POD OF JAKE

Dylan is an impact entrepreneur with a track record of building socially conscious technology companies in areas such as civil justice, local democracy, and now mental healthcare. He currently serves as the Founder and CEO of Mindbloom, a mental health and wellbeing brand helping people achieve personal and clinical breakthroughs with at-home, clinician-prescribed psychedelic therapies, beginning with ketamine. Dylan previously served as Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at Mighty ($100M+ raised) and Co-founder and Head of Marketing at Voter's Friend (acquired by Democracy.com). Learn more about Mindbloom at mindbloom.com. [0:59] - How Dylan's personal story directed him towards positive technology companies [7:12] - Examining the effects of different psychedelics on the human brain [13:50] - Transitioning from recreational psychedelic usage to psychedelic research [18:16] - Preparation, navigation, and integration for psychedelic experiences [28:32] - Dealing with the reservations of mental and emotional change [33:56] - Overcoming the access barrier for psychedelics [39:16] - Leveraging the shift to telemedicine services to grow Mindbloom [45:10] - Towards mainstream psychedelic usage with clinical trials --- homeofjake.com

Raoul is the CEO and Co-Founder of Real Vision and Global Macro Investor. He was previously co-manager of the GLG global macro hedge fund in London and co-head of hedge fund sales in equities and equity derivatives at Goldman Sachs in Europe. Raoul was one of a relatively small number of investors to predict the mortgage crisis of 2008–2009. Today, he spends much of his time focused on crypto and what he calls The Exponential Age. Check out Real Vision's crypto page at realvision.com/crypto and follow Raoul on Twitter @RaoulGMI. [0:58] - Raoul's story and background in macro investing [11:04] - How Raoul first discovered Bitcoin and why he was quickly interested [14:43] - Trading Bitcoin and crypto on macro time frames [22:50] - The Metaverse and The Exponential Age [29:55] - The unprecedented pace of crypto adoption and the limits of Bitcoin maximalism [38:11] - Raoul's belief in social tokens for business model overhaul [45:42] - How crypto can absorb the entire legacy financial system --- homeofjake.com

Julia is an intellectual leader in the rationalist community and the author of the book, The Scout Mindset. She previously co-founded the Center for Applied Rationality, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping people improve their reasoning and decision-making. Julia has hosted the Rationally Speaking Podcast since 2010. Visit her website at juliagalef.com and follow Julia on Twitter @juliagalef. [0:59] - How Julia came to study rationality and decision making [5:04] - Breaking down rationality and decision making [11:09] - Epistemic vs. instrumental rationality [15:39] - The decade-long history of the Rationally Speaking Podcast [21:42] - Soldier Mindset vs. Scout Mindset [29:46] - Seeking truth over comfort [39:53] - Vitalik Buterin's intellectual honesty [47:30] - Recognizing biases and changing your mind [54:17] - Keeping a small identity --- homeofjake.com

George is a digital marketing specialist and the founder of Multiply Marketing where he helps scale great products and ideas across the internet. He is known on Twitter for his thoughts on mental models, first principles thinking, and his creation of @NavalBot, a Twitter bot that resurfaces some of the greatest tweets from Naval Ravikant. Subscribe to George's newsletter, Clouds & Dirt, and follow him on Twitter @george__mack. [0:59] - George's exploration of psychology and technology [5:19] - Internet vs in-person friends [8:59] - The changing dynamics around where to live [20:44] -  Considerations of digital nomads [25:24] - The need for new words to describe our changing world [33:38] - First principles thinking and George's intellectual role models [35:50] - Buffett Coins: a though experiment [44:45] - Contrasting psychological and technological innovation --- homeofjake.com

Steven is cofounder and CEO of Cameo, the world’s leading marketplace for personalized video shoutouts. The company recently raised a $100 million Series C at a valuation north of $1 billion. Steven graduated from Duke University and worked in finance and entertainment prior to launching the company in 2016. [0:59] - What Steven learned from his early entrepreneurial ventures [5:01] - Mindset shifts between the finance and tech industries [6:49] - The importance of not wasting time early in your career [10:29] - Cameo's origin story and its direct-to-fan business model [15:48] - Challenges of scaling an early stage business [18:27] - Evaluating talent and building a strong team [22:44] - Expanding Cameo's offerings [26:19] - Steven's thoughts on Bitcoin and BitClout [31:24] - Geographic influence on new businesses --- homeofjake.com

