The Importance of Diversification in Silicon Valley

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Sally Kohn: US investors and entrepreneurs need to learn from the rest of the world. She says it's not a divine right that Silicon Valley will be where founders go in 10 or 20 years. Open phone makes it super easy to get business phone numbers for you and your team, she says. And twist listeners get 20% off any plan for their first six months at open phone.com slash twist.

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Today’s show:

Altimeter’s Brad Gerstner and Mubadala's Ibrahim Ajami join Jason to discuss their first UAE impressions (1:33), how the country is attracting startup talent, unclogging the capital allocator log jam, and more (19:43)!

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(0:00) Brad and Ibrahim join Jason

(1:33) First impressions of the UAE

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(11:55) The story of Mubadala

(19:43) Attracting talent to the UAE

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(28:21) The shifting perspective of the UAE and the opportunity it presents

(35:07) The level of curiosity in Abu Dhabi

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