ABOUT THIS EPISODEElad Gil is the Founder of Color Genomics, however, Elad is also one of the most prominent angel investors in the valley with a portfolio including the likes of Airbnb, Stripe, Square and Pinterest just to name a few. Prior to founding Color Genomics, Elad was VP of Corporate Strategy @ Twitter where… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Elad Gil on Becoming One of Silicon Valleys Top Angels, Why Most People Get Market Sizing Wrong & Should VC Services Always Be Bundled Together?
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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
The Tim Ferriss Show : #244: The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency — Nick Szabo
ABOUT THIS EPISODENick Szabo (@NickSzabo4) is a polymath. The breadth and depth of his interests and knowledge are truly astounding. He’s a computer scientist, legal scholar, and cryptographer best known for his pioneering research in digital contracts and cryptocurrency. The phrase and concept of “smart contracts” were developed by Nick with the goal of bringing… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show : #244: The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency — Nick Szabo
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
Masters in Business : Interview With Marc Andreessen: Masters in Business (Audio)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEBloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He serves on the boards of the following Andreessen Horowitz portfolio companies: Anki, Honor, Lytro, Mori, OpenGov, Samsara and TinyCo. He is also on the boards of Facebook, Hewlett-Packard and MODE Media. This interview… Continue reading Masters in Business : Interview With Marc Andreessen: Masters in Business (Audio)
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Khosla’s Keith Rabois on How To Create Sustainability Behind Growth, How To Assess The Potential Of Individuals & Teams & The Biggest Takeaways from LinkedIn, Paypal & Square
ABOUT THIS EPISODEKeith Rabois is an investment partner at Khosla Ventures where he has led investments in Stripe, Thoughtspot, HealthTap and Teespring among many others. He also started OpenDoor, which aims to transform the process of selling a home through technology. Keith’s unparalleled operational track record does not stop there as he has forged several… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Khosla’s Keith Rabois on How To Create Sustainability Behind Growth, How To Assess The Potential Of Individuals & Teams & The Biggest Takeaways from LinkedIn, Paypal & Square
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
The Tony Robbins Podcast : Airbnb & The Art of Resilience | How a flexible strategy and strong perseverance built a $30B company
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode of the Tony Robbins Podcast, we are bringing back to Business Mastery one more time, where Tony recently led a panel discussion with the business leaders behind some of today’s fastest growing companies. And for this episode, you’re going to hear from one of the founders of a company that… Continue reading The Tony Robbins Podcast : Airbnb & The Art of Resilience | How a flexible strategy and strong perseverance built a $30B company
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: AngelList’s Naval Ravikant on The Secrets To Success At Seed, Why Micro VC Is The Return of Traditional Series A & Why We Will See The Unbundling Of Traditional VC Brands
ABOUT THIS EPISODENaval Ravikant is the CEO and a co-founder of AngelList, where the world meets startups either to find great jobs, invest in startups or raise funding. Before AngelList, he co-founded Epinions, which went public as part of Shopping.com, and Vast.com. He is an active angel investor and has invested in more than 100… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: AngelList’s Naval Ravikant on The Secrets To Success At Seed, Why Micro VC Is The Return of Traditional Series A & Why We Will See The Unbundling Of Traditional VC Brands
The Tim Ferriss Show : #228: The Lion of Olympic Weightlifting, 62-Year-Old Jerzy Gregorek (Also Featuring: Naval Ravikant)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEJerzy Gregorek (@TheHappyBody) immigrated from Poland to the United States with his wife, Aniela, in 1986 as political refugees. He subsequently won four World Weightlifting Championships and established one world record. In 2000, Jerzy and Aniela founded UCLA’s weightlifting team. As co-creator of The Happy Body Program, Jerzy has been mentoring people for… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show : #228: The Lion of Olympic Weightlifting, 62-Year-Old Jerzy Gregorek (Also Featuring: Naval Ravikant)