Podcast Notes Playlist: Startup

Podcast Notes Playlist: Startup

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Podcast Notes Playlist: Startup episodes

  • #274: Alexis Ohanian on Building and Investing in the Modern Digital World
    Alexis Ohanian is the Co-founder of Initialized Capital, a half-billion dollar early stage venture capital firm. He is also the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Reddit, one of the most popular websites in the world. In this conversation, Anthony and Alexis discuss the founding story of Reddit, what Alexis learned as a Partner at YCombinator, whether he has ever beat Serena at anything athletic, what industries should benefit from behavior shifts due to the virus, and what org structure and internal tools allow Initialized to operate at such a high level. 
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    1 hr 25 min
  • SLP162 Matt D’Souza - Bitcoin Halving Analysis: Bullish for Competitive Miners

    Matt D’Souza CEO of Blockware Solutions joins me to talk about his team’s recent research piece on Bitcoin Halving and analysis from a mining perspective. In this conversation, we chat:

    • Market participant profiles
    • Miner electricity distribution
    • Shut off and breakeven cost
    • Mining Rigs
    • Scenario Analysis
    • Why some miners operate at a loss
    • Difficulty adjustment dynamics
    • Why Efficient miners welcome the halving

      • Matt D’Souza links:

      • Twitter: @mjdsouza2
      • Research: 2020 Halving Analysis
      • Blockware: blockwaresolutions.com

        • Sponsor links:

        • Kraken
        • Unchained Capital
        • CypherWheel by CypherSafe
        • SwanBitcoin

          • Stephan Livera links:

          • Show notes and website
          • Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
          • Subscribe to the podcast
          • Patreon @stephanlivera
            • 57 min
          • #9 — Jeff Morris Jr. — Investing in a post-COVID19 future
            Jeff Morris Jr. (@jmj) is a full time angel investor and the founder of Chapter One who has invested in in companies including Lyft, Lambda School, Superhuman, Roman, Cameo and Branch Metrics. For episode #9, Jeff and I had a wide-ranging conversation about the impact this global coronavirus pandemic is having on millions of lives, the types of new companies and products that might be built to address new challenges and what investing in a post-COVID19 future might look like.
            We also talked about career-related path dependence in time of rising uncertainty, the unbundling and distribution of talent out of Silicon Valley and the importance of family. Prior to becoming a full-time investor, Jeff was was previously the VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder. In the role, he led the revenue team to the #1 top grossing app in the App Store and directed one of the top grossing products in mobile history. Jeff is a super talented investor and operator and is always sharing really interesting insights on Twitter @jmj. Hope you enjoy this episode with Jeff Morris Jr.
            Check out the PodcastNotes for this episode: https://podcastnotes.org/paradox-podcast/jeff-morris-jr-kyle-tibbitts-covid-19/
            55 min
          • #9 — Jeff Morris Jr. — Investing in a post-COVID19 future
            Jeff Morris Jr. (@jmj) is a full time angel investor and the founder of Chapter One who has invested in in companies including Lyft, Lambda School, Superhuman, Roman, Cameo and Branch Metrics. For episode #9, Jeff and I had a wide-ranging conversation about the impact this global coronavirus pandemic is having on millions of lives, the types of new companies and products that might be built to address new challenges and what investing in a post-COVID19 future might look like.
            We also talked about career-related path dependence in time of rising uncertainty, the unbundling and distribution of talent out of Silicon Valley and the importance of family. Prior to becoming a full-time investor, Jeff was was previously the VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder. In the role, he led the revenue team to the #1 top grossing app in the App Store and directed one of the top grossing products in mobile history. Jeff is a super talented investor and operator and is always sharing really interesting insights on Twitter @jmj. Hope you enjoy this episode with Jeff Morris Jr.
            Check out the PodcastNotes for this episode: https://podcastnotes.org/paradox-podcast/jeff-morris-jr-kyle-tibbitts-covid-19/
            55 min
          • Reid Hoffman: The Network Philosopher King
            Reid Hoffman's success as a founder of LinkedIn, investor in Airbnb and Facebook, and charter member of the PayPal Mafia have a common thread - an intense passion for creating valuable networks with people at the center. In this episode, Mike Maples, Jr of Floodgate talks to Reid about key approaches for building valuable business and consumer networks from the ground-up.
            36 min
          • #77 Mike Maples: Living in the Future
            Knowledge Project


            Podcast Notes Key Takeaways
            • Successful startups are born from insights about the future
            • Startups aren’t companies; they’re a group of people with a set of proprietary insights that are a result of them living in the future
            • “I think startups are so impossible that if you’re not 100% committed, you almost have no chance” – Mike Maples
            • Great founders can easily answer the question, “Why is now the perfect time for your startup?”
            • Great entrepreneurs:
              • Are like artists—they move people beyond their logic
              • Don’t seek approval; they seek the truth
              • Willingly identify and tackle key company risks
              • Are antifragile—they get stronger under pressure
            • Startups don’t have markets; they have potential energy behind a movement
            • As a founder, it’s essential you drop your ego and focus on a continual search for the truth


            Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.org



            Mike Maples, partner at the VC firm Floodgate, shares how mental models shape his decision making process, where to find the next big idea, and how to rally people to your cause.

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            1 hr 36 min

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