E103: Tech layoffs surge, big tech freezes hiring, optimizing for profits, election preview & more

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

(0:00) Jason's new brand deal

(1:18) Bestie updates

(9:12) "Ligma/Johnson" blunder outside of Twitter HQ

(15:38) Surge of tech layoffs at Twitter, Stripe, Lyft, Opendoor, Chime and others; preparing for a longer downturn than originally anticipated

(35:28) Macro trends, big tech freezes hiring, how founders can think about the last 3 years and the next 3 years

(54:04) Midterm election preview, understanding the shift toward populism

(1:17:32) Science corner: Understanding Meta's AlphaFold competitor

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https://layoffs.fyi

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https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART

https://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/employment-research/are-economists-underestimating-the-labor-force-participation-rate

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https://www.google.com/finance

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https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/

https://www.joshbarro.com/p/the-problem-with-pro-democracy-rhetoric

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