Episode

#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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Published: Thu Jun 23 2022
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This talk was recorded LIVE at the All-In Summit in Miami and included slides. To watch on YouTube, check out our All-In Summit playlist: https://bit.ly/aisytplaylist 0:00 Jason intros today's episode 2:31 Palmer Luckey on Anduril, national defense & the current thing 25:24 Bestie Q&A with Palmer 53:13 Jason gives closing thoughts Follow Palmer: https://twitter.com/PalmerLuckey Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the pod: https://twitter.com/theallinpod https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: https://twitter.com/TheZachEffect Links referenced in the show: https://www.thedailybeast.com/palmer-luckey-the-facebook-near-billionaire-secretly-funding-trumps-meme-machine

Chapters
Anderol, a tiny defense company that built purely defensive base security systems for the military, was once considered the most controversial technology company globally for developing tools capable of being used for violence.
00:00 - 06:55 (06:55)
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Technology
Summary

Anderol, a tiny defense company that built purely defensive base security systems for the military, was once considered the most controversial technology company globally for developing tools capable of being used for violence. The founder then sold Anderol to Facebook for a few billion dollars, got fired years later, and started Android to work in the national security space.

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#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The speaker explores the issue of Silicon Valley companies using ideological opposition to the military as a smoke screen for their true intentions, and proposes using technology and funding to actively address issues of national security and human rights.
06:55 - 16:58 (10:02)
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Technology
Summary

The speaker explores the issue of Silicon Valley companies using ideological opposition to the military as a smoke screen for their true intentions, and proposes using technology and funding to actively address issues of national security and human rights.

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#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The speaker talks about being attacked by Jason and his crew of bullies for years, but also discusses the foresight and planning put into building legacy weapons systems for a situation like today which has been war gamed out to the nth degree.
16:58 - 23:45 (06:47)
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Entrepreneurship
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The speaker talks about being attacked by Jason and his crew of bullies for years, but also discusses the foresight and planning put into building legacy weapons systems for a situation like today which has been war gamed out to the nth degree. Jason has refused to have the speaker on his show because he claims the speaker is too thin-skinned and disagrees with him on some things about Oculus.

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#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The speaker explains how the constant criticism of the VR industry made it impossible for him to continue, despite creating an innovative product with a supportive team.
23:46 - 27:41 (03:55)
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VR Industry
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The speaker explains how the constant criticism of the VR industry made it impossible for him to continue, despite creating an innovative product with a supportive team.

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#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Palmer Lucky shares his experience of being the subject of attacks from the media and tech industry who accused him of funding political PR online.
27:41 - 30:12 (02:31)
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Palmer Lucky
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Palmer Lucky shares his experience of being the subject of attacks from the media and tech industry who accused him of funding political PR online.

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#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The fear of retaliation among Facebook employees keeps them from voicing out political opinions that differ from the company's political beliefs.
30:12 - 33:33 (03:20)
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Facebook
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The fear of retaliation among Facebook employees keeps them from voicing out political opinions that differ from the company's political beliefs. This lack of bravery is not only holding back the employees but also the country's productivity and growth.

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#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The national security sector has been a great filter for attracting people who are okay working in a controversial field, however, to build a more inclusive place across the political divid, Anderil is creating open dialogues and actively listening to each other's viewpoints.
33:33 - 37:37 (04:03)
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Company culture
Summary

The national security sector has been a great filter for attracting people who are okay working in a controversial field, however, to build a more inclusive place across the political divid, Anderil is creating open dialogues and actively listening to each other's viewpoints.

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#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The availability of content is key to sustaining a broad enough variety for a self-sustaining ecosystem that creates network effects.
37:37 - 39:51 (02:14)
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Virtual Reality
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The availability of content is key to sustaining a broad enough variety for a self-sustaining ecosystem that creates network effects.

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#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The ability to simulate reality is advancing quickly with some experiences, such as brightly lit conference rooms, likely able to be perfectly simulated within the next decade while others, such as surfing, present more of a challenge due to multi-sensory elements.
39:51 - 44:07 (04:16)
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Simulation
Summary

The ability to simulate reality is advancing quickly with some experiences, such as brightly lit conference rooms, likely able to be perfectly simulated within the next decade while others, such as surfing, present more of a challenge due to multi-sensory elements.

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#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Jerry Hendrix discusses the limitations of aircraft carriers in peer-to-peer conflict and the potential risks of relying solely on allied countries for defense support.
44:07 - 48:19 (04:12)
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National Defense
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Jerry Hendrix discusses the limitations of aircraft carriers in peer-to-peer conflict and the potential risks of relying solely on allied countries for defense support.

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#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The speaker discusses the changing of profile pictures on social media as a form of political activism and the dilemma of remaining silent or speaking up in the face of potential invasion of Taiwan.
48:19 - 51:44 (03:24)
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Political Activism
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The speaker discusses the changing of profile pictures on social media as a form of political activism and the dilemma of remaining silent or speaking up in the face of potential invasion of Taiwan. They also commend the bravery of someone who wants to have a dialogue about these issues.

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#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Discussion about Nimble America, a controversial sub-Reddit page famous for creating anti-Hillary and pro-Trump memes.
51:46 - 56:31 (04:45)
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Reddit
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Discussion about Nimble America, a controversial sub-Reddit page famous for creating anti-Hillary and pro-Trump memes.

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#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
This podcast episode discusses the importance of leadership and ethical behavior in representing one's company, producing weapons systems for national defense, and the consequences of anonymous behavior on platforms like Reddit.
56:31 - 1:01:38 (05:06)
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Leadership and Ethics
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This podcast episode discusses the importance of leadership and ethical behavior in representing one's company, producing weapons systems for national defense, and the consequences of anonymous behavior on platforms like Reddit.

Episode
#AIS: Palmer Luckey on Anduril
Podcast
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg