

POD OF JAKE
JAKE
A podcast for potential-pursuing optimists, for doers who want to make a dent in the universe, for those interested in crypto, longevity, city-building, etc., and for anyone who loves learning the stories of extraordinary entrepreneurs.
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Sep 17, 2020 • 1h 1min
#9 - ROGER VER
Roger is one of the earliest investors in Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related startups as well as an early promoter of Bitcoin. He first heard about Bitcoin in 2011 when the price was still under $1. Roger nearly single handedly funded the entire first generation of Bitcoin and Blockchain businesses including Bitcoin.com, Blockchain.com, Bitpay.com, Kraken.com, and many more. He has been known as "Bitcoin Jesus" for his promotion of Bitcoin. Roger now promotes Bitcoin Cash.
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Sep 14, 2020 • 1h 1min
#8 - MARK LUTTER
Mark is the Founder and Executive Director of the Charter Cities Institute, as well as the host of the Charter Cities Podcast. He is also the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer for the Victoria Harbour Group, a firm that is building a new city for the Hong Kong people. Mark has a PhD in economics from George Mason University where his research focused on charter cities. Charter cities are cities which are granted special jurisdictions to create new governance systems. Through his work, Mark is helping pave the way for more of them in the future.
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Sep 11, 2020 • 57min
#7 - BRADLEY TUSK
Bradley is the Founder and CEO of Tusk Ventures, the first venture capital fund dedicated to working with and investing in startups in regulated industries. His fund has now worked with and invested in dozens of startups including FanDuel, Lemonade, Eaze, Ripple, and Bird. Bradley previously served as Uber’s first political advisor, Mayor Bloomberg’s campaign manager in New York City, and Senator Chuck Schumer’s communications director. Through Tusk Philanthropies, he is leading the effort to bring mobile voting to the United States. Bradley hosts a podcast called Firewall and wrote a book called The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups from Death by Politics.
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Sep 3, 2020 • 1h 5min
#6 - JOSH CLEMENTE
Josh is a mechanical engineer, CrossFit-L2 trainer, and Founder of Levels, the first metabolic fitness company. Levels tracks users’ blood glucose in real time so they can maximize their diet and exercise. Prior to Levels, Josh worked for several years at SpaceX. During his time there, he led a team to develop life support systems that sustained astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on their May 2020 trip to the International Space Station.
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Aug 28, 2020 • 1h 10min
#5 - MATTEO FRANCESCHETTI
Matteo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eight Sleep, the sleep fitness company some are calling “the Tesla of sleep”. Eight Sleep is reinventing the way we sleep through innovations such as temperature control and soundless wake up technology. The company is collecting unprecedented amounts of sleep data to further inform future innovations such as an autopilot mode which will make autonomous adjustments to optimize one's sleep through the night. Eight Sleep has raised $70M from investors including Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and YC.
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Aug 20, 2020 • 1h 19min
#4 - VITALIK BUTERIN
Vitalik is the inventor and co-founder of Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency behind Bitcoin. Before inventing Ethereum, he was the co-founder and lead writer of Bitcoin Magazine. In 2017, Bloomberg named Vitalik one of the 50 most influential individuals in the world. He is 26 years old.
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Aug 18, 2020 • 50min
#3 - RYAN DELK
Ryan co-founded Primer with a simple goal “to free the next generation of kids to be more ambitious, more creative, and think for themselves –– starting with homeschoolers”. The company’s investors include Keith Rabois, Naval Ravikant, Balaji Srinivasan, Cyan Bannister, Erik Torenberg, Scott Belsky, Fred Ehrsam, Harry Stebbings, David Perell, and more.
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Aug 13, 2020 • 33min
#2 - TROY OSINOFF
Troy is a Co-Founder at JUICE, the former Head of Acquisition at Buzzfeed, an author, investor, and self-described DTC + Marketing Nerd. He started his first business in elementary school, invested in Bitcoin at $30 and Tesla at $60, and counts clients including Product Hunt, Levels, and Kenneth Cole.
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Jul 24, 2020 • 52min
#1 - AUBREY DE GREY
Aubrey de Grey, Chief Science Officer and Co-founder of the SENS Research Foundation, discusses the concept of rejuvenation therapy and the importance of focusing on maintaining health rather than just extending lifespan. He shares progress and challenges in anti-aging research, explores the analogy of aging and car maintenance, and discusses the funding challenges faced in the field of aging research.