2014

2014

Mark Cuban, Reid Hoffman, Travis Kalanick, Ryan Block, Tim Ferris, Melody McCloskey, Steve Huffman, Ryan Hoover, Chris Savage, Ben Parr, the Future of Food with Soylent, How to raise money from angels, and more!

WSGR Startup Basics: When should I sell or shut down my company?
December 31, 2014

WSGR Startup Basics: When should I sell or shut down my company?

E503: LAUNCH Incubator: Jared Fliesler, Matrix Partners VC & growth guru (ex- Square, Slide & Google) leads a master class on growing your product
December 30, 2014

E503: LAUNCH Incubator: Jared Fliesler, Matrix Partners VC & growth guru (ex- Square, Slide & Google) leads a master class on growing your product

E502: Tristan Walker on the role of culture in tech, the importance of authenticity, and bringing NY hustle to Silicon Valley
December 26, 2014

E502: Tristan Walker on the role of culture in tech, the importance of authenticity, and bringing NY hustle to Silicon Valley

E501:
December 23, 2014

E501: “No holds barred” Part 2: Jason tells all & makes bold predictions for 2015

E500: The
December 19, 2014

E500: The “No holds barred” interview with Jason in the hot seat (PART 1)

WSGR Startup Basics: How to save money running your startup ?
December 18, 2014

WSGR Startup Basics: How to save money running your startup ?

E499: OkCupid's Christian Rudder & his master work
December 16, 2014

E499: OkCupid’s Christian Rudder & his master work “Dataclysm” reveal our uncensored, secret beliefs about race, gender & culture

E498: ScootNetworks' shared, smartphone-activated scooters are tearing up the electric transportation market
December 12, 2014

E498: ScootNetworks’ shared, smartphone-activated scooters are tearing up the electric transportation market

BONUS TWIST!: Jason joins Edelman panel on the future of journalism
December 11, 2014

BONUS TWIST!: Jason joins Edelman panel on the future of journalism

E497: Year One startups excelling on campus: CampusJob employs college students & BlueLight protects them
December 9, 2014

E497: Year One startups excelling on campus: CampusJob employs college students & BlueLight protects them

E496: Tilt's social crowdfunding platform lets you create & completely own your campaign, micro to macro
December 5, 2014

E496: Tilt’s social crowdfunding platform lets you create & completely own your campaign, micro to macro

WSGR Startup Basics: What should investors and founders expect from each other?
December 4, 2014

WSGR Startup Basics: What should investors and founders expect from each other?

E495: DFJ Summit: Jeff Lawson (CEO, Twilio) & Harper Reed (CTO, Obama's reelection campaign) share lessons from technology's cutting edge
December 2, 2014

E495: DFJ Summit: Jeff Lawson (CEO, Twilio) & Harper Reed (CTO, Obama’s reelection campaign) share lessons from technology’s cutting edge

E494: Naithan Jones' AgLocal aims to fix our broken food chain by delivering responsibly-raised meat straight to your door
November 28, 2014

E494: Naithan Jones’ AgLocal aims to fix our broken food chain by delivering responsibly-raised meat straight to your door

E493: Better bridges critical healthcare gaps by providing Personal Health Assistants to advocate, coordinate & optimize your care
November 25, 2014

E493: Better bridges critical healthcare gaps by providing Personal Health Assistants to advocate, coordinate & optimize your care

E492: News Roundtable: The great Uber debate, ethics in business & journalism, virtual reality boggles, Firefox favors Yahoo!
November 21, 2014

E492: News Roundtable: The great Uber debate, ethics in business & journalism, virtual reality boggles, Firefox favors Yahoo!

