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Oct. 2, 2023

Garry Tan Regrets Walking Away From This Once In A Lifetime Opportunity

President and CEO of YCombinator Garry Tan sits down with Tyler & Sterling and recounts the time he told Peter Thiel 'No' to joining Palantir. On the pod, Garry gives valuable advice on cofounder dynamics, doing your inner work, and startup strategies for both Investors & Operators. Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zx8382YLXc…

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Oct. 2, 2023

Garry Tan Regrets Walking Away From This Once In A Lifetime Opportunity #podcast #shorts

President and CEO of YCombinator Garry Tan sits down with Tyler & Sterling and recounts the time he told Peter Thiel 'No' to joining Palantir. On the pod, Garry gives valuable advice on cofounder dynamics, doing your inner work, and startup strategies for both Investors & Operators. Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zx8382YLXc…

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Sept. 28, 2023

How YC's Garry Tan Evaluates Startups | Episode 3 of the Investor + Operator Podcast

President and CEO of YCombinator Garry Tan sits down with Tyler & Sterling and recounts his time as an early hire at Palantir, starting his company Posterous and becoming an investor of dozens of well-known startups. The companies Garry has worked with are worth a combined $226 billion. Garry gives…

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Aug. 31, 2023

The One Thing You Need To Make it as a Founder

Keith Rabois at the Founders Fund says the best entrepreneurs have 'extreme' traits. Hear how he finds his investments Full episode on the IO Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88g9afUw3dQ

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Aug. 29, 2023

The Hardest Job In The World Is Being A Founder, Keith Rabois Founders Fund

The amount of time you put into being an investor may not correlate to how well you do. Here's what Founders Fund Keith Rabois had to say on the latest episode. Full Episode here -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88g9afUw3dQ

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Aug. 14, 2023

If Half Of My Friends Don't Laugh At Me, I'm Not Taking Enough Risk - How This VC picks Investments

Big risk means big rewards and that's how Keith Rabois from the Founders Fund chooses his investments. His rubric for knowing he's made a great bet? If his Venture Capitalist friends think he's crazy. Hear more on the full episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pyqCQXjiRWy7qevhpjcIi

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Aug. 10, 2023

The best entrepreneurs don't ask for the answers, they ask for frameworks to help solve problems

Keith Rabois from Founders Fund explains the most valuable thing he can do for founders is not solve their problems but provide a framework so they know how to do weigh the pros and cons. More insights from this legend in the full episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pyqCQXjiRWy7qevhpjcIi

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Aug. 7, 2023

If you're trying to raise money, DON'T hang out with potential investors! Keith Rabois - IO Podcast

In this episode of the IO Podcast, Keith Rabois of Founders Fund explains why making a killer first impression is a must as a founder. Full episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pyqCQXjiRWy7qevhpjcIi

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Aug. 1, 2023

The IO Podcast Episode 2: Keith Rabois, Founders Fund

If there was a Mount Rushmore of Investors, Keith Rabois would definitely be on it. Over his decades long career as both an investor and operator, Keith has had a hand in Silicon Valley unicorns like Airbnb, Palantir, YouTube and many more. In fact he's aiming to be the 'Michael…

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July 28, 2023

Elon Musk is Wrong - Keith Rabois at Founders Fund says the X superapp will never take off in the US

The Investor behind Silicon Valley Giants Airbnb, Stripe & Ramp says Elon Musk's latest rebrand of Twitter to the X super-app will never work in the United States. According to Keith Rabois, "He's Just Wrong". Be sure to watch for the full episode of the IO Podcast where we talk…

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July 24, 2023

Overnight success is 'Bullshit' | Andy Rachleff on the IO Podcast #shorts #entreprenuership

On this episode of the Investor + Operator Podcast, Legendary Investor Andy Rachleff explains how the overnight success is 'bullshit'. Most success is the result of 'stumbling into a desperate market'. Don't let revisionist history make you think otherwise. Where to watch the podcast: -YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCayuY0VO95kQTUXJvh9T0oQ -Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-investor-operator-io-podcast/id1678642609 -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0J92LTLgpHe8C0CzEaCBDG

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July 20, 2023

The Most Important Quality Of A Startup

Is Grit or Determination the bigger indicator of entrepreneurial success? To legendary investor Andy Rachleff, it's neither. The thing that matters most is the quality of the insight - how well you comprehend the technology and how it will change the market. Links to full episode: -YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCayuY0VO95kQTUXJvh9T0oQ -Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-investor-operator-io-podcast/id1678642609…

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July 17, 2023

What do VCs look for in Entrepreneurs?

We asked legendary investor Andy Rachleff what matters most when it comes to investing in a business. Spoiler alert: It's not the grit of the entrepreneur. Links to the Full Episode: Youtube: https://lnkd.in/gqZFjPUY Spotify: https://lnkd.in/g5R8VhxY Apple: https://lnkd.in/g5GfeqgV

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June 26, 2023

2x2 Matrix

In episode one of the IO Podcast with Andy Rachleff, he shared one of his favorite frameworks: the 2x2 matrix and being non-consensus and right with me and Sterling Snow What is the lesson of this framework? Take a 2x2 matrix. On one axis you have "right" and "wrong", and…

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June 23, 2023

Why Nothing Could Stop Ebay #shorts

🚀 From Beanie Babies to a $24 billion powerhouse! Discover the untold story of eBay's rise and how controversies fueled their growth from legendary investor Andy Rachleff on the Investor + Operator podcast. 🔥 If your startup has product market fit, nothing can stop it. Stay tuned for more insights…

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June 21, 2023

IO Podcast Episode 1: Andy Rachleff

Andy Rachleff is the ultimate Investor/Operator. Why do we say this? Andy is the only person we know of who co-founded a top-tier VC firm and then co-founded a unicorn tech startup, in that order. In this conversation Andy discuss product market fit (the term he coined originally), the differences…

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