My guest today is Dinakar Singh. Dinakar is the founder and CEO of Axon, the family office successor to TPG-Axon, which was a successful global long-short hedge fund. We wanted to share his story on Father’s Day to honor the person and the dad that Dinakar is. He shares one of the most extraordinary stories at the intersection of finance and medicine I've ev ... Show More
Oct 6
Jesse Zhang - Building Decagon - [Invest Like the Best, EP.443]
My guest today is Jesse Zhang. Jesse is the co-founder and CEO of Decagon, one of the fastest-growing AI customer service companies. Decagon provides a centralized AI engine to auto-resolve issues at any time, in every language, and across every channel. Jesse shares his systemat ... Show More
1h 21m
Sep 26
Rolex: Timeless Excellence - (Invest Like the Best, CLASSICS)
Welcome to this classic episode. Classics are my favorite episodes from the past 10 years, published once a month. These are N of 1 conversations with N of 1 people. This Business Breakdowns on Rolex is a long-time stand out. The founder and executive chairman of Hodinkee, Ben Cl ... Show More
1h 2m
Feb 2025
Ray Dalio on AI, Job Loss & the Future of the Economy | #EP 148
In this episode, Ray and Peter discuss the changing world order, China vs. the USA, and Ray’s thoughts on the future of the US.
Recorded on Feb 3rd, 2025Views are my own thoughts; not Financial, Medical, or Legal Advice.
Ray Dalio is a renowned investor, hedge fund manager, and p ... Show More
1h 46m
Feb 2025
AGI Is Here You Just Don’t Realize It Yet w/ Mo Gawdat & Salim Ismail | EP #153
In this episode, Mo, Peter, and Salim discuss AGI, how to adapt to an AI-driven world, the future of jobs, and more.
Recorded on Feb 18th, 2025Views are my own thoughts; not Financial, Medical, or Legal Advice.
Mo Gawdat is a renowned author, entrepreneur, and former Chief Busin ... Show More
1h 40m
Feb 2025
AI Biohacking Breakthroughs: Transform Your Health with Gary Brecka's Top Strategies | EP #149
In this episode, Gary and Peter discuss the most important bio hacks people should know and cover a list of health tech gadgets they have at home and use daily to live longer.
Recorded on Jan 23rd, 2024Views are my own thoughts; not Financial, Medical, or Legal Advice.
Gary Brec ... Show More
1h 37m
Aug 31
TIP749: Unlocking Hidden Investing Secrets From Basic Science w/ Kyle Grieve
On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve discusses how mental models from physics, chemistry, and biology can give investors and business leaders sharper decision-making tools. He’ll explore how applying these frameworks helps to identify opportunities, avoid risks, and build lasting adva ... Show More
1h 3m
Sep 27
The Common Thread of All Technology: Monitoring the Situation, Ep.1
Announcing our new show, Monitoring the Situation, hosted by a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg and Katherine Boyle, with guest Eddie Lazzarin, CTO of a16z crypto. In this first episode, we ask how American Dynamism, consumer, games, and crypto all fit together, from Palmer/Ocu ... Show More
1 h
Oct 5
#402 Thomas Peterffy: The $80 Billion Founder Who Automates Everything
I didn’t know who Thomas Peterffy was. I was shocked to learn that he is 81 years old, worth $80 billion dollars, and has built his $120 billion company, Interactive Brokers, into one of the most efficient companies in the world. I discovered Peterffy by reading this incredible p ... Show More
31m 57s
Sep 2024
TIP658: Peter Lynch’s Guide to Investing in Your Expertise w/ Kyle Grieve
On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve discusses the importance of simplicity and understanding for investment success, why you can succeed in investing while being wrong often, cloning characteristics too many investors follow that should be avoided to improve investing success, the si ... Show More
1h 10m
Sep 15
Faster Science, Better Drugs
Can we make science as fast as software? In this episode, Erik Torenberg talks with Patrick Hsu (cofounder of Arc Institute) and a16z general partner Jorge Conde about Arc’s “virtual cells” moonshot, which uses foundation models to simulate biology and guide experiments. They dis ... Show More
56m 26s