Robert Smith on Unfettered Conversations with A and Z
Robert's foundational experiences growing up [3:03]His introduction to computers, how he got an internship at Bell Labs, and what he learned there [6:38]Why he studied chemical engineering [13:15]Work...
13 Touko 20211h 7min
4B with Margit #8: Basecamp and Banning Political Talk
What happened at Basecamp and could it have gone differently? [3:51]When did Basecamp turn into a 4B? [7:45]Why were buyouts a good policy for Basecamp and Coinbase? [10:26]Why not have a more modera...
13 Touko 202157min
Breach of the Week #4: Red Teaming iOS Vulnerabilities with Cedric Owens
What are red teams and blue teams? [2:03]How Cedric cracked Mac Gatekeeper [6:55]Apple's response [15:22]Cedric's craziest hack [19:24]Red team advice for the blue team [22:02]Audience Q&A [26:31]🔐Br...
11 Touko 202150min
a16z Bio + Health #13: Care After COVID with Shantanu Nundy
On this episode of the a16z Bio Clubhouse Show, a16z general partners Vineeta Agarwala, Julie Yoo, Vijay Pande, and Jorge Conde talk to guest Shantanu Nundy, the Chief Medical Officer of Accolade. The...
11 Touko 202159min
a16z Infra #4: Segmenting the Data Analytics Stack
Why does it feel like there's a database for everything? [4:46]What is the actual use case and market for streaming? [9:34]How real is real time? [20:12]Can you do everything in SQL? [25:08]Is the fut...
7 Touko 20211h 2min
Boss Talk #12: The AI Edition
What is AI? [2:27]AI is statistics, not consciousness [7:05]Why then so much talk about the singularity? [12:12]AI breakthroughs and FAANGs [17:21]Building the AI toolchain [26:07]AI applications in b...
7 Touko 202159min
4B with Margit #7: Building Brand Communities
In this episode: Melody McCloskey - CEO of StyleSeat, a booking platform that connects stylists and beauty professionals with clients. Since its founding in 2011, StyleSeat has powered 150 million bea...
6 Touko 20211h 2min
