Mar 31, 2023
(0:00) Bestie intros!
(1:31) Joe Manchin calls out Biden on IRA flip-flop
(7:40) Sacks writes GPT-4-powered blog post, OpenAI launches ChatGPT plugins
(26:31) Will generative AI be more important than mobile and the internet itself? Making the case for both Google and OpenAI to win generative AI
(50:19) Reaching and...
Mar 24, 2023
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(2:58) Fed hikes 25 bps
(32:35) Balaji bets on Bitcoin $1M, predictions for hyperinflation, crypto crackdown in the US
(54:27) Should the commercial real estate sector receive a similar treatment as regional banks? Math and solutions on 100% FDIC insurance
(1:16:04) TikTok CEO grilled by US...
Mar 17, 2023
(0:00) Bestie intro!
(1:35) Recapping the events of the past week
(5:39) Understanding the banking crisis
(32:55) Solving the global debt problem, righting the ship
(54:20) VC market update: Founders Fund splits its eighth fund in two, Sequoia's reported returns, YC cuts its growth-stage team
(1:08:36) Science corner:...
Mar 11, 2023
(0:00) Bestie intro!
(1:57) Overview of the SVB collapse and bank run
(17:53) Who or what is to blame? Debating venture debt
(37:11) Contagion risk, second- and third-order effects, government backstops
(1:00:36) What does this mean for the VC industry? Silicon Valley panic cycle, advice for founders
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Mar 3, 2023
(0:00) Bestie intros!
(6:47) The VC FOMO frenzy in AI
(25:22) Current LP mindset, VCs leaving boards, startup cram downs and mark downs
(37:23) Macro update: inflation not done, weaker earnings, interest rates
(52:01) Marc Benioff channels his inner Elon Musk, the stock-based compensation boom
(1:11:59) Fox News facing...