In this episode, Molly O'Shea talks to John Coogan, EIR at Founders Fund and co-founder of Lucy and Soylent. They cover topics such as his role as an EIR at Founders Fund, his journey from starting Soylent & going through YC, becoming a successful YouTuber (over 430K subscribers & over 8M views), as well as his insights into the history of nicotine & tobacco with his company Lucy. John dives into all of the complexities of startup entrepreneurship, the importance of really good storytelling in marketing, working in a regulated industry, as well as shares some hot takes in the VC/tech world.Learn the misconceptions about nicotine, the realities of “big tobacco,” the future of nicotine replacement therapy, and his business journey building & marketing Lucy. Lucy was founded to help adult tobacco users who are looking to try high-quality alternatives to cigarettes and traditional tobacco products, without the carcinogens.Nicotine is an addictive chemical, use responsibly.Follow on Twitter https://x.com/MollySOSheahttps://x.com/johncooganCheck out: John Coogan: https://www.johncoogan.com/Founders Fund: https://foundersfund.com/Lucy: https://lucy.coSoylent: https://soylent.com/Subscribe to Sourcery:https://www.sourcery.vc/ Sponsor: ArcherArcher's Midnight is a piloted four-passenger aircraft designed to perform rapid back-to-back flights with minimal charge time between flights. Learn more about how Archer is set to open up a new world of opportunity for passengers by providing safe and efficient access to people, places, and events across the communities they live, visit https://www.archer.com/Companies mentioned:Helium: https://www.helium.com/Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/Flexport: https://www.flexport.com/Varda: https://www.varda.com/SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/Palantir: https://www.palantir.com/Zyn: https://www.zyn.com/ph/en/home.htmlJuul: https://www.juul.com/Altria: https://www.altria.com/enNicorette: https://www.nicorette.com/Dollar Shave Club: https://us.dollarshaveclub.com/Warby Parker: https://www.warbyparker.com/Red Antler: https://www.redantler.com/Swedish Match: https://www.swedishmatch.com/General Snus: https://www.generalsnus.com/Newport: https://www.newport-pleasure.com/TiVo: https://www.tivo.com/Vita Coco: https://vitacoco.com/Pepsi: https://www.pepsi.com/Casamigos: https://www.casamigos.com/en-usTeramana: https://teremana.com/Rabbit R1: https://www.rabbit.tech/Rizz: https://rizz.app/Tinder: https://tinder.com/TIMESTAMPS:(((((((((((((((((((Recommended Podcast:What separates the most enduring and generation-defining venture firms? Turpentine VC talks to Ben Horowitz, Vinod Khosla, Alfred Lin, Mike Maples, Roger Ehrenberg, and more to find out. Subscribe: https://link.chtbl.com/TurpentineVC