The Logan Bartlett Show

In the 34th episode, Palmer Luckey discusses founding Oculus VR, the controversy that got him fired from Facebook, and having to fight lies in the media. Plus his current success with Anduril and what the job of a CEO really entails. Decibel’s Jon Sakoda also makes an appearance to talk about his prediction of record VC investments and the revival of startup funding in the coming years. (0:00) Int...

In the 33rd episode Founder and CEO of Maven, Kate Ryder joins to discuss the current state of healthcare, who decides pricing and how, the impact on women, and leading Maven during the recent shifts in women’s rights. Plus Zach returns from vacation and tells us about his experiences and how they led to his development of a street documentary and Logan discusses Adobe's recent Figma acquisition....

In the 32nd episode of Cartoon Avatars former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo discusses his time at Second City with greats like Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Steve Carrell, successfully managing and running Twitter as a non-founder, and trying to buy Instagram. (0:00) Intro (0:58) Mark Cuban canceled (4:08) The editing room (6:07) Logan’s engagement (9:22) Welcome Dick Costolo (13:54) Dick’s time at Second...

In the 31st episode Twitter poster Compound248 joins to discuss his own background, and why he chooses to stay anonymous on Twitter. Plus explanations on venture and endowments, thoughts on Spotify compared to TV streaming, the Twitter whistleblower and Elon deal, and his experiences starting his own private investment fund. (0:00) Intro (0:52) Compound248’s Background (4:24) Why be anonymous (9:1...

In the 30th episode, William Hockey joins for a conversation on founding Plaid, what it’s like running Column with his wife, and the state of startups and fintech. Plus author of “The Cult of We” Maureen Farrell and founder of Common Brad Hargreaves join to discuss Adam Neumann and his latest real estate venture in Flow. (0:00) Intro (1:55) Introducing William (4:48) Kids today (6:22) William’s fi...

In the 29th episode, Multicoin Capital Co-Founder and Managing Partner Kyle Samani joins the crypto debate and discusses Solana and Helium’s wireless network. Zach breaks down One Medical and their acquisition by Amazon, plus Rashad Assir comes on to discuss going viral. (0:00) Intro  (1:06) Welcoming Rashad (4:34) Going viral (5:22) Changing the work culture (8:19) Perf cycles (14:31) Cash cow (1...

In the 28th episode Logan and Zach sit down for a conversation with Molly White on how and why she started Web3 is Going Just Great, which reports on the most disastrous of crypto news. Plus winding down web3 debates, the DataRobot AI scandal, and a recap of the Sam Lessin episode. (0:00) Intro (0:38) Releasing the Sam Lessin Episode (6:39) The state of the market (18:58) DataRobot AI (21:22) Zach...

Lux Capital’s Josh Wolfe joins to discuss startups in the current market, and the long-awaited release of the crypto debate between Zach Weinberg and Slow Venture’s Sam Lessin that got so heated we weren’t sure we could publish it. (0:00) - Intro (1:27) – Welcome Josh Wolfe (3:10) – Market updates (13:21) – Anti-bubble (16:28) – Consolidation (19:57) – Everything times pi (22:35) – Welcome Sam Les...

Logan Bartlett joined the Ordinary Astronauts podcast to talk Cartoon Avatars, the current state of venture capital, how startups can raise in this environment and paths for company building. Listen to Ordinary Astronauts: https://t.co/6bVExMcSVF Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (1:18) – Private vs public markets (4:31) – Finding your investor (7:47) – Valuations in the current market (12:52) – Few buy...

In the 26th episode author of Chaos Monkeys and former Facebook PM Antonio García Martínez joins to discuss his experiences visiting Ukraine during the current crisis, debunking the biggest Facebook conspiracy theories, announces his new Web3 company, and then debates Zach about it! (0:00) - Intro (1:27) – Welcoming Antonio García Martínez (AGM) (4:04) – AGM’s greatest hits (7:45) – Ad tech (10:04...

In the 25th episode of Cartoon Avatars Logan talks with friend and Braze CEO Bill Magnuson about his start, his success, and the joke stocking stuffer worth 20k. Plus Redpoint’s Rashad Assir is back once again to discuss his own background, and how it led to his TikTok success and work with Redpoint. (0:00) Intro (0:22) Introducing Rashad (3:05) Rashad’s background (5:45) Redpoint’s TikTok (10:45)...

In a special bonus episode due to Elon Musk’s announcement that he’ll be backing out of the Twitter deal, Logan is joined by Axios Business Editor Dan Primack to cover the whole story. What happened, how we got here, and can Elon actually just do this? (The answer is not really, no)   Mixed and edited: Justin Hrabovsky Produced: Andrew Nadeau and Rashad Assir Executive Producer: Josh Machiz Music...

In the 24th episode of Cartoon Avatars, QED Investors Co-Founder and CIO Frank Rotman joins the crypto debate with Zach, and discusses Capital One’s unique origins and structure with Logan. Plus the “Redpoint TikTok Guy” Rashad Assir is finally revealed in his first appearance on the pod. (0:00) Intro (0:44) Introducing Rashad Assir (3:25) Introducing Frank Rotman (6:36) History of Capital One (14...

Logan and Zach are the featured guests on the "Best Business Show w/ Anthony Pompliano - Episode: 239" in this bonus episode of Cartoon Avatars.   🎙 Listen to the show Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WqBqDb... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...   Follow on Socials 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/cartoonava...

