When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light
Most of us are dependent on our smartphones. In fact, Americans spend an average of three hours a day on these devices — devices that only came into existence relatively recently. Designers Kai Tang a...
10 Aug 202332min
Orgain: Andrew Abraham
A life-threatening diagnosis changed the course of Andrew Abraham’s career and led him to found some of the most popular nutritional drinks and powders on the market. After recovering from his illness...
7 Aug 20231h 13min
Powering cars with solar energy with Steve Fambro of Aptera Motors
There’s a new car coming to market that will probably make its owners search out the sunniest spots in the parking lot...Aptera Motors is designing and manufacturing this car: a plug-in electric hybri...
3 Aug 202339min
The Tetris Company: Henk Rogers
Tetris is one of the most popular video games of all time, and Henk Rogers helped make it happen. He first discovered the game at a convention in 1988, and immediately saw how elegant and addictive it...
31 Jul 20231h 7min
When AI is your personal tutor with Sal Khan of Khan Academy
The COVID-19 pandemic changed education forever. But Sal Khan says an even bigger educational revolution is just around the corner …This week on How I Built This Lab, Sal returns to the show to talk a...
27 Jul 202337min
MOD Pizza & Seattle Coffee Company: Scott and Ally Svenson
A relentless hunt for their favorite foods and drinks led Scott and Ally Svenson into launching not one but two multi-million dollar businesses. The first came about in 1990s London when they discover...
24 Jul 20231h 27min
When trucks drive themselves with Chris Urmson of Aurora
Chris Urmson is one of the founding fathers of the autonomous vehicle industry. He participated in three DARPA self-driving vehicle challenges before joining the team that launched Google’s self-drivi...
20 Jul 202340min
Grindr: Joel Simkhai
On the premise that a smartphone could vastly improve his love life, Joel Simkhai built one of the most popular dating apps in the world. In 2008 he was living in LA and looking for an easy way to me...
17 Jul 20231h 9min
