Off The Chain

Katherine Boyle is a partner at General Catalyst, a venture capital firm that works with seed to endurance-stage founders to help build companies that can withstand the test of time. She co-leads General Catalyst’s seed platform. She focuses on early-stage investments in highly-regulated industries, including aerospace and defense, financial technology, healthcare and computational biology. In this conversation, we discuss shadow capitals, rebuilding civic institutions, government competition, true innovation, free speech, independent thinking, the socratic method, and investing in controversial ideas.  ======================= Public Rec is the first to bring tailored sizing to leisurewear so that you don’t have to choose between comfort and style. They make leisurewear in waist and inseam sizes because they believe comfort starts with a better fit. And when things fit better, they look better. No tailors. No settling. No stress. Comfort and style, all in one. Check out publicrec.com/pomp and use POMP10 at