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▶ 1:05 · $AMERICAN-OPERATOR · How to Turn $15K Into $1M in 2026
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Joe Lonsdale

How to Turn $15K Into $1M in 2026

2026-04-09 · 2 company · 5 thematic
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joe lonsdale

Joe Lonsdale hosts American Optimists. He co-founded Palantir Technologies and founded venture firm 8VC. He previously hired Scott Wu at an early company and references his experience building Palantir's forward-deployed engineer model and government technology partnerships.

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“I'm personally investing a lot into this area and I'm really excited to hear from Will how AI, how innovation, how everything going on is going to transform this area of the small business economy.”
—joe lonsdale

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