Podcast Episodes

E135: Wagner rebels, SCOTUS ends AA, AI M&A, startups gone bad, spacetime warps & more

(0:00) Bestie intros: Friedberg fills in as moderator!

(2:45) Wagner Group rebellion

(23:15) SCOTUS strikes down Affirmative Action

(51:03) Databrick…

3 years, 3 months ago

E134: Ukraine counteroffensive, China tensions, COVID Patient Zero, RFK Jr reaction & more

(0:00) Bestie intros!: Bad conference lunches, hair fluffers, and focus groups

(12:36) Zuck vs. Elon cage match

(15:50) Ukraine / Russia updates: und…

3 years, 3 months ago

E133: Market melt-up, IPO update, AI startups overheat, Reddit revolts & more with Brad Gerstner

(0:00) Bestie intros: Chamath flies public + Poker recap

(8:12) FED pauses hikes momentarily, IPO window status, state of the market

(25:10) Film, co…

3 years, 4 months ago

E132: SEC goes after crypto giants, Sequoia splits, LIV/PGA, Messi's deal + LIVE Q&A!

(0:00) Bestie intros!

(1:48) Why RFK Jr. is resonating

(7:52) US crypto crackdown: action against Binance & Coinbase

(26:08) Sequoia splits off its C…

3 years, 4 months ago

E131: 2024 Fantasy President picks, debt ceiling agreement, Dollar dominance & more

(0:00) Bestie intros + Vegas recap!

(4:01) Sacks donation strategy, Biden's uncomfortable truth, mental acuity concerns, fantasy picks for president!…

3 years, 4 months ago

E130: DeSantis's Twitter Spaces, debt ceiling, Nvidia rips, state of VC, startup failure & more

(0:00) Bestie intros!

(3:03) Sacks goes behind the scenes on the DeSantis Twitter Spaces experience

(28:18) Debt ceiling, government spending, and la…

3 years, 4 months ago

E129: Sam Altman plays chess with regulators, AI's "nuclear" potential, big pharma bundling & more

(0:00) Bestie intros!: Reddit Performance Reviews

(5:14) Quick AIS 2023 update

(6:27) AI Senate hearing: Sam Altman playing chess with regulators, op…

3 years, 5 months ago

E128: Google enters AI wars, Druck's warning, Trump crushes CNN & more

(0:00) All-In Summit 2023 announcement!

(3:10) Google IO releases, updated Bard demo, fighting the innovator's dilemma

(18:33) AI regulation updates

3 years, 5 months ago

E127: Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in conversation with the Besties

(0:00) Bestie intros!

(0:49) Jason and Sacks intro Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

(3:46) Foreign policy: Ukraine / Russia

(17:17) Foreign policy: Taiwan / Chi…

3 years, 5 months ago

E126: Big Tech blow-out, Powell's recession warning, lab-grown meat, RFK Jr shakes up race & more

(0:00) Bestie intro!

(1:10) Google's mixed bag, Big tech leaves the growth phase, macro picture

(24:21) AI update: new projects, global enablement, e…

3 years, 5 months ago