ABOUT THIS EPISODE 12 – How Should Business Schools Prepare Students for Startups? – Jeff Bussgang and Michael Seibel Jeff Bussgang is a lecturer at Harvard Business School and General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners. Michael Seibel is CEO of YC. https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/5a0396a0-5546-11e7-aae1-0e1b887eb36a/12—how-should-business-schools-prepare-students-for-startups—jeff-bussgang-and-michael-seibel—y-combinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1587055943Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Month: June 2017
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Elad Gil on Becoming One of Silicon Valleys Top Angels, Why Most People Get Market Sizing Wrong & Should VC Services Always Be Bundled Together?
ABOUT THIS EPISODEElad Gil is the Founder of Color Genomics, however, Elad is also one of the most prominent angel investors in the valley with a portfolio including the likes of Airbnb, Stripe, Square and Pinterest just to name a few. Prior to founding Color Genomics, Elad was VP of Corporate Strategy @ Twitter where… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Elad Gil on Becoming One of Silicon Valleys Top Angels, Why Most People Get Market Sizing Wrong & Should VC Services Always Be Bundled Together?
This Is Success : Dropbox CEO: How I built a $10 billion company in my 20s
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDrew Houston is the founder and CEO of DropBox, an online file storage and sharing service that just turned ten years old. DropBox has grown to over 500 million users, has been valued at about $10 billion, and generates over a billion dollars in annualized revenue. The company is probably planning to go… Continue reading This Is Success : Dropbox CEO: How I built a $10 billion company in my 20s
Y Combinator : #9 – Sam Altman and Reid Hoffman – From Startup to Scaleup
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 9 – Sam Altman and Reid Hoffman – From Startup to Scaleup Sam Altman and Reid Hoffman discuss the key changes founders should think about as they scale their company. The conversation was recorded at The Scaleup Offsite, a private event hosted by Y Combinator Continuity and Greylock Partners in April 2017.… Continue reading Y Combinator : #9 – Sam Altman and Reid Hoffman – From Startup to Scaleup
Masters of Scale : 6. Innovation is managed chaos, w/Eric Schmidt of Google/Alphabet
ABOUT THIS EPISODEGoogle has succeeded by innovating again and again. Their secret? They don’t tell their employees how to innovate; they manage the chaos. Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google since 2001 and now chair of parent company Alphabet, shares the controversial management techniques he created to lead an environment of free-flowing ideas — and… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 6. Innovation is managed chaos, w/Eric Schmidt of Google/Alphabet
The Tim Ferriss Show : #244: The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency — Nick Szabo
ABOUT THIS EPISODENick Szabo (@NickSzabo4) is a polymath. The breadth and depth of his interests and knowledge are truly astounding. He’s a computer scientist, legal scholar, and cryptographer best known for his pioneering research in digital contracts and cryptocurrency. The phrase and concept of “smart contracts” were developed by Nick with the goal of bringing… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show : #244: The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency — Nick Szabo