Greymatter
Greylock Partners
How do tech startups go from idea…to iconic? Greymatter’s weekly podcast features interviews with VCs, founders, and tech visionaries on everything from AI, marketplaces, and cybersecurity as well as company-building strategies like growth, finding product-market-fit, and recruiting top talent. Founders and VCs offer candid accounts of success, failure, and adaptation. Greymatter delivers practical insights mixed with the bold optimism that defines entrepreneurship.
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Mar 2, 2016 • 1h 22min
Selina Tobaccowala on Building a Global Business at SurveyMonkey | Blitzscaling 10
This is session 10 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling, a Stanford University class taught by Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, Allen Blue, and Chris Yeh. This class features Reid Hoffman interviewing Selina Tabaccowala, the former President and CTO of Survey Monkey and Co-Founder of Evite. This podcast series has been produced by Greylock Partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 2, 2016 • 1h 20min
Patrick Collison on Hiring at Stripe and the Role of a Product-Focused CEO | Blitzscaling 11
This is session 11 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling, a Stanford University class taught by Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, Allen Blue, and Chris Yeh. This class features John Lilly interviewing Patrick Collison, the Co-Founder of Stripe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 2, 2016 • 1h 16min
Nirav Tolia on Growing Nextdoor and the Path to Monetization | Blitzscaling 12
This is session 12 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling, a Stanford University class taught by Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, Allen Blue, and Chris Yeh. This class features a guest lecture by Nirav Tolia, the Co-Founder and CEO of Nextdoor, and the Co-Founder and CEO of Epinions, who is then interviewed by John Lilly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 2, 2016 • 1h 19min
Shishir Mehrotra on Scaling YouTube and The 10 Things That Matter | Blitzscaling 13
This is session 13 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling, a Stanford University class taught by Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, Allen Blue, and Chris Yeh. This class features a guest lecture by Shishir Mehrotra, who helped guide YouTube through hypergrowth after its acquisition by Google. At the end of the class, Shishir is interviewed by Allen Blue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 2, 2016 • 1h 15min
Elizabeth Holmes on Managing Product Strategy, Regulation, and the Media | Blitzscaling 14
This is session 14 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling, a Stanford University class taught by Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, Allen Blue, and Chris Yeh. This class features Chris Yeh interviewing Elizabeth Holmes, the Founder and CEO of Theranos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 2, 2016 • 1h 18min
Diane Greene on Scaling Products and Culture At VMware | Blitzscaling 15
This is session 15 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling, a Stanford University class taught by Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, Allen Blue, and Chris Yeh. This class features Jerry Chen of Greylock Partners interviewing Diane Greene, the Founder and former CEO of VMware and now SVP of Google’s cloud businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 2, 2016 • 1h 21min
Reed Hastings on Building a Streaming Empire | Blitzscaling 16
Reed Hastings, Co-Founder and CEO of Netflix, discusses the importance of building a strong culture, making the right hires, and scaling businesses. He shares insights into Netflix's history, unique strategy for movie recommendations, and the evolution of internal management. The podcast also explores the metaphor of companies as professional sports teams.
Mar 1, 2016 • 1h 26min
Marissa Mayer on Scaling Google and Yahoo | Blitzscaling 17
This is session 17 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling, a Stanford University class taught by Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, Allen Blue, and Chris Yeh. This class features Chris Yeh interviewing Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 1, 2016 • 1h 39min
Brian Chesky on Launching Airbnb and the Challenges of Scale | Blitzscaling 18
This is session 18 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling, a Stanford University class taught by Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, Allen Blue, and Chris Yeh. This class features Reed Hoffman interviewing Brian Chesky, the Co-Founder and CEO of Airbnb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 1, 2016 • 1h 27min
Jeff Weiner on Establishing a Plan and Culture for Scaling | Blitzscaling 19
Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, discusses the challenges of scaling a company, the role of compassionate management, the importance of diversity and collaboration, making timely decisions, and building relationships based on trust.
