In the 42nd episode, Zach Weinberg returns to have everything he’s said about crypto suddenly proven right. Logan and Zach break down FTX, DeFi, SBF and venture’s role in it all. Plus why you can’t spot a successful company in finance like you can in tech, what makes a smart founder, and Rashad joins to help recap the last week of Elon and Twitter.

(0:00) Intro

(2:02) This week on Twitter

(10:01) The FTC

(13:41) What’s next?

(21:37) Other social platforms

(23:57) Welcome back Zach Weinberg

(27:56) Zach’s take on FTX

(43:17) Smart people don’t get rich quick

(44:52) Venture’s culpability

(51:35) Interest rates

(54:48) Would DeFi have been better?

(1:01:23) End of Web3?

(1:07:43) Outro

Show Notes:

https://milkyeggs.com/?p=175

https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/xafpj3on76uRDoBja/the-ftx-future-fund-team-has-resigned-1?commentId=hpP8EjEt9zTmWKFRy

Mixed and edited: Justin Hrabovsky

Produced: Andrew Nadeau and Rashad Assir

Executive Producer: Josh Machiz

Music: Griff Lawson

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Logan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new episodes.

EP 42: Zach Weinberg Returns, His Take on FTX, Venture’s Culpability and the Possible Death of Twitter

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