Episode Details

Hook: Attention, not just cash, is the new currency of venture — and Jake Paul explains how to turn views into exits. This original ~75-minute 20VC episode is condensed to ~12 minutes of razor‑sharp takeaways. Harry Stebbings interviews Jake Paul (with contributions from Jeffrey Woo) on Antifund’s playbook: using cultural taste, distribution, and celebrity to amplify startups and create outsized returns. Learn how distribution replaces traditional VC moats, why concentrated late‑stage bets and marketing budgets become durable multipliers, and where AI, politics, and persona shape future markets. Topics covered include venture capital, attention economy, startup distribution, celebrity investing, AI implications, and founder support. If you want the core strategy—how to sell attention as value, pick winners with taste, and scale portfolio companies—listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.