Podcast appearances and mentions of Biz Stone

¡Llegamos al final de la serie de Elon Musk con este episodio sobre Twitter! Después de entender los grandes éxitos de Elon, Tesla y Space X, es hora de sumergirnos en su inversión más polémica hasta el día de hoy. La inversión que plantea que quizá el lado obscuro de Elon es el que gana.En este episodio de Chisme Corporativo, exploramos la historia detrás de Twitter, una red social que comenzó como un experimento en Odeo y se transformó en el escenario principal de la conversación política, social y cultural. Desde su fundación, llena de traiciones y disputas, hasta su impacto global y su reciente adquisición por Elon Musk que abrió la conversación sobre lo que son realmente la libertad de expresión y la censura.

Informativo de primera hora de la mañana, en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio. Oyarzabal marca el gol que le da a España su cuarta Eurocopa. España pasa por encima de Inglaterra y gana su cuarta Eurocopa. La Roja ha dominado el partido a nivel de estadísticas y de corazón ante una Inglaterra muy parada en la primera parte. El resultado de 2 - 1 inclinó la balanza hacia España que bate récord y se convierte en el país con más Eurocopas de la historia. Y Alcaraz gana de manera consecutiva su segundo Wimbledon contra Djokovic. Canarias vivirá un lunes con cielos despejados en general en la que las temperaturas podrán alcanzar los 35º C en el interior de la vertiente sur de Gran Canaria y 34º C en las de Tenerife, al tiempo que se registrarán vientos moderados con rachas muy fuertes en el sur y sureste de las islas. Hoy se cumplen 873 días del cruel ataque e invasión de Rusia a Ucrania. Hoy es lunes 15 de julio de 2024. Buenos días Ucrania, Gaza e Israel. Día Mundial de las Habilidades de la Juventud. En el año 2014 la Asamblea General de la ONU proclamó el 15 de julio como el Día Mundial de las Habilidades de la Juventud, para divulgar la importancia de impulsar a los jóvenes a través de la adquisición de habilidades y destrezas, que les permitan acceder al mercado laboral global. 1738: Se funda la Real Academia de Medicina en Madrid. 1834: Finaliza de forma oficial el Tribunal de la Santa Inquisición gracias a un decreto de la reina Isabel II. 1916: en Seattle (Washington) (Estados Unidos), William Edmund Boeing funda la compañía aeronáutica que lleva su nombre: Boeing. 1924.- Se publica "20 poemas de amor y una canción desesperada" del chileno Pablo Neruda. 1977.- Unión de Centro Democrático (UCD) gana las primeras elecciones legislativas democráticas en España desde la II República. El 15 de julio de 1997 muere el diseñador de moda italiano Gianni Versace en los escalones fuera de su mansión de Miami tras ser disparado en la cabeza por Andrew Cunanan. 2006.- Lanzan el servicio de la red social Twitter, creada el 21 de marzo por Jack Dorsey, al que se unen Biz Stone y Evan Williams. 2008.- Vicente del Bosque es nombrado seleccionador español de fútbol. 2014.- El conservador luxemburgués Jean-Claude Juncker es elegido presidente de la Comisión Europea. Patrocinio del santo de cada día por gentileza de la Casa de las Imágenes, en la calle Obispo Perez Cáceres, 17 en Candelaria. Santos Rosalía, Julia, Justa, Buenaventura y Felipe. Trump, "a salvo" tras un intento de asesinato en un mitin en Pensilvania: "Sentí la bala atravesando la piel". Hamás denuncia 90 muertos y más de 300 heridos tras un ataque israelí en una zona humanitaria en Gaza. Feijóo carga contra Vox por echar un "capote" al PSOE: "Se han equivocado de persona planteando un chantaje" La ANC reúne a 1.500 personas contra la aplicación judicial de la amnistía: "Desobedezcamos a los jueces españoles". PSOE, Sumar y CC registran hoy la proposición para modificar la Ley de Extranjería. A la presentación de la iniciativa por los portavoces de los grupos, Patxi López, Íñigo Errejón y Cristina Valido, acudirán Fernando Clavijo, Ángel Víctor Torres y Sira Rego. Los precios no paran de subir en Canarias: esto es lo que más ha encarecido en las Islas en el último mes. Los precios se encarecieron en las islas especialmente en el ocio y cultura, un 1,3 %; la vivienda (capítulo que incluye la electricidad), un 1,0 %; la hostelería y el turismo, un 0,6 %; y el grupo de otros servicios, un 0,6 %. También subieron en las bebidas alcohólicas y el tabaco, un 0,5 %;, la enseñanza, un 0,1 %; y la alimentación, un 0,1 %. El precio del piso de alquiler en Canarias se dispara en el primer semestre. El piso tipo de alquiler en Canarias registró un repunte semestral del 18,33%, el más intenso del país. Un 15 de julio de 1924.- Se publican "20 poemas de amor y una canción desesperada" del chileno Pablo Neruda. Luis Eduardo Aute publica en 1986 un doble LP que parafrasea y da la vuelta a ese título para convertirlo en “20 Canciones de Amor y un Poema Desesperado”.

Programa de actualidad con información, formación y entretenimiento conectando directamente con los oyentes en La Diez Capital radio. Dirigido y presentado por Miguel Ángel González Suárez. www.ladiez.es - Informativo de primera hora de la mañana, en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio. Oyarzabal marca el gol que le da a España su cuarta Eurocopa. España pasa por encima de Inglaterra y gana su cuarta Eurocopa. La Roja ha dominado el partido a nivel de estadísticas y de corazón ante una Inglaterra muy parada en la primera parte. El resultado de 2 - 1 inclinó la balanza hacia España que bate récord y se convierte en el país con más Eurocopas de la historia. Y Alcaraz gana de manera consecutiva su segundo Wimbledon contra Djokovic. Canarias vivirá un lunes con cielos despejados en general en la que las temperaturas podrán alcanzar los 35º C en el interior de la vertiente sur de Gran Canaria y 34º C en las de Tenerife, al tiempo que se registrarán vientos moderados con rachas muy fuertes en el sur y sureste de las islas. Hoy se cumplen 873 días del cruel ataque e invasión de Rusia a Ucrania. Hoy es lunes 15 de julio de 2024. Buenos días Ucrania, Gaza e Israel. Día Mundial de las Habilidades de la Juventud. En el año 2014 la Asamblea General de la ONU proclamó el 15 de julio como el Día Mundial de las Habilidades de la Juventud, para divulgar la importancia de impulsar a los jóvenes a través de la adquisición de habilidades y destrezas, que les permitan acceder al mercado laboral global. 1738: Se funda la Real Academia de Medicina en Madrid. 1834: Finaliza de forma oficial el Tribunal de la Santa Inquisición gracias a un decreto de la reina Isabel II. 1916: en Seattle (Washington) (Estados Unidos), William Edmund Boeing funda la compañía aeronáutica que lleva su nombre: Boeing. 1924.- Se publica "20 poemas de amor y una canción desesperada" del chileno Pablo Neruda. 1977.- Unión de Centro Democrático (UCD) gana las primeras elecciones legislativas democráticas en España desde la II República. El 15 de julio de 1997 muere el diseñador de moda italiano Gianni Versace en los escalones fuera de su mansión de Miami tras ser disparado en la cabeza por Andrew Cunanan. 2006.- Lanzan el servicio de la red social Twitter, creada el 21 de marzo por Jack Dorsey, al que se unen Biz Stone y Evan Williams. 2008.- Vicente del Bosque es nombrado seleccionador español de fútbol. 2014.- El conservador luxemburgués Jean-Claude Juncker es elegido presidente de la Comisión Europea. Patrocinio del santo de cada día por gentileza de la Casa de las Imágenes, en la calle Obispo Perez Cáceres, 17 en Candelaria. Santos Rosalía, Julia, Justa, Buenaventura y Felipe. Trump, "a salvo" tras un intento de asesinato en un mitin en Pensilvania: "Sentí la bala atravesando la piel". Hamás denuncia 90 muertos y más de 300 heridos tras un ataque israelí en una zona humanitaria en Gaza. Feijóo carga contra Vox por echar un "capote" al PSOE: "Se han equivocado de persona planteando un chantaje" La ANC reúne a 1.500 personas contra la aplicación judicial de la amnistía: "Desobedezcamos a los jueces españoles". PSOE, Sumar y CC registran hoy la proposición para modificar la Ley de Extranjería. A la presentación de la iniciativa por los portavoces de los grupos, Patxi López, Íñigo Errejón y Cristina Valido, acudirán Fernando Clavijo, Ángel Víctor Torres y Sira Rego. Los precios no paran de subir en Canarias: esto es lo que más ha encarecido en las Islas en el último mes. Los precios se encarecieron en las islas especialmente en el ocio y cultura, un 1,3 %; la vivienda (capítulo que incluye la electricidad), un 1,0 %; la hostelería y el turismo, un 0,6 %; y el grupo de otros servicios, un 0,6 %. También subieron en las bebidas alcohólicas y el tabaco, un 0,5 %;, la enseñanza, un 0,1 %; y la alimentación, un 0,1 %. El precio del piso de alquiler en Canarias se dispara en el primer semestre. El piso tipo de alquiler en Canarias registró un repunte semestral del 18,33%, el más intenso del país. Un 15 de julio de 1924.- Se publican "20 poemas de amor y una canción desesperada" del chileno Pablo Neruda. Luis Eduardo Aute publica en 1986 un doble LP que parafrasea y da la vuelta a ese título para convertirlo en “20 Canciones de Amor y un Poema Desesperado”. - Sección de actualidad con mucho sentido de Humor inteligente en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital radio con el periodista socarrón y palmero, José Juan Pérez Capote, El Nº 1. - Sección en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital radio con el analista político y ex secretario general del PP en Canarias, Manuel Fernández. - Tertulia de actualidad informativa con los colaboradores: Rosi Rivero, Moises Pires y Matías Hernández. La Roja ha dominado el partido a nivel de estadísticas y de corazón ante una Inglaterra muy parada en la primera parte. El resultado de 2 - 1 inclinó la balanza hacia España que bate récord y se convierte en el país con más Eurocopas de la historia. Y Alcaraz gana de manera consecutiva su segundo Wimbledon contra Djokovic. Trump, "a salvo" tras un intento de asesinato en un mitin en Pensilvania: "Sentí la bala atravesando la piel". PSOE, Sumar y CC registran hoy la proposición para modificar la Ley de Extranjería. A la presentación de la iniciativa por los portavoces de los grupos, Patxi López, Íñigo Errejón y Cristina Valido, acudirán Fernando Clavijo, Ángel Víctor Torres y Sira Rego.

This episode is part of the Presence project: Presence: Fixing culture starts with your calendar, not your officeThis is the second episode about rituals - the first one is next to it in the podcast feed, it's an interview with Kursat Ozenc about how rituals can be used to create culture. This episode goes into real life examples.Claudia Wallace talks about Crisp Thursday (Connection)Andy Puleston talks about Pizza Meetings (Connection) and Leaving Speeches (Change)Dan Pink talks about Friday Night Experiments (Creativity)Biz Stone talks about Hack Week at Twitter (Creativity)Dr Heidi Edmondson talks about Ten at Ten (Performance)Heidi has a wonderful new book out - Darkness in the City of Light You can also hear the original episodes that each of these extracts came from by click the links above. I have to say that those whole episodes are worth revising. For example, Andy Puleston talks about how effective the culture was at Radio 1 when it was a series of affiliated tribes and he articulates the role that buildings play in shaping cultures. Each episode teaches something special. Andy Puleston is now Director of People & Culture at Circulor, an award winning technology business. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/eatsleepworkrepeat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chroma, a startup working to build a new type of audiovisual entertainment specifically for mobile devices, is now adding a Twitter co-founder to its board.

Report: Stripe tried to raise more funding at a $55B-$60B valuation; Google created an AI that can generate music from text descriptions, but won't release it; Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma

Welcome to the "Social Media Schadenfreude" episode, in which Shane and Duncan delve into the misfortunes of the fortunate. First up: MySpace, the has-been of the social networking world. Next: TikTok, the latest all-singing/all-dancing/all-spying flavor of the month. And last but not least, the endless stream of drama and chaos that is Twitter, from its beginnings as a 240-character bullhorn to its current incarnation as the pet project of a billionaire in freefall. ~ Support the show by becoming a Midnight Minion, Menace, or Maniac, and unlock exclusive bonus content over at PATREON ~ Join the MFFI community and vote on episode topics via DISCORD ~ In this episode:   Primitive Social Media Samuel Finley Breese Morse Morse Code Telegraph Chat Culture  The Rise of the Internet  BBS CompuServe CB Simulator CBIG and the Rise of Online Dating America Online AOL's Disastrous Merger with Time Warner Classmates.com: The Proto Facebook Sixdegrees.com: The Proto MySpace Friendster: Proto MySpace #2 MySpace: The First Juggernaut Tom Anderson, Everyone's Friend Lord Flathead The Top 8 News Corp. Acquisition Specific Media and the Justin Timberlake era of MySpace The Ascendence of Zuckerberg  Odeo Spawns TWTTR The Founders: Noah Glass, Biz Stone, Evan Williams, & Jack Dorsey Backstabbing and Drama at Early Twitter Twitter's Big Break: SXSW The Myth of Musk The Elon Era at Twitter Crashes and Burnings Trashfires Galore Is There a Rock Bottom? ByteDance Spawns Douyin Douyin Spawns International TikToks  Trump v. TikTok Government v. TikTok TikTok is Shady AF The All-Powerful Algorithm "Toxic" Content The Current State of the Socials ~ Join the Midnight Masses! Become an Insomniac by dropping a review, adding us on social media, and contacting us with episode ideas.  And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee shirt or coffee mug to spread the word!  Midnight Merch  ~ Leave an Audio Message! ~  Instagram ~ Podcast Website ~ Episode Transcript    

Twenty Minute VC Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Check Out the 20VC Episode Page & Show NotesRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.org Chris Sacca is the Founder and Chairman @ Lowercase Capital, one of the best performing funds in the history of venture capital with a portfolio including Uber, Stripe, Twitter, Instagram, Twilio, Docker and many more. From interviewing some of the world's richest married couples, how did gaining wealth change their relationship and marriage? What does Chris do to actively ensure his children remain hungry and know the value of money? Chamath Palihapitiya is Founder & CEO @ Social Capital. Social's portfolio includes the likes of Slack, Yammer, Front, Intercom and Carta to name a few. What does Chamath mean when he says we need to think through the mindset of "infinite games" not finite games? How does this change how you think about money? How does Chamath think about his relationship to risk today as a result? Brad Gerstner is the Founder and CEO of Altimeter. Brad's notable deals that he has helped lead include Snowflake, Mongo, Bytedance, Gusto, Unity, Okta, dbt, Modern Treasury, EPIC Games, Hotel Tonight and Zillow. What is the most important thing parents can do to ensure that despite wealth, their children remain grounded and ambitious? Why does Brad, despite being a billionaire, still live in a modest house and not spend on the excesses of life? How does Brad embrace essentialism with wealth? Cyan Banister is one of the most successful and renowned early-stage investors in the last decade. Her portfolio includes the likes of SpaceX, Uber, Affirm, Opendoor Postmates, Niantic and Thumbtack to name a few. Why did Cyan used to hate money? Why was she "anti-capitalist"? How does Cyan approach risk management today? Why does she invest every dollar she makes back into the ecosystem? George Zachary is a General Partner @ CRV, one of the nation's oldest and most successful early-stage venture capital firms with a portfolio including the likes of Airtable, DoorDash, Dropbox, Niantic and many more. What did George learn about how the way people view you changes with your increasing wealth? Why does George believe rich people like to hang out with rich people? Biz Stone is best known as the Co-Founder of Twitter and Medium. Biz is also an investor in the likes of Slack, Square, Intercom, Beyond Meat and Blue Bottle Coffee. What does Biz mean when he says, "wealth only serves to amplify the person you are?"

