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Which companies are on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence? What’s the next major breakthrough in healthcare? How do iconic brands reinvent themselves to appeal to the next generation? Most Innovative Companies is where tech, business, and innovation convene. Join hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen as they bring you the latest innovations transforming business and society—and highlights the companies that are reshaping industries and culture.
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Hall T Martin interviews angel and venture capital investors on how they invest and talks with CEOs who discuss their sector and what to look for. Hall T Martin also leads the Startup Funding Espresso series in which you can learn about startup funding and investing in the time it takes to have an espresso. https://investorconnect.org/
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Pioneers of AI is your guide to the latest technological frontier. Each week, host Rana el Kaliouby (AI scientist, investor, author, co-founder of Affectiva) is joined by the leading creators, critics, and thinkers behind mind-blowing technology and asks the important questions about how artificial intelligence is changing the way we live. As we venture together into the unknown, Pioneers is your tool to understanding and anticipating what comes next.
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a16z Show

Andreessen Horowitz

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The a16z Show discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future – especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This show is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!
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Leading Up: The Work Shift

Udemy | Pod People

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Shift happens. This podcast can help. Layoffs can leave you scrambling for what’s next. Company priorities can switch at the speed of light. Promotions can feel out of reach. Or perhaps you’re starting a new venture. For better or worse, our work lives are constantly changing. How do we forge our career path through this ever changing landscape? Leading Up: The Work Shift is the compass that will guide you back to your career values, goals, and vision. If you’re feeling lost, you're not alon ...
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Grit

Kleiner Perkins

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Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.
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Private Equity Funcast

Jim Milbery and Devin Mathews

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Hosted by Devin Mathews and Jim Milbery, partners at ParkerGale Capital, a middle-market private equity group. This bi-weekly show is a lively discussion of the uses of technology to improve business operations for companies with less than $100 million in revenue.
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The Difference Engine helps founders and funders maximise business growth through category design. Hosted by two British northerners with decades of experience in launching, managing, and marketing disruptive tech companies. Paul Maher and Jonathan Simnett have been there, done it and thrown away the slogan t-shirts - now they'll help you become a category king. The Difference Engine - Disrupting Tech Strategy https://www.becategorical.com/
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Venture Step

Dalton Anderson

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Ever wondered what it takes to thrive in the entrepreneurial world? Each week, I unpack AI use cases, company deep dives, founder stories, book and research takeaways, new laws and bills, and the personal challenges I wrestle with as I explore this path. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a dreamer, or just curious about leveling up, join me for a raw look at what it means to grow, adapt, and succeed.
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Welcome to Inside CVC —Inside CVC by U-Path is the podcast where corporate venture capital meets strategy, leadership, and systemic change. Hosted by Philipp Willigmann and Steve Schmith, the show brings senior voices from across corporate venture, startups, investment, academia, and policy to the table. Each episode goes beyond buzzwords to explore how capital, technology, and leadership shape the future of business and society. From AI and robotics to geopolitics, board governance, and inc ...
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The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast brings you conversations with global executives who lead strategy to share their unique experiences in tackling complex challenges, navigating disruptive technologies, and driving impactful growth. The Chief Strategy Officer role can be lonely and misunderstood. In today's interconnected world, no single leader has all the answers. To learn more about how Outthinker's network of leading chief strategy officers can offer you time-saving solutions, trend insi ...
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Join Hercules Capital in conversations with today’s top CEOs, CFOs, and investors in venture and private equity-backed companies. Learn about their strategies for financing rapid growth and scaling their businesses, as well as their unique interests and life stories that have shaped their paths to success.
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The tech media loves a splashy funding announcement - millions of dollars injected into a hot startup primed to become a unicorn. But what about the work behind those headlines? Host Jason Yeh, a former VC and venture-backed startup founder, talks with entrepreneurs about how they raised the capital to launch world-changing startups. Their conversations uncover incredible stories including cautionary tales, inspirational memories, and even some insightful tips. Keep up with us on social @fun ...
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Join seasoned entrepreneur and fractional CMO Camper Bull as he pulls back the curtain on building successful businesses in both digital and physical spaces. With over two decades of experience scaling companies to multi-million dollar valuations, Camper delivers actionable insights on marketing, business growth, and entrepreneurial success. Each episode of Strategy Session combines real-world case studies with proven frameworks that you can implement immediately. Drawing from his extensive ...
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Crickets to Cha-Chings

