All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

E117: Did Stripe miss its window? Plus: VC market update, AI comes for SaaS, Trump's savvy move

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie intro: Jason's Japan trip! (1:04) Stripe's precarious situation: Did it miss its window? Breaking down its $4B tax bill, slowing growth ...

E116: Toxic out-of-control trains, regulators, and AI

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie intros, poker recap, charity shoutouts! (8:34) Toxic Ohio train derailment (25:30) Lina Khan's flawed strategy and rough past few weeks ...

E115: The AI Search Wars: Google vs. Microsoft, Nordstream report, State of the Union

11 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intro! 1:49 Report about US involvement in the destruction of Nordstream pipelines, breaking away from the military-industrial complex 28:...

E114: Markets update: whipsaw macro picture, big tech, startup mass extinction event, VC reckoning

04 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie intro! (1:15) Macro picture update: 0.25% raise, jobs rip up, wage growth continues to slow (17:52) Interest rates impact on mega-cap co...

E113: DOJ tries to break up Google, vaccine questions, Ukraine escalation & more

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) David Sacks does bestie intros! (2:49) DOJ sues Google over ads business (23:09) EU probes Microsoft over Slack complaint based on "bundling" T...

E112: Is Davos a grift? Plus: globalist mishaps, debt ceilings, TikTok's endgame & more

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie intro, who gets credit for the podcast? (6:27) Top candidates for the Republican nominee in 2024: DeSantis, Youngkin, Haley; major 2024 ...

E111: Microsoft to invest $10B in OpenAI, generative AI hype, America's over-classification problem

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie intro! (0:43) Reacting to Slate's article on All-In (11:18) SF business owner caught spraying homeless person on camera (29:22) Microsof...

E110: 2023 Bestie Predictions!

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie New Year catch-up! (2:44) Prediction 1: 2023's biggest political winner (17:25) Prediction 2: 2023's biggest political loser (21:57) Pre...

E109: 2022 Bestie Awards Live from Twitter HQ

24 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie catch up! (3:05) Kicking off the 2022 Bestie Awards (4:12) Biggest winner in politics (9:11) Biggest loser in politics (16:37) Biggest p...

E108: Doxing debate, Nuclear fusion breakthrough, state of the markets & more

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Jason's new gig! (1:05) Twitter's new privacy rules, notable suspension, doxing dynamics (20:48) Nuclear fusion breakthrough and geopolitical r...

E107: The Twitter Files Parts 1-2: shadow banning, story suppression, interference & more

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie gut health! (2:17) Twitter Files Part 2: shadow banning and blacklisting entire accounts and topics; how content moderation was handled ...

E106: SBF's media strategy, FTX culpability, ChatGPT, SaaS slowdown & more

03 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie hangover! (1:05) Analyzing SBF's media tour: his angle, media coverage, and more (21:09) FTX culpability: media, investors, regulators (...

E105: Tech culture wars: Elon vs. SBF, Sabotaging Republicans with Trump

19 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intros! 2:19 Trump announces 2024 presidential bid 26:07 Each bestie names their most important policy issue for 2024 59:03 Big tech belt-...

E104: FTX collapse with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong + election results, macro update & more

12 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) New bestie game show! (6:20) Election recap: Red wave falls flat, Republican party flips from Trump to DeSantis, a rebuke of extremism (20:47) ...

E103: Tech layoffs surge, big tech freezes hiring, optimizing for profits, election preview & more

05 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Jason's new brand deal (1:18) Bestie updates (9:12) "Ligma/Johnson" blunder outside of Twitter HQ (15:38) Surge of tech layoffs at Twitter, Str...

E102: Elon closes Twitter deal, $META uncertainty, Zuck's historic bet, big tech decline & more

29 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Sacks is back! (1:01) Sacks recaps his week off (3:13) Elon finalizes Twitter deal, immediate content moderation decisions, platform potential ...

E101: Ye acquires Parler, Snap drops 30%, macro outlook, VC metrics, valuing stocks & more

22 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie intros: Brad Gerstner joins in place of Sacks, and brigadoons! (2:02) Ye's current situation and acquisition of Parler (14:17) Snap drop...

E100: Reflecting on the first 100 shows, fan questions, nuclear threat, markets, Amazon & more

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie intros are back! (6:35) Reflecting on the first 100 episodes and what makes the show special (29:12) Fan questions: Building in a downtu...

