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Show Notes
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Maya Bakhai, founder of Spice Capital, a venture capital firm focused on taking big bets in areas primed for rapid change in the coming decades.
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Maya Bakhai
Spice Capital
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References
LinkedIn Post: Why PRIME hit a $3.2B valuation overnight
The Information: How the 'Technology Brothers' Seized Silicon Valley
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Vineyards and interstates
00:06:41 Venture capital: The invisible curator of millennial taste
00:14:38 To be investable you must be legible
00:19:20 Naive optimism of a startup founder
00:29:55 From Crocs to stocks
00:36:33 The hype cycle of creator-led products
00:44:50 The barnacles of tech industry
00:52:18 Embracing the power of cultural arbitrage
00:57:02 Taking over Silicon Valley
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Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers.