Best Womenintechnology Podcasts (2024)

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Homebrew’s Hunter Walk and Satya Patel: The Power of a Partnership 56:01

1M ago56:01

56:01

Homebrew is one of the great venture firm names. It hearkens back to the 1970s era computer hobbyist group that included people like Steve Jobs. Hunter Walk and Satya Patel are the partners who founded and built Homebrew (the venture capital firm). Nevertheless, if you say “Hunter and Satya” in Silicon Valley, people will know exactly who you are t…

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Atari’s founder Nolan Bushnell and Dr. Leah Hanes Have a (Better) Plan for Educating America 46:20

4M ago46:20

46:20

Nolan Bushnell’s career is extraordinary. Nolan has ignited two entertainment revolutions: first with Atari, birthing the video game industry through classics like Pong, and later with Chuck E. Cheese, merging pizza and arcade games for family fun. A serial entrepreneur, he's founded over 20 companies, venturing into robotics, personal computers, a…

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Richard Socher: Exploring AI with the Visionary AI Scientist, Entrepreneur and Investor 47:09

7M ago47:09

47:09

Richard Socher is a visionary computer scientist, entrepreneur, and AI researcher who has dedicated his career to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI. With a Ph.D. from Stanford University, Richard's groundbreaking work in deep learning, neural networks, and NLP has paved the way for remarkable advances in AI applications. It may seem l…

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Hadley Harris: Building Eniac Ventures with 3 Friends / Investing in AI 45:31

7M ago45:31

45:31

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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Samir Kaji: Building Allocate; The State of the Venture Market; Banking Meltdown (SVB/FRB) Post-mortem 48:54

8M ago48:54

48:54

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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Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund): Unleashing AI's Investment Potential 45:47

8M ago45:47

45:47

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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Anthony Soohoo: Bringing the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Walmart 51:11

9M ago51:11

51:11

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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Nnamdi Okike on Building 645 Ventures, Bias in Fundraising, and Being a Boston Sports Fan in New York 45:53

11M ago45:53

45:53

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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Ep. 043- Lori Chai: How One UX Designer Transitioned From Travel To Tech 1:07:20

1y ago1:07:20

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In this episode, I chat with Lori Chai - a UX Designer and Co. Lab Alumna, about her experience living and working abroad in Japan (one of my bucket list destinations!). She shares what drove her decision to transition in a UX career, the state of UX design in Japan at the time and how she started her own co-hosted podcast: Designer Sushi. For the …

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Coindesk’s David Z. Morris: The Wild Story of FTX and its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried 45:19

1+ y ago45:19

45:19

David Z. Morris is part of the Coindesk reporting team that was critical in bringing to light the (apparently) massive fraud at FTX, the now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. FTX Trading Ltd., commonly known as FTX, abruptly collapsed in 2022, after having grown to become the world’s third largest crypto exchange with over a million users. While st…

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Elad Gil: “A Startup is An Act of Desperation” and Other Wisdom from one of Silicon Valley's Best Investors 50:26

1+ y ago50:26

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It is not a stretch to call Elad Gil one of Silicon Valley’s best investors. In a world where one big hit can make a venture capitalists’ career, Elad has invested in…Well, here’s a partial list Airbnb, Airtable, Anduril, Brex, Checkr, Coinbase, Deel, Figma, Flexport, Gitlab, Gusto, Instacart, Notion, Opendoor, PagerDuty, Pinterest, Retool, Ripplin…

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Ep. 042 Ali Shah - TapeReal: Where human connection, authenticity and meaningful content come first 51:21

1+ y ago51:21

51:21

Note: This episode was recorded in March 2022. Hi everyone! This is the final episode for 2022. I'm hoping to get back into a podcasting groove next year. I really enjoyed interviewing Ali Shah - co-founder & CEO of TapeReal. TapeReal is a social platform where human connection, authenticity, and meaningful content comes first. I came across his co…

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Adrian Fenty: From Mayor of Washington DC to…Venture Capitalist 42:34

1+ y ago42:34

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There are a few – very few –non-traditional paths into venture capital. Adrian Fenty may have one of the most unusual ones. Adrian was the Mayor of Washington D.C., winning that post at the age of 35 (making him Washington D.C.’s youngest mayor ever). In this episode we discuss his path to becoming mayor of a major city and his refreshing style for…

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BONUS EPISODE: Checking In With a Life Update and Reflecting on My Podcasting Journey Thus Far 9:30