Gold City Ventures

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Crickets to Cha-chings is a podcast for handmade and digital entrepreneurs wanting to uplevel their Etsy shops and grow their business. Join us as we talk marketing for your business, strategy to drive traffic to your shop, how to stand out on Etsy, and running an online business while maintaining flexibility for your family.
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Enter the Boardroom lifts the veil on the secretive world of boards, giving you the information you need to get more board roles and become better board members. Join Nurole CEO Oliver Cummings as he sits down with the extraordinary people shaping today's and tomorrow's boardrooms.
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Consumer VC takes a look into early-stage consumer investing and venture capital. If you are interested in learning about consumer trends, have a b2c business and interested in learning about the fundraising process at the early stage, you have come to the right place. Mike interviews some of the top venture capitalists in the world that focus on B2C and consumer type companies or have a deep track record investing in these categories such as marketplaces, SaaS, social, CPG and non-tech subs ...
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PropTech Talks

Matthew Maltzoff

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This is where the leading entrepreneurs, investors, and executives in Real Estate will be talking about their trajectories to success, the problem to solve in the industry today, their strategies for building winning businesses, and their approach to capitalising on the opportunities ahead. As a founder, I am looking forward to hearing the stories of the industry's greatest leaders. Stay tuned and reach out to me on LinkedIn if you would like to explore opportunities to work together in the ...
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FWDstart

Jamie Lane

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The FWDstart Podcast is a weekly show at the intersection of venture capital, startups, and strategic industries shaping the MENA region. Each episode features candid conversations with founders, investors, and operators behind the region’s most ambitious companies, from frontier AI and fintech infrastructure to climate tech, construction, energy, and space.
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The On Call with Insignia Podcast

Insignia Ventures Partners

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Singapore and Southeast Asia's longest running VC podcast! Previous guests include Nobel Laureate Dr Michael Spence, Endeavor Catalyst Managing Partner Allen Taylor, NYSE's Cassandra Seier, Kaszek Ventures’ and MercadoLibre’s founder Hernan Kazah, OneCapital’s and Projection.ai’s founder Shinji Asada, monashees’ founder Eric Acher, Tao of Alibaba author and Alibaba Global Initiatives’ Brian Wong, Dianping founder Zhang Tao, Appier founder Chih Han Yu, Carro founder Aaron Tan, Ajaib founder A ...
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TechSurge: Deep Tech Podcast

Celesta Capital | Deep Tech Venture Capital Firm

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The TechSurge: Deep Tech VC Podcast explores the frontiers of emerging tech, geopolitics, and business, with conversations tailored for entrepreneurs, technologists, and investment professionals. Presented by Celesta Capital, and hosted by Founding Partners Nic Brathwaite, Michael Marks, and Sriram Viswanathan. Send feedback and show ideas to [email protected]. Each discussion delves into the intersection of technology advancement, market dynamics, and the founder journey, offering insigh ...
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EIR Live

Terrance Orr & Ilya Tabakh

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EIR Live brings you invaluable lessons straight from Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs) who have been in the trenches. Hosted by seasoned EIRs Terrance Orr and Ilya Tabakh, each episode offers actionable insights and real-world strategies as guests share their personal journeys, successes, and hard-earned lessons. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur in residence, venture builder, or innovation leader, you'll gain practical knowledge from those actively shaping industries. Tune in to learn ...
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Two Adrians walk into a startup...