Twenty Minute VC Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Check Out the 20VC Episode Page & Show NotesRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.org Chris Sacca is the Founder and Chairman @ Lowercase Capital, one of the best performing funds in the history of venture capital with a portfolio including Uber, Stripe, Twitter, Instagram, Twilio, Docker and many more. From interviewing some of the world's richest married couples, how did gaining wealth change their relationship and marriage? What does Chris do to actively ensure his children remain hungry and know the value of money? Chamath Palihapitiya is Founder & CEO @ Social Capital. Social's portfolio includes the likes of Slack, Yammer, Front, Intercom and Carta to name a few. What does Chamath mean when he says we need to think through the mindset of "infinite games" not finite games? How does this change how you think about money? How does Chamath think about his relationship to risk today as a result? Brad Gerstner is the Founder and CEO of Altimeter. Brad's notable deals that he has helped lead include Snowflake, Mongo, Bytedance, Gusto, Unity, Okta, dbt, Modern Treasury, EPIC Games, Hotel Tonight and Zillow. What is the most important thing parents can do to ensure that despite wealth, their children remain grounded and ambitious? Why does Brad, despite being a billionaire, still live in a modest house and not spend on the excesses of life? How does Brad embrace essentialism with wealth? Cyan Banister is one of the most successful and renowned early-stage investors in the last decade. Her portfolio includes the likes of SpaceX, Uber, Affirm, Opendoor Postmates, Niantic and Thumbtack to name a few. Why did Cyan used to hate money? Why was she "anti-capitalist"? How does Cyan approach risk management today? Why does she invest every dollar she makes back into the ecosystem? George Zachary is a General Partner @ CRV, one of the nation's oldest and most successful early-stage venture capital firms with a portfolio including the likes of Airtable, DoorDash, Dropbox, Niantic and many more. What did George learn about how the way people view you changes with your increasing wealth? Why does George believe rich people like to hang out with rich people? Biz Stone is best known as the Co-Founder of Twitter and Medium. Biz is also an investor in the likes of Slack, Square, Intercom, Beyond Meat and Blue Bottle Coffee. What does Biz mean when he says, "wealth only serves to amplify the person you are?"

Twenty Minute VC Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Check Out the 20VC Episode Page & Show NotesRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.org Chris Sacca is the Founder and Chairman @ Lowercase Capital, one of the best performing funds in the history of venture capital with a portfolio including Uber, Stripe, Twitter, Instagram, Twilio, Docker and many more. From interviewing some of the world's richest married couples, how did gaining wealth change their relationship and marriage? What does Chris do to actively ensure his children remain hungry and know the value of money? Chamath Palihapitiya is Founder & CEO @ Social Capital. Social's portfolio includes the likes of Slack, Yammer, Front, Intercom and Carta to name a few. What does Chamath mean when he says we need to think through the mindset of "infinite games" not finite games? How does this change how you think about money? How does Chamath think about his relationship to risk today as a result? Brad Gerstner is the Founder and CEO of Altimeter. Brad's notable deals that he has helped lead include Snowflake, Mongo, Bytedance, Gusto, Unity, Okta, dbt, Modern Treasury, EPIC Games, Hotel Tonight and Zillow. What is the most important thing parents can do to ensure that despite wealth, their children remain grounded and ambitious? Why does Brad, despite being a billionaire, still live in a modest house and not spend on the excesses of life? How does Brad embrace essentialism with wealth? Cyan Banister is one of the most successful and renowned early-stage investors in the last decade. Her portfolio includes the likes of SpaceX, Uber, Affirm, Opendoor Postmates, Niantic and Thumbtack to name a few. Why did Cyan used to hate money? Why was she "anti-capitalist"? How does Cyan approach risk management today? Why does she invest every dollar she makes back into the ecosystem? George Zachary is a General Partner @ CRV, one of the nation's oldest and most successful early-stage venture capital firms with a portfolio including the likes of Airtable, DoorDash, Dropbox, Niantic and many more. What did George learn about how the way people view you changes with your increasing wealth? Why does George believe rich people like to hang out with rich people? Biz Stone is best known as the Co-Founder of Twitter and Medium. Biz is also an investor in the likes of Slack, Square, Intercom, Beyond Meat and Blue Bottle Coffee. What does Biz mean when he says, "wealth only serves to amplify the person you are?"

Chris Sacca is the Founder and Chairman @ Lowercase Capital, one of the best performing funds in the history of venture capital with a portfolio including Uber, Stripe, Twitter, Instagram, Twilio, Docker and many more. From interviewing some of the world's richest married couples, how did gaining wealth change their relationship and marriage? What does Chris do to actively ensure his children remain hungry and know the value of money? Chamath Palihapitiya is Founder & CEO @ Social Capital. Social's portfolio includes the likes of Slack, Yammer, Front, Intercom and Carta to name a few. What does Chamath mean when he says we need to think through the mindset of "infinite games" not finite games? How does this change how you think about money? How does Chamath think about his relationship to risk today as a result? Brad Gerstner is the Founder and CEO of Altimeter. Brad's notable deals that he has helped lead include Snowflake, Mongo, Bytedance, Gusto, Unity, Okta, dbt, Modern Treasury, EPIC Games, Hotel Tonight and Zillow. What is the most important thing parents can do to ensure that despite wealth, their children remain grounded and ambitious? Why does Brad, despite being a billionaire, still live in a modest house and not spend on the excesses of life? How does Brad embrace essentialism with wealth? Cyan Banister is one of the most successful and renowned early-stage investors in the last decade. Her portfolio includes the likes of SpaceX, Uber, Affirm, Opendoor Postmates, Niantic and Thumbtack to name a few. Why did Cyan used to hate money? Why was she "anti-capitalist"? How does Cyan approach risk management today? Why does she invest every dollar she makes back into the ecosystem? George Zachary is a General Partner @ CRV, one of the nation's oldest and most successful early-stage venture capital firms with a portfolio including the likes of Airtable, DoorDash, Dropbox, Niantic and many more. What did George learn about how the way people view you changes with your increasing wealth? Why does George believe rich people like to hang out with rich people? Biz Stone is best known as the Co-Founder of Twitter and Medium. Biz is also an investor in the likes of Slack, Square, Intercom, Beyond Meat and Blue Bottle Coffee. What does Biz mean when he says, "wealth only serves to amplify the person you are?"

In Episode 18, AI Foundation, Lars Buttler, & Mind Twins Series Part 4, of "The Dustin Gold Standard," Dustin analyzes a Mind Twin panel discussion with Lars Buttler and Biz Stone, the co-founder of PayPal, and shows the Mind Twin software launch which includes a Mind Twin of Sir Richard Branson. Dustin introduces you to other players on AI Foundation and shows examples of how they are running the adoption campaign. Dustin clearly illustrates how they are using the AI Robots to manipulate humanity by playing to their human emotions. Join the discussion and get the ad-free video version of this podcast: Paine.TV/gold Follow Dustin on Twitter: Twitter.com/dustingoldshow and Twitter.com/hackableanimal Get involved with the Telegram discussion: https://t.me/dustingoldshow Join in on live audio conversations: https://wisdom.app/dustingoldshow Ask a question and get a 60-second answer from me: https://wisdom.app/dustingoldshow/ask Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Full Ep 17, In Case You Missed It: AI Foundation, Lars Buttler, & Mind Twins Series Part 3, This Is No Joke, Lars Buttler Is Buried Up To His Eyes in Military And Intelligence Business Partners Dustin dissects Lars Buttler's resume and shows his deep ties to both US military and intelligence In Episode 17, AI Foundation, Lars Buttler, & Mind Twins Series Part 3, of "The Dustin Gold Standard," Dustin dissects Lars Buttler's resume and shows his deep ties to both US military and intelligence, and introduces some of his business partners. Dustin explains deep fake video and audio technology, as well as Mind Twin AI brains. Dustin begins analyzing a Mind Twin panel discussion with Lars Buttler and Biz Stone, the co-founder of PayPal. Join the discussion and get the ad-free video version of this podcast: Paine.TV/gold Follow Dustin on Twitter: Twitter.com/dustingoldshow and Twitter.com/hackableanimal Get involved with the Telegram discussion: https://t.me/dustingoldshow Join in on live audio conversations: https://wisdom.app/dustingoldshow Ask a question and get a 60-second answer from me: https://wisdom.app/dustingoldshow/ask Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Of course we would pick one of the longest quotes ever as the title of a podcast episode.  We will probably just go with Blaine's version of “The 10 Year Overnight Success.”  That's better.  In this episode, Mike and Blaine dive into the illusion that successful businesses happen overnight.  This quote by Biz Stone exemplifies that fact.  In reality, running a business and making it a success takes time and effort.  Don't we know it.Today's Beer:Mike: BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Hop Storm IPABlaine: E9 - Vertigo IPA@BJsRestaurants @e9brewingco Watch on Youtube at https://youtu.be/aXdboRobWYMListen to all our episodes at: https://www.mikeandblaine.com/podcast#smallbusiness, #cashflow #finance #beer #friends #entrepreneur #smbs #craftbeerSupport the show