E491: Jimmy Chamberlin, Grammy-winning founding drummer of The Smashing Pumpkins & now CEO of LiveOne, on innovation & an incredible journey from music to tech
November 18, 2014

E491: Jimmy Chamberlin, Grammy-winning founding drummer of The Smashing Pumpkins & now CEO of LiveOne, on innovation & an incredible journey from music to tech

E490: Legendary entrepreneur Reid Hoffman on his best strategies, valuable lessons, the PayPal mafia, and creating one of the first social networks
November 14, 2014

E490: Legendary entrepreneur Reid Hoffman on his best strategies, valuable lessons, the PayPal mafia, and creating one of the first social networks

E489:
November 11, 2014

E489: “Young Guns” News Roundtable! Startup scoops, data heat, IPO optimism & dangerous stunts for charity

E488: Charlie O'Donnell of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures on NYC investing, the qualities of a great founder, and how to make entrepreneurship a practice
November 7, 2014

E488: Charlie O’Donnell of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures on NYC investing, the qualities of a great founder, and how to make entrepreneurship a practice

WSGR Startup Basics: How to protect your intellectual property
November 6, 2014

WSGR Startup Basics: How to protect your intellectual property

E487: LAUNCH SCALE Keynote: Co-founder Steve Huffman shares secrets, lessons learned on building reddit & hipmunk
November 4, 2014

E487: LAUNCH SCALE Keynote: Co-founder Steve Huffman shares secrets, lessons learned on building reddit & hipmunk

E486: News Roundtable! Rounding up the giants (of tech): big announcements, mobile pay, pipeline products, troubling turnovers
October 31, 2014

E486: News Roundtable! Rounding up the giants (of tech): big announcements, mobile pay, pipeline products, troubling turnovers

E485: Expanding diversity in tech: NewME Accelerator is helping underrepresented entrepreneurs and launching future influencers
October 28, 2014

E485: Expanding diversity in tech: NewME Accelerator is helping underrepresented entrepreneurs and launching future influencers

E484: TWIST Live! Tim Ferriss on what inspires him to write daily, invest mindfully, and push his body to the limits
October 24, 2014

E484: TWIST Live! Tim Ferriss on what inspires him to write daily, invest mindfully, and push his body to the limits

E483: Bluesmart connects you with your carry-on for smart, smooth, and sane travels
October 20, 2014

E483: Bluesmart connects you with your carry-on for smart, smooth, and sane travels

E482: News Roundtable: Boon times for media streaming, cord cutters, and on-demand addicts
October 16, 2014

E482: News Roundtable: Boon times for media streaming, cord cutters, and on-demand addicts

E481: Mark Kawano's Storehouse & 2014 Apple Design Winner lets you share stories in bright, living color
October 14, 2014

E481: Mark Kawano’s Storehouse & 2014 Apple Design Winner lets you share stories in bright, living color

E480: Jason & Chamath Palihapitiya at Hack the North: money, markets, motivation & mercenaries
October 10, 2014

E480: Jason & Chamath Palihapitiya at Hack the North: money, markets, motivation & mercenaries

BONUS TWIST!: Jason hosts Singularity University for lively Q&A
October 9, 2014

BONUS TWIST!: Jason hosts Singularity University for lively Q&A

E479: PulsePoint is saving lives by getting CPR-trained individuals to nearby emergencies faster than ambulances
October 7, 2014

E479: PulsePoint is saving lives by getting CPR-trained individuals to nearby emergencies faster than ambulances

E478: News Roundtable: Ello explosion, Apple angst, Ebay-PayPal splitsville, and deconstructing employment
October 3, 2014

E478: News Roundtable: Ello explosion, Apple angst, Ebay-PayPal splitsville, and deconstructing employment

E477: inDinero is an elegant & expert one-stop shop for your company's accounting & tax services
September 30, 2014

E477: inDinero is an elegant & expert one-stop shop for your company’s accounting & tax services

E476: Mattermark is a crushing B2B search engine that illuminates companies' growth metrics
September 26, 2014

E476: Mattermark is a crushing B2B search engine that illuminates companies’ growth metrics

E475: Max Ventilla's AltSchool, a marriage of mission & startup tech savvy, is reimagining & revitalizing education
September 23, 2014

E475: Max Ventilla’s AltSchool, a marriage of mission & startup tech savvy, is reimagining & revitalizing education

E474: Navdy lets you drive & control your apps without your eyes ever leaving the road
September 19, 2014

E474: Navdy lets you drive & control your apps without your eyes ever leaving the road

WSGR Startup Basics: Knowing when to pivot
September 18, 2014

WSGR Startup Basics: Knowing when to pivot

E473: Yardarm & ShotSpotter: Tracking guns & gunshots to make our streets safer
September 16, 2014

