This is the third episode of This Won’t Last. This episode covers Silicon Valley's unprecedented attendance at Trump's inauguration, tech's evolving stance on energy and regulation, and why America's economy struggles to achieve the growth rates it saw from 1950-2000.
The show is a monthly conversation between Logan Bartlett of Redpoint, Keith Rabois at Khosla Ventures, Kevin Ryan at AlleyCorp, and Zach Weinberg, biotech founder (Curie.Bio) and investor.
This Won't Last is part of the Turpentine podcast network. www.turpentine.co
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:30) Keith’s bet with Nate Silver
(04:31) Why its actually easy to predict election results
(11:16) Trump’s character evolution
(15:03) US GDP growth wall
(16:31) Deportations in Trump’s presidency
(21:36) H1B debate
(23:50) Lessons for the Democrats from 2024 election
(29:14) Altman, Zuckerberg, Dara, and others donating to inauguration
(31:00) How Trump won over tech
(35:10) The energy independence agenda
(38:04) Keeping politics out of the workplace
(43:52) How quickly DEI & meritocracy discourse has changed
(46:10) Crime rates in New York
(54:37) Drug stores across the country
(55:45) Police response rates
(57:48) Keith’s anecdotes from his prosecutor days
(01:00:11) Insurance & California wildfires
(01:04:03) Market forces & regulation
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