ABOUT THIS EPISODEBen Horowitz is a venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley. Part of his work is identifying and investing in new companies, and that means he’s gotten very good at picking winners. In this episode, Ben talks with Jessi about how much a company’s culture can affect its success, how to shift an existing… Continue reading Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel : Ben Horowitz on Shaping Culture
Month: December 2019
This Week in Startups : E1013: Decade Wrap-Up Roundtable! Garry Tan, Initialized Capital & Zach Coelius, Coelius Capital on the biggest hits & misses of the past decade: Trump, Theranos, Streaming, Mindfulness, Crypto, Tesla, WeWork, Amazon Prime, Vaping & more!
ABOUT THIS EPISODELINKS to brackets: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zqc-2vDRl7e86USf4okiX8DRcXPzX1HW || 0:29 Jason intros Garry & Zach3:02 Jason goes over the bracket-style breakdown3:15 Best of the decade: Ride-Sharing vs. AI/ML8:32 Best: Amazon Prime vs. 4G LTE10:07 Best: Tesla M3 vs. Disney buying Marvel + Star Wars IP14:15 Best: Streaming vs. Mindfulness17:01 Garry’s Best: AI/ML vs. 4G LTE20:20 Jason’s Best:… Continue reading This Week in Startups : E1013: Decade Wrap-Up Roundtable! Garry Tan, Initialized Capital & Zach Coelius, Coelius Capital on the biggest hits & misses of the past decade: Trump, Theranos, Streaming, Mindfulness, Crypto, Tesla, WeWork, Amazon Prime, Vaping & more!
Squawk Pod : Slack’s Start; Boeing’s Ups and Downs; Travis Kalanick Selling Out
ABOUT THIS EPISODESlack CEO Stewart Butterfield, the first in our series on the new class of companies that went public in 2019. Butterfield shares his thoughts on the popularity of direct listings and Slack’s role in this new information age. Plus, an update on the Boeing Starliner’s marred launch, an event that capped off a… Continue reading Squawk Pod : Slack’s Start; Boeing’s Ups and Downs; Travis Kalanick Selling Out
a16z Podcast : The Journey from 0 to 1, from Mosaic to Netscape
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAs part of a new series where we will share select a16z partner appearances on other podcasts with our audience here, this episode is cross-posted from the new show Starting Greatness — featuring interviews with startup builders before they were successful — hosted by Mike Maples junior. In the conversation, a16z co-founder Marc… Continue reading a16z Podcast : The Journey from 0 to 1, from Mosaic to Netscape
a16z Podcast : Shonda Rhimes on How to Create Stories (and Products) People Want
ABOUT THIS EPISODEHollywood and Silicon Valley seem so different, but are more alike than we think. What challenges do tech startup founders and other creative founders — like showrunners and executive producers — similarly face? Both have to deeply understand and respect their audiences; learn how to scale themselves beyond one person; and even figure… Continue reading a16z Podcast : Shonda Rhimes on How to Create Stories (and Products) People Want
Starting Greatness : Marc Andreessen: “Was Netscape an Overnight Success?”
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMike Maples, Jr talks to Marc Andreessen, Co-founder of Netscape—the startup that launched the Internet era. What it was like when Netscape was about to blow up? What does he wish Netscape had done differently? — and what lessons from its success are not fully understood? https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/83ca0c/83ca0c1d-31bc-4e6c-9f03-dd3692bbcb50/defe387a-47ca-40d3-88bb-3a60ba480c6e/11-18-19-marc-andreessen-interview-with-mike-maples-jr_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=MZz6VcosPodcast: Play in new window | Download
Commonwealth Club of California Podcast : Ben Horowitz: Creating Culture
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAccording to leading venture capitalist Ben Horowitz, the crucial question for every organization is: How do you create and sustain the culture you want? To Horowitz, culture is how a company makes decisions. It’s not the values listed on the wall or what’s said in a company-wide meeting. It is who you are… Continue reading Commonwealth Club of California Podcast : Ben Horowitz: Creating Culture
The Stack Overflow Podcast : Searching For The Next Frontier With Chris Dixon
ABOUT THIS EPISODEYou can check out the back story of Dixon’s first company, SiteAdvisor, here. It was built during a time when spyware was a booming business and browsers had few systems in place to combat bad actors. The company was acquired by McAfee in 2006. It’s a great trip through the history of web… Continue reading The Stack Overflow Podcast : Searching For The Next Frontier With Chris Dixon
a16z Podcast : The Stories and Code of Culture Change
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe Stories and Code of Culture ChangeThere are some common tropes that can kill your company culture — whether it’s that corporate values can be weaponized; “fake it til you make it”; the “reality distortion fields” of visionaries vs. liars; and so on. All of this just reveals the confusing, sometimes blurry line… Continue reading a16z Podcast : The Stories and Code of Culture Change
Masters in Business : Ben Horowitz Discusses Culture and Success
ABOUT THIS EPISODEBloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Ben Horowitz, whose latest book is “What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. https://chtbl.com/track/5899E/podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/4e4cd910-40a1-4619-a5f3-ae2b0012ffff/3c05b821-a9b2-4f7d-ad82-ae2b0025a6b3/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=5873a3cb-298f-40bc-b71f-ae2b0013000dPodcast: Play in new window | Download