The Portal Podcast #035: Balaji Srinivasan – The Heretic & The Virus

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Investor Balaji Srinivasan is a highly original thinker in Silicon Valley on Biotech to Blockchain and everything in between. Most recently, he was quite early in warning us about the Coronavirus and was ridiculed for his efforts…

The Importance of Taste

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This essay appears in audio format at the beginning of The Portal Podcast, Episode 34. Hello, it's Eric with a few thoughts for this week. I want to talk about a topic that is surprisingly dangerous: taste. Now, taste doesn't sound like…

The Portal Podcast #034: Zev Weinstein – On Parenting, Boys & Generation Z

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This is the first episode of The Portal which was 100% recorded at home, during quarantine, under social isolation. The guest is none other than my own son Zev Weinstein and the recording was timed to straddle his midnight transition from…

Wealth Transfer

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This essay appears in audio format at the beginning of The Portal Podcast, Episode 33. Hello, this is Eric with a few thoughts to share that have been on my mind this week before we get to this episode's conversation. I want to share…

The Portal Podcast #033: Josh Wolfe – The Mind Financing The Future

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Josh Wolfe of Lux Capital is a leading mind in the current wave of venture capitalists making waves. While aware of each other for some time, in this episode Josh sits down with Eric for their first meeting. Together the two explore…

The Raison d’être for Long-form Podcasting

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This essay appears in audio format at the beginning of The Portal Podcast, Episode 32. Hello, this is Eric with some thoughts before we get to this week's main conversation. What I want to talk about initially this week is the real raison…