E473: Yardarm & ShotSpotter: Tracking guns & gunshots to make our streets safer

E472: News Roundtable: Apple deep dive & taking a bite out of crime
September 12, 2014

E472: News Roundtable: Apple deep dive & taking a bite out of crime

E471: Bitty Foods' cricket cookies & Katapult's super chips are the sweet & savory futures of sustainable food
September 8, 2014

E471: Bitty Foods’ cricket cookies & Katapult’s super chips are the sweet & savory futures of sustainable food

E470: HomeHero finds quality, affordable home care for your elderly loved ones
September 5, 2014

E470: HomeHero finds quality, affordable home care for your elderly loved ones

WSGR Startup Basics: How to negotiate a term sheet
September 4, 2014

WSGR Startup Basics: How to negotiate a term sheet

E469: Austen Heinz, Part 2: DNA laser printing demo & exploration of the dark side
September 2, 2014

E469: Austen Heinz, Part 2: DNA laser printing demo & exploration of the dark side

E468: Austen Heinz invented a DNA laser printer for you to create new creatures, Part 1
August 29, 2014

E468: Austen Heinz invented a DNA laser printer for you to create new creatures, Part 1

E467: News Roundtable: Amazon takes Twitch, Twitter brings Ferguson to the world, Secret is banned, and Uber is everywhere
August 27, 2014

E467: News Roundtable: Amazon takes Twitch, Twitter brings Ferguson to the world, Secret is banned, and Uber is everywhere

E466: Catapult is an athlete analytics powerhouse changing the game(s) of sports worldwide
August 22, 2014

E466: Catapult is an athlete analytics powerhouse changing the game(s) of sports worldwide

WSGR Startup Basics: Should I incorporate as an LLC, S-, or C-corp?
August 21, 2014

WSGR Startup Basics: Should I incorporate as an LLC, S-, or C-corp?

E465: FutureAdvisor & FirstDerm: two innovators maximizing affordability & accessibility
August 19, 2014

E465: FutureAdvisor & FirstDerm: two innovators maximizing affordability & accessibility

E464: DogeTipBot is the cryptocurrency tipping tool taking reddit by storm
August 15, 2014

E464: DogeTipBot is the cryptocurrency tipping tool taking reddit by storm

E463: Connect syncs and strengthens your contacts across social networks and around the globe
August 13, 2014

E463: Connect syncs and strengthens your contacts across social networks and around the globe

August 12, 2014

Sharefile How to Raise Money from Angel Investors, Part 2

E462: Introducing Iota: the nation's first free wireless IoT network & the world's smallest GPS tracking device
August 8, 2014

E462: Introducing Iota: the nation’s first free wireless IoT network & the world’s smallest GPS tracking device

E461: Not just a stylish wearable, the Basis watch tracks, analyzes & improves your health
August 6, 2014

E461: Not just a stylish wearable, the Basis watch tracks, analyzes & improves your health

E460: Wistia hosts your video but you control the content
August 1, 2014

E460: Wistia hosts your video but you control the content

E459: Cruise's autopilot is speeding us into the future of autonomous cars, everywhere
July 29, 2014

E459: Cruise’s autopilot is speeding us into the future of autonomous cars, everywhere

WSGR Startup Basics: How to get press
July 25, 2014

WSGR Startup Basics: How to get press

E458: LitMotors' C-1: a new class of vehicle part car, motorcycle & spacecraft
July 21, 2014

E458: LitMotors’ C-1: a new class of vehicle part car, motorcycle & spacecraft

E457: Thumbtack & MakeSpace: Two startups using the cloud to optimize your home
July 18, 2014

E457: Thumbtack & MakeSpace: Two startups using the cloud to optimize your home

E456: The Muse gives job seekers behind-the-scenes access to companies and their cultures
July 15, 2014

E456: The Muse gives job seekers behind-the-scenes access to companies and their cultures

WSGR Startup Basics: How to demo your product
July 11, 2014

WSGR Startup Basics: How to demo your product

E455: DataSift harnesses the power of data to give companies the edge
July 8, 2014

