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CHAMATH PALIHAPITIYA

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The most contrarian thing you can do in venture is invest in something that sounds crazy. If it sounds reasonable, someone else already did it.

contrarianventure-capitalSocial Capital Blog, 2018

I came to this country with nothing. Literally nothing. The system worked for me because I was able to go to university and compete on merit.

backgroundpersonalAll-In Podcast, 2021

Facebook was an incredible place to learn how to grow a product. But I have tremendous guilt about what we built. I think we knew something bad could happen.

facebookregretStanford GSB Talk, 2017

The best investments are in companies fixing something that is genuinely broken. Healthcare is broken. Education is broken. Financial services are broken. That is where I want to put capital.

investingsocial-impactSocial Capital Presentation, 2019

SPACs democratize access to private markets. They let retail investors participate in growth that was previously only available to institutional investors.

retail-investingspacCNBC Interview, 2020

Elon is doing things that matter. SpaceX matters. Tesla matters. The rest of Silicon Valley is optimizing ads.

elon-muskinnovationAll-In Podcast, 2022