Dialectic with Jackson Dahl

I interviewed Alex Zhang about the art of bringing people together, building a ski resort with Reed Hastings, and getting into rooms you're not supposed to be in.

I've known Alex since he convinced me to let him on the golf cart as I drove Mark Cuban across our college campus. 

Since then, he's continued to surprise me, inspire me, and find unlikely ways to curate people, spaces, and art. We talked about this and much more: 

- Can art and commerce really mix? Why are patrons so important for art?

- How do you throw a great house party? What about a music festival? or @fwb fest?

- How do you successfully blend unlikely domains: music & tech, crypto & culture, skiing & art?

- What makes Reed Hastings such a special leader and communicator?

- Is "community" anything more than an empty word?

- How did Alex convince Elon to come talk at his college club (rather than university-wide commencement)?

- Why does playfulness create magic? Why is taste a worthwhile pursuit?

Available on all platforms below.

as always a great one

the lore of Alex bringing Elon to USC in 2015 was a crazy motivator for me in college. an early realization that you can just do stuff