Samir Vasavada started a company at 16 and brought it to $1B by his 20s. In this conversation, we discuss starting Vise, if founders need to be "crazy" to succeed, investments from Sequoia, and advice Samir has for young founders.
Alto IRA can help you invest in crypto in tax-advantaged ways to help you preserve your hard earned money. There are no setup or account fees, and it’s all you need to do to invest in crypto tax free. Ready to take your investments to the next level? Diversify like the pros and trade without tax headaches. Open an Alto CryptoIRA today at https://www.altoira.com/bbs
The Pod Pro Cover by Eight Sleep is the most advanced solution on the market for thermoregulation. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking. Go to https://eightsleep.com/pomp to check out the Pod Pro Cover and save $150 at checkout. Eight Sleep currently ships within the USA, Canada, and the UK.
Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/
0:00 - On This Episode.. 0:45 - Kanye West And Crazy Founders 2:45 - What Makes A Founder Crazy? 4:30 - Crazy As You’re Younger - Being Naive 5:00 - App Building A.I. And It’s Incredibly Complex Problem 7:15 - How This A.I. Service Is Built 10:00 - Scale A.I. - Data Labeling, Machine Learning 14:30 - Recommendation Algorithms 18:40 - Sentiment Accuracy 21:05 - *EIGHT SLEEP - Improve Your Sleep Now!* 22:00 - Starting The Company at 16 25:45 - Breaking Into The Wealth Management Space 30:30 - Jaime Dimon 34:15 - Quitting High School 37:20 - Mistakes Made Running A Business At 16 41:30 - Sequoia Investing In Company 45:00 - Fixing Generic Investment Strategy 50:00 - Mutual Funds Record Outflows 52:30 - *ALTO IRA - Crypto In Your Retirement Account!* 53:00 - Size of Robinhood Accounts 56:45 - Building Specified Advisor Strategies 57:45 - Bitcoin & Crypto Is A Tiny Market 1:00:30 - OKRs 1:03:30 - Communicating Changes To Team 1:06:30 - Having Big Investor Is Blessing & Curse 1:11:00 - Advice Overload 1:13:00 - Delegating Responsibilities 1:17:00 - Leadership Group 1:18:45 - Culture Training 1:22:00 - Advice To Young Founders - What You Wish You Knew? 1:24:00 - Where To Find Online
