Social Media & Free Speech; Civil Liberties; NYC; Masks
Alex Horowitz
Show notes
This is the second podcast from The Bunker with Alex Horowitz. Alex is the Chief of Staff at Eight Sleep, a technology company in New York City that specializes in developing & manufacturing smart mattresses. Previously he was a debt underwriter at Goldman Sachs, where he worked with some of the world’s largest tech companies.
TIMESTAMPS
1:08 - 9:10 ~ How the election is essentially Trump vs. “Not Trump”; Biden’s last ditch efforts to distance stances from Obama; Biden still a return to the Obama years?
9:10 - 12:35 ~ Horo’s take on Trump’s style; Biden’s blunders
12:35 - 16:00 ~ Discussing the other Democratic candidates who lost to Biden; The Biden Primary surge; the conspiracy question about Biden becoming the candidate
16:00 - 25:25 ~ Revisiting Bernie Sanders candidacy; Discussing the problem with calling Biden or Obama socialists; The rigged game against Bernie Sanders
25:25 - 35:50 ~ Dr. Steven Pinker and the income wage growth graph (since the 1980’s); the wealth gap and its effects on politics; how the Occupy Wall Street & The Tea Party Movements birthed Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, respectively
35:50 - 44:55 ~ The problem with Biden’s tax plan as an appeasement to Bernie Sanders voters; How the DNC doesn’t “get it”
44:55 - 47:25 ~ Biden campaign’s lack of self-awareness (again re: Bernie voters)
47:25 - 52:40 ~ Biden the politician vs. Trump’s rambling everyman schtick
52:40 - 1:01:55 ~ Hunter Biden story from NY Post; Trump’s issues with his own kids’ dealings
1:01:55 - 1:10:25 ~ DNC and Biden’s lack of understanding on the importance of “jobs” to common Americans; The Trump-Biden “oil” moment in the last debate; How the Biden campaign attempted to walk back his in-debate gaffe
1:10:25 - 1:18:25 ~ Julian talks about how some of Trump’s intentions seem right, but why his solutions seem wrong; Julian on how he intends to vote; Trump’s dog whistling pattern
1:18:25 - 1:22:39 ~ Horo on how he intends to vote and what an ideal candidate would look like
1:22:39 - 1:33:55 ~ Horo discusses his former employer, Goldman Sachs, and the work he did there; East coast business culture vs West coast business culture; Venture Capital (VC) industry culture; operating vs. innovating
1:33:55 - 1:39:35 ~ Horo talks about building a network from scratch in VC; Why Eight Sleep hired him to be their Chief of Staff; the importance of “reps”
1:39:55 - 1:42:55 ~ What attracted Horo to Eight Sleep; Eight Sleep CEO, Matteo Franceschetti’s history within Start-ups and VC prior to Eight Sleep; Julian on why some lawyers make great business leaders; How the idea of Eight Sleep came about
1:42:55 - 1:54:55 ~ Eight Sleep’s main mattress product, “The Pod;” Oxygen levels, heart rate variability, temperature, and thermoneutrality’s importance in good sleep; How the Pod measures your sleep patterns; Circadian rhythm in sleep; The Pod’s price points
1:54:55 - 2:02:00 ~ The importance of what you sleep on; Saving time with good sleep; How Horo gets high on his own supply; Julian’s story about cold sleep
2:02:00 - 2:05:00 ~ Horo talks about meeting Matteo & his first experience with the Pod
2:05:00 - 2:15:10 ~ Julian and Horo reminisce about the New York days and how Horo seems happy now; Horo talks about his mentality and why he gave up the Goldman life and chased the VC culture; The problem with corporations and corporate groupthink
2:15:10 - End ~ Julian talks about Horo and his desire for “the chase;” the guys sign off
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- 1:08 9:10 ~ How the election is essentially Trump vs. “Not Trump”; Biden’s last ditch efforts to distance stances from Obama; Biden still a return to the Obama years?
- 9:10 12:35 ~ Horo’s take on Trump’s style; Biden’s blunders
- 12:35 16:00 ~ Discussing the other Democratic candidates who lost to Biden; The Biden Primary surge; the conspiracy question about Biden becoming the candidate
- 16:00 25:25 ~ Revisiting Bernie Sanders candidacy; Discussing the problem with calling Biden or Obama socialists; The rigged game against Bernie Sanders
- 25:25 35:50 ~ Dr. Steven Pinker and the income wage growth graph (since the 1980’s); the wealth gap and its effects on politics; how the Occupy Wall Street & The Tea Party Movements birthed Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, respectively
- 35:50 44:55 ~ The problem with Biden’s tax plan as an appeasement to Bernie Sanders voters; How the DNC doesn’t “get it”
- 44:55 47:25 ~ Biden campaign’s lack of self-awareness (again re: Bernie voters)
- 47:25 52:40 ~ Biden the politician vs. Trump’s rambling everyman schtick
- 52:40 1:01:55 ~ Hunter Biden story from NY Post; Trump’s issues with his own kids’ dealings
- 1:01:55 1:10:25 ~ DNC and Biden’s lack of understanding on the importance of “jobs” to common Americans; The Trump-Biden “oil” moment in the last debate; How the Biden campaign attempted to walk back his in-debate gaffe
- 1:10:25 1:18:25 ~ Julian talks about how some of Trump’s intentions seem right, but why his solutions seem wrong; Julian on how he intends to vote; Trump’s dog whistling pattern
- 1:18:25 1:22:39 ~ Horo on how he intends to vote and what an ideal candidate would look like
- 1:22:39 1:33:55 ~ Horo discusses his former employer, Goldman Sachs, and the work he did there; East coast business culture vs West coast business culture; Venture Capital (VC) industry culture; operating vs. innovating
- 1:33:55 1:39:35 ~ Horo talks about building a network from scratch in VC; Why Eight Sleep hired him to be their Chief of Staff; the importance of “reps”
- 1:39:55 1:42:55 ~ What attracted Horo to Eight Sleep; Eight Sleep CEO, Matteo Franceschetti’s history within Start-ups and VC prior to Eight Sleep; Julian on why some lawyers make great business leaders; How the idea of Eight Sleep came about
- 1:42:55 1:54:55 ~ Eight Sleep’s main mattress product, “The Pod;” Oxygen levels, heart rate variability, temperature, and thermoneutrality's importance in good sleep; How the Pod measures your sleep patterns; Circadian rhythm in sleep; The Pod’s price points
- 1:54:55 2:02:00 ~ The importance of what you sleep on; Saving time with good sleep; How Horo gets high on his own supply; Julian’s story about cold sleep
- 2:02:00 2:05:00 ~ Horo talks about meeting Matteo & his first experience with the Pod
- 2:05:00 2:15:10 ~ Julian and Horo reminisce about the New York days and how Horo seems happy now; Horo talks about his mentality and why he gave up the Goldman life and chased the VC culture; The problem with corporations and corporate groupthink
- 2:15:10 End ~ Julian talks about Horo and his desire for “the chase;” the guys sign off
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