ABOUT THIS EPISODEOn this special LIVE recording we talk about virtual events with a16z and Run The World, a virtual event platform focused on enabling meaningful social connection. They just raised $11M and have been described as a hybrid of Zoom video, Eventbrite ticketing, Twitch interactivity, and LinkedIn networking. https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/b38bff/b38bff18-c075-4a15-8996-5fb63caac35d/756364e0-706f-4c5a-b1e7-007eb959e05d/1d1333f0-b235-11ea-8db1-d1e954921a3d_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=aQn6pSSzPodcast: Play in new window |… Continue reading The VentureFuel Visionaries : Virtual Socialization – Run the World Co-Founder Xiaoyin Qu and Andreessen Horowitz Partner Li Jin
Month: June 2020
The NFX Podcast : Rahul Vohra shares the Frameworks Behind Superhuman (NFX Keynote Episode)
ABOUT THIS EPISODERahul Vohra shares the Frameworks Behind Superhuman (NFX Keynote Episode)Rahul is the founder and CEO of Superhuman where he and his team are building the fastest email experience in the world. Before Superhuman, Rahul founded Rapportive, which was acquired by LinkedIn in 2014.We’re bringing you an NFX Keynote podcast that gives you a… Continue reading The NFX Podcast : Rahul Vohra shares the Frameworks Behind Superhuman (NFX Keynote Episode)
Creative Control : The First Step: How Affirm CEO Max Levchin handles risk-taking in launching a new business
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe First Step: How Affirm CEO Max Levchin handles risk-taking in launching a new businessIn this episode, our host Chris Denson talks to Max Levchin, co-founder and CEO at Affirm and co-founder of PayPal, about how to overcome a fear of failure and embrace risk in bringing forward new ideas. Then Chris dives… Continue reading Creative Control : The First Step: How Affirm CEO Max Levchin handles risk-taking in launching a new business
Jonathan Herzog’s Digital Dialectics : Vitalik Buterin, Founder of Ethereum, & E. Glen Weyl, Founder of Radical Exchange Foundation
ABOUT THIS EPISODEVitalik Buterin, Founder of Ethereum, & E. Glen Weyl, Founder of Radical Exchange FoundationHerzog is joined by Glen Weyl and Vitalik Buterin. Vitalik Buterin is the founder of Ethereum, the worlds most valued and recognized cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, and founder of Bitcoin magazine. Glen Weyl is a political economist and social technologist for… Continue reading Jonathan Herzog’s Digital Dialectics : Vitalik Buterin, Founder of Ethereum, & E. Glen Weyl, Founder of Radical Exchange Foundation
Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein : Scott Kupor: “We Have Institutionalized The Network To Support Our Portfolio CEOs”
ABOUT THIS EPISODEScott Kupor: “We Have Institutionalized The Network To Support Our Portfolio CEOs”Start of Interview [1:51]How is a16z dealing with COVID-19, plus its new Talent & Opportunity Fund [2:31]Scott’s professional background [3:48]The shift from traditional VC firm to Registered Investment Advisor (to pursue investment opportunities beyond traditional equity, such as crypto) [6:00]The governance chapters… Continue reading Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein : Scott Kupor: “We Have Institutionalized The Network To Support Our Portfolio CEOs”
Boss Files with Poppy Harlow : Airbnb CEO: The Future of Travel
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAirbnb Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky is no stranger to leading a company through a crisis. He launched the vacation rental company in 2008 during the middle of a global recession, and now he is guiding it through a decimated travel sector due to the coronavirus pandemic. He opens up about Airbnb’s response… Continue reading Boss Files with Poppy Harlow : Airbnb CEO: The Future of Travel
CHURN.FM : EP 65 | Rahul Vohra – How Superhuman avoids churn by systematically increasing product-market fit.
ABOUT THIS EPISODEToday on the show we have Rahul Vohra, founder, and CEO of Superhuman. In this episode, we talked about what motivated Rahul to build Superhuman, how they iterated their way towards product-market fit, and how they built the product-market fit engine. We also discussed how the Superhuman team analyzes and segments the right… Continue reading CHURN.FM : EP 65 | Rahul Vohra – How Superhuman avoids churn by systematically increasing product-market fit.
Palladium Podcast : Digital Salon with Vitalik Buterin: Mechanism Design in Political Theory
ABOUT THIS EPISODEPolitical theorist and Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin joins Wolf Tivy and Ash Milton to discuss mechanism design, governance, and blockchain technology. Vitalik Buterin is best known for co-founding Bitcoin Magazine and the Ethereum project, but he has been recently expanding his attention into more general problems of political theory, governance, and society. This… Continue reading Palladium Podcast : Digital Salon with Vitalik Buterin: Mechanism Design in Political Theory
a16z Podcast : What We Can’t Reveal We Can’t Heal
ABOUT THIS EPISODEGiven recent events around George Floyd and far beyond, this special episode of the a16z Podcast features Shaka Senghor, a leading advocate for criminal justice reform (and bestselling author), and Terry Brown, a former police officer in East Palo Alto (who has since run his own security firms) — who, incidentally, both grew… Continue reading a16z Podcast : What We Can’t Reveal We Can’t Heal