Chamath Palihapitiya on rebuilding Social Capital & Silicon Valley ponzi scheme

E864: Social Capital's Chamath Palihapitiya on how he fell for the mythology & Ponzi scheme of Silicon Valley, is now getting back to solving problems that matter; urges founders to grow real, grow slow, & stay true to what they want to build in the world @ LAUNCH Scale.

Show Notes:

1:52 : Jason introduces Chamath from Social Capital.

5:21 : Chamath talks about chasing the wrong things due to personal issues.

12:16 : Chamath describes the world of entrepreneurship and technology as being in the “bullseye of everybody else” and touches on “fundamental belief in oneself”.

14:06 : Chamath discusses Social Capital’s mission going forward.

21:43 : Chamath on why Silicon Valley is a Ponzi scheme.

34:45 : Chamath on staying capital light and non-obvious.

42:05 : Jason and Chamath discuss anonymous detractors versus useful criticism.

[slickliverpool]

Chamath needs to seriously write a book! I've watched all of his interviews and 45 - 60 minutes is not enough time to pick his brain.

[swatisquantum]

You’re witnessing one of The Greatest in his field, at this time.

[mastershredder]

Honestly, the best parts are Jason's advertisements. They're hilarious and it's why I'm here!

[dia]

It's incredibly refreshing to hear him speak. Love him! Thank you for doing the talk.

[LAKitchen]

I LOVE THIS MAN!! His honesty is refreshing! This type of authenticity is what we all need

[orjihvy]

Great interview. Appreciate his frankness and honesty. It's always easier to play along and not rock the boat.

[ndesa]

Chamath just called BS on the entire VC industry. LMAO.

[alwaysk]

Clicked the like button instantly. Chamath is the truth that Silicon Valley wants to crush.

[liquidtunes]

14:06 - 19:12 is so encouraging. Great to see the man start off with a particular set of noble aims, grow so much that he starts to lose track and then catch himself and refocus. A sizable portion of society looks at the 1% with contempt and an us v them mentality. Chamath is an example of the 1% that the larger society needs to learn more about, at the very least to encourage the belief that it IS possible to gain worldly success and use that to move humanity forward at the same time.

[rahimt.s]

Jake Tran brought me here. Can't believe I missed out this guy all this time.

[brianwool]

God this was awesome. JCal perfectly deflecting the Sequoia comments with humor and Chamath in full effect was just too good. Cannot wait for the next All-In Pod

[Yuri_Ukraine]

Incredible interview. Chamath is #1. Thank you for sharing wisdom and inspiring millions of entrepreneurs around the world.

[swatisquantum]

14:20 “our returns are BANANAS...our returns are double buffets” - Chamath 2019

[JerryCastanos]

This video is raw. We need more interviews like this from all media. Chamath broke down a lot of truth.

[takawaka]

I almost cried on his beautiful line at 15:40!

[philipsebastian]

Great to see him live that day! Amazing speaker.

[GBlunted]

This came on at random and happens to be the best content I've vested in all day! This is an actual gem and makes me like these guys and this channel even more than i did! Just so good.... 🙏🏽🤑

[micahparker]

wow, very well done. thanks man. your always on it

[andrewmaingi]

One of the few billionaires that don't mince their words and say things as it is.

[SeanFenlon]

Perhaps the single best This Week In Startups episode EVER.


Chamath will write a book and it will become NYT Bestseller. :-)