Are You an 18-Year-Old Napoleon?

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Anas: Napoleon was a deeply flawed human, but man, impressive. What kind of insight did he have? Anas: The thing that stuck with me the most is his incredible understanding of human psychology. He understands something deep that i did not, and clearly was able to use it for power. And so he talked about how you build a system, given that people say this one thing, but feel this other. It's like that thick, just af napoleon quotes.

Founders aren’t superheroes, says Sam Altman.They may play extreme sports, respond to emails within seconds, and start billion-dollar companies, but they are rarely the product of extraordinary circumstance. In fact, they tend to be solidly upper-middle class, reasonably smart, and with loving parents.

So would Sam fund Peter Parker? What about Bruce Wayne?

Tyler and Sam discuss these burning questions and more, including what’s wrong with San Francisco, Napoleon’s underrated skill, nuclear energy, the greatest invention of the Industrial Revolution, his rant against coworking spaces, UBI and AGI, risk and regret, optimism and beauty, and why venture capitalists don’t have superpowers either.

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Recorded January 28th, 2019 Other ways to connect

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