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E49: Coinbase CEO reflects on controversial blog, state of the markets, 1000 unicorns & more

Chamath Palihapitiya on Coinbase culture wars, woke authoritarianism, COVID mandates, and unicorn boom.

Chamath PalihapitiyahostJason CalacanishostDavid SackshostDavid FriedberghostBrian Armstrongguest
Oct 2, 20211h 28mWatch on YouTube

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EPISODE INFO

Released
October 2, 2021
Duration
1h 28m
Channel
All-In Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Show Notes: 0:00 Brian Armstrong follows up on his one-year old blog post "Coinbase is a mission focused company" 19:27 Authoritarianism on the left 33:04 Newsom's new vaccine mandate, NBA vaccine coverage, Merck COVID pill 45:51 Golden Age of VC, 1000 unicorns & the impact on private/public markets 57:45 Corporate tax reform, Roth IRAs & the "Peter Thiel Provision" 1:06:36 Chances of a VC bubble, why notable VCs are retiring, building a modern venture firm 1:23:51 All-In summit planning Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the pod: https://twitter.com/theallinpod https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: https://twitter.com/TheZachEffect Referenced in the show: https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-is-a-mission-focused-company-af882df8804 https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1443727729476530178 https://blockchain.news/news/workers-quit-coinbase-exchange-apolitical-stance https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1443846265582735362 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/psychological-dimensions-left-wing-authoritarianism/620185/ https://ktla.com/news/california/gov-newsom-to-make-major-announcement-on-efforts-to-protect-teachers-students-from-covid/ https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/01/merck-to-seek-emergency-authorization-for-oral-covid-19-treatment.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/university-endowments-mint-billions-in-golden-era-of-venture-capital-11632907802 https://news.crunchbase.com/news/crunchbase-unicorn-board-1000-companies/ https://siblisresearch.com/data/us-stock-market-value/ https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-number-of-companies-publicly-traded-in-the-us-is-shrinkingor-is-it-2020-10-30 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/17/house-tax-bill-would-likely-force-peter-thiel-to-pull-5-billion-from-his-ira.html #allin #tech #news

SPEAKERS

  • Chamath Palihapitiya

    host
  • Jason Calacanis

    host
  • David Sacks

    host
  • David Friedberg

    host
  • Narrator

    other
  • Brian Armstrong

    guest
  • Narrator

    other
  • Narrator

    other
  • Narrator

    other

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of All-In Podcast, featuring Chamath Palihapitiya and Jason Calacanis, E49: Coinbase CEO reflects on controversial blog, state of the markets, 1000 unicorns & more explores Coinbase culture wars, woke authoritarianism, COVID mandates, and unicorn boom This All-In Podcast episode ranges from light banter to deep dives on corporate culture, politics, COVID policy, and markets. The besties revisit Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s controversial “mission-focused company” memo one year later, arguing it successfully re-centered work on mission over politics. They discuss new research on left-wing authoritarianism, applying it to cancel culture, COVID mandates, and tech-company activism. The conversation then shifts to a promising antiviral COVID pill, the inflationary risks of massive government spending, the explosion of unicorn startups, and how taxation and access to private markets should evolve. They close by debating venture burnout, services-heavy VC models, and plans for an “All-In Summit” conference.

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