Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3, How to Pick the Right Hill to Climb, Finding the Right Amount of Crypto Regulation, Friends with Benefits, and the Untapped Potential of NFTs | Brought to you by&nbsp;<a href="http://ucan.co/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UCAN</a>&nbsp;endurance products powered by SuperStarch®,&nbsp;<a href="http://therabody.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Theragun</a>&nbsp;percussive muscle therapy devices, and&nbsp;<a href="http://tonal.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tonal</a>&nbsp;smart home gym.&nbsp;More on all three below.Chris Dixon&nbsp;(<a href="https://twitter.com/cdixon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cdixon</a>) is a general partner at&nbsp;<a href="https://a16z.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andreessen Horowitz</a>, where for the past six years he has been an active seed and venture-stage investor.Previously, Chris co-founded and served as the CEO of two startups, SiteAdvisor and Hunch. SiteAdvisor was an internet security company that warned web users of security threats. The company was acquired by McAfee in 2006. Hunch was a recommendation technology company that was acquired by eBay in 2011.Chris has been a prolific seed investor, co-founding Founder Collective, a seed venture fund, and making a number of personal angel investments in various technology companies. Chris started programming as a kid and was a professional programmer after college at the high-speed options trading firm Arbitrade. He has a BA and MA in philosophy from Columbia and an MBA from Harvard.He has written about his theories and experiences as an entrepreneur and investor&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/@cdixon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Medium</a>&nbsp;and before that at&nbsp;<a href="http://cdixon.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cdixon.org</a>. His a16z Podcast appearances can be found&nbsp;<a href="https://a16z.com/author/chris-dixon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.Naval Ravikant&nbsp;(<a href="http://twitter.com/naval" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@naval</a>) is the co-founder and chairman of&nbsp;<a href="https://angel.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AngelList</a>. He is an angel investor and has invested in more than 100 companies, including many mega-successes, such as Twitter, Uber, Notion, Opendoor, Postmates, and Wish. 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His most recent appearance was helping me&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/2021/03/08/vitalik-buterin-naval-ravikant/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">interview Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin here</a>.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you by&nbsp;<a href="http://ucan.co/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UCAN</a>.&nbsp;I was introduced to&nbsp;<a href="http://ucan.co/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UCAN</a>&nbsp;and its unique carbohydrate SuperStarch by my good friend—and listener favorite—Dr. Peter Attia, who said there is no carb in the world like it. I have since included it in my routine, using UCAN’s powders to power my workouts, and the bars make great snacks. 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#542: Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3, How to Pick the Right Hill to Climb, Finding the Right Amount of Crypto Regulation, Friends with Benefits, and the Untapped Potential of NFTs

Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40+ languages.  Newsweek calls him "the world's best human guinea pig," and The New York Times calls him "a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk."  In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.