More or Less

By Dave Morin, Jessica Lessin, Brit Morin, and Sam Lessin

Dave Morin, Jessica Lessin, Brit Morin, and Sam Lessin have debated the future of Silicon Valley and tech as the closest of friends for the last 15 years. Now six companies, two venture funds and more... more

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September 06, 2024 #63: 'Nasty' Founder Mode
The right—and wrong—lessons about tech's favorite new topic. Plus, a new type of parental warning.

Show Notes:
00:00 - Introduction and Labor Day Tennis
02:00 - Pickleball
03:00 - Founder Mode
05:00 - Organizational Structures
12:00 - Founder Mode from a VC Perspective
15:00 - Galaxy Brain vs. 100 Nodes
18:00 - Uber vs. AirBNB
22:00 - Optimizers vs. Builders
25:00 - The Parent Analogy
26:00 - Different Types of Founders
30:00 - VC-backed Company Incentives
33:00 - Long-Term Trajectory of Founders
37:00 - Running a Business for Wall Street vs. Founder Mode
39:00 - The Challenges of AirBNB
43:00 - A Nasty Idea
46:00 - Data Centers: A "Dick Measuring Contest"
49:00 - The Surgeon General's Warning on Parenting
52:30 - A Pool House Guest
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54min
August 30, 2024 #62: Telegram, Free Speech and Its Limits
Plus, Burning Man and Zuck's political moves.
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56min
August 23, 2024 #61: The Venture Capital Reset Era
Plus, a preview of Sam's new opus. And a More or Less fall meetup!
Show Notes:
00:00 - Introduction and Vacation Plans
01:14 - Sam's Unpublished Document on Higher Education
04:44 - Joe Rogan's Peter Thiel Interview Pt. 1
08:35 - Health and Wellness Trends
12:33 - Joe Rogan's Peter Thiel Interview Pt. 2
16:39 - The Reset Phase
25:06 - Capital-Efficient Investments
31:14 - Understanding S-Curves and A.I.
51:09 - Tinkerers in the Startup Ecosystem
59:12 - Apple's Prestige Dad TV
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1h 3min
August 16, 2024 #60: Body Futurism and Why Gen Z is Ditching Tech
Plus, thank you Susan Wojcicki and the truth about remote work.
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1h
August 09, 2024 #59: Google: Can it Outrun Regulation?
Plus, Sam's Instagram splurge and new science on how women should work out.
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58min
August 02, 2024 #58: The Death of Friends
Plus, why you should short Nvidia (but don't) plus Silicon Valley swarms the Hamptons.
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1h 8min
July 26, 2024 #57: Zuckerberg’s Open Source AI Manifesto
Plus, the Morins teach the Lessins about streetwear and BRAT culture. And the full quad debates ideas for both presidential candidates' social media teams.
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58min
July 19, 2024 #56: Trump and the PayPal Mafia
Inside the moves and motivations behind the new wave of Trump-VC endorsements. Plus, Sam returns from Kilimanjaro.
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46min
July 12, 2024 #55: The Modern Press Playbook with Jess
Plus, techies and their quantified sports.
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45min
July 05, 2024 #54: Sun Valley, Tennis and Robots: Summer Adventure Preview
Who is in—and out—at this year's annual Allen & Co. conference? Plus, racquet sports, robots, and how the summer is shaping up in tech.
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58min

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