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The Social RadarsPeter Reinhardt, CEO & co-founder, Charm Industrial; CEO & co-founder, SegmentIn the latest episode of The Social Radars, we talk to Peter Reinhardt, who has the distinction of having started two iconic companies that are completely different from one another: Segment, which does web analytics, and Charm Industrial, which catches CO2 before it can return to the atmosphere and buries it in the ground.
2026-03-031h 07The Social RadarsTom Blomfield, Partner, Y Combinator; Co-Founder, MonzoIn today's episode of The Social Radars, we talk to Tom Blomfield, founder and original CEO of the transformative British fintech startup Monzo, and now a YC partner. The striking thing about this interview is simply how much has happened to him. Tom has spent his entire working life in startups and it has been a remarkably wild ride even by startup standards.
2026-02-171h 09The Social RadarsSpenser Skates, Founder & CEO, AmplitudeIn this episode we talk with Spenser Skates of Amplitude. Amplitude is a spectacular example of a something people talk a lot about in Silicon Valley: the pivot. Their initial idea failed because they depended on technology they didn't have enough control over, but the new one was so successful that they took it all the way to an IPO.
2026-02-031h 16The Social RadarsChristina Cacioppo, Founder & CEO, VantaIn this episode of The Social Radars we talk to Christina Cacioppo of Vanta. Christina is a case study in agency. She actually did all the things founders know they ought to do but don't have the discipline to. She taught herself to code. She solved an unsexy but real problem. She focused on talking to customers instead of investors. She even put put off raising a Series A (despite inbound interest) till Vanta had $10M in ARR.
2026-01-201h 07The Social RadarsDavid Kirtley, Founder & CEO of Helion EnergyIn today's episode we talk to the founder of a startup that will have momentous consequences for the whole world if it works: David Kirtley, Founder & CEO of Helion Energy, who is building an actual fusion power plant. Fusion has always been something that was 20 years in the future. Not anymore. The new Helion model, which they're constructing right now, is going to achieve net electricity production.
2026-01-071h 11The Social RadarsJared Friedman, Partner, Y Combinator; Co-founder, ScribdIn the latest episode we talk to one of the great YC insiders, Jared Friedman, who was in the third batch back in summer 2006, as cofounder of Scribd, and who has worked since 2015 as a YC partner. Jared really embodies the spirit of YC. He's incisive, but also a mensch, as you'll notice when you listen to the episode.
2025-12-301h 10The Social RadarsJessica & Carolynn Announce Season 5!Jessica & Carolynn Announce Season 5 of The Social Radars
2025-12-2302 minThe Social RadarsBlake Scholl, Founder & CEO of Boom SupersonicIn today’s episode, we talk to Blake Scholl, Founder & CEO of Boom Supersonic. Building a supersonic airliner sounds hard, and it is: startups often have dramatic ups and downs, but Boom’s are among the most dramatic we’ve heard. His story was a gripping series of last-minute saves.
2025-12-081h 24The Social RadarsFounder Mode: Sajith Wickramasekara, Founder & CEO, BenchlingIn today's Social Radars, we talk to Sajith Wickramasekara of Benchling. For Sajith, founder mode means a pervasive feeling of responsibility for everything at the company. Nothing can be bad at Benchling.
2025-10-1713 minThe Social RadarsFounder Mode: Jen Herbach, Founder & CEO, Adventris PharmaceuticalsIn the latest Social Radars, we talk to Jen Herbach of Adventris, which is working on a cancer vaccine. She was in the audience of Brian Chesky's famous founder mode talk, and immediately went home and started changing things.
2025-10-0716 minThe Social RadarsFounder Mode: Andy Lapsa, Founder & CEO, Stoke SpaceIn this episode we talk to Andy Lapsa of Stoke Space. This startup is literally doing rocket science, because they're building fully reusable rockets. Anyone who meets Andy is struck by the depth of his expertise, and in this company that's what founder mode means: a deep understanding of all the engineering problems.
2025-09-2915 minThe Social RadarsFounder Mode: Emmett Shear, Founder, Softmax & TwitchIn this Social Radars episode we talk to Emmett Shear, who told us about an interesting founder mode technique he developed when he was running Twitch. He wanted people there to be able to answer the question "What would Emmett do?" and he found the best way to ensure this was via the weekly all-hands, which he'd spend hours preparing for.
2025-09-2321 minThe Social RadarsFounder Mode: Christina Cacioppo, Founder & CEO, VantaIn today’s episode, Christina Cacioppo gives us her take on founder mode, which is becoming more important now that Vanta has 1000 employees around the world. She told us about a new variant of the idea: founder mode in fundraising. Christina delayed fundraising till after Vanta hit $100m ARR, which caused some investors to dismiss her, but she ended up net ahead.
2025-09-1613 minThe Social RadarsFounder Mode: Kashish Gupta, Founder and co-CEO of HightouchIn this episode we talked to Kashish Gupta of Hightouch, who made an important point about founder mode: one of the most important things founders can do that employees can't is to take big risks.
2025-09-1219 minThe Social RadarsFounder Mode: Paul Gross, Founder & CEO of Remora CarbonIn this episode we talk to Paul Gross of Remora Carbon, a startup that does carbon capture right out of the exhausts of trucks and trains. Paul has a unique take on founder mode: once a quarter he decides what the three top risks to the company are, and for that quarter, those three things, whatever they are, are the main things he works on.
