Jason Calacanis: Startups, Angel Investing, Capitalism, and Friendship | Lex Fridman Podcast #161

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:51 - WallStreetBets and Robinhood
12:58 - How does the WallStreetBets saga end?
16:09 - Capitalism
21:30 - Ideas vs Execution
22:37 - Learning to learn
28:05 - Risk-aversion
34:06 - Robinhood
42:33 - Parler and AWS
44:58 - Social networks
51:32 - Leadership
56:21 - Work-life balance
1:04:43 - Great leaders lead by example
1:12:29 - Advice for startup founders
1:16:56 - Clubhouse
1:17:42 - When will we fully re-open the economy
1:28:19 - Augmented reality
1:31:47 - When should a startup raise money?
1:38:43 - David Goggins
1:40:40 - Disagreement with Chamath Palihapitiya
1:53:52 - Story about Elon Musk's darkest moments
2:02:07 - Friendship

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