

In the Know with Amol Sarva
Amol Sarva
Amol Sarva's series with changemakers and innovators in longevity, tech, and ideas
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Apr 6, 2019 • 33min
Anthemos Georgiades, CEO of Zumper, classicist and first-time founder of Kleiner-backed apartment-leasing giant
Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to visit Anthemos Georgiades who studied classics at Oxford, worked for BCG, joined Harvard Business School, and used it to launch his clever plan to to transform apartment rentals: Zumper. First time founder, scale-up genius: enjoy.

Mar 30, 2019 • 1h 2min
Safi Bahcall, scientist, inventor, founder, CEO, policy advisor and author of “Loonshots”
Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to visit Safi Bahcall who studied physics at Princeton as a kid with Stephen Wolfram, started a cancer drug discovery company and took it public, advised the Obama White House on science policy, and now has a book for how teams should be organized to create innovation: Loonshots.
He has a lot to say on the incentives and structure of an organization and how that creates teamwork and innovation, or doesn't.

Mar 30, 2019 • 22min
Shira Atkins, cofounder of the Women Belong in the House series and Wonder Media Network
This time on In the Know Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) is visiting with a podcast media master strategist, Shira Atkins -- creator of the fabulous series that followed the 2018 elections and first-time women candidates, "Women Belong in the House", and her podcast media company Wonder Media Network.
Mar 30, 2019 • 38min
Martha Stewart, lifestyle icon, brand dealmaker, and omnimedia revolutionary
This week In the Know has Amol Sarva (cofounder of Knotel) and colleague Allison Stoloff (Knotel's head of revenue marketing) visiting with Martha Stewart for an all-topics, all-opinions tour of her legendary business accomplishments and innovations.

Mar 18, 2019 • 21min
Money Mark, super-producer to the Beastie Boys, David Byrne, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and his own hits
This week In the Know comes to Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) at Knotel HQ, where legendary producer, composer and musical technology inventor Money Mark drops in. Sure he produced the Beastie Boys for nearly 20 years, and yes it was that immaculate decade from Check Your Head onward, but he also shipped the sublime "Mark's Keyboard Repair" in 1995, and so much more: including a Maker Faire appearance recently with a truly mind-warping piano-roll-to-MIDI contraption.
Here on In the Know, Money Mark talks creativity and collaboration.
More on Mark and creativity

Mar 18, 2019 • 41min
Stephen Wolfram, yes the Stephen Wolfram, sits down to talk…management
In the Know follows Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) into a lengthy face-to-face with the legendary scientist, inventor, polymath and CEO Stephen Wolfram. The creator of Mathematica, Macarthur genius, Richard Feynmann disciple, computer science experimentalist, and on and on is also a management guru on par with Peter Drucker or Napoleon.
Find out if Stephen is a fox or a hedgehog.
In the Know is hosted by Dr. Amol Sarva, co-founder of Knotel, Knotable, Halo Neuroscience, Peek, Virgin Mobile, and a supporter or investor in nearly 100 startup companies. Every week, Amol bumps into interesting people and interviews them on solving the challenges in creating a large, impactful idea. More at amolsarva.com

Mar 18, 2019 • 51min
Amol at SxSW talking cities of the future with Amy Nelson of Venture for America and more
At the 2019 South by Southwest, Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) moderated a panel with the fabulous CEO of Venture For America, Amy Nelson, as well as Upwork's Head of Public Affairs, Mike McGeary, and Claire Vo of Optimizely. The topic: "Is San Francisco Pricing Itself Out of the Startup Market?"
Listen in on this hourlong conversation with the panelists and the audience from Austin in March 2019.
In the Know is hosted by Dr. Amol Sarva, co-founder of Knotel, Knotable, Halo Neuroscience, Peek, Virgin Mobile, and a supporter or investor in nearly 100 startup companies. Every week, Amol bumps into interesting people and interviews them on solving the challenges in creating a large, impactful idea. More at amolsarva.com

Mar 18, 2019 • 17min
John Gauntt, podcast superhost of TheAugmented.City and from Economist Group, teaches Amol how to podcast
In the Know finds Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) gets advice from John Gauntt, the creator of TheAugmented.City and Media Dojo collaborator, formerly a writer for The Economist Group, and currently a podcasting mensch. Over 120 episodes in production. Much to learn as In the Know becomes (slowly) the world's greatest media property.
In the Know is hosted by Dr. Amol Sarva, co-founder of Knotel, Knotable, Halo Neuroscience, Peek, Virgin Mobile, and a supporter or investor in nearly 100 startup companies. Every week, Amol bumps into interesting people and interviews them on solving the challenges in creating a large, impactful idea. More at amolsarva.com

Feb 27, 2019 • 32min
Samar Birwadkar, People Genius, founder of Goodco (acq by Axel Springer), on People Metrics and Leading Growing Teams
In the Know finds Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) sharing stories about quantifying soft skills and using that as a way to make happier more productive workplace cultures with Samar Birwadkar.
Samar talks about Goodco's journey from TechStars to acquisition by German media giant Axel Springer. He emphasizes tapping into his team's needs, and having conversations on their values in their personal and professional lives in order to maintain a healthy culture during a period of growth.
In the Know is hosted by Dr. Amol Sarva, co-founder of Knotel, Knotable, Halo Neuroscience, Peek, Virgin Mobile, and a supporter or investor in nearly 100 startup companies. Every week, Amol bumps into interesting people and interviews them on solving the challenges in creating a large, impactful idea. More at amolsarva.com

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Sophia Swire, Adventurer, International Development Expert and Radio Journalist
In the Know joins Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) in conversation with Sophia Swire on the drive from Munich to Davos. Hear about her amazing journey around the world, with wild animals, with wild countries, and with her own wild self. Sophia is chair for Learning for Life, a nonprofit organization that has established over 250 schools for girls in rural Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, and so much more.
In the Know is hosted by Dr. Amol Sarva, co-founder of Knotel, Knotable, Halo Neuroscience, Peek, Virgin Mobile, and a supporter or investor in nearly 100 startup companies. Every week, Amol bumps into interesting people and interviews them on solving the challenges in creating a large, impactful idea. More at amolsarva.com


