Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is my conversation with Richard Burton. He was the 1st designer at Ethereum, an early employee at Stripe, invests in technology startups, and is an avid kitesurfer. We've been friends for years so this was the funnest interview I've done yet. Enjoy!
Time Markers below:
2:45 Meeting in the Hacker Hostel
9:15 Short-term economic effects of the pandemic
10:30 Richard's background at Stripe & Ethereum
17:15 Open Source Financial Systems
21:00 Richard's crowd-sourced startup (Balance)
25:00 On Remote Work
31:30 Interview rejections & getting fired
33:15 Working for a Social Media algorithm
37:00 Deep Learning has been overhyped
41:00 Opportunities in Decentralized Finance
47:00 When Cryptocurrency was overhyped
50:18 Self-Driving Tesla Problems
51:30 Bipolar Disorder
53:00 Homelessness in San Francisco
55:15 Social Media Platforms Pros & Cons
59:00 Twitter BlueSky project
01:03:00 The Future of Social Media algorithms
01:04:55 Digital Therapeutics
01:08:30 Dating & relationships
01:12:30 Social Media identities
01:17:00 Finding purpose
01:19:30 AI Education on Youtube
01:22:00 Video release frequency
01:25:00 Lessons learned
01:27:00 Silicon Valley Culture
01:28:15 Los Angeles vs San Francisco
01:30:30 The Reality of Silicon Valley
01:34:50 Judging Technical Competence
01:36:30 WeWork: An Operating System for Atoms
01:37:30 On Peter Thiel
01:40:00 Rejecting platitudes
01:42:50 Richard's book recommendation
01:44:00 "How is Money Created?"
01:47:00 Richard's next topic to learn
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Find Richard on Twitter here:
twitter.com/ricburton
Connect with me here:
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4qf0D4LRvdlfZBkq1qqywT
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/siraj-raval-podcast
Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1468351190/siraj-raval-podcast
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This is my conversation with Richard Burton. He was the 1st designer at Ethereum, an early employee at Stripe, invests in technology startups, and is an avid kitesurfer. We've been friends for years so this was the funnest interview I've done yet. Enjoy!
Time Markers below:
2:45 Meeting in the Hacker Hostel
9:15 Short-term economic effects of the pandemic
10:30 Richard's background at Stripe & Ethereum
17:15 Open Source Financial Systems
21:00 Richard's crowd-sourced startup (Balance)
25:00 On Remote Work
31:30 Interview rejections & getting fired
33:15 Working for a Social Media algorithm
37:00 Deep Learning has been overhyped
41:00 Opportunities in Decentralized Finance
47:00 When Cryptocurrency was overhyped
50:18 Self-Driving Tesla Problems
51:30 Bipolar Disorder
53:00 Homelessness in San Francisco
55:15 Social Media Platforms Pros & Cons
59:00 Twitter BlueSky project
01:03:00 The Future of Social Media algorithms
01:04:55 Digital Therapeutics
01:08:30 Dating & relationships
01:12:30 Social Media identities
01:17:00 Finding purpose
01:19:30 AI Education on Youtube
01:22:00 Video release frequency
01:25:00 Lessons learned
01:27:00 Silicon Valley Culture
01:28:15 Los Angeles vs San Francisco
01:30:30 The Reality of Silicon Valley
01:34:50 Judging Technical Competence
01:36:30 WeWork: An Operating System for Atoms
01:37:30 On Peter Thiel
01:40:00 Rejecting platitudes
01:42:50 Richard's book recommendation
01:44:00 "How is Money Created?"
01:47:00 Richard's next topic to learn
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Find Richard on Twitter here:
twitter.com/ricburton
Connect with me here:
INSTAGRAM: bit.ly/312pLUb
FACEBOOK: bit.ly/2OqOhx1
TWITTER: bit.ly/2OHYLbB
WEBSITE: bit.ly/2OoVPQF
Find my podcast on these sites:
iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/siraj-raval-podcast/id1468351190
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/sirajraval
Google Podcasts: google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iZmIxMGMwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4qf0D4LRvdlfZBkq1qqywT
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/siraj-raval-podcast
Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1468351190/siraj-raval-podcast
Learn Machine Learning in 3 Months for free:
youtube.com/watch?v=Cr6Vq
My Startup Tutorial Playlist:
youtube.com/watch?v=oeraU
Hit the Join button above to sign up to become a member of my channel for access to exclusive live streams!
Signup for my newsletter for exciting updates in the field of AI:
goo.gl/FZzJ5w
Please support me on Patreon:
patreon.com/user?u=3191693 Join my AI community: chatgptschool.io Sign up for my AI Sports betting Bot, WagerGPT! (500 spots available): https://www.wagergpt.xyz
