Best Quora for Business Podcasts (2024)

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In the Vault: AI and Banking Innovation with Tim Karpoff of Citi 24:12

7d ago24:12

24:12

a16z general partner David Haber and fintech partner Marc Andrusko talk to Tim Karpoff, the Global Head of Strategy at Citi, where he guides the bank’s core focus areas, as well as future investment in emerging tech like AI. The conversation covers the shifting landscape of banking policy and regulation, the increasingly important role startups are…

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Building the World’s Most Trusted Driver with Waymo's Dmitri Dolgov 36:42

1h ago36:42

36:42

Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov joined a16z general partner David George to discuss how Waymo is using genAI to help them build safer, sustainable, and more accessible transportation. In the conversation, Dmitri talks about the potential of embodied AI, the value of simulations and building training data, and his approach to leading a company focused on…

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Bringing Production-Ready GenAI to the Enterprise 32:02

9d ago32:02

32:02

As genAI expands through the enterprise, many leaders are figuring out how to evolve their genAI prototypes into production-ready tools. Pinecone CEO Edo Liberty and LangChain CEO Harrison Chase discuss which parts of the stack to build or buy, how to improve out-of-the-box models by helping customers select and ingest the right data, and picking t…

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S2 EP 7- Diversification: Not just about shielding your investments 7:06

20d ago7:06

7:06

Diversifying your investments helps manage risk effectively, but it is much more than that! Tune into this in-depth discussion on diversification with our guest Shalini Gautam, VP – Products at Axis AMC.By Axis Moneynomics - By Axis Mutual Fund

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In the Vault: Public Market and Macro Perspectives with Mark Casey of Capital Group 26:05

24d ago26:05

26:05

In this episode, which took place at a16z's Connect Fintech event, a16z General Partner David George interviews Capital Group's Mark Casey on his investment philosophy, what sends him into what he calls "barnacle mode," his preference for customer-focused North Star metrics, and more. 0:00-1:42 Intro 1:42-5:58 Approach to investing 5:58-8:20 What C…

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S2 EP6: Nifty 500 – Your Wider Gateway to the Indian Market 10:30

1M ago10:30

10:30

Did you know the Nifty 500 index can give you wider access to the Indian market? In this episode, we have Vandana Trivedi – Head Institutional and Passives Business - Axis AMC, and our host Hari discussing all about this comprehensive index. Tune in nowBy Axis Moneynomics - By Axis Mutual Fund

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Interview with Gavin Uberti & Robert Wachen (Etched) 2:06:19

2M ago2:06:19

2:06:19

Haven't done any solo episodes in a while but figured I could post this interview here anyway. Hope you enjoy the conversation, I had a great time chatting AI with them!By John Coogan

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In the Vault: New Applications in Fintech with Plaid’s Zach Perret and Marqeta’s Simon Khalaf 24:43

2M ago24:43

24:43

In this conversation, which took place at a16z's Connect Fintech event, a16z General Partner Angela Strange, Plaid CEO and cofounder Zach Perret, and Marqeta CEO Simon Khalaf discuss how AI will shape the future of banking, the battle between payment rails in the U. S., and how there's still opportunity to transform the basic credit card into a ful…

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S2 EP5 SIP: Is it Worth the Hype? 8:56

3M ago8:56

8:56

Everyone’s talking about SIP, but is it that powerful? Let’s listen to this enlightening conversation about SIP and how they can aid potential wealth creation in the long term with our guest Shalini Gautam, VP – Products at Axis AMC.By Axis Moneynomics - By Axis Mutual Fund

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S2 EP4: Banking on Growth: Unlocking the India Opportunity 7:38

4M ago7:38

7:38

The strong banking sector is vital for economic growth. As the India growth story unfolds, the banking sector stands tall as a beneficiary as well as driver of this growth. Supported by digital disruption, rising demand for credit, increasing financial inclusion, and a robust risk management framework, Indian banks hold a huge promise for investors…

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In the Vault: Placing Multiple Bets on a ‘Mosaic of Solutions’ With Former Global Payments CEO Jeff Sloan 32:14

4M ago32:14

32:14

In a new episode of In the Vault, a16z General Partner Angela Strange talks with Jeff Sloan, former CEO of Global Payments, about how he was early to spot significant industry trends, how to make bets that move an organization, and the sea change that AI represents for the financial services industry. 0-1:40 Intro 1:40-8:15 Joining Global Payments …

