ABOUT THIS EPISODEGarry Tan is known for his investments in Coinbase and Instacart–but before cofounding and managing his fund, Initialized Capital, he was a partner at Y Combinator, where he advised more than 700 startups. He’d been down that road before–founding two of his own companies. Christine Lagorio-Chafkin interviews Tan–now a thought-leader with a popular… Continue reading What I Know : Garry Tan: There is No Normal Path for Starting a Company
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a16z Live : One on One with A and Z #9: The Big Questions around Remote Work
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhat was the biggest surprise from the past 15 months of remote work? [5:24]How do you handle conflict and build trust? [10:09]What’s the role of offsites? [15:45]Should you adjust compensation for different geographies? [24:02]How do you measure productivity? [34:10]What is the impact of remote work on retention and turnover? [49:17]How do startups built… Continue reading a16z Live : One on One with A and Z #9: The Big Questions around Remote Work
a16z Live : One on One with A and Z #9: The Big Questions around Remote Work
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhat was the biggest surprise from the past 15 months of remote work? [5:24]How do you handle conflict and build trust? [10:09]What’s the role of offsites? [15:45]Should you adjust compensation for different geographies? [24:02]How do you measure productivity? [34:10]What is the impact of remote work on retention and turnover? [49:17]How do startups built… Continue reading a16z Live : One on One with A and Z #9: The Big Questions around Remote Work
The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Balaji Srinivasan: Balaji’s World (Part 2) | Network States, Building Cities, the Digital Frontier, and Wokeness
ABOUT THIS EPISODEBalaji Srinivasan: Balaji’s World (Part 2) | Network States, Building Cities, the Digital Frontier, and WokenessYou are listening to Part 2 of the episode. The full uncut conversation is available on The Quest Youtube Channel. Join the conversation there and drop a comment on what you’ve learned! Picking up where we left off… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Balaji Srinivasan: Balaji’s World (Part 2) | Network States, Building Cities, the Digital Frontier, and Wokeness
Under the Hood : The Future of Finance with Marc Andreessen
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe Future of Finance with Marc AndreessenThe future is in the fringes. In this episode, Vlad sits down with entrepreneur, software engineer, and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. Co-founder of Netscape, Opsware, and a16z, Marc is known for his uncanny ability to predict the future in Silicon Valley. He believes Western civilization has grown… Continue reading Under the Hood : The Future of Finance with Marc Andreessen
TechCheck : Apple vs. the Creator Economy, Affirm CEO Max Levchin on Partnership with Shopify & Monday.com Co-CEO Ahead of IPO Today
ABOUT THIS EPISODECameo Co-Founder and CEO Steven Galanis and Fanhouse Co-Founder Jasmine Rice join us this Thursday morning to share their thoughts on the battle between content creators and Apple. Then, in a First on CNBC interview, Affirm CEO Max Levchin joins our anchors to speak about the company’s new partnership with Shopify. Later, CNBC’s… Continue reading TechCheck : Apple vs. the Creator Economy, Affirm CEO Max Levchin on Partnership with Shopify & Monday.com Co-CEO Ahead of IPO Today
The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Balaji Srinivasan: Balaji’s World (Part 1) | Crypto, China, Capitalism, and a Decentralized Creator Economy
ABOUT THIS EPISODEBalaji Srinivasan: Balaji’s World (Part 1) | Crypto, China, Capitalism, and a Decentralized Creator EconomyYou are listening to Part 1 of the episode. The full, uncut conversation is available on The Quest YouTube Channel. Help us get to 50 comments on YouTube and we will make Part II available everywhere next week! It’s… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : Balaji Srinivasan: Balaji’s World (Part 1) | Crypto, China, Capitalism, and a Decentralized Creator Economy
Lex Fridman Podcast : #188 – Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum 2.0
ABOUT THIS EPISODEVitalik Buterin is the co-founder of Ethereum. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil – Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off – Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit – Four Sigmatic:… Continue reading Lex Fridman Podcast : #188 – Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum 2.0
The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The Quest University #3: The Story of Atrium | Justin Kan’s Storytime
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe Quest University #3: The Story of Atrium | Justin Kan’s StorytimeMy first company, Twitch, sold for almost a billion dollars. My second one lost $75 million in 36 months. People love talking about success, but today I want to talk about failure. Early last year, I announced the closure of my company… Continue reading The Quest Pod with Justin Kan : The Quest University #3: The Story of Atrium | Justin Kan’s Storytime
Starting Greatness : Vinod Khosla: Your willingness to fail is what will let you succeed
ABOUT THIS EPISODEVinod Khosla is a Silicon Valley legend, having achieved greatness as a founder with Sun Microsystems and as one of the best venture capitalists of all time. In this episode, Mike Maples, Jr of Floodgate talks to Vinod about why it’s wrong for breakthrough builders to play it safe and how to turn… Continue reading Starting Greatness : Vinod Khosla: Your willingness to fail is what will let you succeed