ABOUT THIS EPISODESam caps off the How to Start a Startup series with things you should ignore when you start, but become important a year in (after product-market fit). Thanks for watching How to Start a Startup. Hope you learned a ton! From YC Startup Class – How to Start a Startup – Stanford CS183B… Continue reading How to Start a Startup : 20 – Sam Altman – Later-Stage Advice
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The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish : #5 Chris Dixon: The State of Venture Capital
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode, a16z partner Chris Dixon and I discuss the history of venture capital, artificial intelligence, what makes a great entrepreneur, and why companies fail. Go Premium: Members get early access, ad-free episodes, hand-edited transcripts, searchable transcripts, member-only episodes, and more. Sign up at: https://fs.blog/membership/ Every Sunday our newsletter shares timeless insights… Continue reading The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish : #5 Chris Dixon: The State of Venture Capital
CodeNewbie : Ep. 39 – From Coding To Venture Capital (Andrew Chen)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEHe knew how to code, but when he graduated school, Andrew Chen decided to go into venture capital. Since then, he’s used his technical background to become an advisor and investor in many tech startups, including Dropbox, Product Hunt, and AngelList. He talks with us about how he leveraged his coding skills to… Continue reading CodeNewbie : Ep. 39 – From Coding To Venture Capital (Andrew Chen)
OF10podcast : 2/10 Michael Seibel of Y Combinator & Hadiyah Muhjid of Black Founders
ABOUT THIS EPISODEOn this episode, I chat with two incredible and accomplished minorities in tech, Michael Seibel of Y Combinator, and Hadiyah Muhjid of Black Founders + Playpen Labs. Michael was a co-founder at Justin.TV which rebranded as Twitch and sold to Amazon for close to a billion dollars in 2014. He recently became a… Continue reading OF10podcast : 2/10 Michael Seibel of Y Combinator & Hadiyah Muhjid of Black Founders
EconTalk : Sam Altman on Start-ups, Venture Capital, and the Y Combinator
ABOUT THIS EPISODESam Altman, president of startup accelerating firm Y Combinator, talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Y Combinator’s innovative strategy for discovering, funding, and coaching groundbreaking startups, what the company looks for in a potential startup, and Silicon Valley’s attitude toward entrenched firms. The two also discuss Altman’s thoughts on sectors of the… Continue reading EconTalk : Sam Altman on Start-ups, Venture Capital, and the Y Combinator
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders : Drew Houston (Dropbox) – Finding Your Way as an Entrepreneur
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDrew Houston (Dropbox) – Finding Your Way as an EntrepreneurCo-Founder Drew Houston shares personal moments from starting the cloud-based file storage service Dropbox. Houston touches on the importance of persevering through early challenges at a startup, selecting the right co-founder, and focusing on solving problems to maximize customer happiness. https://rss.art19.com/episodes/d274afab-0491-4305-af83-b66ef70d41dc.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIhBMaXN0ZW5Ob3RlcwY6BkVU–65df200d6259f0f68f30dc32c47458d35a871516Podcast: Play in new… Continue reading Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders : Drew Houston (Dropbox) – Finding Your Way as an Entrepreneur
EconTalk : Paul Buchheit on Google, Friendfeed, and Start-ups
ABOUT THIS EPISODEPaul Buchheit, developer of Gmail and founder of FriendFeed, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the evolution of the Gmail project, how innovation works and doesn’t work in a large corporation, how Google has changed as it has grown, and corporate culture generally. The conversation then turns to social networking and what… Continue reading EconTalk : Paul Buchheit on Google, Friendfeed, and Start-ups