#338 – Chamath Palihapitiya: Money, Success, Startups, Energy, Poker & Happiness

Chamath Palihapitiya is a venture capitalist, engineer, CEO of Social Capital, and co-host of the All-In Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00)– Introduction
(07:55)– Childhood and forgiveness
(21:39)– Money and happiness
(28:29)– Poker
(31:57)– Mistakes
(42:47)– Early jobs
(44:25)– Facebook
(1:02:11)– Energy
(1:09:51)– Cloud computation
(1:14:06)– Fixing social media
(1:23:58)– Trump’s Twitter ban
(1:29:03)– Kanye West
(1:40:15)– All-In Podcast
(1:49:31)– Nuclear war
(2:01:07)– Startups
(2:09:38)– Work-life balance
(2:20:47)– Teamwork
(2:32:08)– Energy transition
(2:42:41)– Silicon Valley culture
(2:46:00)– Activism culture
(2:50:21)– Advice for young people
(2:56:56)– Meaning of life