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1:59:43ENFavorite happy songs get 175 plays. The sad ones get 800.Guest Susan Cain · Host Lex FridmanSusan Cain talks with Lex Fridman about introvert energy, bittersweet creativity, and why the longing itself is the cure.
59:54ENSonali De Rycker on Venture Cycles, Building Accel’s Team and Learning from MissesGuest Sonali De Rycker · Host Harry StebbingsThe Accel partner discusses founder relationships, investing through downturns and why follow-on decisions require careful debate.
2:43:51ENTwo Tubes, Millimeters Apart: Jonathan Reisman on the Honest Design of the Human BodyGuest Jonathan Reisman · Host Lex FridmanThe emergency physician and author of The Unseen Body walks Lex Fridman from the throat to the Arctic, arguing that anatomy is mostly brilliant, sometimes a near-miss, and always a story written in scars.
48:33ENHenri Pierre-Jacques on Building Harlem Capital and Funding Diverse FoundersGuest Henri Pierre-Jacques · Host Harry StebbingsThe Harlem Capital managing partner explains first-fund fundraising, portfolio construction, team development and his long-term mission.
1:00:28ENZhenya Loginov on Enterprise Sales, Product-Led Growth and HiringGuest Zhenya Loginov · Host Harry StebbingsMiro’s revenue leader discusses when to build an enterprise motion, how to assess sales leaders and how to keep teams aligned as a company grows.
2:38:30ENYou Will Not Have the Landscape ClearedGuest Douglas Murray · Host Lex FridmanDouglas Murray tells Lex Fridman that a campaign to empty the West of its heroes leaves only the 20th century’s unlearned idea still standing.
32:20ENGary Vaynerchuk on Early Angel Investing, Family Business and a Long View of WorkGuest Gary Vaynerchuk · Host Harry StebbingsThe entrepreneur recounts his first investments, a difficult family-business conflict and how he thinks about confidence and time.
2:53:51ENWho Gets the Surplus? Richard Wolff on What Marxism Actually MeasuresGuest Richard Wolff · Host Lex FridmanA Marxist economist tells Lex Fridman why Marx wrote almost nothing about communism, why the Soviet Union never counted as socialism, and why American democracy still stops at the factory door.
32:47ENNick Jones on Building Soho House and Leading Through GrowthGuest Nick Jones · Host Harry StebbingsThe founder discusses early restaurant failures, hospitality, hiring and the challenge of balancing work with family.
1:01:06ENAdam Fishman on Growth Loops, Hiring and Learning from FailureGuest Adam Fishman · Host Harry StebbingsThe former Lyft and Patreon growth leader explains how to map growth loops, onboard teams and balance quantitative experiments with customer insight.
2:46:26ENApple Was a $5 Billion Company in Debt When Tony Fadell Built the iPodGuest Tony Fadell · Host Lex FridmanLex Fridman talks with Tony Fadell, co-creator of the iPod, iPhone, and Nest Thermostat, about the decisions, fights, and luck behind those products.
1:19:33ENDharmesh Shah on Culture Debt, SMB Strategy and Building HubSpotGuest Dharmesh Shah · Host Harry StebbingsThe HubSpot co-founder discusses treating culture as a product, testing demand early and deciding when to build a second product.
3:16:16ENEvolution Never Designed You to See the TruthGuest Donald Hoffman · Host Lex FridmanCognitive scientist Donald Hoffman tells Lex Fridman why natural selection hides reality behind a user interface, and why spacetime itself may be just another icon on the desktop.
1:02:35ENRuchi Sanghvi on South Park Commons, DAOs and Choosing What to BuildGuest Ruchi Sanghvi · Host Harry StebbingsThe former Facebook and Dropbox executive explains why founders need time to explore ideas and how her community and investment fund work.
4:13:30ENHumanity showed up 10^18 times too earlyGuest Robin Hanson · Host Lex FridmanRobin Hanson tells Lex Fridman why our date in cosmic history is data, and why an empty sky means the loud aliens are coming fast.
54:26ENKayvon Beykpour on Product Reviews, Feedback and Periscope’s DefaultsGuest Kayvon Beykpour · Host Harry StebbingsThe Periscope co-founder explains how product teams can use reviews to sharpen decisions without mistaking every piece of leadership feedback for an order.
58:34ENIan Lee on DAOs, Venture Capital and the Promise and Risks of Web3Guest Ian Lee · Host Harry StebbingsThe Syndicate co-founder explains his 2022 thesis on distributed investing, while discussing governance, inequality, usability and security risks.
1:03:16ENTony Fadell on Product Marketing, Customer Experience and Learning from FailureGuest Tony Fadell · Host Harry StebbingsThe product leader shares lessons from Apple, Philips and Nest on judgment, first impressions, clear messaging and constraints.
1:42:06ENJonathan Haidt: Instagram Is Not 'Generally Positive' for Teen MindsGuest Jonathan Haidt · Host Lex FridmanThe NYU social psychologist answers Mark Zuckerberg on adolescent mental health and argues that one business model rewired childhood and then the public square.
1:06:16ENQuick-Commerce Economics: Airlift, JOKR and Zepto Founders Debate Emerging MarketsGuest Usman Gul, Ralf Wenzel, Aadit Palicha · Host Harry StebbingsIn a 2022 roundtable, three founders compare fulfillment costs, basket size, fees and advertising while disagreeing about the economics of delivery speed.
0:50ENA Speaker on Shopping Challenges in Latin American CitiesA short business argument about assortment and travel time.
2:12:00ENWhen the Plane Went Down, Dan Reynolds Felt NothingGuest Dan Reynolds · Host Lex FridmanThe Imagine Dragons frontman talks with Lex Fridman about C#, ayahuasca, the trap of fame, and the pop prison he built thinking it was a mansion.
42:01ENKeith Rabois on Venture Pricing, Founder Decisions and Investing Through a DownturnGuest Keith Rabois · Host Harry StebbingsThe Founders Fund partner discusses upside, paper gains, missed opportunities and his contested views on work and Silicon Valley.
48:19ENAydin Senkut on Scaling Felicis and Investing Across StagesGuest Aydin Senkut · Host Harry StebbingsThe Felicis founder discusses diversification, ownership, missed opportunities and building a firm that supports founders.
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