E455: DataSift harnesses the power of data to give companies the edge

July 7, 2014

Free Audible Audiobook & iPad Mini Contest

E454: Product Hunt founder on his cool new site & what's hot in tech
July 3, 2014

E454: Product Hunt founder on his cool new site & what’s hot in tech

E453: Boosted Boards & Hitch: two start-ups looking to revolutionize your commute
July 1, 2014

E453: Boosted Boards & Hitch: two start-ups looking to revolutionize your commute

E452: Lord & Taylor SVP on how we shop and the future of brick & mortar
June 27, 2014

E452: Lord & Taylor SVP on how we shop and the future of brick & mortar

E451: CircleUp connects retailers with investors and investors with equity
June 24, 2014

E451: CircleUp connects retailers with investors and investors with equity

E450: BRD's slick electric motorcycles
June 20, 2014

E450: BRD’s slick electric motorcycles

WSGR Startup Basics: How to fire someone
June 19, 2014

WSGR Startup Basics: How to fire someone

E449: Former HuffPo CEO Eric Hippeau on the future of media
June 17, 2014

E449: Former HuffPo CEO Eric Hippeau on the future of media

E448: Sleek Faraday Bikes reinvent urban cycling
June 13, 2014

E448: Sleek Faraday Bikes reinvent urban cycling

E447: Angel investor Gil Penchina breaks into deals, scares VCs
June 10, 2014

E447: Angel investor Gil Penchina breaks into deals, scares VCs

E446: Why Godfather of Israeli tech Yossi Vardi passed on Waze
June 6, 2014

E446: Why Godfather of Israeli tech Yossi Vardi passed on Waze

E445: Wealthfront automatically manages your money for you
June 4, 2014

E445: Wealthfront automatically manages your money for you

E444: Using Science to build, acquire, and fund startups
May 30, 2014

E444: Using Science to build, acquire, and fund startups

E443: DogVacay is Airbnb for pets
May 27, 2014

E443: DogVacay is Airbnb for pets

E442: Why Twitter, AT&T and GoPro all want to be media companies and Bing Launch of the Week
May 23, 2014

E442: Why Twitter, AT&T and GoPro all want to be media companies and Bing Launch of the Week

WSGR Startup Basics: How to name your startup ?
May 22, 2014

WSGR Startup Basics: How to name your startup ?

E441: The future of food and Tim Draper's state of California | Launch Festival 2014
May 20, 2014

E441: The future of food and Tim Draper’s state of California | Launch Festival 2014

E440: The Potrepreneurship Roundtable
May 16, 2014

E440: The Potrepreneurship Roundtable

E439: Coin for all your credit cards and Knightscope police robot | Launch Festival 2014
May 13, 2014

E439: Coin for all your credit cards and Knightscope police robot | Launch Festival 2014

E437: Imgur founder Alan Schaaf:
May 7, 2014

E437: Imgur founder Alan Schaaf: “We’re not interested in video”

E436: Flickr cofounder Stewart Butterfield raises another $43m for Slack
May 2, 2014

E436: Flickr cofounder Stewart Butterfield raises another $43m for Slack

E435: StyleSeat boosts online booking for beauty and wellness
April 29, 2014

E435: StyleSeat boosts online booking for beauty and wellness

E434: RadiumOne
April 26, 2014

E434: RadiumOne “G” gets off too easily, net neutrality threatened?

WSGR Startup Basics: Do you need a cofounder for your startup?
April 24, 2014

WSGR Startup Basics: Do you need a cofounder for your startup?

E433: Homebrew VCs Hunter Walk and Satya Patel on Google, YouTube and seed-stage entrepreneurship
April 22, 2014

E433: Homebrew VCs Hunter Walk and Satya Patel on Google, YouTube and seed-stage entrepreneurship

E432: The future of mobile search, attention in online publishing, and Bing Launch of the Week!
April 18, 2014

E432: The future of mobile search, attention in online publishing, and Bing Launch of the Week!

WSGR Startup Basics: How to raise money from angel investors ?
April 17, 2014

WSGR Startup Basics: How to raise money from angel investors ?

