Summary of We have to talk about Alex Karp Shocking CNBC Interview

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Alex Karp, the founder and CEO of Palantir, appeared on CNBC this morning and warned of the potential for geopolitical chaos if Russia invades Ukraine. Carp believes that the West should continue to support Ukraine and negotiate with Putin to figure out a way for him to fail without having to present an "achievement" back home.

• 00:00:00 Alex Carp, the co-founder and CEO of Palantir, appeared on CNBC this morning and warned of the potential for geopolitical chaos if Russia invades Ukraine. Putin has said he is not bluffing and will use all means to defend Russia, including potentially using nuclear weapons. Carp believes that the West should continue to support Ukraine and negotiate with Putin to figure out a way for him to fail without having to present an "achievement" back home.
• 00:05:00 Alex Karp, founder and CEO of Recruiter.com, gave a shocking interview on CNBC in which he discusses the possibility of the Ukrainian government giving up control of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions to Russia in order to end the war. Karp says that this would be a victory for Putin, and that the war could be over if the Ukrainians were to give up the Donbass area. He argues that the job of a politician is to convince their people that the war was not a failure, and that they need specialized people to do this.
• 00:10:00 Alex Karp discusses CNBC interview where he makes fun of himself and the even the point he's making is a valid point. He also criticized the braggish approach he took, saying it comes down to last-ditch effort in World War II America spends 800 billion Russia spends 65 billion, but Russia thinks half of it is at waste. Alex thinks the Chinese are learning about war and their potential to outmaneuver their opponents.
• 00:15:00 The video discusses the difference between U.S. and international business, and how difficult it is for businesses in other countries to keep up with the pace of U.S. growth. It also mentions how a successful front man can help a company, and how Alex Karp was "per he knows it" with his punchline.
• 00:20:00 In this video, Alex Karp discusses CNBC's recent interview with him, in which he discusses the importance of the U.S. economy and how it's not growing the way it should be in other parts of the world. He also discusses how the current political and economic conditions are likely to be bad in the next few years, and how this may impact the technology industry.