Alex Horowitz's guest appearances

Alex Horowitz

Virginia Talk Radio Network

Warren Pierce

Julian Dorey Podcast

Joel Kahn

Mark Cohen

Hillary Clinton

LeBron James

Jordan Belfort

Dave Portnoy

David Cole

Christine Dwyer

Michelle Hodges

Henry Winkler

Edward Snowden

Rob Franek

James Comey

Cindy Chupack

Chris Meyer

OwlTail

This is the second podcast from The Bunker with Alex Horowitz. Alex is the Chief of Staff at Eight Sleep, a technology company in New York City that specializes in developing &amp; manufacturing smart mattresses. Previously he was a debt underwriter at Goldman Sachs, where he worked with some of the world’s largest tech companies.   TIMESTAMPS   4:12 - 12:14 ~ How the election is essentially Trump vs. “Not Trump”; Biden’s last ditch efforts to distance stances from Obama; Biden still a return to the Obama years?   12:14 - 15:39 ~ Horo’s take on Trump’s style; Biden’s blunders   15:39 - 19:04 ~ Discussing the other Democratic candidates who lost to Biden; The Biden Primary surge; the conspiracy question about Biden becoming the candidate   19:04 - 28:29 ~ Revisiting Bernie Sanders candidacy; Discussing the problem with calling Biden or Obama socialists; The rigged game against Bernie Sanders   28:29 - 38:54 ~ Dr. Steven Pinker and the income wage growth graph (since the 1980’s); the wealth gap and its effects on politics; how the Occupy Wall Street &amp; The Tea Party Movements birthed Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, respectively   38:54 - 47:59 ~ The problem with Biden’s tax plan as an appeasement to Bernie Sanders voters; How the DNC doesn’t “get it”   47:59 - 50:29 ~ Biden campaign’s lack of self-awareness (again re: Bernie voters)   50:29 - 55:44 ~ Biden the politician vs. Trump’s rambling everyman schtick   54:44 - 1:04:59 ~ Hunter Biden story from NY Post; Trump’s issues with his own kids’ dealings   1:04:59 - 1:13:29 ~ DNC and Biden’s lack of understanding on the importance of “jobs” to common Americans; The Trump-Biden “oil” moment in the last debate; How the Biden campaign attempted to walk back his in-debate gaffe   1:13:29 - 1:21:29 ~ Julian talks about how some of Trump’s intentions seem right, but why his solutions seem wrong; Julian on how he intends to vote; Trump’s dog whistling pattern   1:21:29 - 1:25:43 ~ Horo on how he intends to vote and what an ideal candidate would look like   1:25:43 - 1:36:59 ~ Horo discusses his former employer, Goldman Sachs, and the work he did there; East coast business culture vs West coast business culture; Venture Capital (VC) industry culture; operating vs. innovating   1:36:59 - 1:42:39 ~ Horo talks about building a network from scratch in VC; Why Eight Sleep hired him to be their Chief of Staff; the importance of “reps”   1:42:59 - 1:45:59 ~ What attracted Horo to Eight Sleep; Eight Sleep CEO, Matteo Franceschetti’s history within Start-ups and VC prior to Eight Sleep; Julian on why some lawyers make great business leaders; How the idea of Eight Sleep came about   1:45:59 - 1:57:59 ~ Eight Sleep’s main mattress product, “The Pod;” Oxygen levels, heart rate variability, temperature, and thermoneutrality’s

