Greymatter

More than half of the American workforce is paid hourly, and often work at jobs that must be performed in-person. Historically, however, this population has been left out of conversations about the future of work, and haven't benefitted from the significant technological improvements many other occupations have. Instawork is trying to change that. The flexible staffing platform connects businesses to local talent, and is generating some valuable data on the changing labor market in the meantime. Instawork CEO and co-founder Sumir Meghani joined Greylock general partner David Thacker to discuss how hourly workers are gaining new levels of flexibility and control over their careers - and changing the employment landscape. You can read a transcript from this interview here: https://greylock.com/greymatter/flexibility-on-demand/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greylock investor Seth Rosenberg talks with Espresso Systems COO Charles Lu and Chief Scientist Benedikt Bunz. Espresso, which just came out of stealth, is opening a new world of possibilities when it comes to scalability, decentralization, and configurable privacy for Web3. Greylock co-led the Series A with Electric Capital. You can read Seth's blog post about the investment and the transcript from this podcast here: https://greylock.com/portfolio-news/privacy-and-scalability-for-web3/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube chief product officer and Google senior vice president Neal Mohan talks with Greylock general partner David Thacker about the dynamics of building, scaling, and governing one of the world's most popular user-generated content platforms. Mohan began his internet career at DoubleClick in the ‘90s, where he was a pioneer of the now-widespread advertising business model. He arrived at Google via the company’s 2007 acquisition of DoubleClick, and was instrumental in expanding advertising technology as well as laying the foundation for user-generated content platforms to thrive. Today, Mohan oversees every aspect of the Youtube platform and ecosystem for over 2B users and millions of content creators and media partners. This interview is part of Greylock's Iconversations speaker series. You can watch the video of this interview on YouTube here: https://www.economist.com/checks-and-balance-our-weekly-podcast-on-american-politics You can read a transcript of the interview here: https://greylock.com/greymatter/powering-creators/ You can find all Greylock Iconversations here:https://greylock.com/iconversations/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greylock investor Corinne Riley reads the essay she co-authored with Greylock general partner Sarah Guo entitled "BNPL for Businesses." In this essay, Riley and Guo describe the current state of B2B commerce, and the ways it lags behind the innovation in consumer commerce financing. The high friction associated with the use of checks and ACH that still dominate B2B payment methods – unstructured communication channels, high operational toil across multiple systems, and manual reconciliation – have left businesses eager for modern tools. Riley and Guo outline opportunities for startups to deliver. You can read the essay here: https://greylock.com/greymatter/bnpl-for-businesses/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greylock investor Christine Kim discusses the current Web3 landscape. Kim, who focuses on a range of consumer technology and marketplaces, sees a future where blockchain technology is the underlying infrastructure (and driving force of innovation) across nearly every industry. Kim is also the co-creator and co-host of the Web3-specific podcast Fungible Times with fellow Greylock investors Sarah Guo and Mike Duboe. You can read a transcript of this episode here: https://greylock.com/greymatter/the-new-computing-paradigm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The audio version of Greylock general partner Asheem Chandna's column for Forbes, "The Long Game in Cybersecurity." As the underlying technology of cybersecurity advances, so, too, does the cyber threat. Chandna spoke with four cybersecurity experts about how things might play out in the coming years. While each expert brought a different lens, they are unified on one point: cybersecurity has never been more central and more complex. No one can afford to fall behind. This essay was read by Greylock head of editorial Heather Mack. You can read the essay on Forbes here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/asheemchandna/2022/02/10/the-long-game-in-cybersecurity/?sh=6f80c47b3781&utm_campaign=SocialPost&utm_medium=SocialOrganic&utm_source=Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special guest broadcast of the new podcast Enterprise Software Innovators, created and co-hosted by Abnormal Security CEO and co-founder Evan Reiser and Greylock investor Saam Motamedi. ESI features exclusive conversations with the world's top technology executives, who share real world stories of the ways they are deploying disruptive software in their companies. The first episode of ESI features Michael Keithley, who is the CIO of United Talent Agency. Michael spoke about his vision for how to best utilize technology in the entertainment industry. You can find the ESI podcast on their website: https://www.enterprisesoftware.blog/ Read Saam Motamedi's blog here: https://greylock.com/greymatter/introducing-the-enterprise-software-innovators-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special guest broadcast of the brand new podcast Fungible Times, created and hosted by Greylock investors Sarah Guo, Christine Kim, and Mike Duboe. Fungible Times shares stories from the builders at the forefront of Web 3.0. Tune in to learn about crypto, NFTs, DeFi, and the decentralized web. Not financial advice :) You can find Fungible Times on the following channels: fungibletimes.xyz https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fungible-times https://open.spotify.com/show/6b5z8pncf9sa6v5cMMnFUG https://soundcloud.com/fungibletimes https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6kSMCzQTqc4dNT3gYAga-g https://twitter.com/fungibletimes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's work world where remote, hybrid, and otherwise distributed teams are the norm, how do businesses ensure their employees are engaged and feel a sense of cohesion with one another? Enter Mystery: is the easy button for team morale. They offer fully-managed virtual team events with essentially infinite variety, hosted by a network of vetted experience partners, from baristas, to rappers, to Dungeons & Dragons masters, to A-list celebrities. Greylock general partner Sarah Guo, who just led the company's Series A funding round, sat down with Mystery CEO and co-founder Shane Kovalsky to discuss how the company is working with organizations to keep employees connected. You can read an essay about the investment here: https://greylock.com/portfolio-news/the-easy-button-for-connection-at-work/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to innovation, Twilio CEO and co-founder Jeff Lawson has simple advice: "Build or die." Lawson straddles the line of software developer and CEO, giving him a rare perspective on the common ways the two sides misunderstand each other. It also gave him an early, deep understanding of developers’ needs in a software platform — which has been borne out in Twilio’s success. Lawson joined Greylock general partner Sarah Guo for Iconversations to discuss business trajectory, and what he sees happening in the future of software and the internet. You can read a transcript of this episode here: https://greylock.com/greymatter/software-with-superpowers/ You can watch the interview on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/6OEmqCJ2wJk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices