A conversation with Erik Torenberg on all things narrative and the The Narrative Monopoly

Bio

Erik Torenberg is co-Founder and co-CEO of OnDeck, which is on a mission to organize the world's ambition. Co-Founder and Partner of Village Global, an early stage venture fund. Erik was the first employee and on the founding team of Product Hunt. He's also a writer and podcast host. 

Times

• 0:15 - Intro to Erik & breaking into tech
• 6:00 - Status Theory of Narratives
• 9:45 - Meta Narratives & Identity
• 16:00 - Martin Gurri’s Crisis of Authority
• 18:45 - Authenticity & Elon
• 24:30 - The Narrative Monopoly
• 43:15 - Truth & Narratives
• 54:30 - The Current Thing
• 1:00:30 - Lack of meaning
• 1:05:15 - LARPs
• 1:07:30 - Rethinking Higher-Ed

Links

Erik's blog

Erik's twitter

beondeck.com

villageglobal.vc

narrativemonopoly.com