“If you can create a strong vibe where people feel deeply connected, deeply indebted to the community and the mission, you're set. Nobody wants to join another professional networking group anymore. They're looking for a good vibe.” – Brett Goldstein
Brett Goldstein (@thatguyBG) is Co-Founder of Launch House, a private community focused on connecting and supporting top entrepreneurs. Brett was previously a product manager at Accenture, Google, and Clearbit.
To listen to Brett's quick interview on habits, routines, and inspirations, click here.
For more, explore the transcript of this episode.
Chapters
- Brett's background as a product manager
- On investing early in Bitcoin and Ethereum
- Mergers and acquisitions
- The origins of Launch House
- How innovation happens
- The future of communications technology
- The future of education
- Y Combinator vs. Launch House
- Vibes as a moat
- The outlook for Launch House
Links
- Connect with Brett Goldstein: Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
- Launch House
- Accenture
- Coinbase
- Stripe
- Clearbit
- Ethereum
- Bitcoin
- ConsenSys
- Status
- Protocol Labs
- Paul Graham
- Michael Houck
- Netflix
- a16z (Andreessen Horowitz)
- Sequoia Capital
- Y Combinator
- HP
- Apple
- IBM
- Tony Hsieh
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Bill Gates
- Zoom
- Oculus
- Metaverse
- Gather.town
- McKinsey & Company
- Antler
- Techstars
- Discord
- Tiger Global
- Balaji Srinivasan
- Alexis Ohanian
- AWS (Amazon Web Services)
Learn More About This Topic
20 Things You Didn’t Know About Launch House
A quick and dirty intro to what Launch House is and is not.
How Y Combinator Changed the World
A great intro to how Paul Graham started Y Combinator and grew it to the well-respected entrepreneur accelerator it is today.
Choreographing “Creative Collisions” and Collaborative Innovation During COVID-19
The Global Institute on Innovation Districts outlines a few great examples of districts that have excelled at facilitating innovation, even with virtual-only spaces.
This mega-playlist addresses all aspects of building and maintaining community.
Brett mentions Gather.town as an excellent tool for facilitating creative collisions and organic community. Explore a few of Gather’s social spaces to see how it works.
