Minus One
A show about the winding journeys the world's most interesting people take to becoming great—and what they do when figuring out a question we all face: What's Next? Because before you launch at Zero, you have to figure out what to launch at Minus One. Hosted by South Park Commons Partner Aditya Agarwal and members of the SPC community.
All Episodes
What the Smartest People in AI Are Missing | Gary Vaynerchuk
How do brands like PepsiCo and Chanel convert consumer attention into real business growth?Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia and multiple New York Times Bestselling Author, joins Dylan Itzikowitz to share how his agency helps these brands turn culture, AI, and data into measurable impact.
Google, Facebook, Then Sierra | Bret Taylor
“If there's one lesson I wish I could give my younger self, it's to focus less on the technology and more on the customer need.”Bret Taylor has helped shape how billions interact with the internet, and now with Sierra, he’s rethinking customer interactions through AI that feels more human.
The Designer Who 'Liked' Everything | Soleio
In this episode of Minus One, Facebook’s second designer, Soleio shares how he helped build the emotional layer of the internet and is now backing tools like Figma and Framer to push it further.Connect with us here:SoleioAditya AgarwalSouth Park Commons00:00 Trailer01:00 Introduction01:41 Early days07:37 Paradigm shift and the moments13:45 Undirected expression and exploration21:45 Greatness has a high bar25:46 Expressing emotions32:17 Back to -144:10 More founders47:54 Outro
Silicon Valley, Capital & Globalization | Balaji Srinivasan
Balaji Srinivasan, angel investor and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Network State, joins Aditya Agarwal on Minus One to challenge prevailing assumptions about global tech and opportunity, and to reveal how Silicon Valley is losing its grip on shaping the future.Connect with us here:1. Balaji Srinivasan- https://x.com/balajis2. Aditya Agarwal- https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityaagarwal3/3. South Park Commons- https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/00:00 Trailer00:59 Intr...
David Baszucki: Roblox, Minus One, Digital Economy, & the Metaverse
In this episode of Minus One, host Dylan Itzikowitz sits down with Roblox’s chief blocksmith to trace a minus one to zero prototype that evolved into a full blown digital economy, now serving more than 100M DAUs.Connect with us here:1. David Baszucki- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbaszucki/2. Dylan Itzikowitz- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanitzikowitz/3. South Park Commons- https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/00:00 Trailer01:06 $275M Fund III01:56 Two-year "minus one"05:32 Pla...
The Origin Story of Facebook, Quora & OpenAI | Adam D'Angelo
In conversation with Aditya Agarwal, Adam D’Angelo reflects on his early days at Facebook, the founding of Quora, his early conviction in OpenAI, and why he believes the recursive nature of AI is grounded in a first-principles approach.Connect with us here:1. Adam D’Angelo- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dangelo/2. Aditya Agarwal- https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityaagarwal3/3. South Park Commons – https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/
The Shared Arc of History, AI, and Technology | Niall Ferguson
During his three-decade career in academia, Niall Ferguson has explored the critical inflection points that have shaped the course of history — and the future it continues to inform.In this conversation, hosted by Aditya Agarwal and Jonathan Brebner, he delves into why we may be living through a civilizational minus one, how history leaves subtle traces of what's to come, the rise of AI, and much more.
Why I Backed OpenAI, AGI, & the Zero to One Team | Vinod Khosla
In this episode of Minus One, Vinod Khosla joins Aditya Agarwal to reflect on his four-decade journey shaping Silicon Valley.They discuss making high-conviction bets, why the team you build becomes the company you build, Khosla's first investment in OpenAI, and why he is convinced that AGI sits among us now.