Austen Allred - $400 Billion Clubhouse, Peloton replacing religion, the death of Silicon Valley
+ Amazon + Justin Kan
Hi Friends.
In this edition, I want to talk about:
6 funny stories from the early days of Amazon
Austen Allred on Lambda School, $400 Billion Clubhouse, Peloton replacing religion, the death of Silicon Valley, first principles thinking, and more
Working with Justin Kan’s team + the overwhelming On Deck Podcasting Fellowship
6 funny stories from the early days of Amazon
Shaan Puri is on fire these days. Went from 30k to 100k+ followers on Twitter within 60 days. Here’s one of his recent tweets that I loved :)
Austen Allred on Lambda School, $400 Billion Clubhouse, Peloton replacing religion, the death of Silicon valley, first principles thinking and more
Austen Allred is the founder of Lambda School and one of the smartest entrepreneurs trying to fix education. We talked about Austen's fascination with reading history in the context of business, his deep interest in shareholder letters and internal memos of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Disney, and other great companies, and his thoughts on first principles thinking. He also shared how a Mormon mission he went to at age 19 in Eastern Ukraine has shaped Lambda, how he built his network in silicon valley, and putting 100% of his net worth in Tesla. He put out his bear and bull case for Clubhouse and why he thinks it's a $400 billion company. I thoroughly enjoyed discussing topics like Peloton replacing religion in America, the death of silicon valley, democratizing angel investing, and raising a $30 million fund without even intending to do so. It was a fun conversation.
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Working with Justin Kan’s team + the overwhelming On Deck Podcasting Fellowship
I’m 2 weeks into the On Deck Podcasting Fellowship and frankly, it’s very overwhelming. My calendar is a mess. But I’m enjoying meeting so many people from the community. Coincidentally, I met Brent Liang, who is the executive producer of Justin Kan’s podcast The Quest. We had a 30-minute chat and I’m now helping the founder of Twitch on Tiktok ;)
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