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Mario Gabriele, The Generalist // Emerging Tech, ChatGPT vs. Google, Contrarian Views & Raising A $15mil Fund

Feb 27, 2023

01:32:13

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Mario Gabriele

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Introduction

2min

What Is the Generalist?

3min

Is Venture Capital a Cottage Industry?

3min

The Generalist Versus the Specialist

3min

Is There Anything That Surprising About Venture Capital?

3min

Is Childhood Diversity Driving Entrepreneurship Rates?

2min

Is There a Survivor's Bias on Age?

2min

What's Next for Chat GPT?

2min

Is There Anything You Can Say About AI?

3min

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Is There a Pulse in the Cryptocurrency Market?

2min

11.

Crypto - What Was Your Take After FTX Crash?

5min

12.

FTX - Is He a Duped Investor?

2min

13.

Cryptocurrency

4min

14.

FinTech and Crypto - Are They Overlapping?

3min

15.

Chat GPT Versus Google?

4min

16.

Is There a Use Case for Creating a Real Assistant for Travel?

5min

17.

The Virtual Gurus Podcast - The Secret Weapon of Chat GPT

5min

18.

Chat GPT and Google Assistant - Is That a Good Idea?

4min

19.

Is Microsoft Going to Compete With Google?

2min

20.

Are You Worried About Bing?

3min

21.

How Do You Split Your Week Towards Investing?

4min

22.

Is That How You Set Target Numbers for Your Funds?

3min

23.

Is It a Scouting Program?

5min

24.

Is There a Split Between High Network Individuals and Other Funds?

2min

25.

The Rolling Fund or Traditional Fund?

3min

26.

What Is Your Contrarian High Conviction?

2min

27.

Is Violence the Answer?

2min

28.

You Need Me on That Wall?

2min

29.

Love Island UK

2min

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Is Love Island UK Really That Deep?

3min

31.

Is It Generalist.com?

4min

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start
00:04:26 - What VCs do & how it overlaps with Mario’s experience
00:08:00 - Why Be A Generalist vs. Specialist?
00:11:32 - Surprising characteristics of “who becomes an entrepreneur”?
00:15:52 - Average age of entrepreneurs - fact vs fiction
00:17:58 - Emerging Tech (AI, Crypto, Health)
00:22:34 - Valuations in 2023
00:24:53 - Feelings After FTX & Luna Crash
0:33:24 - Web 2.5 Companies
00:35:45 - Neo Banks vs Traditional Banks
00:37:30 - Fintech Overlap w/ Crypto
00:38:33 - ChatGPT vs. Google
00:41:55 - Types of searches & AI co-pilots
00:44:34 - Hype Cycles: Football vs. Tech
00:48:22 - Sponsor Break: Virtual Gurus
00:49:25 - Monetizing AI & Google vs. Microsoft
00:56:59 - Satya Smashing It At Microsoft
01:02:36 - What Running A $15mil Fund Looks Like
01:16:19 - Behind The Mind
01:17:08 - If you weren’t doing the generalist what would you be doing?
01:18:26 - Contrarian Opinions
01:23:08 - Subcultures, Reality TV & The Day of Judgement
01:26:14 - People That Have Impacted Your Thinking

Links Mentioned

https://www.generalist.com/briefing/all-the-answers
https://www.generalist.com/briefing/josh-wolfe
https://www.generalist.com/briefing/the-casino-and-the-genie

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