Podcast Episodes

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

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…

4 years ago

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

0:00 Ukraine invasion: how should the US respond?

17:03 Importance of energy independence when dealing with Russia; solutions: Solar, Natural Gas, Nu…

4 years ago

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

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 …

4 years, 1 month ago

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

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, racis…

4 years, 1 month ago

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

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 o…

4 years, 1 month ago

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

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 Ukr…

4 years, 1 month ago

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

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 "Supe…

4 years, 2 months ago

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

0:00 Bestie Intro: Friedberg prepares for the insurrection discussion

0:39 Breaking down the Oath Keeper indictments and the riots at the capitol, Bi…

4 years, 2 months ago

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

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 a…

4 years, 2 months ago

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

(0:00) Recapping the "Superspreader"

(6:12) Predicting 2022's biggest political winner

(11:57) Predicting 2022's biggest political loser

(19:07) Pred…

4 years, 2 months ago