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Show Notes:

(00:03:28) - The importance of synthetic long-chain hydrocarbon fuel

(00:09:37) - Ranking America's potential for innovation

(00:12:43) - Why there aren't more Thiel Fellowships

(00:14:56) - The principles that motivate and drive him

(00:18:21) - What it has been like working in the world of defense after the attack on Israel

(00:20:34) - Surprising lessons learned when building a large company

(00:24:02) - How to approach a new field initially

(00:28:45) - Meeting other out-of-the-box thinkers

(00:33:11) - Inventors working backward from existing systems versus forward from their ideals

(00:34:51) - The most pressing issue in national security

(00:41:01) - What matters most for America from a defense perspective

(00:43:58) - How to determine which problems to prioritize

(00:50:24) - Lessons learned from working with AI

(00:57:21) - How Apple is shaping the future of VR

(01:01:36) - Which videogame a prospective employee should excel at

(01:04:06) - Why Oculus was so successful in marketing

(01:11:13) - The kindest thing anyone has ever done for Palmer