EP 28 John Coogan: Cofounding Soylent, Becoming a Tech YouTuber, And Joining Founders Fund

Omar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@omarwasm)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Vishal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(@vishalkolr)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sit down with John Coogan, ⁠⁠(⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@johncoogan)⁠⁠, cofounder of Soylent and Lucy.co, to talk about the viral success of Soylent, the key to finding a good cofounder, starting a tech YouTube channel, joining Founders Fund as an EIR, things you didn't know about defense tech, clean energy takes, and much more.... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://f.inc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links: · ⁠⁠⁠John's Twitter⁠⁠⁠ · ⁠⁠⁠John's YouTube · ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - Why His Cofounder Relationship Worked 7:19 - How Soylent And Lucy Succeeded 14:13 - Starting A Tech YouTube Channel 20:25 - His Deep Research Process 23:55 - YC For Creators 30:29 - The Core Of Founders Fund 37:09 - Defining A Personal Vs. Company Brand 43:12 - Reading Tweets