ABOUT THIS EPISODE“The rules of the game are different in tech,” argues — and has long argued, despite his views not being accepted at first — W. Brian Arthur, technologist-turned-economist who first truly described the phenomenon of “positive feedbacks” in the economy or “increasing returns” (vs. diminishing returns) in the new world of business… a.k.a.… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Network Effects, Origin Stories, and the Evolution of Tech
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Dorm Room Tycoon – Business, Design & Technology Interviews : Why Building a Startup is Hard with Keith Rabois, Khosla Ventures
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this interview, Keith Rabois explains the importance of hard work and turning your startup into a smooth machine. We discuss management styles, the downfall of remote working and how to go about hiring talented people. https://drt-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/audio/keith-rabois.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
The Bitcoin Podcast : Creating a Humanist Blockchain Future #37
ABOUT THIS EPISODECreating a Humanist Blockchain Future #37In this episode of Creating a Humanist Blockchain Future Rhys interviews Kim-Mai Cutler and Garry Tan, partners at Initialized Capital, the first seed investor in Coinbase. We chat about techno-utopianism vs. skepticism, venture capital as a system, why people are leaving SF, and #BUIDL as a powerful meme.… Continue reading The Bitcoin Podcast : Creating a Humanist Blockchain Future #37
The Boost VC Podcast : Ep. 54: Returning the Power of the Internet to Its Users—Via Cryptocurrency with a16z VC Chris Dixon
ABOUT THIS EPISODEEp. 54: Returning the Power of the Internet to Its Users—Via Cryptocurrency with a16z VC Chris Dixon‘Who has the power of the internet? Does the power lie in the hands of a few centralized companies? Or does it lie in the hands of users and communities?’ We all know the answer here. Though… Continue reading The Boost VC Podcast : Ep. 54: Returning the Power of the Internet to Its Users—Via Cryptocurrency with a16z VC Chris Dixon
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Why, How and When To Think About Growth Teams, The Right Way To Think About Network Effects & Scaling from Phase 1 To Phase 2 of Startup Life with Anu Hariharan, Partner @ YC Continuity Fund
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAnu Hariharan is a Partner @ Y Combinator’s Continuity Fund, the growth stage investing arm of Y Combinator that has made investments in the likes of Segment, Lob (coming on Friday), Convoy, where Anu is a board member and RazorPay. Prior to YC, Anu was an investment partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where she… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Why, How and When To Think About Growth Teams, The Right Way To Think About Network Effects & Scaling from Phase 1 To Phase 2 of Startup Life with Anu Hariharan, Partner @ YC Continuity Fund
Danny In The Valley : AirBnb’s Brian Chesky: “We’re the David to the hotel industry Goliath”
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAirBnb’s Brian Chesky: “We’re the David to the hotel industry Goliath”The Sunday Times tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Brian Chesky, founder of Airbnb, to talk about the home-sharing giant’s tenth birthday (3:00) aiming for a billion guests (4:30), how he plans to grow without destroying communities (7:30), growing up in New York… Continue reading Danny In The Valley : AirBnb’s Brian Chesky: “We’re the David to the hotel industry Goliath”
Village Global’s Venture Stories : Episode #14: How To Recruit, Assess, and Retain The Best People For Your Startup With Keith Rabois and Jack Altman
ABOUT THIS EPISODEErik talks to Keith Rabois (@rabois), Managing Director at Khosla Ventures and Jack Altman (@jaltma), CEO and co-founder of Lattice. Keith and Jack draw on their experience working at high-growth start-ups to explain how to attract the best people to your startup. They discuss how and when to hire and fire when you’re… Continue reading Village Global’s Venture Stories : Episode #14: How To Recruit, Assess, and Retain The Best People For Your Startup With Keith Rabois and Jack Altman
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Sam Altman, Y Combinator President on What Makes Truly Great Leaders, Why We Will See A Compression of Seed Funding & The Future Scaling of YC
ABOUT THIS EPISODESam Altman is the president of Y Combinator, the world’s most successful accelerator with alumni that includes the likes of Airbnb, Dropbox, Reddit, Flexport and many more incredible companies. Sam is also the co-chair of OpenAI, thenon-profit AI research company, discovering and enacting the path to safe artificial general intelligence. Prior to YC,… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Sam Altman, Y Combinator President on What Makes Truly Great Leaders, Why We Will See A Compression of Seed Funding & The Future Scaling of YC
Unchained : Vitalik Buterin, Creator Of Ethereum, On The Big Guy Vs. The Little Guy
ABOUT THIS EPISODELove Unchained? Please take this extremely brief survey to help us obtain more sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/unchained The 23-year-old whiz dives into who blockchains will someday help, how we transition from Ethereum for digital cats to higher social impact, and why even big companies like JPMorgan, Microsoft and BP are using Ethereum. He also walks… Continue reading Unchained : Vitalik Buterin, Creator Of Ethereum, On The Big Guy Vs. The Little Guy
Marketplace Tech : 01/05/2018: How does a tech accelerator work?
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn the world of startups, getting venture capital funding isn’t exactly easy. It’s sort of a business of who-knows-whom. And getting in front of investors can be key. Enter the accelerator. These are for-profit business incubators that invest in groups of startups, give them advice and mentoring, and connect them with other investors.… Continue reading Marketplace Tech : 01/05/2018: How does a tech accelerator work?