Month: December 2021

Fixing Healthcare Podcast : FHC #40: How venture-backed tech is transforming U.S. healthcare

ABOUT THIS EPISODEMedical professionals and budding entrepreneurs love to talk about the technologies that will someday revolutionize patient care. Our guest on Fixing Healthcare is already funding and fashioning those technologies to meet the needs of today’s patients. Our guest, Vinod Khosla, is an entrepreneur, investor, technologist and founder of Khosla Ventures, a firm with… Continue reading Fixing Healthcare Podcast : FHC #40: How venture-backed tech is transforming U.S. healthcare

The Skift Travel Podcast : A New Age of Mobility with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky acknowledged that enough affordable housing is a major challenge but argued that the new flexible nature of work wrought by the pandemic will see people migrating to city corridors and other less-dense locales where residences can be less expensive. In a fireside chat Tuesday with Skift founder and CEO… Continue reading The Skift Travel Podcast : A New Age of Mobility with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky

Entrepreneur Network Podcast : How to Build A Network Effect, with a16z’s Andrew Chen

ABOUT THIS EPISODEHow do you build a community? How do you expand beyond them? How do you create a product that becomes even better when more people use it? Andrew Chen has answers. He’s general partner at Andreessen Horowitz and author of the new book “The Cold Start Problem”. https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1176933901-entrepreneur-2-how-to-build-a-network-effect.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |… Continue reading Entrepreneur Network Podcast : How to Build A Network Effect, with a16z’s Andrew Chen

StrictlyVC Download : Andrew Chen on Cold Starts, Substack and What’s Next for Clubhouse

ABOUT THIS EPISODEConnie & Alex pick their favorite tech story of the week and then talk to Andrew Chen, a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, about his new book, The Cold Start Problem, which tries to unlock how some of the most prominent startups in Silicon Valley have used network effects to scale. Music: “Inspired”… Continue reading StrictlyVC Download : Andrew Chen on Cold Starts, Substack and What’s Next for Clubhouse

Techmeme Ride Home : (Bonus) a16z’s Andrew Chen On The Cold Start Problem

ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe great Andrew Chen of a16z joins us to discuss his new book: The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects. This an indispensable guide to get that “rocket-ship” action going for whatever product or company you’re working with. Sponsors: RadPowerBikes.comAltoIra.com/techmemeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at… Continue reading Techmeme Ride Home : (Bonus) a16z’s Andrew Chen On The Cold Start Problem

TechCheck : Oracle Shares Surge to All-Time High, Peloton Gets a Downgrade & Elon Musk Sells Nearly $1 Billion in Tesla Stock

ABOUT THIS EPISODEOur anchors begin today’s show looking at Oracle shares surging to an all-time high on strong quarterly results. Then, we bring in Mizuho Securities Analyst Vijay Rakesh and turn to Broadcom, which beat street estimates on the top and bottom lines. Next, Andreessen Horowitz Partner Andrew Chen discusses his new book, “The Cold… Continue reading TechCheck : Oracle Shares Surge to All-Time High, Peloton Gets a Downgrade & Elon Musk Sells Nearly $1 Billion in Tesla Stock

GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution : Schmidt Happens

ABOUT THIS EPISODEA brighter future of better education and scientific breakthroughs? Or a dystopian future of technology-driven chaos? Eric Schmidt, former Google chairman and CEO and coauthor of the newly released The Age Of AI: And Our Human Future, joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane to discuss where artificial… Continue reading GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution : Schmidt Happens

The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The OnlyFriends Show: Billionaire Tax, Antiwork, FaZe Clan SPAC and Paternity

ABOUT THIS EPISODEWelcome to my new show OnlyFriends, where my Silicon Valley group chat comes to life. On this episode, we discuss the Billionaire tax, the antiwork phenomenon, Faze Clan’s billion dollar SPAC deal, and the nature of paternity leave. Starring: Justin Kan: Twitch co-founder and investor at Goat Capital (https://twitter.com/justinkan)Emmett Shear: Twitch co-founder and… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The OnlyFriends Show: Billionaire Tax, Antiwork, FaZe Clan SPAC and Paternity