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Todays show:

Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss the role of social media and rhetoric in spreading conspiracy theories in the wake of the attempt on Trump (5:43), Silicon Valley's political landscape and views on Biden and Trump’s policies (20:14), Sequoia's strategy with Stripe shares, secondary markets, and private investments (50:00), and more!

Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show

(1:57) Reflections on the assassination attempt on Trump and media cycles

(5:43) The role of social media and rhetoric in spreading conspiracy theories

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(11:19) Political implications of post-shooting events and allure of conspiracy theories

(20:14) Silicon Valley's political landscape and views on Biden's policies

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(25:03) Trump's policies and their impact on Silicon Valley and startups

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(35:00) Market conditions, Google's potential acquisition of Wizz, and cybersecurity

(47:02) State-sponsored hacking and the complexity of cybersecurity

(50:00) Sequoia's strategy with Stripe shares, secondary markets, and private investments

(1:01:02) The evolving role of secondary markets in venture capital and problem-solving in capitalism

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https://polymarket.com/event/will-biden-drop-out-of-presidential-race?tid=1721076355768)

Don’t miss the WSJ’s big Wiz scoop:

https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/google-near-23-billion-deal-for-cybersecurity-startup-wiz-6)

Alex’s take on the deal

https://www.cautiousoptimism.news/p/why-google-may-spend-23b-buying-wiz)

The Axios piece on what Sequoia is cooking up for Stripe shares:

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/15/sequoia-capital-stripe)

And you can find the OneStream IPO docs here:

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1889956/000095017024083395/onestream_s-1a.htm)

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