E29: Coinbase goes public, direct listings vs. IPOs, portfolio management, unions & more with Bestie Guestie Brad Gerstner - podcast episode cover

E29: Coinbase goes public, direct listings vs. IPOs, portfolio management, unions & more with Bestie Guestie Brad Gerstner

Apr 17, 20211 hr 19 min
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Follow the besties:

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Intro Music Credit:

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Referenced in the show:

Statista - Death rates from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covid19-death-rates-us-by-state

Tweets:

https://twitter.com/bgurley/status/1382737752794353664

https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1382874547179950082

https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1382466963885199362

https://twitter.com/DrewHolden360/status/1382477293797400581

https://twitter.com/chamath/status/1383073577386201094

Show Notes:

0:00 Bestie intro & crowning a new SPAC king

3:01 Coinbase's direct listing, comparing vehicles to go public & lockup periods, Sacks on Coinbase vs. NYT

12:06 David Sacks on running for governor

15:21 Brad & the besties react to the crazy Q1 in the markets, a16z's savvy buying moves with Coinbase, issues with short-term behavioral lock-in

32:37 Top insights from Bezos' letter to shareholders, Amazon employees reject the union in Alabama

50:27 Reacting to Drew Holden's recent thread on media double standards in covering each party

54:28 Federalism's benefits throughout COVID, State-by-state results reveal lockdowns didn't work, vaccine incentives and PR due to J&J decision

1:04:20 Degradation of faith in institutions accelerated by COVID

1:09:26 Republican Senator Josh Hawley calls for big tech antitrust reform, bypassing institutions for progress

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