Best Ycombinator Podcasts (2021)

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Lessons From A Failed Startup

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Will investors invest in a founder who has had a failed startup? w/Nathan Lustig of Magma Partners 35:44

14d ago35:44

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Nathan Lustig, the managing partner of Magma Partners, a seed stage investment fund, shares his perspective on how he views founders with a failed startup under their belt. Learn more about Nathan: - Blog: https://www.nathanlustig.com/about/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/nathanlustig - Magma Partners website: https://www.magmapartners.com/ - Cross…

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The importance of building your company for customers and not investors w/Praful Mathur 52:48

28d ago52:48

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Praful Mathur shares his experience with building a YCombinator company and loosing his co-founders and biggest investor in the process. https://www.linkedin.com/in/prafulmathur/

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Getting back to the workforce after shutting down a company w/Ayush Kumar of Vitrix Health 44:14

1M ago44:14

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Ayush Kumar shares his experience with shutting his company and trying to get back into the workforce afterwards. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akumar0630/

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Shutting down one company and getting an acquisition offer the next day w/Peer Richelsen 1:02:53

1M ago1:02:53

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Peer and I talk about his experience with shutting down his company Mage and getting an acquisition offer for his newer company Lean Hire, from On Deck, the very next day, which was when we recorded this episode. Peer now serves as the head of product at On Deck. Lean Hire Acquisition: https://www.beondeck.com/post/lean-hire…

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The Remote Edition Podcast

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#50 Selling Online & Adventurepreneurship w/ Luke Lawson - Head of Sales for Sun Factory 1:12:10

2M ago1:12:10

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We are back after our 6 month hiatus interviewing Luke Lawson from New Zealand! Luke has been living and working remotely in Bali for 1 year now. He left his childhood home at 16, moved to Australia at 18, and has since become a sales manager for a remote Solar Company after doing 6 years of door-to-door sales.Luke & I chat about his time living ab…

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Why Glio, the first Latin American company in YC shut down with João De Paula 58:48

2M ago58:48

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João De Paula previous co-founder and CTO of Glio, the Amazon market place for Latin America shares his story about building the company and having to shut it down after 6 plus years of running it.

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Shutting down a growing business at it's peak with Gaurav Maken of Mylk Guys 45:28

2M ago45:28

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Gaurav Maken, previous co-founder of YCombinator's Mylk Guys shares his experience with building a growing business that he had to shut down at the height of their growth. Gaurav talks about the importance of focusing on what matters for your business and the importance of learning from the successes and failures of founders. https://twitter.com/ga…

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The story of YCombinator's GoScale (Heroku for pHp) and why it failed, with Co-founder Colin Hayhurst 46:38

2M ago46:38

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Colin Hayhurst a successful entrepreneur , and startup mentor, shares his experience in starting and shutting down the YCombinator backed company GoScale that he co-founded with James Cunningham. The YC practice interview app, referred too, can be found here and the associated TechCrunch article here. Colin has a deep technical and commercial backg…

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The Disruptors

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REPLAY: Frans von der Dunk – Space Law, Piracy, Profit and Militarization in Age of Star Wars 1:00:10

2M ago1:00:10

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Frans von der Dunk is a Professor of Space Law at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Director of Black Holes Consultancy, and is generally recognized as one of the world’s leading space law experts.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=42687557" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="fa…

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The importance of co-founder relationships, stigma behind failure and building back confidence w/Diederik Alers 40:23

2M ago40:23

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Diederik Alers an indie hacker, talks about his experience and learnings from his co-founder relationships, how he rebuilt confidence again after things didn't work out with his startups and the importance of acknowledging little wins. Connect with Diederik on Twitter @https://twitter.com/DDRK30 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diederikdalers/…

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REPLAY: Russell Gold – Energy, Infrastructure, Fracking and the Future of Journalism 50:23

2M ago50:23

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Russell Gold (@russellgold) is an author and award-winning investigative journalist and energy reporter at The Wall Street Journal best known for covering the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=42591194" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="…

