Launch Festival

launch festival

Watch or rewatch all the talks from the annual Launch Festival. Want to attend the next event? Register here!

May 17, 2016

E644: Accelerator panel with Dave McClure (500 Startups), Emily Kirsch (Powerhouse), Cameron Teitelman (StartX); Joel Spolsky of Stack Overflow on his developer Q&A juggernaut

April 26, 2016

E639: All-star angel investors Gil Penchina (FlightVC), Paige Craig (ArenaVC) & Jenny Fielding (Techstars); FanDuel’s Nigel Eccles on explosive success, mass appeal of daily fantasy sports

April 12, 2016

E637: Foursquare CEO Jeff Glueck on using data to map the global economy, bridging digital with physical; Houzz CEO & Co-founder Adi Tatarko designs home dreams for 35m users worldwide

April 8, 2016

E636: Pioneers of space tech & 3D printing: Planet Lab’s Will Marshall & Carbon3D’s Joe DeSimone at LAUNCH Festival

April 1, 2016

E635: VCs Hunter Walk (Homebrew), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), Jed Katz (Javelin Venture Partners) on the state of investing; Cyanogen’s Kirt McMaster demos his new platform MOD

March 18, 2016

E631: Sebastian Thrun (Udacity, fmr GoogleX) & George Zachary (CRV) on democratizing higher ed & the future of jobs; bonus: Ludlow Venture’s Jonathon Triest on authenticity & success

March 15, 2016

E630: Keith Rabois on his home-buying disruptor Opendoor, the political storm, advice for founders & the rules of innovation; bonus: Cyan Banister on investing with purpose

March 11, 2016

E629: Hyperloop Tech co-founders Shervin Pishevar & Brogan BamBrogan are making the dream of high-speed travel a reality, changing the future of transportation & cities

March 8, 2016

E628: SocialCapital’s Chamath Palihapitiya on the state of the tech industry, politics, diversity, four keys to picking investors, and the changing morality in America at LAUNCH Festival 2016

May 12, 2015

E541: “Future of Health” with Chamath Palihapitiya & innovators Athos (smart athletic apparel), e-NABLE (3D-printed prosthetic hands for children) & AcuPebble (breathing & cardiac sensors)

May 5, 2015

E539: Former Groupon CEO/Founder Andrew Mason innovates anew with Detour & “Future of Food” panel demos smart sustainability with Bitty Foods, Pantelligent & BeyondMeat

May 1, 2015

E538: Sequoia’s Roelof Botha shares VC wild rides, best practices & the Future of Policing panel dissects, demos cutting-edge security

April 28, 2015

E537: Amazing angels Joanne Wilson, Adeo Ressi, Gil Penchina & Naval Ravikant on innovative investment, diversity, deal competition, failures, founder relationships & what truly makes a product angel-ready

April 21, 2015

E535: Gary Vaynerchuk on Crushing It in business, building a media empire, inspired investing, and making magic in the gray

April 17, 2015

E534: Salesforce Founder & CEO Marc Benioff on the importance of philanthropy

April 10, 2015

E532: Two legends, skateboarder Tony Hawk & investor Chris Sacca, on their long-time friendship, taking huge risks, hustling to success, giving back, and defining legacy

March 31, 2015

E529: Tumml CEO Clara Brenner, Highway1 CEO Brady Forrest & RockHealth CEO Halle Tecco share mission, strategy, diversity & what they look for in founders

March 24, 2015

E527: LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner on the 5 markers of great product and what’s next for the premiere professional platform

March 20, 2015

E526: Glenn Beck, Founder & Host of TheBlaze on the intersections of tech, mainstream America & national interests

March 16, 2015

E525: Peter Thiel (Founders Fund, PayPal, Palantir, Facebook) on being a contrarian & right investor, AI pros & cons, overrated trends & the polarization of wealth

March 13, 2015

E524: Kickstarter CEO & Cofounder Yancey Strickler on preserving creative & financial integrity and promoting a global vision

March 10, 2015

E523: Renowned VC Fred Wilson shares insights on his stars (Twitter, Kickstarter, Tumblr), our economy, the future, & his own personality

May 20, 2014

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

May 13, 2014

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

March 11, 2014

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

March 7, 2014

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

March 4, 2014

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

March 26, 2012

E243: LAUNCH Festival 2012 Highlights on This Week in Startups

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