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Founders, Twitter, Substack, SpaceX

Katherine Boyle joins Erik, Antonio, and Dan to discuss the hidden forces that shape founders, major divides in tech, and whether she should join our show as a cohost.

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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(5:00) Fatherhood and founders
(10:00) What is “Seriousness”
(13:39) Sponsors: Secureframe | MarketerHire
(16:00) Elon
(20:30) Software and hardware
(26:30) Are founders psychologically off?
(35:00) SpaceX and Starship
(43:00) Where would Steve Jobs be today?
(48:00) Twitter and Substack
(1:07:00) Florida is a COVID phenomenon, not a ZIRP phenomenon
(1:17:00) Can we pressure Katherine join Moment of Zen as the fourth cohost?
(1:18:00) Sending kids to Catholic school

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Thank you Graham Bessellieu for production.
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