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David Cahn: Why Servers, Steel and Power Are the Pillars Powering the Future of AI | E1186 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 46:16 David Cahn And, you know, I'm, I'm a big fan of Isaac Asimov's foundation, right? 3 times in the scene
Dara Khosrowshahi: How I Became CEO of Uber; Uber Eats vs DoorDash; The Postmates Acquisition | E994 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 41:46 Dara Khosrowshahi Um, I'd probably say favorite book is Isaac Asimov's Foundations, just because it got me into sci-fi and my passion around science and engineering.
20VC: Startups Fail Because They Do Not Take Enough Risk, Why A/B Testing is Inefficient and Slows You Down, Why It is Impossible To Hire Good PMs so Stop Trying & 3 Key Signals The Best Engineers Present with Grant LaFontaine, Founder & CEO @ Whatnot
- ▶ 34:00 Grant LaFontaine The Foundations trilogy.
20VC: The Framework to Scale A Team From 20 to 190 in 24 Months, How To Structure The Perfect Investor Updates & How To Create A Culture of Distributed Ownership with Radical Transparency with Jean-Charles Samulian, Co-Founder & CEO @ Alan
- ▶ 30:45 Jean-Charles Samoulian I think science fiction is foundations from Asimov, which is really amazing on how to think about society and the different shapes and
20VC: Kevin Rose on Putting The Entire Fund Into Uber, The Future For Mobile & Whether Angels Should Have Super Pro-Rata Rights?
- ▶ 2:36 Harry Stebbings Kevin, it's such a pleasure to have you on the show today, having heard the most wonderful things from both Phil and Tony, and then having listened to pretty much every Foundation episode.
- ▶ 18:11 Harry Stebbings Uh, I do want to ask one particular thing though, in particular, with regards to your podcast, you did the foundation. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 29:44 Kevin Rose I've had a few over the years, and I think part of the reason I do that foundation podcast is to really kind of pick the brains of those people that I really respect. 2 times in the scene
20VC: Dave Morin on Why Building A Fund Is Like A Company, Why Venture Is A Craft & The Journey To Establish Slow Ventures
- ▶ 1:05 Harry Stebbings I also have to thank two people for today's interview, and that first one is Sam Lesson for making the intro to his partner Dave at Slow Ventures, and then to Kevin Rose, whose interview with Dave on the foundation, an interview that was…
- ▶ 25:23 Harry Stebbings Well, Dave, I have to say again, as I said to you in pre-emails and in the intro, I was so inspired by hearing you on Kevin Rose's The Foundation, and it really was such a pleasure to have you on today, and hear the incredible journey…
20VC: Tyler Willis on How To Be Innovative With Customer Acquisition and The Future Of Innovation
- ▶ 20:38 Tyler Willis Uh, yeah, I'm looking at my book, I'm looking at my bookcase right now, and like, you know, Foundation by Asimov jumps out, and Accelerando by Strauss jumps out.
20 VC FF 018: Brian Wong, Founder @ Kiip on Raising $30m in VC Funding by 24
- ▶ 4:47 Harry Stebbings Now, moving back to when you, you moved to the US from Canada, I remember listening to you on the foundation, and you said, with Kevin Rose that was, and you said that one of the first people you wanted to meet was Fred Wilson.