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The New Founding Podcast episodes

November 15, 2023 Finding Odysseus - Michael Gibson | #24
> Cussed out by Gates.
> What makes Thiel, Thiel.
> The priests selling modern indulgences.
> Greatness vs. Prestige.
> Napoleon, The Iliad, and War and Peace.
> Living in the real Galt's Gulch.
> Odysseus and the traits of great founders.
Michael Gibson joins us on the New Founding Podcast.
The 1517 Fund: https://www.1517fund.com/
Paper Belt on Fire: https://www.1517fund.com/
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Our venture fund backs founders building dynamic companies powered by American ideals and a positive national vision—the kinds of founders that embody the optimism and competence of the people who come on this podcast.
If you are interested in investing in our fund, please check out newfounding.com/venturefund.
1 hr 31 min
November 09, 2023 El Segundo & The Young Bucks of American Dynamism - Augustus Doricko | #23
We are joined by Augustus Doricko, founder and CEO of Rainmaker, to discuss:
> Weather Modification Pioneers.
> Reclaiming cloud seeding technology.
> The Wizard and the Prophet. Dominion vs Domination.
> The Young Bucks of American Dynamism.
> Books for Founders.
> Work Out. Go to Church. Call Your Mom.
Follow Augustus: https://twitter.com/ADoricko
1517 Fund: https://www.1517fund.com/
New Founding Venture Fund: https://www.newfounding.com/venturefund
Follow Josh: twitter.com/JoshuaClemans
Follow Santiago: twitter.com/SantsPliego
New Founding has become a rallying point for founders and investors who are taking serious entrepreneurial bets in the face of stagnant business culture.
Our venture fund backs founders building dynamic companies powered by American ideals and a positive national vision—the kinds of founders that embody the optimism and competence of the people who come on this podcast.
If you are interested in investing in our fund, please check out newfounding.com/venturefund.
1 hr 26 min
November 01, 2023 Erik Prince - Off-Script Outcomes | #22
The one and only Erik Prince joins us on the podcast. We cover:

> Balkanization.
> South African parallels.
> Blackwater at Katrina.
> Israel/Palestine.
> Elon Musk.
> Veering off the constitutional script.
> Unplugged phone.

Unplugged Phone: https://www.unplugged.com/

Erik's Blackwater interview with Shawn Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwK_XLFOm_I&t=

Erik's recent interview with Shawn Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x6KDLovJFg&t=

The Machine That Changed the World book: https://www.amazon.com/Machine-That-Changed-World/dp/B079K2CBMP

Civilian Warriors, Erik's book on Blackwater: https://www.amazon.com/Civilian-Warriors-Erik-Prince-audiobook/dp/B00GRBO9NU

New Founding has become a rallying point for founders and investors who are taking serious entrepreneurial bets in the face of stagnant business culture.
Our venture fund backs founders building dynamic companies powered by American ideals and a positive national vision—the kinds of founders that embody the optimism and competence of the people who come on this podcast.
If you are interested in investing in our fund, please check out newfounding.com/venturefund.
1 hr 14 min
October 11, 2023 Andrew Herr - The Man Building the Fountain of Youth | #21
Andrew Herr joins Santiago Pliego and Joshua Clemans to discuss defeating jetlag, bio hacking at the highest levels, how to stabilize in stressful situations, making the most of nutrition in negotiations, and why you should always eat chocolate before a big negotiation.

New Founding has become a rallying point for founders and investors who are taking serious entrepreneurial bets in the face of stagnant business culture.
Our venture fund backs founders building dynamic companies powered by American ideals and a positive national vision—the kinds of founders that embody the optimism and competence of the people who come on this podcast.
If you are interested in investing in our fund, please check out newfounding.com/venturefund.
1 hr 4 min
October 04, 2023 Delian Asparouhov - The Man Speed-Running the New Space Race | #20
Delian Asparouhov is the world's first drug and space arms dealer. Immigrating from Bulgaria at the age of 3, he accelerated through Silicon Valley and is now a partner at Founders Fund and building space factories at Varda. We talk about building the world of atoms, investing in reality, applied mathematics, and how a cold email changed his path.
Follow Delian: twitter.com/zebulgar
Varda Space: https://www.varda.com/
Delian's writing: https://delian.io/
New Founding has become a rallying point for founders and investors who are taking serious entrepreneurial bets in the face of stagnant business culture.
Our venture fund backs founders building dynamic companies powered by American ideals and a positive national vision—the kinds of founders that embody the optimism and competence of the people who come on this podcast.
If you are interested in investing in our fund, please check out newfounding.com/venturefund.
58 min
September 27, 2023Nic Carter - The Battle for Free Exchange | #19
Nic Carter joins us to talk about the weaponization of finance in the West, how stablecoins are good for the country and bad for the deep state, and how to communicate a winning strategy in a politically hostile environment.

Notes:
Nic's site: https://niccarter.info/about/
Follow Nic: https://twitter.com/nic__carter
A man, a plan, and a canal: https://medium.com/@nic__carter/a-man-a-plan-a-canal-39012ec7c603
Castle Island Ventures: https://castleisland.vc/
1 hr 16 min
September 20, 2023 Alex Bromage - Best Thing Since the Juicebox | #18
Alex Bromage sits down with Santiago Pliego and Joshua Clemans to discuss his startup, Pasteur, which is taking advantage of new niche markets in the packaging space. Alex discusses lessons of early startup development, work cultures across Italy and Sweden, opportunities in the packaging space and more.

https://www.passtur.io/
https://twitter.com/AlexBromage
46 min
September 13, 2023 Andrew Crapuchettes - Wartime CEO vs. the Borg | #17
Andrew Crapuchettes built a centi-million dollar tech company. In the summer of 2020, he refused to compromise his values before his woke board.
On this episode, he shares the story of the showdown with the board, the effects of building faithful companies, and lessons for operating as a God-honoring CEO.

https://www.redballoon.work/
https://twitter.com/ACrapuchettes
https://thefederalist.com/2021/11/09/how-getting-fired-for-his-beliefs-became-a-huge-opportunity-for-my-husband-and-our-family/
1 hr 13 min
September 06, 2023 Isaac Waitman - Generational Equity | #16
Joshua Clemans and Santiago Pliego are joined by Isaac Waitman, founder and CEO of Copium Investments, a RE/PE firm betting on the future economic growth of Idaho. We chat about his start as a 3rd-generation entrepreneur, his Christian Liberal Arts education background, foregoing an MBA to start a PE firm in his mid 20s, and the culture-shaping business opportunities of betting in Red States like Idaho.
Follow Issac: https://twitter.com/IsaacWaitman
Isaac's firm: https://www.copiuminvest.com/
“Ploductivity” Book: https://canonpress.com/products/ploductivity/
Trammel Crowe Memos from the 80s: https://tinyurl.com/4rk77h6j
1 hr 29 min
August 30, 2023 Ben Merkle - Is Higher Education Crumbling? | #15
Ben Merkle, President of New Saint Andrew College talks cultivating a spine in Higher Ed, student debts, the birth dearth, the ideal education for free people, and his path from dropout marine tanker to college president.

https://nsa.edu/
https://twitter.com/PresidentNSA
https://twitter.com/NewSaintAndrews
https://www.facebook.com/newsaintandrewscollege
1 hr 3 min