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Being okay with the fact that your startup idea might be a bad idea and the importance of a good network 51:19

3M ago51:19

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Renji Bijoy, founder and CEO of ImmersedVR talk about his company AraJoy which pivoted to becoming Immersed. He talk about the process he went through to realize that his initial ideas was bad and that he needed to pivot. He also talks about his startup hack to finding good developers for cheap and more. Connect with Renji: Twitter: https://twitter…

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Having a great idea and $1million and still needing to shut down. Discussing founder market fit w/Pranshu of Prayas 40:00

3M ago40:00

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Pranshu, co-founder of Prayas Analytics- the google analytics for retail stores talks about the importance of founder market fit. He discusses his experience with shutting down Prayas after not being able to get any "real" customers even though they had money in the bank. Discusses how it was for him to get back out there after shutting down his co…

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Learning from multiple failed ideas before building a multimillion dollar business with John Coogan of Soylent 48:19

3M ago48:19

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John Coogan, co-founder and former CTO of Soylent shares his story publicly for the first time about his failures before Soylent.By Perry Ogwuche

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Fake traction and the fear of failing with Kristen Fang, co-founder of StrattyX (TechCrunch Disrupt & YCombinator) 47:52

3M ago47:52

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Kristen Fang, previous co-founder of StrattyX, a trading interface that allowed you set up sophisticated “if-this-then-that” rules and execute orders on the stock market, talks about her experience with shutting down the company after being in the top 4 of Tech Crunch disrupt 2019 and midway through YCombinators Winter batch of 2020.…

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MoveLoot raised $22m & shut down 3 years later. Here's the story w/co-founder Shruti Shah 48:46

4M ago48:46

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MoveLoot was an online market place to buy and sell used furniture. They were part of YCombinator's winter 2014 batch. MoveLoot experienced a lot of growth and expanded to multiple cities including NY and LA. They raised multiple rounds of funding summing up to $22m, but ultimately the company had to shut down. Perry dives deep to learn what happen…

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The story of YCombinator's Dropleaf (Netflix for video games) and why it failed, with Co-founder Vikram Rangraj (CAO @ Rize presently) 54:19

4M ago54:19

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Vikram Rangraj and his co-founder had a really awesome idea to build Dropleaf, a video game subscription service for all you can play video games. Essentially Netflix for video games. They got into the prestigious YCombinator in 2017 and had to shut down only 2 years later. Vikram is currently the Chief Academic Officer at Rize Education and he sha…

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Launch Episode 5:40

4M ago5:40

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Introducing Lessons From A Failed Startup Podcast. Perry Ogwuche gives a brief intro about the podcast and briefly describes his experience with his failed startup.By Perry Ogwuche

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The Disruptors

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REPLAY: Dr James Canton – The 5 Most Impactful Technologies of 21st Century 58:11

5M ago58:11

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Dr. James Canton (@futureguru) is a renowned global futurist, social scientist, keynote presenter, author, and visionary business advisor.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=40365237" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-imag…

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REPLAY: Geoff Ralston – How YCombinator is Working to Save the US Education System from Collapse 46:20

5M ago46:20

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Geoff Ralston (@gralston) is the founder of Imagine K12, an education-focused vertical within the super successful startup accelerator YCombinator.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=41416867" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" epi…

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REPLAY: Eric Ward – The 4 Main Hurdles Holding Humanity Back From Space Colonization 1:02:21

5M ago1:02:21

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Eric Ward(@AeroSigma) is the co-founder and CEO of both Odyne Space and Aten Engineering, two space tech startups with a ton of promise for the future.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=41303415" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true"…

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REPLAY: Ashwin Seetharaman – Genetic Engineering Will Cure Disease, End Aging and Evolve All of Us 54:26

5M ago54:26

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Ashwin Seetharaman is molecular genetics and cell/developmental researcher at the University of Toronto focused on understanding life at its most fundamental level.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=41172522" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters…

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Death Donor 5 – A Dystopian SciFi Techno Thriller Novel 32:10

