E159: The Bestie Awards! Recapping the best and worst of 2023

<p>(0:00) Welcome to the fourth annual Bestie Awards!</p> <p>(4:14) Biggest Political Winner</p> <p>(10:26) Biggest Political Loser</p> <p>(15:14) Biggest Political Surprise</p> <p>(23:02) Biggest Business Winner</p> <p>(26:50) Biggest Business Loser</p> <p>(30:32) Biggest Business Surprise</p> <p>(35:57) Best Science Breakthrough</p> <p>(40:30) Biggest Flash in the Pan</p> <p>(42:34) Best CEO</p> <p>(44:53) Best Investor</p> <p>(47:07) Best Turnaround</p> <p>(50:04) Worst Company</p> <p>(54:21) Best Meme</p> <p>(56:53) Best New Tech</p> <p>(59:57) Best Trend</p> <p>(1:02:12) Worst Trend</p> <p>(1:07:42) Favorite Media</p> <p>(1:12:40) The Rudy Giuliani Award for Self-Immolation</p> <p>(1:17:02) Final Thoughts</p> <p>Follow the besties:</p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/chamath">https://twitter.com/chamath</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/Jason">https://twitter.com/Jason</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/DavidSacks">https://twitter.com/DavidSacks</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/friedberg">https://twitter.com/friedberg</a></p> <p>Follow the pod:</p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/theallinpod">https://twitter.com/theallinpod</a></p> <p><a href= "https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast">https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast</a></p> <p>Intro Music Credit:</p> <p><a href="https://rb.gy/tppkzl">https://rb.gy/tppkzl</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg">https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg</a></p> <p>Intro Video Credit:</p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/TheZachEffect">https://twitter.com/TheZachEffect</a></p> <p>Referenced in the show:</p> <p><a href= "https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2022-volodymyr-zelensky">https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2022-volodymyr-zelensky</a></p> <p><a href= "https://time.com/6329188/ukraine-volodymyr-zelensky-interview">https://time.com/6329188/ukraine-volodymyr-zelensky-interview</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-29/global-esg-market-shrinks-after-sizable-drop-in-us"> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-29/global-esg-market-shrinks-after-sizable-drop-in-us</a></p> <p><a href= "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4319127-rfk-jr-leads-2024-candidates-in-favorability-poll"> https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4319127-rfk-jr-leads-2024-candidates-in-favorability-poll</a></p> <p><a href= "https://news.gallup.com/poll/512135/support-third-political-party.aspx"> https://news.gallup.com/poll/512135/support-third-political-party.aspx</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/joosteninvestor/status/1737207130111819896">https://twitter.com/joosteninvestor/status/1737207130111819896</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.google.com/finance/quote/MSFT:NASDAQ">https://www.google.com/finance/quote/MSFT:NASDAQ</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.google.com/finance/quote/UBER:NYSE">https://www.google.com/finance/quote/UBER:NYSE</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.statista.com/statistics/277501/venture-capital-amount-invested-in-the-united-states-since-1995"> https://www.statista.com/statistics/277501/venture-capital-amount-invested-in-the-united-states-since-1995</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.google.com/finance/quote/META:NASDAQ">https://www.google.com/finance/quote/META:NASDAQ</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.cnn.com/economy/live-news/federal-reserve-meeting-121323/index.html"> https://www.cnn.com/economy/live-news/federal-reserve-meeting-121323/index.html</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.ft.com/content/59fff67e-b136-4435-89e1-2400b90f4b83">https://www.ft.com/content/59fff67e-b136-4435-89e1-2400b90f4b83</a></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/NASA/status/173682682876386142">https://twitter.com/NASA/status/173682682876386142</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.wsj.com/tech/biotech/fda-approves-worlds-first-crispr-gene-editing-drug-for-sickle-cell-disease-8c65fbb3"> https://www.wsj.com/tech/biotech/fda-approves-worlds-first-crispr-gene-editing-drug-for-sickle-cell-disease-8c65fbb3</a></p> <p><a href= 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