#44 - Bradley Tusk

from LaBossiere Podcast · host Alex LaBossiere

Bradley Tusk is a venture capitalist, political strategist, philanthropist and writer. He is the CEO and co-founder of Tusk Ventures, the world’s first venture capital fund that invests solely in early stage startups in highly regulated industries, and the founder of political consulting firm Tusk Strategies. Bradley’s family foundation is funding and leading the national campaign to bring mobile voting to all U.S. elections. Tusk Philanthropies also runs and funds anti-hunger campaigns that have led to the creation of anti-hunger policies and programs (including universal school breakfast programs) in 22 different states, helping to feed over 12.5 million people. Bradley is the author of The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups From Death by Politics and Obvious in Hindsight (coming out this November), writes a column for Fast Company, hosts a podcast called Firewall about the intersection of tech and politics, and is the co-founder of the Gotham Book Prize. He recently opened a bookstore, podcast studio, event space and cafe called P&T Knitwear on Manhattan's lower east side. He is also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. 0:00 - Intro 2:03 - The Incentives of Politics 10:57 - Bradley’s Philosophy 18:33 - More Political Parties and Fixing Political Polarization 25:13 - Big Tech Antitrust 29:09 - What Bradley Would Change 32:23 - The Decline of Trust in Institutions 36:12 - Tusk Ventures 37:53 - Requests for Startups 39:50 - Debt, Inflation, and COVID 46:31 - The Story of Uber 49:29 - How Uber Beats Lyft 52:59 - Weaponizing a Constituency 54:53 - Regulated Industries Bradley’s Excited About 57:54 - Crypto 1:01:40 - Psychedelics and Doing Ketamine 1:07:21 - What Keeps Bradley Up at Night? 1:10:48 - Mobile Voting 1:15:41 - Doing Lots of Things at Once 1:18:25 - Why Credentials Are Overrated 1:23:42 - On Happiness 1:28:31 - What Should More People Be Thinking About? 🎙️More Episodes🎙️ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3QDLQFt⁠⁠ Apple: ⁠⁠https://apple.co/478Be6M⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3sfiFiE

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Nov 8, 2023

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

Ready to play

#44 - Bradley Tusk

0:00 1:30:44

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

No similar episodes found.

Similar Podcasts

The Course Mentors Podcast The Course Mentors Hey there, future course creator! Ever feel like turning your know-how into an online course is like trying to solve a Rubik's cube blindfolded? Well, grab your headphones because "The Course Mentors Podcast" is here to be your secret weapon! Meet Aimee and Odette (that's us!), your new best friends in the course creation world. We've been in the trenches for over a decade, and for the last five years, we've been rocking the online course space. Now we're here to spill all our secrets in bite-sized, 15-20 minute episodes that'll fit perfectly in your coffee breaks. No fluff, no filler - just real, actionable advice that'll take you from "um, what's a landing page?" to "holy moly, I just hit six figures!". We're talking everything from crafting your course to marketing it like a pro and building a business that'll have you pinching yourself. Whether you're dreaming of ditching the 9-to-5 grind, adding a sweet extra income str

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of LaBossiere Podcast?

This episode is 1 hour and 30 minutes long.

When was this LaBossiere Podcast episode published?

This episode was published on November 8, 2023.

Can I download this LaBossiere Podcast episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.

URL copied to clipboard!