In this episode, Andrew and Navin are joined by Marc Lasry, the chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Avenue Capital Group and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks. They discussed the war in Ukraine and its impact on the U.S. and global economy, business, basketball, and American politics.
Before co-founding Avenue Capital, Marc managed capital for Amroc Investments, ... Show More
Aug 2023
Dr. Megan Reiss: The RESTRICT Act, AI, and China's Influence Via Social Media
Navin is joined by Dr. Megan Reiss, former national security policy advisor at the office of Senator Mitt Romney, and currently the founder and CEO of SolidIntel Inc. They discuss China's growing power over U.S. technology, the RESTRICT Act, and how A.I. can assist in de-risking ... Show More
34m 10s
Nov 2022
“Good Things Take Time” with Kevin Ryan
In this episode, Navin is joined by Kevin Ryan, Founder and CEO at AlleyCorp, a VC fund responsible for founding some of the most revolutionary companies in New York. Before investing in and founding companies such as GILT, MongoDB, Transcend Therapeutics, and Business Insider; R ... Show More
24m 22s
Jul 2024
"The Real Risk is Totalitarian World Government" - Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and philanthropist. A co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, he was the first outside investor in Facebook. As of July 2024, Thiel had an estimated net worth of $11.2 billion. Through the Thiel F ... Show More
1h 8m
Aug 2024
Can Musk Get Trump Elected? + Steve Ballmer’s Quest for the Facts + This Week in A.I.
<p>This week, we debate whether Elon Musk’s recent stumping and fund-raising for former President Trump could help him get re-elected. Then, former Microsoft’s chief executive, Steve Ballmer, stops by to discuss his effort to depolarize our politics using government data. And fin ... Show More
1h 8m
Jul 2024
Silicon Valley's impact on the election and an acquisition making our HeadSpin
To kick off this week's news roundup, Kirsten walked us through Elon Musk’s recent declaration of his intent to move both SpaceX and X’s headquarters out of California to Texas. Whether or not he’ll see those plans through remains to be seen, but of course, the Equity crew had th ... Show More
32m 52s
Aug 2024
Sergey Brin: Googling billions
<p>By founding Google, tech titan Sergey Brin helped shape the internet. He also got very, very rich, as his company Alphabet became one of the biggest in the world. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng tell the story of the billionaire who partied on planes ... Show More
47m 27s
Jul 2025
Interesting Times: A Mind-Bending Conversation with Peter Thiel
<p>This week, we’re bringing you a recent interview from “Interesting Times with Ross Douthat,” one of The New York Times’s newest podcasts. In this episode, Ross sits down with Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir and one of the most contrarian thinkers in tech. To ... Show More
1h 2m