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StandardSummaries onlyScott Nolan - SpaceX, Founders Fund, and Rebuilding American Uranium Enrichment
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy· Apr 14, 2026
Scott Nolan spent 12 years at Founders Fund looking for the most important problems that no one else was funding. Then he found a problem so critical, and so ignored, that he couldn't find a company to back. So he starte…
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StandardSummaries onlyAmerican Dynamism (with Katherine Boyle)
Acquired· Ben Gilbert· Jun 6, 2022
We sit down with a16z General Partner Katherine Boyle to discuss investing in “American Dynamism”, why it’s so important and why now is the right time to pursue it. Katherine has a fascinating background, beginning her c…
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StandardSummaries only#780: Cyan Banister — From Homeless and Broke to Top Angel Investor (Uber, SpaceX, and 100+ More)
The Tim Ferriss Show· Nov 27, 2024
Cyan Banister (@cyantist) is a general partner at Long Journey Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on early and new investments. Cyan was an early investor in Uber, SpaceX, DeepMind, Flexport, and Affir…
StandardSummaries only#2190 - Peter Thiel
The Joe Rogan Experience· Peter Thiel· Aug 16, 2024
Peter Thiel is an entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded PayPal, made the first outside investment in Facebook, and co-founded Palantir Technologies, where he serves as chairman. Thiel is a partner at Founders Fund and…
StandardSummaries only20VC: Benchmark's Newest General Partner Ev Randle on Why Margins Matter Less in AI | Why Mega Funds Will Not Produce Good Returns | OpenAI vs Anthropic: What Happens and Who Wins Coding | Investing Lessons from Peter Thiel and Mamoon Hamid
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch· Nov 10, 2025
Ev Randle is a General Partner @ Benchmark, one of the best funds in venture capital. In their latest fund, they have Mercor ($10BN valuation), Sierra ($10BN valuation), Firework ($4BN valuation), Legora ($2Bn valuation)…
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StandardSummaries onlyY Combinator CEO Garry Tan: Turning Ambitious Misfits into Founders
The Knowledge Project· Apr 29, 2025
Most accelerators fund ideas. Y Combinator funds founders—and transforms them. With a 1% acceptance rate and alumni behind 60% of the past decade’s unicorns, YC knows what separates the founders who break through from th…
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StandardSummaries onlyTue. 11/05 - Is All Well With Softbank?
Techmeme Ride Home· Nov 5, 2019
How are things in Masa Son’s world post-WeWork? How long until Uber will be profitable? How is the new Surface Pro X to use? Why is iOS aggressively quitting background apps? And why data scoring companies are mayb…
StandardSummaries only20VC: a16z's $15BN Fundraise with Alex Rampell | The Best Companies Have Hostages Not Customers | The Best Founders Materialise Capital, Customers and Labour | Mid-Sized Funds with Die and The Future of Venture Capital
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch· Jan 12, 2026
Alex Rampell is a General Partner at Andressen Horowitz, where he leads their $1.7BN apps fund. Just last week, a16z announced they had raised $15BN for their latest funds, over 20% of all capital raised by venture firms…
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StandardSummaries onlyJake Paul & Anti Fund: From Creator to Investor
The a16z Show· Jun 22, 2026
Jake Paul and Geoff Woo join the podcast to announce Anti Fund’s new $100 million growth fund and discuss the evolution of their investment strategy. The conversation covers the fund’s portfolio, including investments in…
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StandardSummaries onlyThe Chainsmokers - Music & Markets
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy· Jun 24, 2025
My guests today are Alex Pall and Drew Taggart, who you might know as The Chainsmokers. We explore their fascinating evolution from scrappy DJs to global superstars to serious venture capitalists with their fund Mantis. …
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StandardSummaries onlyAltimeter (with Brad Gerstner)
Acquired· Ben Gilbert· Mar 15, 2022
We hear a lot these days about hedge funds becoming venture firms, and venture firms becoming hedge funds. But a decade before either of those approaches became mainstream, a tiny $3m fund in Boston named Altimeter Capit…
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