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Sam Bankman-Fried Wants to Save the World
Season 1 Episode 12
Sam Bankman-Fried is the founder and CEO of the crypto exchange FTX. His problem: How to spend billions of dollars to save humanity.
Sam is one of th…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Quest for the Perfect Avocado
Season 1 Episode 11
Katherine Sizov is the founder and CEO of Strella Biotech.
Her problem: Tons of food is wasted before it ever gets to the consumer.
Katherine started…
4 years, 4 months ago
Making Electronics Better
Season 1 Episode 10
Anna Katrina Shedletsky is co-founder and CEO of Instrumental. Her problem: How do you make electronics manufacturing more efficient and less wastefu…
4 years, 4 months ago
From Slate Money: 37.8% Scammier
Season 1 Episode 1
Today we're sharing a preview from another podcast we love, Slate Money. Every week, Felix Salmon of Axios is joined by Emily Peck, also of Axios, an…
4 years, 4 months ago
Turning Cells into Tiny Factories
Season 1 Episode 9
Reshma Shetty is co-founder and chief operations officer of Ginkgo Bioworks. Her problem: How do you turn cutting-edge science into a sustainable bus…
4 years, 4 months ago
Seeing Data From Space
Season 1 Episode 8
Will Marshall is the co-founder and CEO of Planet, a private company with a fleet of tiny satellites that takes photos of the entire Earth every day.…
4 years, 5 months ago
Growing a Weed Business
Season 1 Episode 7
Joy and Raft Hollingsworth run The Hollingsworth Cannabis Company. Their problem: How do you help more Black people get into the legal weed industry?…
4 years, 5 months ago
Building a Company that Builds Companies
Season 1 Episode 6
Noubar Afeyan is the co-founder of Moderna and the founder of Flagship Pioneering. His problem: How do you turn the chaotic hero's journey of entrepr…
4 years, 5 months ago
Delivering Everything Right Now
Season 1 Episode 5
Rafael Ilishayev is the co-founder of the instant delivery company Gopuff. His problem: How do you deliver everything from bananas to hot coffee in a…
4 years, 5 months ago
Chatting with the Machine
Season 1 Episode 4
Luis von Ahn is the founder and CEO of the language app DuoLingo. His problem: How do you teach people to speak a language -- really speak it -- usin…
4 years, 6 months ago