1+ y ago9:30

9:30

*Correction: I have been in my current role as a Product Manager at an e-commerce startup for just over a year now. The previous year and a bit, I was working on trying to break into the industry. Popping in with a solo episode to share some life updates to explain why I've sort of been MIA. Hoping to add a few more solo episodes to the mix in the …

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Michelle Tandler: An Entrepreneur’s “Growth Path”, and “What’s the Matter with San Francisco?” 1:02:51

1+ y ago1:02:51

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Michelle Tandler is an entrepreneur – she founded “Growth Path”, a provider of audio courses for professional development. Her goal is to teach soft skills and management at scale. She previously worked at tech firms Thumbtack and Yammer, as well as the venture capital firm Trinity. In this episode we discuss her entrepreneurial journey, in which s…

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Ep. 041 - Alexander Morsink: How Equivesto is Leveling The Playing Field in The Angel Investing Arena 40:53

1+ y ago40:53

40:53

NOTE: This episode was recorded back in February 2022 The idea of helping people who never considered themselves to be investors, to be individuals, investing in a variety of different busineses where they could start creating more intergenerational wealth was something that was really meaningful to the both of us - Alexander Morsink , Co-Founder a…

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The Open Internet Closes 51:16

2y ago51:16

51:16

This week Tom Ascott talks to Max Beverton-Palmer, Director at the Internet Policy Unit at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. The pair discuss the idea of an open internet and how cooperation can secure its future as well as how tech companies should regulate hostile governments and organisations online and finally end up discussing is Twitter…

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Toxic Femininity 48:04

2y ago48:04

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Welcome back to Season Two of Synthetic Society! To kick us off host Tom Ascott speaks with Nona Willis Aronowitz about femcels. FemCels, short for female incels, are women unable or unwilling to have relationships due to a mix of societal pressures and misogyny. The conversation draws on Nona's article 'The Femcel Revolution'.…

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Max Chafkin on Peter Thiel: “The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power” 42:08

2y ago42:08

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Max Chafkin is the author of “The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power”. Max is a technology reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek. “The Contrarian” isn’t just about Thiel. It’s about that, too, of course -- from PayPal to his Facebook investment to his failed hedge fund, etc. But it’s also about “Silicon Valley’s political c…

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Ep. 040 - Unlocking the Potential of Human Longevity with Cole Kirschner of Age Rate 35:00

2y ago35:00

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In this episode I chat with the CEO and co-founder, Cole Kirschner of longevity tech company Age Rate. We chat about how AgeRate began as a capstone research project in university and how the company is empowering the world with tools to demystify and optimize aging. Use the code BACON at checkout or by using this link: https://age-rate.com/discoun…

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Homebrew’s Hunter Walk and Satya Patel: The Power of a Partnership 56:01

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Atari’s founder Nolan Bushnell and Dr. Leah Hanes Have a (Better) Plan for Educating America 46:20

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Richard Socher: Exploring AI with the Visionary AI Scientist, Entrepreneur and Investor 47:09

1
Hadley Harris: Building Eniac Ventures with 3 Friends / Investing in AI 45:31

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Samir Kaji: Building Allocate; The State of the Venture Market; Banking Meltdown (SVB/FRB) Post-mortem 48:54

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Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund): Unleashing AI's Investment Potential 45:47

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Anthony Soohoo: Bringing the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Walmart 51:11

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Nnamdi Okike on Building 645 Ventures, Bias in Fundraising, and Being a Boston Sports Fan in New York 45:53

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Ep. 043- Lori Chai: How One UX Designer Transitioned From Travel To Tech 1:07:20

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Coindesk’s David Z. Morris: The Wild Story of FTX and its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried 45:19

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Elad Gil: “A Startup is An Act of Desperation” and Other Wisdom from one of Silicon Valley's Best Investors 50:26

1
Ep. 042 Ali Shah - TapeReal: Where human connection, authenticity and meaningful content come first 51:21

1
Adrian Fenty: From Mayor of Washington DC to…Venture Capitalist 42:34

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BONUS EPISODE: Checking In With a Life Update and Reflecting on My Podcasting Journey Thus Far 9:30

1
Michelle Tandler: An Entrepreneur’s “Growth Path”, and “What’s the Matter with San Francisco?” 1:02:51

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Ep. 041 - Alexander Morsink: How Equivesto is Leveling The Playing Field in The Angel Investing Arena 40:53

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The Open Internet Closes 51:16

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Toxic Femininity 48:04

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Max Chafkin on Peter Thiel: “The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power” 42:08

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Ep. 040 - Unlocking the Potential of Human Longevity with Cole Kirschner of Age Rate 35:00

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