The Narrative Monopoly

#38 - Erik Torenberg, Narratives

Episode Summary

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

Episode Notes

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

narrativemonopoly.com