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In the Vault: Finding a Single Source of AI Truth With Marty Chavez From Sixth Street 37:00

4M ago37:00

37:00

In a new episode of In the Vault, a16z General Partner David Haber talks with Marty Chavez, a partner and vice chairman of Sixth Street Partners, about the foundational role he’s had in merging technology and finance throughout his career, and the magical promises and regulatory pitfalls of AI. 0-1:30 Intro 1:30-12:50 Marty's history and transition…

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In the Vault: Turning Developers Into Clients With Marco Argenti From Goldman Sachs 29:31

4M ago29:31

29:31

In a new episode of In the Vault, a16z General Partner David Haber talks with Marco Argenti, the chief information officer at Goldman Sachs, about bringing fintech processes into financial services, turning developers into clients, and how AI is a major inflection point in the history of technology. 0-1:30 Intro 1:30-12:05 From tech to financial se…

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Harnessing Ecosystem-Led Growth with Crossbeam's Bob Moore 34:32

5M ago34:32

34:32

In this SaaS era, partnering with no one means competing with everyone. How the best companies take advantage of ecosystem-led growth—or where they sit in the SaaS ecosystem to improve acquisition, expansion, and access to new markets, as discussed by a16z general partner Sarah Wang and Crossbeam CEO Bob Moore. [00:01:43] The birth of ecosystem-led…

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SE2 EP2 - How about investing in global brands? 6:18

5M ago6:18

6:18

We all consume offerings from global brands. Is it possible to invest in their growth stories too? Let’s find out in this episode with guest Bableen Kaur, Sr. Product Manager at Axis Mutual Fund, where she takes us through exciting investment possibilities.By Axis Moneynomics - By Axis Mutual Fund

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AI Revolution: Bringing AI to the Masses with Quora's Adam D'Angelo 29:43

5M ago29:43

29:43

CEO of Quora Adam D’Angelo discusses how building infrastructure for creators can democratize AI, in conversation with a16z’s David George. [01:07] Social networks as compliment to AI [03:59] Poe: bringing AI to the masses [05:51] The future of AI is multi-model and multimodal [08:11] Is the model the product? [11:31] Building AI infrastructure for…

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SE2 EP1 - ELSS - Just what you need this month! 5:34

5M ago5:34

5:34

Many of us leave the big task of tax planning for the month of March. With dual benefits of tax saving and potential wealth creation, ELSS can come to your rescue! Listen to Hariharan from Axis Mutual Fund talk all about ELSS in this exciting episode.By Axis Moneynomics - By Axis Mutual Fund

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Recruiting and Retaining the Right Executive Talent 41:08

7M ago41:08

41:08

Hiring the right executives at the right time is the key to scaling your company. But to many founders, the executive search and hiring process can feel like a black box. a16z talent partner Matt Oberhardt dives deep into the executive search process with Kelli Dragovich and Nolan Church on the HR Heretics podcast. [00:01:21] How a16z talent partne…

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Building Better Communities with Flock Safety 23:30

7M ago23:30

23:30

Respecting privacy and building trust with communities is essential to effectively integrate technology into public safety. a16z general partner David Ulevitch, Flock Safety’s Garrett Langley, and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill discuss how to build and implement products that communities can trust. [00:01:22] Flock …

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Strauss Zelnick - The Turnaround God (Rockstar Games, GTA5, Take-Two Interactive) 1:25:54

8M ago1:25:54

1:25:54

I wanted to know the story of Grand Theft Auto, but I got so absorbed in the history of Strauss Zelnick that I had to do an episode about him. Fascinating career, tons of lessons. Hope you enjoy it!By John Coogan

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Ep 016 - Mutual Funds – More than Just Equity! 5:02

8M ago5:02

5:02

If you thought mutual funds were just about equity, it couldn’t be farther from the truth. Mutual funds come in many categories. One of the primary ones is debt mutual funds. Know more about the many different types of mutual funds that each serve a purpose in your investment portfolio. Ready? Listen in!…

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Ep 014 - The ABC of Equity Mutual Funds 7:44

8M ago7:44

7:44

Equity mutual funds invest in stocks of listed companies. But there are so many types within equity mutual funds that it could confuse almost anyone. Relax! We’ll simplify equity mutual funds for you. In this episode, let’s dive deep into the world of Equity Mutual Funds.By Axis Moneynomics - By Axis Mutual Fund

