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Hang out with people in the startup world like you know them. Dive into the stories and minds of people creating the next big thing, and dig deeper into what makes them tick.

Hansen & Seed


    • May 18, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    From music to investing | Yotam Rosenbaum (YC Founder, Mentor, Investor)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 54:00


    If you had a great startup idea, should you keep it a secret? Are musicians natural entrepreneurs?    In this episode, we chat with Yotam Rosenbaum, professional musician, YC founder, and investor. 

    Learn Things the Hard Way | Robert Dong (Founder & CEO @ CreateIn AI Labs, Former Head of Product @ TikTok Creative AI)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 65:18


    When is the best time to start your own company?  Is stability overrated in a fast-changing world?  Why smartest AI cannot get the dumbest tasks for human right?   In this episode, we chat with Robert Dong, Founder & CEO @ CreateIn AI Labs, Former Head of Product @ TikTok Creative AI, to find out.  

    Inbox singularity | Max Brenssell (Co-Founder & CEO @ Spoke.ai)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 55:27


    We've all been there -- a million notifications across Slack, Gmail, Jira... Tools meant to increase productivity overwhelm us. Max is on a journey to change that.    In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Max Brenssell (Co-Founder & CEO @ Spoke.ai) to learn about the idea, the founder, and how he thinks about the to-do list of life.    Topics:  AI / Artificial intelligence  Max's first job as an investment analyst  Plant club Biggest learnings  Diversity at work What is success How AI might impact society and different classes

    Building Empathic AI | Lisa Popovici (Co-Founder & CMO @ Siena AI)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 58:29


    How do you go from medical school to building DTC fashion brands? What are the similarities between Formula 1 racing and building a company? How can we build empathy into AI? In this episode, Hansen and Seed talk with Lisa Popovici (Co-Founder & CMO of Siena AI) to find out!

    Building AI for Banking | Karan Kashyap (CEO & Co-founder at Posh)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 53:29


    How do you graduate early from MIT while running a profitable business? What will the world look like with zero marginal cost for intelligence? How do you differentiate yourself in a crowded AI startup space? In this episode, we dive deep with Karan Kashyap, the CEO and co-founder at Posh. 

    AI Evolution and Life beyond Tech | Akash Sharma (CEO & Co-Founder @ Vellum)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 46:36


    What does a YC founder think success is? Are humans just LLMs according to a AI startup founder?  How does one stay fit while living a busy life? In this Episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Akash Sharma (CEO & Co-founder at Vellum) to find out. Note: at minute 23, Akash mentions layers and spans. The order should be reversed. See more details about the concept here

    From Aerospace Engineering to Fintech | Alex Lee (CEO & Co-founder at Truewind)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 44:40


    What's it like to go from an enterprise like Boeing to your own startup? How do you pivot from aerospace engineering to fintech?   In this episode, we chat with Alex Lee (CEO & Co-founder at Truewind) to find out. 

    From Military Pilot to YC Founder | Nick Masters (COO & Co-Founder @ Vector)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 48:06


    Is piloting a YC startup harder than piloting a military aircraft?   Has the existence of aliens finally been confirmed by an air force pilot?   What makes someone taking a 65% pay cut to start a business? In this episode, we chat with Nick Masters (COO and Founder @ Vector) to find out!  Don't miss out on this electrifying conversation!

    Mass production to mass customization | Jiri Duzar (Co-Founder @ Posedla)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 57:29


    If you could go back in time, would you tell your younger self how hard starting a company is? In this episode, Seed and Hansen talk about mass customization, the “alien" experience, and a surprisingly down-to-earth definition of success with Jiri Duzar, co-founder of Posedla, a cutting-edge 3D printing startup based in Prague. 

    An Unusual approach to talent | Chris Marty (Operating Partner @ Unusual Ventures)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 62:44


    How do you build a great team as an early startup? How will AI shape the future of talent? When is it a good thing to be overconfident? In this episode, Hansen and Seed dig in with Chris Marty, an Operating Partner at Unusual Ventures who specializes in building winning startup teams. 

    Reward = Responsibility + Risk | Alice Liu (Founder @ Stealth, HBS Alum)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 57:22


    What is like pursuing your MBA at HBS as a young mother? How to balance life and work as an entrepreneur? Why is starting your company less risky than investing? In this engaging episode, we delve into the experiences and insights of Alice Liu, Founder of Stealth and Harvard Business School graduate to find out!

