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1:15:48ENKeith Rabois on Returning to Khosla Ventures and Investing at SeedGuest Keith Rabois · Host Harry StebbingsThe investor compares partnership styles, explains his approach to price and follow-on capital, and reflects on exits and founder relationships.
2:09:09ENA Fight Is Not a Fight Until There Is Something to OvercomeGuest Teddy Atlas · Host Lex FridmanLex Fridman came to talk boxing with Teddy Atlas and stayed for a story about loyalty, fear, and the night Cus D'Amato chose Mike Tyson.
1:22:17ENPeter Lacaillade on Selecting Managers, Co-Investment and LiquidityGuest Peter Lacaillade · Host Harry StebbingsThe SCS Financial investor explains his barbell portfolio, how he diligences managers and why liquidity decisions deserve more attention.
2:11:32ENThere Are a Thousand Ways to Be Smart: Jeff Bezos on Amazon and the Road to SpaceGuest Jeff Bezos · Host Lex FridmanIn a two-hour conversation with Lex Fridman, the Amazon founder talks through ranch self-reliance, New Glenn, Day One culture, and why he treats large language models as discoveries.
1:03:42ENDominik Richter on Building HelloFresh and Choosing a Path to LiquidityGuest Dominik Richter · Host Harry StebbingsThe HelloFresh founder discusses operational complexity, capital allocation, venture funding and the trade-offs of an early IPO.
1:16:45ENNick Tomaino on Crypto Investing, FTX and the NFT DebateGuest Nick Tomaino · Host Harry StebbingsThe 1confirmation founder discusses fund discipline, token incentives, OpenSea and the limits of conviction in a 2023 conversation.
1:00:35ENBeezer Clarkson on LP Liquidity, Venture Returns and Fund IncentivesGuest Beezer Clarkson · Host Harry StebbingsThe Sapphire Partners investor explains how LPs assess managers, fund size and distributions during a difficult 2023 fundraising market.
3:48:39ENTwo million hostages, and a peace process that paid both sides to failGuest Jared Kushner · Host Lex FridmanTwo days after a long talk on Middle East peace, Lex Fridman sat down with Jared Kushner again to face Hamas’s October 7 attack.
1:13:49ENMarcelo Claure and Shu Nyatta on Building Bicycle Capital in Latin AmericaGuest Marcelo Claure, Shu Nyatta · Host Harry StebbingsThe former SoftBank partners discuss a proposed growth fund, regional liquidity and lessons from missed opportunities and investment mistakes.
1:05:26ENStephane Kurgan on Scaling King, Making Decisions and Building TrustGuest Stephane Kurgan · Host Harry StebbingsThe former King COO explains how he approaches data, communication, hiring and the difficult choices that come with rapid growth.
2:28:37ENThe Marshals Came for an Underground City. RFK Jr. Still Wants a President Who Can Say NoGuest Robert F. Kennedy Jr · Host Lex FridmanOn Independence Day 2023, Lex Fridman sat with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for two and a half hours on Cuba, Ukraine, the CIA, pharma, and why the shopping cart still has to go back.
1:07:41ENRob Go on Raising Venture Funds and Building LP RelationshipsGuest Rob Go · Host Harry StebbingsThe NextView co-founder explains fund construction, anchor investors, fundraising follow-up and the trade-offs in seed investing.
2:19:00ENLess Impressed, More Involved: Matthew McConaughey on Messy Love and a Live LifeGuest Matthew McConaughey · Host Lex FridmanThe Oscar-winning actor talks with Lex Fridman about his parents' violent romance, the death of his father, green lights, and why some wounds should be kicked off the curb.
1:07:30ENAdam Besvinick on Pre-Seed Investing and Raising a Small FundGuest Adam Besvinick · Host Harry StebbingsThe Looking Glass Capital founder explains fund construction, LP relationships, thematic investing and a volatile fundraising market.
1:29:33ENNico Wittenborn on Consumer Subscriptions and Solo InvestingGuest Nico Wittenborn · Host Harry StebbingsThe Adjacent founder discusses retention, acquisition, fund construction and how evolving trends shape early-stage bets.
56:43ENVince Hankes on Thrive’s OpenAI Investment and AI CompetitionGuest Vince Hankes · Host Harry StebbingsThe Thrive partner explains his investment reasoning, the risks of rapid technology shifts and lessons from missed opportunities.
1:23:23ENTobi Lütke on Learning, Creative Constraints and Leading ShopifyGuest Tobi Lütke · Host Harry StebbingsThe Shopify CEO explains how he updates his mental models, why constraints can help teams create and how he weighs remote work against proximity.
48:44ENDara Khosrowshahi on Leading Uber, Marketplace Trade-offs and Learning from MistakesGuest Dara Khosrowshahi · Host Harry StebbingsUber’s CEO discusses the move from Expedia, the company’s bets on delivery and acquisitions, and why reversible decisions deserve a different pace.
55:48ENMike Maples on SVB, Crisis Planning and Investing Through UncertaintyGuest Mike Maples · Host Harry StebbingsThe Floodgate co-founder draws lessons from the 2023 bank failure for founders, then discusses AI risk, fund pacing and returns.
1:06:55ENBill Ackman on Investment Mistakes, the SVB Crisis and Economic PolicyGuest Bill Ackman · Host Harry StebbingsThe Pershing Square founder discusses Netflix, position sizing and his 2023 proposals for bank deposits, alongside his views on inequality and tax.
1:02:29ENOphelia Brown on Building Blossom and Investing in European StartupsGuest Ophelia Brown · Host Harry StebbingsThe Blossom Capital founder explains her concentrated Series A strategy, fundraising lessons and views on the European venture market in 2023.
4:27:46ENHalf a Million Girls in Wells, and We Still Change the ChannelGuest Sam Harris · Host Lex FridmanSam Harris tells Lex Fridman why emotional contagion is a bad moral compass, why Trump broke norms more than laws, and why Twitter, COVID, and AGI all look like failures of seriousness.
52:43ENJackie Reses and Kris Dickson on the SVB Failure and Depositor ConfidenceGuest Jackie Reses, Kris Dickson · Host Harry StebbingsDuring the March 2023 crisis, two Lead Bank executives explain the bank run, resolution possibilities and the questions facing depositors.
2:10:17ENEmpathy without agreement: Chris Voss on talking to kidnappers and anyone elseGuest Chris Voss · Host Lex FridmanThe former FBI hostage negotiator tells Lex Fridman why feelings, not reason, close deals — and why “that’s right” is the sentence he hunts for.
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