A discussion about one of the largest food delivery services in India leads Paul and Ed down the road of identifying the five key languages that divide the world markets.

Paul tries to quantify the time lost by GDPR.  Ed and Paul discuss Facebook's whitewashing of privacy regulation.  Paul is annoyed by the logo on his TV.

Paul raises the point that VC-backed startups may never unseat incumbents.

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Key Topics:

(4:30) Paul believes the world is made up of five major cultures divided by language and what that means for high growth companies.
 

(10:30) Why catching up on local culture is the hardest part of expanding into new geographies.
 

(12:50) For founders, putting name brand investors on your cap table is no longer a viable defense. And, why raising at higher valuations or openly discussing your revenue growth rates may be a better strategy.

(17:30) Google vs Apple on user privacy… and why the “average” person’s 401k performance might be what ultimately drives more government attention on this topic.

(21:00) GDPR: good intentions, billions of inconvenienced people and an arbitrage opportunity for browser extension developers.

(24:30) How Facebook is using Hulu advertising spots to influence public perception about their stance on user privacy. And how Rolls Royce and GE put their logo on the side of airplane engines to do the same thing.

(28:25) Craft your narrative and brand consciously — personally and professionally — or it’ll be crafted for you.

(29:15) Why venture-backed companies won’t be the ones to truly unseat incumbents in mainstream industries. And why we think the “biggest” VC-funded wins of the past few years are actually rounding errors.