2025-09-0814 minThe Social RadarsFounder Mode: Chris Best, Founder & CEO, SubstackIn this episode, taped in front of a live audience, Chris Best tells us the story of Substack. He reminisces about his adventures with Elon Musk, and explains how he persisted in bringing to market a component of Substack that he knew was critical to their vision, even though any non-founder CEO would have killed it after years without any growth.
2025-09-0427 minThe Social RadarsFounder Mode: Jake Heller, Founder & CEO, CasetextIn this episode, Jake Heller talks about how he and his cofounder discovered the perfect product in a weekend of intense experimentation after GPT4 was released, and then changed the whole direction of the company. This was a classic case of founder mode, because Casetext was already 9 years old at that point and it was hard to convince everyone to change course.
2025-08-2923 min
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(01:13:47) - Joe Weisenthal, a financial journalist and co-host of Bloomberg's "Odd Lots" podcast, discusses the Federal Reserve's recent policy signals, noting that Chair Jerome Powell's comments suggest a dovish stance, which has positively impacted markets and cryptocurrencies. He highlights the debate over recent labor market data revisions, suggesting that while some view them as signs of economic slowdown, others believe they reflect temporary uncertainties, with potential for acceleration as businesses gain clarity. Weisenthal also touches...
2025-08-222h 46The Social RadarsFounder Mode: Paul Graham, Founder, Y CombinatorPaul Graham talks about how the concept of founder mode arose from Brian Chesky's famous talk in 2024, what it means, and the latest things he's observed in the startup world.
2025-08-2216 minThe Social RadarsFounder Mode: Brian Chesky, Founder & CEO, AirbnbAt YC's first Founder Mode event, we talk with Brian Chesky, whose legendary talk last year was the origin of the concept. Unless you were one of the lucky founders in that audience, this interview is probably the closest you can get to experiencing it.
2025-08-2221 minThe Social RadarsFounder Mode: Garry Tan, President & CEO, Y CombinatorWe spoke with YC president & CEO Garry Tan about the Founder Mode event he organized for YC alumni. He talks about why founder mode matters and how the concept is evolving the the age of AI.
2025-08-2210 min
Coder Caffeine#347 Jessica Livingston Maker Mantra: “Silence the Noise, Hear the Voice!”On this episode of Coder Caffeine, Maker Mantras Edition, we are guided by a powerful quote from Jessica Livingston, the Co-Founder of Y Combinator, and practice a powerful mantra that reminds us that external opinions are often noise to avoid, while genuine feedback from users is gold.Creds Community! Remember to own your vision, filter out the noise, amplify the voices that matter - and always keep coding!
2025-06-2701 minThe Social RadarsRon Conway, Founder, SV Angel Part 4 (Bonus)In part 4 of our series with legendary investor Ron Conway, we get into the story of Napster. Napster was founded by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker in 1999 and was the first app to let people access music on demand, at scale. Though it ultimately failed amidst a series of lawsuits, Napster blazed the trail for Spotify and Apple Music, leaving in its wake a series of stories as interesting as the founders themselves.
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L-Town RadioEncore -- Exploring Weird Livingston History with Mark Moran of "Weird NJ": March 2024Joe chats with "Weird NJ" founder/editor Mark Moran about growing up in Livingston; about exploring & discovering weird stuff in his youth (including a terrifying experience involving a mysterious and sinister cult); and about how an article he wrote may have inspired the creation of "The Sopranos." Plus, Hongmei talks about a timeless pop/rock song, and Jessica fills us in on the most anticipated books hitting our shelves this month.
2025-04-1940 minThe Social RadarsRon Conway, Founder, SV Angel (Part 3)In Part 3 of our conversation with Ron Conway, he takes us behind the scenes at early Google. Ron was involved with Google almost from the start; he and Ram Shriram arranged their Series A round. So if you want to know what a really, really big success looked like at the beginning, this is the episode for you.
2025-04-091h 16The Social RadarsDrew Houston, Founder & CEO, DropboxIn today's episode we talk with Drew Houston, founder and CEO of Dropbox. We've known Drew for a long time (YC funded Dropbox in 2007) and he's extremely candid about the many challenges he faced, and overcame, in the journey from building something that solved his own problem to serving as an essential part of the foundation of today's tech infrastructure. If you want to understand what it takes to be the CEO of a public company, this episode is for you.
2025-03-261h 30L-Town RadioFinding the Angel Within with Ken Ronkowitz: April 2025Our annual Poetry Month episode features Ken Ronkowitz, a poet and educator who taught in Livingston for 25 years. Ken shares some of his poetry and talks about his experiences as an English teacher, about the form of poetry he invented called the "Ronka," and about how writing a poem is like "finding the angel within." Plus: Nick, Jessica, Amy, Lisa, and Joe recite some well-loved poems; Archana highlights some of the great programs on our April calendar; Hongmei shares a clip of a poetic song; and Jessica previews some of the most anticipated books headed to our shelves this month.