Adrian Spataru, Adrian Ispas

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Two entrepreneurs named Adrian with completely different approaches to building companies. One bootstrapped his way to success, the other raised venture capital and navigated the high-growth startup world. Each episode, they share raw, unfiltered conversations about the realities of entrepreneurship from opposite sides of the funding divide. Get insights you won't find anywhere else about what it really takes to build a business.
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The Life in the Front Office Podcast presented by Sports Business Ventures is hosted and produced by Jake Hirshman. Episodes feature executives and guests across the sports business and entertainment industry to provide insights focused on their industry vertical, and shine a light on the journeys of many in the industry in addition to lessons learned and advice they have for others! Podcast Promos: Sports Business Ventures: register today at https://theplaybook.memberful.com/checkout?ref=nd ...
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Step beyond the surface of the world’s biggest marketplace. Beyond the Listings takes you inside the real stories, strategies, and challenges faced by the leaders behind today’s most successful brands on Amazon. Hosted by Venture Forge, each monthly episode features in-depth interviews with senior figures from high-growth sellers and global vendor brands. We unpack what’s driving performance - what’s holding it back - and how the best in the business are building sustainable, scalable succes ...
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Interesting and insightful business leaders shaping the future stop in for candid conversations about their why, their journey, the things that work, and the lessons learned.
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The Let’s talk about alternatives podcast brings you in-depth conversations on the investment themes shaping global markets. In each episode, our in-house experts share perspectives from across private markets, multi-alternatives, diversifying strategies and sustainable and impact investing. Backed by LGT Capital Partners’ experience as a global leader in alternative investing, the series offers insights and analysis for institutional investors. Episodes are published occasionally throughout ...
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Deep Tech Germany: AI, Robotics & Frontier Innovation by Startuprad.io™

Startuprad.io™ – Europe’s Startup & VC Podcast Network

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Deep Tech Germany™, powered by Startuprad.io, explores the scientific breakthroughs and deep technologies shaping Europe’s future. Hosted by Joe Menninger, this podcast dives into the convergence of research, engineering, and venture capital — where pioneering ideas evolve into scalable companies. Every episode uncovers how scientists, founders, and investors in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH) transform frontier technologies into global businesses. From AI and robotics to semiconduc ...
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Blessed + Bossed Up

Anchored Media Network

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The BBU Podcast is a weekly podcast that teaches purposeful women how to be uncompromising in their faith, business, and total life success with God as the CEO. Get ready to be empowered, emboldened, and receive divine strategy to fulfill God’s plan for your life and business. Your host + sister in Christ and success, Tatum Temia Ayomike, is an award-winning entrepreneur, executive producer, author and devoted Christian who has committed her life to help women bridge the gap between faith an ...
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Spill with Me Jenny D. was created to help people talk about life experiences to help heal and know that they are not alone in their struggles. It’s a judgment-free zone where real talk meets real healing. Host Jenny D cares about You! A podcast that provides education, resources and entertainment. Be the next guest! spillwithmejennyd.com
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Conversations with founders, operators, and investors shaping the future of financial services. Hosted by the founder of Cambrian Ventures, Rex Salisbury. Rex previously was a Partner at A16Z, where he helped launch the fintech vertical. He has over a decade of experience working in finance & fintech primarily as a software engineer before becoming a venture capitalist. visit cambrianhq.com to learn more.
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The Compassionate Capitalist™ Show is where visionary founders and smart investors learn how to build wealth with purpose. Hosted by Karen Rands; trusted advisor, finance consultant, author, investor, and digital educator. Episodes features guests: angel investors, VCs, crowdfund and industry pros; with expert insights to share. For nearly a decade, Karen has been providing rich content to her listeners to inspire them to create generation wealth by either being the founder that exits rich, ...
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The CFO Edge

