America, Power, AI & The Future Of The World - Joe Lonsdale

Joe Lonsdale is an entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Palantir Technologies. What is Palantir really about? You’ve probably heard the name, but what do they actually do, and who’s the brains behind it? Today, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale joins to break down the company's origins, his story, and where the future of the world is headed. Expect to learn how Joe got Peter Thiel to mentor him, how Joe thinks about ambition and drive, how to avoid cynicism, the advice Joe has for people who want to become best at what they do, if Trump is a mastermind with these tariffs, the biggest problems Joe see’s with higher education at the moment, how to judge a good founder, what the future of warfare looks like, and much more… 00:00 How Joe Identifies Talent In Others 04:48 Lessons Joe Learned From His Mentor 09:39 Having The Skillset To Let Go 12:49 Avoiding Cynicism In A Modern World 16:38 Most Common Challenges Fellow Work Leaders Suffer From 19:10 What Motivated Joe To Co-Found University of Austin 26:42 Biggest Problems To Be Fixed In Higher Education 36:02 Should We Use AI In Education? 43:14 The US Tariff Breakdown 49:37 Concerns Over Global Stability 53:18 What Does The Future Of Warfare Look Like? 1:02:13 Will Human Personnel Remain Important? 1:14:30 Are The Great Men Of History Still Significant In The Modern World? 1:22:28 Research Into Astropolitics 1:27:09 Joe's Future Plans 1:35:04 Where To Find Joe - Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/