ABOUT THIS EPISODEVinod Khosla — who co-founded Sun Microsystems, the company behind Java, in 1982 and remains one of Silicon Valley’s most influential investors — wasn’t shy about sharing his opinion at Hack the North. In a wide ranging fireside interview with Encircle CTO Mike Kirkup for the 1,000 assembled hackers, Khosla elaborated his unique… Continue reading Communitech : “Sometimes it’s nice to be hated by the wrong people”: Vinod Kohsla at Hack the North
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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
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
Dorm Room Tycoon – Business, Design & Technology Interviews : How to Pitch Investors with Michael Seibel, Y Combinator
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this interview, Michael Seibel explains how to gain the interest of investors. He reveals how to effectively communicate the product and the market opportunity. He also reveals the common pitfalls founders face when it comes to fundraising. https://drt-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/audio/michaelseibel.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Keith Rabois says winter is coming for wasteful startups
ABOUT THIS EPISODEKhosla Ventures investment partner Keith Rabois talks with Kara Swisher about building PayPal before the dot-com crash and the entrepreneurial lessons he applied from that company to later jobs at LinkedIn, Slide, Google and Square. Now, as a venture capitalist, he sees himself as a consulting psychologist for many companies in his portfolio.… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Keith Rabois says winter is coming for wasteful startups
Tech Square ATL : Y Combinator talk – Hosted by Startup Exchange
ABOUT THIS EPISODEY Combinator talk – Hosted by Startup ExchangeFebruary 25th, 2016Startup Exchange, a student run entrepreneur community at Georgia Tech, hosted Y Combinator at The Garage in Tech Square.Kat Manalac – Partner Y CombinatorKevin Hale – founded Wufoo, which was funded by Y Combinator and acquired by SurveyMonkey.Michael Seibel – cofounder of Justin.tv and… Continue reading Tech Square ATL : Y Combinator talk – Hosted by Startup Exchange
Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Max Levchin, Affirm CEO
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAffirm CEO and PayPal co-founder Max Levchin talks with Kara Swisher about being a serial entrepreneur and discovering more about himself in the process. He also discusses why startup founders and investors are increasingly flocking to finance, the problems with banking that tech can solve and what Marissa Mayer is doing right at… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Max Levchin, Affirm CEO
Mayfield Chat with Champions : Having passion for the problem: Ep 8 with Max Levchin
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMax Levchin is a serial entrepreneur with a long list of credits to his name, including being co-founder of PayPal, chairman of Yelp, board member of Yahoo, and is currently involved in two exciting companies, Affirm, where he serves as CEO, and Glow, where he serves as chairman. In this podcast, Max talks… Continue reading Mayfield Chat with Champions : Having passion for the problem: Ep 8 with Max Levchin