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Most of you know Chamath Palihapitiya as one of the most prominent and progressive venture capitalists working today. But before forming Social Capital, Chamath was an early employee at a startup we'...

Yuval Noah Harari’s first book, “Sapiens,” was an international sensation. The Israeli historian’s mind-bending tour through the trump of Homo sapiens is a favorite of, among others, Bill Gates, Mark ...

Before he turned 40, Nolan Bushnell founded two brands that permanently shaped the way Americans amuse themselves: the iconic video game system Atari, and the frenetic family restaurant Chuck E. Chees...

Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff, professors at Harvard Business School, spell out an overlooked career path: buying a business and running it as CEO. Purchasing a small company lets you become you...

This must be my year because I've said this a few times but this definitely one of my strongest keynotes to-date. Not only is it a massive talk but it's followed by a super strong Q&A. In this episode...

I did this interview because I wanted to know happens when one of the most successful venture capitalists becomes a startup founder. Andy Rachleff is the founder of Benchmark Capital, whose investmen...

Kevin Rose talks with Elon Musk about his comics, favorite books, starting a company, and more. This is a "best of" broadcast from Kevin's Foundation series....

Imagine, for a moment, an alternative universe: One where Netflix got disrupted by some other streaming-content company that made its DVD rental business irrelevant. But that's just a counterfactual. ...

Technology companies have become a powerful way to build the future. Our goal with this series is to share advice about how you can do it, too....

As an angel investor, as a founder, and as host of 700+ episodes of TWiST, Jason constantly receives questions from founders and superfans. Today, he answers 15 -- from how to passively support viable...

Ben and James discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s manifesto, the problem with regulation, and why Facebook needs exactly that....

Peter Diamandis is the founder of the XPRIZE Foundation and co-author of Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World and Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think The Cheat Sheet: Wha...

The hardest thing about pivots (major shifts in company/product direction) isn't just the actual pivot. It's the courage to make the decision... and being honest with yourself as a CEO. Especially sin...

Bloomberg Tech journalist Brad Stone talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his latest book, "The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World....

Adam Robinson has made a lifelong study of outflanking and outsmarting the competition. He is a rated chess master who was awarded a Life Title by the United States Chess Federation. As a teenager, he...

Filmed at the Upfront Summit 2017, Jason sits down with legendary entrepreneur-turned-investor, Vinod Khosla. In 1980, Vinod co-founded Daisy Systems, the first significant computer-aided design syste...

Thanks to freeways, cities became something to get through instead of something to get to. Now, as the next transportation revolution -- from rivers to trains to cars to autonomous cars -- promises to...

This Week In Startups: Sam Harris, “Waking Up” host, on dawn of A.I. & Trump’s lies – PART 1 by Best Of Tech & Startups...

Would it surprise you to learn that 1800Flowers was not only one of the first ecommerce pioneers but quite possibly, the first to be profitable in a meaningful way? You wouldn't be surprised if you kn...

"Punch above your weight" -- If there's one thing public relations (PR) should help startups and founders do, it's that. Unfortunately, some companies are actually punching below their weight when the...

In this episode of Noah Kagan Presents I break down my formula for creating new business ideas. By simply recognizing the things you want, you’re guaranteed to always have at least one customer and th...

In 2008, it was nearly impossible to buy a fashionable, affordable pair of glasses online. That simple frustration inspired the idea behind Warby Parker – and disrupted the eyewear industry....

This was a blast of an interview I did when I was out in London for my book tour. In these 20 minutes we cover a lot, including media agencies, my thoughts on rebates, and even English "football" :) B...

Recode Decode - Social media makes us miserable (Tim Ferriss, author, "Tools of Titans") by Best Of Tech & Startups...

As a kid, Cathy Hughes practiced her DJ routine while her siblings banged on the bathroom door. As an adult, she founded Radio One, the country's largest African-American owned broadcasting company....

For this episode of Secrets for Scaling, we spoke with Larry Kim, Founder & CEO of Wordstream, the leading industry provider of search marketing management software and services. Wordstream sees a...

How quickly will robots disrupt global industries and what will the implications be? We explore with economist Andrew McAfee at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Also, neuroscientists often compare t...

The Tim Ferris Show - Arnold Schwarzenegger Part 2! Bodybuilding, Investing, And Online Battles by Best Of Tech & Startups...

The Startup Chat - Founders Dilemma: How to Make Decisions When All Options Suck by Best Of Tech & Startups...

The Ezra Klein Show: You Ask, Ezra Answers by Best Of Tech & Startups...

Debrief by Bloomberg: Obama wants to start a business after office? by Best Of Tech & Startups...

Recode Decode: Doctors should think like mechanics (Othman Laraki, CEO, Color) by Best Of Tech & Startups...

A16z Podcast: How To Be Original And Make Big Ideas Happen by Best Of Tech & Startups...

Exponent: Fate Has a Sense of Irony by Best Of Tech & Startups...

Freakonomics Radio: How to Be More Productive (Rebroadcast) by Best Of Tech & Startups...

How I Built This: David Gilboa & Neil Blumenthal, Warby Parker by Best Of Tech & Startups...

Growth Everywhere - How Canva Grew From 1K To 10M Users Without Paid Advertising by Best Of Tech & Startups...

The Top Entrepreneurs: B2B SaaS DiscoverOrg Passes $70M ARR with CEO Henry Schuck by Best Of Tech & Startups...

The Twenty Minute VC: Parker Thompson, Partner @ AngelList by Best Of Tech & Startups...

Recode Replay: Jim VandeHei, founder, Axios (Code Media 2016) by Best Of Tech & Startups...

Startup Podcast: Dov Charney - Anger (Season 4, Episode 9) by Best Of Tech & Startups...

App Guy Podcast : Dmitry Dragilev - How To Get Free Press for Your App Startup by Best Of Tech & Startups...

Tim Ferriss: Testing The "Impossible"- 17 Questions That Changed My Life by Best Of Tech & Startups...

VB Engage: Alexis Ohanian, Reddit's influence, and predicting the future by Best Of Tech & Startups...

The Ezra Klein Show: Stripe CEO Patrick Collison on management, rationalism, and the enlightenment by Best Of Tech & Startups...

Recode Decode: Vic Gundotra - Wearables can save your life by Best Of Tech & Startups...

How I Built This: Mark Cuban by Best Of Tech & Startups...

A16z: Old Food, New Tech -- 'Clean Meat' by Best Of Tech & Startups...

Recode Replay: Jeff Weiner, CEO, LinkedIn (Code Enterprise 2016) by Best Of Tech & Startups...

Recode Replay: Marc Benioff, CEO, Salesforce (Code Enterprise 2016) by Best Of Tech & Startups...