Vijay is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he focuses on investments in biopharma and healthcare. As the founding investor of a16z’s Bio Fund, he leads the firm’s investments at the cross section of biology and computer science. Previously, Vijay was the Henry Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Structural Biology and of Computer Science at Stanford University. During his time at Stanford, Vijay co-founded Globavir Biosciences and the Folding@Home Distributed Computing Project for disease research. Vijay remains an Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University and holds a BA in Physics from Princeton University and a PhD in Physics from MIT. Disclaimer: a16z investments are discussed in this conversation. None of the content should be taken as investment advice. See a16z.com/disclosures for more information. [0:59] - How Vijay ended up at the intersection of biology and technology [6:15] - The academic shift from physics towards biology [12:32] - The difficulty of scaling education [16:38] - Vijay's predictions for the future of work and The San Francisco Bay Area [26:31] - Using distributed computing to simulate protein folding with Fold@Home [38:19] - The rising cost of healthcare and where the industry is moving [49:46] - Targeting longevity as a solution to harmful diseases --- homeofjake.com

Vedika is the Chief of Staff at Weekend Fund where she invests in early-stage startups and helps founders with product, community building, and go-to-market strategy. She previously held positions at Mithril Capital and Stripe and helped to scale TrueLayer into a global organization. Vedika was born and raised in India, attended UC Berkeley, and currently live in London. Check out Vedika's website at vedikaja.in and follow her on Twitter @vedikaja_in. [0:59] - Vedika's childhood in India and journey to working in tech [11:21] - The culture shock of moving to America for college [13:51] - How Vedika broke into venture capital and why she knows it's where she's meant to be [21:24] - The correlation between energy and value-add activities [28:38] - Running experiments with Weekend Fund [34:00] - How Vedika's gap year shaped her future [40:55] - Vedika's experience scaling TrueLayer [43:38] - The relationship between hard work and luck --- homeofjake.com

Jake is a music manager and entrepreneur, founder of the talent management company, TH3RD BRAIN, and Head of Activation at Community. Most recently, he has become well known as an early BitClout enthusiast with one of the ten most valuable accounts on the network. BitClout is a new type of social network that lets you speculate on people and posts with real money, and it’s built from the ground up as its own custom blockchain. Follow Jake on BitClout @jakeudell. [1:44] - How chasing autographs as a kid unlocked Jake's entrepreneurial drive [4:31] - Jake's "fake it 'til you make it" story of breaking into the music industry [17:23] - The importance of building consumer social into crypto [24:27] - How BitClout can decentralize social media [40:12] - The potential for curators in BitClout's model [43:53] - Key issues to consider about BitClout [54:42] - BitClout's controversial launch [1:02:31] - Strategies for success on BitClout --- homeofjake.com

Geoff is the Founder & Managing Partner of Bedrock Capital, a technology investment firm currently managing approximately one billion dollars. He’s served on the Board of Directors for companies including Lyft, Nubank, and RigUp. He led the Series C round for Wish in 2014. Bedrock is credited with coining the phrase ‘narrative violations’ to describe the most compelling technology investment opportunities. Prior to founding Bedrock, Geoff served as a Partner at Founders Fund for several years. He began his career as a technology entrepreneur in 2009. [0:59] - Geoff's winding path to professional investing [7:49] - Early entrepreneurial experiences and Geoff's love for drawing [11:09] - High vs. low intensity periods in life [14:09] - How Geoff arrived at Clarium Capital [20:31] - Geoff's rock bottom turning point [23:56] - The "narrative violation" investing strategy [27:51] - The false narrative of dystopian technology [32:12] - Additional systems for identifying investments and Geoff's opinion on Bitcoin --- homeofjake.com

Tim is a billionaire venture capitalist and the the founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) as well as Draper Associates, Draper University, Draper Venture Network, and Draper Goren Holm. His exceptional track record of investments includes Tesla, SpaceX, Baidu, Hotmail, Skype, AngelList, Ring, Twitter, DocuSign, Coinbase, Robinhood, and Twitch, among countless other companies. An early advocate of Bitcoin, Tim was the winner of the 2014 US Marshals auction through which he purchased approximately 30,000 bitcoins worth around $19 million at the time. [0:59] - The Draper family history in venture capital and Tim's successes to date [10:05] - Coinbase's early promise and Bitcoin's importance as a global currency [25:51] - Tim's investment thesis for Bitcoin  [32:09] - Why Tim values global perspectives and experiences [38:57] - The role of politicians vs entrepreneurs in human progress --- homeofjake.com