The most dangerous phrase in the language is 'we've always done it this way.' A contrarian view on HR & Recruiting practices.
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Welcome to Contenders Wanted where we’re working relentlessly to solve our money problems without sacrificing what’s most important in life. We know money won’t solve our problems, but we don't want money to be THE problem. Cause for us it’s faith, family, and finances, in that order. So, how do we adopt the thoughts and behaviors that enable us to wisely take advantage of the opportunities before us, all while sifting out financial mis-information and not losing sight of our true priorities ...
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Zig Zag Fantasy Football Podcast


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Zig Zag Fantasy Football Podcast
Hosts: Ari - http://twitter.com/FFesq Jewban - http://twitter.com/IAmJewban Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2bcQALs iTunes: http://apple.co/2bQ8poh Welcome to the Zig Zag Fantasy Football Podcast. A podcast that helps dissect the complex decisions we face in this season in Fantasy Football with an eye to the contrarian view, in order to help dominate your draft and win your league.
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Rebelpreneur Podcast


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Rebelpreneur Podcast
Entrepreneur Mel Ethan Cutler interviews world-class business experts
Rebelpreneur is a podcast created for entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, small business owners who are ready to go against the grain, who embrace the contrarian view point to get a different result for themselves and their business. If you are looking for ACTIONABLE advice to build and grow your company from leading experts, then listen the Rebelpreneur podcast to get the most cutting edge business tactics that actually work. Each episode brings you a successful Entrepreneur who shares their up’s ...
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Fitness Contrarian is a podcast that looks at the opposing point of view regarding fitness, health, and weight loss. The goal of this podcast is to figure out what are the most advanced innovative ways to: improve your health, build a strong flexible body, and maintain optimal weight as you age. The host of this podcast, Mike Cola, has been a fitness trainer and gym owner for over 30 years. He was one of the first generations of personal trainers in New York back in the mid-1980s.
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My name is Howie Chan, and my purpose is to build the healthiest brands on the planet using the power of strategy. This is the only podcast that is at the intersection of Branding and Health. This is where I interview interesting and inspiring people who have something important to teach us. Take the lessons, insights, and tools to accelerate your brands and your brand-building career.
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THOUGHTS N THE DARK: The Epistemology Of Inside Nianda Speaks


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Nianda Speaks
Thoughts N The Dark is an infusion of music & revelation, exploring the recesses of the mind of Inside Nianda Speaks, a Kongoman poet residing in the United States. Along his journey and search for truth, Nianda shares his experiences with the amazing people he has encountered, and with a contrarian point of view, Nianda contributes alternative opinions on life, politics, and relationships, and truth. This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Anything said on this podc ...
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This is Cerebral, a podcast by Bhaskar Thakur in which he shares his reflections on various random topics that he comes across by consuming quality content. Programming since the age 10, Bhaskar Thakur is a teenage entrepreneur and voracious reader. His point of view on topics are mainly influenced by statistics and are mostly contrarian.
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An exiled Northern Irish anthropologist and a hitchhiking Australian psychologist take a close look at the contemporary crop of 'secular gurus', iconoclasts, and other exiles from the mainstream, offering their own brands of unique takes and special insights. Leveraging two of the most diverse accents in modern podcasting, Chris and Matt dig deep into the claims, peek behind the psychological curtains, and try to figure out once and for all... What's it all About? Join us, as we try to puzzl ...
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Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers


Venture Unlocked is the playbook for starting, operating, & scaling a successful venture capital firm. Samir Kaji, Host of Venture Unlocked has +20-years of experience assisting & advising startups and venture firms. Listen for VC fund guidance. ventureunlocked.substack.com
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As CEO and co-founder of a FinTech company, Ostrich, William Glass reveals the truth about entrepreneurship. In the Silicon Alley podcast, he talks to entrepreneurs, VCs and top performers about their journeys, keys to success, and personal finances. You'll come away both inspired and with actionable advice you can apply to your own business and life. Silicon Alley is long-form both entertaining and packed with valuable insights for entrepreneurs. Episodes air every Friday. Visit the officia ...
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If X is being a mythical badass. We solve for X. Believe it or not, there's more to life than money, women, and Instagram bullshit. Listen here for all things scientifically approached entrepreneurship, personal growth, and overall up-the-f$ck leveling yourself. Attracting grounded, wicked smart, mission-driven 7 and 8-figure business owners. Psychedelics may or may not be involved. Brought to you by your co-hosts Scott Conway and Brian Comstock. Scott: sales/lead generation expert with www. ...
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Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast


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Kent Lindstrom
Startup insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlines as he sits down with the established veterans and up-and-comers who are shaping the way we view the world online and beyond. Topics include technology trends, startups, Silicon Valley politics, women in silicon valley and more. Learn the histories of each guest and be enlightened by their area of expertise. New episode released each Tuesday at Noon, Pacific Time.
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Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup founders


Conversations with leading entrepreneurs, non-profit founders, award winning designers, educators, artists and everything else in between. We dig deep into their stories, have honest conversations about how they made their ideas come to life and the lessons learned along the way.
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Stocks-in-Depth thoroughly examines the fundamentals of reasonably valued high-quality small and mid-cap growth companies. It is produced by GARP Research, a provider of equity research to institutions including many of the most well-known fund managers for over 20 years. GARP is known for its granular modelling of business lines and in-depth assessment of competition and served markets. Stocks-in-Depth searches for value and growth by researching stocks that may be out of favor, or where a ...
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Connections - investment views from Janus Henderson (UK)

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Connections - investment views from Janus Henderson (UK)
Janus Henderson Investors
For UK investors only. Capital at risk. For any further guidance/information on specific terms access our glossary: https://www.janushenderson.com/en-gb/investor/glossary/ The Connections podcast from Janus Henderson provides timely insight on global economic and market drivers, which themes are reshaping our world and how investors can benefit, as well as the latest thinking from our investment teams. At Janus Henderson, we believe in the sharing of expert insight for better investment and ...
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Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers


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Building a next-generation tech-enabled Venture Capital firm with Chris Farmer of SignalFire
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. We're excited to be joined by Chris Farmer, Founder and CEO of SignalFire, a firm that was founded nearly a decade ago with the goal of disrupting the way Venture Capital is done. Unlike traditional VC firms, SignalFire has been …
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Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup founders


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Zaid Admani // Why MrBeast is Ruining YouTube, 100mil+ Views, Going Viral On TikTok, Creative Spirit vs. Slave To Algo
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Zaid Admani is a creator and part-time Civil Engineer. He creates content on finance and business that is both educational and entertaining. He has built up a following of ~400k people & has generated more than 100 million views across social media. Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j-he_V_V5nY Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:14)…
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Decoding the Gurus


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Interview with the Conspirituality Trio: Navigating the Chakras of Conspiracy
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Back in the early days of the podcast, we tried to take a rest from the wearisome repetition of polemical partisan gurus by covering JP Sears- an alternative-health self-help coach with a sideline in 'comedic parody'. Sadly, we soon discovered he was a red-pilled Roganite 'just asking questions' about all the usual right-wing partisan topics, but w…
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Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast


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Hadley Harris: Building Eniac Ventures with 3 Friends / Investing in AI
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What are the odds that 4 friends can start a VC firm, and still be firing on all cylinders years later? Hadley Harris, one of Eniac Ventures’ 4 co-founders has the answer. Before co-founding Eniac, Hadley was as a developer and engineering team lead at Pegasystems, and later took on roles as a product manager at Microsoft and strategist at Samsung.…
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Healthy Brand with Howie Chan


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EP. 26 Debunking Myths & Building Brands: Practical Lessons About Inclusion at Work with Mita Mallick
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Mita Mallick is a corporate change-maker with a track record of transforming businesses. Her passion for inclusive storytelling led her to become a Chief Diversity Officer, to build end to end inclusion ecosystems across big and small organizations. Mallick has brought her talent and expertise to companies like Carta, Unilever, Pfizer, AVON, Johnso…
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Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast


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Samir Kaji: Building Allocate; The State of the Venture Market; Banking Meltdown (SVB/FRB) Post-mortem
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Samir Kaji is the founder behind Allocate, a pioneering platform in the venture capital space. Samir has established himself as a key connector between venture capital firms and the “LPs” (Limited Partners) who invest in them. He is building Allocate to leverage his experience into a platform. After observing inefficiencies in the venture capital m…
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Decoding the Gurus


