My conversation with @travisk, founder of Atoms and Uber. 0:00 Building Atoms & the Meta Problem of Management 3:51 The Appeal of Impossible Problems: Starting Over in China 12:19 Uber vs. Didi: Copycats, Hypergrowth & China's Rules 21:02 How Network Effects Become an Efficiency Fortress 31:48 Capitalism vs. the Taxi Cartel 44:05 The China War Goes Global & the Entrepreneur's Capacity for Pain 54:04 Life After Uber: Lawfare, Media Narratives & Reputation 58:21 What Founders Get Wrong About Venture Capital 1:08:35 The Fundraising Playbook: QED Storytelling & a Five-Room Auction 1:18:38 The Uber Coup, Radical Accountability & Outgrowing Fear 1:26:42 Why Specialized Robots Beat Humanoids at Industrial Scale 1:31:30 Finding Your Sport: Food, Mining & the Physical AI Stack 1:40:14 How to Build Many Companies Inside One Company 1:46:33 Entropy, Civilization & the Meaning of Progress Includes paid partnerships.