5M ago32:10

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Would you sell your life to save another?Special forces vet, Samantha Jones, is a lowly bodyguard for Ethan Anderson, the biotech billionaire who revolutionized life extension. But at least she’s got a job, unlike most, and won’t have to sell her organs to support her family. Sure, they’re poor, but she’s got death insurance, and a roof over her he…

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Death Donor 4 – A Dystopian SciFi Techno Thriller Novel 25:52

6M ago25:52

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Would you sell your life to save another?[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=40875336" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="true" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false"…

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Death Donor 3 – A Dystopian SciFi Techno Thriller Novel 38:38

6M ago38:38

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Would you sell your life to save another?[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=40704493" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="true" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false"…

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Death Donor 2 – A Dystopian SciFi Techno Thriller Novel 33:14

6M ago33:14

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Would you sell your life to save another?[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=40560637" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="true" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false"…

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Death Donor 1 – A Dystopian SciFi Techno Thriller Novel 25:20

6M ago25:20

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Would you sell your life to save another?[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=40365360" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="true" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false"…

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REPLAY: Ariel Garten – The Science of Meditation and Superhuman Brain Performance 51:49

7M ago51:49

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Ariel Garten (@ariel_garten) is the Founder of InteraXon, makers of Muse: the brain sensing headband. Muse is the award-winning headband that makes meditation easier.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=40154562" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapte…

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REPLAY: Yotam Ariel – Satellites, Creating Renaissance of Space Tech Startups and Combatting Climate Change 36:11

7M ago36:11

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[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=40154448" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="true" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"]Yotam Ariel (@yotam…

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The Remote Edition Podcast

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#49 SPECIAL EPISODE: The Bali Food Project 23:43

7M ago23:43

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DONATE: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bali-bagus-project @balibagusproject WATCH THE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6ZoOfEglyU&t=7s Credits: @electricanaconda (videographer) & videvoBy The Remote Edition

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REPLAY: Fraser Cain – Why We Are Entering a New Space Race and Where We Go from Here 55:47

7M ago55:47

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Fraser Cain (@fcain) is the founder of Universe Today, one of the most popular spaces and astronomy sites online with over 3 million space focused visitors a month. [spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=39985457" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapter…

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REPLAY: George Dvorsky – The Dangers of AI and Safety of Mutually Assured Destruction 56:00

8M ago56:00

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George Dvorsky (@dvorsky) is a Canadian futurist, science writer, and ethicist that has written and spoken extensively about the impacts of cutting-edge science and technology—particularly as they pertain to the improvement of human performance and experience.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=39847889" width="100%" height="80px" theme="lig…

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REPLAY: Andrew Maynard – What Science Fiction Teaches Us About Morality and Existential Risk 52:03

8M ago52:03

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Andrew Maynard (@2020science) is the Director of the Risk Innovation Lab at Arizona State University, a Professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the author of Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=39343831" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" pl…

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REPLAY: Isaac Arthur – Colonizing Space, the Fermi Paradox and Future of Genetic Engineering 58:23

8M ago58:23

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Isaac Arthur (@isaac_a_arthur) is a physicist and futurist who runs popular YouTube channel Featured Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=36075852" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-im…

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190. Rewriting the Black American Dream to Building Better Communities at Home | Majora Carter 48:52

8M ago48:52

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Majora Carter (@MajoraCarter) is an American urban revitalization strategist and broadcast producer/host from the South Bronx in New York whose career has spanned environment, economy, social mobility, and real estate development.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=32377569" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-…

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189. Objectivity is a Fictitious Thing We Like to Pretend Exists | Charles Arthur 49:15

9M ago49:15

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Charles Arthur (@CharlesArthur) is a former technology editor of the Guardian and the author of Cyber Wars: Hacks That Shocked the Business World covering some of the world's biggest cyber attacks.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=30786729" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="fals…

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REPLAY: Byron Reese – AI Consciousness, Tech Progress and 4th Age of Humanity 51:01

