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Brendan Schaub is a mixed martial artist and also a former college & pro football player. He also hosts a podcast with Bryan Callen called "The Fighter & The Kid" available on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So... about those bots. Bots bots bots. Bots! In this episode of the botcast, a16z partners Benedict Evans and Connie Chan -- along with Chris Messina, longtime advocate of the open web and more -- pull apart various threads related to the topic of ...

Eddie Huang is a restaurateur, food personality, sandwich hack, and former lawyer. Check out his new show "Huang's World" on VICELAND, and his new book "Double Cup Love" releasing on May 31, 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wheeler Walker, Jr. is an American country music singer-songwriter. His album "Redneck Shit" is out now on Spotify, and he also can be seen on tour this summer. http://www.wheelerwalkerjr.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Darrell Rigby of Bain and Jeff Sutherland of Scrum explain the rise of lean, iterative management tactics, and how to implement them yourself.

Developers are more than just influencers inside the enterprise -- they're now buyers, too. That's a huge shift from before, when only IT and other departments had that kind of purchasing power. (It's not just a Silicon Valley thing, either, as every...

Dom Irrera is a stand up comedian, and also hosts his own podcast called "Dom Irrera Live from The Laugh Factory" available on Spotify. http://www.domirrera.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Redban is a comedian and the founder of the Deathsquad podcast network. Check out his newest podcast called "What Brian Redban Do" at http://deathsquad.tv & on Spotify under "Deathsquad" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Dudley is a pro archer and host of "Nock On TV." Check out his podcast "Nock On" available on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The hallmark of many great technical founder/CEOs is that they envision a better way of doing things, and that's why they're building a company that delivers on that better way, often disrupting the way things have always been done before. But this v...

Todd Rose, the Director of the Mind, Brain, & Education program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the author of "The End of Average: How to Succeed in a World That Values Sameness," explains why we should stop using averages to understand individuals.

Rick Doblin, Ph.D., is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin Rose is an Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk. He also served as production assistant and co-host at TechTV's The Screen Savers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sturgill Simpson is an American country music singer-songwriter. His new album "A Sailor's Guide to Earth" comes out on April 15, 2016. http://sturgillsimpson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some of the best management books are actually military books, argues Ben Horowitz. There's just a certain mental toughness and focus that that experience gives you, adds Dick Costolo based on his observations. So how then do you build trust on a te...

Iconic relationship expert Dr. Ruth discusses what she's learned over a long career.

Ben and David continue the cloud productivity saga with Google Docs. They examine the suite of acquisitions made by Google with a focus on Writely in 2006. They tackle:The nuts and bolts of the Upstartle (company behind Writely) acquisition, founded by Sam Schillace, Steve Newman and Claudia Carpenter.SaaS offerings in cloud productivity today.Was this a good idea for Google?Google's future bets.A new section: The Carve Out!Sponsors:WorkOS: https://bit.ly/workos25Sentry: https://bit.ly/acquiredsentryServiceNow: https://bit.ly/acquiredsnMore Acquired!:Get email updates with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodesJoin the SlackSubscribe to ACQ2Merch Store!© Copyright 2015-2025 ACQ, LLC

Andrew Dice Clay is a comedian and actor. His new show "Dice" premieres on Showtime on Sunday, April 10. Joey Diaz is a Cuban-American stand up comedian and actor. Joey also hosts his own podcast called “The Church of What’s Happening Now” available on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ari Shaffir is a stand-up comedian and also hosts the podcasts Ari Shaffir’s Skeptic Tank & Punch Drunk Sports availalbe on Spotify. Check out the 2nd season of his show This Is Not Happening on Comedy Central. http://arithegreat.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Most investors try to invest in things that don't change and last forever -- Warren Buffett for example loves Heinz ketchup! But VC is about investing in things that do change... a lot. How does this basic mindset challenge much of what people learn ...