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My First 16: Launching a New Category with Modern Treasury's Dimitri Dadiomov 35:28

9M ago35:28

35:28

In this episode, a16z partner Seema Amble talks with Dimitri Dadiomov, the co-founder and CEO of payment operations platform Modern Treasury, about the challenges of creating a new category, hiring for marketing before you hire for sales, and why developing new features is similar to birding. 0:00 - 1:20 Intro 1:20 - 8:55 The founding of Modern Tre…

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Adam D'Angelo - Quora, Facebook, and OpenAI 55:06

9M ago55:06

55:06

Deep dive into Adam D'Angelo, very interesting career from building an AI app with Zuck in high-school to being a key player in the recent OpenAI drama. Hope you enjoy it.By John Coogan

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My First 16: Creating a Supportive Builder Community with Plaid's Zach Perret 33:01

9M ago33:01

33:01

In this episode, a16z partner Seema Amble talks with Zach Perret, the co-founder and CEO of Plaid, about how Plaid built a community in the early days to acquire customers, how they tracked “free radicals,” and how to orient your first customers around speed. 0 - 1:09 Intro 1:09 - 9:57 Plaid history 9:57 - 16:39 First customers 16:39 - 26:45 Pricin…

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My First 16: Welding Yourself to Early Customers with Marqeta's Jason Gardner 32:18

9M ago32:18

32:18

In this episode, a16z partner Seema Amble talks with the founder and current executive chairman of Marqeta Jason Gardner about what it means to be welded to your customer and how to expand in multiple verticals. 0:00-1:10 Intro 1:10-6:01 Marqeta's beginning 6:01-9:15 First customers 9:15-16:25 "Magic" product market fit 16:25-24:58 Building custome…

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My First 16: Doubling Down on Founder-Led Sales with Pilot's Waseem Daher 27:58

9M ago27:58

27:58

In a new episode of My First 16, a16z partner Seema Amble talks with co-founder and CEO of Pilot Waseem Daher on how he thought about the importance of charging, how secondary signals often matter in an area like accounting, and never stepping away from doing founder-led sales. 0:00 - 1:45 Intro 1:45 - 6:36 Pilot's beginning 6:36 - 13:25 First cust…

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Sales–Product Tension, the Secret to Segment’s Success 32:19

10M ago32:19

32:19

Sales wants more features. Product gets bogged down with one-off requests. Progress and growth grinds to a halt. It's a familiar story. How Segment turned the sales-product tension into a successful $3.2B acquisition, as told by the former CRO Joe Morrissey and former chief product development officer Tido Carriero. [00:01:29] Joe's start as CRO [0…

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My First 16: Competing in a Crowd of Incumbents with Mercury's Immad Akhund 31:37

10M ago31:37

31:37

In a new episode of My First 16, a16z partner Seema Amble talks with co-founder and CEO of Mercury Immad Akhund about the idea of a “minimum delightful product” in fintech, doing the spreadsheet math on unit economics early on, and how to compete in a category already filled with incumbents. 0:00 - 1:28 Introduction 1:28 - 9:14 History of Mercury 9…

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The Man Behind the Vegas Sphere (James Dolan) 53:37

11M ago53:37

53:37

Everyone is obsessed with the Las Vegas Sphere, but the story of the guy who built it (James Dolan) goes way deeper. Hope you enjoy this one!By John Coogan

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Chris Power is building automated factories at Hadrian 48:57

11M ago48:57

48:57

Chris Power started a company in 2020 to build automated factories. The goal is to supply parts for aerospace and defense companies more quickly and affordably. His journey touches a bunch of interesting stories around private equity and venture startups, as well as the general decline of American manufacturing capabilities. Hope you enjoy it!…

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AI Revolution: Copilots and the Future of Knowledge Work with Microsoft's Kevin Scott 23:44

11M ago23:44

23:44

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, in conversation with a16z's Bob Swan, explains how AI copilots are keeping developers longer in a flow state and why AI copilots more broadly could be the start of an industrial revolution for knowledge work. [0:59] Microsoft's approach to AI [6:15] The next Industrial Revolution [10:47] Developer productivity & flow stat…

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AI Revolution: Where We Go From Here with OpenAI's Mira Murati 26:18