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Andrew Huberman: Forest Bathing in Negative Ions
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We are back with a moderate-sized Decoding that focuses on Andrw Hubernman a baritone podcaster and neuroscientist at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Huberman is a broad-shouldered, big-bearded... science communicator. Extremely popular with the tech-bro optimiser set, he offers science-based 'protocols' on everything from supplement ro…
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Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers


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The art of raising from LPs in an economic downturn with Mark Suster, Upfront Ventures
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. Today we’re excited to bring Mark Suster back on the pod. Mark is the managing partner of Upfront and also a frequent contributor of great content for the venture ecosystem through his blog, Both Sides of the Table, which I’d hig…
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Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup founders


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Suneel Gupta // Finding Purpose, Dealing With Burnout, 85% Rule & The Music Mindset
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Suneel Gupta is a writer and entrepreneur. He studies leaders from around the world to discover and share simple, actionable habits that enhance performance and deepen ones state of well-being. Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kZwbKcnsdbY Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:49) - Suneel’s Backstory (00:03:35) - What is Dharma? (00:1…
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Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast


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Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund): Unleashing AI's Investment Potential
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Darian Shirazi is a general partner at Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI fund. Gradient Ventures invests in companies that are “developing AI technologies that have the potential to make a significant impact on the world”. Darian is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded and served as CEO of Radius, a leading customer data platform, for ove…
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Decoding the Gurus


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Noam Chomsky: Lover of linguistics, the USA... not so much
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OK, so we're finally getting around to taking a chunk out of the prodigious, prolific, and venerable Noam Chomsky. Linguist, cognitive scientist, media theorist, political activist and cultural commentator, Chomsky is a doyen of the Real Left™. By which we mean, of course, those who formulated their political opinions in their undergraduate years a…
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Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers


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Hernan Kazah of Kaszek Ventures on investing in Latin America, learnings from building a public company, and working with founders
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. On this week’s show, we’re excited to have Hernan Kazah, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Kaszek, one of the largest Latin American firms with nine funds under management. The firm launched in 2011 and over time they’ve made ea…
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Healthy Brand with Howie Chan


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EP. 25 Tales From the Hip-Hop Brand Strategist: Connecting Fashion, Music, & Strategy with Wes Henstock
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Wes Henstock is the Hip-hop brand strategist. Coming up in the world of fashion and music, he’s worked with folks like Damon John, and brands like Armani Exchange, DKNY, and Tommy Hilfiger. Wes is a Founder and CEO of Confid3ntial, a brand design agency and he is also an instructor at Level C, a brand strategy educational platform from the legendar…
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Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup founders


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Kallaway // 100mil+ Views, Growing on TikTok & Vertical Video Deep Dive
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Kallaway is creator with a passion for producing content centered around tech and cult brands. He has generated over 100 million views and amassed a large following across social media. Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/etQpm_bQJH8 Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:22) - Kallaway’s Backstory (00:17:07) - Distribution is King (00:20…
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Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers


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Tomasz Tunguz of Theory Ventures on strategically raising a fund in a downturn, Why Firms Need a Business Model, and different views on portfolio construction
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. On this week’s show we’re excited to have Tomasz Tunguz, Founder of newly formed Theory Ventures. Tomasz spent nearly 15 years at Redpoint Ventures, before recently spinning out to start Theory Ventures. Earlier this year, Theory…
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Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast


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Anthony Soohoo: Bringing the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Walmart
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Anthony Soohoo is a Venture Advisor at AI Fund. It is a role he took on after building a company (Dot & Bo) that was acquired. He went from buidling his own company to becoming a leader at -- Walmart. . In fact, Anthony became the head of Wal-Mart’s Home Division. It’s the largest US retailer for home goods, and one of six business units at Wal-Mar…
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Healthy Brand with Howie Chan


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EP. 24 Don’t Leave Meaning on the Table – A Conversation on Healthcare, Purpose & Brand with Nathan Goldstein
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I had a fascinating discussion with Nathan Goldstein, Founder and CEO of Duo Health, a new kind of medical group serving patients with chronic kidney disease about all things healthcare and brand. As a highly successful executive and entrepreneur, Nathan shares his views about how to build organizations that can make a practical difference in healt…
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Decoding the Gurus


