Juan Orbea

Our guest is Brett Johnson, who was listed on America’s Most Wanted list in 2006 for cyber-crime and who the secret service once declared as the “original internet godfather.” 

They combine the love of freedom of team BTC with the moral energy of team NYT and the organization of team CCP, and give us the best benefits of all three (plus a level of international appeal greater than any of the three) and avoid the worst parts.

Thiel argues that innovation has stagnated in the last half a century, citing examples of how industries like energy, aerospace, automotive or biotech haven't had any major breakthroughs during this period.

In 2018, venture capital funds directed +$35B of investment to software, while directing $1.9B to synthetic biology. Why is this happening? Only 5% of people in Forbes 400 have formal scientific training, and it makes sense that people don't invest in things they don't understand. So this is a big problem.

Third — and here I can only describe what I am observing across the industry — marketing seems to be substituting for real, hard science in the presentation of these startups.

Hunter Walk recommends that folks avoid “snacking” when they prioritize work. If you’re in a well-run organization, at some point you’re going to run out of things that are both high-impact and easy. This leaves you with a choice between shifting right to hard and high-impact or shifting down to easy and low-impact. The later choice–easy and... See more