Means of Creation : Li Jin on the journey behind Variant’s new $110M fund to back the ownership economy

ABOUT THIS EPISODENathan interviewed Li in this special episode of Means of Creation, where she talks about the $110M fund she recently raised with Jesse Walden and Spencer Noon of Variant. If you’re an avid fan of the show, you may have noticed how the podcast’s focus has shifted from platforms in the passion economy… Continue reading Means of Creation : Li Jin on the journey behind Variant’s new $110M fund to back the ownership economy

The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The Coach Behind Silicon Valley’s Best CEOs @Matt Mochary

ABOUT THIS EPISODEMatt Mochary is an operator, investor and coach to top tech leaders at companies including Coinbase, Opendoor, Bolt and Clearbit. He is the best in the Valley at what he does, with a notable clientele spanning from Naval Ravikant to Sam Altman. After selling his startup in 1999 for millions, he surfed, made… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The Coach Behind Silicon Valley’s Best CEOs @Matt Mochary

The Tim Ferriss Show :#547: Balaji Srinivasan — Centralized China vs Decentralized World, The DeFi Matrix, Ascending vs Descending Trends, Bitcoin Mining as Energy Storage, Reputational Civil War, and Maximalism vs. Optimalism

ABOUT THIS EPISODEBalaji Srinivasan — Centralized China vs Decentralized World, The DeFi Matrix, Ascending vs Descending Trends, Bitcoin Mining as Energy Storage, Reputational Civil War, and Maximalism vs. Optimalism | Brought to you by Wealthfront automated investing, Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro Cover sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating, and BlockFi crypto platform. More on… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show :#547: Balaji Srinivasan — Centralized China vs Decentralized World, The DeFi Matrix, Ascending vs Descending Trends, Bitcoin Mining as Energy Storage, Reputational Civil War, and Maximalism vs. Optimalism

The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The OnlyFriends Show: The Great Resignation, Facebook’s Metaverse and YC Applications

ABOUT THIS EPISODEWelcome to my new show OnlyFriends, where my Silicon Valley group chat comes to life. On this episode, we discuss my new companies, our new advice segment, Dear OnlyFriends, the COVID vaccine, Coinbase’s mission-focused statement, and crypto gaming. Starring: Justin Kan: Twitch co-founder and investor at Goat Capital (https://twitter.com/justinkan)Emmett Shear: Twitch co-founder and… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The OnlyFriends Show: The Great Resignation, Facebook’s Metaverse and YC Applications

Decoder with Nilay Patel : Why the future of work is the future of travel, with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky prides himself on thinking very differently than other CEOs, and his answers to the Decoder questions about how he structures and manages his company were almost always the opposite of what I’m used to hearing on the show. Airbnb is pretty much a single team, focused on a single… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel : Why the future of work is the future of travel, with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky

The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The OnlyFriends Show: The Great Resignation, Facebook’s Metaverse and YC Applications

ABOUT THIS EPISODEWelcome to my new show OnlyFriends, where my Silicon Valley group chat comes to life. On this episode, we discuss my new companies, our new advice segment, Dear OnlyFriends, the COVID vaccine, Coinbase’s mission-focused statement, and crypto gaming. Starring: Justin Kan: Twitch co-founder and investor at Goat Capital (https://twitter.com/justinkan)Emmett Shear: Twitch co-founder and… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The OnlyFriends Show: The Great Resignation, Facebook’s Metaverse and YC Applications

How I Built This with Guy Raz : Coinbase: Brian Armstrong

ABOUT THIS EPISODECoinbase: Brian ArmstrongBrian Armstrong wanted to be a tech entrepreneur since he was in high school, but his first serious venture—a tutoring website—never quite took off. Around 2010, while looking to get a job in Silicon Valley, he stumbled across an intriguing idea for a peer-to-peer digital currency called Bitcoin, which quickly turned… Continue reading How I Built This with Guy Raz : Coinbase: Brian Armstrong

Starting Greatness : Ben Horowitz: “The IPO From Hell” and Other REAL Lessons from the Startup Crucible

ABOUT THIS EPISODEStartups are romanticized AFTER they win. But it takes extraordinary grit to have what it TAKES to win. Ben Horowitz, the co-founder of Andreessen-Horowitz, is the perfect guest to tell it like it is, as he has for many years in his books “the Hard Thing About Hard Things” and “What You Do… Continue reading Starting Greatness : Ben Horowitz: “The IPO From Hell” and Other REAL Lessons from the Startup Crucible

The GaryVee Audio Experience : Web3 / MetaVerse chat with Mark Zuckerberg

ABOUT THIS EPISODEToday’s episode is an exclusive interview with the one and only Mark Zuckerberg, Founder & CEO of Meta. We discuss the future of the Metaverse, Web3.0, take a dive into how it will change our lives and Mark gives us his thoughts on when and how this new world will come to fruition.… Continue reading The GaryVee Audio Experience : Web3 / MetaVerse chat with Mark Zuckerberg

The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Storytime: The Airbnb Story You’ve Never Heard About

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAirbnb almost didn’t make it. Here’s the story of how they got into Y Combinator, after a few screw-ups, tons of breakfast cereals sold, an improbable email and advice from a sad Emmett who could’ve invested at the perfect moment. I also shared this story on my YouTube channel and Twitter. Drop a… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Storytime: The Airbnb Story You’ve Never Heard About