

POD OF JAKE
JAKE
A podcast for potential-pursuing optimists, for doers who want to make a dent in the universe, for those interested in crypto, longevity, city-building, etc., and for anyone who loves learning the stories of extraordinary entrepreneurs.
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Nov 13, 2020 • 53min
#22 - RONEIL RUMBURG
Roneil is the Co-founder & CEO of Audius, a music streaming and sharing platform that uses blockchain technology to put the power back into the hands of content creators. Audius has over 40,000 artists on its platform and more than 1 million monthly listeners. World-renowned artists on Audius include 3LAU, deadmau5, RAC, Zeds Dead, Skrillex, and many more. Prior to Audius, Roneil co-founded Kleiner Perkins’ early-stage seed fund, KPCB Edge. At Kleiner Perkins, Roneil was responsible for seed investments into Blockchain and AI companies, including Lightning Labs. Before that, he co-founded a Bitcoin peer-to-peer payment company called Backslash. Roneil attended Stanford University where he first began mining cryptocurrencies in late 2012.
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Nov 10, 2020 • 57min
#21 - ALEX MASMEJ
Alex is the creator of $ALEX, the first ever Ethereum personal token sale, which raised $20,000 in only 100 hours. He has previously founded two communities, Marketing DAO, the unofficial Ethereum decentralized marketing agency, and the Undercollaterized DeFi Alliance, a think tank-style group aiming to brainstorm around DeFi lending, identity and unsecured lending. Alex also founded Rocket to provide loans against NFTs. He is a member of the Ethereum ecosystem, MetaCartel DAO, a bottom-up ecosystem of builders. Alex is currently living in Launch House, a hacker / hype house of creators, entrepreneurs, and influencers in Tulum, Mexico.
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Nov 5, 2020 • 40min
#20 - ALI SPAGNOLA
Ali is a musician, comedian, and YouTube star with a popular fitness channel called Ali Spagnola's Fitness Outrageous. She has 2.5 million followers on Instagram and over 300,000 subscribers on YouTube. Ali is known for creating outrageous videos and sharing entertaining content with her fans. She has been doing this full-time now for 5 years. Some of Ali's early projects included creating The Power Hour Drinking Game Album and sending Free Paintings to thousands of people. Most recently, Ali has added a focus on fitness. She has been an early adopter of products including Levels, Eight Sleep, Oura, and Whoop.
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Oct 30, 2020 • 45min
#19 - NIKHIL BASU TRIVEDI
Nikhil is a venture capitalist who spent several years at Shasta Ventures after beginning his career with Insight Venture Partners. He is currently investing independently and has made several early-stage venture investments in the second half of 2020 alone. These investments include Canva, daring, and Roam Research, among others. During his time at Shasta, Nikhil led or co-led investments in companies including Athelas, ClassDojo, Color Genomics, Imperfect Foods, Lattice, Literati, The Farmer’s Dog, The Pill Club, and several others. Before beginning his career in VC, Nikhil was a part of the founding team at Artsy and graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Molecular Biology. He received the Spirit of Princeton Award and was advised by the school’s President in writing his thesis, “Beyond the $1000 Genome: From Third-Generation Sequencing to Personalized Medicine”. Nikhil writes regularly and publishes his essays about the “next big thing” on his Substack at nbt.substack.com
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Oct 28, 2020 • 1h 10min
#18 - JUSTIN "3LAU" BLAU
3LAU is a world-renowned DJ, producer, and recording artist with millions of monthly listeners. Forbes dubbed him “The DJ That Turned Down Wall Street” after he declined an offer from BlackRock to pursue his dream of making music. 3LAU went on to release a string of hits including “How You Love Me”, “Is It Love”, and “On My Mind”. Beyond his original tracks, 3LAU has released remixes for Rihanna, Katy Perry, Shawn Mendes, and Ariana Grande — all of which have racked up millions of streams. More recently, he collaborated with world famous gamer Ninja and HYO of Girls’ Generation. In 2016, 3LAU launched Blume Records, an independent label with a ground-breaking model that harnesses the power of streaming to raise money for charitable causes. In 2018, 3LAU released his debut album Ultraviolet featuring the hit single “Touch”. Both reached #1 on the iTunes Electronic chart. 3LAU has performed at EDC, Ultra, Electric Zoo, Lollapalooza, and Life is Beautiful, in addition to his extensive international tours spanning the last decade. Beyond all of his accomplishments in music, 3LAU is bringing together his interests in tech, business, and crypto to experiment with his art and innovate upon the music industry as we know it.
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Oct 20, 2020 • 55min
#17 - MARIA KONOVALENKO
Maria has been focused on life extension since 2008. She is currently Scientist in Residence at Formic Ventures. Maria earned her PhD in Biology of Aging from a joint program between the University of Southern California and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. She helped organize the Genetics of Aging and Longevity Conference series and was Vice President of the Science for Life Extension Foundation. Maria’s goal is to make people live as long and as healthy as possible using the advances of science and technology.
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Oct 15, 2020 • 51min
#16 - STEVE SCHLAFMAN
Steve is a professional certified coach, angel investor, and the creator of Founder Library. He currently operates High Output, a boutique leadership development company based in NYC. Through his company, Steve partners with entrepreneurs to help them amplify output, increase resiliency, cultivate inner wisdom, and lead more effectively. Throughout his career, Steve has held a mix of investing and operating roles at Primary Venture Partners, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, RRE Ventures, The Kraft Group / The New England Patriots, Microsoft, Stickybits / Turntable.fm, and Massive. His mission is to help entrepreneurs bring their boldest visions to life and evolve into extraordinary leaders.
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Oct 13, 2020 • 56min
#15 - KAPIL GUPTA
Kapil is the Founder of Siddha Performance and a personal advisor to CEO's, professional athletes, and performing artists. He has worked with AngelList Founder Naval Ravikant, Former World Number 3 Golfer and Masters Champion Mike Weir, and 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist Hayley Wickenheiser, among others. Kapil has written three books: Direct Truth, A Master’s Secret Whispers, and Atmamun. He is a seeker of truth focused on conquering the mind.
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Oct 8, 2020 • 56min
#14 - MWIYA MUSOKOTWANE
Mwiya is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Frontier Capital Partners, an Africa-focused private investment firm. He is also Co-Founder and CEO at Thebe Investment Management, a Zambian private investment firm with $1.5B of project pipeline under development. Through Thebe, Mwiya is building a 3,000+ acre satellite city called Nkwashi which is planned to be the home of up to 100,000 residents. Mwiya is also a Co-Founder of Taji and the African Renaissance Conference. He serves on the board of the Charter Cities Institute, the Explorer School, and Explorer Academy. Mwiya's mission is to advance African civilization.
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Oct 6, 2020 • 51min
#13 - KEITH RABOIS
Keith is a General Partner at Founders Fund and a Co-Founder of Opendoor. He is a highly experienced technology executive and entrepreneur, a prolific investor, and a self-described contrarian. Keith previously served as a General Partner at Khosla Ventures. Before that, he was COO at Square and served in influential roles at LinkedIn. Keith began his career in technology as a senior executive at PayPal. He served as a Board Member from inception to IPO at Yelp and Xoom. Keith’s notable investments have included YouTube, Airbnb, Palantir, Lyft, DoorDash, Stripe, Quora, Yammer, Affirm, Eventbrite, and many others. Follow him on Twitter @rabois
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