2025-03-261h 11The Social RadarsSam Altman, CEO of OpenAIToday we catch up with Sam Altman, Founder and CEO of OpenAI. Sam was in Y Combinator's first batch in 2005 and later returned as YC's president from 2014 to 2019, so he's one of the people in Silicon Valley that we know best. In this episode we cover his whole journey from Stanford sophomore to one of the most influential figures in tech.
2025-03-121h 12The Social RadarsEric Migicovsky, Founder, Pebble & BeeperIn today's episode Eric Migicovsky, the founder of Pebble and Beeper, shares the journey of building one of the first smartwatches. The Pebble watch made history as Kickstarter’s most-funded project at the time, raising $10.3 million. What happened next showed how difficult it was to build a hardware startup in the 2010s, even if you did almost everything right.
2025-02-261h 04L-Town RadioConstantly Moving with Fang Gong: March 2025Joe talks with community superstar Fang Gong (Livingston Multicultural Parents Association, Livingston Chinese Association, Arts Council of Livingston) about her journey from graduate student to "Class Mom" to a seat on the Livingston Board of Education; Jessica tells us about the most anticipated new books headed to our shelves this month; Hongmei plays some beautiful meditative music; Archana highlights some of the great programs on our March calendar.
2025-02-2642 minThe Social RadarsAlexandr Wang, Founder & CEO of ScaleIn today's episode we go down into the engine room of the AI Revolution with Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang. Since 2016 Scale has been supplying training data to most of the top AI models. In fact there's probably no one with a better overall view of the field than Alexandr.
2025-02-121h 01The Social RadarsHarj Taggar, Partner, Y CombinatorToday we catch up with Harj Taggar, who knows as much about startups as anyone of his generation. YC funded two of his startups, Auctomatic in 2007 and Triplebyte in 2015. In between them he was the first partner we hired besides the founders, and now he's a YC partner again. Among other things he happened to have a front row seat for the Damore controversy in 2017, and is one of the few people who know just how extreme things got in those days.
2025-01-291h 25The Social RadarsGusto Co-Founders: Josh Reeves, Edward Kim & Tomer LondonIn today’s episode, we chat with all three of the Gusto founders: Josh Reeves, Eddie Kim, and Tomer London. Gusto is a payroll and employee benefits company that YC funded in 2012. The striking thing about Josh, Eddie, and Tomer is their level of commitment: to their customers, their employees, and one another. It's rare to see a startup with 3 founders still being run by all 3 founders 12 years in, but these guys are special.
2025-01-151h 13The Social RadarsRon Conway, Founder, SV Angel (Part 2)In Part 2 of our conversation with legendary investor Ron Conway, we chat about how he made one of the most prescient decisions in the history of startup investing when he decided in the early 1990s to focus exclusively on investing in internet startups. It's like being a fly on the wall at the beginning of the internet boom as he takes us through shadowing Sequoia founder Don Valentine and "living" in Netscape's office as it took off.
2025-01-021h 33Coder Caffeine#165 Jessica Livingston: Co-Founder of Y Combinator / "Make Persistent Progress, Create Lasting Value!"On this episode of Coder Caffeine we decode an inspirational quote from Jessica Livingston, the Co-Founder of Y Combinator, and provide a quick mental framework to shift from believing that success requires tricks and shortcuts, to understanding that consistent daily improvement is the key to achieving your goals.
You'll also hear a powerful Mantra brought to you with a vast amount of vanilla bean iced coffee based enthusiasm to power your day, all because we we want you to embrace the power of incremental gains, discover the power of persistent progress, and launch amazing...
2024-12-2802 minThe Social RadarsSurbhi Sarna, Founder of nVision MedicalIn this episode, we speak with Surbhi Sarna, founder of nVision Medical, a pioneering company in women's health diagnostics. Surbhi shares her journey from experiencing a personal health scare as a teenager to founding nVision, which developed a microcatheter for the detection of ovarian cancer. nVision was acquired by Boston Scientific for $275 million in 2018. Now a Partner at Y Combinator, Surbhi discusses her transition from founder to mentor, offering insights into the challenges of healthcare innovation. Her book, Without a Doubt, was released in 2022.
2024-12-181h 04The Social RadarsTyler Shultz, Theranos Whistleblower (Part 2)We’re back with Tyler Shultz for the second part of his story: the whistleblowing. He’d resigned after noticing potential fraud within Theranos. After he spoke on background to the Wall Street Journal, Theranos retaliated with a series of legal threats, intimidation, and surveillance -- all designed to silence him. Tyler tells us about the nightmare leading up to when the news story broke, and the world found out about Theranos. (Learn more about Tyler at tyler-shultz.com.)
2024-12-041h 32The Social RadarsTyler Shultz, Theranos Whistleblower (Part 1)Tyler Shultz went to work at Theranos right out of Stanford and soon noticed that things weren't as they seemed. Lots of other employees knew there was something fishy going on, but Tyler was one of a tiny handful able to resist the mesmerizing and intimidating Elizabeth Holmes and speak out about the fraud that was putting patients at risk. This podcast is a lesson for anyone who wants learn what it takes to speak out against misdeeds by powerful people. (Learn more about Tyler at tyler-shultz.com.)
