ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhat’s the single best thing happening in technology right now? According to entrepreneur and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, it’s the ability to live in rural Wisconsin but still earn a Silicon Valley salary. Andreessen also explains to EconTalk host Russ Roberts why software is still eating the world, why he’s an optimist, and… Continue reading EconTalk : Marc Andreessen on Software, Immortality, and Bitcoin
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Making Sense with Sam Harris : #280 — The Future of Artificial Intelligence
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Eric Schmidt about the ways artificial intelligence is shifting the foundations of human knowledge and posing questions of existential risk. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe. Learning how… Continue reading Making Sense with Sam Harris : #280 — The Future of Artificial Intelligence
The Mindset Mentor : Dr. David Sinclair on How to Reverse Aging & Live to 150!
ABOUT THIS EPISODEOn this week’s episode of Mindset Mentor, Expert Series! Dr. David Sinclair, biologist, professor of genetics, and co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging at Harvard Medical School, drops by to discuss the wonders of the body and his pivotal studies on the human aging process. See omnystudio.com/listener… Continue reading The Mindset Mentor : Dr. David Sinclair on How to Reverse Aging & Live to 150!
Startup Grind : The Case for Decentralization — Chris Dixon (General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe Case for Decentralization — Chris Dixon (General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz)Chris Dixon is an American internet entrepreneur and investor. He is a general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, where he’s spent the past five years as an active seed and previously worked at eBay. He is also a venture-stage investor.… Continue reading Startup Grind : The Case for Decentralization — Chris Dixon (General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz)
Making Sense with Sam Harris : #148 — Jack Dorsey
ABOUT THIS EPISODESam Harris speaks with Jack Dorsey about how he manages his dual CEO roles at Square and Twitter, the role that Twitter plays in journalism, how it’s different from other social media, what makes a conversation healthy, the logic by which Twitter suspends people, the argument for kicking Trump off the platform, Jack’s… Continue reading Making Sense with Sam Harris : #148 — Jack Dorsey
Startup Grind : Building a Truly Human Enterprise with Stewart Butterfield of Slack/Flickr
ABOUT THIS EPISODEToday we have a special conversation with the co-founder of Slack, Stewart Butterfield. Butterfield technically serves as the President of Glitch at Slack Technologies. Prior to Slack Butterfield served as the President of LudiCorp Research and Development Ltd. Stewart also directed the 11-member design group at Communicate.com, where he acted as design lead… Continue reading Startup Grind : Building a Truly Human Enterprise with Stewart Butterfield of Slack/Flickr
Startup Grind : Find People Smarter than You Are with Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Alphabet
ABOUT THIS EPISODEFind People Smarter than You Are with Eric Schmidt, Chairman of AlphabetEric Schmidt, the now chairman of Alphabet and former CEO of Google from 2001 until 2011 speaks on stage with Startup Grind’s Founder Derek Andersen. Eric’s credentials’ and biography expectedly take a long time to describe, so here is an excerpt: In… Continue reading Startup Grind : Find People Smarter than You Are with Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Alphabet
Startup Grind : How to Succeed Personally & For Society with Vinod Khosla
ABOUT THIS EPISODEHow to Succeed Personally & For Society with Vinod KhoslaToday we have a great conversation with Silicon Valley Legend Vinod Khosla, co-founder of sun Microsystems and subsequently Khosla Ventures. Vinod has run Khosla ventures since 2004, prior to that Vinod spent time at the VC firm Kleiner Perkins. Vinod studied engineering in India… Continue reading Startup Grind : How to Succeed Personally & For Society with Vinod Khosla
How to Start a Startup : 14 – Keith Rabois – How to Operate
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhat should the CEO be doing on a day to day basis? How do you make sure the company is moving in the right direction? Keith Rabois, Partner at Khosla Ventures and former COO of Square, tackles the nitty gritty – How to Operate. Lots of actionable takeaways from this lecture! Lecture Transcript:… Continue reading How to Start a Startup : 14 – Keith Rabois – How to Operate
How to Start a Startup : 15 – Ben Horowitz – How To Manage
ABOUT THIS EPISODEYou are not the only one whom your decisions impact. Ben Horowitz, founder of Andreessen Horowitz and Opsware, discusses this important management perspective that founders miss, with, of course, the gratuitous rap lyric or two sprinkled in. From YC Startup Class – How to Start a Startup – Stanford CS183B Lecture Transcript: tech.genius.com/B-horowitz-lecture-15-how-to-manage-annotated… Continue reading How to Start a Startup : 15 – Ben Horowitz – How To Manage