How To Win The War Of The Future - Joe Lonsdale - #934

Joe Lonsdale is an entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Palantir Technologies.

What is Palantir really about? You’ve probably heard the name, but what do they actually do, and who’s the brains behind it? Today, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale joins to break down the company's origins, his story, and where the future of the world is headed.

Expect to learn how Joe got Peter Thiel to mentor him, how Joe thinks about ambition and drive, how to avoid cynicism, the advice Joe has for people who want to become best at what they do, if Trump is a mastermind with these tariffs, the biggest problems Joe see’s with higher education at the moment, how to judge a good founder, what the future of warfare looks like, and much more…

Timestamps:

(00:00) How Joe Identifies Talent In Others

(04:48) Lessons Joe Learned From His Mentor

(09:39) Having The Skillset To Let Go

(12:49) Avoiding Cynicism In A Modern World

(16:38) Most Common Challenges Fellow Work Leaders Suffer From

(19:10) What Motivated Joe To Co-Found University of Austin

(26:42) Biggest Problems To Be Fixed In Higher Education

(36:02) Should We Use AI In Education?

(43:14) The US Tariff Breakdown

(49:37) Concerns Over Global Stability

(53:18) What Does The Future Of Warfare Look Like?

(01:02:13) Will Human Personnel Remain Important?

(01:14:30) Are The Great Men Of History Still Significant In The Modern World?

(01:22:28) Research Into Astropolitics

(01:27:09) Joe's Future Plans

(01:35:04) Where To Find Joe

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