Best Ross Dawson Podcasts (2024)

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Ross Dawson on Future Job Prosperity: 13 reasons to believe in a positive future of work (AC Ep47) 30:56

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“If we start to think about humans plus AI, this mindset begins to shape what we are trying to create.” – Ross Dawson About Ross Dawson Ross Dawson is a futurist, keynote speaker, strategy advisor, author, and host of Amplifying Cognition podcast. He is Chairman of the Advanced Human Technologies group of companies and Founder of Humans + AI startu…

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Anita Williams Woolley on factors in collective intelligence, AI to nudge collaboration, AI caring for elderly, and AI to strengthen human capability (AC Ep49) 35:41

1d ago35:41

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“In collective reasoning, one of the fundamental hurdles is coming up with a shared understanding of what we’re trying to do, and where we’re trying to go. “ – Anita Williams Woolley About Anita Williams Woolley Anita Williams Woolley is the Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Organizational Behavior at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper S…

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Philippe Malvaux: On improving Kanoa Igarashi's carve and working with Julian WIlson 1:04:22

3d ago1:04:22

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Philippe Malvaux ( @philippemalvaux_surfcoaching ) is a former ASP judge, coach, and the team manager for Hurley and during his time has worked with and coached an incredible list of pro surfers including Kanoa Igarashi, Julian Wilson, Carissa Moore and John John Florence to name a few. In this week’s episode of Basis Surf Podcast, we delve into wh…

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Encore: Secrets of Public Speaking and Oral Communication from Renowned Speaking Coach 42:20

8d ago42:20

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Michael Balaoing, founder of Candlelion, joins Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha on this episode to discuss: - The importance of the acronym WTF (what’s the feeling?) when you’re giving a presentation. - The four roles that you take on as a speaker: captain, pilot, guide, and game show host. - The five questions to ask when seeking…

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Jeremy Somers on building an AI-assisted creative agency, 80:20 in Humans + AI, AI-amplified storytelling, and the future of agencies (AC Ep48) 39:35

8d ago39:35

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“True creativity comes from humans because it stems from our unique individual experiences of life. “ – Jeremey Somers About Jeremy Somers Jeremy Somers is Founder and Director of AI-assisted creative agency NotContent.ai, and of We Are Handsome. He has extensive experience as a Creative Director, working for brands such as Asos, Canon, Mercedes-Be…

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Hunter Jones: How to score surf in LA to Iceland 46:38

10d ago46:38

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Surfing with icebergs in Iceland, dodging sharks at Trestles, and scoring double overhead waves at Manhattan Beach - in this episode of the Basis Podcast, pro surfer and filmmaker, Hunter Jones (@hunterjones), discusses all this and shares his experience with oxygen deprivation training with big wave legend Laird Hamilton. Sign up for our free surf…

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Adam Knox: How to channel power through technique to enhance your surfing 49:52

17d ago49:52

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Adam Knox ( @adamknox_ ) is a former pro that's the younger brother of legendary rail surfer Taylor Knox and has coached some of the best up and coming pro surfers like Caity Simmers, Kade Matson, Tia Blanco, and many more. With his expertise in kinesiology, we dive deep into technique, energy leaks, using surf skates as a tool, and how to improve …

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Katri Manninen on AI in screenwriting, consciously choosing AI and human roles, creative workflows, and content automation (AC Ep46) 31:06

21d ago31:06

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“We should always remember that we are still humans. We are the ones telling the stories, deciding what we want to tell. And we are doing things for other humans; it’s the other humans who want to hear from us. For me, it’s very grounding amidst all this AI craziness to remember to come back to that relationship: me as a human talking to another hu…

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Tim Burrowes on AI’s impact on media and marketing, evolving business models, and the possibilities for journalism (AC Ep45) 36:40

28d ago36:40

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“The entire business model on which people have planned their futures is wobbling underneath them right now, and they’re going to have to hang on to that wobbly platform and find themselves a ladder somewhere.” – Tim Burrowes About Tim Burrowes Tim Burrowes is the Founder and Publisher of email-first media and marketing publication Unmade, and auth…

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Duke Aipa: On radical innovations in surfboard design 42:04

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In this week’s episode, Duke Aipa (@aipasurf), son of the legendary Hawaiian Shaper Ben Aipa, joins us to share the backstory of his father’s inventions, the "Swallow tail" and "The Sting" style boards and discusses how he continues his dad’s legacy by combining elements of past and present to create innovative boards like the Dark Twinn, the Moder…

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Encore: Brad Feld on What Nietzsche Can Teach Entrepreneurs 50:09

1M ago50:09

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Brad Feld (@bfeld), VC at Foundry Group and co-author with Dave Jilk of The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche, joined Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha to discuss: - Common misconceptions about Nietzsche and why being misunderstood makes him an especially interesting philosopher. - What Nietzsche can teach entrepreneurs deciding whet…

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Tim Stock on culture mapping, the culture of generative AI, intelligence as a social function, and learning from subcultures (AC Ep44) 34:08

