ABOUT THIS EPISODETwo things – money and the internet – influence and impact almost everything in our lives. Which is a problem when both are run by just a few companies. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, co-founders of Facebook and early investors in Bitcoin, have an idea how to give the people back their power. This… Continue reading A Bit of Optimism : Challenging Authority with Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss
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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
Masters of Scale : 10. Let fires burn w/Selina Tobaccowala (Evite, SurveyMonkey, Gixo)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIt’s the opposite of what you were taught. The best entrepreneurs — they let fires burn. Knowing which problems NOT to solve is as critical as knowing how to solve them. We’re revisiting this episode with serial entrepreneur Selina Tobaccowala (Evite, SurveyMonkey, TicketMaster, Gixo) to underscore the one thing every entrepreneur needs to… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 10. Let fires burn w/Selina Tobaccowala (Evite, SurveyMonkey, Gixo)
Masters of Scale : 62. The 4 core principles of crisis management, w/Ellen Kullman (DuPont, Carbon)
ABOUT THIS EPISODETo survive a crisis, you have to double down on who you already are as a company. This is something Ellen Kullman knows, having led DuPont through the 2008-2009 financial crisis, and taken the CEO role at 3D-printing unicorn Carbon only weeks before Covid hit. Through her years as a leader, Ellen has… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 62. The 4 core principles of crisis management, w/Ellen Kullman (DuPont, Carbon)
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
Masters of Scale: Rapid Response : Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: “Crisis is pushing us back to our roots”
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAs the pandemic hit, Airbnb was preparing for an IPO. Within a matter of days, everything changed dramatically, as travel worldwide screamed to a halt. “I felt like I was captain of a ship and a torpedo hit the side,” says CEO Brian Chesky. Airbnb responded quickly, announcing that they’d override host rules… Continue reading Masters of Scale: Rapid Response : Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: “Crisis is pushing us back to our roots”
Masters of Scale : Rapid Response: Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: “Crisis is pushing us back to our roots”
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAs the pandemic hit, Airbnb was preparing for an IPO. Within a matter of days, everything changed dramatically, as travel worldwide screamed to a halt. “I felt like I was captain of a ship and a torpedo hit the side,” says CEO Brian Chesky. Airbnb responded quickly, announcing that they’d override host rules… Continue reading Masters of Scale : Rapid Response: Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: “Crisis is pushing us back to our roots”
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
Masters of Scale : 2. Raise more money than you need, w/Minted’s Mariam Naficy
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThink you’ve raised enough money for your startup? Think again. You have to run through a minefield of unexpected expenses as an entrepreneur. And you never know where the big opportunity will come from — or if you’ll need to make an unexpected, expensive pivot to stay afloat. So always, always raise more… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 2. Raise more money than you need, w/Minted’s Mariam Naficy
The Tim Ferriss Show : #392: Ben Horowitz — What You Do Is Who You Are >> Lessons from Silicon Valley, Andy Grove, Genghis Khan, Slave Revolutions, and More
ABOUT THIS EPISODE“One of the key insights from Bushido is that a culture is not a set of beliefs, it’s a set of actions.” — Ben Horowitz Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz) is a cofounder and general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He is the author of The New York Times bestseller, The Hard… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show : #392: Ben Horowitz — What You Do Is Who You Are >> Lessons from Silicon Valley, Andy Grove, Genghis Khan, Slave Revolutions, and More