Podcasts Technology POD OF JAKE #123 - MICHAEL GIBSON

#123 - MICHAEL GIBSON

Published: Feb. 23, 2023, noon

Michael is co-founder of the 1517 Fund, a venture capital fund investing in teams led by dropouts, the uncredentialed, and renegade scientists. He recently published his first book, Paper Belt on Fire: How Renegade Investors Sparked a Revolt Against the University. Previously he was vice president for grants at the Thiel Foundation and a principal at Thiel Capital, where he helped launch and run the Thiel Fellowship. Follow Michael on Twitter @William_Blake.

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[2:18] - How Michael\u2019s background in philosophy ultimately led him to venture capital

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[12:06] - Michael\u2019s brief stint as a screenwriter and how he views founders through the perspective of a storyteller

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[22:49] - Analyzing the factors that contribute to individual and societal creativity, greatness, and progress

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[39:08] - How Michael approaches talent attraction, identification, and development

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[48:07] - The story behind the title of Michael\u2019s book \u201cPaper Belt on Fire\u201d

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