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“True intelligence is a social function. It’s about social cohesion. Intelligence happens in groups, it does not happen in individuals.” – Tim Stock About Tim Stock Tim Stock is an expert in analyzing how cultural trends and artificial intelligence intersect. He is co-founder of scenarioDNA and the co-inventor of a patented Culture Mapping methodol…

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Leah Dawson: Finding the magic spots on your surfboard 55:18

1M ago55:18

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In this week’s podcast episode, join me and Leah Dawson ( @leahloves ) as we dive deep about finding the magic spots on your board to improve your style in surfing and how to fix your stance for generating more speed. Sign up for our free surfboard guide for sizing down, video library, and newsletter 👇 Chapters 00:00 The Art of Style: Becoming One …

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Ufuk Tarhan on the T-Human model, being an autodidact, oxymoronic technologies, and teaming with humans and AI (AC Ep43) 33:51

2M ago33:51

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“I cannot imagine any other way to be successful or to find satisfaction in knowing that you are doing something useful for humanity or any society. Therefore, I believe it is mandatory to take responsibility for our choices.” – Ufuk Tarhan About Ufuk Tarhan Ufuk Tarhan is a prominent futurist, economist, keynote speaker, author, and CEO of digital…

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Dan Mann: Secrets to shaping for Kelly Slater and everyday surfers 56:07

2M ago56:07

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In this week's podcast, the shaper behind Kelly Slater’s magic boards, @dan__mann, joined me to talk about the secrets of making boards that are high performance enough for the pros but also super user friendly for the everyday surfer. Sign up for our free surfboard guide for sizing down volume, video library and newsletter Chapters 00:00 Introduct…

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Shikoh Gitau on amplifying humanity, Africa’s AI leadership, technology sovereignty, and the power of community (AC Ep42) 36:14

2M ago36:14

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“Sovereignty means that I need to be in charge of my destiny and able to control my future. This involves understanding the context in which you’re operating and not allowing others to define that context for you.” – Shikoh Gitau About Shikoh Gitau Shikoh Gitau is CEO of Qhala, a digital innovation company with clients across Africa. She was previo…

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How to Nail Product-Market Fit and Scale a B2B Company with Thejo Kote of Airbase 57:45

2M ago57:45

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Thejo Kote (@thejo) talks to Village partner Ben Casnocha. Thejo is a two-time founder and CEO. His current company, Airbase, is a spend management platform serving companies with 100 and 5,000 employees like Coda, 15Five, Front, Marqueta, CaptivateIQ, Abnormal, and more. Airbase has raised over $200 million, has tens of millions in ARR, and is con…

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Tom Hope on AI to augment scientific discovery, useful inspirations, analogical reasoning, and structural problem similarity (AC Ep41) 39:12

2M ago39:12

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“The unique ability of AI and LLMs recently to reason over complex texts and complex data suggests that there is a future where the systems can help us humans find those pieces of information that help us be more creative, that help us make decisions, and that help us discover new perspectives.” – Tom Hope About Tom Hope Tom Hope is Assistant Profe…

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Wooly TV Reviews: The surfboards that blew his mind 1:04:56

2M ago1:04:56

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@wooly_macpherson_surf_coach of Wooly TV, a surfboard reviewer and surf coach shared with us the boards that blew his mind. He dove deep into the tips on how to get better at surfing and how to find the perfect board for you. Sign up for our free surfboard guide for sizing down volume, video library and newsletter Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:42 …

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Encore: Cloudflare Co-Founder Michelle Zatlyn’s Advice on Hiring, Fundraising, Scaling, and more 50:26

2M ago50:26

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Michelle Zatlyn (@zatlyn), co-founder, president, and COO of Cloudflare, joined Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha for a masterclass with our founders in late 2020. They discussed: - The origin story of Cloudflare, including how the co-founders met, and how Michelle realized that she too could start a company. - Her advice on fundra…

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Céline Schillinger on network activation, curious conversations, podcasting for connection, and creative freedom (AC Ep40) 32:51

2M ago32:51

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“Criticizing and blaming people, organizational culture, or the company for problems doesn’t lead you to a better place. What may lead you to a better place is to actually roll up your sleeves, connect with each other, and do something about it.” – Céline Schillinger About Céline Schillinger Céline Schillinger is Founder and CEO of We Need Social, …

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Antoine Allain: How to explode into your turns 50:36

2M ago50:36

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@antoineallain, a former competitive surfer and coach shared valuable tips with us on how to approach your bottom turns like a tiger and to explode into your top turns and many other interesting topics. Sign up for our free surfboard guide for sizing down volume, video library and newsletter Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Anton's Surfing Style 08:…

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Episode 113: 2025 gear preview 52:07

2M ago52:07

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This is a quick PSA that spring is the most dangerous time of year to let your guard down in avalanche terrain. Listeners, please stay safe out there. Then, we get into the gear previews for the upcoming season! Thanks for listening and joining us for the 2023-2024 season. And remember: be safe out there. More info about TDP at Totally Deep Podcast…

