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