Mario Gabriele, The Generalist // Emerging Tech, ChatGPT vs. Google, Contrarian Views & Raising A $15mil Fund

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Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start
• 00:04:26 - What VCs do & how it overlaps with Mario’s experience
• 00:08:00 - Why Be A Generalist vs. Specialist?
• 00:11:32 - Surprising characteristics of “who becomes an entrepreneur”?
• 00:15:52 - Average age of entrepreneurs - fact vs fiction
• 00:17:58 - Emerging Tech (AI, Crypto, Health)
• 00:22:34 - Valuations in 2023
• 00:24:53 - Feelings After FTX & Luna Crash
• 0:33:24 - Web 2.5 Companies
• 00:35:45 - Neo Banks vs Traditional Banks
• 00:37:30 - Fintech Overlap w/ Crypto
• 00:38:33 - ChatGPT vs. Google
• 00:41:55 - Types of searches & AI co-pilots
• 00:44:34 - Hype Cycles: Football vs. Tech
• 00:48:22 - Sponsor Break: Virtual Gurus
• 00:49:25 - Monetizing AI & Google vs. Microsoft
• 00:56:59 - Satya Smashing It At Microsoft
• 01:02:36 - What Running A $15mil Fund Looks Like
• 01:16:19 - Behind The Mind
• 01:17:08 - If you weren’t doing the generalist what would you be doing?
• 01:18:26 - Contrarian Opinions
• 01:23:08 - Subcultures, Reality TV & The Day of Judgement
• 01:26:14 - People That Have Impacted Your Thinking

Links Mentioned

• https://www.generalist.com/briefing/all-the-answers
• https://www.generalist.com/briefing/josh-wolfe
• https://www.generalist.com/briefing/the-casino-and-the-genie

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