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This week, Eight Sleep CEO Matteo Franceschetti is back! Souhail talks to him about everything from Eight Sleep's ascension to Formula 1 racing.

Eight Sleep is currently used by pro athletes and top performers across multiple industries and was recognized as one of TIME's "Best Inventions" in 2018 and 2019, was named one of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies" in 2018, and has raised over $150M in funding from leading investors, including Founders Fund, Softbank, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Valor Equity Partners, General Catalyst, Naval Ravikant, and Patrick Collison.

Prior to Eight, Matteo co-founded and led GIR (acquired in 2014) and Global Investment (acquired 2011).

Matteo holds multiple patents in tech and health, is a Member of the Forbes Technology Council, and graduated magna cum laude with a Law degree from University of Ferrara.

(1:24) - What Matteo's sleep schedule looks like

(3:20) - Matteo's Background and Upbringing

(4:40) - Eight Sleep's role alongside other Health Tech

(5:12) - What Eight Sleep can do

(6:27) - The Motivation for starting Eight Sleep

(8:28) - Eight Sleep's Vision

(11:46) - Y Combinator's impact on the business

(12:15) - Working with his wife

(13:40) - The ideal Eight Sleep employee

(15:26) - Celebrity Endorsements and meeting Mike Tyson

(16:47) - Matteo's love for F1

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