The Merge

E1 - A Star is Born!

Nov 23, 2022

51:58

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Is There a Pernicious Effect of the Chinese Communist Party?

03:51

What Is American Dynamism?

01:56

The Chinese Version of TikTok Is Time Limited and Content Limited

02:38

Introduction

4min

Venture Capital

3min

The Real Way Venture Capitalists Make Money

3min

Silicon Valley - The Secret History of Silicon Valley

2min

What's the Difference Between Limited Partners and LP Partners?

2min

How Many Companies Did You Look at Last Year?

4min

Venture Capital

2min

Investing in a Private Company

2min

Army Venture Capital Corporation - What's Going On?

4min

10.

Do You Know if You've Never Used TikTok?

4min

11.

Is There a Pernicious Effect of the Chinese Communist Party?

4min

12.

TikTok Can Be Used to Kill Your Career Prospects Here in the US

4min

13.

The Chinese Version of TikTok Is Time Limited and Content Limited

3min

14.

What Is American Dynamism?

2min

15.

Is the Department of Defense a Customer or Key Stakeholder?

3min

16.

Hardware Investing

6min

17.

American Dynamism

2min

Episode 1: A Star is Born! After too many excuses, the Merge newsletter’s Mike Benitez launches the inaugural Merge podcast! Co-hosting duties are shared with Jake Chapman (@VC) and Tim Nolan (@NatSecTim). In this episode, we talk about 3 things the newsletter has never covered in its 2-year existence: venture capital, TikTok, and American Dynamism.

Show Notes:

(00:30) – the world’s most okayist defense podcast

(1:02) – Co-host intros

(3:58) – What is venture capital

(20:49) – Jake and the Army Venture Capital Corporation

(26:20 ) – TikTok and national security

(39:16) – WTH is ‘American Dynamisn’

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