E99: Cheating scandals, Twitter updates, rapid AI advancements, Biden's pardon, Section 230 & more

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intros! 1:34 Breaking down major cheating scandals: chess, poker, fishing 16:13 Twitter deal updates 30:05 AI making rapid advancements: T...

E98: Big tech starts making cuts, Fed incompetency, global debt, Russia/Ukraine & more

01 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intros! 1:36 Big tech starts making cuts, plus what this means for the broader economy and startups 31:09 Global debt numbers, Fed incompe...

E97: SPAC updates, public/private market overview, Putin's end game & more

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intros! 1:03 SPAC updates, state of the public/private markets 20:26 US VCs have $290B in dry powder and raised a record amount in H1 2022...

E96: Adobe acquires Figma for $20B, TPB SPAC, FedEx CEO's recession warning, macro picture & more

17 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intro! 0:59 Adobe agrees to acquire Figma for $20B 19:21 How Adobe might bundle Figma, regulatory implications 38:59 Analyzing Google's "o...

E95: Winter is Coming, Europe's energy crisis, Kim Kardashian's new PE firm & more

10 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intros: Luxury brand influencers, Birthday Party stories and more! 3:34 Jason reflects on the final Kara Swisher-hosted Code Conference, A...

E94: NFT volume plummets, California's overreach, FBI meddling, climate change & national security

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie intros + Burning Man debate (4:16) NFT trading volume plummets (10:20) California's new fast food wages bill, government creating bad in...

E93: Twitter whistleblower, cloud security vulnerabilities, student debt forgiveness & more

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intros! 1:25 Twitter's former head of security makes allegations against the company 22:08 Foreign countries placing government agents in ...

E92: Adam Neumann's second act, a16z's $350M bet, housing policy, Inflation Reduction Act & more

20 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intro plus a new moderator! 7:19 Adam Neumann raises $350M from a16z for his new residential real estate startup Flow 25:32 Housing policy...

E91: SoftBank's $21B+ Vision Fund loss, signals of a bubble, macro picture, Trump raided by FBI

13 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intros 3:02 Where Masa and SoftBank went wrong, why VC isn't scaleable, Vision Fund impact 27:59 Metrics that signify a bubble or the top ...

E90: Twitter subpoenas, market overview, Pelosi's Taiwan visit & more

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intros 2:07 Twitter subpoenas the besties! 16:03 Markets overview: dead cat bounce or have we hit the bottom? 34:10 De-globalization trend...

E89: GDP growth negative in Q2, $SHOP layoffs, Alzheimer's fraud, Ginkgo acquires Zymergen & more

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intros! 2:19 GDP growth is negative for a second consecutive quarter, but is the US actually in a recession? How has the White House contr...

E88: First principle politics, China chaos & outlook, state of private/public markets & more

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intros 1:45 First principle politics, analyzing each party's cynicism 48:07 Chaos in China: bank protests, housing protests, slowing econo...

E87: Emerging markets, Sri Lanka, 9.1% CPI, market sentiment, NASA's Webb telescope & more

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intros! 1:41 Emerging markets, Sri Lanka break down 36:01 9.1% CPI print 48:15 Current market sentiments from retail and institutional inv...

E86: Macro outlook: jobs, housing, inflation + Dutch farmers protests & EU climate missteps

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie open: Sacks' shopping spree 2:15 Macro outlook: jobs, consumer sentiment, housing, inflation, finding a bottom 39:21 Turkish government fi...

E85: SBF's crypto bailout, Zendesk sells for ~$10B, buyout targets, US diplomacy, AlphaFold & more

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intros 4:09 Assessing SBF bailing out major crypto players & the state of the market 18:24 Classifying crypto assets, high-yield crypto le...

E84: Markets update, crypto collapse, Russia/Ukraine endgame, state of the podcast

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Besties discuss the one-month hiatus 7:03 Markets update: Fed decisions, goals, macro factors, root causes 32:19 Earnings estimate skepticism, la...

#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit...

#AIS: Bestie AMA with Valor's Antonio Gracias

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit...

#AIS: Opening chat with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit...

#AIS: Joe Lonsdale on the problem with higher education

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit...

#AIS: The Lanby's Tandice Urban on solving healthcare's customer service problem

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit...

#AIS: MP Materials CEO James Litinsky on rare earths, supply chain, and energy independence

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit...

#AIS: Pear VC's Mar Hershenson on making successful founders

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit...

#AIS: FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver on how gamblers think

29 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit...

#AIS: Divvy Homes CEO Adena Hefets breaks down the state of the US housing market

29 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit...

