Epicenter – Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies : Vitalik Buterin: DAO Lessons, Casper and Blockchain Interoperability

ABOUT THIS EPISODEVitalik Buterin: DAO Lessons, Casper and Blockchain InteroperabilityEthereum Founder Vitalik Buterin joined us once again to discuss the state of Ethereum and the efforts to innovate the protocol. We covered the takeaways from the DAO fork, switching to the proof-of-stake system Casper and how to think about blockchain interoperability. Topics covered in this… Continue reading Epicenter – Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies : Vitalik Buterin: DAO Lessons, Casper and Blockchain Interoperability

The Kevin Rose Show : Elon Musk interview + Kevin reboots the old Foundation series

ABOUT THIS EPISODEElon Musk interview + Kevin reboots the old Foundation seriesElon Musk talks comics, favorite books, starting a company, and more. This is a “best of” broadcast from Kevin’s Foundation series. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/5ee768/5ee768af-4972-45d3-bb94-168aee0a964b/c7ec513c-e796-469b-897a-15272519c0a2/ebdf258e_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=xZuZL16qPodcast: Play in new window | Download

@Semil on Periscope : New POTUS and effect on tech – with Keith Rabois

ABOUT THIS EPISODETrump’s cabinet picks. Peter Thiel’s asymmetric bet that’s paid off. Putin’s clever use of his limited chess pieces. China’s growth and role as world superpower. Cybersecurity after allegations of Russian hacking. Democrats’ aging leadership vs. deep Republican bench. What founders under 25 are saying. AgTech. Health-tech. Bullish on AR, wary of VR over-hype.… Continue reading @Semil on Periscope : New POTUS and effect on tech – with Keith Rabois

Rocketship.fm : Powering your growth engine (Growth Ep 5)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEPowering your growth engine (Growth Ep 5)In this episode we break down our talks with Casey Winters, Andrew Chen, Dmitry Dragilev and Ryan O’Donnell about what it was like to be a one person growth team and how they grew the teams at Grubhub, Pinterest, Zurb & SellHack. This show is a part… Continue reading Rocketship.fm : Powering your growth engine (Growth Ep 5)

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?

Rocketship.fm : Growths Guiding Light (Growth Ep 2)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEGrowths Guiding Light (Growth Ep 2)Today on the show we look into two main concepts of growth, the guiding light and your products magic moment. We hear from Alex Shultz, Tim Draper, & Andrew Chen. Michael Sacca and Mike Belsito also discuss some of the growth efforts they’ve been experiencing. This show is… Continue reading Rocketship.fm : Growths Guiding Light (Growth Ep 2)

Rocketship.fm : Interview: Andrew Chen of Uber on Growth

ABOUT THIS EPISODEInterview: Andrew Chen of Uber on GrowthAndrew Chen, who wrote one of the seminal articles on growth, “Growth in the new VP of Marketing,” talks with us about the early days of the growth community, what he’s currently focused on and measuring at Uber and some of the important metrics you need. This… Continue reading Rocketship.fm : Interview: Andrew Chen of Uber on Growth

Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews) : Stewart Butterfield, Founder and CEO of Slack

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAmong other topics, Stewart discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy: The genesis of SlackHow Slack was scaled to an enterprise level applicationWhat metrics are used to gauge the health of the businessExternal inputs into Slack and the value they addDevelopers and partners in the Slack ecosystemThe Slack Fund and its role in… Continue reading Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews) : Stewart Butterfield, Founder and CEO of Slack

Communitech : “Sometimes it’s nice to be hated by the wrong people”: Vinod Kohsla at Hack the North

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

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