Weekly Recap Sept 7-10

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• 8VC’s Joe Lonsdale: Palantir, China, Cicero | E1278
• How DeFi interest rates work with Genesis’ Matt Ballensweig | E1279
• News! Fireproof homes, Amazon’s college plan, Facebook copies Snap, Notion Acquires automate.io & more | E1280
• Growth stocks, Inflation impacts, SPACs & more with Beth Kindig & Knox Ridley from I/O Fund | E1281

8VC’s Joe Lonsdale: Palantir, China, Cicero | E1278

Serial founder and investor Joe Lonsdale joins to discuss his companies (Palantir, Addepar, OpenGov), his new podcast "American Optimist," what regulations need to be fixed in the US, China's bold moves & more.

In the news segment, Jason covers the Bored Ape Yacht Club bid on Sotheby's & the Loot NFT collection launched by a Vine co-founder, and briefly covers Tether being banned from Canadian exchanges.

How DeFi interest rates work with Genesis’ Matt Ballensweig | E1279

Coinbase CEO Brain Armstrong took to Twitter to call out the SEC for what Coinbase considers unclear guidance & hostility around their Lend product, Jason quickly broke down the situation. Then, to better understand how DeFi lending works he chats with Matt Ballensweig the Head of Institutional Lending at Genesis, a crypto prime brokerage.?

News! Fireproof homes, Amazon’s college plan, Facebook copies Snap, Notion Acquires automate.io & more | E1280

In the news episode Jason covers how a fire proofed home survived the Caldor fire, Amazon's plan to provide college for all its employees, Facebook copying Snap's glasses, Notion acquiring Automate.io & more. At the end, Jason takes a few questions from listeners and shares a story from when he ran Silicon Alley Reporter.

Growth stocks, Inflation impacts, SPACs & more with Beth Kindig & Knox Ridley from I/O Fund | E1281

Beth and Knox from the I/O Fund came on to discuss with Jason their top growth stocks, market indicators, how to manage risk in an all tech portfolio, potential big tech spin outs, Roku's incredible expansion, why they hold Bitcoin and more!