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How I Built This 15
the a16z Podcast 7
Top Founders 5
Founder's Journal 4
My First Million 2
Capital Allocators 1
20VC 1
Acquired 11 more shows
every year every show How I Built This 15 the a16z Podcast 7 Top Founders 5 Founder's Journal 4 My First Million 2 Acquired 1 
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 1 Capital Allocators 1 20VC 1
Verbatim, from the transcripts: passages where Nerf comes up on How I Built This, the a16z Podcast, Top Founders, Founder's Journal, My First Million
Why Fei-Fei Li Is Betting on Spatial Intelligence
- ▶ 13:16 Martin Casado You know, Ben, um, you know, being the creator of Nerf and doing a lot of three D and reconstruction. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 24:05 Fei-Fei Li And remember that famous table, the garden table for Nerf paper and many papers, that
Fei-Fei Li: Spatial Intelligence is the Next Frontier in AI · Y Combinator
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day: Monica Nassif
- ▶ 36:30 Monica Nassif He was an early investor in the Nerf ball. 2 times in the scene
The 2024 Milly Awards
- ▶ 23:30 Shaan Puri Me and my brother-in-law, we were playing, uh, we played a game of, like, horse on the little Nerf hoop that was in the house, and I just had the best morning, and I just remember being like, this, this was bliss, um, like, if I could… 2 times in the scene
“The Future of AI is Here” — Fei-Fei Li Unveils the Next Frontier of AI
- ▶ 22:57 Justin Johnson There was a really big breakthrough moment from, from our co-founder Ben Mildenhall at the time with his paper, NERF, um, neural radiance fields.
- ▶ 43:47 Fei-Fei Li We talked about his, um, seminal work in NERF.
Nick Huber: Biggest Lies of Silicon Valley; Lost Art of Delegation; How to Grow Your Network | E1051 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- ▶ 47:42 Nick Huber I want new babies that can barely walk, bumping their head on my coffee table, and I want 12, thirteen-year-olds running around with Nerf guns, you know, busting holes in the walls.
Failure is Part of the Journey
- ▶ 9:31 Alex Lieberman So how it would typically work in the game industry is you can pitch your product to a Hasbro or a Mattel or a Nerf, and if they want to license it, you basically give up all control of the game, and you get something like three to five…
Are Your Goals Motivated by Joy or by Fear?
- ▶ 29:22 Alex Lieberman One thing that I'm building with a partner right now is the idea is Nerf for adults. 2 times in the scene
Benchmark’s Mitch Lasky and Blake Robbins on The Art of Business in Gaming · Acquired
- ▶ 1:53:32 Mitch Lasky Uh, the, uh, whatever, like, Nerf was in another room or whatever, and you just went from room to room to see all the toys, and the deal never ended up getting done.
The Business Behind Conferences + Embracing Confrontation
- ▶ 59:01 Alex Lieberman Like, if I think this could be, like, the next big brand for adults and kids to have fun outside, I, I think that is a fun business that I'd like to be involved with for a long period of time.
AI and the Creator Economy with Karen X Cheng
- ▶ 17:25 Karen X. Cheng Um, other tools are Nerf, so Nerf has gotten pretty popular. 2 times in the scene
Brent Montgomery – The Disney Flywheel at Wheelhouse (Capital Allocators, EP.265)
- ▶ 44:38 Brent Montgomery A funny example I saw, but smart, was Nerf.
HIBT Lab! IDEO: David Kelley
- ▶ 0:22 Guy Raz IDEO went on to design thousands of products, everything from Nerf footballs that
- ▶ 21:50 Guy Raz Just mentioning a tiny number of them, but then I don't know if it's a Nerf brand, but a Nerf like football that, that you have, uh, wings on it so that it would always throw a spiral. 3 times in the scene
Spin Master/PAW Patrol: Ronnen Harary
Dude Perfect: Cory Cotton and Tyler Toney
- ▶ 1:12:28 Tyler Toney I don't know, maybe a month after going full time, we got an email from Nerf, 5 times in the scene
Meet The HIBT Fellows: Katie Mitchell & Celena Gill
- ▶ 12:04 Celena Gill So I was at home with all three of the boys and they asked for more money for Nerf guns, PS four games, toys, you name it.
Pipcorn: Jennifer and Jeff Martin
1481 Don't lie to yourself. "Free Users" are not "Customers"
- ▶ 2:25 Nathan Latka Are those Nerf guns behind your head? 3 times in the scene
EP 475: VayStays Helps 150,000+ Quickly Plan Vacations, $5M In TTM Transaction Volume with CEO Chris Brusznicki
- ▶ 27:30 Chris Brusnicki He's an African-American dude, and he's created the super soaker, got acquired by Nerf, and he's still tinkering, has a lab. 2 times in the scene