Marketplace Tech : 03/13/17: A lot of Googling about World War II

ABOUT THIS EPISODEY Combinator’s Sam Altman oversees an accelerator that launches promising startups into the world, but now he’s turned part of his attention to politics. He joined us to talk about his experience interacting with Trump supporters across the country. Afterwards, we’ll chat with Annalee Newitz of Ars Technica about why there’s been an… Continue reading Marketplace Tech : 03/13/17: A lot of Googling about World War II

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Garry Tan on The Biggest Takeaways From Advising 700 Companies @ Y Combinator & Why Now Is The Golden Age For The Early Stage?

ABOUT THIS EPISODEGarry Tan is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ Initialized Capital, one of Silicon Valleys leading early stage seed funds. Prior to founding Initialized, Garry was a Partner at Y Combinator where he invested in and directly worked with over 700 companies in 5 years from the earliest possible stage, often just an… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Garry Tan on The Biggest Takeaways From Advising 700 Companies @ Y Combinator & Why Now Is The Golden Age For The Early Stage?

Vox Conversations : Stewart Butterfield on creating Slack, learning from games, and finding your online identity

ABOUT THIS EPISODEStewart Butterfield on creating Slack, learning from games, and finding your online identityIf you came by the Vox office, you would find it oddly quiet. That’s not because we don’t like each other, or because we’re not social, or because we don’t have anything to say. It’s because almost all our communication happens… Continue reading Vox Conversations : Stewart Butterfield on creating Slack, learning from games, and finding your online identity

Unchained : Why Tyler And Cameron Winklevoss Fell In Love With Bitcoin

ABOUT THIS EPISODETyler and Cameron Winklevoss, CEO and President, respectively, of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, talk about the importance of regulation in a sector once associated in popular culture with illicit activity. The twin brothers, who were the first to file with the SEC for a Bitcoin ETF, recount how they went from competing in the… Continue reading Unchained : Why Tyler And Cameron Winklevoss Fell In Love With Bitcoin

Digital Good Times : EP. 40 – Platform 2015 ft. Jack Dorsey CEO of Twitter/Square

ABOUT THIS EPISODEFounded by Hank Williams, Platform Summit gather’s the world’s foremost thinkers and doers from underrepresented groups to tackle big and challenging topics focusing around innovation, invention, society and culture. What does Platform Summit feel like? Very VERY Inspirational aka like the black and brown TEDTalks. Digital Good Times got a chance to soak… Continue reading Digital Good Times : EP. 40 – Platform 2015 ft. Jack Dorsey CEO of Twitter/Square

Climate One : Vinod Khosla: Forecast or Invent Our Energy Future?

ABOUT THIS EPISODEForecast or Invent Our Energy Future? Vinod Khosla, Founder, Khosla Ventures; Former CEO, Sun Microsystems Predictions of peak oil and resource scarcity are driving investments in new energy and technologies. What will determine the winners and losers? What policies are needed to drive innovation and send proper price signals? Are incremental solutions such… Continue reading Climate One : Vinod Khosla: Forecast or Invent Our Energy Future?