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Breaking news 2/20/19: Keith is leaving Khosla Ventures for Founders Fund

E904: Legendary investor & operator Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures, PayPal, Opendoor) shares advice for entrepreneurs in the current anti-VC/anti-hustle climate, insights on Thiel, Trump, Margaret Thatcher & Masayoshi Son, & lessons from his lifelong quest to monopolize talent & fund startups that will change the world - PART 1

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Show Notes:

0:52 - Jason introduces Keith Rabois from Khosla Ventures. The two talk about reading ‘Who is Michael Ovitz?’ and share their thoughts on the book.

6:32 - Learning from the film and sports industry in order to monopolize talent in the startup industry.

14:38 - Jason thanks sponsor Mixmax. Go to get.mixmax.com/twist to receive $100 in credits.

16:36 - Keith talks about scaling Opendoor, and what he learned about buying and selling homes through this process.

21:27 - Can “anti-hustle” culture lead to success, why are people not believing in the American dream, and is Silicon Valley a meritocracy?

30:36 - Jason thanks sponsor DigitalOcean. Sign up at do.co/twist to receive a free $100 credit.

32:21 - Increase in funding for women founders and other underrepresented groups, and the process of filtering founders before meeting them.

40:33 - Jason thanks sponsor LinkedIn. Redeem your first free $100 ad credit by visiting linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups.

42:45 - Drawing inspiration from Margaret Thatcher, and thoughts on Trump.