# @20vc on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=dlPCz8Jwypw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64762275-20vc-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-27T14:00:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** 20VC with Harry Stebbings (@20vc) — https://gondola.cc/20vc

## Caption

Adam Foroughi is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Applovin, one of the most underdiscussed but incredible businesses. Applovin has a market cap of $160BN, the company does $5.48BN in revenue and has an astonishing $10M EBITDA per head. The margins; 80%+. There is almost no other business in the world like it.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:17 Why Winning (Not Fear) Drives the Best Founders
02:59 When Money Stops Mattering: The Real Founder Motivation
04:17 $83M CEO Payday: The Truth Behind the Headlines
07:54 The Hidden Cost of Being a CEO: What No One Tells You
10:11 Down 92%: How Do You Not Lose Your Mind?
14:35 Layoffs: AI Revolution or COVID Hangover? Will the Layoffs Work?
23:18 Why Most Companies Can't Build a Culture of A-Players
28:23 What % of Applovin Code is AI? What Will it Be in 5 Years Time?
33:47 Building on OpenAI: Opportunity or Existential Risk?
44:09 The Dark Side of Short Sellers & Market Manipulation
50:10 Do Great Founders Doubt Themselves?
52:07 TikTok, Meta & The Future of Recommendation Engines
53:12 The Path to a $1 Trillion Company: What Needs to Happen?
56:33 Stock Buybacks: How to Do Them and When They Go Wrong?
59:04 Is the SaaS Model Breaking? What Happens Now?
01:10:04 Quick-Fire Round

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- **Views:** 37,183
- **Likes:** 639
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- **Comments:** 54

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 20VC with Harry Stebbings | @20vc | https://gondola.cc/20vc | Podcast |

## Tags

harrystebbings, ceo, saas, ai, founder, applovin, adamforoughi, 20vc

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