ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe evolution of Y Combinator and counterintuitive advice for foundersIn this episode of Product Hunt Radio, I’m visiting Y Combinator’s San Francisco headquarters to talk to two of the people who are integral to Y Combinator — Kat Manalac and Michael Seibel. Kat is a Partner at Y Combinator and one of the… Continue reading Product Hunt Radio : The evolution of Y Combinator and counterintuitive advice for founders
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Product Hunt Radio : Finding the world’s ‘lost Einsteins’ and the end of aging
ABOUT THIS EPISODEFinding the world’s ‘lost Einsteins’ and the end of agingIn this episode of Product Hunt Radio I’m joined by two incredible people, Laura Deming and Daniel Gross, who have accomplished more before the age of 30 than most people have realized in a lifetime. Laura grew up in New Zealand and came to… Continue reading Product Hunt Radio : Finding the world’s ‘lost Einsteins’ and the end of aging
a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: New Upstarts in an Old Industry
ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Michael Ovitz (@michaelovitz), Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz), and Hanne Tidnam (@omnivorousread) When Michael Ovitz co-founded the Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), he turned a number of the entertainment industry’s well-entrenched traditions on their head. The origin story of a16z (not coincidentally!) is not that dissimilar. So in this episode of the… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: New Upstarts in an Old Industry
a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Technological Trends, Capital, and Internet ‘Disruption’
ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) and Chris Dixon (@cdixon) There’s all sorts of interesting tech trends happening right now, including AI, VR/AR, self-driving cars and drones (as well as interesting stuff happening in verticals like healthcare and finance) — and there’s a lot also happening in seemingly more “mature” tech revolutions, such as mobile… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Technological Trends, Capital, and Internet ‘Disruption’
Recode Media : Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
ABOUT THIS EPISODETwitter CEO Jack DorseyIn this special bonus episode of Recode Media, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey talks with NYU professor Jay Rosen about how Twitter is thinking about its responsibilities to society at large. In this episode:01:08 – Technological change02:42 – Dorsey’s outreach to conservatives09:43 – How Twitter employees think about news14:33 – Fluid… Continue reading Recode Media : Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Seeing into the Future — Making Decisions, Telling Stories
ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Steven Johnson (@stevenbjohnson), Chris Dixon (@cdixon), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) There’s a lot of research and writing out there on “thinking fast” — the short-term, gut, instinctual decisions we make, biases we have, and heuristics we use — but what about for “thinking slow” — the long-term decisions we make that both… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Seeing into the Future — Making Decisions, Telling Stories
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O’Shaughnessy : Elad Gil – How to Identify Interesting Markets – [Invest Like the Best, EP.101]
ABOUT THIS EPISODEElad Gil – How to Identify Interesting Markets – [Invest Like the Best, EP.101]My guest this week has a fascinating background. He has a PhD in biology but has split his time as both an investor and an operator. As an investor, he’s involved in companies like Airbnb, Coinbase, Instacart, Opendoor, Stripe, Square,… Continue reading Invest Like the Best with Patrick O’Shaughnessy : Elad Gil – How to Identify Interesting Markets – [Invest Like the Best, EP.101]
a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: When Organic Growth Goes Enterprise
ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Martin Casado (@martin_casado), Andrew Chen (@andrewchen), Russ Heddleston (@rheddleston), and Hanne Tidnam (@omnivorousread) What happens when the bottoms up, organic growth usually associated with consumer companies starts to go…. enterprise? Part of our continuing podcast series (you can listen to part one on user acquisition and part two on engagement/retention) on growth,… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: When Organic Growth Goes Enterprise
Office Hours with Spencer Rascoff : Stewart Butterfield, Co-founder and CEO of Slack
ABOUT THIS EPISODEStewart Butterfield is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Slack, a collaboration hub beloved by more than eight million daily active users. In this episode, Spencer joins Stewart at Slack’s San Francisco headquarters to discuss their recent partnership with Atlassian, Slack’s unique origin story, managing through growth and adversity, and how Slack… Continue reading Office Hours with Spencer Rascoff : Stewart Butterfield, Co-founder and CEO of Slack
a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: The Basics of Growth 2 — Engagement & Retention
ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Andrew Chen (@andrewchen), Jeff Jordan (@jeff_jordan), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) Once you have users, how do you keep them engaged, retain them, and even “resurrect” or re-engage them? That’s the focus of this episode of the a16z Podcast, which continues our series on the basics of growth from user acquisition to engagement… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: The Basics of Growth 2 — Engagement & Retention