E431: Shyp picks up your stuff and mails it for you
April 15, 2014

E431: Shyp picks up your stuff and mails it for you

E430: Heartbleed, Healthcare.gov and Uber for packages
April 11, 2014

E430: Heartbleed, Healthcare.gov and Uber for packages

E429: Mark Suster - I will invest more in YouTube
April 9, 2014

E429: Mark Suster – I will invest more in YouTube

E428: Big raises for Lyft & imgur, Mozilla CEO ousted & LAUNCH of the Week
April 4, 2014

E428: Big raises for Lyft & imgur, Mozilla CEO ousted & LAUNCH of the Week

E427: Shark Tank Takeover: Foodmento, Lucid Life, Kid Around, Fan Harvest, Loopd, Betty
April 1, 2014

E427: Shark Tank Takeover: Foodmento, Lucid Life, Kid Around, Fan Harvest, Loopd, Betty

E426: Project Ara modular phones & Automatic translates your car to you
March 28, 2014

E426: Project Ara modular phones & Automatic translates your car to you

E425: From caller to cofounder: how Mitch Wainer raised $37.2m from Andreessen Horowitz
March 25, 2014

E425: From caller to cofounder: how Mitch Wainer raised $37.2m from Andreessen Horowitz

March 24, 2014

ShareFile 10 Questions from Top Investors

E424: Secret sharing, sexist bullying at Github, Airbnb big raise & LAUNCH of the Week
March 21, 2014

E424: Secret sharing, sexist bullying at Github, Airbnb big raise & LAUNCH of the Week

E423: Mark Cuban:
March 18, 2014

E423: Mark Cuban: “I still get to kick a few asses along the way”

E422: Disney to acquire Maker Studios? IPO watch & LAUNCH of the Week
March 14, 2014

E422: Disney to acquire Maker Studios? IPO watch & LAUNCH of the Week

E421: Y Combinator's Paul Graham sits down with Jason at LAUNCH Festival 2014
March 11, 2014

E421: Y Combinator’s Paul Graham sits down with Jason at LAUNCH Festival 2014

E420: Yves Behar on objects that inspire him at LAUNCH Festival 2014
March 7, 2014

E420: Yves Behar on objects that inspire him at LAUNCH Festival 2014

E419: Uber's Travis Kalanick announces surge-end notifications at LAUNCH Festival 2014
March 4, 2014

E419: Uber’s Travis Kalanick announces surge-end notifications at LAUNCH Festival 2014

E418: Battlefy brings the brackets for eSports
February 18, 2014

E418: Battlefy brings the brackets for eSports

E417: Publish scientific research faster, get more cures?
February 11, 2014

E417: Publish scientific research faster, get more cures?

E416: How HipChat reinvented IM
February 4, 2014

E416: How HipChat reinvented IM

E415: Microsoft's new CEO? Bing Launch of the Week and Tom Perkins' letter
January 31, 2014

E415: Microsoft’s new CEO? Bing Launch of the Week and Tom Perkins’ letter

E414: VC Stewart Alsop: How I pissed off Steve Jobs
January 28, 2014

E414: VC Stewart Alsop: How I pissed off Steve Jobs

E413: Google acquires Nest, Bing Launch of the Week and the best ever Kickstarter - TWiST News Roundtable
January 21, 2014

E413: Google acquires Nest, Bing Launch of the Week and the best ever Kickstarter – TWiST News Roundtable

E412: The origins of Amazon & Twitter - TWIST Live Nick Bilton & Brad Stone
January 17, 2014

E412: The origins of Amazon & Twitter – TWIST Live Nick Bilton & Brad Stone

E411: Whisper your secrets through 26 year-old Michael Heyward's hot app
January 14, 2014

E411: Whisper your secrets through 26 year-old Michael Heyward’s hot app

E410: Mogl's Jon Carder on 'fighting hunger with hunger' & Ask Jason
January 7, 2014

E410: Mogl’s Jon Carder on ‘fighting hunger with hunger’ & Ask Jason

E409: Recode is the new All Things D, NYT backs Snowden and Bing Launch of the Week - TWiST News Roundtable
January 3, 2014

E409: Recode is the new All Things D, NYT backs Snowden and Bing Launch of the Week – TWiST News Roundtable

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