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David Rubenstein on failure, youthful ambition, and the future of media
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23:36Welcome to the first episode of season 2 of Keepin Kozy. We are back with an awesome interview with David Rubenstein of the Carlyle Group. This interview took place back in November, right around the time Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX scheme was revealed. We speak on failure, ambition, young founders (like Sam Bankman-Fried), and the future of media. Hop…
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Bitcoin Billionaire Venture Capitalist Tim Draper, who has invested in companies like Twitter, Robinhood, Skype, and Elon Musk's SpaceX/Tesla, and Rapper Lil B, who many cite as being one of the most influential musicians in the modern era for pioneering internet rap come together on Keepin Kozy to talk about Crypto, Hip Hop, the Bay Area, Capitali…
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Daniela Blanco and Myriam Sbeiti reflect on Competition Culture and Venture Funding
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33:20Check out our new interview with MIT and Forbes 30 under 30 prize winners Daniela Blanco and Myriam Sbeiti! They Refect on competition culture and this idea of "Reverse Friends and Family." "Friends and Family" is a stage in venture funding when entrepreneurs raise money from their friends/family. For some entrepreneurs, however, their financial si…
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Is the Human Essence Becoming Digital? Professor Richard Kearney on the Social Dilemma, Excarnation.
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32:16This week, Jacob Kozhipatt spoke with Professor of Philosophy Richard Kearney, famed for his work on returning to religion and physical touch, about the idea of excarnation (i.e. human touch going from physical to digital). Prof. Kearney is the Charles Seelig Professor in Philosophy at Boston College and has taught at University College Dublin, the…
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Ep. 14- Investor Jim Rogers, co-founder of Soros Fund, on His Relationship with George Soros, Globalism, and Advice for Students.
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29:24Jacob spoke with famed investor Jim Rogers during the 14th episode of Keepin Kozy. Jim Rogers is one of the most well-known investors of the 20th century having co-founded the Quantum Fund and the George Soros Fund with another legendary investor George Soros. Outside of finance, he is probably better known for leaving the world of finance to trave…
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Legendary Billionaire Investor Tim Draper: "Do you have the Entrepreneur's Instinct?"
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53:42Welcome back to the 13th Episode of Keepin Kozy. Our host Jacob Kozhipatt speaks with Legendary Billionaire Venture Capitalist Tim Draper. Draper's grandfather was the first Venture Capitalist in California. He has made major investments in companies like Hotmail, Robinhood, Baidu (google of China), Twitch, and Twitter. He is perhaps most famously …
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Had the privilege of speaking with one of America's great military generals and diplomats, General David Petraeus. He's a very fascinating character, very precise in his responses. In fact prior to the podcast, he suggested I send over a draft of my questions. He totally shredded the first draft-mainly saying that questions that have "ands" in them…
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Janet Varney, The Voice of Korra, on Big Breaks, Bisexuality, and Advice
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41:58Welcome to our 11th episode, featuring Janet Varney. We hope you're as excited as we are to be asking her about her acting experiences, and we'll see you again soon! Follow us on social media : Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/keepinkozyp...Twitter: https://twitter.com/KeepinKozyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KeepinKozy Founder & Host: Jacob…
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Lil B- Rapper, Entrepreneur, Social Media Poweruser
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1:07:48Lil B is one of the pioneers of internet rap, social media promotion, and is a frequent lecturer at colleges such as #nyu #mit and #ucla. We speak with him on what he's been up to recently, quarantine, his roots on the internet, gaining internet fame, building your personal brand online, crypto, flexing culture in rap, and how to channel your inner…
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Tech industry's Akshay Bhargava on cybersecurity & gentrification
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39:42In the ninth episode of Keepin' Kozy, we spoke with Akshay Bhargava, the Chief Product Officer at Malwarebytes, a member of Forbes' Technology council, and a first-generation immigrant to the United States. This episode focused on the changing dynamic of cybersecurity, and the novel ways in which Millenials are specifically targeted by hackers. We …
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Anthony Scaramucci- On The "American Dream"
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40:54This week we're so excited to welcome Anthony #Scaramucci, who made waves after his brief position as White House Director of Communications under the Trump administration. Please enjoy, and we hope to you see you back next week!
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Lauren Simmons is the youngest ever NYSE trader, and happens to be a black female. She gives great advice on the linkedin grind and how to get the job of your dreams!
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John McAfee to college students: "You have just sold yourself into slavery"
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37:23Welcome back to the 6th episode of Keepin' Kozy! This week we welcome John McAfee, founder of McAfee, LLC. You might also know him as an infamous international fugitive, and we use his unique perspectives on life to tackle some really interesting topics- like on education, politics, & following your heart. Disclaimer: The Keepin' Kozy podcast's rel…
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Danielle Geathers- The first black female president of MIT on navigating white spaces, black excellence, and BLM
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37:40Welcome back to the 5th episode of Keepin Kozy! Today we speak with Danielle Geathers. A Florida native, she broke a 159 year old glass ceiling in becoming the first black female student body president of MIT. She speaks on activism, navigating white spaces and breaking history. Thanks for watching be sure to like comment and subscribe!…
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Mahbod Moghadam- Co-founder of Genius on White CEO's, getting pranked, and crypto
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59:36Mahbod Moghadam is one of the founders of the most popular internet lyrics company, Genius. Raised in LA to Persian immigrants, Mahbod went to Yale to study history. There he graduated Magna Cum Laude, and eventually went on to study law at Stanford. It was in California that he founded Rap Genius with his college friends, during his time furloughe…
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Our guest for this week is Father James Martin. He was born in Pennsylvania, and went to Wharton School of Business for his undergraduate degree. Upon graduating he moved to Manhattan where he worked in finance for GE Capital. After finding himself dispassionate for the corporate world, he was inspired by the monk Thomas Merton to become a member o…
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Conversation with James Roosevelt Jr. on the Health Insurance Industry's Response to COVID-19 and Career Advice
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40:27Today’s guest is Jim Roosevelt, born in California as the grandson of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he has become one of the most respected members of the health insurance industry. After studying at Boston College’s noisy neighbor Harvard for both his undergrad and law degrees, he served in the military, ran for Congress, and held the posit…
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Pilot-Interview with John LaMattina on COVID-19 and Career Advice
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34:39Our first guest is John LaMattina, one of the most respected members of the Pharmaceutical Industry. He is the former President of Research and Development at Pfizer, where he worked for over 30 years, and is presently a partner at Pure Tech pharmaceuticals. Outside of work, he is the author of two books “Drug Truths, Dispelling The Myths Of R&D (W…
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