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Nov 3, 2017 • 33min

#44 - Cindy Mi on Building VIPKID, the World's Largest English Learning Platform for Children

Cindy Mi is the founder and CEO of VIPKID. VIPKID is a 1-on-1 teaching platform where children in China learn english from North American teachers.Anu Hariharan is a Partner here at YC.
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Nov 1, 2017 • 1h 3min

#43 - Casey Neistat and Matt Hackett on Live Video's Struggle for Interestingness

Casey Neistat and Matt Hackett discuss live video's struggle for interestingness, their product Panels for diverse perspectives and civil debate, managing different teams, personal routines, and the importance of direct and specific communication.
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Oct 26, 2017 • 50min

#42 - Robotics and 3D Printing with Voodoo Manufacturing

Oliver Ortlieb and Max Friefeld are two of Voodoo Manufacturing's four cofounders.Voodoo went through YC in the W17 batch. They bridge the gap between prototype and mass production with 3D printing.We're also joined by Daniel Gross, a Partner at YC.
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Oct 18, 2017 • 1h 3min

#41 - Experiments in Art and Technology with Artforum Editor Michelle Kuo

Michelle Kuo is Editor in Chief of Artforum.Kat Mañalac is a Partner at YC.Michelle came in to chat with us about art and technology and, in particular, a group called Experiments in Art and Technology.
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Oct 13, 2017 • 1h 12min

#40 - Content Marketing Tips from Experts at First Round Capital and Andreessen Horowitz

Camille Ricketts is the Head of Content and Marketing at First Round Capital.Sonal Chokshi is an Editorial Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
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Oct 11, 2017 • 59min

#39 - Mr. Robot's Technical Producer and Writer - Kor Adana

Kor Adana is a writer and technical producer on Mr. Robot.Mr. Robot season three premieres tonight.
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Oct 4, 2017 • 49min

#38 - The More You Communicate with Users, the Higher Chance You'll Build Something They Want - Ryan Hoover of Product Hunt

Ryan Hoover, founder of Product Hunt, shares insights and advice for non-technical founders. They discuss prototyping and validating ideas without coding, building a distributed team, exploring trends in product development and launching on Product Hunt, the importance of giving up work and allowing team autonomy, Product Hunt's investment focus, investment goals and areas of interest, and thoughts on the rise of crypto assets and spare time activities.
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Sep 27, 2017 • 53min

#37 - Don't Start a Blog, Start a Cult - Mr. Money Mustache

Pete Adeney, aka Mr. Money Mustache, shares his journey to retire at 30 and achieve financial freedom through badassity. Topics include building a cult-like following, sustainable transportation, frugal city living, factors for long-term happiness, future planning, embracing frugality, parenting strategies, and gap years for financial resilience.
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Sep 22, 2017 • 1h

#36 - Your Whole Goal Is to Not Quit - Courtland Allen of Indie Hackers

Courtland Allen is the founder of Indie Hackers, a place where the founders of profitable businesses and side projects can share their stories transparently, and where entrepreneurs can come to read and learn from those examples.Check out the Indie Hackers podcast here.
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Sep 15, 2017 • 1h 19min

#35 - The Technical Challenges of Measuring Gravitational Waves - Rana Adhikari of LIGO

Rana Adhikari is a Professor of Physics at Caltech and a member of the LIGO team, who were the first to measure gravitational waves.Their detection papers are available here.

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