John Arrillaga's guest appearances

John Arrillaga

Grubstakers

Zero Sum Empire

Mark Zuckerberg

Bernie Marcus

Scott Cook

Elon Musk

Bill Gates

Bill Clinton

Peter Thiel

Pete Buttigieg

Howard Schultz

Warren Buffett

Jeff Bezos

Jay Leno

Kylie Jenner

Sara Blakely

Jerry Seinfeld

OwlTail

Richard Peery

Billionaires in the News: Trump wants to buy Greenland. As I write this show description, I realize I missed a huge pun opportunity when I failed to say “Trumpelstiltskin.” It’ll make sense when you hear the segment. Really kicking myself over this one. The main news item for this week is the Business Roundtable announcement that “fiduciary responsibility to shareholders” is no longer the First and Only Rule of Business. This segment is part of our ongoing project to track instances of rich people calling for reforms to capitalism. A new wrinkle has emerged in the rhetoric: they’re pushing a “return” to a pre-80s form of “ethical” capitalism that considers the interests of all stakeholders (i.e., everyone else in society). Andrew Ross Sorkin wrote a NYT editorial and went on The Daily podcast to parrot the false history being peddled by the rich: that there was a time prior to the deregulatory Reagan era during which capitalism operated in a more ethical mode for the benefit of society at large. This is false. Capitalists will never choose to operate for the benefit of society at large. They will only respond to pressure from other forces that seek to rein in capitalist excess.The first billionaire segment this week (17:00) covers Blair Parry-Okeden, an heiress to the Cox Enterprises fortune. Parry-Okeden lives in Australia and doesn’t have much of a public profile. She might be the most anonymous billionaire we’ve covered so far, yet she is Australia’s richest person. Given the dearth of information on Parry-Okeden, Joe decides to cover the Cox fortune more generally, including heirs James Kennedy, Anne Cox-Chambers (lmao), and the current CEO Alex Taylor. Cox owns a lot of different things, including Auto Trader magazine. We end up talking a little about coupons.The second billionaire segment covers Richard Peery and his business partner John Arrillaga (38:15). Peery and Arrillaga got rich by building office space in Silicon Valley. We begin with a bit of a tangent about inventor of the transistor William Shockley (a vile man who would absolutely write for Quillette if he were alive today). Most of the buildings Peery-Arrillaga constructed were “tilt-ups,” a type of concrete slab building that’s especially vulnerable to earthquakes (which was known at the time they were building them). Last, we discuss Arrillaga’s daughter, Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen (married to Marc Andreessen of Netscape fame). She runs a consulting firm that advises rich people on how to give their money to worthy causes. Like all consulting, it gives off huge scam vibes. Show links: Shareholder Value is No Longer Everything, Top CEOs Say:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/business/business-roundtable-ceos-corporations.htmlAlex Taylor Interview 1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SCMUFZyjtcAlex Taylor Interview 2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2FrtjYNKuICoupon: The Movie:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQUXoH6g97c&amp;t=323sA portrait of Blair Parry-Okeden: http://thisisnofantasy.com/home/vn-blair-parry-okeden-1000pw-2/“The Secretive Billionaire Who Built Silicon Valley”:https://fortune.com/2014/07/07/arrillaga-silicon-valley/Tilting at Danger: Loose soils and cheap construction clash in Silicon Valley's "Golden Triangle":http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.14.99/tiltup-9941.htmlNew Yorker Summary of Zuckerberg’s Newark Schools Gift:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/05/19/schooledTechcrunch article on Arrillaga-Andreessen:https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/09/laura-arrillaga-andreessen-argues-for-bringing-a-data-driven-mindset-to-philanthropy/Cory Booker’s Charter Schools Retreat:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cory-booker-charter-school-support_n_5d45c744e4b0acb57fcd4ebbThanks again for listening, everyone. Please make sure to help spread the word. Repost, retweet, share, like, etc.

