(0:00) Nick tees up today’s topics
(1:36) David’s time at Stanford
(6:20) Ben’s private market snapshot
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(10:19) David’s private market snapshot
(16:19) Reacting to YC closing down its Continuity Fund
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(26:35) Industries that benefitted from ZIRP
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(36:36) How compelling is AI?
(45:29) Owning either Instagram, Linked In, or YouTube
(48:15) Rational and Wildcard: Who is likely to acquire TikTok?
(53:44) Twitter product development
(1:00:51) Reclaiming lost time
(1:11:48) The future of Amazon
(1:19:57) Apple to spend $1B on producing theatrical releases + Project Titan
(1:25:21) SOTD: Keeping satellites on course with Starfish Space

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