All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

(0:00) Travis Kalanick: Officially exiting stealth mode, what he's been working on
(5:52) How to automate the physical world, markets to go after
(11:00) Return to self-driving: Tesla, Waymo, and the autonomous race
(16:17) Leaving Los Angeles for Austin, the decline of truth and justice in California
(25:51) Actuators, robot hands, "Capital as a weapon," Middle East SWF impacted by Iran War
(36:00) Michael Dell: Dorm room to $140B in annual revenue, why Texas attracts founders
(43:46) Dell's $50B AI infrastructure bet
(1:03:50) Invest America: Michael Dell's $6.25B gift - A 401k from birth for 25M kids
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(0:00) The Besties welcome Brad Gerstner!
(3:48) Economic fallout of the Iran War, escalation scenarios, impact on midterms
(19:18) Off ramp strategies, Gulf state involvement, the China angle
(27:05) Anthropic and OpenAI scaling revenue faster than any company ever
(46:11) AI's PR disaster, open source's future
(1:07:51) Washington passes "Millionaire Tax," Howard Schultz bails for Miami
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(0:00) Jason and Chamath welcome SEC's Paul Atkins and CFTC's Michael Selig
(0:53) Atkins on how US markets have changed over his 40 year career
(3:04) Top priorities across both agencies: Fixing the IPO drought, crypto regulation, cutting unnecessary rules
(8:16) AI trading bots, autonomous hedge funds, and investing with leverage
(15:30) Ending the "Turf War" between the SEC and CFTC, super app vision
(19:15) Prediction markets, insider trading, gray area
(26:56) Trump advocates for changing quarterly earnings to bi-annual
(30:30) Changing the accreditation rules a priority for 2026
(34:56) HFT firms that dominate the futures markets, swap reporting
(40:36) VC fund formation
(46:18) US markets vs the world, crypto classification
(52:54) Biggest risks: Market manipulation, crypto scams, and the Gen Z gambling crisis
 
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(0:00) The Besties welcome legendary Harvard professor Graham Allison
(1:14) Iran Conflict: Strategy, Netanyahu's influence, Trump's motivation, redefining Middle East security
(11:44) Iran endgame scenarios: Democracy, extremism, second-order effects
(21:07) Israel: Is Netanyahu destroying Israel's democracy?
(24:28) China: Taiwan invasion, trade, and Trump's April meeting
(39:50) Greenland: Importance, deal scenarios, EU socialism angle
(48:58) Nuclear proliferation: 80-80-9 framework explained
(56:20) Rising socialism in America: wealth inequality and political risk
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(0:00) Jason intros Prince Reza Pahlavi
(1:09) Pahlavi's take on the war and vision for Iran's future, Democracy, and return
(8:53) Trump's surrender conditions, core principles, role in transition and potential leadership
(17:14) Thoughts on the people and spirit of Iran
(21:33) Shervin Pishevar joins: thoughts on the current regime killing 40k+ protestors, future of the Middle East
(33:59) Future leader and government of Iran, plan for transition
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