chamath palihapitiya is unafraid of breaking the conventional rules, vowing to take bigger risks, solvehe bigger problems, and make money big-time. from putting chips in our clothes to starting a university. he is best known for supercharging facebook from 50 million users to 750 million users. but this tech growth legend started on the unlikely path while his country was gripped with civil war. joining me today, the incendiary investor and founder of the social capital partnership, chamath palihapitiya. thank you for joining us. how do you feel about that word "incendiary?" >> i love that word actually. it's like, at least people will remember you. >> you were born in sri lanka. what was the state of the country at the time? >> i was born in 1976. the civil war broke out in the early 1980's. both my parents are buddhists. my dad was in the civil service. my mom was a nurse. my dad was able to insinuate himself to get posted to the sri lankan high commission in canada. i think i was six years old when myself, my sister, and my parents immigrated. my dad proudly talks about how he was a

emily: what is the myth of chamath palihapitiya, and what is the reality? amath: the reality is i deeply deeply insecure person who got extraordinarily lucky. more lucky than i deserve. who is trying very hard to leave a reasonably positive legacy so that i feel like i did the right thing. i feel like there are way more people that are way more talented than me. i think the myth is that i'm aloof, arrogant. i say what's on my mind. i guess at some level maybe all of those things are true, but the "me" that i know is just the same guy that feels like my parents gave up a lot. i feel like i should be really doing something important. emily: were you like this when you were young? has this evolved? have you become more courageous? chamath: alcohol is a great truth serum. money is a great amplifier of courage. what else do i have to be afraid of at this point? i have an obligation to do what i need to do, to help people, and build some things that are interesting. and frankly, to make more money, because if i can make more money, i will have a better sense of wh

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chamath palihapitiya is unafraid of breaking the conventional rules, vowing to take bigger risks, solver problems, and make money big-time. from putting chips in our clothes to starting a university. he is best known for supercharging facebook from 50 million users to 750 million users. but the tech growth legend started on the likely path on the country gripped with civil war.

chamath palihapitiya is unafraid of breaking the conventional rules of engagement, vowing to take biggerlve the biggest problems, and make money big-time. from putting chips in our clothes to starting a university from scratch. he is, perhaps, best known for supercharging facebook from 50 million users to 750 million users. but tech's growth legend started on an unlikely path in a country gripped by civil war. joining me today on "studio

chamath palihapitiya is unafraid of breaking the conventional rules, vowing to take bigger risks, solveigger problems, and make money big-time. from putting chips in our clothes to starting a university. he is best known for supercharging facebook from 50 million users to 750 million users. but the tech growth legend started on the likely path on the country gripped with civil war. joining me today, the ince

chamath palihapitiya is unafraid of breaking the conventional rules, vowing to take bigger risks, solveigger problems, and make money big-time. from putting chips in our clothes to starting a university. he is best known for supercharging facebook from 50 million users to 750 million users. but this tech growth legend started on the unlikely path while his country was gripped with civil war. jo