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Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir Technologies and Addepar and founder of 8VC, brings contrarian thinking to mission-driven company building, transformative technology, broken industries, and how entrepreneurial ambition can serve critical societal needs.
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Lessons from Palmer Luckey

Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR and the force behind Anduril Industries, pairs technological brilliance with entrepreneurial grit, showing how a builder can pioneer consumer virtual reality, reshape national security, and challenge established norms without softening his candor.
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Trae Stephens, Founders Fund partner and Anduril Industries co-founder and executive chairman, connects venture capital with national security, championing ambitious hard-tech solutions while examining generational companies, the future of warfare, and the philosophical foundations behind his work.
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Lessons from Jeanne DeWitt Grosser of Vercel

Jeanne DeWitt Grosser, Vercel’s chief operating officer and Stripe’s former chief business officer, treats sales as customer problem-solving and a bridge to research and development, arguing that product knowledge and a clear yes or no outperform hope.
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Lessons from Rehan Yar Khan

Rehan Yar Khan, managing partner of Orios Venture Partners and an early Indian angel investor, looks for non-obvious opportunities and “Misfit” founders, offering a field-tested lens on market timing, early-stage investing, and the deeper drivers of entrepreneurial success.
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Lessons from Sanjay Mehta

Sanjay Mehta, technologist turned angel investor and founder of 100X.VC, applies a sharp, data-driven approach to early-stage investing, founder mentorship, and simpler seed funding through the iSAFE note, grounding his counsel in experience as both entrepreneur and investor.
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Lessons from Rajan Anandan

Rajan Anandan, a technology executive, Peak XV Partners managing director, and angel investor, combines big-tech operating experience with early-stage investing acumen, focusing relentlessly on how founders scale, build enduring companies, and win across India and Southeast Asia.
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Lessons from Anupam Mittal

Anupam Mittal, founder and CEO of People Group and investor on Shark Tank India, draws on a bootstrapped entrepreneurial journey and deep knowledge of Indian consumers to emphasize long-term vision, sustainable business models, founder passion, and resilience.

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