When you think of big brand investing, you think of Keith Rabois. He gives Nik and Moiz the inside scoop on his investing thesis.

Keith Rabois is General Partner at Founders Fund and CEO at OpenStore, providing liquidity to Shopify merchants and integrating them into a decentralized department store.

He gets into why he looks for quality and caliber when it comes to investing in founders, why extraordinary people lead to breakthroughs, and why the CEO is ultimately responsible for everything.

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Timestamps:

00:00 intro

05:52 Just Enough Risk

06:41 Keith Raboi’s Investment Thesis

11:50 10 X Breakthroughs Start With Great People

17:56 The CEO Role Broken Down

22:20 Those Middle Of The Night Epiphanies

30:41 Longtail Influencers

33:54 Lessons Learned

42:27 Always Looking For 10X Growth

51:08 The Quick Fire Round