Best Eddie Y Podcasts (2024)

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Dan Siroker, Co-Founder of Limitless & Optimizely 1:06:03

2h ago1:06:03

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Today we catch up with Dan Siroker, co-founder of Limitless, which trains a personal AI to remember things for you. Y Combinator funded his previous company, Optimizely, in 2010, and it was acquired a decade later. But before he started Optimizely he ran the new media group within the Obama campaign, which achieved stunning results through A/B test…

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Eddy Lu, Co-founder & CEO of GOAT 1:05:26

10d ago1:05:26

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In today's episode we catch up with Eddy Lu, co-founder and CEO of GOAT, the fashion marketplace. GOAT represents one of the most epic pivots in Y Combinator history: they started out organizing group dinners. Founders are often told they should be "scrappy". Eddy and his cofounder Daishin are scrappiness personified, and that's what enabled them t…

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David Rusenko, Founder of Weebly 57:15

24d ago57:15

57:15

David Rusenko was a college student when he applied, at the last minute, to Y Combinator in 2006. His startup, Weebly, made a web site builder. At one point they came within days of running out of money, but they survived to be acquired by Square in 2018 for $365 million. Now David runs a fund, Leap Forward Ventures, focused on climate change. He h…

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Yin Wu, Co-Founder of Pulley 58:16

1M ago58:16

58:16

In today's episode, we talk with Yin Wu, founder and CEO of Pulley, a cap table management system that YC funded in 2020. Yin has been founding startups since 2011 and she talks about her experiences testing startup ideas, what she's learned about persistence and determination, and why she loves having startup founders as users.…

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Ron Conway, Founder, SV Angel 1:13:00

2M ago1:13:00

1:13:00

Ron Conway has been close to the center of things for longer than anyone else in Silicon Valley, from the point when he started his career at National Semiconductor in the early 70s to the AI conference he organized last month. He's the embodiment and the transmitter of Silicon Valley culture. He knows all the stories, usually because he was person…

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Kyle Vogt, Founder of Cruise Automation 1:08:29

2M ago1:08:29

1:08:29

Today we catch up with Kyle Vogt, whose self-driving car company, Cruise, was funded by Y Combinator in 2014 and acquired by GM in 2016. Before that he was a co-founder of Twitch and its predecessor, Justin.tv. Learn how his love of building hard things started at a young age, and why he’s nowhere near done building yet.…

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Yuri Sagalov, Co-Founder of AeroFS 1:00:45

3M ago1:00:45

1:00:45

Today we are talking to Yuri Sagalov. His company AeroFS, which did enterprise file syncing and sharing, was funded by Y Combinator in summer 2010. Yuri went on to work at Y Combinator before starting his own fund, Wayfinder Ventures.By Jessica Livingston

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MR Journals #005 - Take Back Guam. No to a Failed Society. 1:04:43

5M ago1:04:43

1:04:43

This episode focuses on the two failed hospital bills and sneaky power play. Also! COPE North 2024, Murder at Thai Thai, and the KMart fiasco. Plus! Election 2024 and making it onto Kandit News with Congressman MSN. If there is anything that you do this coming election.....VOTE TONY ADA 2024!By Boo Ada

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Jessica & Carolynn Announce Season 3! 6:59

6M ago6:59

6:59

Announcing Season 3 of The Social Radars!By Jessica Livingston

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MRJournals #004 - Hiatus 2 OVER? 2024 is (y)our year! 59:01

6M ago59:01

59:01

Master Random: The Podcast is back with MRJournals! The studio is getting finished.....again. Guest on the show soon but first! I talk about where I've been and introduce my new producer. I do commentary on local news from starlink on Guam?!?! to mask mandates again!! to the cryptoDUDE getting 4 years. New commentary...more evolution. It's just get…

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Adora Cheung, Co-founder of Homejoy & Instalab 1:01:16

