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Diving In with Robert Bogart

Oxide and Friends · 19 Jun 2025 · 1h 43m · Episode 21

What this episode covers

Robert Bogart, a former Division I swimmer at the University of Texas and current engineer at Google, joins Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal to discuss the parallels between elite college athletics and raising venture capital. Bogart recounts his 'Cinderella' story of being recruited by coach Eddie Reese despite late physical development, his redshirt freshman year, and breaking a world record on a relay. The conversation explores the psychological resilience, intrinsic motivation, and 'healthy disregard for the impossible' required to succeed in both high-stakes sports and hardware entrepreneurship at companies like Joyent and Oxide Computer Company.

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large enterprises

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Oxide Computer Company, Google, Joyent, MetaWeb
Also
Eddie Reese, Anthony Ervin, Michael Phelps, Dennis Ritchie, Bryan Cantrill, Adam Leventhal, Robert Bogart

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