This is the second podcast from The Bunker with Alex Horowitz. Alex is the Chief of Staff at Eight Sleep, a technology company in New York City that specializes in developing &amp; manufacturing smart mattresses. Previously he was a debt underwriter at Goldman Sachs, where he worked with some of the world’s largest tech companies. TIMESTAMPS 4:12 - 12:14 ~ How the election is essentially Trump vs. “Not Trump”; Biden’s last ditch efforts to distance stances from Obama; Biden still a return to the Obama years? 12:14 - 15:39 ~ Horo’s take on Trump’s style; Biden’s blunders 15:39 - 19:04 ~ Discussing the other Democratic candidates who lost to Biden; The Biden Primary surge; the conspiracy question about Biden becoming the candidate 19:04 - 28:29 ~ Revisiting Bernie Sanders candidacy; Discussing the problem with calling Biden or Obama socialists; The rigged game against Bernie Sanders 28:29 - 38:54 ~ Dr. Steven Pinker and the income wage growth graph (since the 1980’s); the wealth gap and its effects on politics; how the Occupy Wall Street &amp; The Tea Party Movements birthed Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, respectively 38:54 - 47:59 ~ The problem with Biden’s tax plan as an appeasement to Bernie Sanders voters; How the DNC doesn’t “get it” 47:59 - 50:29 ~ Biden campaign’s lack of self-awareness (again re: Bernie voters) 50:29 - 55:44 ~ Biden the politician vs. Trump’s rambling everyman schtick 54:44 - 1:04:59 ~ Hunter Biden story from NY Post; Trump’s issues with his own kids’ dealings 1:04:59 - 1:13:29 ~ DNC and Biden’s lack of understanding on the importance of “jobs” to common Americans; The Trump-Biden “oil” moment in the last debate; How the Biden campaign attempted to walk back his in-debate gaffe 1:13:29 - 1:21:29 ~ Julian talks about how some of Trump’s intentions seem right, but why his solutions seem wrong; Julian on how he intends to vote; Trump’s dog whistling pattern 1:21:29 - 1:25:43 ~ Horo on how he intends to vote and what an ideal candidate would look like 1:25:43 - 1:36:59 ~ Horo discusses his former employer, Goldman Sachs, and the work he did there; East coast business culture vs West coast business culture; Venture Capital (VC) industry culture; operating vs. innovating 1:36:59 - 1:42:39 ~ Horo talks about building a network from scratch in VC; Why Eight Sleep hired him to be their Chief of Staff; the importance of “reps” 1:42:59 - 1:45:59 ~ What attracted Horo to Eight Sleep; Eight Sleep CEO, Matteo Franceschetti’s history within Start-ups and VC prior to Eight Sleep; Julian on why some lawyers make great business leaders; How the idea of Eight Sleep came about 1:45:59 - 1:57:59 ~ Eight Sleep’s main mattress product, “The Pod;” Oxygen levels, heart rate variability, temperature, and thermoneutrality’s

#18 - Alex Horowitz (Part 2)

Alex Horowitz is the Chief of Staff at Eight Sleep, a technology company in New York City that specializes in developing &amp; manufacturing smart mattresses. Previously he was a debt underwriter at Goldman Sachs, where he worked with some of the world’s largest tech companies.   4:10 - 10:25 ~ What goes into being a modern-day Public Company CEO   10:25 - 17:10 ~ “Hope” in environments with fewer resources and opportunities (“The Wire” example); Capitalism vs. Socialism   17:10 - 25:10 ~ Presenting ideas in groupthink (“robot”) political duopoly culture   25:10 - 30:22 ~ Russian bot accounts and online hacking methods (Renee DiResta)   30:22 - 33:52 ~ The social media platform overlords; Facebook’s responsibility   33:52 - 39:52 ~ The responsibility we have to take for ourselves on social media   39:52 - 49:22 ~ How do we teach social media use in broader culture; the free speech danger of left-wing bias on social media platforms; misinformation on social media; James Damore &amp; Google   49:22 - 53:52 ~ How social platforms predict culture change and then profit off of it; the dilemma of censoring far right figures   53:52 - 1:09:52 ~ The de-platforming of former Evergreen State College Professor Bret Weinstein; Censorship; The protected status of organizations to operate freely; precedent-setting &amp; Hobby Lobby   1:09:52 - 1:13:52 ~ Net Neutrality and more discussion on Bret Weinstein   1:13:52 - 1:25:22 ~ “Ideas” as a protected class; the treacherous concept of offsetting misinformation with misinformation; discussing the KKK as an extremist group that could dangerously leverage internet to spread ideology   1:25:22 - 1:36:32 ~ Traditional liberalism vs. Leftism; Personal responsibility with social media content consumption   1:36:32 - 1:41:22 ~ Moore’s Law and the runaway train of social media on our culture; The moral dilemma of “ceding power” for the greater good   1:41:22 - 1:56:41 ~ Government control and how governments don’t give back power they take (the tradeoff of civil liberties); Trade-offs Americans have made over the past 20 years including topics like September 11th, The Patriot Act, &amp; Stellar Wind (Snowden); our willingness to give up freedoms for certain things in return   1:56:41 - 2:08:11 ~ Civil Liberties &amp; The Pandemic; Society’s mentality towards the Pandemic; Discussing the theory that “the cure is worse than the virus;” Masks    2:08:11 - 2:16:11 ~ The desperate people who are “over” the Pandemic because of economic hardship; Masks in a restaurant logic; Personal accountability with masks; The politicization of masks (Trump &amp; Biden Supporters; Fauci)   2:16:11 - 2:28:41 ~ Unbiased Science as a source for mask policy; Anti-Vaxxers and the problem they may pose towards ending of the Pandemic   2:28:41 - 2:39:21 ~ The value of b

