This is Your Life in Silicon Valley
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This is Your Life in Silicon Valley
Do you love HBO's Silicon Valley? Do you like reading about the latest technology trends? Then you'll love this show. Think of us as the real world/explain-it-how-it-is podcast for anyone with a Silicon Valley fetish. The Bay Area, San Francisco, and California in general are undergoing massive pol...
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Will Real Estate Ever Be Affordable Again? (Guest: Keith Wasserman, Gelt)
Keith Wasserman is a bona fide real estate mogul. He runs a billion dollar real estate portfolio for Gelt, and is a serial entrepreneur. We asked Keit...
What is Crypto and why Does it Matter? (Guest: Matt Taylor, Head of Growth at Solana)
Crypto is having its moment (again) in 2021. But why does it matter to the average person, what is it, and how will it affect your life? We spend time...
What the Hell Happened at WeWork (Part 2)?
Eilot Brown is a Wall Street Journal Reporter who covers startups and venture capital. For the past year, much of his focus has been on completing his...
What was it Like Writing 'The' Book on Instagram? (Guest, Sarah Frier, Technology Reporter, Author of 'No Filter')
Sarah Frier is a technology journalist for Bloomberg News, and an author. Her book - 'No Filter' - released late last year highlighted the 'insider st...
Eerily Quiet on the Front Lines of the Battle (Guest, Sumit Shah, Special Edition - 'Distanced')
SPECIAL EDITION: We recorded several conversations with people from around the world at the start of the pandemic. They were originally released as pa...
What Is Going on with the Stock Market? (Guest: Rohan Rangaraj, Special Edition - 'Distanced')
SPECIAL EDITION: We recorded several conversations with people from around the world at the start of the pandemic. They were originally released as pa...
A snapshot into the future of life during COVID-19 (Guest, Austin Sheppard, Special Edition - 'Distanced')
SPECIAL EDITION: We recorded several conversations with people from around the world at the start of the pandemic. They were originally released as pa...
Where Did We Go Wrong, and What Can We Do Better Next Time? (Guest: Ryan Panchadsaram, Special Edition - 'Distanced')
SPECIAL EDITION: We recorded several conversations with people from around the world at the start of the pandemic. They were originally released as pa...
Is Education As We Know it Finished (Guest: Ryan Delk, CEO/Co-Founder, Primer)?
The pandemic has closed schools and massively affected the way we think of traditional education. How will future generations be affected by the sudde...
Why are State Elections More Important than Federal elections? (Guest: Jessica Alter, Founder/CEO, Tech For Campaigns)
Jessica Alter is the Founder/CEO of Tech For Campaigns. She was also one fo the first guests we hosted on 'This is Your Life in Silicon Valley'. A lot...
Is Silicon Valley Going to be a Template for the Rest of the World? (Guest: Rishi Kumar, US Congressional Candidate)
Rishi Kumar is a successful technology executive turned politician. Kumar has been in the local political scene for a long time now and is running for...
Is 'Indian Matchmaking' Like Actual Indian Culture? (Guest, Srinivas Rao, 'Contestant' on 'Indian Matchmaking'/Author/Speaker/Podcaster)
'Indian Matchmaking' has captured the attention of America. It's one of the top-ten most popular shows on Netflix in the month of July. How did 'India...
Is the Fate of all Social Media Negativity and Despair? (Guest: Charles Hudson, Managing Partner - Precursor Ventures)
Charles Hudson is a Silicon Valley-based investor. He is part of a small percentage of Black Managing Partners of Venture funds here in the Bay Area....
How Do You Fix Tech's Diversity Problem? (Guest: Kobie Fuller, General Partner - Upfront Ventures)
Kobie Fuller is a General Partner at Upfront Ventures in Los Angeles. He also started Valence Community - a Los Angeles-based online professional netw...
Can We Restore Faith in Our Institutions? (Guest: Dave Pell, Founder of NextDraft)
Dave Pell is the Founder of NextDraft - one of the most popular newsletters on the Internet. He also has an opinion or two on tech, politics, and the...
What Does Tech Think of the Media? (Guest: Semil Shah, Founder/GP Haystack)
Semil Shah is the Founder of Haystack - an early-stage venture fund. He's also one of Silicon Valley's most interesting personalities - he's been a ch...
How will we remember our loved ones? (Guest, Amelia Lin, Co-Founder/CEO Saga)
Amelia Lin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Saga. She's a career technologist and is solving a very timely problem during the age of COVID - how - during...
Will You Find Love During Shelter in Place? (Guest, Dawoon Kang, Co-CEO - Coffee Meets Bagel)
Dawoon Kang is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Coffee Meets Bagel. She knows a thing or two about building a successful business, and finding love during...
What's it Like to Go Viral? (Guest: Jenn Takahashi, Best of Next Door)
Jenn Takahashi is a San Francisco-based PR and Comms professional. She also started a viral social media account entitled 'Best of Next Door'. We talk...
What is the True Cost of Living in San Francisco? (Guest: Gina Fromer, Children's Council of San Francisco)
Gina Fromer is the CEO of the Children's Council of San Francisco. She is also a 6th generation San Franciscan. She has seen a lot of change over the...
