Balaji Srinivasan on Navigating the Idea Maze

Today's episode of Request for Startups features: * Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, the co-founder of Counsyl, the former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Coinbase, and former GP at the Andreessen Horowitz. @balajis on X

* Erik Torenberg: Investor, founder of Turpentine. @eriktorenberg on X

In this episode, and talk about the best time to start a company and how to choose the right co-founder. They discuss frameworks starting a startup, from ideation to execution. This episode is from a live taping in 2020 and originally aired on Erik’s podcast Venture Stories.

Request for Startups is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: www.turpentine.co

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Upcoming guests on this season of Request for Startups include Dan Romero, Nick DeWilde, Avlok Kohli, David Booth, Greg Isenberg, Gagan Biyani, and more.

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(00:32) Talk on Career Transition

(00:50) Balaji's Framework for Timing and Learning

(02:57) Concept of Ikigai

(03:56) The Challenges of Starting a Company

(05:03) How Persistence Pays Off

(09:45) Sponsor Break: Brave Browser

(10:48) Navigating Startup Ideas

(11:06) Impact of COVID-19 on Startups

(21:04) Picking the Right Co-Founder.

(23:19) Closing Remarks

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