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Elad Gil on startup fundraising in 2023, his bold predictions for Silicon Valley, AI market map, energy and the politics of nuclear power, and how he finds the smartest builders

The Aarthi and Sriram Show

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Are You a Disingenuous Founder?

I love that you brought up the company selling point because in some ways it's a level of artifice. But also I think you've seen founders say this being like, oh, we're not going to sell for any amount. Like they would want like a reasonable exit. It's a little bit disingenuous to be like, no more of money. This is the world's greatest company and kind of pull that stick. And there are occasionally rare founders who really view something as if they're a life's mission or they built it because they really wanted this thing to exist.

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