ABOUT THIS EPISODEAfter PayPal sold to eBay in 2002, Max Levchin could have relaxed on a beach for the rest of his life. But that’s not the kind of person he is. He isn’t happy unless he’s coming up with new ideas and building companies – so much so that he actually fell into a… Continue reading How I Built This with Guy Raz : Affirm: Max Levchin (Part 2 of 2)
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How I Built This with Guy Raz : PayPal: Max Levchin (Part 1 of 2)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDuring its formative years in the late 1990’s, Paypal attracted an extraordinary group of young entrepreneurs, who then went on to build some of the best known companies in tech. They became known as The PayPal Mafia—and Max Levchin was one of the leaders. A computer genius from Soviet Ukraine, Max joined Peter… Continue reading How I Built This with Guy Raz : PayPal: Max Levchin (Part 1 of 2)
Office Hours : 6: Peer to Peer Future
ABOUT THIS EPISODE Outdoor networking adventures, new decentralized tools we’re building, and a great chat with one of the co-founders of Podverse – an impressive open-source Podcasting 2.0 app. Plus, a surprise live unboxing of HP’s Dev One Linux laptop. Sponsored By: Join the Party! The Jupiter Membership Party: Join the party and get exclusive content.… Continue reading Office Hours : 6: Peer to Peer Future
Early Days : Superhuman—Rahul Vohra
ABOUT THIS EPISODESuperhuman—Rahul VohraRahul Vohra, Founder and CEO of the your favorite email client, Superhuman, shares how he first came up with the idea, and how he has successfully competed with one of the world’s most powerful companies, Google. To learn more about Antler and how you can start your next company with us please… Continue reading Early Days : Superhuman—Rahul Vohra
web3 with a16z : Methods to the Madness
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMethods to the Madnesswith @cdixon @eddylazzarin @smc90 A conversation about the markets and how recent events affect crypto and web3; mental models for thinking about crypto and web3, and the longer arc and evolution of technology history, open source, etc.; and methods & metrics for measuring price-innovation cycle ebbs and flows, creators in… Continue reading web3 with a16z : Methods to the Madness
web3 with a16z : Blockchains / crypto / web3
ABOUT THIS EPISODEBlockchains / crypto / web3with @cdixon @alive_eth @tim_roughgarden @smc90 We set some context, quickly, into the connection between blockchains, crypto, and web3 – and offer some useful analogies, and more mental models, for thinking about a blossoming area of computer science in both theory and practice. web3 with a16z is a new podcast… Continue reading web3 with a16z : Blockchains / crypto / web3
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg : #AIS: Tim Urban on political discourse + Keith Rabois on early-stage investing in 2022
ABOUT THIS EPISODE0:00 Tim Urban gives a talk on political discourse in America and explains high-rung vs. low-rung thinking 26:20 The Besties and Keith Rabois join Tim Urban on stage for a roundtable discussion on cancel culture 51:23 Keith Rabois talks about taking a pause on new investments in 2022 and gives his take on… Continue reading All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg : #AIS: Tim Urban on political discourse + Keith Rabois on early-stage investing in 2022
Intelligence Squared Business : Scaling up Success, with Andrew Chen
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAndrew Chen is a specialist in growing tech businesses and for his new book, The Cold Start Problem, he has spoken to the founders of companies such as LinkedIn, Zoom, Uber, Dropbox, Tinder and Airbnb, to learn how startups can maximise their potential. Andrew has spent a career working with tech companies and… Continue reading Intelligence Squared Business : Scaling up Success, with Andrew Chen
The Index Podcast : Web3’s Evolution and Twitter’s Decentralized Future with Avichal Garg
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis week Alex Kehaya joins Avichal Garg, Co-founder, and Partner at Electric Capital, an early-stage venture firm. Avichal shares his thoughts on the evolution of Web 3.0, how developers can build a better Internet, and Twitter’s decentralized future. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theindex/The_Index_-_A_Garg_1.mp3?dest-id=2881412Podcast: Play in new window | Download
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg : E77: Tech work culture, crypto regulation, stablecoins, $NFLX & more w/ Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
ABOUT THIS EPISODE0:00 Bestie Intros + a new Bestie Guestie! 4:37 Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong reflects on his “mission-focused company” blog post, work culture in tech/Silicon Valley, realigning culture at Coinbase 26:25 Crypto regulation and adoption 46:37 Brian’s takes on different types of stablecoins 51:14 Netflix’s major headwinds Follow the besties: Follow the pod: Intro… Continue reading All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg : E77: Tech work culture, crypto regulation, stablecoins, $NFLX & more w/ Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong