ABOUT THIS EPISODEGrowths Guiding Light (Growth Ep 2)Today on the show we look into two main concepts of growth, the guiding light and your products magic moment. We hear from Alex Shultz, Tim Draper, & Andrew Chen. Michael Sacca and Mike Belsito also discuss some of the growth efforts they’ve been experiencing. This show is… Continue reading Rocketship.fm : Growths Guiding Light (Growth Ep 2)
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Rocketship.fm : Interview: Andrew Chen of Uber on Growth
ABOUT THIS EPISODEInterview: Andrew Chen of Uber on GrowthAndrew Chen, who wrote one of the seminal articles on growth, “Growth in the new VP of Marketing,” talks with us about the early days of the growth community, what he’s currently focused on and measuring at Uber and some of the important metrics you need. This… Continue reading Rocketship.fm : Interview: Andrew Chen of Uber on Growth
Startup Grind : Building a Truly Human Enterprise with Stewart Butterfield of Slack/Flickr
ABOUT THIS EPISODEToday we have a special conversation with the co-founder of Slack, Stewart Butterfield. Butterfield technically serves as the President of Glitch at Slack Technologies. Prior to Slack Butterfield served as the President of LudiCorp Research and Development Ltd. Stewart also directed the 11-member design group at Communicate.com, where he acted as design lead… Continue reading Startup Grind : Building a Truly Human Enterprise with Stewart Butterfield of Slack/Flickr
Startup Grind : Find People Smarter than You Are with Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Alphabet
ABOUT THIS EPISODEFind People Smarter than You Are with Eric Schmidt, Chairman of AlphabetEric Schmidt, the now chairman of Alphabet and former CEO of Google from 2001 until 2011 speaks on stage with Startup Grind’s Founder Derek Andersen. Eric’s credentials’ and biography expectedly take a long time to describe, so here is an excerpt: In… Continue reading Startup Grind : Find People Smarter than You Are with Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Alphabet
Startup Grind : How to Succeed Personally & For Society with Vinod Khosla
ABOUT THIS EPISODEHow to Succeed Personally & For Society with Vinod KhoslaToday we have a great conversation with Silicon Valley Legend Vinod Khosla, co-founder of sun Microsystems and subsequently Khosla Ventures. Vinod has run Khosla ventures since 2004, prior to that Vinod spent time at the VC firm Kleiner Perkins. Vinod studied engineering in India… Continue reading Startup Grind : How to Succeed Personally & For Society with Vinod Khosla
The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan : 95: What Makes or Breaks a Startup with Jessica Livingston of Y Combinator
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDubbed “the world’s most powerful startup incubator” by Fast Company, Y Combinator (YC) has been plucking startups from garages, dorm rooms, coffee shops, and assorted founder hangouts for over a decade. With a combined valuation of more than $65 billion among its alumni, a list that reads like a who’s who of startup… Continue reading The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan : 95: What Makes or Breaks a Startup with Jessica Livingston of Y Combinator
How to Start a Startup : 14 – Keith Rabois – How to Operate
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhat should the CEO be doing on a day to day basis? How do you make sure the company is moving in the right direction? Keith Rabois, Partner at Khosla Ventures and former COO of Square, tackles the nitty gritty – How to Operate. Lots of actionable takeaways from this lecture! Lecture Transcript:… Continue reading How to Start a Startup : 14 – Keith Rabois – How to Operate
How to Start a Startup : 15 – Ben Horowitz – How To Manage
ABOUT THIS EPISODEYou are not the only one whom your decisions impact. Ben Horowitz, founder of Andreessen Horowitz and Opsware, discusses this important management perspective that founders miss, with, of course, the gratuitous rap lyric or two sprinkled in. From YC Startup Class – How to Start a Startup – Stanford CS183B Lecture Transcript: tech.genius.com/B-horowitz-lecture-15-how-to-manage-annotated… Continue reading How to Start a Startup : 15 – Ben Horowitz – How To Manage
How to Start a Startup : 01 – Sam Altman and Dustin Moskovitz – Intro to the course, “How to Start a Startup”
ABOUT THIS EPISODELecture Transcript: tech.genius.com/Sam-altman-lecture-1-how-to-start-a-startup-annotated Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator, and Dustin Moskovitz, Cofounder of Facebook, Asana, and Good Ventures, kick off the How to Start a Startup Course. Sam covers the first 2 of the 4 Key Areas: Ideas, Products, Teams and Execution; and Dustin discusses Why to Start a Startup. See the… Continue reading How to Start a Startup : 01 – Sam Altman and Dustin Moskovitz – Intro to the course, “How to Start a Startup”
How to Start a Startup : 02 – Sam Altman – Team and Execution
ABOUT THIS EPISODESam Altman finishes up “Ideas, Products, Teams and Execution” by covering Team and Execution, in Lecture 2 of How to Start a Startup. Links: Blog post: Stupid Apps and Changing the World by Sam Altman Blog post: Do things that don’t scale by Paul Graham Click to view: show page on Awesound https://media.awesound.com/t/thwhttyre.mp3Podcast:… Continue reading How to Start a Startup : 02 – Sam Altman – Team and Execution