Podcast Episodes

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

0:00 Bestie intro

1:14 Constitution DAO: implications, shortcomings, how to move forward?

29:58 Rittenhouse trial media coverage

50:52 Ken Griffin pl…

4 years, 10 months ago

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

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, w…

4 years, 11 months ago

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

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 Bir…

4 years, 11 months ago

E53: Wealth tax, inflation as a capital allocator, big tech earnings, paternity leave & more

0:00 Bestie intro, child update, Joe Lonsdale's take on paternity leave

20:44 Proposed "Wealth Tax"

35:13 Inflation discussion: corporate and governm…

4 years, 11 months ago

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

Show Notes:

0:00 Bestie weight loss strategies, poker recap

13:19 Trump SPAC, how he can leverage the capital intelligently, building vs. acquiring, …

4 years, 11 months ago

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

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…

5 years ago

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

Show Notes:

0:00 Mercury is in retrograde & impacting the besties

2:01 Sacks on Solana, sophisticated crypto strategies, crypto deep dive

26:23 Build…

5 years ago

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

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

5 years ago

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

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'…

5 years ago

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

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 re…

5 years, 1 month ago