The CFO Edge

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🚀 Welcome to The CFO Edge, the podcast for founders and business owners who want to master their finances and scale with confidence! Hosted by Carol Baghdadi, a seasoned CPA and fractional CFO, we break down complex financial concepts into actionable strategies you can use right away. Learn how to optimize cash flow, raise capital, and make smarter financial decisions, without the overwhelm. 🎧 Subscribe now to gain the financial clarity you need to grow and sustain a thriving business. Let’s ...
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Village Global Podcast

Village Global

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The Village Global podcast takes you inside the world of venture capital and technology, featuring enlightening interviews with entrepreneurs, investors and tech industry leaders. Learn more at www.villageglobal.vc.
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Another Podcast

Benedict Evans, Toni Cowan-Brown

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If you're looking for another over-scripted and edited podcast, this is not it. But if you want to listen to honest and unfiltered discussions about the latest in tech and its impact on society, welcome, you have come to the right place. This is Another Podcast where two friends and colleagues discuss their overlapping experiences and perspectives on what happens in technology. We might know some of the same things, yet we also have different backgrounds and expertise, or at least, we ask di ...
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SaaS District

Akeel Jabber | Horizen Capital

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Top Startup and SaaS Podcast for Startup Founders, Entrepreneurs and Investors. Learn how to optimize your growth strategy a SaaS startup entrepreneur from beta all the way to exit. We cover topics such as raising capital, acquisitions, leadership, B2B sales, growth marketing, scaling, hiring, M&A, conversion optimization, productivity, bootstrapping, venture capital, private equity, and innovation. By sharing industry lead expertise, we want you to implement the best-proven tactics to help ...
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Founder 2 Founder

Sardor Umrdinov

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Welcome to Founder 2 Founder, the ultimate podcast for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for ordinary. Hosted by Sardor Umrdinov, founder and CEO of Home Alliance - a $100+ million tech-enabled home services platform operating nationwide. From bootstrapping his first business to building a horizontally and vertically integrated empire, Sardor brings you raw, unfiltered conversations with successful entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and game-changers who've turned their visions into multi-mil ...
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Security Sutra – Cybersecurity Startups and Venture Capital by Startuprad.io™

