ABOUT THIS EPISODEGoogle has succeeded by innovating again and again. Their secret? They don’t tell their employees how to innovate; they manage the chaos. Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google since 2001 and now chair of parent company Alphabet, shares the controversial management techniques he created to lead an environment of free-flowing ideas — and… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 6. Innovation is managed chaos, w/Eric Schmidt of Google/Alphabet
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The Tim Ferriss Show : #244: The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency — Nick Szabo
ABOUT THIS EPISODENick Szabo (@NickSzabo4) is a polymath. The breadth and depth of his interests and knowledge are truly astounding. He’s a computer scientist, legal scholar, and cryptographer best known for his pioneering research in digital contracts and cryptocurrency. The phrase and concept of “smart contracts” were developed by Nick with the goal of bringing… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show : #244: The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency — Nick Szabo
Masters of Scale : 4. Imperfect is perfect, w/Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIf you’re Steve Jobs, you can wait for your product to be perfect. For the rest of us, If you’re not embarrassed by your first product release, you’ve released it too late. Imperfect is perfect. Why? Because your assumptions about what people want are never exactly right. Most entrepreneurs create great products through… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 4. Imperfect is perfect, w/Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg
Masters of Scale : 1. Airbnb’s Brian Chesky in Handcrafted
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIf you want your company to truly scale, you first have to do things that don’t scale. Handcraft the core experience. Get your hands dirty. Serve your customers one-by-one. And don’t stop until you know exactly what they want. That’s what Brian Chesky did. As CEO of Airbnb, Brian’s early work was more… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 1. Airbnb’s Brian Chesky in Handcrafted
The Tim Ferriss Show : #228: The Lion of Olympic Weightlifting, 62-Year-Old Jerzy Gregorek (Also Featuring: Naval Ravikant)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEJerzy Gregorek (@TheHappyBody) immigrated from Poland to the United States with his wife, Aniela, in 1986 as political refugees. He subsequently won four World Weightlifting Championships and established one world record. In 2000, Jerzy and Aniela founded UCLA’s weightlifting team. As co-creator of The Happy Body Program, Jerzy has been mentoring people for… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show : #228: The Lion of Olympic Weightlifting, 62-Year-Old Jerzy Gregorek (Also Featuring: Naval Ravikant)
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
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
Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Andreessen Horowitz GP Chris Dixon
ABOUT THIS EPISODEKara Swisher talks with Andreessen Horowitz general partner and entrepreneur and investor Chris Dixon about the landscape of venture capital and virtual reality. Walt Mossberg shares his perspective on Windows 10 and fields questions from his followers on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chtbl.com/track/524GE/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP1245202672.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Andreessen Horowitz GP Chris Dixon
Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Y Combinator’s Sam Altman
ABOUT THIS EPISODEKara Swisher talks with Y Combinator president and Reddit board member Sam Altman about the social news site and the challenges of entrepreneurship. Lauren Goode fields questions on the “Internet of Things.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chtbl.com/track/524GE/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4219061481.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield, Apple Music
ABOUT THIS EPISODEKara Swisher interviews Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield, Lauren Goode talks about Apple Music and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chtbl.com/track/524GE/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5135143147.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download