How To Win The War Of The Future - Joe Lonsdale - #934

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Joe Lonsdale is an entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Palantir Technologies. What is Palantir really about? You’ve probably heard the name, but what do they actually do, and who’s the brains behind it? Today, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale joins to break down the company's origins, his story, and where the future of the world is headed. Expect to learn how Joe got Peter Thiel to mentor him, how Joe thinks about ambition and drive, how to avoid cynicism, the advice Joe has for people who want to become best at what they do, if Trump is a mastermind with these tariffs, the biggest problems Joe see’s with higher education at the moment, how to judge a good founder, what the future of warfare looks like, and much more… Timestamps: (00:00) How Joe Identifies Talent In Others (04:48) Lessons Joe Learned From His Mentor (09:39) Having The Skillset To Let Go (12:49) Avoiding Cynicism In A Modern World (16:38) Most Common Challenges Fellow Work Leaders Suffer From (19:10) What Motivated Joe To Co-Found University of Austin (26:42) Biggest Problems To Be Fixed In Higher Education (36:02) Should We Use AI In Education? (43:14) The US Tariff Breakdown (49:37) Concerns Over Global Stability (53:18) What Does The Future Of Warfare Look Like? (01:02:13) Will Human Personnel Remain Important? (01:14:30) Are The Great Men Of History Still Significant In The Modern World? (01:22:28) Research Into Astropolitics (01:27:09) Joe's Future Plans (01:35:04) Where To Find Joe Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberma - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices