Write Like a Billionaire | Chamath Palihapitiya | How I Write Podcast

Sign Up for "Writing Examples" and Learn From The Best Writing of All Time: https://www.writingexamples.com Come learn how Chamath Palihapitiya, tech billionaire and Silicon Valley icon, breathes life into his ideas — and how you can, too. This episode is all about the push and pull of online writing. Objectivity vs. subjectivity. Consuming vs. creating. Structure vs. spontaneity. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:37 Buffett's annual letters 00:05:30 Energy of your writing 00:07:15 Twitter 00:14:00 AOL versus Facebook 00:16:40 Acquisition, activation, engagement, virality 00:23:40 Moments of epiphany 00:26:30 Directing energy into ideas 00:27:20 Refining your craft 00:31:50 Writing on Quora 00:34:20 Authenticity and relatability 00:36:30 David's advice for Chamath 00:37:00 GPT-4 00:40:20 Teaching your kids to read and write 00:42:00 Using data to improve your writing 00:43:00 Electrical engineering and writing 00:45:00 Communicating good ideas SPEAKER LINKS: Website: https://www.socialcapital.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/chamath Annual Letters: https://www.socialcapital.com/annual-letters Newsletter: https://chamath.substack.com/ WRITE OF PASSAGE: Want to learn more about the next class for Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school PODCAST LINKS: Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv ABOUT THE HOST: I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible. How I Write is a podcast by Write of Passage // Production by Adam Soccolich