20VC: Reid Hoffman on The Trump Administration | Elon Musk and DOGE | The US Defence Budget, NATO and The War in Ukraine | China, Tariffs and TikTok | The Future of Chips, Nuclear Energy, Quantum Computing and Climate

Reid Hoffman is one of the most impactful people in technology and startups. As a Founder he founded Paypal and Linkedin before moving to the investing side where he has led deals in Facebook, Airbnb and more. In Today’s Episode with Reid Hoffman We Discuss: 1. China and Tariffs: •

Should the US ban Tiktok and other Chinese companies, given China banning US companies presence in their country? • •

How does Reid evaluate the rise of the Chinese car industry? What are his concerns? • •

How does Reid hope Trump uses tariffs to advantage the US position? • •

What is Reid concerned about what Trump could do with tariffs? What would be bad? • 2. Elon Musk and DOGE: •

What impact will Elon Musk have on the future of AI in America? • •

Why does Reid believe that it is impossible for DOGE to achieve it’s targets? • •

What should Elon must be given credit for? What does he not deserve credit for? • •

What are Elon’s greatest strengths? What are his greatest weaknesses? • 3. The US Defence Budget and Ukraine: •

Why does Reid believe that the US should reduce their defence budget? • •

Does Reid believe the US should continue to finance the war in Ukraine? • •

Should the US continue to subsidise NATO’s lack of defence spending? • 4. NVIDIA and The Future of Chips: •

Will NVIDIA be able to sustain their monopoly? • •

What is the biggest threat to their position? • •

Should both the US and Europe have their own chip sovereignty? • •

How does Reid evaluate potential conflict between China and Taiwan impacting chip supply? • 5. Nuclear, Quantum and Climate: •

Why does Reid believe nuclear fusion can solve climate change? • •

Does Reid believe that with the rise of global conflict and AI, the importance of climate change is reduced in the attention of the world? • •

Why does Reid believe that AI does more to help than harm climate change? • •

Why is Reid so excited for a future with quantum computing? • •

What are the biggest dangers of quantum that we need to be mindful of? •