About this episode
This episode explores the career and influence of David Sacks in the tech industry and his role in AI regulation.
Sacks is a very interesting and powerful figure. He started his tech career with PayPal, and it was Sacks, together with other PayPal founders, who organised the coup that got Elon Musk fired as PayPal's CEO. He went on to start up Geni.com and Yammer, selling Yammer for $1.2 billion dollars. He then set up a venture firm and has risen to prominence through the All In podcast, and then in 2024 was made President Trump's AI and Crypto Tsar. It is he who is advising Trump on the type and the amount of regulation required for AI — an extremely powerful and important position. So who is Sacks, how did he get to where he is? This is a cracking episode — enjoy.
People in this episode
Host: Caemin
Guest: David Sacks
Topics covered
- Silicon Valley
- technology
- entrepreneurship
- AI regulation
- business history
Keywords
- David Sacks
- Silicon Valley
- PayPal
- Yammer
- AI regulation
- entrepreneurship
- Elon Musk
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: PayPal, Geni.com, Yammer, All In podcast
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