Podcast Episodes

Dave Ricks, CEO of Eli Lilly, on GLP-1s and the business of pharma

Episode 18

Dave Ricks, the CEO of Eli Lilly, the world's most valuable pharmaceutical company, sits down with John to discuss the complex business of drug development. Dave explains the true origin story of GLP…

Published on 2 hours ago

Stablecoin special: Zach Abrams (Bridge) and Henri Stern (Privy)

Episode 17

Zach Abrams, the CEO and cofounder of Bridge, the leading stablecoin orchestration platform, and Henri Stern, CEO and cofounder of Privy, the leading crypto wallet infrastructure, sit down with John …

Published on 1 week ago

Casey Handmer of Terraform Industries on solar maximalism, hard tech, and reclaiming the Salton Sea

Episode 16

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Casey Handmer is the founder of Terraform Industries, who is developing a machine that makes synthetic natural gas from sunlight and air. He joins the podcast to explain his solar maximali…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Dan Sundheim of D1 Capital on the art of public market investing

Episode 15

Seasoned public and private investor Dan Sundheim sits down with John to discuss the harrowing GameStop short squeeze, waking up at 3am for the European market open, and the emotional asymmetry of ma…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

How to build a $16B car company with RJ Scaringe, founder of Rivian

Episode 14

RJ Scaringe, founder and CEO of Rivian, sits down for a cheeky pint with John Collison to discuss what it takes to build a car company from scratch, developing the first electric pickup truck, the sh…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Tobi Lütke is still captivated by internet commerce, 20 years later

Episode 13

Shopify founder and CEO Tobi Lütke joins John Collison to discuss the philosophies driving one of the internet’s most foundational companies. Tobi shares his perspective on why companies are a form o…

Published on 1 month ago

Marc Andreessen and Charlie Songhurst on the past, present, and future of Silicon Valley

Episode 12

Marc Andreessen, cofounder of Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz, sits down for a Cheeky Pint with John Collison and Charlie Songhurst to discuss the history of Silicon Valley, spotting bubbles in real…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Des Traynor on reinventing Intercom twice and the “four horsemen” of good AI companies

Episode 11

Des Traynor, cofounder of Intercom, sits down for a Cheeky Pint with John Collison to discuss the growth of Fin (Intercom’s AI customer service agent), why selling AI products is hard, advice for pro…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ambrook CEO Mackenzie Burnett on American agriculture, rural resilience, and carrying 50lbs of fresh pork on Amtrak

Episode 10

Mackenzie Burnett joins John Collison to talk about American agriculture, labor and immigration challenges, building rural resilience, ERPs, and the principle of money movement. She also shares some …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Zipline CEO Keller Cliffton on air-dropping blood to Rwandan hospitals and getting to 50,000 aircraft per year

Episode 9

Keller Cliffton joins John Collison to talk about Zipline’s journey to 115 million miles flown, the lost art of American airplanes, building 50k drones a year in California, getting to 99.9% reliabil…

Published on 2 months ago