01 / belief
I wouldn't say all will, but I think there probably is something in that direction.
“I wouldn't say all will, but I think there probably is something in that direction.”
- Speaker
- Sam Bankman-Fried
- Publisher
- Dwarkesh Podcast
Dwarkesh Podcast / episode intelligence
Sam Bankman-Fried - Crypto, Altruism, and Leadership
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12 published records
02 / belief
If I had to guess I would say that a lot of properties of what is happening crypto today will make their way into Trad Fi to some extent.
“If I had to guess I would say that a lot of properties of what is happening crypto today will make their way into Trad Fi to some extent.”
- Speaker
- Sam Bankman-Fried
- Publisher
- Dwarkesh Podcast
03 / evaluation
I think so. There's some extent to which they differ, but more that they actually want the same thing—and harmonizing them can be really valuable.
“I think so. There's some extent to which they differ, but more that they actually want the same thing—and harmonizing them can be really valuable.”
- Speaker
- Sam Bankman-Fried
- Publisher
- Dwarkesh Podcast
04 / evaluation
It was the first time that I gave on that scale in a race. And I did it because he was, of all the candidates in the cycle, the most outspoken on the need for more pandemic preparedness and prevention.
“It was the first time that I gave on that scale in a race. And I did it because he was, of all the candidates in the cycle, the most outspoken on the need for more pandemic preparedness and prevention.”
- Speaker
- Sam Bankman-Fried
- Publisher
- Dwarkesh Podcast
05 / evaluation
What would our risk model say about that? It's not super helpful for those commodities right now because it doesn't know how to understand a warehouse.
“What would our risk model say about that? It's not super helpful for those commodities right now because it doesn't know how to understand a warehouse.”
- Speaker
- Sam Bankman-Fried
- Publisher
- Dwarkesh Podcast
06 / observation
To a surprising extent, we found that the experience of the people that we hire has not had much correlation with how much mentorship they need.
“To a surprising extent, we found that the experience of the people that we hire has not had much correlation with how much mentorship they need.”
- Speaker
- Sam Bankman-Fried
- Publisher
- Dwarkesh Podcast
07 / preference
” When you're looking at developers, I think we want people who can understand what FTX is, how it works, and thus what the right way to architect things would be for that rather than treating it as an abstract engineering problem divorced from the ultimate product.
“” When you're looking at developers, I think we want people who can understand what FTX is, how it works, and thus what the right way to architect things would be for that rather than treating it as an abstract engineering problem divorced from the ultimate product.”
- Speaker
- Sam Bankman-Fried
- Publisher
- Dwarkesh Podcast
08 / prediction
Speaking of declining marginal consumption, I'm wondering if you think the implication of this is that over the long term, all the richest people in the world will be utilitarian philanthropists because they don't have diminishing returns of consumption.
“Speaking of declining marginal consumption, I'm wondering if you think the implication of this is that over the long term, all the richest people in the world will be utilitarian philanthropists because they don't have diminishing returns of consumption.”
- Speaker
- Dwarkesh Patel
- Publisher
- Dwarkesh Podcast
09 / evaluation
To the extent you're just thinking of personal criteria, that's going to argue heavily in favor of a safer career path because you have much more quickly declining marginal utility of money than the world does.
“To the extent you're just thinking of personal criteria, that's going to argue heavily in favor of a safer career path because you have much more quickly declining marginal utility of money than the world does.”
- Speaker
- Sam Bankman-Fried
- Publisher
- Dwarkesh Podcast
10 / commitment
We're going to start doing that because we think there are really important things to fund and to start scaling up those systems.
“We're going to start doing that because we think there are really important things to fund and to start scaling up those systems.”
- Speaker
- Sam Bankman-Fried
- Publisher
- Dwarkesh Podcast
11 / preference
For instance, if you could have either two half-time employees or one full-time employee, you're way better off with one full-time employee because they're going to have more context than either of the part-time employees would have—thus be able to work way more efficiently.
“For instance, if you could have either two half-time employees or one full-time employee, you're way better off with one full-time employee because they're going to have more context than either of the part-time employees would have—thus be able to work way more efficiently.”
- Speaker
- Sam Bankman-Fried
- Publisher
- Dwarkesh Podcast
12 / recommendation
Most startups and especially very early-stage startups should not be trying to maximize the chances of having at least a little bit of success. But that means you have to be okay with the personal fallout of failing and that we have to build a community that is okay with that.
“Most startups and especially very early-stage startups should not be trying to maximize the chances of having at least a little bit of success. But that means you have to be okay with the personal fallout of failing and that we have to build a community that is okay with that.”
- Speaker
- Sam Bankman-Fried
- Publisher
- Dwarkesh Podcast