E20: On Founders, Seriousness, and American Dynamism

Katherine joins Erik, Antonio, and Dan to discuss the hidden forces that shape founders, major divides in tech, and whether she should join our show as a cohost.

Check out Erik's long-form interview podcast "Upstream with Erik Torenberg" wherever you get your podcasts. He most recently interviewed Joe Lonsdale, David Sacks, and more.

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(5:00) Fatherhood and founders

(10:00) What is “Seriousness”

(13:39) Sponsors: Secureframe | MarketerHire

(16:00) Elon

(20:30) Software and hardware

(26:30) Are founders psychologically off?

(35:00) SpaceX and Starship

(43:00) Where would Steve Jobs be today?

(48:00) Twitter and Substack

(1:07:00) Florida is a COVID phenomenon, not a ZIRP phenomenon

(1:17:00) Can we pressure Katherine join Moment of Zen as the fourth cohost?

(1:18:00) Sending kids to Catholic school

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Thank you Graham Bessellieu for production.