Podcast Episodes
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Episode 655
In this re-run from September 2018, Benedict Evans and Steven Sinofsky talk all about Tesla — and more broadly, the nature of disruption overall. How…
4 years ago
Designing a Culture of Reinvention
Episode 654
In this episode from September 2020, originally recorded for the Commonwealth Club of California, Netflix CEO and co-founder Reed Hasting talks about…
4 years ago
The Basics of Growth Marketing: Engagement & Retention
Episode 653
After achieving product-market fit and starting to gain users, how do startups then avoid the "leaky bucket" problem of losing users as quickly as th…
4 years ago
The Basics of Growth Marketing: User Acquisition
Episode 652
Once known as “growth hacking”, the concept of Growth has now evolved into an entire discipline that spans marketing, product management, user experi…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Great Data Debate
Episode 651
Over a decade after the idea of “big data'' was first born, data has become the central nervous system for decision-making in organizations of all si…
4 years, 1 month ago
Principles for Work and Life
Episode 650
In the face of great uncertainty, how do you make decisions? Can you really apply the lessons of the past to the present and the future, to navigate …
4 years, 1 month ago
How the Internet Happened
Episode 649
In his book (and podcast), Brian McCullough chronicles the history and evolution of the internet -- from college kids in a basement and the dot-com b…
4 years, 1 month ago
Technologies & Threads Through the Fabric of Our Lives
Episode 648
original episode notes and transcript here:
https://future.a16z.com/podcasts/textiles-technology-science-math-cultures-civilization/
Longtime podcast …
4 years, 2 months ago
Innovating and Deciding, for Companies and People
Episode 647
original episode notes and transcript here:
https://future.a16z.com/podcasts/innovating-in-bets/
Longtime podcast showrunner (2014-2022), primary host…
4 years, 2 months ago
Geo-engineering and the Power of Narrative
Episode 646
original episode notes and transcript here:
https://future.a16z.com/podcasts/pleistocenepark-geoengineering-iceagebiome/
Longtime podcast showrunner (…
4 years, 2 months ago