ABOUT THIS EPISODEAfter PayPal sold to eBay in 2002, Max Levchin could have relaxed on a beach for the rest of his life. But that’s not the kind of person he is. He isn’t happy unless he’s coming up with new ideas and building companies – so much so that he actually fell into a… Continue reading How I Built This with Guy Raz : Affirm: Max Levchin (Part 2 of 2)
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How I Built This with Guy Raz : PayPal: Max Levchin (Part 1 of 2)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEDuring its formative years in the late 1990’s, Paypal attracted an extraordinary group of young entrepreneurs, who then went on to build some of the best known companies in tech. They became known as The PayPal Mafia—and Max Levchin was one of the leaders. A computer genius from Soviet Ukraine, Max joined Peter… Continue reading How I Built This with Guy Raz : PayPal: Max Levchin (Part 1 of 2)
The Travel Diaries : Brian Chesky, Airbnb Co-Founder & CEO
ABOUT THIS EPISODEToday’s guest is the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, an interview that has been years in the making, and a real honour. For billions of us, including myself, Airbnb has completely changed the way we travel. It opened up people’s homes, creating an army of Superhosts in the process, bringing tourists… Continue reading The Travel Diaries : Brian Chesky, Airbnb Co-Founder & CEO
How I Built This with Guy Raz : Coinbase: Brian Armstrong
ABOUT THIS EPISODECoinbase: Brian ArmstrongBrian Armstrong wanted to be a tech entrepreneur since he was in high school, but his first serious venture—a tutoring website—never quite took off. Around 2010, while looking to get a job in Silicon Valley, he stumbled across an intriguing idea for a peer-to-peer digital currency called Bitcoin, which quickly turned… Continue reading How I Built This with Guy Raz : Coinbase: Brian Armstrong
How I Built This with Guy Raz : How I Built Resilience: Brian Chesky of Airbnb
ABOUT THIS EPISODEHow I Built Resilience: Brian Chesky of AirbnbIn the early stages of the lockdown, Airbnb was in a freefall: it lost 80 percent of its business and laid off a quarter of its staff. But CEO Brian Chesky tells Guy that as people start to travel again—in cars, and closer to home—the company… Continue reading How I Built This with Guy Raz : How I Built Resilience: Brian Chesky of Airbnb
How I Built This with Guy Raz : How I Built Resilience: Live with Stewart Butterfield and Steve Holmes
ABOUT THIS EPISODEHow I Built Resilience: Live with Stewart Butterfield and Steve HolmesSlack’s co-founder Stewart Butterfield wonders what the future of work will look like for his 12 million customers. Springfree Trampoline’s co-founder Steve Holmes says the company has seen a 300 percent increase in demand for its products. These conversations are excerpts from our… Continue reading How I Built This with Guy Raz : How I Built Resilience: Live with Stewart Butterfield and Steve Holmes
How I Built This with Guy Raz : Live From The HIBT Summit: Stewart Butterfield
ABOUT THIS EPISODELive From The HIBT Summit: Stewart ButterfieldOur sixth episode from the 2019 How I Built This Summit features Stewart Butterfield, the co-founder of Flickr and Slack. Both companies emerged out of failure. In this live conversation with Guy, Stewart describes how he pivoted from two unsuccessful video games into two multi-million dollar brands.… Continue reading How I Built This with Guy Raz : Live From The HIBT Summit: Stewart Butterfield
How I Built This with Guy Raz : Slack & Flickr: Stewart Butterfield
ABOUT THIS EPISODESlack & Flickr: Stewart ButterfieldIn the early 2000s, Stewart Butterfield tried to build a weird, massively multiplayer online game, but the venture failed. Instead, he and his co-founders used the technology they developed to create the photo-sharing site Flickr. After Flickr was acquired by Yahoo in 2005, Butterfield went back to the online… Continue reading How I Built This with Guy Raz : Slack & Flickr: Stewart Butterfield
Blamo! : 015 – Andrew Chen (3sixteen)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMy guest this week is Andrew Chen of 3sixteen. Andrew Chen talks about the origins of 3sixteen, and how the brand went from making streetwear to becoming one of the best denim brands in the United States. Follow Andrew on Instagram and Twitter @andrew3sixteen 3sixteen.com https://chtbl.com/track/6586/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/a4ddab/a4ddabfb-03bf-4951-b362-f4177138824d/f7c4fa6b-8a59-44d5-b5ec-4550486fca42/302912534_blamoshow_s02e02_andrew_chen_3sixteen_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=_J_JkqSePodcast: Play in new window | Download