From Big Bang to James Webb: Exploring Space with Nobel Laureate John Mather

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Marc Andreessen on Evaluating Founders and AI's Consumer Surplus

This episode originally aired on The Twenty Minute VC with Harry Stebbings. Marc Andreessen explains why learning from past investment mistakes can be a trap, shares his framework for evaluating founder greatness through IQ, courage, and drive, and makes the case that venture inv ...  Show more

The SpaceX and Tesla Playbook for Hard Tech Startups

Erin Price-Wright speaks with Chandler Luzsicza, founder and CEO of Galadyne, and Turner Caldwell, cofounder and CEO of Mariana Minerals, about what they actually learned building Starship and Tesla's lithium refinery, and how those lessons translate to their own startups. They c ...  Show more

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