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Clear all filters- All-In Podcast1h 29m
E103: Tech layoffs surge, big tech freezes hiring, optimizing for profits, election preview & more
Jason, Chamath, Calacanis, Friedberg, Yoyoel, David Sacks
Jason Calacanis and David Sacks clarify their advisory roles to Elon Musk at Twitter while dismissing claims of new racist content policies as coordinated bot attacks that the company's safety team effectively neutralized. Simultaneously, the discussion highlights a broader shift in Silicon Valley from growth-at-all-costs to immediate profitability, driven by rising interest rates, aggressive layoffs across major tech firms, and a predicted deepening recession. Finally, the conversation examines political trends suggesting a Republican midterm wave and highlights Meta's recent breakthrough in predicting 617 million protein structures using AI to accelerate scientific discovery.
- All-In Podcast1h 30m
E100: Reflecting on the first 100 shows, fan questions, nuclear threat, markets, Amazon & more
Chamath, Calacanis, Friedberg, Andy Jassy, David Sacks
On the 100th episode of the All-In Podcast, hosts Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, and David Friedberg critique modern media polarization while analyzing the current venture capital downturn as a prime opportunity for capital-efficient founders. The group debates the Ukraine conflict's trajectory, citing rising US debt service costs and nuclear risks to argue for a diplomatic settlement involving Russian control of Crimea. Additionally, the hosts identify major tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon as shifting toward cash-flow generation, predicting a market bottom that favors established companies over high-growth startups.
- 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.
- All-In Podcast1h 23m
E94: NFT volume plummets, California's overreach, FBI meddling, climate change & national security
Chamath, Calacanis, Friedberg, David Sacks
David Sachs and Chamath Palihapitiya analyze market bubbles driven by collective belief and social capital while dissecting the economic fallout of California's $22 fast-food minimum wage law, which they argue will accelerate automation and harm labor markets. The hosts further critique federal election interference following Mark Zuckerberg's admission that the FBI pressured Facebook to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story, and they warn that aggressive climate policies without hydrocarbons risk global economic collapse. Ultimately, the discussion concludes by linking these domestic failures to a renewed Cold War, citing the abandonment of arms control treaties and the Soviet Union's economic demise as cautionary tales for modern governance.
- All-In Podcast1h 9m
E91: SoftBank's $21B+ Vision Fund loss, signals of a bubble, macro picture, Trump raided by FBI
Trump, Chamath, Calacanis, Friedberg, David Sacks, David Priberg
The panel analyzed SoftBank's $6 trillion loss and founder Masayoshi Son's admission of delirium, while debating whether structural fund flaws or the "kingmaker" strategy destroyed portfolio unit economics. Broader market discussions identified valuation bubbles driven by excessive liquidity and ZIRP, with experts predicting a shallow technical recession as interest rate impacts materialize. The conversation concluded by examining the polarizing implications of the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, which panelists described as a critical test of institutional integrity that may force a binary political outcome for former President Trump.
- All-In Podcast1h 25m
E67: Revisiting Rogan, Canadian truckers' protest, fusion breakthrough, $MSFT's savvy move & more
Rogan, Phil Hellmuth, Biden, Friedberg, Wyden, Heinrich, Haines, Chamath Palihapitiya, David Sacks
In a panel discussion featuring Joe Rogan, Chamath Palihapitiya, and David Sacks, the hosts analyze the selective cancellation of Rogan by Spotify alongside the political implications of the Canadian Freedom Convoy and the erosion of civil liberties through warrantless CIA surveillance. The conversation further details significant advancements in nuclear fusion technology, such as JET's energy output record, while contrasting these long-term energy solutions with immediate macroeconomic pressures like rising inflation and declining consumer sentiment. Ultimately, the group argues that current government mandates and media narratives are disproportionately targeting heterodox voices and working-class concerns, warning of a widening schism between political elites and the general public.