In Episode 18, AI Foundation, Lars Buttler, & Mind Twins Series Part 4, of "The Dustin Gold Standard," Dustin analyzes a Mind Twin panel discussion with Lars Buttler and Biz Stone, the co-founder of PayPal, and shows the Mind Twin software launch which includes a Mind Twin of Sir Richard Branson. Dustin introduces you to other players on AI Foundation and shows examples of how they are running the adoption campaign. Dustin clearly illustrates how they are using the AI Robots to manipulate humanity by playing to their human emotions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 18, AI Foundation, Lars Buttler, & Mind Twins Series Part 4, of "The Dustin Gold Standard," Dustin analyzes a Mind Twin panel discussion with Lars Buttler and Biz Stone, the co-founder of PayPal, and shows the Mind Twin software launch which includes a Mind Twin of Sir Richard Branson. Dustin introduces you to other players on AI Foundation and shows examples of how they are running the adoption campaign. Dustin clearly illustrates how they are using the AI Robots to manipulate humanity by playing to their human emotions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 18, AI Foundation, Lars Buttler, & Mind Twins Series Part 4, of "The Dustin Gold Standard," Dustin analyzes a Mind Twin panel discussion with Lars Buttler and Biz Stone, the co-founder of PayPal, and shows the Mind Twin software launch which includes a Mind Twin of Sir Richard Branson. Dustin introduces you to other players on AI Foundation and shows examples of how they are running the adoption campaign. Dustin clearly illustrates how they are using the AI Robots to manipulate humanity by playing to their human emotions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 18, AI Foundation, Lars Buttler, & Mind Twins Series Part 4, of "The Dustin Gold Standard," Dustin analyzes a Mind Twin panel discussion with Lars Buttler and Biz Stone, the co-founder of PayPal, and shows the Mind Twin software launch which includes a Mind Twin of Sir Richard Branson. Dustin introduces you to other players on AI Foundation and shows examples of how they are running the adoption campaign. Dustin clearly illustrates how they are using the AI Robots to manipulate humanity by playing to their human emotions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 17, AI Foundation, Lars Buttler, & Mind Twins Series Part 3, of "The Dustin Gold Standard," Dustin dissects Lars Buttler's resume and shows his deep ties to both US military and intelligence, and introduces some of his business partners. Dustin explains deep fake video and audio technology, as well as Mind Twin AI brains. Dustin begins analyzing a Mind Twin panel discussion with Lars Buttler and Biz Stone, the co-founder of PayPal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 17, AI Foundation, Lars Buttler, & Mind Twins Series Part 3, of "The Dustin Gold Standard," Dustin dissects Lars Buttler's resume and shows his deep ties to both US military and intelligence, and introduces some of his business partners. Dustin explains deep fake video and audio technology, as well as Mind Twin AI brains. Dustin begins analyzing a Mind Twin panel discussion with Lars Buttler and Biz Stone, the co-founder of PayPal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 17, AI Foundation, Lars Buttler, & Mind Twins Series Part 3, of "The Dustin Gold Standard," Dustin dissects Lars Buttler's resume and shows his deep ties to both US military and intelligence, and introduces some of his business partners. Dustin explains deep fake video and audio technology, as well as Mind Twin AI brains. Dustin begins analyzing a Mind Twin panel discussion with Lars Buttler and Biz Stone, the co-founder of PayPal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 17, AI Foundation, Lars Buttler, & Mind Twins Series Part 3, of "The Dustin Gold Standard," Dustin dissects Lars Buttler's resume and shows his deep ties to both US military and intelligence, and introduces some of his business partners. Dustin explains deep fake video and audio technology, as well as Mind Twin AI brains. Dustin begins analyzing a Mind Twin panel discussion with Lars Buttler and Biz Stone, the co-founder of PayPal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Informativo de primera hora del viernes 15 de Julio de 2022 en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio. La radio en Canarias sigue creciendo en oyentes y credibilidad. Está terminando esta temporada y la radio sigue demostrando su fortaleza, continúa creciendo en oyentes, credibilidad y facturación. Un 57% de la población ha dedicado una media de 170 minutos diarios a escucharnos esta temporada. Los micrófonos radiofónicos han conquistado más oyentes que la temporada anterior. Hoy se cumplen 142 días del cruel ataque e invasión de Rusia a Ucrania. Hoy es Viernes 15 de julio. Buenos días Ucrania. Día Mundial de las Habilidades de la Juventud. En el año 2014 la Asamblea General de la ONU proclamó el 15 de julio como el Día Mundial de las Habilidades de la Juventud, para divulgar la importancia de impulsar a los jóvenes a través de la adquisición de habilidades y destrezas, que les permitan acceder al mercado laboral global. 1738: Se funda la Real Academia de Medicina en Madrid. 1834: Finaliza de forma oficial el Tribunal de la Santa Inquisición gracias a un decreto de la reina Isabel II. 1916: en Seattle (Washington) (Estados Unidos), William Edmund Boeing funda la compañía aeronáutica que lleva su nombre: Boeing. 1924.- Se publica "20 poemas de amor y una canción desesperada" del chileno Pablo Neruda. 1977.- Unión de Centro Democrático (UCD) gana las primeras elecciones legislativas democráticas en España desde la II República. El 15 de julio de 1997 muere el diseñador de moda italiano Gianni Versace en los escalones fuera de su mansión de Miami tras ser disparado en la cabeza por Andrew Cunanan 2006.- Lanzan el servicio de la red social Twitter, creada el 21 de marzo por Jack Dorsey, al que se unen Biz Stone y Evan Williams. 2008.- Vicente del Bosque es nombrado seleccionador español de fútbol. 2014.- El conservador luxemburgués Jean-Claude Juncker es elegido presidente de la Comisión Europea. Santos Rosalía, Julia, Justa, Buenaventura y Felipe. Ascienden a 21 los muertos por el ataque ruso con misiles en Vinnytsia en el centro de Ucrania. Mario Draghi dimite como primer ministro y sume a Italia en una nueva crisis política. La pérdida de apoyo del Movimiento Cinco Estrellas tras la celebración de una moción de confianza ha empujado a su renuncia. El jefe de Estado ha rechazado la dimisión y ha pedido a Draghi que se dirija al Parlamento para verificar sus apoyos. Bruselas rebaja las previsiones de crecimiento para la UE. El Congreso da luz verde a la reforma del PSOE para desbloquear la renovación del Tribunal Constitucional. Ha sido aprobada junto a una enmienda que emplaza a que los nombramientos se produzcan antes del 13 de septiembre. PP, Vox y Ciudadanos han criticado la propuesta del PSOE, a la que tachan de "injerencia": "Es realmente grave". La Ley de Memoria Democrática sale adelante en el Congreso entre fuertes críticas de PP, Vox y Cs por el apoyo de Bildu. El Gobierno defiende que la ley de memoria democrática protege a "todas" las víctimas y el PP replica: "Es excluyente". El Ejecutivo pretende que llegue al Senado este mes de julio y se pueda completar toda la tramitación parlamentaria en otoño. Ratificado el archivo de la querella contra el presidente del Parlamento canario. La secretaría general del Gobierno certifica que no ha habido pagos del Parlamento a Devicserver y tampoco se ha constatado que esa empresas haya hecho las obras en el inmueble. El aumento de ingresos en planta eleva el riesgo por covid en Canarias. Gran Canaria pasa a nivel 3 y La Palma a nivel 2. El impacto de la séptima ola en las unidades de cuidados intensivos es mínimo. La inflación ‘infecta’ toda la economía canaria y amenaza con cronificarse. El IPC cierra junio en el 8,5%, el tope en 32 años. La tasa subyacente se sitúa en máximos históricos y anticipa que el encarecimiento de la vida no será transitorio. Podemos exige guaguas gratis en Canarias tras saberse que el tren no tendrá coste en la Península. Esta solicitud se ha producido tras conocerse las medidas anticrisis anunciadas por el Gobierno de España. Pedro Sánchez apela al 75% para eludir ayudas antiinflación al transporte isleño. Antonio Morales: “Canarias necesita un tren de cercanías”. "Solo colocar wifi a los trenes en la Península costó 300 millones de euros", dice. Caso Mascarillas: Sanidad pagó a RR7 habiendo licitadores «más competentes y solventes». Anticorrupción detalla en la querella que la compra de un millón de FFP2 «no era necesaria» y el precio pagado por cada una de ellas era «desorbitado». Gran Canaria da otro paso para ser sede del Mundial. Primera reunión de trabajo para las sedes candidatas para 2030 en la Real Federación Española de Fútbol. Hoy en 1987: U2 da su primer concierto en España y congrega a la mayor multitud vista hasta el momento en un concierto en España, en el Estadio Santiago Bernabéu de Madrid: 135 000 personas.

Programa de actualidad informativa, presentado y dirigido por Miguel Angel González Suárez. www.ladiez.es - Informativo de primera hora del viernes 15 de Julio de 2022 en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio. La radio en Canarias sigue creciendo en oyentes y credibilidad. Está terminando esta temporada y la radio sigue demostrando su fortaleza, continúa creciendo en oyentes, credibilidad y facturación. Un 57% de la población ha dedicado una media de 170 minutos diarios a escucharnos esta temporada. Los micrófonos radiofónicos han conquistado más oyentes que la temporada anterior. Hoy se cumplen 142 días del cruel ataque e invasión de Rusia a Ucrania. Hoy es Viernes 15 de julio. Buenos días Ucrania. Día Mundial de las Habilidades de la Juventud. En el año 2014 la Asamblea General de la ONU proclamó el 15 de julio como el Día Mundial de las Habilidades de la Juventud, para divulgar la importancia de impulsar a los jóvenes a través de la adquisición de habilidades y destrezas, que les permitan acceder al mercado laboral global. 1738: Se funda la Real Academia de Medicina en Madrid. 1834: Finaliza de forma oficial el Tribunal de la Santa Inquisición gracias a un decreto de la reina Isabel II. 1916: en Seattle (Washington) (Estados Unidos), William Edmund Boeing funda la compañía aeronáutica que lleva su nombre: Boeing. 1924.- Se publica "20 poemas de amor y una canción desesperada" del chileno Pablo Neruda. 1977.- Unión de Centro Democrático (UCD) gana las primeras elecciones legislativas democráticas en España desde la II República. El 15 de julio de 1997 muere el diseñador de moda italiano Gianni Versace en los escalones fuera de su mansión de Miami tras ser disparado en la cabeza por Andrew Cunanan 2006.- Lanzan el servicio de la red social Twitter, creada el 21 de marzo por Jack Dorsey, al que se unen Biz Stone y Evan Williams. 2008.- Vicente del Bosque es nombrado seleccionador español de fútbol. 2014.- El conservador luxemburgués Jean-Claude Juncker es elegido presidente de la Comisión Europea. Santos Rosalía, Julia, Justa, Buenaventura y Felipe. Ascienden a 21 los muertos por el ataque ruso con misiles en Vinnytsia en el centro de Ucrania. Mario Draghi dimite como primer ministro y sume a Italia en una nueva crisis política. La pérdida de apoyo del Movimiento Cinco Estrellas tras la celebración de una moción de confianza ha empujado a su renuncia. El jefe de Estado ha rechazado la dimisión y ha pedido a Draghi que se dirija al Parlamento para verificar sus apoyos. Bruselas rebaja las previsiones de crecimiento para la UE. El Congreso da luz verde a la reforma del PSOE para desbloquear la renovación del Tribunal Constitucional. Ha sido aprobada junto a una enmienda que emplaza a que los nombramientos se produzcan antes del 13 de septiembre. PP, Vox y Ciudadanos han criticado la propuesta del PSOE, a la que tachan de "injerencia": "Es realmente grave". La Ley de Memoria Democrática sale adelante en el Congreso entre fuertes críticas de PP, Vox y Cs por el apoyo de Bildu. El Gobierno defiende que la ley de memoria democrática protege a "todas" las víctimas y el PP replica: "Es excluyente". El Ejecutivo pretende que llegue al Senado este mes de julio y se pueda completar toda la tramitación parlamentaria en otoño. Ratificado el archivo de la querella contra el presidente del Parlamento canario. La secretaría general del Gobierno certifica que no ha habido pagos del Parlamento a Devicserver y tampoco se ha constatado que esa empresas haya hecho las obras en el inmueble. El aumento de ingresos en planta eleva el riesgo por covid en Canarias. Gran Canaria pasa a nivel 3 y La Palma a nivel 2. El impacto de la séptima ola en las unidades de cuidados intensivos es mínimo. La inflación ‘infecta’ toda la economía canaria y amenaza con cronificarse. El IPC cierra junio en el 8,5%, el tope en 32 años. La tasa subyacente se sitúa en máximos históricos y anticipa que el encarecimiento de la vida no será transitorio. Podemos exige guaguas gratis en Canarias tras saberse que el tren no tendrá coste en la Península. Esta solicitud se ha producido tras conocerse las medidas anticrisis anunciadas por el Gobierno de España. Pedro Sánchez apela al 75% para eludir ayudas antiinflación al transporte isleño. Antonio Morales: “Canarias necesita un tren de cercanías”. "Solo colocar wifi a los trenes en la Península costó 300 millones de euros", dice. Caso Mascarillas: Sanidad pagó a RR7 habiendo licitadores «más competentes y solventes». Anticorrupción detalla en la querella que la compra de un millón de FFP2 «no era necesaria» y el precio pagado por cada una de ellas era «desorbitado». Gran Canaria da otro paso para ser sede del Mundial. Primera reunión de trabajo para las sedes candidatas para 2030 en la Real Federación Española de Fútbol. Hoy en 1987: U2 da su primer concierto en España y congrega a la mayor multitud vista hasta el momento en un concierto en España, en el Estadio Santiago Bernabéu de Madrid: 135 000 personas. - Sección de actualidad informativa con Humor inteligente, en el programa El Remate de Miguel Angel González Suárez, en La Diez Capital Radio con el periodista socarrón y palmero, José Juan Pérez Capote, El Número Uno. - Sección en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital radio, con nuestro abogado particular, Juan Inurria.

In 2014, TechStuff did The Twitter Story, but a lot has happened in the following 8 years. We look at what has happened to the company, including its current mess involving Elon Musk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuesday, July 5: For this episode of the J Curve I am thrilled to bring you my conversation with Ana Zucato,  founder and CEO ar Noh, a Brazilian fintech operating in shared finance space that has recently raised $3M seed funding from the Ikes of Kindred Ventures, Positive Ventures, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and The Twenty Minute VC by Harry Stebbings. Prior to founding Noh, Ana worked at Intuit, Truora and GuiaBolso.In today's episode we will learn:1) What are the unique challenges of launching consumer-focused fintech products in Brazil?2) What are three things founders should NOT be doing while fundraising?3) What are the ultimate advantages of building a diverse organization from day zero?4) What are the creative go-to-market strategies Noh used to launch its product in Brazil?5) How did the Brazilian fintech market evolve over the last decade?

Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter, according to a US securities filing. He's purchased a whopping 73,486,938 Twitter shares on the 14th March, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. (SEC) Upon the announcement of that, Twitter shares rocketed 25% in pre-market trading. The stake is worth ~$3Bn and makes him one of the largest shareholders, substantially higher than 2.25% owned by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. The reach and power of Elon on Twitter, sends shockwaves which literally increase or decrease the price of Cryptocurrencies, perhaps he now feels that by having such a high stake in Twitter he can really influence the direction of the company's strategic direction, perhaps as an activist shareholder. Last month Elon asked his Twitter followers whether they thought the social medial platform encouraged free speech. “Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy. Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?” He then asked: “Is a new platform needed?” Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done? Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 26, 2022 Twitter has many critics, social media is polarising and it's hard to please everybody. Whatever Elon's motivations may be, one thing is for sure, it will be entertaining to observe. Check out my interview with Twitter cofounder Biz Stone. Check out my interview with @Twitter co-founder @biz for @Irish_TechNews Henry Joseph-Grant (@speirin) February 29, 2020

Programa de actualidad informativa, presentado y dirigido por Miguel Angel González Suárez. www.ladiez.es - Informativo de primera hora del lunes 21 de Marzo de 2022 en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio.Hoy a las 03:00 de la madrugada se cumplieron 25 días del cruel ataque de Rusia a Ucrania. A partir del Miércoles Lluvia y viento en Canarias .A pesar de que la semana empieza con unas jornadas de estabilidad, se anuncia lluvia y viento. Hoy día 26 de Guerra. Buenos día Ucrania. Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial. El 21 de marzo de 1.960 la policía abrió fuego en una manifestación pacífica contra las leyes del apartheid que se realizaba en Sharpeville, Sudáfrica. Asesinó a 69 personas. Seis años después, en 1966, la ONU proclamó el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial, que se celebra el 21 de marzo todos los años, pidiendo a los países y a la comunidad internacional que redoblen los esfuerzos para eliminar todas las formas de discriminación racial. Tal día como hoy, 21 de marzo de 1965, después del sangriento domingo de marzo a principios de mes, el Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dirigió a 3.000 manifestantes en pro de los derechos civiles en una marcha en Alabama desde Selma a Montgomery bajo la protección de las unidades del ejército desplegadas por el presidente Lyndon B. Johnson. 1994.- Fernando Trueba se convierte en el tercer director de cine español que logra un Oscar a la mejor película extranjera por "Belle Époque", tras Luis Buñuel (por la francesa "El discreto encanto de la burguesía") y José Luis Garci (por "Volver a empezar"). Tal día como hoy, un 21 de marzo de 2006, Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone y Evan Williams fundan la red social Twitter en la ciudad de San Francisco, en California (Estados Unidos). Actualmente, la plataforma cuenta con más de 340 millones de usuarios activos y ha desarrollado en los últimos años la opción de incluir 'fleets', con la misma función que las 'stories' de Instagram, o la nueva función de deshacer el envío un tuit. Por otro lado, el 21 de marzo de 2014, Adolfo Suárez Illana, hijo del presidente del Gobierno Adolfo Suárez, comparece ante los medios de comunicación para anunciar el ingreso de su padre ante la gravedad de su estado de salud por el alzhéimer. Dos días más tarde, el presidente que abrió las puertas de la democracia en España falleció a causa de esta enfermedad. La Iglesia católica conmemora San Nicolás de Flüe y además Agustín Zhao Rong, Donino de Roma, Endeo, Filemón de Roma, Jacobo el Confesor, Juan de Valence, María Francisca de las Llagas, Serapión el Escolástico, Benita Cambiagio Frassinello. Zelenski descarta reconocer la independencia del Donbás como pide el Kremlin.Ucrania cumple 26 días de guerra con bombardeos en varias ciudades y una estrategia de desgaste por parte de las tropas rusas. Más de 3,3 millones de personas han abandonado el país.La embajadora de Marruecos en España regresa a Madrid. Argelia llama a consultas a su embajador en Madrid. El Gobierno argelino ha expresado su "sorpresa" por el apoyo de España al plan de autonomía marroquí para el Sáhara Occidental. Bruselas recuerda que fue Sánchez el que descartó el dinero de la UE para la conexión de gas a Francia. En enero de 2019, validó la negativa al proyecto Midcat, que la Comisión sufragaba al 50%. Teresa Ribera pide ahora el 100% de fondos europeos. El grito desesperado del campo español resuena en las calles de Madrid exigiendo ayudas urgentes. Octava jornada en la huelga del transporte en España.Torres pide un esfuerzo para que no haya representación de la ultraderecha en instituciones canarias. El presidente regional ha asegurado que el PSOE autonómico no irá “ni de aquí a la esquina” con este tipo de organizaciones y ha retado a otras formaciones políticas a explicar si van a pactar con la ultraderecha para recuperar el poder. Demoledor informe de Cáritas sobre Canarias: cerca de 425.000 personas están en riesgo de exclusión severa El desempleo total familiar casi se ha duplicado, y hoy existen en las islas más de 120.000 núcleos familiares donde todas las personas activas están en paro. - Entrevista en el programa El Remate de Miguel Angel González Suárez con el independentista canario Alberto Díaz Jiménez.La embajadora de Marruecos en España regresa a Madrid. Argelia llama a consultas a su embajador en Madrid. El Gobierno argelino ha expresado su "sorpresa" por el apoyo de España al plan de autonomía marroquí para el Sáhara Occidental. Bruselas recuerda que fue Sánchez el que descartó el dinero de la UE para la conexión de gas a Francia. - Entrevista al concejal de Fiestas del Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Alfonso Cabello, en El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio, conocemos la organización de los Carnavales de principio de verano. - Tertulia de actualidad informativa en el programa EL Remate de La Diez Capital Radio con los colaboradores: Rosi Rivero, Ciro Machado Ucelay y Wladimiro Rodríguez Brito.La embajadora de Marruecos en España regresa a Madrid. Argelia llama a consultas a su embajador en Madrid. El Gobierno argelino ha expresado su "sorpresa" por el apoyo de España al plan de autonomía marroquí para el Sáhara Occidental. Bruselas recuerda que fue Sánchez el que descartó el dinero de la UE para la conexión de gas a Francia. En enero de 2019, validó la negativa al proyecto Midcat, que la Comisión sufragaba al 50%. Teresa Ribera pide ahora el 100% de fondos europeos. El grito desesperado del campo español resuena en las calles de Madrid exigiendo ayudas urgentes. Octava jornada en la huelga del transporte en España.

Informativo de primera hora del lunes 21 de Marzo de 2022 en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio.Hoy a las 03:00 de la madrugada se cumplieron 25 días del cruel ataque de Rusia a Ucrania. A partir del Miércoles Lluvia y viento en Canarias .A pesar de que la semana empieza con unas jornadas de estabilidad, se anuncia lluvia y viento. Hoy día 26 de Guerra. Buenos día Ucrania. Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial. El 21 de marzo de 1.960 la policía abrió fuego en una manifestación pacífica contra las leyes del apartheid que se realizaba en Sharpeville, Sudáfrica. Asesinó a 69 personas. Seis años después, en 1966, la ONU proclamó el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial, que se celebra el 21 de marzo todos los años, pidiendo a los países y a la comunidad internacional que redoblen los esfuerzos para eliminar todas las formas de discriminación racial. Tal día como hoy, 21 de marzo de 1965, después del sangriento domingo de marzo a principios de mes, el Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dirigió a 3.000 manifestantes en pro de los derechos civiles en una marcha en Alabama desde Selma a Montgomery bajo la protección de las unidades del ejército desplegadas por el presidente Lyndon B. Johnson. 1994.- Fernando Trueba se convierte en el tercer director de cine español que logra un Oscar a la mejor película extranjera por "Belle Époque", tras Luis Buñuel (por la francesa "El discreto encanto de la burguesía") y José Luis Garci (por "Volver a empezar"). Tal día como hoy, un 21 de marzo de 2006, Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone y Evan Williams fundan la red social Twitter en la ciudad de San Francisco, en California (Estados Unidos). Actualmente, la plataforma cuenta con más de 340 millones de usuarios activos y ha desarrollado en los últimos años la opción de incluir 'fleets', con la misma función que las 'stories' de Instagram, o la nueva función de deshacer el envío un tuit. Por otro lado, el 21 de marzo de 2014, Adolfo Suárez Illana, hijo del presidente del Gobierno Adolfo Suárez, comparece ante los medios de comunicación para anunciar el ingreso de su padre ante la gravedad de su estado de salud por el alzhéimer. Dos días más tarde, el presidente que abrió las puertas de la democracia en España falleció a causa de esta enfermedad. La Iglesia católica conmemora San Nicolás de Flüe y además Agustín Zhao Rong, Donino de Roma, Endeo, Filemón de Roma, Jacobo el Confesor, Juan de Valence, María Francisca de las Llagas, Serapión el Escolástico, Benita Cambiagio Frassinello. Zelenski descarta reconocer la independencia del Donbás como pide el Kremlin.Ucrania cumple 26 días de guerra con bombardeos en varias ciudades y una estrategia de desgaste por parte de las tropas rusas. Más de 3,3 millones de personas han abandonado el país.La embajadora de Marruecos en España regresa a Madrid. Argelia llama a consultas a su embajador en Madrid. El Gobierno argelino ha expresado su "sorpresa" por el apoyo de España al plan de autonomía marroquí para el Sáhara Occidental. Bruselas recuerda que fue Sánchez el que descartó el dinero de la UE para la conexión de gas a Francia. En enero de 2019, validó la negativa al proyecto Midcat, que la Comisión sufragaba al 50%. Teresa Ribera pide ahora el 100% de fondos europeos. El grito desesperado del campo español resuena en las calles de Madrid exigiendo ayudas urgentes. Octava jornada en la huelga del transporte en España.Torres pide un esfuerzo para que no haya representación de la ultraderecha en instituciones canarias. El presidente regional ha asegurado que el PSOE autonómico no irá “ni de aquí a la esquina” con este tipo de organizaciones y ha retado a otras formaciones políticas a explicar si van a pactar con la ultraderecha para recuperar el poder. Demoledor informe de Cáritas sobre Canarias: cerca de 425.000 personas están en riesgo de exclusión severa El desempleo total familiar casi se ha duplicado, y hoy existen en las islas más de 120.000 núcleos familiares donde todas las personas activas están en paro.

Today's episode is with Biz Stone, the Co-founder of Twitter. A man who early in his career knew nothing about tech but found a way to design websites which in turn started his own blogging career. He was then hired by Evan Williams, at Google working on Blogger, forming a bond which would go on to create a team at Odeo. They also hired Jack Dorsey. Biz explains why this was the starting ground for Twitter and how they came up with the idea. James asks Biz about the start of the company and how it went viral in 2007. Biz explains why he always put people before business and realized, over the years at a billion dollar company, you need humanity. To conclude the episode, Biz talks about how his unselfish nature has led him to greater opportunities instead of always trying to control the situation. Hit the show hotline and leave a question or comment for the show at 424-272-6640, email James questions directly at askbelowtheline@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @ twitter.com/gobelowtheline Support Our Sponsors Magic Mind https://magicmind.co About your host, James: James Beshara is a founder, investor, advisor, author, podcaster, and encourager based in Los Angeles, California. James has created startups for the last 12 years, selling one (Tilt, acquired by Airbnb), and invested in a few multi-billion dollar startups to date. He has spoken at places such as Y-Combinator, Harvard Business School, Stanford University, TechCrunch Disrupt, and has been featured in outlets like the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, and Time Magazine. He's been featured in Forbes, Time, and Inc Magazine's “30 Under 30” lists and advises startups all around the world. All of this is his “above the line” version of his background. Hear the other 90% of the story in the intro episode of Below The Line. “Below the Line with James Beshara" is brought to you by Another Podcast Network.

In this Fintech Leaders edition, Miguel Armaza sits down with Gaston Irigoyen, CEO & Co-Founder of Pomelo, a company building and modernizing the fintech infrastructure of Latin America.Since inception, Pomelo has raised over $45 million from an impressive roster of backers including Tiger Global, Monashees, Sequoia, Insight Partners, Index Ventures, QED, and Gilgamesh Ventures. As well Jackie Reses, Max Levchin, Biz Stone, Angela Strange, Eric Glyman, and other impressive angels.We discuss:Modernizing LatAm's financial infrastructure and how Pomelo is refreshing legacy tech that was built decades ago.Fundraising lessons – is it an art or a science? Gaston shares frameworks and best practices that have worked for him throughout his entrepreneurial journey and why it's critical to also bring strategic angels and industry operators onboard.Gaston's optimism for the next decade of entrepreneurship in the region and why the next wave of fintech will probably be led by B2B companies.Reflections for emerging markets entrepreneurs and what he learned from living in Dublin, Ireland… plus a lot more!Want more podcast episodes? Join me and follow Fintech Leaders today on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app for weekly conversations with today's global leaders that will dominate the 21st century in fintech, business, and beyond.Do you prefer a written summary, instead? Check out the Fintech Leaders newsletter and join  30,000+ readers around the world!Miguel Armaza is Co-Founder & Managing General Partner of Gilgamesh Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in the Americas. He also hosts and writes the Fintech Leaders podcast and newsletter.Miguel on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nKha4ZMiguel on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Jb5oBcFintech Leaders Newsletter: bit.ly/3jWIpqp

Dr. Kyle Grant is an ex-NASA scientist who created a venture-backed start-up called Oxwash. His company has raised millions of dollars from Silicon Valley VCs like Biz Stone (co-founder of Twitter) and more. Dr. Grant has developed groundbreaking new methods for reducing microplastics from laundry, dramatically reducing energy and water consumption, and just generally transforming and disrupting this horribly polluting industry.

“Dedica unos minutos a pensar que quieres hacer de tu vida, cómo quieres ser recordado, cuál es la característica que la gente va a decir que eras cuando ya no estes aquí y empieza a actuar en función de esa decisión consciente de yo quiero ser esta persona.” - Roberto Salcedo ( 

This episode we interview brilliant digital artist and San Francisco Arts Commission, Yiying Lu, who created many emojis and also the famous Twitter "Fail Whale". She is talking about herself, her art and her upcoming drop on Opensea for some exclusive WhaleShark NFTs. Check out her art at: https://www.yiyinglu.com/ Yiying's new Whale NFT Drops on Opensea, celebrating $Whale Community's 1st Anniversary: https://yiyinglu.com/whale Yiying Lu's NFT Journey So this Whale NFT journey started back in 2009, when I first came to the San Francisco Bay Area. As I created the artwork of a white beluga whale lifted by 8 birds, which eventually became the Twitter "Fail Whale". It was used in the early days of Twitter during around 2008 to 2013. Every time Twitter went down, people will see it. When I initially created the artwork back in 2007, during the time I was living and studying in Sydney, Australia. The artwork was initially created as a personal work, and it was not commissioned by Twitter. As I was living in Sydney, New South "Whales" pun not intended, after my exchange study from London, UK in 2006. I was finishing my final year in college, and I miss my friends in UK, but also miss my friends in China, I was born and raised in Shanghai, China. So it was around the same time when Twitter, Facebook and other social media website became popular. So there is a lot of FOMO as overseas people sent birthday party invites and graduation ceremonies invites from social media, and I couldn't physically be there with them. So I thought, well, what I studied was visual communication, why don't I just communicate this huge wish to be physically there with my friends as a visual metaphor - the Whale. So I created the whale initially, and I caught it "Lifting a Dreamer", it's almost like an impossible dream come true - because in our physical reality, Whales don't fly, but with art, anything is possible. And by serendipity, the co-founder and creative director of Twitter, Biz Stone, found it online and licensed it and next thing, you know, it became Twitter's iconic service breakdown image. Yiying's interview with Milton Glaser, the artist of the Iconic 'I ❤️ NY'. https://youtu.be/hFlWVJ5pY5Q Yiying's youtube channel: https://youtube.com/c/yiyinglu

James Joaquin is the co-founder and managing director of Obvious Ventures, leading the team's investments focused on plant-forward approaches to food (like Beyond Meat), “good for you” consumer goods (like Olly), and companies at the forefront of how people find and do their best work (like Incredible Health). Joaquin has been working in venture capital since 2007. Prior to investing, he served as president and CEO of Xoom.com and president and CEO of Ofoto, and co-founded When.com. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer and STVP director of principled entrepreneurship Jack Fuchs, Joaquin discusses his commitment to “world positive investing” and his belief that many highly successful 21st century businesses will be devoted to solving the world's biggest problems.

