ABOUT THIS EPISODEKeith Rabois (@rabois), partner at Founders Fund, joins Erik on this episode. It was recorded as part of an On Deck event. They discuss: How he would compare the state of angel investing when he was getting started years ago to angel investing today. His learnings about building a better filter for whether… Continue reading Village Global’s Venture Stories : Keith Rabois’s Advice For Angel Investors
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Acquired : Special: Superhuman Part II – Designing Software to Feel like a Game (with Rahul Vohra)
ABOUT THIS EPISODESpecial: Superhuman Part II – Designing Software to Feel like a Game (with Rahul Vohra)Superstar past guest and Superhuman CEO Rahul Vorha joins us for a deep dive on how Superhuman applies concepts from game design to building productivity software. We’re not talking points and badges — we mean hardcore, Unreal Engine-style technical… Continue reading Acquired : Special: Superhuman Part II – Designing Software to Feel like a Game (with Rahul Vohra)
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
The Tim Ferriss Show : #473: Naval Ravikant on Happiness, Reducing Anxiety, Crypto Stablecoins, and Crypto Strategy
ABOUT THIS EPISODENaval Ravikant on Happiness, Reducing Anxiety, Crypto Stablecoins, and Crypto Strategy | Brought to you by Wealthfront automated investing, Tonal smart home gym, and ShipStation shipping software Naval Ravikant (@naval) is the co-founder and chairman of AngelList. He is an angel investor and has invested in more than 100 companies, including many mega-successes… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show : #473: Naval Ravikant on Happiness, Reducing Anxiety, Crypto Stablecoins, and Crypto Strategy
a16z Podcast :Tracking the Trends: AI, WebRTC, Crypto, and Full Stack Startups
ABOUT THIS EPISODEToday’s episode is a conversation about four big trends in the tech world. Any one of these trends would be notable on its own, but we cover all four in this hallway-style chat, as a16z General Partner Chris Dixon talks with Sep Kamvar (professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT and now… Continue reading a16z Podcast :Tracking the Trends: AI, WebRTC, Crypto, and Full Stack Startups
Village Global’s Venture Stories : Keith Rabois and Jacob Helberg on The US-China Cold War, The Election, and Silicon Valley
ABOUT THIS EPISODEKeith Rabois (@rabois), partner at Founders Fund, and Jacob Helberg (@jacobhelberg), senior advisor at Stanford Cyber, adjunct fellow at CSIS, and formerly of Google, join Erik on this episode. They discuss: Why the US is indeed in a cold war with China. The roles of DC and Silicon Valley in this new cold… Continue reading Village Global’s Venture Stories : Keith Rabois and Jacob Helberg on The US-China Cold War, The Election, and Silicon Valley
a16z Podcast : The Biology of Aging: Introducing Bio Eats World (ep 1)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWelcome to the first episode of Bio Eats World, a brand new podcast all about how biology is technology. Bio is breaking out of the lab and clinic and into our daily lives — on the verge of revolutionizing our world in ways we are only just beginning to imagine. In this episode,… Continue reading a16z Podcast : The Biology of Aging: Introducing Bio Eats World (ep 1)
Masters of Scale : Rapid Response: Nothing matters but this. w/Eric Schmidt (frmr Google CEO)
ABOUT THIS EPISODE“Until this problem gets fixed, all the other things that I care about, that you care about, are on hold.” In this must-hear interview, Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO (and now co-founder of Schmidt Futures) shares why he’s 100% focused on addressing the challenges of Covid-19. From vaccines and testing protocols to best… Continue reading Masters of Scale : Rapid Response: Nothing matters but this. w/Eric Schmidt (frmr Google CEO)
a16z Podcast : The Question of Education
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe Question of EducationMonopoly, oligopoly, cartel. All three of those words can describe the (not so) modern education system today, given the cost structures, economics, and accreditation capture — in everything from who can and can’t start a new university (when was the last time a significant change happened there anyway?!) to where… Continue reading a16z Podcast : The Question of Education
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