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The Science and the Art of Gurometry
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The casual listener, who might possibly not be a loyal Patreon subscriber, or might hypothetically not listen devotedly to every Gurometer scoring episode, could conceivably be a little vague about what we mean by a secular guru(!). And therefore might be tempted to make an ill-considered and poorly-informed comment on Twitter or Reddit, thus expos…
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Decoding the Gurus


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Mick West & Eric Weinstein: UFO Tango
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We are back with a double-bill decoding! That's right like moths to the flame, or aliens to a Unified Geometric Field drive, we are back in Weinstein world. This time we are looking at a conversation between the irrepressible (ex?) podcaster & mathematician, Eric Weinstein, and skeptical investigator, author, and recent guest on the show, Mick West…
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Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers


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Sunil Nagaraj of Ubiquity Ventures on the journey of a solo-GP, The Importance of Authenticity, and Navigating Hype Cycles
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. On this week’s show, I’m thrilled to be joined by Sunil Nagaraj, Founder of Ubiquity Ventures. Sunil started Ubiquity in 2017 to focus on backing technical founders at the pre-seed and seed stages around a thesis he calls “nerdy …
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Decoding the Gurus


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Interview with Jonathan Howard on Covid Contrarians
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The pandemic was a confusing time with public health messages from officials and institutions that were sometimes confused, conflicting, or misrepresented and anti-vaccine misinformation being spread widely. Into this mix, a new phenomenon emerged, that of the covid contrarian. Contrarian doctors usually possessed some relevant qualifications and p…
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Decoding the Gurus


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"Mini" Decoding of Michael Shermer's Advice on Conspiracy Theories
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Michael Shermer, a professional skeptic, recently appeared on the noted apolitical podcast Triggernometry to outline his advice on How to Spot a True Conspiracy Theory. Shermer is someone who has spent decades on the subject and just last year published a new book, Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational, so you might imagine he has som…
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Decoding the Gurus


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Interview with Mick West: UFOs, Aliens, and Conspiracy Psychology
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UFOs are all the rage now, and it's certainly a topic that excites many of our gurus *cough* . Hidden mysteries, advanced technologies, conspiracies, and government cover-ups. What's not to like!? The truth, as Mulder so eloquently put it, is out there. And sometimes if you combine the outcome of some posterior technical analysis wi…
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Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers


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Oren Zeev on scaling to $2B+ in AUM as a solo-GP, contrarian investing, and high founder NPS
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. We’re pleased to welcome Oren Zeev, Founding Partner at Zeev Ventures. Without a doubt, Oren is one of the titans in venture investing with nearly 30 years of experience and one of the most unique. Unlike traditional firms that h…
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Healthy Brand with Howie Chan


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EP. 23 A Contrarian’s View on Branding - How to See, Think, & Do Different with Ulli Appelbaum
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In this conversation with Ulli Appelbaum, Founder and Chief Strategist at First the Trousers then the Shoes – a brand research and strategy boutique, author and creator of the brand positioning workbook and a set of best-selling positioning method cards, we break down how Ulli became a contrarian and get his take on using that superpower to build w…
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Decoding the Gurus


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Eliezer Yudkowksy: AI is going to kill us all
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Thought experiment: Imagine you're a human, in a box, surrounded by an alien civilisation, but you don't like the aliens, because they have facilities where they bop the heads of little aliens, but they think 1000 times slower than you... and you are made of code... and you can copy yourself... and you are immortal... what do you do? Confused? Lex …
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Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast


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Nnamdi Okike on Building 645 Ventures, Bias in Fundraising, and Being a Boston Sports Fan in New York
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Nnamdi Okike is rapidly becoming a prominent figure in the venture capital industry. He is the co-founder of 645 Ventures, along with his partner Aaron Holiday. Recently, 645 Ventures successfully raised its fourth fund, of about $350 million. Nnamdi's background includes an education at Harvard, membership on the prestigious NVCA board (with forme…
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Stephanie Palmeri and Melody Koh of NextView Ventures on incentives within venture partnerships, the changes in seed financing, and operating remotely
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. We’re joined by Stephanie Palmeri and Melody Koh, Partners at NextView Ventures. Nextview was founded in 2010 and recently raised $200MM for their new set of funds. Located in SF, NY, and Boston, the firm invests all across the U…
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Healthy Brand with Howie Chan