Dan Chan, has been called the “Millionaires' Mentalist" and the "Billionaire's magician" by Business Insider. He's  Silicon Valley's Favorite Magician and his client list is literally an A to Z of the world's most recognizable companies from Amazon to Zillow. He's performed for Tim Ferriss, Biz Stone, Ev Williams, and many tech founders & billionaires. We talk about growing up in San Francisco, evolving his show, teaching his son magic, crafting your own PR story, and much more.In this episode we discuss:How Dan set and achieved the goal of performing for every Fortune 500 company, "starting with letters from A to Z"Magic and mentalismTactics to create and refine your storyHow to create a PR/marketing programWhen to sell and when to just keep people engagedLeaning into your own personality when creating a productHow Dan tailored his shows for digital distribution so he could perform globallyHow Dan creates distinct products and finds new marketsWhat Dan asks himself when deciding if he'll take a low paying or new jobThe best place to go to see the most world class magiciansLearn more about Dan and book his shows at:https://www.danchanmagic.com/https://millionairesmentalist.com/Read more about Dan:Meet Daniel ChanI was an early PayPal employee who missed out on becoming a millionaire because I sold my stock too soon after I leftA day in the life of a 'billionaire's magician,' who's hired to fly around the world and entertain the eliteSilicon Valley businesses who made their living from tech industry events are suddenly staring at blank calendars and layoffsSilicon Valley's favorite magician reimagines his act in the age of ZoomThese Airbnb hosts earned more than $15,000 on Thursday after the company let them buy IPO shares

James Joaquin is the co-founder and managing director of Obvious Ventures, leading the team's investments focused on plant-forward approaches to food (like Beyond Meat), “good for you” consumer goods (like Olly), and companies at the forefront of how people find and do their best work (like Incredible Health). Joaquin has been working in venture capital since 2007. Prior to investing, he served as president and CEO of Xoom.com and president and CEO of Ofoto, and co-founded When.com. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer and STVP director of principled entrepreneurship Jack Fuchs, Joaquin discusses his commitment to “world positive investing” and his belief that many highly successful 21st century businesses will be devoted to solving the world's biggest problems.

No episódio dessa semana nós falamos do Twitter, uma rede social fundada em 2006 por Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone e Evan Williams que conquistou o mundo! Um lugar onde todos têm voz, palco de diversas manifestações e movimentos, divulgação de notícias, votações e muito mais! O Twitter é uma das redes sociais que melhor conversa com outras mídias. É muito comum vermos sua utilização em paralelo com programas de televisão, sendo um indicador tanto de audiência de um programa, como também uma ferramenta para votação em reality shows e premiações. Veja nossos podcasts sobre outras redes sociais: Facebook: https://youtu.be/y05WHfpC5t8 YouTube: https://youtu.be/SLuXXtNwGuM TikTok: https://youtu.be/13YPksdPvHM LinkedIn: https://youtu.be/wAwfF6ZcKhs Papo de Marketeiro é um podcast apresentado por Daniela Tiemi e Ricardo Pitondo, dois marketeiros metidos a músicos e fotógrafos no mundo digital. Aqui você encontra temas como marketing, negócios, música, audiovisual, fotografia, experiências, viagens, convidados e mais! Siga a gente nas redes sociais! Daniela: https://www.instagram.com/dani.tiemi/ Ricardo: https://www.instagram.com/ricardopitondomkt/

In this fireside session, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone will discuss his new projects, what he thinks makes a successful venture fund, and the value of impact investing.Support the show (https://websummit.com/)

Facebook, Friendster and MySpace weren't the only companies that pioneered social media. In 2006, a new company turned the act of “tweeting” into an opportunity for wide-ranging commentary, and made your number of “followers” a status symbol. On this episode, Steven talks to Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, who also co-founded Medium.com and wrote the memoir Things a Little Bird Told Me.Listen to new episodes 1 week early and ad free, and access exclusive seasons of American Innovations with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/innovations.Support us by supporting our sponsors!Monday.com - Visit Monday.com/podcast for your free two-week trial.ZipRecruiter - Go to ziprecruiter.com/AI, to try ZipRecruiter for free.Nord VPN - Go to NordVPN.com/innovations, or use code innovations to get 73% off your 2-year plan plus 4 bonus months for free. Be quick because this offer is for a limited time only. Plus, there's a 30-Day Money back guarantee if NordVPN is not for you so there's no risk.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by the co-founder of Twitter, Biz Stone. We jump straight into the belly of the whale, with Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. We go deep on our love for Star Trek (sorry not sorry), and cover the deep ecological themes of the film, including the excesses of the boomers. Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:08:56) Roundtable Discussion (00:15:33) Your Letters (01:07:31) Notes and Links Dune Pod IMAX Private Screening of Dune (2021) on Opening Night Ticket Request is now LIVE! Signups are available from our Discord server, so JOIN THE DUNE POD DISCORD SERVER NOW (if you haven't already) and then click the link! Read our episode transcripts! Check out our transcripts every week on the Dune Pod Medium page. Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here. Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Dune Pod is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, a collaboration of podcasts, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and movies), Will Run For (obsessing about running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!. Tim O'Reilly's 1977 biography Frank Herbert See the movies we've watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd Dune Pod's Breaking Dune News Twitter list Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@dunepod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211. Dune Pod: your one stop shop to get fully prepared for the new Dune movie by delving into the books, as well as the films directed by Denis Villeneuve and featuring the cast and crew of the new film. Dune neophytes and historians alike are welcome to join our tribe. Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music Cover art by @ctcher Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn Dune Pod is a production of Haitch Industries

content: Apr 13, 2018 · podcast: Apr 28, 2021 Audio (MP3): 20180413 - It's all really great news Well over half the conversations I have are all words. Personal and professional. All reading and responding. I want to say there is no voice in them but each author has their own in black and white. It’s still all words though. Nothing verbal. The only emotions are the ones I assign based on how I know the sender. I try hard to read everything personal I get as really great news. At the very least I try not to assume those words sent to me and meant for me are negative. When I get a text or an email I take the words literally unless I know the other person is joking. I’ve said most of that before. Playing games complicates life and I want less complication. Words can be tricky, though. I do my best when I get a suspect message to pause and see the sender as a whole human being. Just take a minute before I get trigger-finger happy with a response. That pause helps defuse any bomb I think I might be holding. Believe it or not I’ve misread and misunderstood words before and then jumped to nasty conclusions and ended up looking like an ass. My point is that I do my best to imagine the sender sending cheery communications and that in turn keeps me on positive path when I reply. ... In somewhat related news, Biz Stone (one of the founders of Twitter) said[1] a few years back that he was “operating under the assumption” that everybody liked him. I enjoyed reading that because for much of my life I assumed that at least half of everyone was out to get me.[2] Treating people as if they liked me and as if I liked them did wonders for my relationships. Watch someone’s face light up when you tell[3] them that you’re excited to see them. After I altered my interactions with people, they in turn started treating me with love and respect. They started being excited to see me as well. And I got to let go of pretty much all of my paranoia. It’s always good for me to remember that “acting as if” can and will fundamentally change who I am. And also that I’m never going to be able to “will” away paranoia and friends. I need to find a positive behavior to practice instead of trying to force myself to give up a negative one. ... And so then what started me writing this correspondence to you guys is this other guy I traded work emails with for years. And because I knew he could be a jerk in person I assumed most of what he wrote to be jerky as well. The communications were an exercise in combat. Mental conflicts that were simply exhausting. I ended up dreading each time I got a notification ding. Now some time has passed and I’ve gotten a little separation and I wonder what our conversations would’ve been like if I just pretended that everything he wrote came from a good place. I’m 99% sure that it didn’t just because I knew how he could be back that, but every now and then I “pontificate” how the dynamics would’ve change if I would’ve simply changed my point of view. Read and responded to everything he sent like we were working toward the same goal. Maybe even that his words were “really great news.” If instead of seeing him as hostile, I just saw him as a person who liked me. If instead of reading his words as angry, I read them as happy. Regardless of his intent. I was hesitant to do that when I had the chance. Even though I think it’s a worthy cause, I also think there’s a damn good chance I’d have just come across as sarcastic or snide. It’s too late for me to have a better relationship with that guy now but it’s not too late for me to interpret every new email or message I get as simply delightful. What if I operate under the assumption that all communications I get are good? 🤔 What if I operate under the assumption that all people are good by default? 🤔 Well, let’s not get too crazy here. #relationships #advancedsoul #diariespodcast theguardian.com/technology/../biz-stone-twitter ↑ Well, that’s not true. It was more that I simply didn’t trust them. ↑ Mean it, too. Don’t just say it. ↑ Add a comment! Got 30 seconds? Take the super duper, quick and easy podcast survey! Please. 😊 Love the show? Make a donation! Because you're the best. 💖 tcrbang.com · Instagram · Facebook · YouTube View original

TOPICS 00:00 - 02:28 Intro  02:28 - 04:44 What was it like to see NFTs take off after years of working on it?  04:44 - 07:45 The formation of NFT GeniusCOVID lockdowns forced all things digital, including NFTs 07:45 - 11:25 Big brands and NFTs Lead with story  Brands are trying to figure out NFTs, but don't yet know how to navigate the space  NFTs might be as big as the internet 11:25 - 13:36 What attributes will help NFT platforms and projects survive? Digital art & collectibles is probably not enough  Story is key  Wax's William Quigley's “mini-super computer” analogy  Community is key 13:36 - 14:34 Marketing fundamentals help drive success in NFTs 14:34 - 19:20 History is a key value add to NFT project teamsVision complements history and story telling 19:20 -22:37 Bridging the physical digital divide  Successful NFTs will be backed by story  Bitcoin Origins merch 22:37- 29:40 Music and NFTs Stories as an extension of Music  NFT Genius music project release schedule  Some of the opening joy of reading a CD or vinyl record case got lost with the advent of streaming  Streaming businesses were not architected to support the artist where NFTs are 29:40 - 32:36 NFT Genius Partners  NFT Genius is partnering with teams from all walks because NFTs touch everything  Partnerships will establish the foundation of all that NFTs can be  Connecting with fans in new ways 32:36 -  48:00 Edge Quick Hitters48:00 -  49:30 Where to learn more about  NFT Genius, Jeremy, Kurt, and Bitcoin Origins 49:30 - 60:39 Hot Topics Mark Cuban & Biz Stone invest in Nifty's, the Insta of NFTs  SNL NFT Rap  NFTs keep vanishing  Michael Jordan & Will Smith join $305M round in Dapper Labs  a16z Podcast on NFTs worth a listen

