#338 – Chamath Palihapitiya: Money, Success, Startups, Energy, Poker & Happiness

Chamath Palihapitiya is a venture capitalist, engineer, CEO of Social Capital, and co-host of the All-In Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Bambee : https://bambee.com and use code LEX to get free HR audit – InsideTracker : https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off – NetSuite : http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – SimpliSafe : https://simplisafe.com/lex – Indeed : https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit EPISODE LINKS: Chamath’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/chamath Chamath’s LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/chamath Chamath’s Substack: https://chamathreads.substack.com Social Capital (website): https://socialcapital.com All-In Podcast (podcast): https://youtube.com/channel/UCESLZhusAkFfsNsApnjF_Cg PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (07:55) – Childhood and forgiveness (21:39) – Money and happiness (28:29) – Poker (31:57) – Mistakes (42:47) – Early jobs (44:25) – Facebook (1:02:11) – Energy (1:09:51) – Cloud computation (1:14:06) – Fixing social media (1:23:58) – Trump’s Twitter ban (1:29:03) – Kanye West (1:40:15) – All-In Podcast (1:49:31) – Nuclear war (2:01:07) – Startups (2:09:38) – Work-life balance (2:20:47) – Teamwork (2:32:08) – Energy transition (2:42:41) – Silicon Valley culture (2:46:00) – Activism culture (2:50:21) – Advice for young people (2:56:56) – Meaning of life