ABOUT THIS EPISODETo survive a crisis, you have to double down on who you already are as a company. This is something Ellen Kullman knows, having led DuPont through the 2008-2009 financial crisis, and taken the CEO role at 3D-printing unicorn Carbon only weeks before Covid hit. Through her years as a leader, Ellen has… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 62. The 4 core principles of crisis management, w/Ellen Kullman (DuPont, Carbon)
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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”
Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Brian Chesky
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky returns to Recode Decode to talk with Kara Swisher about how the company is “going back to [its] roots” after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed its IPO; the future of travel and hospitality in a world with way fewer people taking airplanes; and how Airbnb tried to “lead by example”… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Brian Chesky
This Week in Startups : E1057: Founders Fund General Partner Keith Rabois on stock market bounce back, domain expertise being overrated, US/China issues, 2020 election, recipe for startups success, chaos making way for a new generation of entrepreneurs & much more!
ABOUT THIS EPISODE0:56 Jason intros Keith Rabois and checks in on his quarantine, Zoom’s heightened exhaustion factor & more5:46 What will the lasting impact of COVID be on Silicon Valley & the startup funding landscape?8:18 How the early 2000’s dot-com bust paved way for a generation of new founders & why the PayPal mafia of… Continue reading This Week in Startups : E1057: Founders Fund General Partner Keith Rabois on stock market bounce back, domain expertise being overrated, US/China issues, 2020 election, recipe for startups success, chaos making way for a new generation of entrepreneurs & much more!
How I Built This with Guy Raz : How I Built Resilience: Live with Stewart Butterfield and Steve Holmes
ABOUT THIS EPISODEHow I Built Resilience: Live with Stewart Butterfield and Steve HolmesSlack’s co-founder Stewart Butterfield wonders what the future of work will look like for his 12 million customers. Springfree Trampoline’s co-founder Steve Holmes says the company has seen a 300 percent increase in demand for its products. These conversations are excerpts from our… Continue reading How I Built This with Guy Raz : How I Built Resilience: Live with Stewart Butterfield and Steve Holmes
Berkeley Innovation Podcast : Startup Success – Product Market Fit with Y-Combinator’s Michael Seibel
ABOUT THIS EPISODEStartup Success – Product Market Fit with Y-Combinator’s Michael SeibelEpisode #14 This episode features Michael Seibel from Y-Combinator (YC) sharing about Product Market Fit when he was on campus for the “Decode Silicon Valley Startup Success” DeCal class offered by the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET) at UC Berkeley. https://anchor.fm/s/f58af5c/podcast/play/12956802/https:%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2020-3-27%2F67940683-44100-2-e089df14010d.mp3Podcast: Play… Continue reading Berkeley Innovation Podcast : Startup Success – Product Market Fit with Y-Combinator’s Michael Seibel
Series Tea : Elad Gil: Leading your startup through a recession
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis week, we’re having tea with serial entrepreneur and investor, Elad Gil. In a past life, Elad started the Mobile team at Google and co-founded Color Genomics. Now, he’s an investor and advisor to companies including Airbnb, Pinterest, and Stripe. He’s also the author of the High Growth Handbook.In this episode, Elad shares:1:27:… Continue reading Series Tea : Elad Gil: Leading your startup through a recession
Masters of Scale : Rapid Response: Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: “Crisis is pushing us back to our roots”
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAs the pandemic hit, Airbnb was preparing for an IPO. Within a matter of days, everything changed dramatically, as travel worldwide screamed to a halt. “I felt like I was captain of a ship and a torpedo hit the side,” says CEO Brian Chesky. Airbnb responded quickly, announcing that they’d override host rules… Continue reading Masters of Scale : Rapid Response: Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: “Crisis is pushing us back to our roots”
The Gabby Reece Show : Dr. David Sinclair – What We Can Expect, a Covid Update from a Harvard Scientist
ABOUT THIS EPISODEI love it when you hear from a Harvard Scientist that some of aging is optional. Now does that mean we are going to live forever? No, but we could live more robustly longer. I took advantage of meeting Dr. David Sinclair just a short time ago and talked him into speaking with… Continue reading The Gabby Reece Show : Dr. David Sinclair – What We Can Expect, a Covid Update from a Harvard Scientist
Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Stewart Butterfield
ABOUT THIS EPISODESlack CEO Stewart Butterfield talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about how coronavirus changed everything for Slack and its customers, the sudden transition to “work from home” across the country, and how the company is handling a surge in usage at the same time that other plans and resources are being constrained. Butterfield also… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Stewart Butterfield