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Sangeet Paul Choudary and Ross Dawson debate AI in the future of work (AC Ep39) 39:32

2M ago39:32

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“It’s less about human versus machine and what’s important, what are humans skills versus not, there are a lot of human skills, where you will not be able to retain a higher pricing power just because you are highly substitutable despite your specific human skill.” – Sangeet Paul Choudary About Sangeet Paul Choudary Sangeet Paul Choudary is the Fou…

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Lessons from the Early Days at Uber and Advice for Founders with Kevin Novak 46:37

3M ago46:37

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We're excited to launch a new EIR program for data science founders in partnership with Rackhouse Ventures, founded by Kevin Novak. Learn more about the program: https://www.villageglobal.vc/rackhouse-village-global-eir-program Kevin Novak (@novakkm), an early Uber employee, was instrumental in developing their data science program and was the crea…

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Charles Hampden-Turner on Mobius leadership, reconciling paradoxes, dilemma strategies, and conscious capitalism (AC Ep38) 32:29

3M ago32:29

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“Conscious Capitalism suggests that if you do good by accident, why not do good deliberately? Look at the accidents and start doing them on purpose.” – Charles Hampden-Turner About Charles Hampden-Turner Dr. Charles Hampden-Turner is a British management philosopher, business consultant, and co-founder of consulting firm Trompenaars Hampden-Turner.…

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Thomye Surfs: The surfboards that changed his life 1:03:03

3M ago1:03:03

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In this week’s podcast, I had the chance to talk to surfboard reviewer Thomye of @thomyesurfs who probably surfs waves that are the smaller everyday mushy beach breaks that a lot of us surf regularly. We talked about the surfboards that changed his life, how he optimizes his boards, and a ton of other helpful tips. Sign up for our free surfboard gu…

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Charlene Li on generative AI strategy, AI book editors, prompt libraries, and wisdom hacking (AC Ep37) 31:42

3M ago31:42

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“My hope is that in the future, we are so focused on acquiring knowledge in our schools and our educational system, my hope is that we will also be focused on acquiring wisdom, if we know how to measure it and how to develop it.” – Charlene Li About Charlene Li Charlene Li is an author, speaker, advisor and coach. For the last three decades she has…

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Philipp Schoenegger on AI-augmented predictions, improving human decisions, LLM wisdom of crowds, and how to be a superforecaster (AC Ep36) 35:29

3M ago35:29

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“One of the main strengths of the current generation of large language models is the ability of their interactive nature to provide a highly competent model that people can interact with and query whatever they want.” – Philipp Schoenegger About Philipp Schoenegger Philipp Schoenegger is a researcher at London School of Economics working at the int…

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Clayton Nienaber of Ombe Surf: Understanding Speed, Power, and Flow 1:19:50

3M ago1:19:50

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Clayton Nienaber, the surf coach of @ombesurf joins me in this week’s podcast to reveal the key to unlocking better surfing by understanding the mechanics of a wave and learning about speed, power, and flow. Sign up for our free surfboard guide for sizing down volume, video library and newsletter Chapters 00:00 Starting with a Passion for Surfing 0…

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Encore Episode: John Donahoe’s Lessons on Leadership and Being a Better CEO 54:14

3M ago54:14

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This encore episode is a recording of a special masterclass roundtable session for our founders with John Donahoe. John is CEO of Nike and was previously CEO of ServiceNow and eBay. He is known as one of the most inspirational leaders in Silicon Valley and is a highly sought-after mentor to CEOs including Brian Chesky at Airbnb, Drew Houston at Dro…

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Bryan Cassady on AI innovation, Humans + AI idea evaluation, increasing diversity with AI, and evidence-based innovation (AC Ep35) 33:56

3M ago33:56

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“AI has an amazing amount of limitations, horrible in a lot of things. But when you use it smartly, it becomes an important part of your team. And as an important team member, your team gets better.” – Bryan Cassady About Bryan Cassady Bryan is the founder and director of the Global Entrepreneurship Alliance, a foundation with a mission to coach or…

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Marek Kowalkiewicz on the economy of algorithms, armies of chatbots, LLMs for scenarios, and becoming minion masters (AC Ep34) 32:34

4M ago32:34

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“We humans need to be the ones who work with algorithms to make sure that they don’t take the wrong path, don’t deteriorate, don’t misunderstand our intentions, and don’t create outcomes that we don’t want.” – Marek Kowalkiewicz About Marek Kowalkiewicz Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz is founding director of the Centre for the Digital Economy at Queen…

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Dave Allee of Almond Surfboards: Even 2 ft waves can be firing 52:35

4M ago52:35

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In this podcast I interviewed Dave Allee the founder of @almondsurfboards and talked about how with the right attitude and the right equipment, even 2 ft can be firing, which is their company ethos. It’s a super interesting discussion about the right craft for small waves including midlengths, longboards, and single fins. Sign up for our free surfb…

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