Mario Schlosser is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Oscar Health. The public company that went public with a market cap of $7.1BN. Following a tumultuous time in the markets, their stock price dropped 94%. Today, the company has rebounded and has a market cap of $3.2BN with an astonishing $5.8BN of revenues. Before co-founding Oscar, Mario also co-founded the largest social gaming company in Latin America.

In Today's Episode with Mario Schlosser We Discuss:

1. From German Middle-Class to Public Company Founder:

How did Mario make his way into the world of tech and come to co-found Oscar with Josh Kushner?
Does Mario agree with Jensen Huang that "we should all have lower expectations"?
What does Mario know now that he wishes he had known when he started Oscar?

2. Why Did Oscar Tank 94% in the Public Markets:

What was the core reason why Oscar tanked 94% in the markets?
What would Mario have done differently knowing all he knows now about public markets?
Does Mario regret going public? What are the biggest pros and cons?

3. The Mental Challenge of a 94% Market Cap Decline:

How did Mario mentally deal with the company being down 94%?
What does he say to himself in the truly hard times?
How did Mario use his co-founder, a coach and his family, to get through the really bad times?
What are Mario's experiences like with anti-depressants? What worked? What did not?

4. Firing Yourself as CEO:

Why did Mario decide to step aside as CEO? What was the decision-making process?
On reflection, does Mario think he was a good CEO? Where was he good? Where was he bad?
What are the biggest management pieces of advice that Mario thinks are BS?

Which Minnesota Vikings internal free agents should they bring back?