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Y Combinator : #16 – Mark Zuckerberg on How to Build the Future

ABOUT THIS EPISODE 16 – Mark Zuckerberg on How to Build the Future Mark Zuckerberg is the cofounder of Facebook. Sam Altman is the president of YC Group and he interviewed Mark for a series called How To Build The Future, which you can watch on YC’s YouTube channel. https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/5bc5d3fe-62a2-11e7-9e27-0e3562ae6038/16—mark-zuckerberg-on-how-to-build-the-future—y-combinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1514998356Podcast: Play in new window |… Continue reading Y Combinator : #16 – Mark Zuckerberg on How to Build the Future

Y Combinator : #12 – How Should Business Schools Prepare Students for Startups? – Jeff Bussgang and Michael Seibel

ABOUT THIS EPISODE 12 – How Should Business Schools Prepare Students for Startups? – Jeff Bussgang and Michael Seibel Jeff Bussgang is a lecturer at Harvard Business School and General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners. Michael Seibel is CEO of YC. https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/5a0396a0-5546-11e7-aae1-0e1b887eb36a/12—how-should-business-schools-prepare-students-for-startups—jeff-bussgang-and-michael-seibel—y-combinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1587055943Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Y Combinator : #9 – Sam Altman and Reid Hoffman – From Startup to Scaleup

ABOUT THIS EPISODE 9 – Sam Altman and Reid Hoffman – From Startup to Scaleup Sam Altman and Reid Hoffman discuss the key changes founders should think about as they scale their company. The conversation was recorded at The Scaleup Offsite, a private event hosted by Y Combinator Continuity and Greylock Partners in April 2017.… Continue reading Y Combinator : #9 – Sam Altman and Reid Hoffman – From Startup to Scaleup

Masters of Scale : 6. Innovation is managed chaos, w/Eric Schmidt of Google/Alphabet

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

Y Combinator : #7 – Jessica Livingston on How to Build the Future

ABOUT THIS EPISODE 7 – Jessica Livingston on How to Build the Future Sam Altman interviews Jessica Livingston for a series called How To Build The Future, which you can watch on YC’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/ycombinator. Read the transcript here: https://blog.ycombinator.com/jessica-livingston-on-htfbt/ https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/b79ed2ba-44a3-11e7-93dd-0e5a35214948/7—jessica-livingston-on-how-to-build-the-future—y-combinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1514999289Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Y Combinator : #7 – Jessica Livingston on How to Build the Future

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

Y Combinator : #2 – Network Effects with Anu Hariharan

ABOUT THIS EPISODE 2 – Network Effects with Anu Hariharan Anu Hariharan is a Partner at YC Continuity (https://www.ycombinator.com/continuity) which is an investment fund dedicated to supporting founders as they scale their companies. Read the transcript here (http://blog.ycombinator.com/anu-hariharan-on-network-effects/). https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/9e25da58-35cc-11e7-9615-0e5a35214948/2_network_effects_with_anu_hariharan_ycombinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1514999652Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Y Combinator : #4 – Elon Musk on How to Build the Future

ABOUT THIS EPISODE 4 – Elon Musk on How to Build the Future Sam Altman interviews Elon Musk for a series called How To Build The Future, which you can watch on YC’s YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/ycombinator). Read the transcript here (http://blog.ycombinator.com/elon-musk-on-how-to-build-the-future/). https://backtracks.fm/ycombinator/pr/8fe83f3a-35db-11e7-b945-0e5a35214948/4_elon_musk_on_how_to_build_the_future_ycombinator.mp3?s=1&sd=1&u=1514999512Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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