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L-Town Radio"Art is at the Crux of Being Human" - Hugh Mahon of the Arts Council of Livingston: Nov 2024Joe talks with artist and art teacher Hugh Mahon about his work with the Arts Council of Livingston, his experiences as an art teacher, and his artistic philosophies. Plus, Archana highlights some of the great programs on our November calendar, Jessica tells us about the most eagerly awaited books hitting our shelves this month, and Hongmei plays a clip of a lovely autumnal song.
2024-10-2837 min
Heal Within PodcastFrom Obese to Healthy by Defeating FOOD CRAVINGS | Dr. Glenn Livingston | 80Remember to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss an episode!
Glenn Livingston, Ph.D. is a veteran psychologist and was the long time CEO of a multi-million dollar consulting firm which has serviced several Fortune 500 clients in the food industry. You may have seen his (or his company's) previous work, theories, and research in major periodicals like The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and many others. Disillusioned by what traditional psychology had to offer overweight and/or food obsessed individuals, Dr. Livingston spent several decades researching the nature of bingeing and overeating via work with hi...
2024-10-1455 min
Lightcone PodcastHow YC Was Created With Jessica LivingstonFamiliar with the lore of Y Combinator? Then you'll know Jessica Livingston — one of the original co-founders who started YC back in 2005. On a recent visit to our SF headquarters, she shared with the Lightcone hosts the stories and decisions of the early days that would form the foundations of YC as we know it today.
2024-09-0658 min
L-Town RadioExercising Our Information Literacy: Sep. 2024Jessica, Gail, and Joe share resources & tips for strengthening our information literacy skills; Archana highlights some of the great programs on our September calendar; Jessica tells us about upcoming reads hitting our shelves this month; Hongmei shares a clip of a very memorable song.
2024-08-3021 minThe Social RadarsReplit Co-Founders, Amjad Masad & Haya OdehToday we talk to Amjad Masad and Haya Odeh of Replit. They're not just cofounders but married too, and Replit is woven through their lives. Listen in as they describe their mission to bring coding to everyone.
2024-08-141h 04The Social RadarsRyan Petersen, Founder & CEO of FlexportIn today’s episode we chat with Ryan Petersen, Founder and CEO of Flexport, a global logistics company that Y Combinator funded in 2014. Ryan takes us on a journey from his early days importing motorcycles, through the supply chain disasters of the pandemic, to a company with thousands of employees and billions in revenue. If you want to hear about established industries being transformed by startups, this is the episode for you.
2024-07-311h 06The Social RadarsDan Siroker, Co-Founder of Limitless & OptimizelyToday we catch up with Dan Siroker, co-founder of Limitless, which trains a personal AI to remember things for you. Y Combinator funded his previous company, Optimizely, in 2010, and it was acquired a decade later. But before he started Optimizely he ran the new media group within the Obama campaign, which achieved stunning results through A/B testing. In fact Optimizely was the software he wished he'd had then.
2024-07-171h 06The Social RadarsEddy Lu, Co-founder & CEO of GOATIn today's episode we catch up with Eddy Lu, co-founder and CEO of GOAT, the fashion marketplace. GOAT represents one of the most epic pivots in Y Combinator history: they started out organizing group dinners. Founders are often told they should be "scrappy". Eddy and his cofounder Daishin are scrappiness personified, and that's what enabled them to bounce from idea to idea and end up on top.
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Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | GrowthThe social radar: Y Combinator’s secret weapon | Jessica Livingston (co-founder of Y Combinator, author, podcast host)Jessica Livingston is a co-founder of Y Combinator, the first and most successful startup accelerator. Y Combinator has funded over 5,000 companies, 200 of which are now unicorns, including Airbnb, Dropbox, DoorDash, Stripe, Coinbase, and Reddit. Jessica played a crucial role in YC’s early success, when she was nicknamed the “social radar” because of her uncanny ability to quickly evaluate people—an essential skill when investing in early-stage startups. She’s also the host of the popular podcast The Social Radars, where she interviews billion-dollar-startup founders, and the author of the acclaimed book Founders at Work, which captures the origin stories of...
2024-06-271h 24L-Town RadioLivingston Food Czar Heidi Blum: July 2024Joe talks with Heidi Blum, Livingston's "Food Czar" and the host of the "Behind the Counter" podcast, about culinary memories, great local restaurants, and favorite food-related TV shows. Plus, Archana highlights some of the exciting programs on our July calendar, Hongmei shares a special summertime song, and Jessica fills us in on the most anticipated books headed to our shelves this month.
2024-06-2644 minThe Social RadarsDavid Rusenko, Founder of WeeblyDavid Rusenko was a college student when he applied, at the last minute, to Y Combinator in 2006. His startup, Weebly, made a web site builder. At one point they came within days of running out of money, but they survived to be acquired by Square in 2018 for $365 million. Now David runs a fund, Leap Forward Ventures, focused on climate change. He has spent his whole career in startups, and has seen close to everything that can happen.
2024-06-1957 minThe Social RadarsYin Wu, Co-Founder of PulleyIn today's episode, we talk with Yin Wu, founder and CEO of Pulley, a cap table management system that YC funded in 2020. Yin has been founding startups since 2011 and she talks about her experiences testing startup ideas, what she's learned about persistence and determination, and why she loves having startup founders as users.
