ABOUT THIS EPISODEJack Dorsey – Twitter, SquareThe Moonshots Podcast studies another serial entrepreneur. We go to the heart of Silicon Valley to learn from Jack Dorsey. The CEO of Twitter and Square is one of the sharpest minds there. Let listen and learn.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://chrt.fm/track/3854AE/media.transistor.fm/54373fb7/e41d0258.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |… Continue reading Moonshots Podcast: Learning Out Loud : Jack Dorsey – Twitter, Square
Y Combinator : #48 – The Future of Bike Sharing with Ofo Cofounder Yanqi Zhang and Anu Hariharan
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 48 – The Future of Bike Sharing with Ofo Cofounder Yanqi Zhang and Anu Hariharan Yanqi Zhang is a cofounder and COO of Ofo. Anu Hariharan is a Partner at YC. https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/19f03f84-c87b-11e7-878a-0e421d998c40/48—the-future-of-bike-sharing-with-ofo-cofounder-yanqi-zhang-and-anu-hariharan—y-combinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1510879832Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Marketplace Tech : 11/10/2017: How to get venture capital into the hands of minority startups
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIt’s no secret that the tech industry has a diversity problem. According to data from the Project Diane data initiative, less than 1 percent of venture funding goes to companies founded by African-American women, for example. Marketplace’s Amy Scott talks with Michael Seibel, the first African-American to become a partner at the tech… Continue reading Marketplace Tech : 11/10/2017: How to get venture capital into the hands of minority startups
Y Combinator : #46 – Tencent’s Chief eXploration Officer, David Wallerstein on WeChat, QQ, and Gaming
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 46 – Tencent’s Chief eXploration Officer, David Wallerstein on WeChat, QQ, and Gaming David Wallerstein is Tencent’s Chief eXploration Officer. Anu Hariharan is a Partner at YC. https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/bebafa26-c3ef-11e7-9e9f-0e31eee783ba/46—tencents-chief-exploration-officer-david-wallerstein-on-wechat-qq-and-gaming—y-combinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1510272428Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Masters of Scale : 11. Escape the competition, w/PayPal’s Peter Thiel
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIf you want to grow your business, your goal isn’t to beat the competition — it’s to escape the competition altogether. No one knows this better than PayPal founder Peter Thiel. His theory? “Competition is for losers.” Thiel is a former colleague, frequent co-investor and longtime intellectual sparring partner with host Reid Hoffman.… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 11. Escape the competition, w/PayPal’s Peter Thiel
Y Combinator : #45 – Building Dota Bots That Beat Pros – OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, Szymon Sidor, and Sam Altman
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 45 – Building Dota Bots That Beat Pros – OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, Szymon Sidor, and Sam Altman Greg Brockman is the CTO and cofounder of OpenAI. Szymon Sidor is a Research Scientist at OpenAI. Sam Altman is the President of Y Combinator and Co-Chairman of OpenAI. Watch their bot compete at The… Continue reading Y Combinator : #45 – Building Dota Bots That Beat Pros – OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, Szymon Sidor, and Sam Altman
Inside the Rope with David Clark : Ep 5: Cathie Wood – Investing in Disruption
ABOUT THIS EPISODECatherine D Wood is the CEO and CIO of Ark invest a New York-based investment manager focussed on disruptive innovation. In this episode, we cover Bitcoin, Driverless cars and other disruptive technologies that may shape our investment future. https://ark-invest.com/ark-team https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/351734989-insidetherope-5-cathie-wood-investing-in-disruption.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Y Combinator : #44 – Cindy Mi on Building VIPKID, the World’s Largest English Learning Platform for Children
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 44 – Cindy Mi on Building VIPKID, the World’s Largest English Learning Platform for Children Cindy Mi is the founder and CEO of VIPKID. VIPKID is a 1-on-1 teaching platform where children in China learn english from North American teachers. Anu Hariharan is a Partner here at YC. https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/f384ef28-ad06-11e7-97c2-0e1a21565276/44—chinese-entrepreneur-cindy-mi-on-building-the-worlds-largest-english-learning-platform-for-children—y-combinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1514995416Podcast: Play in new… Continue reading Y Combinator : #44 – Cindy Mi on Building VIPKID, the World’s Largest English Learning Platform for Children
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Y Combinator’s Paul Buchheit on Creating Gmail Version 1.0 & Leadership Lessons from Working With Zuckerberg and Larry Paige
ABOUT THIS EPISODEPaul Buchheit is a Partner @ Y Combinator, the world’s most successful accelerator with portfolio companies including the likes of AirBnB, Dropbox, Stripe, Zenefits, Twitch, the list goes on. Before YC and starting from the beginning, Paul was the 23rd employee at Google where he created Gmail, developed the original prototype for Google… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Y Combinator’s Paul Buchheit on Creating Gmail Version 1.0 & Leadership Lessons from Working With Zuckerberg and Larry Paige
Loose Threads — Inside the new consumer economy : Decent Debt — with Max Levchin of Affirm
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDecent Debt — with Max Levchin of Affirm 43. Affirm redefines consumer lending. We talk with co-founder Max Levchin about bringing much-needed transparency to a space that is usually riddled with predatory lenders. The Loose Threads Podcast features in-depth discussions with leaders across the rapidly changing consumer economy. https://anchor.fm/s/45ce819c/podcast/play/24507945/https:%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-11-28%2F141337379-44100-2-21989c5d2482308d.mp3Podcast: Play in new window… Continue reading Loose Threads — Inside the new consumer economy : Decent Debt — with Max Levchin of Affirm