About this episode
The right—and wrong—lessons about tech's favorite new topic. Plus, a new type of parental warning.
Show Notes:
00:00 - Introduction and Labor Day Tennis
02:00 - Pickleball
03:00 - Founder Mode
05:00 - Organizational Structures
12:00 - Founder Mode from a VC Perspective
15:00 - Galaxy Brain vs. 100 Nodes
18:00 - Uber vs. AirBNB
22:00 - Optimizers vs. Builders
25:00 - The Parent Analogy
26:00 - Different Types of Founders
30:00 - VC-backed Company Incentives
33:00 - Long-Term Trajectory of Founders
37:00 - Running a Business for Wall Street vs. Founder Mode
39:00 - The Challenges of AirBNB
43:00 - A Nasty Idea
46:00 - Data Centers: A "Dick Measuring Contest"
49:00 - The Surgeon General's Warning on Parenting
52:30 - A Pool House Guest
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