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Startup Life in Davos: Four Dudes to a Room

January 28, 2026 / 01:28

This episode features Kush, a startup founder based in New York, discussing his experiences and inspirations in the entrepreneurial world.

Kush shares details about his startup, including raising a seed round of 6 million dollars and the unconventional living arrangements he has with his team, staying in a shared room to save costs.

The conversation touches on Kush's admiration for Chamath Palihapitiya, highlighting how Chamath's candidness and unique perspectives inspire him.

Kush expresses appreciation for Chamath's ability to speak openly without fear of judgment, contrasting it with the more filtered approaches of other podcast guests.

The episode provides a glimpse into the realities of startup life, including the challenges and camaraderie among team members.

TL;DR

Kush discusses his startup journey, living arrangements, and admiration for Chamath's candidness in entrepreneurship.

Episode

1:28
00:00:00
What's your name?
00:00:00
>> I'm Kush. Nice to meet you.
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>> Kush. Nice to meet you. Are you the OG
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Kush?
00:00:03
>> I I am. I am.
00:00:06
>> I've I've met you before.
00:00:08
>> You have a startup. Where's the startup
00:00:09
based?
00:00:10
>> We're in New York. Yeah.
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>> Okay. And you decide to spend your
00:00:12
investors money to come here and run
00:00:15
around on the street and try to meet
00:00:17
potential customers. Investors. What
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>> customers? Right now at this point, we
00:00:21
raised our seed round last month. So,
00:00:22
we've been
00:00:23
>> Yeah. Thanks for calling.
00:00:24
>> How much you spending on your
00:00:25
accommodations? Uh 400 total for the
00:00:28
>> 400 a night.
00:00:29
>> No, no, no. 400 total. Like a hundred a
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night.
00:00:32
>> $400. They're saying at a $100 a night
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place. I like this.
00:00:35
>> Exactly. There's
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>> And how many in one room?
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>> In one room. Four of us.
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>> All right. This See,
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>> it's a start off right now.
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>> I asked this. This is my kind of
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startup. Raises 6 million and then puts
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four dudes. I'm assuming four dudes.
00:00:48
>> Four dudes. Yeah, four dudes.
00:00:49
>> Four dudes in one room. That That room
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must not smell very good. It's uh it
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it's not great right now, but we get
00:00:56
through it. We get through it.
00:00:57
>> And who's your favorite bestie? Be
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honest.
00:01:00
>> I'd say it's you.
00:01:01
>> Okay. After me.
00:01:01
>> Come on.
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>> Oh, Chimath.
00:01:04
>> You like Chamoth? Why? Why is Chimath?
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This is actually great. Why is he
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inspiring to you?
00:01:08
>> I feel like does he inspire you?
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>> He does inspire. I feel like he has very
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interesting takes that not a lot of
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people say or he's not he's not scared
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to talk about what real things are. And
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I feel like a lot of podcasts people
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sort of like uh they they put a filter
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on themselves when they go on because
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they're scared what the world would
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think. But I think he has no uh no
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problem.
00:01:23
>> You think's based?
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>> Yes. Yes. Exactly.
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>> And you like that?
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>> I do.

Episode Highlights

  • Kush's Startup Journey
    Kush shares insights about his startup and the unconventional living arrangements with his team.
    “Raises 6 million and then puts four dudes in one room.”
    @ 00m 43s
    January 28, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • I feel like he has very interesting takes that not a lot of people say.
    Startup Life in Davos: Four Dudes to a Room
  • I think he has no problem.
    Startup Life in Davos: Four Dudes to a Room

Key Moments

  • Inspiration01:07
  • Authenticity01:23

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