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Recode Decode: Shani Hilton, BuzzFeed Executive Editor of News
Episode 37
BuzzFeed’s Executive Editor of News Shani Hilton talks with Peter Kafka about how she rose to a leadership role within one of the world's most talked-about new media companies. She discusses how the …
Published on 9 years, 10 months ago
Recode Decode: Max Levchin, Affirm CEO
Episode 36
Affirm CEO and PayPal co-founder Max Levchin talks with Kara Swisher about being a serial entrepreneur and discovering more about himself in the process. He also discusses why startup founders and in…
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
Recode Decode: Chris Altchek, Mic CEO
Episode 35
Mic CEO Chris Altchek talks with Peter Kafka about building a news site for millennials and why such a thing should exist in the first place. He explores the differences among newsreading generations…
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
Recode Decode: Trae Vassallo and Michele Madansky, Co-Authors, "The Elephant in the Valley"
Episode 34
Former Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Trae Vassallo and former Yahoo exec Michele Madansky sit down with Kara Swisher to talk about "The Elephant in the Valley," their new report on gender …
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
Recode Decode: Albert Wenger, Union Square Ventures Partner
Episode 33
Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger talks with Peter Kafka about being an investor at a time of bubble anxiety and political debate about the trade-off between privacy and security. He argues…
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
Recode Decode: Happy Re/New Year 2016; CES Preview
Episode 32
It's an all-star lineup of reporters from Re/code and The Verge in this special episode, featuring Kara Swisher, Lauren Goode, Casey Newton and Noah Kulwin. The team discusses the top tech stories of…
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
Recode Decode: Rufus Griscom, Heleo CEO
Episode 31
Heleo CEO Rufus Griscom talks with Peter Kafka about trying to build a "BuzzFeed for brains" that can distribute Big Ideas to the broader Internet. He also discusses the founding of his two previous …
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
Recode Decode: Niccolo de Masi, Glu CEO
Episode 30
Glu Mobile CEO Niccolo de Masi talks with Kara Swisher about Glu's hit games like Kim Kardashian: Hollywood and Katy Perry Pop, and what makes them different from earlier video games based on license…
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
Recode Decode: Ev Williams, Medium CEO
Episode 29
Medium CEO Ev Williams talks with Peter Kafka about founding his third company that makes it easier to "write on the Interwebs," and what makes Medium different from Blogger and Twitter. He also disc…
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
Recode Decode: Jeremy Stoppelman, Yelp CEO
Episode 28
Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman talks with Kara Swisher about spending a decade at the helm of the local-recommendations site, and the new challenges posed by private companies that can out-raise the publ…
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago