#82 - DANIEL GROSS

Daniel is the Founder and CEO of Pioneer. He previously created a search engine called Cue which was acquired by Apple where he went on to lead various AI and search projects. Daniel was the youngest founder to be accepted into Y-Combinator in his late teens and later returned as a Partner and started YC's AI program. He has been an early investor in companies including Uber, Instacart, Coinbase, GitHub, SpaceX, Opendoor, Airtable, Figma, Gusto, Notion, Cruise Automation, and dozens of others. Follow Daniel on Twitter @danielgross.

[2:18] - How Daniel's early interest in computer programming kickstarted his journey into entrepreneurship

[10:11] - Replacing people with software in the venture capital process and how to measure success

[16:56] - The impacts of venture capital and startup culture expanding beyond Silicon Valley

[24:33] - Living a balanced life in health and productivity

[32:58] - Daniel's perspective on longevity

[39:57] - Self-improvement and the third-person mindset

[46:07] - Optimizing for flow in designing one's days

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