ABOUT THIS EPISODE 37 Kim-Mai Cutler / Garry Tan, Initialized Capital: Tech Utopia, The VC System, Changing SF, #BUIDL 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… Continue reading The Rhys Show : #37 Kim-Mai Cutler / Garry Tan, Initialized Capital: Tech Utopia, The VC System, Changing SF, #BUIDL
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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
Y Combinator : #68 – Cost vs Quality in Edtech – Keith Schacht, Avichal Garg, and Geoff Ralston
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 68 – Cost vs Quality in Edtech – Keith Schacht, Avichal Garg, and Geoff Ralston Keith Schacht is the cofounder of Mystery Science, which makes lessons that inspire kids to love science. They were part of the Summer 2017 YC batch. Avichal Garg is an Expert at YC and prior to that… Continue reading Y Combinator : #68 – Cost vs Quality in Edtech – Keith Schacht, Avichal Garg, and Geoff Ralston
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
Y Combinator : #62 – Dan Lewis, CEO of Convoy, on the Future of Freight
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 62 – Dan Lewis, CEO of Convoy, on the Future of Freight Dan Lewis is the CEO and Cofounder of Convoy. Convoy matches shippers with freight carriers, which helps the trucking industry run more efficiently because currently, over 40% of the trucks on the road are empty. Anu Hariharan is a Partner… Continue reading Y Combinator : #62 – Dan Lewis, CEO of Convoy, on the Future of Freight
Masters of Scale : Bonus: The 10 Commandments of Startup Success w/guest host Tim Ferriss
ABOUT THIS EPISODEGuest host Tim Ferriss shares advice you’ll want to etch into stone: the Ten Commandments of Startup Success. We teamed up with Tim’s own podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, to bring you this special remix of actionable lessons from Masters of Scale Season One, including previously unaired insights from Airbnb’s Brian Chesky, Facebook’s… Continue reading Masters of Scale : Bonus: The 10 Commandments of Startup Success w/guest host Tim Ferriss
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”
Y Combinator : #61 – Sam Altman on Masters of Scale
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 61 – Sam Altman on Masters of Scale Reid Hoffman interviews Sam Altman on this uncut interview from the Masters of Scale podcast. https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/6a4a1ffc-168e-11e8-b1f1-0ebc22e4b486/61—sam-altman-on-masters-of-scale—y-combinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1519167955Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Masters of Scale : 19. How to price your product to scale, w/ClassPass’ Payal Kadakia
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe price that bleeds your business could also save it. When you invent something innovative, you can’t know how to price it on day one. First, get people in the door — get a LOT of people in the door — even if you have to price your product fatally low at first.… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 19. How to price your product to scale, w/ClassPass’ Payal Kadakia