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E68: Dan's Intellectual Journey
From"Moment of Zen"
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Length:
103 minutes
Released:
Mar 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This discussion is from Erik's first interview with Dan from the Venture Stories podcast. Dan shares his views on scaling Coinbase, the evolution of crypto, as well as the books and influences that shaped his intellectual journey. If you're looking for an ERP platform, check out NetSuite: https://netsuite.com/zen.
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@eriktorenberg (Erik)
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:38) Lessons from Scaling Coinbase
(01:02) Coinbase and Crypto Ideologies
(05:55) The Reality of Working in a Fast-Growing Startup
(08:12) Dan Romero's Self-Learning Journey
(15:46) Sponsor Break
(18:15) Impact of Globalism and State Capacity
(36:10) Understanding the History of Communism
(47:14) Reflections on Nixon's Presidency
(52:10) Predicting the Future: Technology and Policy
(55:01) Insights from the Book 'Dominion'
(58:37) Reflections on Society and Morality
(01:04:11) Perspectives on Peter Thiel
(01:12:46) Current State and Future of Cryptocurrency
(01:28:28) Power and Influence of Memes
(01:33:21) Learning from Influential Figures in Tech
(01:42:08) Wrap
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SPONSORS:
NETSUITE
NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you’re looking for an ERP platform head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/zen and download your own customized KPI checklist.
SQUAD
? Access global engineering without the headache and at a fraction of the cost: head to http://choosesquad.com and mention “Turpentine” to skip the waitlist
–
FOLLOW ON X:
@eriktorenberg (Erik)
@dwr (Dan)
@moz_podcast (Moment of Zen)
@TurpentineMedia
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:38) Lessons from Scaling Coinbase
(01:02) Coinbase and Crypto Ideologies
(05:55) The Reality of Working in a Fast-Growing Startup
(08:12) Dan Romero's Self-Learning Journey
(15:46) Sponsor Break
(18:15) Impact of Globalism and State Capacity
(36:10) Understanding the History of Communism
(47:14) Reflections on Nixon's Presidency
(52:10) Predicting the Future: Technology and Policy
(55:01) Insights from the Book 'Dominion'
(58:37) Reflections on Society and Morality
(01:04:11) Perspectives on Peter Thiel
(01:12:46) Current State and Future of Cryptocurrency
(01:28:28) Power and Influence of Memes
(01:33:21) Learning from Influential Figures in Tech
(01:42:08) Wrap
Released:
Mar 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (77)
E11: America as a culture exporter, Egalitarianism eats the world, and why wokeness isn't receding: "If you can't compete on history, compete on philosophy" We record our interviews with Riverside. Go to https://bit.ly/Riverside_MoZ + use code ZEN for 20%. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MomentofZenPodcast. (13:00) Why knowing history makes you a better entrepreneur (20:00) Christianity’s moral innovations (29:00) America as culture exporter (37:00) Consumer culture and social progressivism (50:00) Egalitarianism eats the world (1:04:48) Equality of Opportunity vs Equality of Outcome (1:12:00) Equality of Opportunity IS Equality of Outcome (1:17:00) Wokeness isn't receding More shownotes and reading material released in our Substack: https://momentofzen.substack.com/ Thank you Secureframe for sponsoring (Use "Moment of Zen" for 20% discount) and Graham Bessellieu for production. by "Moment of Zen"