#AIS: Glenn Greenwald & Matt Taibbi discuss the new political divide, moderated by David Sacks

28 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This conversation was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami! 0:00 David Sacks explains the origin of this panel on political discourse in Americ...

E83: Market slide continues, and how to address Uvalde

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie Guestie Brad Gerstner joins the show 1:00 All-In Summit recap and best moments 16:45 State of the markets, $ZM/$SNOW earnings, how much mo...

#AIS: Tim Urban on political discourse + Keith Rabois on early-stage investing in 2022

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit...

#AIS: Antonio Garcia Martinez & Glenn Greenwald debate Ukraine, moderated by David Sacks

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This debate was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bi...

E82: All-In Summit: Claire Cormier Thielke on China + Q&A with Flexport's Ryan Petersen

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit....

E81: All-In Summit: Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner on markets, downturns & investment cycles

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This conversation was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: http...

E69: Elon Musk on Twitter's bot problem, SpaceX's grand plan, Tesla stories, Giga Texas & more

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie Guestie Elon Musk joins via Zoom at the All-In Summit! 0:43 Benchmarking Twitter's bot problem, thoughts on slights from the Biden Adminis...

E80: Recession deep dive: VC psychology, macro risks, Tiger Global, predictions and more

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie catchup and Friedberg intros! 4:40 Breaking down current macro risks, Great Recession comparisons 31:55 How a historically large amount of...

E79: Analyzing the leaked draft overturning Roe v. Wade with Amy Howe and Tom Goldstein

07 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Amy Howe (@AHoweBlogger) & Tom Goldstein (@SCOTUSblog) join the show to break down the leaked draft overturning Roe v. Wade 28:07 Potential downs...

E78: VC fund metrics that matter, private market update, recession, student loans, Bill Hwang arrest

30 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intros 4:32 Understanding VC fund metrics that matter, state of private markets 29:37 Recession possibilities, Q1 negative growth 44:56 St...

E77: Tech work culture, crypto regulation, stablecoins, $NFLX & more w/ Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

23 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie Intros + a new Bestie Guestie! 4:37 Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong reflects on his "mission-focused company" blog post, work culture in tech...

E76.5: Food shortage, China's grand plan, inflation, French election plus an All-In Summit preview

16 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

*** PRODUCER'S NOTE: This is part two of E76. If you want to hear the besties break down Elon vs. Twitter, check out the previous episode.     0:0...

E76: Elon vs. Twitter

16 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Jason's new skincare routine, Sacks' Good Friday portfolio update, Bestie intros 3:12 Breaking down Elon's offer to buy Twitter and take it priva...

E75: Fast shuts down, board culpability, Elon buys 9% of Twitter, deplatforming's evolution & more

09 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Jason's big night out, bestie intros, All-In Summit update and more 8:01 Layoffs and shutdowns: Fast, Better.com, GoPuff; Chamath gives a macro- ...

E74: Market update, inverted yield curve, immigration, new SPAC rules, $FB smears TikTok and more

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Sacks' DC trip and foreign policy speaking gig 5:50 Yield curve inversion, breaking down the current state of the markets, understanding the labo...

E73: Late-stage VC markdowns and mistakes, market strategy, Ukraine/Russia update with Brad Gerstner

26 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie Guestie Brad Gerstner is filling in for Friedberg 1:34 Understanding public SaaS and Internet multiples, Instacart's cuts its valuation by...

E72: Impact of sanctions, deglobalization, food shortage risks, macroeconomic outlook and more

19 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Jason's new "family office" and Sacks' new strategy 2:39 Understanding where all sides stand in the Russia/Ukraine War three weeks in 15:21 Sanct...

E71: Russia/Ukraine deep dive: escalation, risk factors, financial fallout, exit ramps and more

05 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 David Sacks: Man for the people 0:50 Escalating tensions over Russia/Ukraine; nuclear scare; evolving forms of warfare 16:27 Assessing impact of ...

E70: EMERGENCY POD! Russia invades Ukraine: Reactions, Putin's ambition, Biden's response and more

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Ukraine invasion: how should the US respond? 17:03 Importance of energy independence when dealing with Russia; solutions: Solar, Natural Gas, Nuc...

E68: Trudeau invokes emergency powers, Bitcoin vs. government, Tiger Global's new strategy & more

19 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Sacks needs the ball 1:43 Trudeau invokes emergency powers to try and stop the truckers protest 13:45 Bitcoin's role in decentralizing currency a...

