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One on One with A and Z #3

Feb 24, 2021

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Venture Capitalists Are the Worst

01:44

The Worst Formula for Venture Capital

01:26

Why Is Instacart a Great Idea?

01:54

Introduction

2min

How Do You Run a Company?

3min

Is Free Lunch a Moral Issue?

5min

What Is the Right Policy?

3min

Is Moral Separation From Right Policy?

4min

The Scale, Right, Right

4min

The Most Dangerous Thing to Do With Your Leadership

3min

How to Hire Great Sales Leaders?

4min

How Do You Build a Prepared Mind?

2min

10.

Learning Your Way Out of It

2min

11.

Venture Capitalists Are the Worst

2min

12.

The Worst Formula for Venture Capital

1min

13.

How to Prepare Yourself to Absorb New Information

3min

14.

Are You Thinking About Joining Text Startups?

2min

15.

The Timing Mistake Most Venture Capitalists Make

3min

16.

Dot Com - What's the Biggest Moron to the World?

1min

17.

Why Is Instacart a Great Idea?

2min

18.

How Do You Predict the Market Size of a Product That Doesn't Exist Yet?

5min

19.

What Is Blocking Nuclear Power Plants From Being Built?

3min

20.

Environmentalists - What's the Difference?

5min

21.

Is There a Positive Reference on Nuclear Power in Popular Culture?

2min

22.

Should Technology Expertise Be Required to Be a Senator?

4min

23.

Is There a Test Like Know the Law to Be a Senator?

4min

24.

Is There a Lindy Effect of Trusting a Senator?

2min

25.

How Has Your Definition of Success Changed Over the Years?

5min

26.

What Lessons From Your Marriages Have You Taken Into Your Partnership?

5min

27.

I'm Responsible for This Fight, Right?

2min

28.

This Is Not a Game

4min

29.

The Differences Between Oral and Written Culture

4min

Topics covered this week include:

How to handle politics in the workplace
How to avoid hiring talent just like your own
How to have a prepared mind and the "why now" question for startups
Nuclear power and the future of energy
Tech literacy and elected officials
How has their definition of success changed over time
The lessons marriage has taught them about partnerships and vice versa
Science fiction and other book recommendations

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