Alex Horowitz is the Chief of Staff at Eight Sleep, a technology company in New York City that specializes in developing &amp; manufacturing smart mattresses. Previously he was a debt underwriter at Goldman Sachs, where he worked with some of the world’s largest tech companies. 4:10 - 10:25 ~ What goes into being a modern-day Public Company CEO 10:25 - 17:10 ~ “Hope” in environments with fewer resources and opportunities (“The Wire” example); Capitalism vs. Socialism 17:10 - 25:10 ~ Presenting ideas in groupthink (“robot”) political duopoly culture 25:10 - 30:22 ~ Russian bot accounts and online hacking methods (Renee DiResta) 30:22 - 33:52 ~ The social media platform overlords; Facebook’s responsibility 33:52 - 39:52 ~ The responsibility we have to take for ourselves on social media 39:52 - 49:22 ~ How do we teach social media use in broader culture; the free speech danger of left-wing bias on social media platforms; misinformation on social media; James Damore &amp; Google 49:22 - 53:52 ~ How social platforms predict culture change and then profit off of it; the dilemma of censoring far right figures 53:52 - 1:09:52 ~ The de-platforming of former Evergreen State College Professor Bret Weinstein; Censorship; The protected status of organizations to operate freely; precedent-setting &amp; Hobby Lobby 1:09:52 - 1:13:52 ~ Net Neutrality and more discussion on Bret Weinstein 1:13:52 - 1:25:22 ~ “Ideas” as a protected class; the treacherous concept of offsetting misinformation with misinformation; discussing the KKK as an extremist group that could dangerously leverage internet to spread ideology 1:25:22 - 1:36:32 ~ Traditional liberalism vs. Leftism; Personal responsibility with social media content consumption 1:36:32 - 1:41:22 ~ Moore’s Law and the runaway train of social media on our culture; The moral dilemma of “ceding power” for the greater good 1:41:22 - 1:56:41 ~ Government control and how governments don’t give back power they take (the tradeoff of civil liberties); Trade-offs Americans have made over the past 20 years including topics like September 11th, The Patriot Act, &amp; Stellar Wind (Snowden); our willingness to give up freedoms for certain things in return 1:56:41 - 2:08:11 ~ Civil Liberties &amp; The Pandemic; Society’s mentality towards the Pandemic; Discussing the theory that “the cure is worse than the virus;” Masks  2:08:11 - 2:16:11 ~ The desperate people who are “over” the Pandemic because of economic hardship; Masks in a restaurant logic; Personal accountability with masks; The politicization of masks (Trump &amp; Biden Supporters; Fauci) 2:16:11 - 2:28:41 ~ Unbiased Science as a source for mask policy; Anti-Vaxxers and the problem they may pose towards ending of the Pandemic 2:28:41 - 2:39:21 ~ The value of b

#17 - Alex Horowitz (Part 1)

In Alex Horowitz' new film entitled "Autonomy" he makes a convincing case that self driving cars will change everything. Find out just how close we are to "riding" in these self driving cars.

Alex Horowitz, Director, Writer, Editor and Producer- May 19th, 2019