions like the Brazilian real and Mexican peso have resisted these trends by initiating earlier rate hikes, yet analysts anticipate the dollar's dominance will persist until U.S. inflation peaks and global growth stabilizes, unlikely before 2023.
Parker Conrad: How I Got Ousted from Zenefits and Came Back with a Vengence | 20VC #932
Parker Conrad, Harry Stebbings
Following his departure from Zenefits, Max Rippling founded Rippling to unify fragmented employee data across HR, IT, and finance through a "compound startup" strategy that prioritizes parallel product development on a shared "employee graph." The company leverages this deep integration to cross-sell 25 distinct software SKU while maintaining 70-80% margins and enabling clients to operate with significantly fewer administrative staff. Backed by an $11 billion valuation, Rippling aims to become the internal operating system for all employee-centric business processes by 2027, utilizing an internal entrepreneurship model where product teams function as independent general managers.
- The Diary Of A CEO1h 8m
How I Became The Worlds Best DJ With Only One Arm: Black Coffee | E183
On February 10, 1990, a future global superstar sustained a severe brachial plexus injury after being struck by a vehicle while celebrating Nelson Mandela's release, an event that resulted in permanent partial paralysis of his left arm and a lifetime of adapting his public persona to hide the disability. Born to a single mother in poverty and raised by a strict grandmother, he transitioned from milking cows at age 11 to becoming a top-tier South African DJ and producer who maintains artistic control through a strategic dual-identity system. Now a highly successful artist known for his "hand in pocket" style and rigorous work ethic, he advocates for mental health therapy to navigate the psychological challenges of rising from poverty while planning a legacy property to honor his roots.
- Lex Fridman3h 0m
Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots | Lex Fridman Podcast #325
This event synthesizes a paradigm shift from genetic determinism to bioelectrical control, arguing that life and cognition emerge from a physics-to-mind continuum where dynamic voltage patterns override DNA to regulate form and memory. Highlighting immortal planarians and self-replicating Xenobots, the presentation details how "agential materials" operate through multi-scale competency architectures that allow cells to pursue goals without external programming. The discussion concludes by reframing medical intervention as "anatomical compiling" through ionoceuticals and expanding ethical frameworks to recognize a continuum of agency across plants, synthetic organisms, and artificial intelligence.
Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour: How to Build Moats Against Incumbents; How to Hire Engineers | 20VC #931
Tarek Mansour, Harry Stebbings
Goldman Sachs alums Tarek and Luan founded Kalshi to create the first regulated exchange for event-based financial contracts, overcoming decades of regulatory barriers to offer a marketplace for trading specific future outcomes. Under Tarek's intense leadership, which prioritizes hiring individuals driven by necessity over those merely seeking success, the platform has secured $110 million in funding while aggressively maintaining capital discipline. With strategic guidance from investors like Alfred Lin and Henry Kravis, Kalshi aims to normalize event trading as a mainstream asset class comparable to stocks or crypto by 2027.
- All-In Podcast1h 20m
E98: Big tech starts making cuts, Fed incompetency, global debt, Russia/Ukraine & more
Chamath, Calacanis, Friedberg, Coolio, Putin, Zelenskiy, Zach
Tech giants including Meta, Apple, and Google are implementing significant workforce reductions and hiring freezes to shift from rapid growth to profitability, signaling a broader transition away from the era of excessive workplace perks and loose fiscal policy. While economists like Stan Druckenmiller warn of a prolonged recession and geopolitical tensions in Ukraine pose severe "fat tail risks," investors such as David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya argue that market bottoms are forming, presenting consolidation opportunities for startups and long-term equity buyers. The discussion concludes that the current economic contraction results from the end of the zero-interest-rate era, creating a harsh environment that forces genuine price discovery while eliminating the artificial labor distortions of the previous decade.
- The Economist8 min
Brazil’s elections: The Economist interviews Lula
Lula, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Jair Bolsonaro, Sarah Maslin
In the volatile 2022 Brazilian presidential election, challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leads polls against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro amidst unprecedented violence and deep polarization. Lula pledges to forge a broad post-election coalition, govern strictly under the constitution, and reindustrialize the economy by restoring development banks and prioritizing infrastructure to create jobs. Simultaneously, he refuses to apologize for past corruption allegations while promising rigorous investigation procedures and a "zero priority" focus on food security for the nation's poor.