11M ago26:18

26:18

As CTO of OpenAI, Mira Murati oversaw the development and release of GPT-4 and ChatGPT. Here she tells Martin Casado the story behind the release of ChatGPT—and what it tells us about the future of AI and human-machine interactions. [0:59] Mira's background [4:55] Math, physics, and AI [7:31] Natural language interfaces [10:51] OpenAI Roadmap [17:4…

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AI Revolution: Democratizing Design with Figma's Dylan Field 18:03

11M ago18:03

18:03

Will AI take all the design jobs? Dylan Field, founder and CEO of Figma, looks at the relationship between designers, developers, and AI, in conversation with a16z's David George. [0:58] Will AI replace designers? [4:13] Human vs. AI creativity [8:38] Applying AI to design [11:35] Startups vs. incumbents This conversation is part of our AI Revoluti…

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AI Revolution: Improving AI with Anthropic's Dario Amodei 21:11

11M ago21:11

21:11

Cofounder and CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei unpacks how far can scaling laws take us and how can AI be used to improve AI, in conversation with a16z's Anjney Midha. [0:59] Dario's background [2:45] GPT-2's emergent capabilities [5:16] Scaling laws [8:55] Why are there so many physicists in AI? [11:58] Constitutional AI [18:29] Anthropic's Roadmap T…

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AI Revolution: Universally Accessible Intelligence with Character.ai's Noam Shazeer 18:35

11M ago18:35

18:35

Noam Shazeer, Character.ai CEO and cofounder, talks to a16z's Sarah Wang about the dawn of universally accessible intelligence, the compute it will take to power it, and his pursuit of AGI's first use... [0:59] Real Noam vs. AI Noam [6:14] Next unlocks [8:11] First use case for AGI [11:06] Building a full-stack LLM [13:33] Noam calculates global co…

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AI Revolution: Food Fights in the Enterprise with Databricks' Ali Ghodsi 25:00

11M ago25:00

25:00

Ali Ghodsi, CEO and cofounder of Databricks, and Ben Horowitz, cofounder of a16z, explain the data wars happening inside and outside enterprises and how they could impact the evolution of LLMs. [0:59] Why is it so hard for enterprises to adopt AI? [3:29] Data wars [4:49] Big vs. small LLMs [8:35] Finetuning [14:14] Open source AI [18:13] Benchmarks…

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AI Revolution: Digital Biology with insitro's Daphne Koller 22:28

11M ago22:28

22:28

Daphne Koller is the founder and CEO of insitro, a company using AI and machine learning to engineer drug discovery. In this conversation with a16z's Vijay Pande, she discusses how an LLM for cells could revolutionize drug discovery and how to bridge the technological and cultural divide between building with atoms and building with bits. [0:59] Wh…

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AI Revolution: Leveling Up with Roblox's David Baszucki 23:42

11M ago23:42

23:42

Roblox cofounder and CEO David Baszucki and a16z's Jonathan Lai discuss the ways AI is changing games and virtual worlds, as well as how we create them. [1:00] Generative AI in games [4:56] Fully personalized playthroughs [7:50] Roblox's generative model [11:28] Future of interfaces [13:25] impact on creators [16:36] NPCs as copilots [18:49] VR & s…

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Parker Conrad Built the Same Billion Dollar Startup Twice 1:14:26

11M ago1:14:26

1:14:26

Parker Conrad, one of the great comeback stories in Silicon Valley history. Everyone should study his "compound startup" idea, completely contrarian to how every other enterprise SaaS company is built these days. So many great stories in here. Excited to dive in deeper.By John Coogan

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Mike Shebat's Road to $1 Trillion 59:59

12M ago59:59

59:59

Mike Shebat is the hardest working man in tech right now. He grinds 12 hours per day, 6 days a week, but he works in the most boring industry imaginable: the "light industrial staffing" market. VCs love this guy because he found a massive industry and is just going to outwork the competition to build a massive company. A bunch of fun lessons from t…

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Ep 013- Mutual Funds- Where do I Start? 5:56

12M ago5:56

5:56

Ready to start investing in mutual funds? Let us simplify it for you! For more details visit https://www.axismf.com/ Be part of our growing community: Facebook: https://bit.ly/3TksOmD Instagram: https://bit.ly/3lHdFPU Twitter: https://bit.ly/3pQ4DPn YouTube: https://bit.ly/3PLwCKJ Quora: https://bit.ly/411oY5W Download the Axis Mutual Fund App: And…

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