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Giovanni Gussen is a Venture Capitalist & Startup Founder. Currently, he is a partner & the head of International Business Development at MoonShot Guru, a Venture Capital Studio headquartered in Singapore and India. MoonShot Guru helps late-stage tech startups (Series B or later) scale their businesses in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Thailand, Hong Kong, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Prior to working with MSG, Giovanni founded a live-streaming startup geared towards high school athletes.
***TIMESTAMPS***
5:39 - The Wall Street Bets (WSB), Reddit, GameStop (GME), & Robinhood Fiasco
17:02 - Censorship & the Robinhood situation; Big Tech Regulation; Jack Dorsey is a confusing guy; Amazon AWS & Parler situation
36:59 - Peter Thiel’s theory on Monopolies & Competition from “Zero To One”; Is Jack Dorsey calling the shots?; Eric Weinstein & Bret Weinstein
1:06:30 - MoonShot Guru Venture Capital Studio & Giovanni’s role as head of International Business Development; How funding rounds (like Series A) work
1:10:24 - Blockchain; NFT’s (Non-Fungible Tokens); Digital Currency; The Artificial Intelligence (AI) investments Giovanni is evaluating
1:23:30 - UI & UX on social apps; Why Instagram is ruined; Steve Jobs’ theory on Simplicity; Clubhouse App UI & UX
1:33:59 - Apple not innovating the same since Steve Jobs died; Revisiting Horo’s argument from #17 on Big Tech vs. Startup workplace culture
1:38:31 - Giovanni’s journey from college dropout to founding a startup; What makes sense about a college education and what doesn’t
1:57:20 - Why other people who aren’t entrepreneurs don’t understand what it’s like to be an entrepreneur; Elon Musk & his tireless vision as an entrepreneur
2:12:00 - Elon Musk & Tulsi Gabbard as individuals fighting back against archaic institutions; The inherent problems with politics that simply competes for more votes in the next election
2:23:11 - The paradox of the Individual vs. Institution battle during the Covid Era (The two sides of it); Humans have bias
2:33:03 - What defines the public square in modern day speech; The problem with repealing Section 230; The reasons Twitter gave about why Trump got banned from Twitter
2:46:52 - Trump didn’t pardon Edward Snowden; Discussion about Snowden’s case and arguing against the slippery slope counter argument some make against it
2:55:39 - Discussion on the Clubhouse App & whether or not it can change the political landscape; The Francis Suarez / London Breed Clubhouse Room recap
3:07:50 - Capturing Gen Z on Clubhouse; The communities who are crushing Clubhouse early on; Authenticity vs. Aesthetic within Gen Z
3:16:20 - Discussion on Bryan Fogel’s New Documentary, “The Dissident,” about the murder of Washington Post Reporter, Jamal Khashoggi, at the hand...
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Giovanni Gussen is a Venture Capitalist & Startup Founder. Currently, he is a partner & the head of International Business Development at MoonShot Guru, a Venture Capital Studio headquartered in Singapore and India. MoonShot Guru helps late-stage tech startups (Series B or later) scale their businesses in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Thailand, Hong Kong, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Prior to working with MSG, Giovanni founded a live-streaming startup geared towards high school athletes.
***TIMESTAMPS***
5:39 - The Wall Street Bets (WSB), Reddit, GameStop (GME), & Robinhood Fiasco
17:02 - Censorship & the Robinhood situation; Big Tech Regulation; Jack Dorsey is a confusing guy; Amazon AWS & Parler situation
36:59 - Peter Thiel’s theory on Monopolies & Competition from “Zero To One”; Is Jack Dorsey calling the shots?; Eric Weinstein & Bret Weinstein
1:06:30 - MoonShot Guru Venture Capital Studio & Giovanni’s role as head of International Business Development; How funding rounds (like Series A) work
1:10:24 - Blockchain; NFT’s (Non-Fungible Tokens); Digital Currency; The Artificial Intelligence (AI) investments Giovanni is evaluating
1:23:30 - UI & UX on social apps; Why Instagram is ruined; Steve Jobs’ theory on Simplicity; Clubhouse App UI & UX
1:33:59 - Apple not innovating the same since Steve Jobs died; Revisiting Horo’s argument from #17 on Big Tech vs. Startup workplace culture
1:38:31 - Giovanni’s journey from college dropout to founding a startup; What makes sense about a college education and what doesn’t
1:57:20 - Why other people who aren’t entrepreneurs don’t understand what it’s like to be an entrepreneur; Elon Musk & his tireless vision as an entrepreneur
2:12:00 - Elon Musk & Tulsi Gabbard as individuals fighting back against archaic institutions; The inherent problems with politics that simply competes for more votes in the next election
2:23:11 - The paradox of the Individual vs. Institution battle during the Covid Era (The two sides of it); Humans have bias
2:33:03 - What defines the public square in modern day speech; The problem with repealing Section 230; The reasons Twitter gave about why Trump got banned from Twitter
2:46:52 - Trump didn’t pardon Edward Snowden; Discussion about Snowden’s case and arguing against the slippery slope counter argument some make against it
2:55:39 - Discussion on the Clubhouse App & whether or not it can change the political landscape; The Francis Suarez / London Breed Clubhouse Room recap
3:07:50 - Capturing Gen Z on Clubhouse; The communities who are crushing Clubhouse early on; Authenticity vs. Aesthetic within Gen Z
3:16:20 - Discussion on Bryan Fogel’s New Documentary, “The Dissident,” about the murder of Washington Post Reporter, Jamal Khashoggi, at the hand...
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