On Founders, Seriousness, and American Dynamism
"Moment of Zen"
Introduction
The best founders are off. And like, they're off in different ways. They march to their own drum. Tech is much more aligned with the creative industries than it used to be. Mark Andreessen: "If we had more of those people, we'd have more progress"
Katherine joins Erik, Antonio, and Dan to discuss the hidden forces that shape founders, major divides in tech, and whether she should join our show as a cohost. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/zen
We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.
TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(5:00) Fatherhood and founders
(10:00) What is “Seriousness”
(13:39) Sponsors: Secureframe | MarketerHire
(16:00) Elon
(20:30) Software and hardware
(26:30) Are founders psychologically off?
(35:00) SpaceX and Starship
(43:00) Where would Steve Jobs be today?
(48:00) Twitter and Substack
(1:07:00) Florida is a COVID phenomenon, not a ZIRP phenomenon
(1:17:00) Can we pressure Katherine join Moment of Zen as the fourth cohost?
(1:18:00) Sending kids to Catholic school
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Thank you Graham Bessellieu for production.
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