6M ago1:01:16

1:01:16

Today we chat with Adora Cheung, Co-founder of Homejoy (YC summer 2010) and now InstaLab, an at-home blood testing service that helps you optimize your health by measuring over 60 biomarkers. Our conversation is wide-ranging: from how to clean homes efficiently to how she helped defeat Trump in 2020 by getting hundreds of thousands of votes in swin…

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Trevor Blackwell, Co-founder Y Combinator; Founder, Anybots 1:12:49

7M ago1:12:49

1:12:49

Today we have another insider episode: we're talking to Trevor Blackwell, who was my cofounder at Y Combinator. But that's not all he's done. He was also the founder of Anybots, where he created the first dynamically balancing biped robot, and also worked on Viaweb with Paul Graham and Robert Morris.…

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Parker Conrad, Founder of Zenefits & Rippling 1:18:25

7M ago1:18:25

1:18:25

Today we're talking with Parker Conrad, who founded two startups that went on to become unicorns: Zenefits in 2013, and Rippling in 2016. Parker’s story is one the more dramatic ones you’ll hear on this podcast. In fact this episode is two stories: his misadventures at Zenefits, and the ambitious ideas he has implemented at Rippling.…

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Emmett Shear, Co-Founder of Twitch 1:18:36

8M ago1:18:36

1:18:36

Today we talk with Emmett Shear, who was in the very first YC batch in 2005 with a startup called Kiko. But you know him better as the co-founder of Twitch, which YC funded in 2007. Learn how Twitch grew from one guy walking around with a camera on his head to one of the biggest communities on the internet. It's a crazy story even by startup standa…

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Patrick & John Collison, Co-Founders of Stripe 1:11:34

8M ago1:11:34

1:11:34

In this episode we catch up with Patrick and John Collison, two brothers from Ireland who founded Stripe in 2009. Since then we've watched Stripe grow from a two-man show to one of the great powers of the tech worldBy Jessica Livingston

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Bill Clerico, Co-Founder & CEO of WePay 54:43

9M ago54:43

54:43

Today we're talking with Bill Clerico, co-founder of WePay which Y Combinator funded in 2009. WePay was one of the first of what are now called "FinTech" startups. In 2017, J.P. Morgan acquired WePay for $400M. Listen in to the adventures of an early fintech pioneer.By Jessica Livingston

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Dimitri Dadiomov, Co-Founder & CEO of Modern Treasury 53:13

9M ago53:13

53:13

Today we're talking with Dimitri Dadiomov of Modern Treasury, a startup Y Combinator funded in 2018. Dimitri works in a very important world whose existence is hidden from most people: the movement of money into and out of companies. Listen in as we follow the money!By Jessica Livingston

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Brian Armstrong, Co-Founder & CEO of Coinbase 1:07:08

10M ago1:07:08

1:07:08

Today we're talking with Brian Armstrong of Coinbase, a startup YC funded in 2012 and is now a publicly traded company. Coinbase is truly in the middle of the exciting new world of cryptocurrency. It's particularly interesting to explore this world with Brian, who was unusually candid, even for Silicon Valley.…

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Brian Chesky, Co-Founder & CEO of Airbnb 1:14:14

10M ago1:14:14

1:14:14

In today's episode, we're talking once again with Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. YC funded Airbnb in 2009, when the company was at death's door. During YC we watched the founders work frantically to get growth started and turn Airbnb into the rocketship that it is today. Today we pick up where we left off in Brian's incredible story of…

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Vamos a la yumas con Richy Rich y Eddy K 26:54

11M ago26:54

26:54

We have legends in the buildings.Today I had an honor and the privilege to have Richy Rich and Eddy K in the building. We are chopping it up discussing their latest album Yumas. We will also discuss how they linked up, the meaning behind the word Yumas and other fly cuban ish. Who would ever thought I'll be rocking out with a legend but that's what…

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One day the dictatorship will end 25:33

