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On Pharma Trends and Big Company Innovation
Episode 511
How does the world’s largest producer of medicines in terms of volume balance the science and the business of innovation? How does an enterprise at s…
6 years, 5 months ago
Personal Genomics: Where Are We, Really?
Episode 510
This is a turn of the decade (and January-themed) look backward/ look forward into personal genomics, given recent and past retrospective and prospec…
6 years, 5 months ago
Why We Should Be Optimistic About the Future
Episode 509
Many skeptics thought the internet would never reach mass adoption, but today it’s shaping global culture, is integral to our lives -- and it's just …
6 years, 5 months ago
What to Know about CFIUS
Episode 508
When innovation and capital go global, so do restrictions on trade, foreign investment, and more. Over the past couple years, U.S. policymakers have …
6 years, 6 months ago
Are ISAs the Solution to Student Debt?
Episode 507
A bold proposal: You go to college for free, then pay back the school after graduation—but only if you get a job in your field of study and make a hi…
6 years, 6 months ago
Shonda Rhimes on How to Create Stories (and Products) People Want
Episode 506
Hollywood and Silicon Valley seem so different, but are more alike than we think. What challenges do tech startup founders and other creative founder…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Journey from 0 to 1, from Mosaic to Netscape
Episode 505
As part of a new series where we will share select a16z partner appearances on other podcasts with our audience here, this episode is cross-posted fr…
6 years, 6 months ago
Direct Listings, Myths and Facts
Episode 504
We’ve covered a lot of the strategic financing milestones for startups seeking to build a sustainable and enduring business -- from mindsets for star…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Stories and Code of Culture Change
Episode 503
There are some common tropes that can kill your company culture -- whether it's that corporate values can be weaponized; "fake it til you make it"; t…
6 years, 6 months ago
Of Container Ships, Supply Chains, and Retail
Episode 502
This podcast rerun -- first recorded over two and a half years ago, now being rerun as one of our evergreen classics on the tails of the world's larg…
6 years, 6 months ago