Startuprad.io – Europe’s Startup & VC Podcast Network

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How are founders, startups and innovators from across the globe accelerating progress and extending their R&D runway? On What The Tech? we talk with some of the brilliant minds behind new and exciting tech initiatives to learn what it takes to tackle “technological uncertainty” and, eventually, change the world. Brought to you by the R&D tax experts at Boast AI. Boast AI's What The Tech podcast was recently ranked #8 in Feedspot's Top 70 Venture Capital Podcasts on the Web ranking! Listen to ...
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Originally published on the a16z Infra podcast. We're resurfacing it here for our main feed audience. AI coding is already actively changing how software gets built. a16z Infra Partners Yoko Li and Guido Appenzeller break down how "agents with environments" are changing the dev loop; why repos and PRs may need new abstractions; and where ROI is sho…
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How do you make a quick decision when the stakes are high? Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, shares hard-won lessons from his journey from professional driver to marketing entrepreneur to Formula One executive. Zak reveals why asking questions matters more than having all the answers, how he learned to control emotional reactions that could have de…
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Before You Plan: The 5 Numbers Every Founder Must Know Before January Hits Most founders jump into annual planning without understanding the numbers that actually determine whether their plan will work — or fail by March. In this episode, we break down the five financial numbers every founder needs to know before setting goals, hiring, investing in…
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Naveen Rao is cofounder and CEO of Unconventional AI, an AI chip startup building analog computing systems designed specifically for intelligence. Previously, Naveen led AI at Databricks and founded two successful companies: Mosaic (cloud computing) and Nervana (AI accelerators, acquired by Intel). In this episode, a16z’s Matt Bornstein sits down w…
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The Fallacy of Stealth Mode Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Startups often choose to stay in stealth mode in the early days to protect their idea. In most cases, stealth mode doesn't help the startup and can actually hurt it. Here's the downside of going into steal…
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What does it take to go from advising founders to becoming one? On this week’s special Reverse Grit episode, we flip the script and put our Grit podcast host Joubin Mirzadegan in the guest seat. Joubin recently founded Roadrunner, where he is now co-founder & CEO. Roadrunner is building an AI‑native CPQ to modernize the quote‑to‑cash stack, drawing…
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In this episode, Andy Walsh sits down with Jennifer Lewis, former Founder CEO of queer social app Lex, to unpack the full arc from first fundraise to exit. Jennifer shares what really happens behind the scenes when you’re raising as a queer female founder, how she navigated a co-founder departure mid-fundraise, and why “perfect data rooms” don’t cl…
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In this episode of Inside CVC, Steve and Philipp sit down with Jen Randle, co-founder of SGNL, a strategic advisory and content firm known for helping leaders communicate with clarity, coherence, and purpose. Jen has spent her career advising executives, founders, and institutions on how to build trust by aligning what they say with what they do. H…
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Mark Kahn is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Omnivore, India’s leading agritech and climate-tech venture capital firm with more than $300 million under management. Backing over 45 startups transforming food, agriculture, and sustainability, Omnivore has played a defining role in shaping India’s agritech ecosystem and the country’s emerging c…
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Levi's, Nvidia & The "Sell the Tools" Empire Strategy | with Camper Bull Most entrepreneurs are still chasing the gold—yet the greatest fortunes in history were made by the ones who sold the tools to everyone chasing it. Amazon empowers sellers. Shopify enables builders. Nvidia fuels creators. And Levi Strauss built a 170-year empire by supporting …
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How Limited Partners Select VC Funds Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Limited partners consist of pension funds, university endowments, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. Here's how LPs select VC funds for investment. Track record. The VC must have a tr…
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In this edition of Investor Connect, Hall Martin sits down with Sanjay Kalluvilayil, founder and CEO of Stonehaas Advisors and host of The AI Space Podcast. Sanjay discusses his extensive consulting experience and how he now uses it to support AI startups. By offering both advisory services and fractional CXO support, Sanjay helps AI founders defin…
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Fei-Fei Li is a Stanford professor, co-director of Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, and co-founder of World Labs. She created ImageNet, the dataset that sparked the deep learning revolution. Justin Johnson is her former PhD student, ex-professor at Michigan, ex-Meta researcher, and now co-founder of World Labs. Togethe…
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My Fintech Newsletter for more interviews and the latest insights: ↪︎ https://rexsalisbury.substack.com/ In this episode, Nubank co-founder Christina shares how they built a $70B fintech giant serving 99M users—60% of Brazil's primary banking relationships. From launching Brazil's first purple credit card to surviving regulatory crises, conquering …
