#80 Launch House: Building the Y Combinator of the Future with Hack and Launch Houses | Brett Goldstein, Co-Founder

In Episode #80, we explore building the Y combinator of the future with hack and launch houses. We’re joined by Brett Goldstein, Co-Founder of Launch House. We cover investing early in Bitcoin and Ethereum, how innovation happens, and the future of communications technology. “If you can create a strong vibe where people feel deeply connected, deeply indebted to the community and the mission, you're set. Nobody wants to join another professional networking group anymore. They're looking for a good vibe.” – Brett Goldstein EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED) https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/building-next-y-combinator-launch-house-brett-goldstein-ig-show-notes  FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/building-next-y-combinator-launch-house-brett-goldstein-transcript  CHAPTERS This episode is our definitive guide to building the Y combinator of the future. In it we cover: (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:01:59) – Brett's background as a product manager (00:05:31) – On investing early in Bitcoin and Ethereum (00:11:07) – Mergers and acquisitions (00:14:21) – The origins of Launch House (00:19:32) – How innovation happens (00:22:18) – The future of communications technology (00:27:03) – The future of education (00:34:15) – Y Combinator vs. Launch House (00:42:21) – Vibes as a moat (00:47:59) – The outlook for Launch House ABOUT LAUNCH HOUSE Launch House is building a new launchpad or accelerator for founders and engineers, both around the world and in the metaverse. Launch House started as a crazy experiment where the founders rented a mansion in Tulum, Mexico for one month and invited a bunch of founders and engineers they knew to come and stay with them. What they found was surprising. By focusing on human connection and having everyone live in the same house together for a month, everyone in the program wasn't just making incredible progress on what they were building. They were making incredible friends. Early Launch House alumni have already gone on to raise venture capital funding from top tier firms like Sequoia, a16z and First Round Capital. Launch House quickly seized that opportunity and today they run Launch Houses for founders and Hack Houses for engineers in Los Angeles and New York CIty. 💌 FREE NEWSLETTER https://www.outlieracademy.com/newsletter 🎙 LISTEN ON iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/outlier-academy/id1523851182 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58edVNgqaPNaCSGSxM6pef?si=88f37a5d20434775 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1523851182 ABOUT OUTLIER ACADEMY Learn timeless lessons on work and life from iconic founders, world-renown investors, and bestselling authors. Outlier Academy is the forever school for those chasing greatness. Past guests include Gokul Rajaram of DoorDash, Scott Belsky of Benchmark and Adobe, Joey Krug of Pantera Capital, Mark Sisson of Primal Kitchen, Luke Gromen of The Forest for the Trees, and Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Website: https://www.outlieracademy.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/outlieracademy ABOUT DANIEL SCRIVNER Outlier Academy is hosted by Daniel Scrivner. Over the last 15 years, Daniel has led design teams at Square and Apple, turned around a $3M+ ARR SaaS business, and invested in more than 100 companies. He launched Outlier Academy in 2020 to learn from the world’s best founders, investors, authors, and peak performance experts. Website: https://www.danielscrivner.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danielscrivner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices