E58: November's CPI, preparing for a downturn, macro outlook, Better.com's botched layoffs & more
0:00 Bestie Intro: Chamath's happy hour and sweater feud 7:11 Breaking down the new 6.8% CPI number, reflecting on old inflation takes, jobs report, understanding why CPI is misleading 23:05 How growt...
11 Dec 20211h 21min
E57: Understanding Omicron, tech stocks plummet, VC's great resignation, Jack Dorsey's departure
(0:00) Bestie Intro: Miami talk, gambling stories, Nancy Pelosi's retirement plans (12:30) Understanding the Omicron variant (24:49) Tech stocks plummet: why the selloff? (33:44) Inflation: here to st...
4 Dec 20211h 18min
E56: Constitution DAO, Rittenhouse trial coverage, private sector efficiency vs the government
0:00 Bestie intro 1:14 Constitution DAO: implications, shortcomings, how to move forward? 29:58 Rittenhouse trial media coverage 50:52 Ken Griffin plays heel (again), private sector efficiency vs. gov...
20 Nov 20211h 15min
E55: Valuing crypto projects, Rivian worth $100B+, inflation: causes and corrections and more
0:00 Bestie intro and Solana Breakpoint talk 4:43 Covering the censored segment from last week, how to value crypto projects and general investing, what to take away from the podcast 30:45 Rivian's >$...
13 Nov 20211h 32min
E54: Spread trading big tech, capital allocation, Zillow's misfire, Progressives suffer losses
Show Notes: 0:00 Besties do a Microsoft-themed intro 7:53 Spread trading big tech, amazing power of Google and Microsoft 17:28 Sacks speaks about Bird going public from the NYSE, understanding distrib...
6 Nov 20211h 30min
E53: Wealth tax, dealing with inflation as a capital allocator, big tech earnings, Facebook's rebrand, paternity leave & more
0:00 Bestie intro, child update, Joe Lonsdale's take on paternity leave 20:44 Proposed "Wealth Tax" 35:13 Inflation discussion: corporate and government reactions 52:30 Dealing with inflation as a cap...
30 Okt 20211h 19min
E52: Trump's SPAC, peak venture liquidity, tech as an economic ladder, Dems overplaying their hand
Show Notes: 0:00 Bestie weight loss strategies, poker recap 13:19 Trump SPAC, how he can leverage the capital intelligently, building vs. acquiring, and more 33:43 Peak venture returns, tech landscape...
23 Okt 20211h 27min
E51: Supply Chain Shortages, Inflation, DeSantis, Ted Sarandos Netflix Memo, Cancel Culture, Fan Q&A
Show Notes: 00:00 Cold Open 01:19 Titles 01:01 Intro Banter 04:24 Supply chain, labor shortage, 34:04 Taiwan 43:14 Sacks Desantis 47:00 Dave Chappelle 01:08:24 FDA 01:23:27 Question 1 01:27:08 Questi...
16 Okt 20211h 33min
