
The Wing shuts down, avoiding pitfalls of success + Tesseract Energy's Alan Chang | E1587
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First up, J+M discuss The Wing shutting down, where it went wrong, and avoiding ego-based pitfalls. (1:35) Then, Alan Chang joins Molly to break down his idea behind Tesseract Energy! (22:37)
(0:00) J+M tee-up topics for Sunday
(1:35) The Wing shuts down: what went wrong
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(14:18) Understanding and avoiding ego- and success-based founder pitfalls
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(22:37) Alan Chang joins Molly and explains his idea behind Tesseract Energy, his time at Revolut, and more!
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(36:36) Understanding how a token plays into Tesseract's energy platform
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