2024-06-0558 minThe Social RadarsRon Conway, Founder, SV AngelRon Conway has been close to the center of things for longer than anyone else in Silicon Valley, from the point when he started his career at National Semiconductor in the early 70s to the AI conference he organized last month. He's the embodiment and the transmitter of Silicon Valley culture. He knows all the stories, usually because he was personally involved in them. In this episode we talk about what Silicon Valley was like when it was all about silicon, and how his career at Nat Semi led to working at and then running tech companies, and finally...
2024-05-221h 13The Social RadarsKyle Vogt, Founder of Cruise AutomationToday we catch up with Kyle Vogt, whose self-driving car company, Cruise, was funded by Y Combinator in 2014 and acquired by GM in 2016. Before that he was a co-founder of Twitch and its predecessor, Justin.tv. Learn how his love of building hard things started at a young age, and why he’s nowhere near done building yet.
2024-05-081h 08L-Town RadioGreat Musicians of Livingston: May 2024Joe spotlights some of the greatest musicians who ever lived in Livingston, including: Alan Cooper of Sha Na Na; electronic music pioneers Gino Piserchio and Larry Fast; Broadway stars Nikki James, Stephen Oremus, and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer; and master pianists Luba Vasilyeva, Larysa Maliutina, and Ellie Lee. Also, Hongmei plays some meditative music; Jessica fills us in on the hottest new books headed our way in May; and Archana discusses some of the great programs on our calendar this month.
2024-05-0226 minThe Social RadarsYuri Sagalov, Co-Founder of AeroFSToday we are talking to Yuri Sagalov. His company AeroFS, which did enterprise file syncing and sharing, was funded by Y Combinator in summer 2010. Yuri went on to work at Y Combinator before starting his own fund, Wayfinder Ventures.
2024-04-231h 00L-Town RadioTalking Poetry with Susan Rothbard: April 2024In celebration of National Poetry Month, Joe talks with poet Susan Rothbard, the award-winning author of "Birds of New Jersey" and a former Livingston school teacher; Lisa, Amy, Jessica, Gail, and Joe recite some of their favorite poetry, including works by Nick Flynn, Pablo Neruda, Taylor Swift, Emily Dickinson, Caitlin Seida, and Conor Oberst; Hongmei plays a clip of an Oscar-winning song; Jessica spotlights the most anticipated books headed to the library in April.
2024-03-2847 minL-Town RadioExploring Weird Livingston History with Mark Moran of "Weird NJ": March 2024Joe chats with "Weird NJ" founder/editor Mark Moran about growing up in Livingston; about exploring & discovering weird stuff in his youth (including a terrifying experience involving a mysterious and sinister cult); and about how an article he wrote may have inspired the creation of "The Sopranos." Plus, Hongmei shares a clip of a timeless song, and Jessica fills us in on the most anticipated books hitting our shelves this month.
2024-02-2640 min2024-01-2906 minThe Social RadarsAdora Cheung, Co-founder of Homejoy & InstalabToday we chat with Adora Cheung, Co-founder of Homejoy (YC summer 2010) and now InstaLab, an at-home blood testing service that helps you optimize your health by measuring over 60 biomarkers. Our conversation is wide-ranging: from how to clean homes efficiently to how she helped defeat Trump in 2020 by getting hundreds of thousands of votes in swing states.
2024-01-101h 01The Social RadarsTrevor Blackwell, Co-founder Y Combinator; Founder, AnybotsToday we have another insider episode: we're talking to Trevor Blackwell, who was my cofounder at Y Combinator. But that's not all he's done. He was also the founder of Anybots, where he created the first dynamically balancing biped robot, and also worked on Viaweb with Paul Graham and Robert Morris.
2023-12-211h 12The Social RadarsParker Conrad, Founder of Zenefits & RipplingToday we're talking with Parker Conrad, who founded two startups that went on to become unicorns: Zenefits in 2013, and Rippling in 2016. Parker’s story is one the more dramatic ones you’ll hear on this podcast. In fact this episode is two stories: his misadventures at Zenefits, and the ambitious ideas he has implemented at Rippling.
2023-12-061h 18The Social RadarsEmmett Shear, Co-Founder of TwitchToday we talk with Emmett Shear, who was in the very first YC batch in 2005 with a startup called Kiko. But you know him better as the co-founder of Twitch, which YC funded in 2007. Learn how Twitch grew from one guy walking around with a camera on his head to one of the biggest communities on the internet. It's a crazy story even by startup standards. Enjoy!
2023-11-221h 18The Social RadarsPatrick & John Collison, Co-Founders of StripeIn this episode we catch up with Patrick and John Collison, two brothers from Ireland who founded Stripe in 2009. Since then we've watched Stripe grow from a two-man show to one of the great powers of the tech world
2023-11-141h 11The Social RadarsBill Clerico, Co-Founder & CEO of WePayToday we're talking with Bill Clerico, co-founder of WePay which Y Combinator funded in 2009. WePay was one of the first of what are now called "FinTech" startups. In 2017, J.P. Morgan acquired WePay for $400M. Listen in to the adventures of an early fintech pioneer.
