Keith Rabois, a venture capitalist famed for his roles at Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund, shares insights on Trump's diverse cabinet appointments and their business acumen. He dives into Google's groundbreaking quantum chip and its potential effects on encryption. The conversation shifts to Apple's challenges with iOS and its product culture. Rabois also discusses the looming TikTok ban amid privacy concerns and the current state of venture capital, including thoughts on why major startups like Stripe remain private.
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Career Path
Keith Rabois explains his career trajectory from LinkedIn to Slide, Square, and Founders Fund.
He transitioned into venture capital at Khosla Ventures and later returned to Founders Fund.
insights INSIGHT
Contrasting Funds
Founders Fund and Khosla Ventures, while both successful, employ distinct investment strategies.
Khosla Ventures focuses on early-stage investments, while Founders Fund targets momentum plays.
insights INSIGHT
Keynote to Check
Keith Rabois reveals his investment sweet spot: pre-product, pre-metric startups with a compelling keynote deck.
He believes founder assessment is paramount at this stage.
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High Growth Handbook is a comprehensive playbook for growing startups into global brands. Written by Elad Gil, who has extensive experience working with high-growth tech companies, the book provides crystal-clear guidance on navigating the complex challenges faced by leaders and operators in high-growth startups. It covers essential topics including the role of the CEO, managing a board, recruiting and overseeing an executive team, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, and late-stage funding. The book is informed by interviews with dynamic leaders in Silicon Valley, such as Reid Hoffman, Marc Andreessen, and Aaron Levie.
In the company of giants
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This book presents groundbreaking conversations with pioneers of the digital world. It includes interviews with leaders such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, T. J. Rodgers, Gordon Eubanks, Steve Case, and others. The interviews cover their experiences, successes, challenges, and visions for the future of technology. The book provides a unique perspective on the human side of these tech giants and the strategies that drove their companies to success. It highlights the importance of customer focus, hiring good people, and mission-driven businesses, as well as the courage and innovation required to shape the digital world[2][5][6].
(0:00) The Besties welcome Keith Rabois!
(4:01) Keith explains why he returned to Khosla Ventures, the differences between Founders Fund and Khosla, and his husband Jacob Helberg's role in Trump Admin
(13:09) Business acumen of Trump's cabinet and appointees, diversity of opinion
(25:59) Google's new quantum chip: potential impact on encryption, cryptography, and more
(43:50) Apple developing new server chip for AI inference, iOS flop, why its product culture is failing
(54:30) TikTok panics after appeals court upholds the "divest-or-ban" law, with a January 19th deadline
(1:03:55) State of Venture Capital, why Stripe is still private, thoughts on crypto
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