Billionaires in the News: Trump wants to buy Greenland. As I write this show description, I realize I missed a huge pun opportunity when I failed to say “Trumpelstiltskin.” It’ll make sense when you hear the segment. Really kicking myself over this one. The main news item for this week is the Business Roundtable announcement that “fiduciary responsibility to shareholders” is no longer the First and Only Rule of Business. This segment is part of our ongoing project to track instances of rich people calling for reforms to capitalism. A new wrinkle has emerged in the rhetoric: they’re pushing a “return” to a pre-80s form of “ethical” capitalism that considers the interests of all stakeholders (i.e., everyone else in society). Andrew Ross Sorkin wrote a NYT editorial and went on The Daily podcast to parrot the false history being peddled by the rich: that there was a time prior to the deregulatory Reagan era during which capitalism operated in a more ethical mode for the benefit of society at large. This is false. Capitalists will never choose to operate for the benefit of society at large. They will only respond to pressure from other forces that seek to rein in capitalist excess. The first billionaire segment this week (17:00) covers Blair Parry-Okeden, an heiress to the Cox Enterprises fortune. Parry-Okeden lives in Australia and doesn’t have much of a public profile. She might be the most anonymous billionaire we’ve covered so far, yet she is Australia’s richest person. Given the dearth of information on Parry-Okeden, Joe decides to cover the Cox fortune more generally, including heirs James Kennedy, Anne Cox-Chambers (lmao), and the current CEO Alex Taylor. Cox owns a lot of different things, including Auto Trader magazine. We end up talking a little about coupons. The second billionaire segment covers Richard Peery and his business partner John Arrillaga (38:15). Peery and Arrillaga got rich by building office space in Silicon Valley. We begin with a bit of a tangent about inventor of the transistor William Shockley (a vile man who would absolutely write for Quillette if he were alive today). Most of the buildings Peery-Arrillaga constructed were “tilt-ups,” a type of concrete slab building that’s especially vulnerable to earthquakes (which was known at the time they were building them). Last, we discuss Arrillaga’s daughter, Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen (married to Marc Andreessen of Netscape fame). She runs a consulting firm that advises rich people on how to give their money to worthy causes. Like all consulting, it gives off huge scam vibes. Show links: Shareholder Value is No Longer Everything, Top CEOs Say: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/business/business-roundtable-ceos-corporations.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/business/business-roundtable-ceos-corporations.html</a> Alex Taylor Interview 1: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SCMUFZyjtc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SCMUFZyjtc</a> Alex Taylor Interview 2: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2FrtjYNKuI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2FrtjYNKuI</a> Coupon: The Movie: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQUXoH6g97c&amp;t=323s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQUXoH6g97c&amp;t=323s</a> A portrait of Blair Parry-Okeden: <a href="http://thisisnofantasy.com/home/vn-blair-parry-okeden-1000pw-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thisisnofantasy.com/home/vn-blair-parry-okeden-1000pw-2/</a> “The Secretive Billionaire Who Built Silicon Valley”: <a href="https://fortune.com/2014/07/07/arrillaga-silicon-valley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fortune.com/2014/07/07/arrillaga-silicon-valley/</a> Tilting at Danger: Loose soils and cheap construction clash in Silicon Valley's "Golden Triangle": <a href="http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.14.99/tiltup-9941.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.14.99/tiltup-9941.html</a> New Yorker Summary of Zuckerberg’s Newark Schools Gift: <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/05/19/schooled" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/05/19/schooled</a> Techcrunch article on Arrillaga-Andreessen: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/09/laura-arrillaga-andreessen-argues-for-bringing-a-data-driven-mindset-to-philanthropy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/09/laura-arrillaga-andreessen-argues-for-bringing-a-data-driven-mindset-to-philanthropy/</a> Cory Booker’s Charter Schools Retreat: <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cory-booker-charter-school-support_n_5d45c744e4b0acb57fcd4ebb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cory-booker-charter-school-support_n_5d45c744e4b0acb57fcd4ebb</a> Thanks again for listening, everyone. Please make sure to help spread the word. Repost, retweet, share, like, etc.

Exploding Head Syndrome: The Cox Enterprises Heirs and Richard Peery/John Arrillaga

Douglas Eisenberg

On this week we cover some of the billionaires that make New York city unlivable. From using mob tactics to detenant buildings, and charging more for amenities that were court ordered, as well as the shady practices of real estate moguls of New York city who have taken advantage of all legal loopholes to make as much money possible. If you enjoy this episode consider joining our Patreon where we will further discuss how landlords continue to ruin the lives of upstanding citizens.

Episode 73: John Arrillaga Jr. & Sr, Douglas Eisenberg and how A&E Real Estate ruins NYC