Tech Legend Gives His Odds of Elon Musk Successfully Cutting Gov't | Joe Lonsdale
The Rubin Report
Emma Dog Productions
4.4 • 486 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Joe Lonsdale, a prominent entrepreneur and venture capitalist, about co-founding Palantir Technologies, Addepar, and OpenGov; why he thinks Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be successful with their plans for the DOGE; why government spending has gotten so wasteful; how Alex Karp became the CEO of Palantir; his insights into the evolution of the tech industry; why silicon valley got so woke; the rise of "tech bros"; the increasing political engagement among tech leaders; the role of technology in solving complex problems, particularly in government and defense; the challenges and opportunities in education; how institutions like the University of Austin that foster critical thinking and innovation are the future; the future of AI; the need for regulatory reform; the potential for significant growth and productivity improvements in the coming years; and much more.
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| 0:38.3 | It's a crazy world. |
| 0:42.3 | It's a crazy world. |
| 0:44.3 | Somebody's got to have the same views. Joining me today is an entrepreneur, venture capitalists, the managing partner of 8VC, |
| 1:02.0 | co-founder of Palantir Technologies, At a par and OpenGov. |
| 1:06.5 | Joel Lonsdale, that is quite a resume. Did I miss anything? |
| 1:09.8 | That's all right. I did miss some things, |
| 1:13.1 | but it's okay. I've started a lot of companies, but the Pounce here is by far the most famous one, |
| 1:17.3 | and out of part, open government for the next scene. They're doing great. Yeah, you are doing okay, |
| 1:20.9 | and I thought it would be interesting to have you in as we're wrapping up this year, |
| 1:24.3 | because something has happened with the tech bros this year. |
| 1:28.7 | And you're kind of right. |
| 1:29.5 | It's a term now, huh? |
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