2023-10-2654 minThe Social RadarsDimitri Dadiomov, Co-Founder & CEO of Modern TreasuryToday we're talking with Dimitri Dadiomov of Modern Treasury, a startup Y Combinator funded in 2018. Dimitri works in a very important world whose existence is hidden from most people: the movement of money into and out of companies. Listen in as we follow the money!
2023-10-1653 minThe Social RadarsBrian Armstrong, Co-Founder & CEO of CoinbaseToday we're talking with Brian Armstrong of Coinbase, a startup YC funded in 2012 and is now a publicly traded company. Coinbase is truly in the middle of the exciting new world of cryptocurrency. It's particularly interesting to explore this world with Brian, who was unusually candid, even for Silicon Valley.
2023-09-271h 07The Social RadarsBrian Chesky, Co-Founder & CEO of AirbnbIn today's episode, we're talking once again with Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. YC funded Airbnb in 2009, when the company was at death's door. During YC we watched the founders work frantically to get growth started and turn Airbnb into the rocketship that it is today. Today we pick up where we left off in Brian's incredible story of startup survival.
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L-Town RadioThe Extraordinary Life of Ludwig Muhlfelder: September 2023Joe digs into the life story of Ludwig Muhlfelder, a Livingston resident of nearly 50 years who escaped Nazi Germany with the help of a legendary Hollywood movie producer; Archana and Jessica highlight some of the exciting programs on our September calendar; Hongmei shares a song to celebrate Classical Music Month; and Jessica previews some of the best new books headed to our shelves this month.
2023-08-3132 min2023-06-2002 minThe Social RadarsEdith Elliott, Co-Founder & CEO of Noora HealthIn this episode we talk to Edith Elliot, cofounder of the non-profit startup Noora Health. Like the best for-profit startups, Noora is relentlessly effective, but what they do with relentless effectiveness is save lives. Learn how what started as a graduate school project turned into an organization that has changed the world.
2023-06-1246 minThe Social RadarsPaul Graham, Co-Founder of Viaweb and Y CombinatorToday, we're doing something I do every day: talking to Paul Graham, who as well as being one of the founders of Viaweb and Y Combinator is also my husband. Paul has been involved with startups since 1995; before he invented the accelerator, he invented the web app. So there's a lot of information in this episode, but it was also, as you'll see, one of the funniest.
2023-05-181h 24The Social RadarsBrian Chesky, Co-Founder & CEO of AirbnbIn today's episode, we're talking with Brian Chesky, cofounder and CEO of Airbnb. YC funded Airbnb in 2009, when the company was at death's door. During YC we watched the founders work frantically to get growth started and turn Airbnb into the rocketship that it is today. Learn what it takes to come up with an idea so weird that it seems like it will never work, and then make it work.
2023-05-021h 03The Social RadarsSteve Huffman, Co-Founder & CEO of RedditIn this episode we walk down memory lane with Steve Huffman, co-founder and CEO of Reddit, who was in Y Combinator's very first batch of startups in 2005. In those days Steve was a programmer fresh out of UVA. He had no idea that the site he was creating would become the forum of forums, still active and growing 18 years later. Hear about Reddit's eventful early years and how they affected what it eventually became.
2023-04-2155 minThe Social RadarsTracy Young, Co-Founder & CEO of PlanGridToday we're talking with the fabulous Tracy Young, one of the most successful female startup founders so far. Y Combinator funded her company, PlanGrid in the winter of 2012. PlanGrid revolutionized the construction industry by getting blueprints off paper and onto tablets. You’ll hear about how they found their idea, how they lost a cofounder to cancer in the first few weeks of YC, how they sold the company for almost a billion dollars in 2018, and how she’s now gone on to start a new startup called TigerEye, with her husband and PlanGrid cofounder, Ralph Gootee.
2023-04-1142 minThe Social RadarsGarry Tan, President & CEO of Y CombinatorIn this episode we’re talking to Garry Tan, the president & CEO of Y Combinator. We go full circle with Garry as we chat about his path from turning down a job with Peter Thiel, to founding a YC-backed company in 2008, then starting his own multi-billion dollar fund in 2011, and finally returning to run Y Combinator in 2023. Garry knows about programming, design, running startups, and investing in them, so there are lessons and stories for everyone in this episode.
2023-04-0355 min
L-Town RadioCelebrating National Poetry Month - April 2023Amy, Melanie, Jessica, Joe, and Danielle recite some of their favorite poetry; Joe digs into our Local History Archives to present a conversation about poetry, recorded in 1976, between former Livingston Librarian Viola Stagg and former Library Director Ruth Rockwood; Archana and Jessica talk about some of the exciting programs on our April calendar; Hongmei plays a Springtime song; and Jessica fills us in on what great new books are headed to our shelves this month.
2023-03-3145 minThe Social RadarsTony Xu, Founder & CEO of DoordashIn this episode we catch up with Tony Xu, founder and CEO of the food delivery service, DoorDash. Tony and his cofounders were students at Stanford when they first launched DoorDash as a class project. Y Combinator funded them as part of its summer batch in 2013. In this episode, Tony takes us through version 1 of their idea to what is now a public company (DASH) operating in 27 countries across the globe.
