Best Dustin Moskovitz Podcasts (2024)

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20 - Sam Altman - Later-Stage Advice 48:29

8+ y ago48:29

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Sam caps off the How to Start a Startup series with things you should ignore when you start, but become important a year in (after product-market fit). Thanks for watching How to Start a Startup. Hope you learned a ton! From YC Startup Class - How to Start a Startup - Stanford CS183B Lecture Transcript: tech.genius.com/Sam-altman-lecture-20-closing…

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19 - Sales And Marketing, How To Talk To Investors 48:50

8+ y ago48:50

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Three segments in this lecture: Tyler Bosmeny, founder and CEO of Clever, starts off today's lecture with an overview of the Sales Funnel, and how to get to your first $1 Million. Michael Seibel, founder of Justin.tv and Socialcam and Partner at Y Combinator, then goes over how to talk to investors - the pitch. Dalton Caldwell, founder of imeem and…

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18 - Legal and Accounting Basics for Startups 48:19

8+ y ago48:19

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There's a lot that goes behind the scenes in running a startup. Getting the legal, finance (equity allocation, vesting), accounting, and other overhead right will save you a lot of pain in the long run. Kirsty Nathoo, CFO at Y Combinator, and Carolynn Levy, General Counsel at Y Combinator, cover these very important topics in this lecture. From YC …

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17 - Hosain Rahman - How to Design Hardware Products 47:16

8+ y ago47:16

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Hosain Rahman, CEO and Founder of Jawbone, covers the design process for building hardware products users love. Lecture Transcript: tech.genius.com/Hosain-rahman-lecture-17-how-to-build-products-users-love-part-ii-annotated See the readings at startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec17/ Discuss this lecture: startupclass.co/courses/how-to-start-a-sta…

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16 - Emmett Shear - How to Run a User Interview 46:27

8+ y ago46:27

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Building product, and talking to users. In the early stages of your startup, those are the two things you should focus on. In this lecture, Emmett Shear, Founder and CEO of Justin.tv and Twitch, covers the latter. What can you learn by talking to users that you can’t learn by looking at data? What questions should you ask? How can user interviews d…

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15 - Ben Horowitz - How To Manage 49:43

8+ y ago49:43

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You are not the only one whom your decisions impact. Ben Horowitz, founder of Andreessen Horowitz and Opsware, discusses this important management perspective that founders miss, with, of course, the gratuitous rap lyric or two sprinkled in. From YC Startup Class - How to Start a Startup - Stanford CS183B Lecture Transcript: tech.genius.com/B-horow…

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14 - Keith Rabois - How to Operate 46:39

8+ y ago46:39

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What should the CEO be doing on a day to day basis? How do you make sure the company is moving in the right direction? Keith Rabois, Partner at Khosla Ventures and former COO of Square, tackles the nitty gritty - How to Operate. Lots of actionable takeaways from this lecture! Lecture Transcript: tech.genius.com/Keith-rabois-lecture-14-how-to-operat…

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13 - Reid Hoffman - How to be a Great Founder 49:46

8+ y ago49:46

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So you've learned how to get started, how to raise money, how to build products, and how to grow. Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn and Partner at Greylock Ventures, addresses many of the questions and confusions that might be cropping up - How to be a Great Founder. From YC Startup Class - How to Start a Startup Lecture Transcript: genius.com/Reid…

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12 - Aaron Levie - Building For The Enterprise 46:20

8+ y ago46:20

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Aaron Levie - founder of Box, enterprise master, Twitter comedic genius. In this lecture, he'll convince you to Build for the Enterprise. Lecture Transcript: tech.genius.com/Aaron-levie-lecture-12-sales-and-marketing-annotated See the slides and readings at startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec12/ Discuss this lecture: startupclass.co/courses/how-…

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11 - John Collison, Patrick Collison and Ben Silberman - Hiring and Culture, Part 2 50:37

8+ y ago50:37

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Stripe and Pinterest - two companies well known for their strong cultures. The founders - John Collison, Patrick Collison, and Ben Silberman - take Q&A from Sam in part 2 of Hiring and Culture. Lecture Transcript: tech.genius.com/Patrick-collison-lecture-11-company-culture-and-building-a-team-part-ii-annotated See the readings at startupclass.samal…

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10 - Brian Chesky and Alfred Lin - Culture 50:26

8+ y ago50:26

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Brian Chesky, Founder of Airbnb, and Alfred Lin, Former COO of Zappos and Partner at Sequoia Capital discuss how to build a great company culture. Lecture 10 from YC Startup Class - How to Start a Startup Lecture Transcript: tech.genius.com/Alfred-lin-lecture-10-company-culture-and-building-a-team-part-i-annotated See the slides and readings at sta…

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09 - Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway and Parker Conrad - How to Raise Money 50:10

8+ y ago50:10

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Sam leads a panel Q&A on fundraising in this lecture with Marc Andreessen, Founder of Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz, Ron Conway, Founder of SV Angel, and Parker Conrad, Founder of Zenefits. Lecture Transcript: tech.genius.com/Marc-andreessen-lecture-9-how-to-raise-money-annotated See Ron Conway's slide, and readings at startupclass.samaltman.com…

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08 - How to Get Started, Doing Things that Don't Scale, Press 52:13

8+ y ago52:13

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Lecture 8 features 3 speakers: Stanley Tang, Founder of Doordash, covers How to Get Started. Walker Williams, Founder of Teespring, covers Doing things that Don't Scale. Justin Kan, Founder of TwitchTV and Partner at Y Combinator, covers Press. Lecture Transcript: tech.genius.com/William-sydney-walker-lecture-8-doing-things-that-dont-scale-pr-and-h…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Dustin Moskovitz Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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How to Start a Startup

Y Combinator and Stanford University: Sam Altman, Dustin Moskovitz, Paul Graham, Adora Cheung, Peter Thiel, Alex Schultz, Kevin Hale, Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway, Ben Silbermann, Alfred Lin, Patrick and John Collison, Aaron Levie, Reid Hoffman & more

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20 - Sam Altman - Later-Stage Advice 48:29

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19 - Sales And Marketing, How To Talk To Investors 48:50

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18 - Legal and Accounting Basics for Startups 48:19

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17 - Hosain Rahman - How to Design Hardware Products 47:16

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16 - Emmett Shear - How to Run a User Interview 46:27

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15 - Ben Horowitz - How To Manage 49:43

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14 - Keith Rabois - How to Operate 46:39

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13 - Reid Hoffman - How to be a Great Founder 49:46

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12 - Aaron Levie - Building For The Enterprise 46:20

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11 - John Collison, Patrick Collison and Ben Silberman - Hiring and Culture, Part 2 50:37

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10 - Brian Chesky and Alfred Lin - Culture 50:26

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09 - Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway and Parker Conrad - How to Raise Money 50:10

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08 - How to Get Started, Doing Things that Don't Scale, Press 52:13

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