{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Crazy Wisdom","title":"What Are the Metaphysics Behind Utopianism? - Francis Pedraza","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4160,"description":"Francis Pedraza CEO and Cofounder of Invisible How was 2021 NYC like 1929 NYC? Is your business prepared for this recession? How did you prepare for the recession? How does profitability change your business? How do you buy back shares from investors? Ownership pizza pie: how do you convince an investor to buy back shares? How does the Golden age apply to partying on the internet? What is the Xeno paradox? You buy back equity with debt, and fInance with profits. This gets around the “bootstrappinig dilemma”.How does thinking in terms of buying back change the game on what you want to get out of your company? It gets investors aligned. What do you think about debt versus equity? Equity is expensive. How did you make it a deal for your investors? Why do people think about equity wrong? How did you set up the Finance 101 course? How does Heidegger think about the unsaid or the implied? How can I turn this into an online course (12:00)? What do you think about cryptocurrency? How can we uncover abuse, both subtle and not? What is a cashless loan? What is a strike price? What is art in business? What is the downside of loans? What does it mean to have a full recourse loan? How much do people believe in you?  How can you make sure that a particular value is aligned? Where do most of your ideas come from? What do you mean by “paternalistic”? What are some maternalistic tricks? How do maternal downsides show up in companies? How does one become financially sophisticated? How do the VC’s abuse management teams? How do you verify if your agents come in full alignment? Selective informance versus neutral informance. What is Invisible’s social media policy? Do you have any agents in Russia? How have you adapted to remote work? What are the edge cases for non-violence? What is ESG? Do weapons manufacturers get ESG money? The road to serfdom Hayek (30:00) Bastiat Grannys lost their money on the stock market, like what is happening to crypto right now. The rule of accredited...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UZbrDrlO5VTfDNcq188THwbv0T09vcmLyzx3BcPI9bs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81Y2Rj/OGFiMTYyMGFkNTM5/N2NjOWI2MWM5YzQ1/YTc2Ny5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}