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The BetaKit Podcast ChannelAI roundtable: Hugging Face, Zapier, Tenstorrent (and more)"Verticalized AI applications right now are available, right now accelerating industry after industry." AI is moving so fast it can be hard to keep up. The BetaKit Podcast has you covered with vantage points on AI from: Dr. Sasha Luccioni (Hugging Face), Reid Robinson (Zapier), Solon Angel (stealth startup), Darian Shirazi (Gradient Ventures), Joella Almeida (MedEssist), Chris Walker (Untether AI), and Eric Duffy (Tenstorrent). Rob and Douglas do their best to keep up. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Google Cloud: scale your startup faster and smarter with the Google Cloud credits, technical training, startup...2024-08-3157 min
Fintech LeadersDarian Shirazi from Gradient Ventures - Empathy, Curiosity, and the Immigrant MindsetSend us a textMiguel Armaza interviews Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Ventures, an early-stage venture fund focused on AI and data-rich companies, with Google as its major LP.Prior to Gradient, Darian founded and sold Radius, a B2B Customer Data Platform. He is also an early investor in companies including Lyft, Udemy, Carbon Health, Palantir, and Niva. Fun fact, he was Facebook’s first intern back when the company had only 10 people.We discuss:Joining Facebook as its first intern and working di...2024-08-2740 min
The BetaKit Podcast ChannelGradient Ventures’ Darian Shirazi on where AI value will accrue“I think that there are two types of investors right now. There are ones that are being thoughtful about it and steering clear of investments that could cause harm. And then there are some that are wading into them and don't care at all.” General partner Darian Shirazi joins to identify the AI moat, match the progress of AI with other tech eras, and differentiate Gradient Ventures from AI VCs who “don’t care at all.” Presented by Mantle: the Canadian-made, AI-powered equity management solution designed for modern founders and operators. Visit withmantle.com/betakit to get star...2024-05-1851 min
Venture with GraceDarian Shirazi: Investing in AI & Data-Rich Companies at GradientDarian Shirazi is a General Partner at Gradient Ventures. Prior to Gradient, Darian founded Radius, a leading B2B Customer Data Platform, serving as the company’s CEO for 7+ years. He grew the company to over one hundred employees, raised more than $100MM in venture capital from top tier firms, and served dozens of Fortune 500 customers. He is an early investor in many companies including Lyft, Udemy, Carbon Health, Palantir, and serves on the Board of Directors at Gigs, Range, Spline, and Chili Piper, among others. He studied briefly at UC Berkeley, after working at Facebook as a Software En...2024-03-231h 02
Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley PodcastDarian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund): Unleashing AI's Investment Potential Darian Shirazi is a general partner at Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI fund. Gradient Ventures invests in companies that are “developing AI technologies that have the potential to make a significant impact on the world”. Darian is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded and served as CEO of Radius, a leading customer data platform, for over 7 years. Under his leadership, the company grew to over 100 employees, raised over $100 million in venture capital, and served dozens of Fortune 500 customers. Darian is also an early investor in many successful companies, including Lyft, Udemy, Carbon Health, and Palant...2023-08-2145 min
First GenerationLeore Avidar: Founder of Alt & LobLeore is the founder and CEO of both Alt & Lob. Hear about his upbringing and how that shaped his negotiation and business style! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-02-0128 min
First GenerationLeore Avidar: Founder of Alt & LobLeore is the founder of Alt and Lob.
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First GenerationGarry Tan: Founder of Initialized CapitalGarry Tan is the founder and Managing Partner of Initialized Capital. Born in Canada, Garry moved to the Bay Area as a toddler and now is fighting to save San Francisco! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-01-1844 minFirst GenerationGarry Tan: Founder of InitializedGarry is the founder and managing partner of Initialized Capital.
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First GenerationEren Bali: Founder of Carbon Health & UdemyEren Bali is the founder of Carbon Health and Udemy. Hear how he grew up in Eastern Turkey, studied Computer Science, and ultimately made his way to America to build a next generation education platform which just went public in October 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-01-0447 min
First GenerationMariano Suarez-Battan: Founder of MURALMariano is the founder and CEO of MURAL. Hear how he started his first company out of school in Argentina in the social gaming space which he eventually sold before moving to the US and founding Mural. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-12-2941 minFirst GenerationMariano Suarez Battan: Founder of MURALMariano is the founder and CEO of MURAL. Hear how he started his first company out of school in Argentina in the social gaming space which he eventually sold before moving to the US and founding Mural.
Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com2021-12-2341 minFirst GenerationEren Bali: Founder of Carbon HealthEren grew up in Eastern Turkey and made his way to Silicon Valley to build two unicorns: Udemy and then Carbon Health.
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First GenerationMax Levchin: Founder of Affirm & PayPalMax Levchin is the founder of Affirm and PayPal. Hear about how he escaped the Soviet Union as a teenager and built a new life in Chicago before venturing out to Silicon Valley to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-11-0133 minFirst GenerationMax Levchin: Founder of Affirm & PayPalMax Levchin is the founder of Affirm and PayPal. Hear about how he escaped Soviet Ukraine and built a new life in Chicago before venturing out to Silicon Valley to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history.
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First GenerationBilal Mahmood: From Amplitude to Running for State AssemblyBilal Mahmood is a first generation Pakistani-American. Hear about his life growing up in Palo Alto and eventually returning to Pakistan to finish high school before attending Stanford, founding his company Clearbrain, and selling his company to Amplitude. Now he's running for State Assembly in California to fix income inequality and provide new opportunities for the next generation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-10-2735 minFirst GenerationBilal Mahmood: From Amplitude to Running for State AssemblyBilal Mahmood founded Clearbrain which he sold to Amplitude in 2020. After running product for Amplitude until their IPO this year, Bilal has decided to run for State Assembly in California. Hear his story about growing up as a first generation Pakistani in America.
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First GenerationTommy Dang: From Airbnb to Mage.aiTommy Dang is the founder of Mage and previously worked for Brian Chesky at Airbnb. Hear the story of how his mother escaped communist Vietnam and came to America in search of a better life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-10-2128 minFirst GenerationTommy Dang: From Airbnb to Mage.aiTommy Dang is the founder of Mage and previously worked for Brian Chesky at Airbnb. Hear the story of how his mother escaped Vietnam and came to America in search of a better life.
Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com2021-10-1928 minFirst GenerationErica Johnson: Founder of Modern HealthErica is a first generation entrepreneur and founder of Modern Health, a $1B+ company in the mental health space funded by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Kleiner Perkins. Hear about her family’s story and her focus on building ethical-first digital health companies.
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First GenerationErica Johnson: Founder of Modern HealthErica Johnson is a first generation entrepreneur and founder of Modern Health, a $1B+ company in the mental health space funded by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and Kleiner Perkins. Hear about her family's story and her focus on building ethical-first digital health companies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-10-1335 min
First GenerationHooman Radfar: Founder of Collective & Partner at ExpaHooman Radfar is the founder of Collective and a serial entrepreneur/investor. Originally from Pittsburgh and born in London, Hooman is an immigrant from Iranian parents who fled the country following the 1979 Revolution. Hear about his story and thoughts on the future of startups founded by immigrants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-09-2731 minFirst GenerationHooman Radfar: Founder of Collective & Partner at ExpaHooman Radfar is the founder of Collective and a serial entrepreneur/investor. Originally from Pittsburgh and born in London, Hooman is an immigrant from Iranian parents who fled the country following the 1979 Revolution. Hear about his story and thoughts on the future of startups founded by immigrants.
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First GenerationGuillermo Rauch: Founder of Vercel & Next.jsGuillermo Rauch, founder of Vercel, shares his experience growing up in Argentina and how access to the Internet led him to the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-09-1936 minFirst GenerationGuillermo Rauch: Founder of VercelGuillermo Rauch is the founder of Vercel and talks about growing up in Argentina and how access to the Internet led him to the US.
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First GenerationGagan Biyani: Founder of Udemy & MavenGagan Biyani, founder of Udemy and Maven, discusses his experience being a child of Indian-American immigrants and how his experience shaped his personality and desire to be an entrepreneur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-09-1728 minFirst GenerationGagan Biyani: Founder of Udemy & MavenGagan shares his experiences building companies, his family roots, and his optimism about the future for American immigrants.
