Silicon Valley Investor on F U Money, AI Abundance, Food Crisis & Curiosity | Sanjiv Goyal

A Silicon Valley VC told me FU Money is a lie — and then explained why everything you buy will get cheaper in 10 years. I had to hear him out.Sanjiv Goyal is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and futurist who's been building at the intersection of tech and impact for two decades. He watched the PayPal revolution up close, invests in lab-grown protein and solid-state batteries, and once couldn't walk 2 miles — now he hikes the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim in a day.We got into it. Why chasing a number won't set you free. Why internal validation takes years while a new watch gets you compliments in seconds. Why the world's population might actually shrink by 2050. Why a village kid who hacked a locked tablet might be the next Steve Jobs. And why we — parents, teachers, society — are systematically killing our kids' curiosity without realizing it.This one covers money, meaning, food, AI, parenting, and startup survival. It's a lot. But it connects.If this helps you, drop a like, subscribe, and tell me what part you want a deeper follow-up on.Chapters01:15 Who is Sanjiv Goyal? 04:15 The Deepak Chopra story and feeding migrant workers 08:30 Why storytelling matters more than you think 11:15 FU Money vs FU Mindset — the real difference 17:45 Figuring out your values and why inner work is so slow 21:15 From 2 miles to Grand Canyon rim-to-rim 25:30 Values are binary — there is no gray area 29:15 Everything will get cheaper in 10 years35:45 Kids freed from sacrificing passion for meals 40:00 The food quality crisis nobody talks about 48:15 Energy, AI, and where humanity should be going 55:15 The village kids who hacked the tablet 59:45 We're killing our kids' curiosity 01:06:15 Pivoting is not quitting — startup wisdom 01:11:45 OutroAbout Sanjiv GoyalSanjiv Goyal is a Silicon Valley-based serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and futurist who has been at the intersection of technology and impact for over two decades. He witnessed the PayPal revolution firsthand, invests in companies solving humanity's biggest problems — from lab-grown protein (Every Food) to solid-state batteries — and is currently working on a fiction novel inspired by his Wim Hof experience in Poland. He believes the next generation's biggest opportunity isn't money — it's curiosity.Connect with Nikhil:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InnerScorecardSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S5eGHfSQeG9gVvWbfOktTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inner.scorecard/X: https://x.com/innerscorecard_LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkapahi/Website: https://www.nikhilkapahi.com/Connect with Sanjiv Goyal LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sanjivgoyalSubscribe for more conversations like thisThe Inner Scorecard is for people chasing meaningful work, better leadership, and a calmer mind while still playing to win.#InnerScorecard #Podcast #SanjivGoyal #FUMoney #SiliconValley #AI #FutureOfFood #Entrepreneurship #Values #Mindset #Curiosity #StartupAdvice #Investing #GrandCanyon #WimHof