Is who you are on Twitter = who you are IRL? (Guest: Austen Allred, Founder/CEO of Lambda School)
Austen Allred is the Founder/CEO of Lambda School - a company pioneering the ISA model (Income Share Agreement) wherein students only pay for their ed...
Why is There Tension Between Tech and Journalism? (Guest: David Pierce, Protocol)
David Pierce is the Editor-at-Large of Protocol - a new publication covering technology in a similar way Politico covers politics (with the same owner...
What's the Best Way to Manage Anxiety? (Guest: Tony Hale, Emmy Award Winning Actor in Veep, Arrested Development)
Tony Hale is a world-famous actor known for his roles in Arrested Development (Buster Bluth) and Veep (Gary Walsh). You would think someone who has wo...
Will Coronavirus (COVID-19) delay the AirBnB IPO? (Guest, Cory Weinberg, Reporter, The Information)
Cory Weinberg is a reporter for The Information, covering the intersection of tech and cities. We wanted to bring Cory on the show to talk about San...
What is Life Like After Being a Professional Athlete? (Guest: Justin Forsett, Former NFL Pro Bowler)
Justin Forsett is a former NFL Running Back who hailed from a small town in Florida. Justin's NFL career hit its pinnacle when he made the Pro Bowl. P...
Is Tech Helping or Hurting American Communities? (Guest: Prakash Janakiraman, Co-Founder, Nextdoor)
Prakash Janakiraman is the Co-Founder and CTO of Nextdoor - the 'other' social network that we all use, but rarely discuss publicly. Nextdoor has quie...
Are Journalists Anti-Tech? (Guest: Kate Clark, Reporter, The Information)
Kate Clark is a technology reporter for The Information - a well-reputed publication read by tech industry insiders. In our first solo episode in a wh...
What's the Most Important Job in the World? (Guest: Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram)
Adam Mosseri is the CEO of Instagram - which is arguably the most important social network on the planet at the moment. Adam also ran Facebook's News...
Special Episode - Silicon Valley Decade In Review (Guests: Antonio Garcia Martinez, Molly Wood)
How will the 2010s be remembered in Silicon Valley? So much happened - between the rise of Instagram, Facebook's dominance, Teslas everywhere, tech go...
What the Hell Happened at WeWork? (Guest: Eliot Brown, Wall Street Journal)
When you look back on the decade in tech, one of the biggest stories will be the rise and fall of WeWork. And while the company is still around, it ha...
Don't Pay Your Water Bill? Pay the Consequences. (Guest: Tiffani Bell, The Human Utility)
Tiffani Bell is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur working on a not-for-profit funded by Y Combinator. Tiffani's mission? Help people pay their water bill...
If You're So Amazing, Why Are You Still Single? (Guest: Amanda Bradford, Founder/CEO of The League)
We hosted our second live show in San Francisco featuring Amanda Bradford - the Founder/CEO of The League. We asked Amanda about why online dating is...
Silicon Valley Does Not Care About Female Founders (Guest: Lisa Fetterman, Founder/CEO, Nomiku)
Lisa Fetterman is here to tell it like it is. She's a gifted entrepreneur and inventor, and she cannot understand why Silicon Valley doesn't care abou...
Are Smartphones Actually That Bad For You? (Guest: Tim Kendall, CEO of Moment, Former President of Pinterest)
Tim Kendall is a Silicon Valley OG. Tim ran monetization at Facebook, and later became Head of Product At Pinterest (and eventually President). Tim is...
Will it Take a Natural Disaster for People to Like Silicon Valley Again? (Guest: Susan MacTavish Best)
Susan MacTavish Best is a San Francisco cultural icon. Originally from Scotland and Canada, MacTavish worked in the PR business and got to know some o...
Do You Prefer Starbucks, Blue Bottle, or Philz? (Guests: Philz Coffee CEO Jacob Jaber, Techcrunch Reporter Kate Clark)
Special episode alert! Techcrunch reporter Kate Clark sent a tweet out about how she hates Philz Coffee. We decided to bring her on the show with Phil...
Is Homelessness Easier To Solve Than We Think? (Guest: Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland)
The podcast is growing. So we decided to take it to the next level by hosting our first ever live event - in San Francisco - where we hosted Oakland's...
Can Theater Survive in the Age of Instagram? (Guests: Pam MacKinnon and Andy Donald, American Conservatory Theater)
Pam MacKinnon is a Tony Award-winning Director. She's spent decades atop the theater world, directing shows on and off-Broadway. Andy Donald is a west...
Should You Tweet About Your Meditation Retreat to Myanmar? (Guest: Jessica Powell, Author, Former Head of Communications at Google)
Jessica Powell ran communications at Google. She's now a bestselling author. We asked Jessica - who has seen her fair share of PR crises over the year...
Which Company is Causing the Most Harm to San Francisco? (Guest, Dennis Herrera, City Attorney - San Francisco)
Dennis Herrera is the elected City Attorney of San Francisco. He's also a straight shooter. In this can't-miss episode, we talk to Dennis about which...