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Gabriel Weinberg

Gabriel Weinberg

CEO of DuckDuckGo, Inc.

Oct 9, 2026

11:49
Sure.
11:49
Mental model is a fancy word for concept.
11:52
And, you know, we have concepts in every area of life.
11:55
I was a physics major, so there were tons of physics concepts.
11:58
Most of which, you know, quantum mechanics and things which are not relevant to anyone outside of physics, but some really are.
12:04
So for example, the concept of critical mass came from physics, and kind of it's the nuclear material needed for a nuclear bomb.
12:12
But it's really useful outside of physics in investing, in products, in entrepreneurship.

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20:14
Okay.
18:59
Um, what, what's your experience with that been in terms of like using different models and testing, you know, testing out the different models and sort of getting that experience.
19:09
Yeah.
19:10
So the question, yeah.
19:11
So just to follow up for clarity.
19:14
Yeah.
19:15
So we have a free version and I think that's an important aspect of being private as well.
19:19
Cause the free version has no accounts.

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