9M ago51:01

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Byron Reese (@byronreese) is the CEO and publisher of Gigaom, an industry-leading technology research company. Byron's also an award-winning author, speaker and futurist with a strong conviction that technology will help bring about a new golden age of humanity.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=29887742" width="100%" height="200px" theme="…

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The Remote Edition Podcast

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#48 Tech Startups & Getting into YCombinator - Sabby Choudhary - Founder, Marketer & Digital Nomad 1:04:38

9M ago1:04:38

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WATCH this interview on our YouTube Channel HERE The Remote Edition IG @theremoteedition Suzie IG @suzieclark_ Show Notes Sabby IG @sabbyiam About this podcast... Welcome to The Remote Edition Podcast where we bring you the latest from the world of remote work. We share stories from people working remotely from all over the world. Whether they are …

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REPLAY: Garry Golden – Why Elon Musk Is Wrong About Electric Vehicles and Future of Energy 48:51

9M ago48:51

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Garry Golden (@garrygolden) is a professionally trained futurist who writes, speaks, and consults on complex issues shaping society and business in the 21st century.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=28806748" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapter…

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REPLAY: Ben Hammersley – The Importance of Internet Censorship, Power of Authoritarianism and Collapse of Digital Advertising 57:44

10M ago57:44

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Ben Hammersley (@benhammersley) is a technologist, futurist author and Editor-at-Large of UK’s WIRED magazine.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=27650275" width="100%" height="80px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo…

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184. Investing in Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychedelics for a Better Mental Health Future | Charlie Hartwell 39:59

10M ago39:59

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Charlie Hartwell (@ShiftIt_Inst) is an Operating Partner at the Bridge Builders Collaborative, a consumer health tech investment group that invested early in Pear Therapeutics, Insight Timer and Headspace, in addition to being a "Change Agent" focused on igniting consciousness, mindfulness, and creating a more connected human world.[spreaker type=p…

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#47 Travel & Remote Work w/ Glenn Emery Accountant, Artist & Digital Nomad 1:00:35

10M ago1:00:35

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WATCH this interview on our YouTube Channel HERE The Remote Edition IG @theremoteeditionSuzie IG @suzieclark_ Show NotesGlenn IG @glennemery Glenn's Art IG @glemery_ About this podcast... Welcome to The Remote Edition Podcast where we bring you the latest from the world of remote work. We share stories from people working remotely from all over the…

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183. Cory Doctorow on Political Fallout of COVID-19, Possible Economic and Healthcare Changes, and Why It’s Time for a New Deal to Overcome Late-Stage Capitalism 50:59

10M ago50:59

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Cory Doctorow (@doctorow) is the best selling science fiction author, blogger, and technology activist. He is the co-editor of the popular weblog Boing Boing), a contributor to many magazines, websites, and newspapers and a special consultant to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org), a non-profit civil liberties group that defends freedom in…

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#46 Blogging, Travel & Remote Work - Lucia Grace - Blogger & Influencer 54:30

10M ago54:30

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The Remote Edition IG @theremoteeditionSuzie IG @suzieclark_ Show NotesLucia IG @luciagrace Lucia's Blog http://www.luciagrace.co/ About this podcast... Welcome to The Remote Edition Podcast where we bring you the latest from the world of remote work. We share stories from people working remotely from all over the world. Whether they are entreprene…

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REPLAY: Douglas Rushkoff – Avoiding Apocalypse by Doubling Down on Team Human and Reinventing 21st Century Business 53:52

10M ago53:52

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181. The Divergence of AR and VR and Connectivity, Collaboration and Entertainment in a Post COVID World | Tony Parisi 39:31

11M ago39:31

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Tony Parisi (@auradeluxe) is a virtual reality pioneer, serial entrepreneur, and angel investor. He co-created several, 3D graphics standards, is Head of AR/VR Ad Innovation at Unity Technologies, and author several O'Reilly Media books on virtual reality and WebGL.[spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=25799246" width="100%" height="80px" them…

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