AirPods are accelerating the growth—Brian calls them “the second-best product Apple ever launched”

Multimodal consumption—you can listen while driving, running, walking to work, etc.

“Today, voice is not a platform; it’s an interface. It could become a platform.” – Brian Norgard

Invest in people, not companies

Storytelling is a primal instinct (people have been telling stories much, much longer than they’ve been reading or writing about them)

“I want individuals who see the world differently—people who aren’t afraid of dedicating 5-10 years to pursue their vision” – Brian Norgard

Take AirPods, which are now in the “small” category; companies like NeuralLink will one day make them invisible

Every year, Naval, Nivi, and Brian, through Spearhead, give up to $1 million to 30 founders; the founders then use the money to invest in friends

There are a ton of good founders who are bad at fundraising, and thus, don’t raise adequate capital. On the flip-side, there are a lot of bad companies that were funded simply because the founder was persuasive and good at raising money.