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EP. 22 Using the Power of Archetypes to Transform Organizations & Build Brands with Margaret Hartwell
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Margaret Hartwell is a creative catalyst for organizations and author. She helps innovation teams, CEOs, and emerging leaders with transformation, culture, team development, and anytime their teams get stuck. We talked about what are archetypes and how do we leverage them when building brands. Learn more about Margaret LinkedIn Twitter https://www.…
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Decoding the Gurus


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Interview with Renée DiResta: Online Ecosystems, Disinformation, & Censorship Debates
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We are joined by Renée DiResta a writer and researcher at the Stanford Internet Observatory. Renée has done a lot of interesting work on disinformation and influence campaigns. Including leading an investigation into the Russian Internet Research Agency’s multi-year effort to manipulate American society in the lead-up to the 2016 election. More rec…
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Scott Kupor, Managing Partner of a16z on Building a lasting Venture Franchise
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. This week we’re joined by Scott Kupor, Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Scott was the first employee of the firm alongside Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. He has been instrumental in the firm’s growth to now having nort…
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Decoding the Gurus


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Christopher Hitchens: Rhetoric, Religion, and Ramadan
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Our short-lived Christopher Hitchens ends in our second episode and full-length decoding of the punchy Brit. This time we are examining one of his well-known religion-themed debates, debating the question 'Is Islam a Religion of Peace?' for The 92nd Street Y, New York with the academic and writer Tariq Ramadan. This one feels like a bit of a throwb…
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EP. 21 A Creative & a Strategist Walk Into a Studio: Creating Desire in Brands with Meg Beckum & Paul Collins
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In this episode of the Healthy Brand Podcast, I had a great discussion with Meg Beckum, Executive Creative Director and Paul Collins, Executive Director of Strategy & Innovation from Elmwood, a brand design consultancy. We dove into the potential conflicts of creatives and strategists, where to find big ideas, and how to create desire in the world …
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Interview with Matt Johnson on Christopher Hitchens
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We are back for an interview with the author and independent writer Matt Johnson discussing the New Atheist hero and legendary debater, Christopher Hitchens. The other Matt recently published a book called "How Hitchens Can Save the Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment" and kindly agreed to come on and waffle w…
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EP. 20 From a Copywriter to an Agency CSO: Brand Strategy Principles with Maureen Alves
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Maureen Alves is the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Havas Health Plus, a creative and experience design agency focused on health. We talk about her journey from a copywriter to the top of her profession and her philosophies about brand building. Learn more about Maureen Alves: LinkedIn Top 10 Principles Brand Strategy is: 1. Leading with empathy 2…
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Fundraising best practices for managers, strategic LP management, and LPACs with Meghan Reynolds of Altimeter
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. This week on the show we’re joined by Meghan Reynolds, partner and head of capital formation at Altimeter. Founded by Brad Gerstner in 2008, Altimeter has backed companies such as Snowflake, Unity, Gusto, and Modern Treasury. Pri…
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Oprah Winfrey: Self Actualising Your Destiny
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Oprah Winfrey is someone who truly needs no introduction. She's a legend of daytime television, a warm and charismatic juggernaut who steam-rolled her way to the very apex of media success. Now, an extraordinarily wealthy woman, she's busy with philanthropy and helping others manifest their inner light so as to truly Be in this world. Certainly, in…
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Satya Patel and Hunter Walk on learnings from building Homebrew, moving to an evergreen model, and launching Screendoor VC to back underrepresented fund managers
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. On this week’s show we’re fortunate to be joined by Hunter Walk and Satya Patel, founders of Homebrew, a seed-stage firm founded over a decade ago that’s backed companies such as Chime, AngelList, and Gusto. Just over a year ago,…
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EP. 19 No Name, No Brand: Everything You Wanted to Know About Naming with Scott Milano
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Scott Milano is the founder of Tanj, a brand naming and language studio specializing in helping brands change the world one word at a time. We talk about the considerations you need to have when naming, why naming is not as easy as it seems, and how he came to name the Nintendo Wii. Learn more about Scott Milano - LinkedIn - Tanj Top 3 Lessons: 1. …
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