E67: Revisiting Rogan, Canadian truckers' protest, fusion breakthrough, $MSFT's savvy move & more

12 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie Intro: Phil Hellmuth found a new billionaire 1:30 Chamath's new camera positioning 3:58 Revisiting the Joe Rogan/Spotify situation, racism...

E66: $FB's major pullback, Rogan/Spotify mess, Xi/Putin meetup and understanding supply chain issues with Bestie Guestie Ryan Petersen (Flexport CEO)

05 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Sacks' shining moment 2:34 Bestie Guestie Ryan Petersen joins to break down the supply chain situation: core issues, solutions, things to look ou...

E65: VC markup dynamics, Russia/US tensions over Ukraine, Altos Labs raises $3B, Stripe mafia & more

29 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Chamath's preferred cosplay 1:35 Reflecting on bad investment decisions and markup dynamics 15:20 Rising tensions between US and Russia over Ukra...

E64: Antitrust standards & enforcement, tech repricing, lab leak obfuscation, E63 reactions & more

22 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

00:00 Cold Open 00:25 Besties react to last week's All-In E63 21:50 Implications of FTC Chair Lina Khan's approach to enforcing antitrust 42:21 "Super...

E63: Insurrection indictments, human rights in the US and abroad, groundbreaking MS study and more

15 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie Intro: Friedberg prepares for the insurrection discussion 0:39 Breaking down the Oath Keeper indictments and the riots at the capitol, Bid...

E62: Elizabeth Holmes verdict, fraud origins & takeaways, navigating "The Great Markdown" & more

08 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intro and poker recap 3:14 Elizabeth Holmes verdict, origins of the fraud, breakdown of the Theranos promise 17:51 Lessons for founders an...

E61: 2022 Predictions! Business, politics, science, tech, crypto, & more

29 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Recapping the "Superspreader" (6:12) Predicting 2022's biggest political winner (11:57) Predicting 2022's biggest political loser (19:07) Predi...

E60: The 2021 Bestie Awards PLUS Jack Dorsey starts the Web3 Wars

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Catching up on the Web3 wars and Jack Dorsey sounding off (5:10) Biggest Winner - Politics (9:43) Biggest Loser - Politics (14:37) Biggest Poli...

E59: Twitter's content warning algo, equity audits, politicians trading stocks, Fed's next move, mRNA & more

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie Intro: Sweater update, NYC stories (8:30) Sacks got flagged on Twitter, theorizing on Twitter's content warning algorithm (14:37) "Racia...

E58: November's CPI, preparing for a downturn, macro outlook, Better.com's botched layoffs & more

11 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie Intro: Chamath's happy hour and sweater feud 7:11 Breaking down the new 6.8% CPI number, reflecting on old inflation takes, jobs report, u...

E57: Understanding Omicron, tech stocks plummet, VC's great resignation, Jack Dorsey's departure

04 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

(0:00) Bestie Intro: Miami talk, gambling stories, Nancy Pelosi's retirement plans (12:30) Understanding the Omicron variant (24:49) Tech stocks plumm...

E56: Constitution DAO, Rittenhouse trial coverage, private sector efficiency vs the government

20 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intro 1:14 Constitution DAO: implications, shortcomings, how to move forward? 29:58 Rittenhouse trial media coverage 50:52 Ken Griffin pla...

E55: Valuing crypto projects, Rivian worth $100B+, inflation: causes and corrections and more

13 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intro and Solana Breakpoint talk 4:43 Covering the censored segment from last week, how to value crypto projects and general investing, wh...

E54: Spread trading big tech, capital allocation, Zillow's misfire, Progressives suffer losses

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Besties do a Microsoft-themed intro 7:53 Spread trading big tech, amazing power of Google and Microsoft 17:28 Sacks speaks about Bird...

E53: Wealth tax, dealing with inflation as a capital allocator, big tech earnings, Facebook's rebrand, paternity leave & more

30 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Bestie intro, child update, Joe Lonsdale's take on paternity leave 20:44 Proposed "Wealth Tax" 35:13 Inflation discussion: corporate and governme...

E52: Trump's SPAC, peak venture liquidity, tech as an economic ladder, Dems overplaying their hand

23 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Bestie weight loss strategies, poker recap 13:19 Trump SPAC, how he can leverage the capital intelligently, building vs. acquiring, a...