Chris Ovitz is the Co-Founder and President of OK Play. We discuss growing up in a Hollywood family, building technology-enabled media companies, life revelations during an Alabama roadtrip, "humble magnetism", launching a venture fund with the co-founder of Twitter, YouTube as a babysitter, and why the future of play is putting kids at the center of story and creation.Subscribe to our newsletter. We explore the intersection of media, technology, and commerce: sign-up linkLearn more about our market research and executive advisory: RockWater websiteListen to our weekly executive insights on Media x Commerce news: Mondays at 2pm PT on Clubhouse via @chriserwinFollow The Come Up on Twitter: @TCUpodEmail us: tcupod@wearerockwater.com---EPISODE TRANSCRIPT:Chris Erwin:Hi, I'm Chris Erwin. Welcome to The Come Up, a podcast that interviews entrepreneurs and leaders.  Chris Ovitz:There's so much guilt in general for parents, and then there's all this judgment around screen time. And I think that we forget in our little bubbles, the whole no screens thing is a privilege, that YouTube is a babysitter is real, and it's a problem. Chris Erwin:This week's episode features Chris Ovitz, the co-founder and President of OK Play. Chris grew up in LA. And like so many others, his first love was film. So he went to a Hollywood studio, but soon after, Chris became enamored with the intersection of entertainment and technology. Over the past decade, Chris has founded a handful of different companies. And most recently, him and his team are building OK Play where they're reimagining screen time for kids, and putting kids at the center of story and creation. We get into a lot of things in this episode, but a few highlights include what it's like growing up in a deeply connected Hollywood family, some life revelations during an Alabama road trip, his humble approach to building teams, and most recently, helping to launch a venture fund with Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter. All right, this episode was a lot of fun. And Chris weaves in some pretty wild stories from his early career. Let's get into it. Chris Erwin:Let's dive back in time a little bit. Why don't you tell me about where you grew up and your childhood a little bit? Chris Ovitz:I grew up in LA. My mom and dad are both from LA. They went to UCLA. They met there. Pretty normal childhood in LA, as normal as it can be growing up in LA, lots of after school sports and just hanging out with friends, skateboarding and roller hockey and football and all sorts of stuff like that, lots of video games and film in my family. And it was a pretty traditional childhood. Chris Erwin:Okay, you are a skater as well. I was a skater growing up, I played some soccer and tennis. And then when I started hurting my ankle skateboarding, my coaches were like, "All right, that's it. Enough for you." Chris Ovitz:You were probably a much better skater than I was. I never actually got good at it. But I loved it. Yeah, I definitely spent a lot more time playing, baseball was my sport. So I played a lot of baseball growing up. Chris Erwin:Okay, cool. You mentioned that you were passionate for gaming and for film. Were there any games that you liked the most? Chris Ovitz:So I was about 15 when PlayStation 1 came out so I think that was probably the core part of my childhood gaming love and I would say Final Fantasy VII, Resident Evil. Earlier than that, I played really Super Bomberman and Mario Kart on the SNES, lots of Street Fighter, things like that. Chris Erwin:Yeah, I remember Street Fighter 2 with like Ken and Ryu and Hadouken and all that. I was like, that was a real favorite for me. Yeah, I also like being Zangief, the Russian wrestler, whatever. Chris Ovitz:Funny story, I always played as Ken Masters. And that was the name on my fake ID in high school, so yeah. Chris Erwin:Your father was in the entertainment industry. I don't know if your mother was in the entertainment industry as well. But was there any kind of like inspiration for you of the path that you want to go down as you were thinking about going to school, before you went to Brown and UCLA? Chris Ovitz:So yeah, my father was in entertainment. He started a company called Creative Artists Agency, which was one of the biggest agencies around and so it was amazing to watch and to be around. And I always thought that that was kind of the path for me. But as I got older in high school, and he had left CAA to do other stuff, he kind of left me with this big question mark on what I wanted to do. And I was like, I didn't really know what my passions were. Chris Ovitz:And so it started me on my journey. And my journey from about 18 through my late 20s was kind of a bit all over the place, but I wouldn't be who I am today without it. And my father was incredibly talented pioneer and many things in entertainment. And had I been a little more mature at 18, I think I would have realized that he was probably right, and it was best for me. So I ended up, I was fortunate enough to be accepted to Brown University. That's where he wanted me to go. I always wanted to go to UCLA because it was what I knew. Brown was amazing. I have incredible friends there. I learned a lot there. But I ended up transferring back to UCLA. I told myself that was where I wanted to go, but if I'm being honest, it was probably because I wanted to see about a girl. Chris Erwin:Okay, did you transfer like your sophomore junior year? When did you go over? Chris Ovitz:I transferred my sophomore year. So I did a year, Brown my freshman year, and then started at UCLA my sophomore year. Chris Erwin:And was UCLA what you had hoped it was going to be? Were you pumped to be there? Chris Ovitz:Yeah, it was amazing. UCLA is a great school. I had a blast. I was a history major. I just loved learning about different cultures and I studied a lot of Roman, ancient Rome and medieval history that I found that fascinating. Chris Erwin:When we were talking earlier, you said that there was some poor decisions were a pattern of your youth. So, I mean, do you bucket in like going to Brown and then going to UCLA as part of that or are you referencing something else? I'm very curious there. Chris Ovitz:For decisions, I say that a bit jokingly. But I think what I mean by that is Brown is an incredible school, and everyone would kill to be able to go there. And had I stayed there, I think it would have been amazing. But look, I was motivated by girls at that age, instead of being motivated by a passion for what I wanted to do with my life. So I think that's kind of what I did, whether it was transferring to UCLA because I had a girlfriend there at the time that I had met on winter break from Brown. I would make decisions like that, without thinking too far ahead. And I think as I got older, that's not happening. You start to think through each decision with a little more thought for the future. Chris Erwin:Well look, if there's any point in your life when you're going to be a little bit impulsive, doing that in your teens and early 20s, that's a good thing. Get that out of your system, and I would also say that having a little bit of impulse ability, or whatever the right word is, as you get older, versus not having to be so calculated all the time based on societal pressures, that's okay. Okay, so you transfer to UCLA, you graduate, and then how do you kick off your career? What type of work do you start getting into? Chris Ovitz:So again, it comes back to this really not knowing what my path was yet, not knowing what I wanted to do. I knew I loved film. The entertainment industry was in my DNA. And I knew that I wanted to be a part of it in some way, at least at that point in my life. And so I actually applied to film school. I didn't tell anyone in my family. I applied to the theater, film and television program at UCLA. I decided I was only going to tell them if I got in. I ended up getting in and had an idea that I thought I wanted to be a director. And after about a year in film school, I realized I didn't want to be a struggling artist. So I dropped out and I wanted the income. I wanted to get to work. Unfortunately, at the time, I also had suffered a really bad herniated disc and had to take some time to get a pretty significant back surgery to correct that and rehab it. And at that point, I decided to take a job. It was pretty awesome. I got the opportunity to be one of the first employees as an assistant at Paramount Vantage working for a guy named John Lesher, and that was my first real job out of college. It was an incredible experience. Chris Erwin:Awesome. And what was Paramount Vantage? Chris Ovitz:Backing up a second, John Lesher was an agent at Endeavor at the time before it was WME, and he represented clients like Scorsese and Judd Apatow and Alejandro Inarritu and all these amazing filmmakers. And he was asked to go over and run Paramount Classics, which was Paramount's independent film arm, and he was asked to rebrand it and basically start their new art house film division. I got to see him build it from the ground up. And I got to see him go through the process of building the brand, picking the brand, naming it, designing it. And there I got to really learn how important a talented team was. He had gone out and just picked the best in the industry. And then I got to watch as all these projects came together that went on to be some Academy Award winning films and really well highly, highly acclaimed films. While I was there, we were developing No Country for Old Men, There Will be Blood, all these really exciting films. But mostly, I drove the golf cart around for the most part. Chris Erwin:What a great experience I feel like right out of undergrad, and it seems that you also have some really great stories from working there about Kanye West and Judd Apatow and a few others. So please do share. Chris Ovitz:Yeah, I mean and the Kanye one's probably less interesting, but just funny. I remember him coming in for a meeting, I had to pick him in his entourage up in the golf cart and make multiple trips. And he told me he was hungry. And he asked what was on the menu, and so I had to go get him the menu from the commissary and he said he was really in the mood for grilled salmon. And so I got him some grilled salmon and brought it into the meeting and my boss was like, "What are you doing?" I was like, "Kanye wanted some food. Here it is.", and he shoo-ed me out of the office. And then the Judd Apatow story, backing up a bit. Jonah Hill was actually, before he was Jonah Hill, when he was Jonah Feldstein was in my student film at UCLA because I knew him from growing up in LA. Chris Ovitz:And Judd Apatow had come in to pitch his latest project. And I had read the script because that was one of the perks of working there. I got to be on the weekend read team and give my opinion on the scripts that they were reading. And I told Judd, and Judd had no idea who I was. I was just a kid driving a golf cart. And I said, "You need to make Jonah Hill the lead in this project." And so I'd like to think that I'm responsible for Jonah ending up in Superbad, which is probably not true. But it was funny because I was the only one, it turned out Vantage at the time, that thought we should make that movie. And so my boss John was like, "Well, if you like it so much, go and write a letter to the heads of the studio on why we should buy this film." And I did. And I was like, "This is the greatest thing ever." Chris Erwin:Hold on a second, you wrote a letter to the head of the studio for why they should buy the film Superbad. Chris Ovitz:Exactly, yes. Chris Erwin:Okay, what did you say in that letter? Chris Ovitz:I just explained why I thought it was going to be a hit. It was a very genuine, authentic letter from a nobody assistant at Paramount Vantage. But my boss respected my opinion. And he sent it to Brad Grey, who knew me and Brad was the CEO at the time. He was just a fabulous, fabulous guy, unfortunately passed away a few years ago. And they appreciated it. But they passed and it actually ended up being Warner Bros.' biggest hit that next summer. So that's my little claim to fame and moment I'm most proud of in my first job. Chris Erwin:That's an amazing story. I love coming of age movies, and Superbad is definitely very high on the list. Chris Ovitz:Yeah, I was obsessed. It was so well written, so funny. Seth Rogen, he was coming up, but he wasn't established at that point. It was a really fun read. And I was really happy to see that Jonah got cast in that part. Again, I'm pretty sure that was because of me. Chris Erwin:So that's an amazing experience. But I think you realized that entertainment wasn't for you. And you kind of changed your career trajectory a little bit. So what happens next after that? Chris Ovitz:So I think I wanted to do something that was a little more meaningful. Traditional entertainment was fine. I love stories. I think one of the reasons I started thinking about moving away, I didn't like the behavior and entertainment. There was just a lot of yelling, a lot of disrespect. It's one of the last industries where there's a true apprenticeship, which I do like about it. But everyone was kind of becoming bad Xerox copies of the bosses they had before them, and just picking up bad habits. And so there were all these things that were accepted that I didn't like, like yelling at your employees. Chris Ovitz:And so that got me starting to think about what was next. And I was fortunate enough to get hired to run business development at a early virtual world company. And this was really interesting to me, because I always loved building communities and connecting people. And this opportunity played into that in a big way, because you would, this is by the way, in about late 2005, early 2006. And we built this virtual world where you could go to virtual host virtual parties and screenings and shows, and so I was producing virtual concerts with artists like Maroon 5 and the Pussycat Dolls, Kenna. We'd set up virtual storefronts. And this is all before things like Oculus. So it was, way ahead of its time, and a lot of fun. But ultimately, it ended up being like World of Warcraft with nothing to do. It didn't really work out. But it was fun, because we were doing things like I don't know if you saw what Fortnite did with Travis Scott and other artists, these big virtual concerts. Chris Erwin:Yeah, Marshmallow and all that taking off. Chris Ovitz:Exactly. But we were doing stuff like that in 2006 at a much, much smaller scale. Chris Erwin:You mentioned how you got the job, there's a unique story behind that, right? Chris Ovitz:Yeah, so my father was quite influential, obviously. And he knew my boss at Paramount. He'd call me. He's like, "Hey, I got to borrow my son for the day." And I was like, "Sure." And so I go and fly up with my father to a couple meetings in San Francisco. My father liked to invest in tech. And he knew that I had a strong opinion about games and tech and digital media. And so he wanted me to sit in on a couple of these meetings and give my opinion. And as we're arriving at this meeting at this particular company, which at the time, it was called Doppelganger, we later changed our name to vSide, rocking small startup, only about 20 people, everyone's in the room, and they're about to make this big presentation to my father. And he's like, "I want you to observe, and then give me your opinion after Do not talk." And so of course, I talked the whole time, like, "You need to do this. I can introduce you to this person. I can help with that." I walked out of the meeting with a job offer, which was awesome. And so ultimately, my dad was happy, but he looked mortified the entire meeting. Chris Erwin:Were you intentional that you wanted to speak? Was that like acting out against your father? Or did it just naturally come up? Chris Ovitz:No, that was just because I can never keep my mouth shut. Chris Erwin:So then, right after that, we're going down this journey where you become a serial entrepreneur, I think in a few years, which we'll get to, I think a major stepping stone to that was that you went to go work at Adly, which was founded by Sean Rad, who became the founder of Tinder. So what was Adly, and what were you doing there? Chris Ovitz:Yeah, so Adly was one of the first companies to monetize the social streams for influencers, so getting Kim Kardashian to tweet on behalf of a brand. And they were pretty much the pioneer in that space. And so I knew I wanted to work in tech, but I didn't want to be in SF. The city unfortunately just wasn't for me. And I really liked my life in LA. And I was probably onto something because everyone seems to want to move down here now from up there or to Miami it seems now as of last week. Like you said, I met Sean through Dana Settle from Greycroft, who was a friend and she suggested that we think about working together, and we hit it off. And Sean's brilliant, and I was inspired by him. He's a young entrepreneur built with big, big ideas. Chris Ovitz:Obviously, I was right, in seeing something and then he moved and went on to start Tinder. But unfortunately, when we were at Adly, Facebook and Twitter weren't too excited about us monetizing their social feeds. It was ahead of its time a little bit as well. We got blocked. And that's kind of when everyone saw the writing on the wall. So after just about 10 months, that's when I departed and was lucky enough to meet my current co-founder and my co-founder of Viddy in JJ. He took a chance on me and invited me to co-found Viddy with him. And that's where my journey really gained some traction. Chris Erwin:I remember the days of when the large social platforms and tech incumbents were blocking their peers. So yeah, at Big Frame, we have built like a programmatic marketplace where our different influencer and talent clients could promote one another. YouTube shut off access to their API very quickly once they figured out what we were doing. So I definitely get the challenges there. Chris Erwin:So after this stint in Adly, but it seems like you had made the transition from like a pure play entertainment studio industry, now going into kind of like tech that's like tech talent, intersection with media as well and social. And were you feeling at this point like, "Yes, this is the path that I want to be on, that this feels much more right than where I was before this"? Chris Ovitz:Definitely. I realized that I think at that point, I realized I wanted to be an entrepreneur. I watched guys like Sean, and I was like, there's no reason I can't do this. I love creating things from scratch. I had some unfair advantages built in in the network that I had acquired and had built. I realized pretty early on that I was really good at surrounding myself with people much smarter than me, much more talented than me. And I realized that talent was everything. Chris Ovitz:I use my network to almost be an agent for the businesses that I was building or involved in. And I was able to do that at Viddy in a big way. I saw that we had something. I saw that we had a product that had market fit. It worked. JJ is one of the best product designers I've ever had the pleasure of working with. And he built a beautiful Instagram for video type product at just the right time, when everyone was craving that, when investors were craving that type of product. We met in the end of 2010. And then basically January 2011, we were starting to work on it and then we launched in April of 2011. And that's literally when Flip Cam, if you remember those handheld camcorders, they shut down in April, and we launched in April. And so it was kind of like with the death of Flip Cam was the rise of Viddy and the social mobile video wars, by the way, like our biggest competitor was Socialcam, which was started by the Justin TV guys, which ultimately became Twitch. And it was just an all out like bloodbath between us and Socialcam seeing who could grow the fastest, wild ride, wild west, extremely interesting time to be in the video space. Chris Erwin:So being a first time entrepreneur, what kind of caught you off guard or by surprise in that first experience, in going through those motions? Chris Ovitz:Once you're a founder, it's a very lonely, lonely job. And so just dealing with the emotions of the roller coaster that it is, like video ultimately was only two and a half years of my life, but it felt like 10, and so the ups and the downs. And then I think realizing how quickly you can grow something by leveraging the power of your network. We went from zero to 50 million users in a year, granted a lot of that growth came off the back of Facebook and Open Graph. Us in social can have the benefit of that. But we were the first video app to have access to Open Graph. And that was because of a relationship that we had, just shows the power of relationships and how you can use those relationships to grow things. Chris Erwin:Yeah. You mentioned that when you were at Adly, and you saw, you observed Sean, you're like, "Oh, Sean is founding these companies.", you felt empowered that you could do the same. And you felt that you had this powerful network, you had good energy to bring to the table and a certain skill set, but also awareness of what skills he didn't have. Being at Viddy, did you observe skills that you're like, "Hey, for my serial entrepreneur career to continuously progress, here's something that I really want to work on."