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Kevin McCarthy & Why Politics Is A Brutal Profession
Episode 10
Kevin McCarthy, former Republican Congressman from California and Speaker of the US House of Representatives, shares how he unexpectedly found himself at Minus One after reaching the highest congress…
Published on 1 year ago
Tyler Cowen, Emergent Ventures & Cultivating Talent
Episode 9
Few people have thought as much about finding and cultivating talent than Tyler Cowen. The economist, prolific author, and Co-founder of Emergent Ventures (still one person) joined us to share how he…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Jessica Lessin, The Information, and Media in the Age of AI
Episode 8
SPC founder Ruchi interviewed Jessica Lessin live for the story on how she decided to found a media company in the age of AI, journalism's relationship with tech, and a lot more. Jessica is the found…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Reid Hoffman & the AI-Native Future
Episode 7
Serial founder and prolific investor Reid Hoffman shares the winding journey that took him from the PayPal mafia to founding LinkedIn to investing in an AI-native future.
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Scott Wu, Cognition, & Creating an AI Programmer
Episode 6
SPC alum and Cognition AI Co-founder Scott Wu shares how he went from gold medal winning competitive programmer to founding an AI lab that automates coding, how to know when it's time to move on from…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Kanjun Qiu, Imbue, & Agency in the Age of AI
Episode 5
Imbue Co-founder and SPC alum Kanjun Qiu shares her journey from Dropbox to becoming a founder, why she thinks play is a key part of human and AI agency, and how community has played a key role in he…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Luis von Ahn, Duolingo & the Unhinged Owl
Episode 4
Duolingo Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn shares his journey from creating CAPTCHA, founding a multi-billion dollar language learning app, and how his company produced their delightfully unhinged masc…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Mark Zuckerberg on Llama, AI, & Minus One
Episode 3
How did Mark Zuckerberg turn Facebook into Meta? Why does he think open source is the future of AI? And how has he maintained a Minus One mindset at his founder-led company? SPC Partners (and early F…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Lloyd Blankfein & Leadership During Crisis
Episode 2
As the former CEO of Goldman Sachs from 2006 to 2018, Lloyd Blankfein was a main character in the most eventful economic period of recent history. Alongside our hosts, he opens up about what it took …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Ashton Eaton, Olympic Glory & What Comes Next
Episode 1
As a two-time Olympic gold medal winning decathlete, Ashton Eaton is one of the few people who ever held a legitimate claim to the title "most athletic person in the world." After retiring from profe…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago