ABOUT THIS EPISODEPaul Graham – Y CombinatorThe Investor series moves to the heart of Silicon Valley with Paul Graham. Paul is an author and co-founder of Y Combinator the world’s leading startup accelerator. He’s been involved in many startups including Airbnb, Stripe and over 1,900 others. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://chrt.fm/track/3854AE/media.transistor.fm/83632a3c/dc243d26.mp3Podcast: Play… Continue reading Moonshots Podcast: Learning Out Loud : Paul Graham – Y Combinator
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Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Keith Rabois
ABOUT THIS EPISODEKhosla Ventures partner Keith Rabois talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about the current startup and venture capital landscape, the Trump administration and more. In this episode: (01:18) Rabois’s background; (04:28) Becoming a venture capitalist and how Khosla Ventures invests; (09:37) The startup and venture capital landscape; (15:06) Why startup fundraising was unusually hectic… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Keith Rabois
Decoder with Nilay Patel :Recode Decode: Should Mark Zuckerberg fire himself?
ABOUT THIS EPISODESam Altman, the president of YCombinator and co-chairman of OpenAI, joins Recode’s Kara Swisher for this live interview at Manny’s in San Francisco, moderated by Manny Yekutiel. In this episode: (01:45) What did techies think was going to happen?; (06:35) Would the techlash have been the same if Hillary Clinton had won?; (10:31)… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel :Recode Decode: Should Mark Zuckerberg fire himself?
a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: On Marrying Entertainment and Technology
ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Jeffrey Katzenberg, Meg Whitman (@MegWhitman), and Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) In this episode of the a16z Podcast, based on a discussion that took place at our annual a16z Summit, Marc Andreessen interviews Jeffrey Katzenberg — formerly CEO and co-founder of DreamWorks SKG (and chairman of Walt Disney Studios during some of its biggest… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: On Marrying Entertainment and Technology
Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Elon Musk
ABOUT THIS EPISODETesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about Tesla’s turbulent 2018, when SpaceX will send its first rocket to Mars, why he fights with journalists on Twitter and much more. In this episode: (01:49) Using Twitter without a filter; (04:50) Picking fights with the press; (07:59) The “excruciating” year… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Elon Musk
The Tim Ferriss Show : #334: Drew Houston — The Billionaire Founder of Dropbox
ABOUT THIS EPISODE“Write an interesting story, not a perfect story.” — Drew Houston Drew Houston (@DrewHouston) is co-founder and CEO of Dropbox. Since founding the company in 2007 with Arash Ferdowsi, Drew has led the company’s growth from a simple idea to a service used by 500 million people around the world. Drew received his… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show : #334: Drew Houston — The Billionaire Founder of Dropbox
Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: ‘High Growth Handbook’ author Elad Gil
ABOUT THIS EPISODEStartup advisor and Color Genomics co-founder Elad Gil talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about his new book, “High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People.” In this episode:00:03:30 – Why Gil stepped down as CEO of Color00:06:00 – Why he wrote “High Growth Handbook”00:09:52 – Is there too much reinvention in… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: ‘High Growth Handbook’ author Elad Gil
How I Built This with Guy Raz : Slack & Flickr: Stewart Butterfield
ABOUT THIS EPISODESlack & Flickr: Stewart ButterfieldIn the early 2000s, Stewart Butterfield tried to build a weird, massively multiplayer online game, but the venture failed. Instead, he and his co-founders used the technology they developed to create the photo-sharing site Flickr. After Flickr was acquired by Yahoo in 2005, Butterfield went back to the online… Continue reading How I Built This with Guy Raz : Slack & Flickr: Stewart Butterfield
Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
ABOUT THIS EPISODEFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about a litany of issues, including the Cambridge Analytica scandal and why Infowars and other conspiracy theorists, like Holocaust deniers, don’t get kicked off Facebook. He says he believes over-regulating tech companies is dangerous because it could advantage Chinese firms that don’t share Americans’… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky (Live at Code 2018)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher and Dan Frommer at the 2018 Code Conference. Chesky talks about Airbnb’s expansion into “the experience economy,” encouraging local hosts to help visitors find fun activities in their area. He also discusses how the company thinks about expanding internationally and how it’s dealing with… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky (Live at Code 2018)