ABOUT THIS EPISODEAirbnb began trading today on the Nasdaq at a valuation north of $100 billion, which is more than Marriott, Hilton and Expedia combined. Dan digs into the year’s largest IPO and how Airbnb has navigated a perilous year for travel and hospitality with company co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky. Learn more about your… Continue reading Axios Re:Cap : Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky talks IPO, pandemic and air mattresses
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Bits & Pretzels Podcast : B&P #48: Inside Slack’s growth story
ABOUT THIS EPISODECEO Stewart Butterfield, who just sold his communication platform to Salesforce for $27.7 billion, on dealing with setbacks & fighting incumbentsThis week on the Bits & Pretzels Podcast we welcome an entrepreneur who is at the forefront of the global remote work experiment that shows no sign of ending anytime soon, as Europe… Continue reading Bits & Pretzels Podcast : B&P #48: Inside Slack’s growth story
Squawk Pod : The Power of Pandemic Rhetoric; The Winklevoss Bitcoin Bulls
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn the wake of the Thanksgiving holiday, former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discusses the rise in coronavirus cases and the troublesome trend that’s likely to continue. Political strategist Frank Luntz considers leveraging rhetoric to end the pandemic, and he digs into the politicization of the current health crisis. As bitcoin marches higher,… Continue reading Squawk Pod : The Power of Pandemic Rhetoric; The Winklevoss Bitcoin Bulls
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Slack Founder Stewart Butterfield on Leadership Styles, Decision-Making, The 3 Levels of Wealth, IPOs vs Direct Listings & Why Effective Entrepreneurship is Like Parkour
ABOUT THIS EPISODEStewart Butterfield is the Founder & CEO @ Slack, the leading channel-based messaging platform, used by millions to align their teams, unify their systems and drive their businesses forward. Prior to their direct listing in June 2019, Stewart raised over $1.3Bn from the likes of Accel, Thrive, Softbank, Kleiner, IVP, T Rowe, GV… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Slack Founder Stewart Butterfield on Leadership Styles, Decision-Making, The 3 Levels of Wealth, IPOs vs Direct Listings & Why Effective Entrepreneurship is Like Parkour
Cryptotesters : # 17 Cooper Turley, Strategy Lead at Audius on How to Build a Community Owned SoundCloud Alternative using Cryptonetworks and Token incentives
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 17 Cooper Turley, Strategy Lead at Audius on How to Build a Community Owned SoundCloud Alternative using Cryptonetworks and Token incentives In this episode Cooper Turley from Audius shares with us why he thinks the music industry is ripe for disruption. Whether it’s the endless number of middlemen or a disjointed royalty… Continue reading Cryptotesters : # 17 Cooper Turley, Strategy Lead at Audius on How to Build a Community Owned SoundCloud Alternative using Cryptonetworks and Token incentives
Unchained : Why Bitcoin Now: Bitcoin Under a Biden Administration – Ep.198
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode, Dan Tapiero, founder of 10T Holdings and Gold Bullion International, and Cathie Wood, CEO and CIO at ARK Invest, discuss the long election week in the U.S. and how they believe Bitcoin will behave in a post-election world. They also talk about: how a changeover from a Trump to a… Continue reading Unchained : Why Bitcoin Now: Bitcoin Under a Biden Administration – Ep.198
The Current : Slack CEO on the fate of downtown office culture
ABOUT THIS EPISODEFor many, the novelty of #WFHIS (work from home, in sweatpants) has given way to questions about a permanent shift. Stewart Butterfield, CEO of business communications company Slack, discusses how his company met demand when the working world went remote, and whether the era of the downtown office will ever return. https://cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_CURRENT_P/media/current-Pc0NTgoS-20201029.mp3Podcast: Play… Continue reading The Current : Slack CEO on the fate of downtown office culture
Business Daily : Google hit by competition lawsuit
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe US government has filed charges against Google, accusing the company of violating competition law to preserve its monopoly over internet searches and online advertising. As the Department of Justice sues the search engine google for being a monopoly, could all tech giants be under threat? We hear from Eric Schmidt, the former… Continue reading Business Daily : Google hit by competition lawsuit
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Cyan Banister on Her Relationship To Money, Risk, Her Investment Decision-Making Process, Why We Will See A Reckoning in the Early Stage Market, Her Biggest Takeaways from HQ Trivia & The Future of Silicon Valley
ABOUT THIS EPISODECyan Banister is one of the most successful and renowned early-stage investors of the last decade. Her portfolio includes the likes of SpaceX, Uber, Affirm, Opendoor Postmates, Niantic and Thumbtack to name a few. Today Cyan is a Partner @ Long Journey Ventures, joining the team there following a 4-year stint @ Founders… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Cyan Banister on Her Relationship To Money, Risk, Her Investment Decision-Making Process, Why We Will See A Reckoning in the Early Stage Market, Her Biggest Takeaways from HQ Trivia & The Future of Silicon Valley
Kickass News :Google’s Eric Schmidt
ABOUT THIS EPISODEGoogle’s Eric SchmidtFormer Google chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt discusses how former college football coach Bill Campbell mentored him and many of Silicon Valley’s greatest visionaries from Jeff Bezos and Larry Page to Marc Andreessen and Steve Jobs. Eric recalls how he initially reacted when venture capitalist John Doerr suggested that he work… Continue reading Kickass News :Google’s Eric Schmidt