2023-03-2448 min
Paul Graham: il pifferaio magico dei nerdJessica Livingston // Jessica LivingstonTraduzione in italiano di Domenico Pastore dall’essay originale di Paul Graham "Jessica Livingston" [Novembre 2015].
La lettura dell'articolo è di Irene Mingozzi.Qualche mese fa un articolo su Y Combinator diceva che all'inizio era stato un "one-man show". È purtroppo comune leggere questo genere di cose. Ma il problema di questa descrizione non è solo che è ingiusta. È anche fuorviante. Molto di ciò che c'è di più affascinante in YC è dovuto a Jessica Livingston. Se non si conosce lei, non si comprende YC. Lasciate che vi parli un po' di Jessica.YC ha avuto 4 fondatori. Una sera io e Jessica abb...
2023-03-2413 min
ACOFAE: A Collection of Fandoms and Exploration.111. Queen Among the Dead: "We'd be remiss if we didn't bring it up."ACOFAE Podcast presents: Queen Among the Dead: "We'd be remiss if we didn't bring it up."
In a world full of magic, gods, ghosts and monsters it can be hard to know where you belong. When your mother is the Queen and throws you to the wolf goddess at birth and then flees the kingdom, it can be even harder to figure out where you belong. Neve is the younger princess of Eire and she will never be Queen, that's the job of her older sister and she is welcome to it. But what happens when the...
2023-03-201h 17The Social RadarsDavid Lieb, Creator of Google PhotosIn this episode we’re talking to David Lieb, creator of Google Photos. Back in 2009, YC funded his startup, Bump Technologies, which had a cool technology where you transferred your contact info from one person to another by literally bumping phones. He’ll share Bump’s ups and downs as they went from business school side hustle to hot new iOS app. He’ll talk about getting acquired by Google and ultimately transforming Bump into the wildly popular Google Photos. David recently came back to Y Combinator as a visiting group partner.
2023-03-1358 minThe Social RadarsPaul Buchheit, Creator of GmailIn the premiere episode, Jessica & Carolynn sit down with Paul Buchheit. Paul created Gmail in 2004 while he was employee #23 at Google. They do a deep dive into the history of Gmail, including the fact that it might never have launched if it weren’t for a leak to the New York Times. After Google, PB went on to found a startup called FriendFeed, which was a social media aggregator, and where the first “like” button was created. It was acquired by Facebook in 2009. After that, he joined Y Combinator as a partner and also became one of the most succes...
2023-03-111h 26L-Town RadioInterview with Mayor Michael Vieira - February 2023Joe interviews Livingston's new Mayor, Michael Vieira; Annie and Victoria from the Teen Advisory Board tell us what they have planned for 2023; Jessica fills us in on the most anticipated books headed to our shelves in February; Gina asks patrons what they love most about the Livingston Library; Hongmei tells us about feng shui, and plays some feng shui music for balance and inner peace.
2023-01-3029 min
Composition Mathematician - Photography Business PodcastEP5: Balancing Entrepreneurship and Motherhood With Wedding Photographer Jessica LivingstonIn today's episode, Anissa (@anissadphotography) and Jessica Livingston (@jesslivingphoto) talk about how to balance entrepreneurship and motherhood as full-time wedding photographers. Tune in as we chat about topics including mom guilt, burnout, setting boundaries, outsourcing, and more!Follow along with Jessica here: www.instagram.com/jesslivingphoto----------------Socials:Instagram: www.instagram.com/anissadphotographyTik Tok: www.tiktok.com/anissadphotographyPinterest: www.pinterest.com/anissadphotographyFacebook: www.facebook.com/anissadphotographyWebsite:https://anissadphotography.com/links
2022-12-2232 min
How Success HappensJessica Livingston, Co-Founder of Y Combinator, on Putting Entrepreneurs First Jessica Livingston is a co-founder and partner at Y Combinator. Y Combinator (YC) is a startup fund and program. Since 2005, YC has invested in over 3,000 companies including Airbnb, DoorDash, Stripe, Instacart, Dropbox, and Coinbase. The combined valuation of YC companies is approaching $1T. Y Combinator was the first startup accelerator, and continues to lead the space with programs and resources that support founders throughout the life of their company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-02-0952 min
How Success HappensJessica Livingston, Co-Founder of Y Combinator, on Putting Entrepreneurs First Jessica Livingston is a co-founder and partner at Y Combinator. Y Combinator (YC) is a startup fund and program. Since 2005, YC has invested in over 3,000 companies including Airbnb, DoorDash, Stripe, Instacart, Dropbox, and Coinbase. The combined valuation of YC companies is approaching $1T. Y Combinator was the first startup accelerator, and continues to lead the space with programs and resources that support founders throughout the life of their company.
2022-02-0951 min
Business of Software PodcastEp86 Founders at Work (with Jessica Livingston)In this talk Jessica Livingston - author of Founders at work - talks about the many lessons she learned from her interviews with the likes of Paul Graham, Steve Wozniak, Mitch Kapor and Joel Spolsky to name but a few.
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2021-10-0543 min
The Dr. Jess ShowLiving to Dance with Dance PT Specialist Dr. Courtney Livingston PT, DPTAre you a DANCER looking for a Dance PT specialist to help you get back to doing what you love on the dance floor? The talented Dr. Courtney Livingston has agreed to come on and donate some of her valuable knowledge on the PT Dance scene. Dr. Courtney is known for her love of all things dance and has found her passion in blending rehabilitative medicine with movement! Tune in as she shares this great wisdom for all types of dancers. This is going to be a tremendously helpful interview for anyone out there who is struggling and wants to...