12M ago25:33

25:33

Ummm yeah this really happened, y'all. So I have a question What happens when you have a Latin Grammy award winning artist pulling up to the greatest underground hip hop show in Boston? You have a freaking dope show.So tonight, I have @elfunkycuba with the lovely @kiele.ca in the building. We will discuss the cuba, fighting the against communist, a…

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Jessica & Carolynn wrap-up Season 1 2:37

1y ago2:37

2:37

Announcing Season 2 of The Social Radars!By Jessica Livingston

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Edith Elliott, Co-Founder & CEO of Noora Health 46:51

1y ago46:51

46:51

In this episode we talk to Edith Elliot, cofounder of the non-profit startup Noora Health. Like the best for-profit startups, Noora is relentlessly effective, but what they do with relentless effectiveness is save lives. Learn how what started as a graduate school project turned into an organization that has changed the world.…

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Paul Graham, Co-Founder of Viaweb and Y Combinator 1:24:49

1y ago1:24:49

1:24:49

Today, we're doing something I do every day: talking to Paul Graham, who as well as being one of the founders of Viaweb and Y Combinator is also my husband. Paul has been involved with startups since 1995; before he invented the accelerator, he invented the web app. So there's a lot of information in this episode, but it was also, as you'll see, on…

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Episode 1: Tesla Model Y and the EV Market 41:37

1y ago41:37

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1. Tesla Model Y chat with new owners Joanne and Michael. Eddie and Sid talk EVs and the new evolve electric vehicle marketplace. Links for listeners: evolve marketplace - https://evolvemotors.com.au/By Christopher

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Brian Chesky, Co-Founder & CEO of Airbnb 1:03:02

1y ago1:03:02

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In today's episode, we're talking with Brian Chesky, cofounder and CEO of Airbnb. YC funded Airbnb in 2009, when the company was at death's door. During YC we watched the founders work frantically to get growth started and turn Airbnb into the rocketship that it is today. Learn what it takes to come up with an idea so weird that it seems like it wi…

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Operation peter pan Nothing about this is magical. The mission looking for freedom and escaping Cuba 59:00

1y ago59:00

59:00

HELLO BOYS AND GIRLS!! In this episode we will be discussing Peter Pan. No, not that magical place that involves make believe, but operation Peter Pan. Operation Peter Pan was a top secret mission to be carried out by the CIA, the Catholic Church and Cuban parents to destabilize the Communist country. The mission's objective the clandestine mass ex…

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Steve Huffman, Co-Founder & CEO of Reddit 55:37

1y ago55:37

55:37

In this episode we walk down memory lane with Steve Huffman, co-founder and CEO of Reddit, who was in Y Combinator's very first batch of startups in 2005. In those days Steve was a programmer fresh out of UVA. He had no idea that the site he was creating would become the forum of forums, still active and growing 18 years later. Hear about Reddit's …

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The Ruckus meets AcentOh 1:38:37

1y ago1:38:37

1:38:37

On this special 4/20 episode of The Ruckus, break out your SAP button and switch to Spanish because the crew connects with one of the most talented artists from Dominican Republic, AcentOh. He got the bars, he got the songwriting down, he even gets busy on stage as an actor in theater, TV and film. A multi-hyphenate frfr. We chop it up about the mu…

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Tracy Young, Co-Founder & CEO of PlanGrid 42:49

1+ y ago42:49

42:49

Today we're talking with the fabulous Tracy Young, one of the most successful female startup founders so far. Y Combinator funded her company, PlanGrid in the winter of 2012. PlanGrid revolutionized the construction industry by getting blueprints off paper and onto tablets. You’ll hear about how they found their idea, how they lost a cofounder to c…

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Cuban Lives Matter with Raudel Esquadron 1:24:13