E51: Supply Chain Shortages, Inflation, DeSantis, Ted Sarandos Netflix Memo, Cancel Culture, Fan Q&A

16 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 00:00 Cold Open 01:19 Titles 01:01 Intro Banter 04:24 Supply chain, labor shortage,  34:04 Taiwan 43:14 Sacks Desantis 47:00 Dave Chappel...

E50: Crypto investing deep dive, Facebook's whistleblower fallout, Chappelle's new special & more

09 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Mercury is in retrograde & impacting the besties 2:01 Sacks on Solana, sophisticated crypto strategies, crypto deep dive 26:23 Buildi...

E49: Coinbase CEO reflects on controversial blog, state of the markets, 1000 unicorns, tax reform & more

02 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Brian Armstrong follows up on his one-year old blog post "Coinbase is a mission focused company" 19:27 Authoritarianism on the left 3...

E48: The role of decentralization, China/US break down & more with Bestie Guestie Balaji Srinivasan

25 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Bestie Guestie Balaji Srinivasan is introduced 6:01 Balaji's day in the life, Coinbase background, comparing crypto with early 2000's...

E47: Facebook's week from hell, Ellen Pao on sexism in Elizabeth Holmes coverage, Newsom's win, frauds & more

18 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Besties intro, TPB Symposium recap, rapid generations in tech 7:00 UBI, incentives for success, social safety nets 19:45 Newsom's rec...

E46: False Ivermectin narratives, regulatory grift, wartime mentality in solving issues & more | LIVE from TPB Symposium!

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Open: LIVE from TPB Symposium 1:18 False Ivermectin story fools Rolling Stone, Rachel Maddow & more 15:47 Biden's recently announced ...

E45: Theranos & VC fraud risks, China bans video games, Texas SB8, Apple app store, CA fires, Rogan

04 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 00:00 Besties recap, it's Chamath's Birthday, Callin app 08:58 What should protocol be for conferences & live events? 12:58 Fake it before...

E44: USA's Afghanistan embarrassment, China's new algo laws, future of robots + Italy recap!

28 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Intro & Italy recap 12:06 An embarrassment in Afghanistan: breaking down how it happened 34:49 China's potential checkmate in Afghani...

E43: Innovative venture strategies, Zymergen's implosion, Square acquires Afterpay, future of fintech & more

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Big week for the besties: Friedberg's new raise, Sacks' new fund & more 16:30 Innovative venture strategies: internal mark ups, ventu...

E42: China's tech crackdown, CRISPR breakthrough, practical climate change solutions & more

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Quick vaccine passports update 17:15 China's massive tech crackdown: reasons, ramifications, & more 37:37 How will large firms & inst...

E41: Vaccine policy, Big Tech, DeepMind's latest breakthrough, wealth creation, opportunity & more

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Intro & Dog update 5:48 COVID, Vaccine mandates, public vs. private policy 26:26 Collectivism, comparison to cigarettes, Sacks' lates...

E40: A Bestie gets COVID, Delta breakthrough, Billionaire Space Race & more

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Bestie game show: Who got COVID? How was the experience? 9:30 Delta breakthrough causing concern, potential new approaches, vaccine m...

E39: West coast super drought & climate crisis, Nuclear virtue signaling, chaos in SF & more

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Super drought & climate crisis on the west coast 25:53 Nuclear energy, virtue signaling, cognitive laziness, positive signals of opti...

E38: Bestie brawl, Robinhood's $70M fine & S-1, Delta variant, future of the political parties, FTC takes losses against big tech & more

03 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes: 0:00 Jason & Sacks hash out their Twitter beef 20:58 Robinhood $70M FINRA fine signals & S-1 news, plus how GPs think about IPO distributi...

E37: NYC rejects far-left mayoral candidates, new developments in lab leak theory, Apple's App Store breakup potential & more

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the po...

E36: New FTC Chair, breaking up big tech, government silent spying, Jon Stewart, wildfires & more

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the po...

E35: Biogen's controversial Alzheimer's drug approval, the billionaire space race, real estate, Bitcoin & more

13 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the po...

E34: Wuhan lab leak theory, India's "traceability" law, Coinbase's fact check, Big Tech's Hollywood takeover

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the po...

E33: Apple's hypocrisy, America's math failure, crypto's regulatory correction, Clubhouse's future, UFOs & more

22 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the po...

E32: Behind the scenes of Elon hosting SNL, CDC failures, America's real-time UBI experiment, post-COVID boom in jeopardy & more

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the po...

E31: Post-vaccination virtue signaling, pandemic lessons, immigration, Caitlyn Jenner for CA Governor, Big Tech earnings & more

01 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the po...