? Chris Ovitz:You know, it's funny. Things that I really want to work on, I think what Viddy taught me was actually to focus on my strengths and not my weaknesses. So many people say you should, I just read a quote about Tom Brady, sorry to change the subject. But talking about how he's achieved the level of success that he has. One of his big tenets is focus on your weaknesses. And I used to do that too much. And so I think at Viddy, working with the team there, I realized that everyone was so good at what they did. If I was focusing on my weaknesses, there was always somebody that was going to do it better, be able to do that better. And so I spent my time focusing on my strengths. And that's when I think good things really started to happen. That was probably my biggest learning at Viddy. Chris Erwin:I agree with that very much, Chris. It's a lot easier to go from good to great versus going from bad to good. And as a leader, I think strong self awareness is really critical in saying, "Okay, here's where I'm good, here's where I'm not." But your job is to build a team, to resource a team, to build towards the bigger vision that the company has. And I have learned that there's a lot less friction, you can move a lot faster. And also just build a team where people are more complimentary and happy coming to work every day with that mindset, going from good to great. Chris Ovitz:Yeah, no, I absolutely agree. Chris Erwin:So Viddy though, you do end up selling to Fullscreen, is that right? Chris Ovitz:We did, yeah. So we were acquired by Fullscreen. In full transparency, I left before the acquisition because it was quite a roller coaster ride, and I was ready to move on and to figure out what's next. But we had built a relationship with George, the CEO and founder of Fullscreen early on. He was a friend, and we were always trying to find ways to partner together. So when things got tough at Viddy, it was just a natural home for the company. They had SVOD ambitions, and we had one of the most talented product and engineering teams around with expertise in video. So it was a no brainer. And as I said, I wanted to move on to what was next and I was pretty burnt out from that roller coaster. And at one point, we were the number one app in 49 countries. And then one day we weren't. And so I was just ready. I was ready for what was next. But it was great. Look, JJ went on to be the Chief Product Officer of Fullscreen. And Ken, our CTO went on to run their engineering team. But unfortunately, actually I'm working with them again today, which is really, really awesome. But we can come back to that. Chris Erwin:I think Fullscreen leveraged your technology to launch a streaming service, I think three to four years back. I remember that because I think there was like a lot of different Fullscreen talent clients are on it. And I think they also were licensing Friends and maybe Seinfeld. It was an interesting juxtaposition of content. But I think everyone's been learning what users actually want and don't want over the past half decade. All right, so after that, you do end up starting another company called Workpop, but you did a brief stint at Scopely. What was that pathway like? I think you said you were scratching this gamer itch that maybe you had but led quickly to something else, curious to the journey there. Chris Ovitz:Look, I always had the gamer itch and I'm always going to have the gamer itch. I love games and anything related to games. And the Scopely thing was interesting because I had promised myself since I was burnt out, I was going to take some time to recharge. But I was having lunch with a friend of mine who was at Scopely. And he was telling me how great it was. And they were going after all these big licenses. And frankly, it just sounded fun. And he was like, "Why don't you come join us?" At the time, they were still small, 50 or 60 people. And they had just come off this big hit for them, Mini Golf Madness, which I had kind of fun playing. And I also knew Walter Driver pretty well from back in the day. And I knew Eytan as well. They're the founders. And I figured that it would be a really fun place to go and join until I decided what was next. Chris Ovitz:Unfortunately, in a twist of fate, unfortunately for them, not for me, but they've done fine since anyways, but they roomed me and my co-founder from Workpop together on a company off site. He was the new VP of Product that they had hired out of Zynga. He used to run the With Friends platform there, and we hit it off and he's still one of my best friends. And we basically decided that night that we would eventually leave and start something together, we just didn't realize how soon it would be. Chris Erwin:This is like one of the first nights with a company at an off site, and you meet a new colleague, and you decide then and there like, "We're going to start a company together." That's pretty fast. Chris Ovitz:Basically, we hit it off, and we're like, "We need to do something." And I just had no idea that it would be that quickly. Chris Erwin:Yeah. Why do you think you guys vibe so well? What was special about him? Chris Ovitz:We had really complementary skill sets. He's extremely talented product executive and entrepreneur. He actually just launched his company yesterday called Mojo, which is a sports app for kids and actually to make coaches better and improve the youth sports experience, which I'm actually really excited about. And he's super talented. And yeah, we just knew it. Do you ever meet someone and you're like, you know you're going to be good friends and you know you're going to work well together? That's what it was like. And so we had fun working together at Scopely and we worked on some really fun products together. And then ultimately we decided to go into enterprise software. Chris Erwin:Hey, listeners, this is Chris Erwin, your host of The Come Up. I have a quick ask for you, if you dig what we're putting down, if you like the show, if you like our guest, it would really mean a lot if you can give us a rating wherever you listen to our show. It helps other people discover our work. And it also really supports what we do here. All right, that's it everybody. Let's get back to the interview. Chris Erwin:In under a year, you end up founding what's called Workpop. What was Workpop? Chris Ovitz:Back then, mobile job search was almost non existent. And so we wanted to build a better hiring experience for essential workers. So back then, most of the hiring platforms were really focused on building for the employer, and not the job seeker. And so we decided we wanted to build a better experience. And it was a great idea, started with great intentions. I went into that space because I wanted to prove that I could do something that was completely outside of media and entertainment. I wanted to show people that I can build a real company. Chris Ovitz:And I did that. But along the journey, which took me to places like selling door to door in places like Birmingham, Alabama, nothing wrong with Birmingham, Alabama, but I realized that wasn't where I wanted to be. And I realized that I needed to be passionate about the space. And I thought I could build anything and be excited about it as long as it was my team. I was super excited about the team, really enjoyed who I was working with. But at the end of the day, these companies take on a life of their own, and you need to be in a space that you truly, truly love. Chris Ovitz:And so that was probably my big learning with Workpop. Further, we went down the stack. It started as job seeking, and then it became hiring software. And we're building HR software. And then we were like smack in the middle of the HR tech space. And that's when I realized it wasn't for me. We were building a product for small and medium businesses, and it's just a really tough grind selling into that segment. Chris Erwin:You mentioned that you went to Birmingham, Alabama for a sales trip when you were at Workpop. What's that story? Chris Ovitz:Look, this is where I realized that I needed to get out of the enterprise software business. My partner and I were on a plane, and we were flying to Birmingham, and the only thing we were excited about was going to be the food we were going to eat in the south. We both looked to each other and kind of had this moment where it's like, "Do we really?". We were both media guys. He came from the game world, and we both kind of ended up in this space, because we had a good idea. And we landed in Birmingham, and we were staying in a motel and we were there to sell a Papa John's franchisee. And we're going in and we met with the HR team was run by this very nice, but like 80 year old woman, and really didn't understand how technology worked. And so we found ourselves selling to a lot of those customers, and it was draining. And when we both looked, we were like, "Where are we? What are we doing right now?" And I think that was the moment. Again, I don't want to take anything away from Birmingham, Alabama. But it just wasn't where I wanted to be in my life. If I was going on sales trips, I wanted to be in New York or Chicago or San Francisco or places like that. Chris Erwin:Yeah. When you landed and you were doing these sales meetings in person, did you guys feel like immediately out of place? What was going on there? Chris Ovitz:Yeah, we definitely felt out of place. And it just felt like we could never do enough. I mean, we were running the business but we were also selling the product. We didn't have some huge sales force. And so it just took a lot to gain even an inch. We felt like we were running miles to get those small wins. And so whether we are in Birmingham, Alabama, or Orlando, Florida, it was just all over the country selling software. It just wasn't what I was into. Chris Erwin:Yeah. Well, Chris, I want to go back to something that you said where when you founded Workpop, you wanted to prove that you could build something that's not in media entertainment. So it's interesting, because you start in the core of the media entertainment industry, you're working at Paramount Vantage for a very seasoned studio executive and talent agent. And then you do start working in and then founding some companies that are at the intersection of tech and media. So the sentiment that you wanted to prove that you could do something different, was that for you or was it for someone else? Chris Ovitz:I think when you have a successful father, at the end of the day, you have a bar that's set for you. And so you're always trying to live up to that bar. And everyone always has preconceived notions of how you're going to be or expectations of you. And I think everyone expected me to do something in media entertainment, expected me to use my network to bring influencers into something right or do something influencer related, and I didn't want to do that. And I needed to scratch that itch. And I'm glad I did it. And it taught me a lot and led me to where I am today. Chris Erwin:So what happens with Workpop? Do you stay there through a sale to another company or you depart before the acquisition? What happens? Chris Ovitz:At Workpop, about five years in, one of our investors Cornerstone was interested in acquiring the company and the team. There was a natural fit, and they had an SMB product that they wanted to expand on and it was a perfect fit. And so I stayed on through the acquisition, but I knew that I wasn't going to stay and run technology partnerships. A big public enterprise software learning management system company, that wasn't in my future, it wasn't for me, incredible company, really a big fan of the Cornerstone team. And Adam Miller, he's a great advisor to us. But if I was being honest with myself, it wasn't where I was going to continue my career. So I took some time off. I was a new father, a relatively new father. My son was about three at the time, and really started thinking about what I wanted to do next. Chris Erwin:Yeah, it's interesting to hear you talk about your realization moment there that hey, this is not where I want to be like in terms of your career and work. In an interview with Chas Lacaillade, who's the founder of Bottle Rocket Management, an influencer management company, on our podcast, he was on a road trip in Louisiana in the Bayou. He was selling water pumps. He was in LA. And then he was working for a water pump company out of Orange County. He was on this sales trip and realized there in a conversation with his coworker Buddy in the car, like, "Hey, I need to get back to LA. This is not the right industry for me." So you guys definitely have parallels in your story there. Chris Ovitz:Definitely a wake up call for me. Chris Erwin:Yeah, all right. So after Workpop, you then launch OK Play, which is the company that you're at right now. So what's the story of how OK Play came to be? Chris Ovitz:I mean look, it sounds cliche, but I wanted to create something for my son. I was a relatively new father. Son's three years old at the time. I was watching one day while he was a preschool, I was watching Won't You Be My Neighbor, which is the Mr. Rogers documentary. And I became incredibly inspired. This was a man that knew how to reach children, how to talk to them in a way that they felt heard and understood. He didn't treat them like little kids. He treated them like real people, just smaller people. And I thought that was fascinating. And the way he used the television to reach a very, very large audience was very similar to the way that the mobile devices are ever present and not going anywhere. Chris Ovitz:And so in the way that I learned how powerful community was in Viddy, I thought that we could do something similar with the mobile devices and kids today. So I think that there's so much guilt in general for parents, and then there's all this judgment and guilt around screen time. And I think that we forget in our little bubbles in our world is that the whole no screens thing is a privilege. And the YouTube as a babysitter is real, and it's a problem. And I think at the end of the day, balance is key. And I think that there's no reason we can't reimagine screen time. These devices aren't going anywhere. And so I wanted to create something. My partners wanted to create something that was screen time that wasn't leaned back, that really puts kids at the center of the story and the creation. Chris Erwin:I like how you just phrase that, where I think a lot of people look at kids' content consumption as a problem that plagues the U.S. and all these other countries. But how do you put kids in the driver's seat of that content, that story to make it productive and helpful? I really like how you position that. So you have this vision. And so then how does this start? Where do you begin building and with who? Chris Ovitz:So I immediately called JJ, who was my co-founder of Viddy. And he was at Headspace at the time consulting for them, actually. And I was like, "You got to watch this documentary." He did. He was like, "Oh my God, this is awesome. I totally see what you mean. Let's start thinking about what this could look like." We reached out to our former CTO, Ken Chung, who's one of our co-founders, and he was running a big engineering team at Snap. So he was in charge of the camera team there, very talented engineer. He was at Fullscreen as well. And he's a new father. And so he got super excited about the potential. Chris Ovitz:And then we just kept building from there one by one, reaching out to people in our network that were extremely talented, that had young kids that could get excited about this. And so it really went from that is how the idea started to when we brought a gentleman named Travis Chen in, who's an interactive play designer. And he was the Chief Game Designer at Scopely, which is where I met him, super talented guy. And he was the one that really brought the play into the mix, and how we really started thinking about learning through play as the mechanism for which we were going to achieve our goals. Chris Ovitz:And so he joined. He was the Creative Director for Games and Interactive at Bad Robot, which is JJ Abrams' company. And then before he joined us, he was at Snap running all their AR innovation stuff. And so he was just the perfect person to come in and really help us think about how we can make the phone almost like a cardboard box. So when you see a cardboard box, you see a cardboard box. When a kid sees a cardboard box, they see a rocket ship, a castle, whatever. And so we wanted to take that philosophy and apply it to