1+ y ago1:24:13

1:24:13

OH YOU THINK IS A GAME (Dmx voice)Listen ladies and gentlemen when I tell you I'm not playing with y'all..... I.AM.NOT.PLAYING.WITH Y'ALL. Today I have the lyrical rapper and activist Raudel Escuadron in the ruckus building. On this episode Raudel will break everything down. His life story, his love for hip hop!, how he came into then rap game, liv…

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Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator 55:55

1+ y ago55:55

55:55

In this episode we’re talking to Garry Tan, the president & CEO of Y Combinator. We go full circle with Garry as we chat about his path from turning down a job with Peter Thiel, to founding a YC-backed company in 2008, then starting his own multi-billion dollar fund in 2011, and finally returning to run Y Combinator in 2023. Garry knows about progr…

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N.A.C ( Niggas against communism) starting cuban mic and maraja_spiritual_luxury 1:51:50

1+ y ago1:51:50

1:51:50

Listen here my ruckus crew on this episode I'm breaking all the rules. The streets ask for this one so I gave it to you. On this episode i got my cuban sister maraja_spiritual_luxury aka Grecia. She has gained notoriety and going viral, most recently for calling out the vice president of Colombia for her fake leadership. Listen I had to do to an au…

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Tony Xu, Founder & CEO of Doordash 48:20

1+ y ago48:20

48:20

In this episode we catch up with Tony Xu, founder and CEO of the food delivery service, DoorDash. Tony and his cofounders were students at Stanford when they first launched DoorDash as a class project. Y Combinator funded them as part of its summer batch in 2013. In this episode, Tony takes us through version 1 of their idea to what is now a public…

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We are speaking english spanish and spanglish with Day 1:20:36

1+ y ago1:20:36

1:20:36

Being that it's women history month I figure why not bring another women to the show. Plus the Cuban streets were asking for it so I delivered. On today's episode I have Day aka Spanglsh Generation in the building. Spanglish is an activist, content creator, wife, mother, women of god and wears old grandmother women hair ( go to her youtube or IG to…

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Time to level up, boss up and start to live a boss life with Brit Johnson 54:59

1+ y ago54:59

54:59

On today's episode i have my sister from another mister Brit "Boss lady" Johnson. I consider Brit one of my many mentors in this media thing. So the fact I got a chance to ask her questions was fun. she's usually the one's asking the questions. (Listen to the damn show and you will understand where I'm going with this.) We talked about how she got …

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David Lieb, Creator of Google Photos 58:47

1+ y ago58:47

58:47

In this episode we’re talking to David Lieb, creator of Google Photos. Back in 2009, YC funded his startup, Bump Technologies, which had a cool technology where you transferred your contact info from one person to another by literally bumping phones. He’ll share Bump’s ups and downs as they went from business school side hustle to hot new iOS app. …

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Paul Buchheit, Creator of Gmail 1:26:52

1+ y ago1:26:52

1:26:52

In the premiere episode, Jessica & Carolynn sit down with Paul Buchheit. Paul created Gmail in 2004 while he was employee #23 at Google. They do a deep dive into the history of Gmail, including the fact that it might never have launched if it weren’t for a leak to the New York Times. After Google, PB went on to found a startup called FriendFeed, wh…

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Dio Gin a dope rapper who i never met 2:13:38

1+ y ago2:13:38

2:13:38

What up ruckus world on this episode we got fellow Massachusetts MC, Dio Gin. A nigga who i never met before ( let's see how many ppl will get the joke upon hearing this episode). The homie Dio has an album out Made With Love go check it out he digs deep here. We run through a few tracks of the album. We talk about his love for hip hop, which year …

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The return of Richy Rich 1:25:49

1+ y ago1:25:49

1:25:49

On today's episode we have the return of Richy Rich. He dropped his latest album Mis Raíces. We sat down and decoded of couple of joints from the album. We talk about Florida hip hop, Spanish hip hop, cuba ( like are you really surprised) and more fly shit. The bring the ruckus from MASS TO FL TO DC TO CUBA TO DR IT DONT STOP BABY IT'S THE RUCKUS.…

