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Hallway Chat

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Jul 8, 2020 • 44min

Hallway Chat, #31 - Investing during a pandemic (ie 2020 vs 2019), hot takes about remote work

We are back with a long overdue edition of Hallway Chat. Todays episode, Bijan and Nabeel discuss: investing during a pandemic (ie 2020 vs 2019), how we are working from home (technology and schedule), some likely controversial thoughts about remote work, AirPods woes, and a few memorable moments at Postmates. Thanks for listening and as always tweet us with comments/questions/suggestions.
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Aug 1, 2019 • 46min

Hallway Chat, #30 - Is VC pattern recognition actually valuable, the challenge of "winner takes all" dogma

After a one year-ish break, Nabeel and Bijan are back with a shiny new episode! In this pod, we chat about things on our minds lately including, is VC pattern recognition actually valuable, what does the decline of the iPhone mean to Apple's future, the potential for single purpose electronics, and challenging the dogma of "winner takes all" markets in startups.
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Dec 14, 2017 • 42min

Hallway Chat, #29 - Bitcoin, tech morality, startup hard decisions and the iMac Pro

A podcast by Bijan Sabet and Nabeel Hyatt, partners at Spark Capital. Recorded: December 13, 2017: Show summary: Bitcoin Frenzy, Tech company morality, the iMac Pro, and startup hard decisions
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Nov 16, 2017 • 41min

Hallway Chat, #29 - The VC "Sh*t Show" and consumer apps

Another episode of Hallway Chat. Bijan and Nabeel. Recorded November 16, 2017. Show notes: - iPhone X, including new apps - Musical.ly’s exit and the notion that “mobile consumer is dead” - The changes in the VC landscape, from the moral awakening to the explosion of seeds - Eugene Wei’s blog post on Amazon and analytics - Gadget gifts: Rylo, Molekule, Aura
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May 19, 2017 • 47min

Hallway Chat, #28 - Mastering scale, Google I/O and judging "what's worth making a startup"

5/19/2017: Hey, we're back with another episode of Hallway Chat. Show notes: Clay Bavor's Virtual & Augmented Realities http://bit.ly/2pNfVra Reid Hoffman's Masters of Scale podcast https://mastersofscale.com/ Tim O'Reilly's response to Masters of Scale https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/some-businesses-bleed-black-tim-o-reilly Google's ongoing tranformation into an AI company, as evidenced in Google I/O, Google Photos, and elsewhere (along with my ongoing disbelief that Nabeel uses Apple Maps) Competing, from copying to net neutrality
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Feb 12, 2017 • 39min

Hallway Chat, #27 - Future of work & the moral awakening of Silicon Valley

Recorded 2/10/17. Summary: Nabeel and Bijan discuss a few favorite new apps, some thoughts about current American politics & the moral awakening of Silicon Valley, Related links: Teuxdeux: https://teuxdeux.com/ 10% Happier: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meditation-for-fidgety-skeptics/id992210239?mt=8 Anil Dash: Tech Moral Reckoning: http://onbeing.org/programs/anil-dash-techs-moral-reckoning/
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Jan 17, 2017 • 44min

Hallway Chat, #26 - w/Kevin Thau - Apple

Hi everyone! @nabeel and @bijan are back with a new podcast to kick off the new year. This episode of Hallway Chat, we are joined by our fellow Spark partner Kevin Thau (@kevinthau). We talked about the new Apple Airpods, Apple vs Google apps for iOS, Bijan's beef with mail apps for iOS, Nabeel's crazy love affair with Apple Maps, Voice assistants (Echo, Siri, Google Home).
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May 19, 2016 • 35min

Hallway Chat, #25

Nabeel and Bijan discussed Google I/O 2016 and some thoughts about all the choices developers have to consider in a world with so many different platforms.
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Apr 8, 2016 • 47min

Hallway Chat, #24 - Cruise, Nest, what it takes to keep innovating

Another episode of Hallway Chat with @nabeel and @bijan Topics: how the Tesla 3 has presold so much, Cruise and navigating the new rush of autonomous driving startups, Nest/Echo and what it takes to keep innovating, Snapchat’s social trajectory, and the march towards replacing MacOS with iOS. Please tweet us your questions & suggestions! Thanks so much for listening.
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Mar 4, 2016 • 41min

Hallway Chat, #23 - with Fred Wilson

Special guest Fred Wilson joins hosts Bijan Sabet and Nabeel Hyatt to discuss investing in social media, YC's option extension, new entertainment bundlers, Chris Dixon's insights on computing, consumer app trends, AI impact, and a fun debate on Steph Curry vs Michael Jordan.

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