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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation, including Costco’s lawsuit against the U.S. government over Trump tariffs, Apple’s new AI chief, and OpenAI’s new “code red.” (00:51) Next, Yaz and Josh speak with Fast Company staff writer Pavithra Mohan about Silicon Valley’s obsessio…
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How To Learn To Pitch Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Pitching is a key skill in startup fundraising. Here are some key steps to learn how to pitch: Consider taking classes and tutorials. There are many tools now available online. Consider signing up for a Toastmas…
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Recently, a16z General Partner Anish Acharya joined Ollie Forsyth on NEW ECONOMIES. They talked about why consumer tech is surging again, how AI is enabling 100M-user products at unprecedented speed, and what founders need to understand heading into 2026 — from distribution shifts to founder mindset to the mechanics behind the fastest product cycle…
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Before we get into today’s episode, I want to let you know that the Blessed + Bossed Up podcast is currently on a brief break as I reset, refocus, and prepare for what’s next in this new season. While we’re away, I’ll be sharing powerful sessions, teachings, and listener favorites from our community to continue pouring into you. Today’s replay is o…
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Do you or someone you know feel anxious or stressed during the holiday season? You are not alone! I'm joined by Rachel Mulholland a licensed social worker who specializes in psychiatric and mental health services at St. Clair Health. Rachel share insights on how we can all protect our mental well-being and find peace during the hectic holiday seaso…
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Many founders pour all their energy into running a successful crowdfunding campaign, but once the capital comes in, they make the same costly mistake: they stop engaging the very community they worked so hard to build. In this episode, I sit down with Joey Hayes to unpack what really happens after the raise and why so many entrepreneurs lose moment…
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In the latest episode of What the Tech from Boast we sat down with Bernie Florido, founder and CEO of CocoFlow Innovation, a Vancouver-based company creating technology that simplifies how governments and communities connect. CocoFlow integrates business licensing, parks and recreation, and payment processing modules into software solutions that em…
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a16z General Partners David Haber, Alex Rampell, and Erik Torenberg discuss why 19 out of 20 AI startups building the same thing will die - and why the survivor might charge $20,000 for what used to cost $20. They expose the "janitorial services paradox" (why the most boring software is most defensible), explain why OpenAI won't compete with your o…
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Stick With It Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Launching a startup is hard work. The hours are long, and there are many obstacles to overcome. The key to a successful startup is not funding from investors, but rather founders who stick with it. Losing faith in the b…
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Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is starting an AI-driven transformation that it says will impact every aspect of shopping and operations. Suresh Kumar, Walmart's Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer, leads that effort. Kumar joins Pioneers of AI to take us inside Walmart’s adoption of robotics and AI in its warehouses, stor…
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Recorded in partnership with Boardwave, this episode of The Difference Engine features Colin Tenwick - a leader whose career tracks the evolution of modern tech. Colin began in the early enterprise software era with Ingres, later leading Sybase and driving Red Hat’s European expansion long before open-source and SaaS were mainstream. Colin’s career…
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Alexander Engelfried is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of FairFleet. FairFleet is a leading provider of insights that help asset managers, operators, and owners identify critical issues, cut their costs, and optimize their portfolios through data capturing and analysis using advanced aerial and drone solutions. With more than 5,000 certified, i…
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Natasha Frangos is Managing Partner of HaysMac. Tune in to hear her thoughts on: Key moments in HaysMac’s growth (1:50) What board members can do when they feel too many people are having a say in decision-making (7:39) How boards needed to communicate when overseeing change (10:02) The respective roles of management and the board in developing and…
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Finmo CPO and co-founder Akhil Nigam joins Paulo for a chat live from the 10th Singapore Fintech Festival 2025 to talk about Finmo's journey creating a truly connected intelligence platform for finance teams and treasury management able to serve businesses from SMEs to larger multi-market enterprises. A lot of it has to do with Akhil's partnership-…
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Remote Work Isn't the Problem — Your Time Zone Strategy Is | with Camper Bull Most entrepreneurs think global hiring gives them an automatic edge. But without a structured communication framework, each additional time zone quietly compounds misalignment, rework, and costly assumptions. Distributed teams don't fail because of distance—they fail beca…
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Glimpse is the all-in-one, AI-powered deductions management platform for CPG brands—automating deduction capture, classification, disputes, and accounting. Recover more revenue while saving time – ⁠https://www.tryglimpse.com⁠Ice cream is supposed to make you feel good — but most of what’s in the freezer aisle doesn’t.In this episode, Mike chats wit…
