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Dan sits down with David Steinberg, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO of Zeta Global. They discuss David’s prolific entrepreneurship in the telecom industry early in his career (5:20), his long friendship with, and mentoring from, former Apple CEO John Sculley (16:38), what drove David and John Sculley to co-found Zeta Global together (25:09), the slump in the digital ad industry and how Zeta Global is successfully navigating it (33:25), the impact of inflation & soaring energy prices on businesses (40:42), and why David is so bullish on connected TV advertising (44:00).

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Dan and FirstMark Capital’s Rick Heitzmann discuss when the frozen IPO market may finally come back to life (2:52), JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s new forecast for the economy (6:44) the outlook for Snowflake & the battered SaaS sector (9:48), the brutal fundraising market for startups (14:19), SoftBank’s disastrous recent performance and how it’s paying for its investing “sins” (18:13), former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann getting a stunning $350 million investment from Andreesen Horowitz for a new housing startup (22:17), why more high-profile founders are leaving their companies (25:18), and Elon Musk attending a Republican retreat in Wyoming (30:25).

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As discussed by Dan & Rick: Jamie Dimon sounds off on... almost everything (Yahoo Finance)

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Dan talks with CoinShares Chief Strategy Officer Meltem Demirors about the expanding domino effects from the crypto crash (1:07), why VC capital is still flowing into crypto and web3 startups (10:14), how past financial frenzies & bubbles may help reveal what’s ahead for crypto (15:35), what crypto companies can do to start creating true value with their products (18;12), and Meltem helping spark a new surge in interest for CryptoDickbutts and what they say about the future of cultural capital and memes (28:08).

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Read Meltem’s latest post: “Building Market Microstructure for NFTs”

Check out the writings discussed by Meltem & Dan in the episode: 

-Carlota Perez’s “Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital”

-Fred Wilson’s “The Carlota Perez Framework”

-Ben Thompson’s “The Death and Birth of Technological Revolutions”

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Dan and Rick Heitzmann talk with Lux Capital’s Co-Founder & Managing Partner Josh Wolfe about the venture capital industry’s transformation in New York City over the past two decades (2:19), whether major venture capital firms will start going public (11:01), where Lux Capital is seeing the best investing opportunities amid industry turmoil (14:33), the fallout from the intensifying ideological fight between the U.S. & China (23:24), why soaring inflation may trigger an “Occupy Fed” movement (), the “new, new normal” coming for workers as the economy slows down (29:58), where the stock market will go from here (38:22), and how Elon Musk has turned Tesla into a religion (45:36).

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Dan and FirstMark Capital’s Founder & Managing Director Rick Heitzmann discuss if market sentiment is suddenly turning better (2:04), Rick remaining a perma-bull on Pinterest after activist investor Elliott Management announced a major stake in the company (10:13), the white-knuckle earnings season outlook for beaten down tech stocks (15:15), what’s next in the Elon Musk-Twitter legal showdown after a judge orders an October trial (16:41), more pain to come for many crypto investors (19:35), and how Rick thinks Meta is the big tech stock most at-risk for competitive disruption (29:34) . Later, Dan is joined by his co-host Katie Stanton to interview Kevin Weil, President of Product & Business at Planet, about the company’s mission (39:36), Planet’s ethics board (46:39), private capital entering the space race (52:36), and tech stocks like Meta and Twitter getting crushed this year (55:45).

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Dan speaks with SRB Ventures Managing Partner Sahil Bloom about the major differences in East Coast finance culture versus Silicon Valley (2:36), venture capital firms going bargain hunting for tech stocks (6:40), how & where Sahil is deploying capital in the volatile market (15:10), accelerating layoffs at tech companies and startups (24:19), Andy Jassy’s succession challenges at Amazon (27:38), how the battle royal between Elon Musk & Twitter may end (30:39), if Elon Musk will still be the CEO of Tesla in two years (35:42), why Sahil loves Meta and Snap (39:42), and what’s behind Sahil’s rapidly growing influence on social and other content platforms (43:21).

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Dan speaks with tech journalist Kara Swisher about her exit from the New York Times for a new role with Vox Media (0:54), Mark Zuckerberg’s huge bet on the metaverse and the future of Meta/Facebook (5:17), Kara’s recent interview with VC heavyweight Chris Dixon on the outlook for Web3 (10:22), if FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried is becoming a Warren Buffett-like lifeline for the crypto industry (13:36), crypto likely becoming more centralized (14:13), Elon Musk’s curious silence on Twitter (16:42), whether Amazon CEO Andy Jassy will overcome the challenges facing the company (22:43), Kara’s push to cover the existential problems from climate change (24:48), and the impact Peter Thiel and other Silicon Valley influencers are having on politics (27:00). 

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Dan speaks with GGV Capital Managing Partner Jeff Richards about when investors may return to risk-on mode (2:59), why Jeff would keep buying Amazon stock despite the bear market (10:33), VC legend Bill Gurley’s take on the current investment cycle (16:11), how startups are adapting to valuation resets (20:25), and deglobalization’s rude awakening to the markets (28:42). Later, Dan talks to Katie Stanton & Alex Roetter of Moxxie Ventures about Katie joining Yahoo’s board of directors (42:15), whether Twitter can re-accelerate growth if Elon Musk actually buys it (45:12), how it’s a great time for early-stage investors amid a murky outlook for startups (52:11), and why they’re bullish on climate tech (58:27).

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Dan talks with FirstMark Capital’s Founder & Managing Director Rick Heitzmann on navigating the bear market (2:34), mounting layoffs in tech and other industries (8:56), the threat of margin calls for institutional & retail investors (12:26), softness for SaaS companies (14:20), and why having cash will control your destiny amid the turmoil (18:45). Later, Dan speaks to BKCM founder & CEO Brian Kelly about why he thinks crypto coins are still currencies (22:48), crypto not proving to be a hedge against inflation (24:32), the fallout from Celsius freezing withdrawals and its impact on DeFi (31:56), Brian’s belief that there’s a generational opportunity to buy crypto coming up (38:29), how the latest crypto crash will trigger more regulation (43:20), and if crypto poses a systemic risk to the financial system (44:40).

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Dan talks with tech investor & Loup Ventures’ co-founder Gene Munster about the June quarter being a reckoning for tech stocks (5:17), his optimistic outlook for the markets in 2023 (18:45), why he’s bullish on Apple CarPlay after Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (25:05), who’s most likely to become Tim Cook’s successor (30;48), if Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is still right for the job after Amazon’s recent stumbles (37:07), how Elon Musk’s Twitter drama is distracting him from what he’s great at (42:52), why Tesla remains lightyears ahead of its electric car competition (49:55), and Loup’s startup portfolio performance amid economic turmoil (54:04).

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