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Podcast: This Week in Startups
Episode: Billy McFarland on Fyre Fest fraud, failure, hacking, & the long road back | E1730
Description: Billy McFarland joins Jason to discuss the lessons he has learned from his Fyre Fest fraud, before discussing the festival’s origin story and what led him to winding up in jail (1:36). This leads to an all-encompassing conversation about Billy’s early days as an entrepreneur, his experience in prison, and if he is a changed man (13:46).
(0:00) Jason kicks off the show
(1:36) Reflecting on Fyre Festival
(6:57) The origin of Billy’s charisma & communication
(11:31) Billy’s first experience with computers
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