Episodes (Page 20)
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Rich Barton and Brad Gerstner discuss their 'power to the people' philosophy, reflected in founding Expedia, Glassdoor, Zillow, and Altimeter Capital's Snowflake investment
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Jason Citron founded Discord as a gaming communication platform that evolved into a versatile social network with 100M+ users across diverse communities
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Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal analyze famous corporate acquisitions throughout history and what makes them successful or failed
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Leore Avidar built Lob to simplify programmatic direct mail, creating a unique software solution in a traditional industry
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Jacqueline Novogratz shares her journey leaving Wall Street to found Acumen, a non-profit venture fund addressing poverty through entrepreneurial approaches
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Justin Singer explains how regulation creates and destroys business opportunities, using the cannabis industry as a detailed case study
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Jesse Livermore explores 'upside down markets' - the paradox of stock market near all-time highs against a poor economic backdrop
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Rahul Vohra launches the new 'Founder's Field Guide' series, expanding the podcast to feature builders and operators alongside investors
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Modest Proposal analyzes how companies that reduce friction win across consumer, technology, marketplace, and local services
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Lauren Taylor Wolfe discusses the modernization of activist investing - how investors engage with companies to improve long-term outcomes
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Rory Sutherland explores counterintuitive business ideas as Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather, drawing from his book 'Alchemy'
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Michael Seibel shares lessons from reviewing thousands of Y Combinator applications and watching young companies find product-market fit
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Michael Mauboussin examines the decades-long shift from public to private equity markets and the reasons behind it
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Jeremiah Lowin and Chetan Puttagunta explain the open-source software business model where companies give away free products and monetize services
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Katrina Lake discusses Stitch Fix's innovative e-commerce model combining data science, technology, and personal stylists
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Brian Armstrong discusses Coinbase's vision for cryptocurrency and decentralized finance's role in modernizing financial systems
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Matthew Ball covers the past and future of media including movies, music, television, video games, and the metaverse
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Kat Cole shares her remarkable career trajectory and lessons from operating major brands like Cinnabon, Carvel, and Jamba
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Eric Vishria explains why public software companies trade at high multiples and the generations of software business evolution
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Turner Novak analyzes the past, present, and future of consumer social companies and their network effects