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Keep Going... with Arrows.toTwo bootstrappers raise $2.75 million from VCs, record the process, and interview their lead investor (Ep. 36)This is an unusual episode for us. We recorded most of it back in April, when we decided to raise venture capital money for Arrows. This episode was recorded on April 12th, the day we first started speaking to investors, and on April 14th, which is the day we signed the term sheet. It all happened very quickly.
Special guest at the end: we talk to Darian Shirazi, who is our lead investor at Gradient Ventures.2021-07-0226 min
Janette's TV PodcastDarian Shirazi – The Startup KidOn the next #Janette’s TV Podcast – He’s a recognized Forbes top 30 under 30 and start-up kid. He’s Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Venture, and his rise to fame began was he was just 15 years old as an intern at eBay where he worked as a code tester on the third version of Sell Your Item. In early 2005, he then joined Facebook as a Software Engineer reporting to Mark Zuckerberg as one of the company’s first outside hires. At Facebook, he contributed to several components of the social network’s products and the early versions of its mobile produ...2020-05-2203 min
Janette's TV PodcastDarian Shirazi – The Startup KidNew #Janette’s TV episode - At the age of 15, Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Venture, interned at eBay as a code tester working on the third version of Sell Your Item. In early 2005, he joined Facebook as a Software Engineer reporting to Mark Zuckerberg as one of the company’s first outside hires. At Facebook, he contributed to several components of the social network’s products and the early versions of its mobile products. After Facebook, Darian studied Philosophy and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley for nearly two years before dropping out to wor...2020-05-2203 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Why Facebook Will Be The Company To Succeed in Crypto, Why Founders Should Be Actively Angel Investing & Commonalities of Great Leadership From Mark Zuckerberg to Mark Pincus with Darian Shirazi, Founder & CEO @ RadiusDarian Shirazi is the Founder & CEO @ Radius, the startup that provides you with not just data but truth allowing you to gain clarity to reach and convert your best B2B prospects. To date, Darian has raised over $105m in VC funding with Radius from some of the very best in the business including our friends at Founders Fund, 8VC, Salesforce Ventures and rockstars like Jared Leto and Charlie Songhurst. Prior to Radius, Darian has enjoyed roles such as first external engineering hire at Facebook and working on the "Sell Your Item" team at eBay. Darian has also made sev...2018-04-0632 min
IMA Leader Audio Podcast | Leadership, Marketing, Content Marketing, Big Data, Social Media, Email017: The Quantified Marketer with Radius CEO Darian ShiraziIt’s all about the data. That statement is a rallying cry for modern marketing and we’re lucky to have Radius cofounder and CEO Darian Shirazi join us again to offer insights into using drive to drive decisions and have an immediate impact on your resource allocation and your sales. Radius is a software company that believes that a marketers shouldn’t have to have a Master’s in computer science to get the most from the information housed in their CRM. We spoke about Darian’s background, including his time at Facebook during episode 15 and today he delivers a...2014-11-1734 minIMA Leader Audio Podcast | Leadership, Marketing, Content Marketing, Big Data, Social Media, Email015: Driving Sales with Data Integration|Darian Shirazi CEO of RadiusAt 17, Darian Shirazi was the first intern hired by Mark Zuckerberg during the earliest days of Facebook. Since leaving Facebook, Darian cofounded and is now the CEO of Radius. There are 12 million American companies on Facebook yet only 15% of companies are using information from social media to drive sales. Join us as Darian explains how businesses can use data to improve sales and his thoughts on the future of Facebook.2014-11-0216 min
Das Interview. Mit Philip BanseFrankfurt GestaltenVor knapp einem Jahr ging “Frankfurt gestalten” online, eines der ambitioniertesten lokalen OpenData-Projekte Deutschlands: Anträge der Frankfurter Lokalparlamente werden automatisiert analysiert und auf einer Karte angezeigt. Gründer Christian Kreutz (Twitter, Blog) erklärt “Frankfurt gestalten”, nennt weitere Datenquellen und berichtet über seine Erfahrungen mit Ämtern, die er um Daten bittet. Christian sagt, was für Feature geplant sind, dass er “Frankfurt gestalten” auf andere Städte auszudehnen will und erläutert, was es braucht, wenn andere das tun möchten. Natürlich reden wir über Open Data allgemein, gute Projekte im In- und Ausland sowie über die Potentiale von Social Me...2011-02-061h 45