Live from FutureProof in Huntington Beach, California, Barry Ritholtz speaks with Joe Lonsdale of 8VC. Previously, he co-founded Palantir Technologies, founded Adapar, a wealth management platform, and Opto, a private market investment platform. In this episode, Lonsdale discusses the importance of technology in various sectors, the need for innovation in defense, and the potential of AI to transform the services industry.
Lansdale was a student at Stanford when he took a gig as an intern at PayPal; that led him to working at Peter Thiel’s hedge fund, Clarium Capital. Lansdale describes the founding of Palantir, its evolution from a big data analytics company to a leader in defense, commercial, and government sectors, and how it is helping governments and corporations in diverse areas. He then discusses his involvement in other companies, including Adapar, a wealth management platform, Opto, a private market investment platform, and 8VC, a venture capital firm. He explains his vision for a more productive society and his thoughts on the importance of classical virtues and strong families.
A transcript of our conversation is available here Tuesday.
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Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Brian Higgins, of King Street Capital Management. The firm manages more than $26 billion across institutional platforms, and has become well-known for their expertise as “stressed and distressed” credit investors. Higgins and his co-founder Francis Biondi were given the “Institutional Investor’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award”