    Influence = Trust x Distribution | Pontus Karlsson (CEO & Co-Founder @ Off Script)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 35:03


    What is influence? What's the best skill to have when your startup is falling apart? If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger self?   In this episode of Venture Vibes, we hang out with Pontus Karlsson, Co-founder and CEO of Off Script to learn from his stories.   #startup #ceo #founder #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #podcast #tech #techindustry #ecommerce

    Entrepreneurship, Beauty and Spirituality | Ziqi Deng (COO & Co-Founder @ REsource)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 74:22


    How do you go from a political science major to founding a supply-chain tech startup to disrupt the fashion industry? What is beauty and how do we define it? What does it mean to be spiritual?   On this episode, Seed and Hansen chat with Ziqi, the Co-founder of https://www.resourcefashion.co to find out!

    Endless Pool of Optimism | Andrew Smith (CEO & Co-Founder @ Swapt)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 69:04


    What's it like to quit your job and starting a company heading in to a potential recession

    Be intense at the right time | Greg Yu (Senior Director Of Engineering @ Klaviyo)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2023 71:05


    What's it like to build a small startup engineering team into a scaled engineering org

    The Key(board) to Success | Andrew Kannan (CEO & Founder @ Cannon Keys)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 53:34


    How does a software engineer get into making and selling hardware? If aliens exist, where is everyone? Should we contact them?  In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Andrew Kannan, the founder of https://cannonkeys.com/ to find out. 

    Fail fast, win faster | Jake Cohen (VP / Head of Shopify @ Klaviyo, Co-Founder @ Privy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 52:43


    How do you go from a political Science & Italian major to a successful  entrepreneur, legendary product expert, and go-to-market guru in e-commerce tech?  How should you architect your career and what are the common mistakes people make in their early career?  And most importantly, can we avoid a nuclear war?   In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Jake Cohen  to find out!

    Work hard to be bored | Alex Chiou & Rahul Pandey (Founders of Taro YC22, Previously Staff Engineers @ Meta)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 82:46


    Will AI replace all software engineers? What's the secret behind becoming a 10x developer? What's it like to leave a 700k+ paying job to found your own company? In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Alex and Rahul, the founders of Taro (jointaro.com) to find out!

    Maximize your 10% | Dan Li (Founder @ Shypyard.com, HBS Alum)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 49:40


    How much of our lives are destined, and how much control do we really have? In this episode, Hansen and Seed talk about destiny and free will with Dan, founder of Shypyard.com. Dan is an HBS graduate that left his big tech job to start his own venture disrupting supply chain technology for eCommerce businesses.

    Inaction is a choice | Parker Self (Head of Engineering @ Dandy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 42:02


    Parker is the Head of Engineering for Dandy (meetdandy.com), a dental startup named to LinkedIn's Top 50 startups for 2022.  Despite coming from a non-traditional background, Parker is successfully leading a large engineering org at a hyper-growth startup just a few years into his career. Where does the magic come from? Listen and find out.

    Is Social Media the Bane of Modern Society?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 42:38


    Is Social Media the source of evil in our society? Why does social media even exist anyways? In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Tyler to find out. 

    Home is where the heart is

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 58:10


    What does home mean to you? Could it be more than a button on your old phone?    Hansen and Seed share a personal conversation with Professor Cameron Johnson from NYU about the meaning of home.   

    The US did WHAT?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 52:31


    How do Chinese netizens think of US? In this episode, we sit down with our friend Paul, who is from the US but lived in China for a year. Together, we react to trending posts on Chinese social media about the US. 

    China Did WHAT?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 43:13


    Hansen and Seed react to some news about China from Reddit where the good news doesn't stop coming. Alternative title: Chinese reaction to the US reaction to China.

    Two dumb Chinese with an average white guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 50:08


    Are we all racist? Is it even possible to eradicate people's stereotypes?   In this spicy episode, Hansen and Seed sit down with Matt the white to chat about common stereotypes Americans hold against Chinese people and vice versa. Also find out what Hansen REALLY wants.

    Be a good person, etc.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 48:55


    Are you a believer? What does it mean to be a good person, etc.? Hansen and Seed sit down (virtually) with Garrett, aka Citizen Sky, and discuss Christianity in the US and in China, religions and spirituality, the problem of evil, and why Seed won't sing English songs. Check out original music by Citizen Sky: Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/citizen-sky/1507850843  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5aZAKOFKtTTZqt27bpfjMk 

    The Covid Difference

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 81:09


    When it comes to COVID, the differences in response and in outcome couldn't have been more pronounced between the US and China. Unfortunately, so much of what we see and hear is fueled by the predominant stories and biases about "the other side". In this episode, Hansen, Seed, and Billy share an open-minded conversation about how the two nations handled this pandemic, and what it can teach us about our commonalities and differences. --- Music by Ari: https://soundcloud.com/arimakemusic

    The Future of Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 71:37


    Superposition is a show show where we examine multiple perspectives on each topic.   In this episode, we sit down with our good friend Scott and his wife Rita, who is an American educator. We discuss education systems in the US and China, and how the school systems and family education shaped our world views. With the insights into both systems, we will dive into what might be the future of education in the age of technology and globalization.

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