#338 – Chamath Palihapitiya: Money, Success, Startups, Energy, Poker & Happiness
Chamath Palihapitiya is a venture capitalist, engineer, CEO of Social Capital, and co-host of the All-In Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(07:55) - Childhood and forgiveness
(21:39) - Money and happiness
(28:29) - Poker
(31:57) - Mistakes
(42:47) - Early jobs
(44:25) - Facebook
(1:02:11) - Energy
(1:09:51) - Cloud computation
(1:14:06) - Fixing social media
(1:23:58) - Trump's Twitter ban
(1:29:03) - Kanye West
(1:40:15) - All-In Podcast
(1:49:31) - Nuclear war
(2:01:07) - Startups
(2:09:38) - Work-life balance
(2:20:47) - Teamwork
(2:32:08) - Energy transition
(2:42:41) - Silicon Valley culture
(2:46:00) - Activism culture
(2:50:21) - Advice for young people
(2:56:56) - Meaning of life