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Love the term or hate it, the concept and reality of the "sharing economy" (or "gig economy" and so on) is here to stay. And in fact, argues NYU Stern professor and researcher Arun Sundararajan, it may even reduce the income distribution gap between ...

The world's most valuable company, Apple, made a number of seemingly incremental announcements at its most recent annual developer's conference (WWDC) -- that Apple Pay is coming to the web; that Siri is being opened up to app developers; that iMessa...

The mindset of "move fast and break things", while great for code, isn't exactly great for the human body. So adding computation to biology -- especially in the slow-moving pharmaceutical industry, where drug approval can take years -- brings with it...

Aubrey Marcus is writer, entrepreneur, and adventurer. He also hosts his own podcast called The Aubrey Marcus Podcast available on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael A. Wood, Jr. is a retired Baltimore police officer and veteran of the USMC. He previously made the news for publicly speaking out against police brutality and has become a proponent of a new era of policing. A young man who met Michael as a child, when Michael was a cop volunteering a recreation center, found Michael to talk about how much the experience affected him as well. He's now trying to continue his growth, please help him here: http:///gofundme.com/domstrip2cuba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Zook of Bain explains the predictable crises of growth and how to overcome them. His new book is "The Founder's Mentality," coauthored with James Allen.

Technology has always been a force in how we live, work, and play; only now it's accelerating and compounding in unexpected ways. But just because we don't know exactly what form that tech will take (sharing homes on Airbnb or cars with Lyft and Uber...

Gino & AJ are the owners of Speedweed - "California’s best, most highly rated medical marijuana delivery service" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben and David are joined by Todd Bishop, technology reporter and co-founder of GeekWire, to discuss Facebook's 2011 acquisition of Push Pop Press. Sponsors:Sierra: https://bit.ly/acquiredsierraSentry: https://bit.ly/acquiredsentryAnthropic: https://bit.ly/acquiredclaude25Vanta: https://vanta.com/acquired More Acquired!Get email updates with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodesJoin the SlackSubscribe to ACQ2Merch Store!© Copyright 2015-2025 ACQ, LLCHighlights Include: The founding story of Push Pop Press by Kimon Tsinteris and Mike Matas.The evolution of Facebook Creative Labs, Facebook Paper, and eventually, Facebook Instant Articles.Facebook's role in the changing media landscape today.GeekWire's experiments with Facebook Instant Articles, Google Accelerated Mobile Pages, and live video.The Carve Out: The Startup Podcast Season 3 The Future of Technology is in Your Ear (Link to product) The Risk Not Taken

Dave Smith is a stand up comedian & host of "Part Of The Problem" podcast on Spotify, and he is also one-third of The Legion of Skanks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Anybody who is interested in China, who's developing things in China, who's doing business with China needs to be thinking about the instinct towards politics over pragmatism", argues New Yorker staff writer (and former Beijing resident) Evan Osnos....

The research shows we shouldn't be afraid to ask for help. Francesca Gino and Alison Wood Brooks, both of Harvard Business School, explain.

Steve Hofstetter is a comedian and podcast host. He has a podcast "Major League" & he also has a YouTube channel with over 35 million views -- https://www.youtube.com/stevehofstetter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Harris is a neuroscientist and author of the New York Times bestsellers, The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, and The Moral Landscape. His podcast is called "Waking Up." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joey “CoCo” Diaz is a Cuban-American stand up comedian and actor. Together with Lee Syatt, he also hosts a podcast called “The Church of What’s Happening Now” available on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everything old is new again when it comes to startup ideas and how technology innovation happens. But practically, how does that apply to starting and/or working at startups — especially since the default state of every company is “dying in obscurity...

Joe is joined by Brendan Schaub, Bryan Callen, and Eddie Bravo to watch the fights on May 29, 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"We really want Apple here... Would you please call Tim Cook?" That's just one of the things Penny Pritzker, the 38th Secretary of Commerce has heard as she and the U.S. Department of Commerce engage in "commercial diplomacy" around the world. Their...

The acclaimed cellist explains how he chooses and works with partners and shares advice on honing one's talent.

In many ways, managing startups is about managing uncertainty: in product, market, and... people. So what happens when changes in the business require changes -- and sometimes reductions -- in the workforce? In this episode of the podcast, a16z par...