Time Stamps: (1:18) Introducing Zach Weinberg (2:44) Web2 celebrity status (7:22) Frozen tech market (10:33) Investor perspective (14:06) Current market state (25:07) Advising founders (34:24) Bill Magnuson Story (38:13) Founder characteristics) (42:37) Zach vs Keith Rabois (49:13) Acquired FM intro (50:09) Acquired FM history (1:04:43) The state of podcasts (1:08:48) Logan’s backstory (1:23:52) C...

(00:00) Intro (02:57) Introducing Shaun Maguire (09:52) DARPA to cyber security (15:41) Paying in Bitcoin (17:27) Wife’s family fleeing their country for safety (27:27) Crypto in autocratic nations (31:20) Middlemen (35:30) Investing in equity (36:28) Blockchain video games (37:36) Uniswap (40:33) Future use cases (42:56) Following where young people are excited (49:27) Introducing Andrew Parker (...

(00:00) Intro (01:19) Introducing Jon Wu (04:40) What is Ethereum? (08:10) Present and future of crypto (12:53) How Jon got into crypto (17:48) The oracle problem (19:58) Real world crypto uses (23:07) Post speculation (29:15) Lack of sovereign money (35:00) What’s happening with Celsius? (37:30) Why does DeFi work? (42:00) Digital goods (48:06) Celsius state of play (55:40) Celsius’ impact on the...

(01:14) Introducing Zach Weinberg and Mike Dudas (06:06) Mike’s background (19:02) Exciting about crypto (24:18) Zach vs crypto (32:04) Inflation hedge (38:25) Does Zach own Crypto (41:00) Banking in foreign countries (53:59) Stablecoin vs wire transfer (59:00) KYC (1:03:57) Crypto insurance (1:09:24) Eric Glyman: Welcome (1:11:32) Eric Glyman: Background (1:16:57) Eric Glyman: Mandarin Debate vid...

(00:00) Intro  (00:13) Intro Zach and Packy  (01:07) Solana  (05:14) Crypto Ecosystem  (13:00) Crypto Use Cases  (18:02) Crypto Investments  (21:45) Elon’s Ultimatum  (27:43) Billionaire Senate Run  (32:04) VC Firm’s Scam & Media War  (37:39) Sheryl Sandberg Steps Down  (48:03) Matt Levine Intro  (49:39) Leaving Goldman Sachs  (52:26) Joining Deal Breaker  (55:04) Choosing Topics  (1:01:08) Crypto...

(00:08) Welcome Zach Weinberg (00:55) Andreessen Horowitz/Flow Carbon (10:41) Crypto Litigation Risk (16:27) Venture vs. Hedge Funds (22:25) Sequoia’s Leaked Deck (27:04) Different Kind of Crisis (28:20) Tech Companies Had It Easy (30:21) Uber vs. Lyft (34:16) Down Rounds (40:27) High Valuation Doesn’t Mean Good Employment (45:31) 2008 Work Force (49:50) Parker Conrad Intro (50:13) Working on Harv...

0:30 – Traveling   2:51 – Welcome Ben Evans   11:07 – Past and Future of Tech   30:06 – Elon and Twitter   39:43 – What’s Really Regulated   57:52 – Welcome Alexis Gay   59:56 – From Tech to Comedy   1:02:58 – Twitter Experience   1:14:08 – Breaking Into YouTube   1:23:28 – Importance of Structure   1:29:12 – Starting Podcasting   1:33:04 – Redefining Success   1:37:34 – Figuring Out What Works  ...

(00:00:00) Intro with Zach Weinberg (00:02:22) Public Market Bloodbath (00:07:10) Distribution of Risk (00:12:56) Update on SoftBank and Tiger (00:28:30) Eric Golden joins the pod to talk Luna (00:30:04) What happened in the market this week? (00:40:55) What is Luna? (00:53:21) Why is this pulling down Bitcoin as well? (01:02:04) Do Kwon sucks (01:13:43) Interview with Aaron Levie (01:36:08) The s...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:02:28) Packy & Ben’s Businesses (00:23:08) Finding Your Audience (00:36:01) VC Hindsight (00:46:18) Creative Process (00:57:52) Web3 (01:05:57) Advice for Content Creators (01:14:59) All-In and Twitter (01:23:54) One Last Thing Follow the show: https://twitter.com/3cartoonavatars https://www.instagram.com/3cartoonavatars/ https://www.tiktok.com/@3cartoonavatars   Follow the ho...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:02:35) A Message From Zak (00:05:02) @prayingforexits (00:53:39) Bored Ape Yacht Club Experts (00:27:13) Tiger Global (00:35:44) Facebook's Hiring Freeze (00:41:26) Two Things About Elon (00:47:10) Neeraj Arora's Twitter Thread on Selling WhatsApp (00:53:39) Intro to Conversation with BAYC Experts (00:57:08)  Bored Ape Land Sale (01:05:40) Democratizing NFT Access (01:16:38) M...

(00:00) Introducing Josh Wolfe (02:41) Elon Musk Buys Twitter Because No One Told Him He Can Buy Other Stuff (39:58) Bolt, Katara, and the World’s Greatest Time to be a Law Firm (56:53) Introducing Scott Belsky (57:18)  Trying to Explain Twitter (67:55) Algorithms and Free Speech   Follow the show: https://twitter.com/cartoonavatars https://www.instagram.com/cartoonavatars/ https://www.tiktok.com/...