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"World of DaaS"

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Jun 14, 2022 • 41min

Liv Boeree: Developing a Probabilistic Mindset

Liv Boeree is a former world poker champion, a science commentator and content creator, and a philanthropist.  Auren and Liv dive into a broad range of topics including poker, probability, societal progress, artificial intelligence and decision-making.  Liv has an incredible mind and has thought deeply about the intricacies of life, society and science. World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts.You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Liv at @Liv_Boeree. 
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Jun 7, 2022 • 49min

Jeremy Stanley: How Machines Actually Learn

Jeremy Stanley is Founder and CTO at Anomalo. Previously, he was VP of Data Science at Instacart. Auren and Jeremy dive into progress in the artificial intelligence field over the past decade and why most people think about AI incorrectly.  They also discuss the approaches to building data science teams and the tactics Jeremy has seen work best. World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts.You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Jeremy Stanley at @jeremystan.
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May 31, 2022 • 28min

Ryan Breslow: The King vs. The Mob

Ryan Breslow is the Chairman at Bolt, a decacorn online checkout startup.  While he’s built one of the fastest growing startups in Silicon Valley, Ryan Breslow is perhaps most famous for his twitter threads about the so-called "Silicon Valley Mob".  Auren and Ryan dive into the various claims Ryan made about the Silicon Valley juggernauts like Y Combinator, Stripe and Sequoia. They also dive into company building and the alternative approaches available to young entrepreneurs out there just starting their journey. World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts.You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Ryan Breslow at @theryanking.
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May 24, 2022 • 39min

Glenn Fogel: The Greatest Acquirer in History

Glenn Fogel is CEO at Booking Holdings, a juggernaut in the travel industry. Glenn has a remarkable track record of completing successful acquisitions.Auren and Glenn dive into the common pitfalls of M&A, the heuristics to apply when evaluating deals and why acquisitions can be transformative when done right. Glenn walks through the many acquisitions Booking Holdings has done in the travel space and their strategy over the years.They also discuss the experience of being in the travel industry during the pandemic and how Glenn navigated the unprecedented circumstances.World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcastsYou can find host Auren Hoffman on twitter @auren.
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May 19, 2022 • 1h 27min

Auren Hoffman: A Tale about Truth in Data

This episode is a rebroadcast of Auren's appearance on The Data Scientist Show.  Auren and Daliana dive into the nuts and bolts of building a geospatial DaaS business. Daliana Liu is a senior data scientist and host of The Data Scientist Show. You can find her at the following places:TwitterApple PodcastsSpotifyAuren is the CEO at SafeGraph and can be found on Twitter @auren. 
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May 17, 2022 • 47min

Barry Nalebuff: A Radical New Way to Negotiate

Barry Nalebuff is the author of Split the Pie, co-founder of Honest Tea and professor of negotiations at Yale. A big part of the problem with most negotiations is that the parties don’t spend enough time defining the pie and spend too much time bargaining for a larger slice. Barry and Auren discuss tactics that can help you uplevel your negotiation skills 5x. Barry imparts all his wisdom from years of experience in both academia and from when he sold Honest Tea to Coca Cola.World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts
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May 10, 2022 • 40min

Joel Myers: The Father of Commercial Meteorology

Dr. Joel Myers is the founder and CEO of AccuWeather, one of the oldest weather companies in the world. Weather companies are really data companies at their core. Joel and Auren dive into the early days of commercial meteorology and the challenges of building a business on top of a product that was historically available for free. Joel has dedicated his entire career to AccuWeather and dives into the nuances of weather forecasting and the immense responsibility that comes with the trade. You can find Auren Hoffman (CEO of SafeGraph) on Twitter at @auren and Joel Myers at @DrJoelNMyersWorld of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts
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May 3, 2022 • 46min

Charlie Youakim: The Real Economics of Buy-Now-Pay-Later

Charlie is co-founder and CEO of Sezzle, a $1.2 billion market cap alternative payment platform.Charlie and Auren dive into the unit economics of Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) businesses, why the “creditization of debit” is the hottest trend, and how underwriting BNPL loans differs from traditional consumer lending.They also explore data’s role in BNPL and how most fintech companies are on the path of becoming neobanks. You can find Auren Hoffman (CEO of SafeGraph) on Twitter at @auren and Charlie Youakim at @CharlieYouakimWorld of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts
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Apr 26, 2022 • 32min

Jacob Helberg: The New Cold War

Jacob Helberg is the author of The Wires of War, senior adviser at the Stanford University Center on Geopolitics and Technology, and co-chair at the Brookings Institution China Strategy Working Group. Jacob and Auren explore the current tension between global superpowers, the dependencies America has on Chinese hardware and infrastructure and potential solutions to reversing these dependencies. They also dive into the generational and cultural rift between Capitol Hill and Silicon Valley and how that’s affecting America’s competitive advantage.You can find Auren Hoffman (CEO of SafeGraph) on Twitter at @auren and Jacob Helberg at @jacobhelbergWorld of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts
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Apr 21, 2022 • 23min

Auren Hoffman: It's Our Moral Obligation to Make Data More Accessible

Audio version of "It's Our Moral Obligation to Make Data More Accessible" by Auren Hoffman. You can find the full essay at: safegraph.com/blog/data-accessibility-moral-obligationMost of the world’s data is sitting on a shelf, being used in a very narrow domain.  This data, if properly activated, could solve some of the world’s biggest problems and lead to more health, happiness, and love for society.  We could use this data to uncover some of society’s biggest secrets. The data is there.  We just need to use it.You can find Auren on twitter at @auren

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