Ranked #1

22: Austen Allred, Founder and CEO of Lambda School
22: Austen Allred, Founder and CEO of Lambda School
Education is broken. Since 1996, only three sectors have materially risen when adjusted for inflation. Construction is a... Read more
10 Oct 2018
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38mins
Ranked #2

25 Harry Ritter, Founder and CEO of Alma
25 Harry Ritter, Founder and CEO of Alma
Today, the mental health crisis has reached a tipping point - one in five adults has a mental health condition and over ... Read more
23 Nov 2018
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40mins
Ranked #3

32: Brianne Kimmel, Managing Partner at Work Life Ventures
32: Brianne Kimmel, Managing Partner at Work Life Ventures
Joe Rogan gets more views than CNN. Kylie Jenner is dominating cosmetics (with less than 30 employees). Conor McGregor c... Read more
28 Feb 2019
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48mins
Ranked #4

46: Jordan Fisher, CEO Standard Cognition
46: Jordan Fisher, CEO Standard Cognition
Autonomous vehicles have been all the buzz over the last few years. Not to be outdone, Amazon has quietly been applying ... Read more
30 Mar 2020
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57mins
Ranked #5

38: Elad Gil, Legendary Investor & Operator
38: Elad Gil, Legendary Investor & Operator
Elad Gil really needs no introduction - he’s been integral in some of the most interesting and iconic companies in the v... Read more
12 Sep 2019
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54mins
Ranked #6

37: Mike Knoop, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Zapier
37: Mike Knoop, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Zapier
In Silicon Valley today, it’s become a phenomenon to talk about raising less venture capital and going remote to offset ... Read more
4 Sep 2019
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43mins
Ranked #7

30: Shaan Hathiramani, Founder and CEO of Flockjay
30: Shaan Hathiramani, Founder and CEO of Flockjay
The future of education and skilling is becoming very interesting. When you apply first principles thinking, the classro... Read more
13 Feb 2019
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45mins
Ranked #8

42: Phin Barnes, General Partner at First Round Capital
42: Phin Barnes, General Partner at First Round Capital
There's a lot of noise in the venture ecosystem today on differentiation. When I think of a venture firm that defines di... Read more
26 Nov 2019
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53mins
Ranked #9

36: Steve Schlafman, Partner at Primary Venture Partners
36: Steve Schlafman, Partner at Primary Venture Partners
You don’t have to search high or low in the tech community to find tips and tricks on every function in a business - pro... Read more
31 Jul 2019
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59mins
Ranked #10

18: Hayley Barna, Co-Founder of BirchBox and General Partner at First Round Capital
18: Hayley Barna, Co-Founder of BirchBox and General Partner at First Round Capital
Almost exactly a decade ago, a new bright eyed class of students entered Harvard Business School in September 2008. One ... Read more
22 Mar 2018
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43mins
Ranked #11

21: Morgan Housel, Partner at Collaborative Fund
21: Morgan Housel, Partner at Collaborative Fund
One of my favorite writers (and thinkers) in tech today is Morgan Housel. Morgan consistently puts out some of the most ... Read more
26 Aug 2018
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48mins
Ranked #12

26: Leo Polovets, General Partner at Susa Ventures
26: Leo Polovets, General Partner at Susa Ventures
As software eats the world, the idea of moats and the power of compounding have taken a new turn of influence. I chatted... Read more
10 Jan 2019
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43mins
Ranked #13

27: Ali Hamed, Managing Partner at CoVenture
27: Ali Hamed, Managing Partner at CoVenture
“First principles” thinking gets a lot of lip service today in technology and venture capital. While its in vogue to ack... Read more
23 Jan 2019
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50mins
Ranked #14

35: Paul Arnold, Founder and General Partner of Switch Ventures
35: Paul Arnold, Founder and General Partner of Switch Ventures
Data driven venture capital is a controversial topic with strong opinions attached. The classic rebuttal of data driven ... Read more
20 Jun 2019
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26mins
Ranked #15

31: Brynn Putnam, Founder and CEO of Mirror
31: Brynn Putnam, Founder and CEO of Mirror
We are notorious as a society for falling in love with the next “fitness fad.” Whether its diet types, workout regimens ... Read more
21 Feb 2019
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27mins
Ranked #16

40: Andrew D'Souza, CEO of Clearbanc
40: Andrew D'Souza, CEO of Clearbanc
For an industry that has made its mark on funding disruption, venture capital hasn't changed much over the past 30 years... Read more
3 Oct 2019
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58mins
Ranked #17

43: Sara Mauskopf, Founder and CEO of Winnie
43: Sara Mauskopf, Founder and CEO of Winnie
Childcare is fundamentally shifting - the share of households where both parents work hit 66% in 2016, up from 49% in 19... Read more
5 Dec 2019
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34mins
Ranked #18

33: Ash Fontana, Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners
33: Ash Fontana, Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners
“Data is the new oil” has become one of the most common catch phrases in popular media. It makes sense right? Wrong. At ... Read more
2 May 2019
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53mins
Ranked #19

41: Julien Smith, Founder of Breather
41: Julien Smith, Founder of Breather
Julien Smith is one of the most direct, thoughtful and intense Founders I've had the pleasure of having on the show. Jul... Read more
18 Oct 2019
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51mins
Ranked #20

39: Auren Hoffman, CEO LiveRamp and SafeGraph
39: Auren Hoffman, CEO LiveRamp and SafeGraph
Today’s guest is Auren Hoffman, Former CEO of LiveRamp and current CEO of Safegraph. Auren has had one of the most stori... Read more
26 Sep 2019
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34mins