ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode, we were joined by Erik Forman, the co-founder of The Drivers Cooperative, a driver-owned alternative to Uber and Lyft. Erik spoke about how he got interested in the labor movement, his experience organising workers, what it means to be a socialist entrepreneur, and what a modern labor movement could look… Continue reading Means of Creation : Should Creators Own Their Means of Creation?
Month: December 2021
Stonks Angel Investing Podcast : #9 Andrew Chen: The Cold Start Problem | Investing at a16z | Building Network Effects
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode of the Stonks pod, Andrew Chen from a16z join us to chat about his new book The Cold Start Problem, building network effects and investing in companies like Clubhouse. Follow Us: website: https://stonks.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Stonks_dot_com Follow Andrew: book: https://www.coldstart.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewchen https://www.buzzsprout.com/1728194/9681246-9-andrew-chen-the-cold-start-problem-investing-at-a16z-building-network-effects.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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
Naval : Making Something Social Destroys the Truth of It
ABOUT THIS EPISODETranscript http://nav.al/social https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/naval/Naval-Ep125.mp3?dest-id=1103966Podcast: Play in new window | Download
a16z Podcast : Kickstarting Network Effects
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhat are network effects? [1:32]How do you cold start and get your first users? [2:33]Atomic networks and why minimum viable community is more important than minimum viable product [6:36]How do you curate your network and set norms? [8:42]Faking users: good idea, bad idea? [13:13]What is flintstoning? [14:26]How does the relationship to creators change… Continue reading a16z Podcast : Kickstarting Network Effects
Intelligence Squared : Business Weekly: Scaling up success
ABOUT THIS EPISODEBusiness Weekly: Scaling up successAndrew Chen is a specialist in growing tech businesses and for his new book, The Cold Start Problem, he has spoken to the founders of companies such as LinkedIn, Zoom, Uber, Dropbox, Tinder and Airbnb, to learn how startups can maximise their potential. Andrew has spent a career working… Continue reading Intelligence Squared : Business Weekly: Scaling up success
Naval : Free Markets Provide the Best Feedback
ABOUT THIS EPISODETranscript http://nav.al/feedback https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/naval/Naval-Ep124.mp3?dest-id=1103966Podcast: Play in new window | Download
a16z Live : Ken Griffin on Unfettered Conversations with A and Z
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAn excerpt from a Clubhouse conversation, where Marc interviews Ken Griffin, CEO and founder of Citadel, on GameStop one year later and why the stock price hasn’t crashed, as well as about his winning bid for the Constitution in the auction against ConstitutionDAO. https://chtbl.com/track/85G57/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/62c6d266-e92e-4dc7-a180-9f3aa623e441/episodes/939e5ecb-d573-4da3-a365-72c28596ee59/audio/c47dcd3d-d51c-4e60-87f4-df0d87f97b5f/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=AuWJKpnaPodcast: Play in new window | Download
The James Altucher Show : 801 – Eric Schmidt: Is AI Going to Dominate the World?
ABOUT THIS EPISODE801 – Eric Schmidt: Is AI Going to Dominate the World?I have been obsessed with AI for the past years and constantly talk about it in a couple of episodes, especially will AI turn out to be the “Terminator” that we would fear? In this episode, Eric Schmidt, American technology businessman, software engineer,… Continue reading The James Altucher Show : 801 – Eric Schmidt: Is AI Going to Dominate the World?
Noah Kagan Presents : Solving the Cold Start Problem (w/ Andrew Chen)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAndrew Chen is a general partner at a16z where he invests in consumer startups and marketplaces. He is also one of my oldest best friends and played a MAJOR role in the success of my company Appsumo. His new book, The Cold Start Problem, is dropping on December 7th. In the book, he… Continue reading Noah Kagan Presents : Solving the Cold Start Problem (w/ Andrew Chen)