ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Steven Johnson (@stevenbjohnson), Chris Dixon (@cdixon), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) There’s a lot of research and writing out there on “thinking fast” — the short-term, gut, instinctual decisions we make, biases we have, and heuristics we use — but what about for “thinking slow” — the long-term decisions we make that both… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Seeing into the Future — Making Decisions, Telling Stories
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Equity : Live from Disrupt SF: Peak Valley Edition
ABOUT THIS EPISODELive from Disrupt SF: Peak Valley EditionHello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week was incredibly fun. We recorded live from the first floor of TechCrunch’s Disrupt SF confab, putting us right in the middle of the action. So it was… Continue reading Equity : Live from Disrupt SF: Peak Valley Edition
The Tim Ferriss Show : #334: Drew Houston — The Billionaire Founder of Dropbox
ABOUT THIS EPISODE“Write an interesting story, not a perfect story.” — Drew Houston Drew Houston (@DrewHouston) is co-founder and CEO of Dropbox. Since founding the company in 2007 with Arash Ferdowsi, Drew has led the company’s growth from a simple idea to a service used by 500 million people around the world. Drew received his… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show : #334: Drew Houston — The Billionaire Founder of Dropbox
a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: When Organic Growth Goes Enterprise
ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Martin Casado (@martin_casado), Andrew Chen (@andrewchen), Russ Heddleston (@rheddleston), and Hanne Tidnam (@omnivorousread) What happens when the bottoms up, organic growth usually associated with consumer companies starts to go…. enterprise? Part of our continuing podcast series (you can listen to part one on user acquisition and part two on engagement/retention) on growth,… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: When Organic Growth Goes Enterprise
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: The 2 Core Areas Value Will Accrue In Crypto, Why Crypto Will Drive The Re-Centralisation of Talent Back Into Silicon Valley & Why Regulation Is The Opposite of What We Should Be Concerned By in Crypto with Avichal Managing Partner @ Electric Capita
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAvichal Garg is the Managing Partner @ Electric Capital, one of the leading crypto asset management firms today investing in both liquid and illiquid tokens that are emerging stores of value and rooted in novel technology. Prior to Electric they personally invested in Coinbase, Bitwise, Basecoin and more. As for Avichal as well… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: The 2 Core Areas Value Will Accrue In Crypto, Why Crypto Will Drive The Re-Centralisation of Talent Back Into Silicon Valley & Why Regulation Is The Opposite of What We Should Be Concerned By in Crypto with Avichal Managing Partner @ Electric Capita
Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: ‘High Growth Handbook’ author Elad Gil
ABOUT THIS EPISODEStartup advisor and Color Genomics co-founder Elad Gil talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about his new book, “High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People.” In this episode:00:03:30 – Why Gil stepped down as CEO of Color00:06:00 – Why he wrote “High Growth Handbook”00:09:52 – Is there too much reinvention in… Continue reading Decoder with Nilay Patel : Recode Decode: ‘High Growth Handbook’ author Elad Gil
Breaking Into Startups : #96: Building Reddit, Posterous.com & Initialized Capital with Alexis Ohanian & Garry Tan
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 96: Building Reddit, Posterous.com & Initialized Capital with Alexis Ohanian & Garry Tan Today, we have two amazing people behind the widely successful early stage venture capital firm, Initialized. Today, they discuss the power of coaching, the cryptocurrency space, building teams and community, and some tech trends to watch out for.Dubbed as… Continue reading Breaking Into Startups : #96: Building Reddit, Posterous.com & Initialized Capital with Alexis Ohanian & Garry Tan
a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: The Basics of Growth 2 — Engagement & Retention
ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Andrew Chen (@andrewchen), Jeff Jordan (@jeff_jordan), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) Once you have users, how do you keep them engaged, retain them, and even “resurrect” or re-engage them? That’s the focus of this episode of the a16z Podcast, which continues our series on the basics of growth from user acquisition to engagement… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: The Basics of Growth 2 — Engagement & Retention
a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Earned Secrets
ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz) and Sharon Chang (@sychang) What does it really take to start a startup (or work at one)? In this episode of the a16z Podcast — based on a Q&A with Ben Horowitz as part of an event hosted by a16z’s Technical Talent and People Practices team for a16z portfolio… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Earned Secrets
a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Cryptonetworks and Decentralization — Building Blocks
ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Chris Dixon (@cdixon), Ali Yahya (@ali01), and Devon Zuegel (@devonzuegel) “Show me the incentive and I’ll show you the outcomes.” At the end of the day, observes a16z crypto general partner Chris Dixon, Satoshi’s whitepaper [the original bitcoin paper outlining a peer-to-peer decentralized network and blockchain sans centralized third parties] is nine… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Cryptonetworks and Decentralization — Building Blocks