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All-In

with Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks & David Friedberg

Four investors arguing about markets, technology and politics every week — the closest thing to overhearing how prominent capital allocators actually talk to each other.

Format Weekly, usually 60 to 90 minutesListen allin.com ↗YouTube @allin ↗

Why an angel should listen

All-In is a conversation between four people who invest at scale and who disagree with each other in public. That is its whole value proposition and it is a real one: you get to hear positions argued rather than presented, and the arguing exposes the reasoning that a polished interview would hide.

The relevance to an angel is that markets set your outcomes. Whether late-stage capital is abundant, whether the acquisition market is open, whether a sector is being re-rated — none of these are things you control and all of them decide whether your companies raise their next round. This show is a weekly read on that environment from people positioned to know.

It is worth listening to with a filter on. The hosts have large positions, strong political views and an interest in the narratives they promote, and the show does not pretend otherwise. Treat it as informed opinion from interested parties, which is exactly what it is and still useful.

Watch one

Start with this episode

From the show's own channel

SPAC talk with Chamath Palihapitiya, David Friedberg, David Sacks & Jason Calacanis | from Episode 7

An early-episode segment on a financing structure that was, at the time, being enthusiastically promoted. Worth watching precisely because you now know how that period ended — it is a free lesson in reading confident market commentary.

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Where to begin

Start with these

  • Any recent episode — the show is about the current environment, so recency is the point.
  • Episodes where the hosts disagree sharply. The consensus segments are less informative than the fights.
  • The early episodes if you want to see how confidently stated market predictions actually aged.

In short

Good for

Market conditionsUnderstanding sentimentWeekly habit
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All-In: common questions

Is All-In biased?
Yes, and openly so. The hosts hold large positions and promote narratives that suit them, and the show does not pretend to be journalism. That is workable if you listen for the reasoning rather than the conclusions, and keep a journalist-made show in your rotation alongside it.
Is it useful for an angel, or only for public-market investors?
Useful, because the funding environment it discusses is what determines whether your portfolio companies raise their next round. You do not control any of it and all of it decides your outcomes.