Joe Lonsdale

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I'm an entrepreneur, investor, & philanthropist. I founded @PalantirTech @Addepar @UAustinOrg @8VC & other mission-driven orgs. Bold policy @InstituteCicero

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"The rich are getting richer, the poor, poorer, and the wealthy don't pay their fair share." We hear this ad nauseam from Kamala, Bernie, et al. But their data is a mirage! It doesn't include govt benefits or taxes. AO episode 99 with economist &amp; former TX Sen. Phil Gramm!

Lots of requests for this one: Ep 64 w/ my friend Dr. Alex Karp, co-founder &amp; CEO Palantir, is live! We cover the gamut — $PLTR origin stories, personal background, reforming DoD, AI &amp; warfare, and how #Palantir has changed the course of history.

For decades, we let progressives ruin great cities like Austin. We have a choice: do we blame voters and throw up our hands? Or do we use the TX Constitution to take more power from corrupt large cities, protect our kids, and clean up the mess? I'm going to choose the latter.

Venezuela, once the richest Latin American country, is now poorer than Haiti. Communists have wreaked havoc in our backyard &amp; let our enemies run wild: Iran, Russia, cartels, et al. But Trump is stepping up! Will Maduro fall? What's next? Honored to interview María Corina Machado

Fun to see this video rendition of an old legend I’d only read in a book years ago. This leader also became the Norwegian King whose failed invasion of England in 1066 tired the army of Harold Godwinson just enough to allow William the Bastard to prevail!

The future of warfare is being built in Texas. To deter the CCP &amp; preserve peace, our navy needs autonomous vessels produced economically, at scale. We founded Saronic out of @8VC Build to meet that need. They just raised a $175M Series B; the newest defense unicorn!

"Imagine if Larry David made AI models... The actual creators of AI are scared sh*tless." Aaron Levie is right. Silicon Valley has a self-inflicted identity crisis. But Aaron and I are short on anxiety and high on optimism. AO Episode 160 out now!

NY: 20M people, $233B budget, 11% top income tax FL: 22M people, $115B budget, 0% state income tax Governance matters. I recently interviewed Governor Kevin Stitt for Cicero Institute's Courage Awards. OK is booming under his leadership: top 10 in growth with a billion-dollar surplus.

.Zachary Bookman and I worked on government efficiency for over a decade in 1000s of cities and state agencies; it's finally cool now! Great to sit down with my longtime friend and OpenGov co-founder &amp; CEO. We cover OpenGov's make-or-break moments, advice for DOGE, and more.

In WWII the US built 18,000 ships in a year. Enemies couldn't keep pace. Last year, our Navy built 8, and retired 12. China now has 250X our shipbuilding capacity. How do we maintain naval deterrence? Smaller, weaponized autonomous vessels. Ep 95 w/ Dino Mavrookas of Saronic.

“We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.” JoeBen Bevirt took Peter Thiel's words personally. And thanks to JoeBen &amp; Joby Aviation, we're about to get flying cars! [Albeit, speaking of 140 characters, X is also not bad]. AO Episode 114 out now.

In recent years, India tech has evolved from an IT services nation to a product nation, with its own software giants &amp; startup scene. This week on AO, we discuss a new era of possibilities w/ a key leader building in India &amp; US: Srikrishnan Ganesan, Co-Founder &amp; CEO of Rocketlane

Deregulate lawyers! Who's with us? Everywhere we look, artificial barriers are created to "protect" the public. But as economist Dr. Cliff Winston of The Brookings Institution explains, there's no proof these crony regulatory barriers are helping society. New AO episode out now.

In 1979, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was in fighter pilot school in TX when a radical theocracy seized power &amp; took a pro-Western Iran back to the Middle Ages. Since then, he's been a dissident hero to millions, fighting for a secular, democratic Iran. Honored to share his story

"The rich are getting richer, the poor, poorer, and the wealthy don't pay their fair share." We hear this ad nauseam from Kamala, Bernie, et al. But their data is a mirage! It doesn't include govt benefits or taxes. AO episode 99 with economist & former TX Sen. Phil Gramm!

Lots of requests for this one: Ep 64 w/ my friend Dr. Alex Karp, co-founder & CEO Palantir, is live! We cover the gamut — $PLTR origin stories, personal background, reforming DoD, AI & warfare, and how #Palantir has changed the course of history.

Venezuela, once the richest Latin American country, is now poorer than Haiti. Communists have wreaked havoc in our backyard & let our enemies run wild: Iran, Russia, cartels, et al. But Trump is stepping up! Will Maduro fall? What's next? Honored to interview María Corina Machado

The future of warfare is being built in Texas. To deter the CCP & preserve peace, our navy needs autonomous vessels produced economically, at scale. We founded Saronic out of @8VC Build to meet that need. They just raised a $175M Series B; the newest defense unicorn!

.Zachary Bookman and I worked on government efficiency for over a decade in 1000s of cities and state agencies; it's finally cool now! Great to sit down with my longtime friend and OpenGov co-founder & CEO. We cover OpenGov's make-or-break moments, advice for DOGE, and more.

“We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.” JoeBen Bevirt took Peter Thiel's words personally. And thanks to JoeBen & Joby Aviation, we're about to get flying cars! [Albeit, speaking of 140 characters, X is also not bad]. AO Episode 114 out now.

In recent years, India tech has evolved from an IT services nation to a product nation, with its own software giants & startup scene. This week on AO, we discuss a new era of possibilities w/ a key leader building in India & US: Srikrishnan Ganesan, Co-Founder & CEO of Rocketlane

In 1979, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was in fighter pilot school in TX when a radical theocracy seized power & took a pro-Western Iran back to the Middle Ages. Since then, he's been a dissident hero to millions, fighting for a secular, democratic Iran. Honored to share his story