2021-07-1626 min
Ignited EntrepreneursEpisode #112 - Holding Space for your Inner Child with Anne LivingstonEpisode #112 - Holding Space for your Inner Child with Anne Livingston
Your Radical Rebirth begins with doing the inner child and shadow work Anne Livingston is an author, nomad and spiritual mentor living life on her terms.
Using her pendulum and an atlas as her guide, she traveled across the US. All the while she was Learning to hold space by sitting and asking her inner child just one question " What do you need to kow?"
This allowed her to find all the answers she hadn't been able to find before.
Connect...
2021-06-3047 min
The Lisper PodcastStay Alive Jessica HydeThis is about The Amazon Prime show called Utopia.
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2021-03-051h 10
Women Crush Wednesday: the PodcastGo After What you Want2020 left many without a job, but in 2021 we are coming harder. Jobs are learning how to pivot with this new norm and this is a prime opportunity to look for employment or to change positions. Join me as I chat with the "resume finesser" Jessica Williams. She drops major gems on what belongs in a resume, biggest resume no nos and how to pitch yourself. Save this one to your notes because I know you'll be coming back to it.
Connect with Jessica:
Instagram: @jmwcareerconsultant
website: jmwcareerconsultant.com
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2021-01-1356 min
In Beta: Lessons from Leaders in Tech#6 - Jessica Livingston - Startups: The Very BeginningAudio version of Jessica Livingston's Startups: The Very Beginning post.
You can find the original text at https://foundersatwork.posthaven.com/startups-the-very-beginning.
You can find the author on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jesslivingston.
2020-11-2112 min
L-Town RadioL - Town Radio- Ep. 5 (September 2020)Joe time-travels back to colonial Livingston to tell the story of the "Horseneck Riots;" Jessica talks “Personal Finance 101;” Archana discusses upcoming programs about New Jersey’s state parks, and Alexander Hamilton; Katie, Gina, Jessica, Archana, and Joe rhapsodize about their favorite musicals; Katie looks at some exciting new books coming out in September; and Joe talks about "Unstuck in Time," our new speculative fiction book club.
2020-08-2633 min
Never Binge AgainJessica Lost 40 Pounds and Now Wants to Help Her Kid
Did you ever think about how you might help your children using Never Binge Again? This call with Jessica was part of our initial research into “Never Binge Again for Kids(tm)” – scroll down and HIT PLAY to listen now, or grab the transcript here. (For typical results please see the full disclosure statement on www.NeverBingeAgainCoaching.com)
הפוסט Jessica Lost 40 Pounds and Now Wants to Help Her Kid הופיע ראשון בNever Binge Again
2020-06-0322 min
Leave Your MarkThe Seven Summits of Heptathlon with Jessica ZelinkaSend a textThis episode features former heptathlete, Jessica Zelinka. Jessica is one of Canada’s most successful heptathletes. Her personal best score in the Heptathlon is 6599. She was a gold medalist in the 2007 Pan American Games, and she won Silver medals at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. Jessica qualified for her first Olympic games in 2008 where she placed 4th overall. She became a mother in 2009 giving birth to her daughter Anika and then returned to training with a renewed sense of purpose in 2012. She was able to qualify for the London Olympics in both the Heptathlon and the 10...
2019-10-1554 min
Tech Done RightEpisode 26: Podcasting and Audio Stories with Dr. Ed LivingstonPodcasting and Audio Stories with Dr. Ed Livingston
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Guest
Dr. Ed Livingston: Practicing surgeon and Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA. Deputy Editor for Clinical Reviews and Education.
Summary
How can your company use podcasting to make their content available and relevant for a whole new audience? Dr. Ed Livingston joins the show to discuss how the Journal of the American Medical Association is using podcasting to connect with their audience. We...
2017-12-1346 min
Interview Connections | The Leading Podcast Booking AgencyNever Binge Again with Dr. Glenn LivingstonMargy and Jess are excited to be exhibiting for the second year in a row at FinCon in Dallas! On today’s episode, we feature an interview with longtime client, Dr. Glenn Livingston. What was life like when you were obese, personally and professionally? Glenn grew up in a family of psychotherapists, and always wanted to be a psychologist on the radio (like his dad) Glenn started as a couples and family therapist His work required a lot of presence, but he couldn’t say present because he was so preoccupied by f...
2017-10-2542 min
Y Combinator Startup Podcast#23 - VMware Cofounder Diane Greene with Jessica Livingston at the Female Founders ConferenceDiane Greene is SVP of Google Cloud and she was also the CEO and cofounder of VMware.Jessica Livingston is cofounder of YC.
2017-08-0424 min
Y Combinator Startup Podcast#7 - Jessica Livingston on How to Build the FutureSam Altman interviews Jessica Livingston for a series called How To Build The Future, which you can watch on YC’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/ycombinator. Read the transcript here: https://blog.ycombinator.com/jessica-livingston-on-htfbt/
2017-05-3136 min