ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Laurene Powell Jobs (@LaurenePowell) and Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz) Laurene Powell Jobs is, among many other things, founder and President of the Emerson Collective — the social impact firm she founded to drive change and reform through philanthropy, investing, and policy solutions. In this episode of the a16z Podcast, Ben Horowitz interviews Powell… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Collectively Driving Change
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Unchained : Parity’s Jutta Steiner and Gavin Wood on Polkadot, Substrate and the Frozen Funds – Ep.119
ABOUT THIS EPISODEJutta Steiner, CEO of Parity, and Gavin Wood, who goes by the title “chief white space officer,” describe the network Parity plans to launch later this year, Polkadot, how it aims to solve scalability, interoperability and security and when a developer would choose to build a dapp on Ethereum vs. a parachain on… Continue reading Unchained : Parity’s Jutta Steiner and Gavin Wood on Polkadot, Substrate and the Frozen Funds – Ep.119
a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Innovating in Bets
ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith @annieduke, @pmarca, and @smc90 Every organization, whether small or big, early or late stage — and every individual, whether for themselves or others — makes countless decisions every day, under conditions of uncertainty. The question is, are we allowing that uncertainty to bubble to the surface, and if so, how much and… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Innovating in Bets
a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Seven Trends in Blockchain Computing
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn a followup to one of our most popular podcast episodes which originally aired in April 2017 (https://a16z.com/2017/04/03/cryptocurrencies-protocols-appcoins/), a16z Crypto Fund General Partner Chris Dixon returns to talk with Olaf Carlson-Wee of Polychain Capital in a free-wheeling conversation about the seven major trends they see happening in blockchain computing now as we shift… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Seven Trends in Blockchain Computing
LinkedIn Speaker Series : LinkedIn Speaker Series with Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg
ABOUT THIS EPISODEJoin us as LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman sits down with former Executive Chairman of Alphabet and former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, and Jonathan Rosenberg, former Senior Vice President and Advisor to Alphabet CEO, Larry Page, to discuss insights from their new book, “Trillion Dollar Coach.” From Steve Jobs and Dick Costolo to Larry… Continue reading LinkedIn Speaker Series : LinkedIn Speaker Series with Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg
Tech & Society with Mark Zuckerberg : Tech and Democracy with Yuval Noah Harari
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMark talks with Yuval Noah Harari, historian and author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, and 21 Lessons For the 21st Century. They discuss some of the most important topics surrounding the future of technology and society – like whether the internet is connecting or fragmenting communities, the different ways artificial intelligence could be developed,… Continue reading Tech & Society with Mark Zuckerberg : Tech and Democracy with Yuval Noah Harari
Tech & Society with Mark Zuckerberg : Tech and Journalism with Mathias Döpfner of Axel Springer
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMark sits down with Mathias Döpfner — the CEO of the largest news publisher in Europe, Axel Springer — in Berlin. They answer questions like: What role does quality journalism play in building informed communities? What principles should Facebook use for building a dedicated area to surface more high quality news? They also… Continue reading Tech & Society with Mark Zuckerberg : Tech and Journalism with Mathias Döpfner of Axel Springer
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified : Investor Stories 110: Why I Passed (Banister, Cohen, Fein)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEOn this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Cyan BanisterDavid CohenJohn FeinEach investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet… Continue reading The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified : Investor Stories 110: Why I Passed (Banister, Cohen, Fein)
Tech & Society with Mark Zuckerberg : Tech and Law with Harvard Professor Jonathan Zittrain
ABOUT THIS EPISODEMark kicks off the series with Harvard Law Professor Jonathan Zittrain at Mark’s alma mater. They cover everything from encryption and privacy to misinformation and future research area, all in front of a special audience — Zittrain’s students. https://tracking.feedpress.it/link/20990/13001357/Mark_Zuckerberg_Challenge_Episode_01_Jonathan_Zittrain_tc.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Initialized’s Garry Tan on The Most Important Thing A Seed Investor Can Do For Founders, How Ownership Requirements Change With Evolution of Funds & Why There Is Not Too Much Capital Chasing Too Few Deals
ABOUT THIS EPISODEGarry Tan is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ Initialized Capital, one of the West Coast’s leading early-stage funds with a portfolio including the likes of Coinbase, Instacart, Cruise, Flexport and Opendoor, just to name a few. As for Garry, before co-founding Initialized, he was a partner at Y Combinator for nearly five… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Initialized’s Garry Tan on The Most Important Thing A Seed Investor Can Do For Founders, How Ownership Requirements Change With Evolution of Funds & Why There Is Not Too Much Capital Chasing Too Few Deals