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Class is in session with Professor Alburquerque 1:20:28

1+ y ago1:20:28

1:20:28

What's going on boy and girls. On today's episode, I have the honor and privilege to have Professor Andres Alburquerque. I have to show this man enough respect so I even came with a suit on for this episode (watch the video on youtube).We will discuss his life in cuba, leaving Cuba, his life experience living in the good old USA. BLM, Lloron James …

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CUBAN LINK TAKES OVER THE RUCKUS!! 2:13:18

1+ y ago2:13:18

2:13:18

Once again it's on. Another Ruckus episode.It's chaotic, it's organized and it's Another hostile Cuban take over. On this episode we have the one and only Cuban Link in the building. The fact he grant us an interview on the week of the anniversary of Big Pun's passing was an honor.Cuban Link the Cuban/Bronx lyricist gives us his story. From coming …

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part 2 with our talk with Yordyn loving our grandma something about pokemon 54:06

1+ y ago54:06

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In part 2 with our conversation with Yordyn we discuss more on cuba. I ask my Dominican crew what is it with Dominicans fascination with dictators. I got some great interesting answers. The guys got into deep dive about pokemon ( I tuned out on that conversation) Then we talk about our love for our grandmother. Just to think we had a conversation o…

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Michael Yordyn, Amazon the slave, Cuba is a dictatorship, Killing grandma 1:17:01

1+ y ago1:17:01

1:17:01

Hello boys and girls today we have a full house (Lu is still with us). The whole ruckus is the building. We will be speaking with Yordyn Villalon. Yordyn is a founder of Cubanos en Boston. He's an activist, author, motivational speaker, and last but not least he's Cuban and black as fuck. Since this is February and it's black history month is only …

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Happy birthday LU... by the way welcome to the multicultural class room. Educate yourself. 1:33:04

1+ y ago1:33:04

1:33:04

What's going on family. I had this episode on hold on. i was going to put it out back in October but I decided put this out on what would have been leuvis olivero aka Lu aka brutus birthday. As you know Lu was part of the ruckus and he was our leader. This was the last episode he did with us before he transitioned. I miss you buddy. On this episode…

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A quick convo with Richy Rich 22:22

1+ y ago22:22

22:22

Well, well, well.....we are back and this time I have the pleasure to have 305s own Richy Rich. I Was debating should I have put this on my radio show or my podcast. FUCK IT I'LL DO BOTH. I got the chance to build with the homie (we had a great conversation behind the scenes. I should've recorded that shit.) No worries he's coming back soon and we …

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I use my TERMANOLOGY to find where these hoes at!!....with MELLE MEL of course 19:30

1+ y ago19:30

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We are starting the year right right back on my hip hop ish. This episode I'm giving you a two for one. I was able to attend the 40th anniversary of The Message. The classic monumental song by Granmaster Flash and The Furious 5. I was able to get an interview with non other than Melle Mel. I was able to catch my homie Termanology ( long overdue i m…

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#229 - Clayton Leonidas 2:40:10

1+ y ago2:40:10

2:40:10

This episode was recorded August 13, 2002 with Clayton Leonidas.By Master Random

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A conversation with Yelena 30:07

1+ y ago30:07

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On today's episode I'm ending the new year right.Today i will be having an exciting interview withYelena. Normally I keep my podcast and radio format separated, but Yelena was dropping so gems I was like... Why not? Yelena is a Boston Awards winning artist ( before this interview, she was nominated) she talks about her lastest single diabla, growin…

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The world is black. The world is white. And yes we are still Cuban 1:00:37

1+ y ago1:00:37

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On today's podcast I have the Alejandro Pirez. Alejandro is a Massachusetts native. We will be discussing being Cuban in Boston, Politics, race, and much more. IT'S THE RUCKUS BABY!!

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