#302 Joe Lonsdale - If China Takes Taiwan, AI Sets Back 10 Years
5/7/20261 hr 37 min
Joe Lonsdale is a technology entrepreneur and venture capitalist known for his work at the intersection of innovation and public policy. He is a co-founder of Palantir Technologies, a data analytics platform used by governments, defense agencies, and large enterprises. His work there focused on applying data systems to complex institutional challenges. After Palantir, Lonsdale founded Addepar, a financial technology platform designed to improve transparency and analysis in wealth management. He has also been active in defense and national security startups. Of the nine U.S. defense unicorns that have emerged in recent years, he founded three and was an early investor in three others. Lonsdale is a co-founder of Cicero, an organization focused on education policy and expanding opportunity. He also leads 8VC, a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies and engages in policy discussions related to innovation and economic growth. Through this work, he has advised political leaders and worked to connect the technology sector with policymakers. His career spans company building, investment, and policy involvement, with a focus on how technology can be applied to large-scale institutional problems. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: Get 10% off Ridge’s Power Bank at https://www.Ridge.com/SRS with code SRS. Sheath. The underwear of legends. Go to https://www.sheath.com/SRS and use code SRS for 20% off. Go to https://shopbeam.com/SRS and use code SRS to get up to 50% off Beam Dream, the sleep formula designed to help you recover and wake up refreshed. Get 30% off your first subscription order at https://armra.com/srs or enter code SRS at checkout. Joe Lonsdale Links: X - https://x.com/JTLonsdale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Shawn Ryan· Host0:24
[Instrumental music] Joe Lonsdale, welcome back, man.
Joe Lonsdale· Guest0:33
Thanks, Jon.
Shawn Ryan· Host0:34
It's been a minute.
Joe Lonsdale· Guest0:35
It's good to be here.
Shawn Ryan· Host0:36
Lots of shit going down.
Joe Lonsdale· Guest0:37
I love the new place.
Shawn Ryan· Host0:38
Thank you. Thank you. I've been excited to show it to you.
Joe Lonsdale· Guest0:41
It's awesome. It's making me thirsty for a drink, but it's too early.
Shawn Ryan· Host0:44
Well, hey, we got plenty, uh, to dive into if, uh, you change your mind.
Joe Lonsdale· Guest0:49
[laughs] All right. Maybe we'll grab a cigar later and shoot some stuff. I think that'd be fun.
Shawn Ryan· Host0:52
Cool.
Joe Lonsdale· Guest0:52
Yeah.
Shawn Ryan· Host0:52
We'll blow some shit up after this.
Joe Lonsdale· Guest0:54
I love it.
Shawn Ryan· Host0:54
But, uh, [clears throat] well, man, we... You texted me, shit, it feels like maybe six months ago, but we were talking about, uh, you had texted me an article or a tweet or something about, uh, Christians being persecuted in Nigeria.
Joe Lonsdale· Guest1:09
Oh, yeah.
Shawn Ryan· Host1:10
And you, I believe, invested in a company down there to, to kinda combat that a little bit. So I was like, "Hey, come on."
Joe Lonsdale· Guest1:20
A lot, a lot of, a lot of stuff to go over. I mean, I mean, listen, there's... I think there's, like, two things we all have to battle for, for great Americans, and we believe in Western civilization. One is we gotta