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Most founders wait for perfect conditions. Not Adam Gilmour. He started Gilmour Space before Australia even had a space agency. On July 30, that bet paid off. Australia's first launch permit. Fourteen seconds of flight. Right in the middle of the pack globally - SpaceX took four attempts to reach orbit. Those 14 seconds proved everything that matte…
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Join us for an extraordinary conversation with Peter Winton, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the University of Nottingham and member of the Royal Society's Industry College. With over 50 years spanning Ford Motor Company, 22 years at Rolls-Royce, and six years supporting academic spin-outs, Peter shares his unconventional journey from apprentice en…
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Core Skills for Startup Founders Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Startup founders are successful because they execute. Many founders have ideas, but the execution separates the winners from the losers. Here are the core skills of a startup founder: They pick an ide…
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A16Z co-founder Ben Horowitz joins Shaan Puri and Sam Parr on My First Million to talk about how to be a great leader. Resources: Follow Ben on X: https://x.com/bhorowitz Follow Shaan on X: https://x.com/ShaanVP Follow Sam on X: https://x.com/thesamparr Stay Updated: If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your frien…
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Keywords Synthetic Rubicon, Uncanny Valley, Agentic Web, AI Influencers, C2PA, Content Authenticity, Generative AI, SEO vs AIO, Deepfakes, Nano Banana, Digital Trust. Summary In this episode, Dalton Anderson explores the concept of the "Synthetic Rubicon"—the point of no return where AI-generated content becomes indistinguishable from reality. We h…
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Russ Fradin sold his first company for $300M. He’s back in the arena with Larridin, helping companies measure just how successful their AI actually is. In this episode, Russ sits down with a16z General Partner Alex Rampell to reveal why the measurement infrastructure that unlocked internet advertising's trillion-dollar boom is exactly what's missin…
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What Makes for a Great Angel Investor Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. What makes for a great angel investor is a great fit for the startup. An angel is a great fit for the startup if they meet the following criteria: They have knowledge of your industry and can exp…
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Fifteen years in, it can still feel like “we’re just getting started.” Michelle Zatlyn, co-founder of Cloudflare, returns to Grit with Joubin Mirzadegan to share how Cloudflare secures the internet for millions, with a vision built to last generations. She also shares why staying close to reality and to customers becomes harder as success compounds…
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Robert Harary found his first venture deal while in high school detention, and hasn’t looked back since. Today, he sits at the center of the venture ecosystem as both an investor and founder, with a decade-plus obsession for making access to capital more transparent, efficient, and equitable. Robert is the #2 at Evolution VC Partners, where he’s be…
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Amazon Ads, DSP and AMC are evolving fast but are they actually driving growth, or just producing more dashboards? In this episode of Beyond the Listings, we break down what high-impact Amazon advertising really looks like — from in-console Sponsored Ads to DSP, Sponsored TV and Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC). Our expert panel share how they’re using…
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Engineer, board director, and Shifting Gears author Kristin Slanina joins Inside CVC for a candid conversation on what it really takes to lead transformation in an industry that’s been “five years away” from disruption for more than a decade. Kristin shares how discomfort became one of her greatest teachers, what she learned building Ford’s origina…
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Live from Singapore Fintech Festival, we sat down with Fluid CEO and co-founder Trasy Lou Walsh on the future of B2B payments and finance they are building with AI agents on their platform. This interview was recorded live at Media Lounge in Singapore Fintech Festival 2025. Timestamps (00:00) Catching up with Trasy on Fluid since our last call in 2…
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In this vulnerable end-of-year episode, Tatum opens up about navigating a year of big transition—welcoming a new baby, starting law school, stewarding family and business, and still choosing to make God the CEO of it all. She shares how 2025 has exposed areas for growth, internal “shoulds,” and noise… but also how her foundation in God has kept her…
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Why Fast-Growing Companies Track EVERYTHING (And You Should Too) | with Camper Bull The moment your business begins to grow is the moment your systems begin to break. Most entrepreneurs wait until the chaos hits before building tracking infrastructure—but that delay costs hundreds of hours, stalled momentum, and expensive mistakes. In this episode,…
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In this episode, a16z GP Martin Casado sits down with Sherwin Wu, Head of Engineering for the OpenAI Platform, to break down how OpenAI organizes its platform across models, pricing, and infrastructure, and how it is shifting from a single general-purpose model to a portfolio of specialized systems, custom fine-tuning options, and node-based agent …
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