2024-12-25T11:52:56+0800

In episode 35 we have the very first live and on-stage Cartoon Avatars from Primary's New York City Summit. Logan talks with New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien about the modern state of journalism and its function as a business. Plus the crypto debate picks up once again as Zach Weinberg debates Bankless Co-Founder David Hoffman on crypto, with Sahil Bloom moderating in front of a live audience. (0:00) Intro (1:06) Rashad and pickleball (5:56) College football (9:03) Elon Andreessen leaked email (10:54) Cathie Wood’s ARK investment fund (19:25) Welcoming Zach, David, and Sahil (20:04) David Hoffman’s view on Web3 (21:58) Zach Weinberg’s view on Web3 (24:29) Web3 vs existing tech (27:39) Why contracts are complicated (31:24) Layering a financial system (34:09) Crypto in unstable regimes (36:45) How brands use Web3 (41:12) Crypto broad scope (43:09) Why are VCs backing crypto? (47:06) SEC regulation (49:10) Introducing Meredith Kopit Levien (53:47) NYT’s online subscription model (58:32) Mile markers for achievements (1:02:25) Being product-led in journalism (1:05:22) The Daily (1:11:48) Is polarization good for business? (1:15:20) Setting long-term goals (1:17:25) Rapid fire questions (1:19:04) Outro Show Notes: https://twitter.com/PrimaryVC https://www.primary.vc Mixed and edited: Justin Hrabovsky Produced: Andrew Nadeau and Rashad Assir Executive Producer: Josh Machiz Music: Griff Lawson 🎙 Listen to the show Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WqBqDb... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Follow on Socials 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/cartoonavatars 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/cartoonavatars 🎬 Clips on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@cartoonavatars About the Show A Saturday morning podcast hosted by Logan Bartlett (Partner and Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures) covering the tech news with his friends and other people with industry expertise.