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on taking a part in gadget and blogging as this new medium that was very disruptive at the time. How do you pick the name of the blog? Tell me about the CMS. What is the publishing strategy? How do you hire people? And I would say, oh, you know, we hire people. The best people are the great commentators. So we look at the great comments and then we hire them.

on taking a part in gadget and blogging as this new medium that was very disruptive at the time. How do you pick the name of the blog? Tell me about the CMS. What is the publishing strategy? How do you hire people? And I would say, oh, you know, we hire people. The best people are the great commentators. So we look at the great comments and then we hire them.

And then I watched in Amazon, they started hiring the people writing great reviews for their review team. And I was like, oh, wow, he really is taking notes on this. And to your point, Sax, or maybe Chamath, you made this point. In terms of hiring, one of the great techniques Bezos had is a concept called bar raisers.

And then I watched in Amazon, they started hiring the people writing great reviews for their review team. And I was like, oh, wow, he really is taking notes on this. And to your point, Sax, or maybe Chamath, you made this point. In terms of hiring, one of the great techniques Bezos had is a concept called bar raisers.

And a bar raiser in Amazon is somebody you hire for your team who is so good that they raise the bar for the entire team. So when they would say, hey, we're going to add somebody to this team, they're going to be the 10th person, you'd say, are they better at whatever dimensions than the rest of the team? And will they raise the bar for everybody here?

And a bar raiser in Amazon is somebody you hire for your team who is so good that they raise the bar for the entire team. So when they would say, hey, we're going to add somebody to this team, they're going to be the 10th person, you'd say, are they better at whatever dimensions than the rest of the team? And will they raise the bar for everybody here?

And then you think about some managers, they hire somebody who fits in. They hire somebody who doesn't rock the boat. And there are techniques here and very specific ways to attract talent to your startup that will become... You know, do you guys remember part of the reason why YC and Founders Fund and Andreessen took this path was to try to corner Sequoia?

And then you think about some managers, they hire somebody who fits in. They hire somebody who doesn't rock the boat. And there are techniques here and very specific ways to attract talent to your startup that will become... You know, do you guys remember part of the reason why YC and Founders Fund and Andreessen took this path was to try to corner Sequoia?

There was... a moment in time actually where this actually crossed over and you got to witness it, which was when Larry and Sergey were taking Google public. And before that, they said, you know, I don't know if the markets will let these two PhDs as smart as they are, as driven as they are with such a great product. I don't know if they're going to buy the stock.

There was... a moment in time actually where this actually crossed over and you got to witness it, which was when Larry and Sergey were taking Google public. And before that, they said, you know, I don't know if the markets will let these two PhDs as smart as they are, as driven as they are with such a great product. I don't know if they're going to buy the stock.

Can we get an adult in the room who's done this before? And they found Eric Schmidt, who had run Novell. And they brought him in as this, you know, third part of the triangle. And then eventually he wound up leaving, et cetera. What were your thoughts on Silicon Valley in that transition time and Eric Schmidt's role at Google?

Can we get an adult in the room who's done this before? And they found Eric Schmidt, who had run Novell. And they brought him in as this, you know, third part of the triangle. And then eventually he wound up leaving, et cetera. What were your thoughts on Silicon Valley in that transition time and Eric Schmidt's role at Google?

Yeah.

Yeah.

All right, here we go. A panel of California judges has ruled that Section 230 does not protect TikTok's algorithm in the case of the death, tragically, of a 10-year-old girl. We've talked about Section 230 and legislation to protect algorithms or to make algorithms more editorial.

All right, here we go. A panel of California judges has ruled that Section 230 does not protect TikTok's algorithm in the case of the death, tragically, of a 10-year-old girl. We've talked about Section 230 and legislation to protect algorithms or to make algorithms more editorial.

We'll get to that in a second, but let me just cue up the story and then we'll play a clip from episode 99 of All In podcast. In late 2021, a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl accidentally killed herself while participating in a blackout challenge she saw on TikTok. That is a challenge that encourages viewers to choke themselves with objects like belts until they pass out.

We'll get to that in a second, but let me just cue up the story and then we'll play a clip from episode 99 of All In podcast. In late 2021, a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl accidentally killed herself while participating in a blackout challenge she saw on TikTok. That is a challenge that encourages viewers to choke themselves with objects like belts until they pass out.

According to Bloomberg, this challenge has been linked with the deaths of 15 young people. Oh, my God. Yeah, this is terrible.

According to Bloomberg, this challenge has been linked with the deaths of 15 young people. Oh, my God. Yeah, this is terrible.