Need help with market expansion, product market fit, growth, or fundraising? Reach out!

* https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderle/

Support the pod!

https://buymeacoffee.com/lowlevelbarbarians

Connect with us!

* https://www.linkedin.com/in/jianggan/

* https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidqchang/

* https://www.linkedin.com/in/joonchan/

Jianggan drove up from Singapore to do a live episode. Dave has been right for years calling the US election, and Jianggan has been reading too much Wechat media. In this episode we unpack some of Jianggan’s conspiracy ideas (don’t take it so seriously) but in-between we discuss a lot of the fundamental issues of current US politics, the deep state, why the presidency matters and much more. Lastly! We finally pin down Joon and hear his pitch for the current business venture he is pursuing.

Raw Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/anem3Q6zxeS

Chapters:

Part 1

00:00 Intro

00:44 US Elections

01:27 Biden Is A Double Agent

05:01 Biden Garbage Context

05:30 Why Did Biden Call Maga People Garbage

08:19 Democratic Party Looking For A Scapegoat

11:49 Jianggan's Next Conspiracy

12:17 Is Trump A Long Term Master Strategist

14:39 The Deep State

17:57 Bureaucratic sclerosis

22:21 Why Does the Presidency Matter Then?

22:42 Institutional vs Outsiders

25:32 Why Did Trump Lose To Biden

27:12 Trump's Super Power

28:08 Difference in Campaign Strategies

35:03 Founder Mode vs CEO Mode

35:38 Jianggan's Third Conspiracy Theory

37:04 What Wil Trump Achieve

39:13 Effects Of Tariffs

44:50 On Ukraine & Gaza

47:35 Tariff Effects on Asia

Part 2: Joon's New Venture

57:19 Joon's New Venture - Black Gold

59:01 what is Biochar

01:01:13 Why Not Sell The Biochar

01:02:12 Joon's Motivations

01:03:32 Business Model

01:08:38 Carbon Credits

01:09:18 Market Sizingr

01:10:47 Hurdles To Clear

01:14:02 Competitors

01:15:32 Ideal Lead Investor