Hard truths about building in the AI era | Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures)

Episode notes

Keith Rabois was an early executive at PayPal (part of the famous PayPal Mafia), COO at Square, VP of Corporate Development at LinkedIn, and an early investor in Stripe, DoorDash, Airbnb, YouTube, Ramp, and Palantir. Currently he’s managing director at Khosla Ventures. Also, he hasn’t touched a computer since September 2010 (he does everything from an iPad). In our in-depth conversation, Keith shares: 1. The barrels vs. ammunition hiring framework (and how to spot barrels) 2. Why talking to customers is actively harmful for consumer products 3. How to identify undiscovered talent 4. Why the PM role is dying 5. The three traits of the best-performing companies right now 6. The specific interview question he asks every senior candidate 7. Why CMOs (not engineers) are becoming the #1 consumer of tokens -

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