Bear Market Necessities
Martin talks about the effects of the market downturn in response to the global pandemic. And we discuss which companies are the most affected and how long it will take for investors to regain confide...
13 Mar 202015min
When the VCs Start to Worry
Kate talks about the messages that investors are giving to their portfolio companies about the coronavirus and how to prepare for an economic downturn. Background Reading: VCs Brace for Fundraising De...
6 Mar 202012min
What About Bobs?
Jessica Lessin talks about Disney's surprise appointment of a new CEO, Bob Chapek and what it means for Bob Iger in his new role as executive chairman. Priya discusses the future of Amazon Go. Backgro...
28 Feb 202022min
Little Boxes Made of Ticky Tack
Cory interviews New York Times journalist Conor Dougherty about his new book on the California housing crisis and the role tech has played in causing it (and trying to solve it). Then Jessica Lessin t...
21 Feb 202032min
Old Time Roku Roll
Jessica and Tom discuss Roku and whether its hard-nosed negotiation tactics with media companies will work. Cory dives into Softbank and its troubles since the WeWork collapse.
14 Feb 202023min
Self-Driving for Dollars
Amir talks about the companies that have invested the most in self-driving car technology in the past decade. Kate explains why Sequoia is doubling down on seed investing and why that category is gett...
7 Feb 202023min
Facebook and the Republocrats
Chris Stern joins from Washington DC to talk about how Republicans have become Facebook's biggest supporters on the Hill in the face of increasingly antagonistic Democrats. Kevin discusses the legacy ...
31 Jan 202022min
Initial Private Offering
Priya and Kevin Dugan talk about the ways companies going public try to get bankers to become clients in order to win the job. Kate explores Lambda School, a coding school that has a different way of ...
24 Jan 202024min