the content we were creating in the phone. So I think our OK Play, the vision is about really making it kid led, but parent involved. That's when kids really learn the most. So you can go on a treasure hunt with your child, you can do a fire rescue, you can run a candy factory and the kid is at the center of these stories, and they're creating them and then they're creating a piece of content that they can share with their family members. Chris Erwin:And is it intended for co-consumption, where it's both the parent and the child consuming and participating in the experience at the same time? Chris Ovitz:Absolutely. So it's all about this staring versus sharing, right? We want to get away from the mind numbing, like kid in zombie mode, create truly interactive content that is active and engaging and parents are included. I think this comes back to, so our other co-founder, who's our chief scientist, Colleen Russo Johnson. She's our child development expert and kids media expert. She did all this research on kids absorbing more when the parents are involved. So she did a bunch of research on Daniel Tiger, just the spiritual successor to Mr. Rogers. And I discovered her in an article in The Atlantic, in which she was quoted, it was the article is about ChuChu TV, which is basically like the Cocomelon of India. And she was talking about this study that she did, that kids learn the social and emotional concepts, learning concepts in Daniel Tiger much more quickly, and they absorb much more when the parent is actually watching it with them and engaging with them while they're watching it, than when they're just staring at it alone. Chris Ovitz:And so we took a lot of that and built what you see in OK Play today. And because of that article, we reached out to her, she started advising us and the and we're like, "You're perfect. You need to come join us and build this." And she was like, "This is my life's work in an app. This is awesome." And yeah, we just kind of built an all star team and just went after it. Chris Erwin:Yeah, this makes me think of have you heard of Nike Adventure Club? Chris Ovitz:I have not, actually. Chris Erwin:I think we wrote about this, maybe now almost like a year and a half ago. But essentially, Nike came up with like a subscription club for their shoes that brings both parents and kids together. So kids can go into the app with their parents and say, "Oh, I like these shoes. I like the story behind them.", learn about them, learn about their environmental impact when they are discarded. And then you sign up for the shoe. And then I think you can get replacements like once every six months or 12 months. And then along with the shoe also comes games and experiences and things you could do it like the local playground or at home. And it's this really cool idea that feels very similar to what you're describing. Chris Erwin:It seems like the timing for what you're building is just perfect. Also, I think back to the FTC settlement with YouTube, I think like a year and a half ago, where there's now going to be limited monetization for a lot of the kids content channels. And particularly with all the extremist content and the political backlash and what's happened over the past six months, I think there's a very strong desire for safer content destinations just overall, but particularly for our youth. So have you sensed that, that there's kind of this unique momentum and tailwind that you have in the market right now? Chris Ovitz:Definitely, there is. But I think it's very difficult for kids app developers and kid content creators. I think the privacy laws aren't making it any easier. They're only getting stricter, and they're a gray area and they're a moving target, which makes it tough. And the lawmakers aren't technologists. And so in some cases, the laws don't make any sense and just really don't apply. That said, children's privacy is, there's nothing more important, and we have to protect our kids online. But I would say it's getting very, very difficult to create this content because of the privacy laws. So you got to be, when you're thinking about making this content, you got to abide by a strict set of rules, you got to make sure you're not having outbound links that are triggering browsers, you got to gate everything. Social interaction can be a big no, no, but there's ways to do it creatively that are safe for the child. It's definitely the wild west right now, a little bit. Chris Erwin:Yeah. So it feels like you'd have to staff up that department and that need differently than say, what Complex or BuzzFeed would have to staff their digital and production and user experience team. So what does that mean for you guys? Do you have a bigger legal team? Or how do you incorporate that into your workflow? Chris Ovitz:Incredible lawyers, we all are just very aware of what's going on as far as privacy is concerned. There are specific certifications you can go out and get such as kidSAFE to let parents know that your app is safe for children. You just have to be on top of it and pay attention. Chris Erwin:So it seems like a fun part of this too just in the product development, like do you go out and you work with parents and kids to get an idea of like, "Hey, what would get you excited? We want to do some alpha testing." I mean, clearly the founding, the executive team that you guys have brought, brings a lot of personal experience, like you guys are all parents. How do you get inspired and get in the mindset of these children to design something that's really special for them? Chris Ovitz:So several ways. So we do a lot of play testing. We have a really vibrant community of parents and kids that will test things with. Another thing is we have to remember how to be kids. Kids are experts at play, right? We are not, somehow as an adult, you forget that. And so I think being a parent makes it a lot easier. I'm always building Lego or something like that with my son. I found myself as we've started this company, I'm watching children's cartoons and consuming all the content there is online and finding my favorite shows to draw inspiration from and then look, I'm probably the person that is contributing creatively least to what you see in the app, and I rely on our very talented creative team that lives and breathes this stuff to build these experiences and do this programming for children Chris Erwin:Got it. Within the app, is there a certain game or experience that's your favorite right now? Chris Ovitz:Right now, yeah. My favorite is probably Fire Rescue. So you take a picture of your face as a child, and it puts them in the story. And this little character that we have Twiggle, who's the cutest thing on earth in my opinion, invites you on this journey to go be brave with them to basically go to an emergency call. And you end up having to get there and get a couple of characters out of the tree. And they ask you to take pictures of your face and all these different emotions. And it's got really awesome music in it and it's fun. You literally created your own mini show, you can then share with your family members. And so my son loves it. And it's fun to play with it. Chris Erwin:Cool. So there's a storyline but you take a photo of like a selfie. And then that goes into one of the characters in the game. Chris Ovitz:Yes, it puts yourself into the story. It's like an interactive story and you're literally putting yourself in it. And then what happens is, is you'll draw the firetruck. You'll draw the skylines, you'll draw the tree, and then it puts it all together into this interactive story. And you get to then watch it. So it's like you're literally creating, it's almost like you're creating the storyboards for the show. And then we magically put it together and the kid feels like they've just created this really awesome interactive story. Chris Erwin:The character's name is Twinkle, the cutest character on Earth as you said, right? Chris Ovitz:Yeah. Chris Erwin:And this is called Fire Rescue? Chris Ovitz:Fire Rescue, yeah. So if you go into the OK Play app, it will be one of the first stories you see. Twiggle is one of our main characters, almost like our guide, and they take you through this adventure. And they do it. We also have Twiggle's Treasure Hunt. And so you go on a pirate adventure to find treasure and you draw the sea monster and you find out the sea monster isn't actually mean. It's actually trying to help you and a lot of really awesome morals in the story. And it all comes from a place of social emotional learning. It's designed by all of our Ph.D.s and advisors that are awesome. Chris Erwin:Oh wow, any of this content, is it licensed from a third party or is this all incubated in house? Chris Ovitz:It's all done in house. So we have an incredibly talented creative team. We're doing all of our animations, all of our own production, all of our own voiceover stuff. Chris Erwin:Wow. Do you ever get involved in any of the voiceovers or any of the brainstorming or anything like that? Chris Ovitz:Thankfully, no. I am not a fan of being on camera, on audio, anything. So hopefully I do you justice today. Chris Erwin:Got it. Have you already raised seed funding for this or was this just funded by the founders? Chris Ovitz:We did raise seed funding. So we have incredible investors. We've actually raised, we closed our series A over the summer. We've raised $11 million to date. Investors like Obvious Ventures, Forerunner, Lego Ventures, which is Lego's investment arm, Collab+Sesame, which is Sesame Workshop's fund with Collaborative Fund, Dreamers, which is Will Smith's fund. We have a ton of incredible investors. Chris Erwin:Awesome. As I think about fundraising, and then you also talking about the documentary about Mr. Rogers, I think about the impassioned plea that he makes to Congress to have funding, I think for PBS and for his program. It's such a beautiful segment in that film. The gentleman who is running the forum is like sold within five to 10 minutes, and Mr. Rogers gets the funding that he needs. So I don't know if that became part of your pitch or you harnessed that energy as you were raising this first round of funding, but I love that anecdote. Chris Ovitz:Absolutely. We love it too. And look, that was a picture of him and a quote from him. It was the first slide of our deck and that hooks everyone. It's very hard to root against a group of people that want to build something as meaningful as Mr. Rogers did. I'm by no means saying we're going to be the next Mr. Rogers but we would definitely try as hard as we can every day to live by his philosophies and build as much of that into our app as we can. Chris Erwin:Got it. So where does OK Play go next? What are you building towards in 2021? Chris Ovitz:It comes back to this staring versus sharing thing. I think we want to get away from this mind numbing, staring kid zombie mode type of content. And we want to build something that's truly interactive. We're building this new media format in which kids are really the star of what they're creating, and lets them create these adventures that they can then share with their family and friends. And it's all rooted in social emotional learning, and teaches kindness and curiosity and empathy and skills that they need to translate into the real world. Chris Ovitz:And I think now more than ever, it's super important. You have so many children at home, that they can't go to birthday parties, that can't interact with other kids, I talk to so many of my friends that have young kids that when this pandemic started, they were just at the age where they were about to start preschool. And so they interact mostly with adults, and then they'll see another small person, another child, and it's almost like they don't even know what to do, they don't have those skills yet. And so they've been deprived of this social interaction. And so if there's anything we can do to help with these skills, I think we're doing a good job. And so that's what I would love to see us accomplish this year is really reaching more families, and just helping parents and helping parents know that it's okay to take a moment, that just because their child is playing for 15 minutes on an app, it's not the end of the world. Not all content is created equal, and I think balance is key. And it's really, really important that parents give themselves a break. Chris Erwin:Cool. All right, so I have that now, to go back a little bit more personally about you. I think this is like at least the third company that you've found in your career. And you have expressed that in certain previous companies that you realized burnout and you knew when you had to kind of change things up. And I know that your wife Ara is also an entrepreneur, has her own business. You're building OK Play. You're also an investor, which we'll talk about a little bit and you have a young son. So do you feel like that you are stretched in the Ovitz household? Chris Ovitz:Yes. Look, a two entrepreneur household is very tough. I have one child, I don't know how people with multiple do it. You definitely make sacrifices, and my wife and I are not going to sacrifice our son for work. We're just not. So we do our best. I think it's made us much, much more efficient human beings. You just have to, there's no time for the nonsense. And so you just have to be really, really good planners. She's brilliant. I'm very lucky to share a household with an entrepreneur that awesome. Chris Erwin:I like that balanced mindset. I think that's absolutely critical. And more entrepreneurs need to assume that. So okay, we're about to get to the rapid fire. But before we do, Chris, why don't you tell us about, it seems that you do some investing on the side. You've done angel investing in your past but I think that there's a new fund that you're a part of. So what is that all about? Chris Ovitz:About 10 years ago, I was fortunate enough to interview at Twitter, and I met Biz Stone. And he's one of the co-founders and I kept in touch with him. We became friends, he ended up advising a couple of my companies. He was on the board of one of them. And he always said that if he ever formalized his angel investing, which by the way, he has one of the most incredible angel portfolios in history, from Slack to Square to Pinterest to BeyondMe, all of these unicorns. And I think that's because of the way he connects with entrepreneurs and how genuine and authentic he is. Chris Ovitz:But anyways, he said if he was ever going to formalize his portfolio into a VC fund, then I would be one of his first phone calls. He held true to that, and invited me to help him build his first investment fund. It's a $200 million fund. We invest in early stage companies that build the future of health, work, wealth, and play. And it's a lot of fun. I get to see incredible entrepreneurs and see how I can help them. I love connecting the dots. I believe that I'm good at connecting the dots that other people don't always see. And I love putting people together, and as I said, building community. And so I like to think of us as more of an investment group as opposed to a fund and just investing in great people. Chris Erwin:Awesome. Chris, I have to say that we've kind of gotten to know one another through the preparation for this podcast and our conversation right now. Something that stands out to me is that it seems that you have this incredible magnetism to you. Because the people that you attract around you too, whether it's launching a new investment fund or creating the founding teams for companies or recruiting someone from an article that you read, you clearly have a very, very special skill of being able to do that. What defines your magnetism? What is it about you that brings people towards your orbit? Chris Ovitz:It's a good question. I've never really thought about it like that and I appreciate you saying that. I think authenticity and just being comfortable with who I am. And that's what people get when they see me. There's nothing, I'm not positioning, trying to be something I'm not. A lot of people are threatened by people smarter than them. I want to be around as many amazingly talented people as I can get my hands on. And I think it's about building real trust and giving people the attention they deserve. And so it really just comes down to being genuine and being a good friend. And I think that builds trust with people. And then, so when you reach out to them, you're able to make things happen, because there's trust. Trust is everything. Chris Erwin:Yeah, I think that's really beautifully said. So cool. All right, so now we're on to the rapid fire round. So Chris, the rules are as follows. I'm going to ask you six questions. The answers are intended to be brief, one to two sentences, could even just be one to two words. Do you understand the rules? Chris Ovitz:I understand the rules. Chris Erwin:Awesome, all right. First one, proudest life moment. Chris Ovitz:Becoming a father. Chris Erwin:Great. What do you want to do less of in 2021? Chris Ovitz:Sitting in front of a computer. Chris Erwin:Okay. And what do you want to do more of? Chris Ovitz:Seeing friends in real life. Chris Erwin:I think many people would say the exact same right now. What one to two things drive your success? Chris Ovitz:Success is relative. But assuming someone thinks I'm successful, then it would be wanting to set the best example I can for my son. Chris Erwin:Very nice. All right, last handful of questions here. Advice for media executives going into 2021. Chris Ovitz:Dust off those social skills. Chris Erwin:What do you mean by that? Chris Ovitz:I mean, we're spending so much time on Zoom and in front of a computer that I think people may have forgotten how to interact with each other in the real world. Chris Erwin:Yeah, hopefully you haven't lost your magnetism ability. Chris Ovitz:I hope not. Chris Erwin:It's your key asset. All right, last couple here. Any future startup ambitions? Chris Ovitz:Always. I have an idea deck, some worse than others, but they're probably more of my future. Chris Erwin:Where do you keep your ideas? Chris Ovitz:Probably shouldn't tell people this but in my head. Chris Erwin:That way people can't access them, right? Chris Ovitz:Very true. But hey, if the idea is something that someone can cannibalize that easily, then it's not a great idea. Chris Erwin:Agreed. All right, last one Chris, this is an easy one. How can people get in contact with you? Chris Ovitz:They can feel free to email me chris@okplay.co. Chris Erwin:Awesome. I really appreciate you being on the podcast today, Chris. This is a lot of fun. Chris Ovitz:Hey, Chris. I appreciate you inviting me on and yeah, I hope people enjoy it. Chris Erwin:Hey, listeners, before you go, one final reminder. We love hearing from all of you. So if you have any thoughts on the show, any ideas for guests or any feedback at all, please email us. You can reach us at tcupod@wearerockwater.com. All right, that's it everybody. Thanks for listening. Chris Erwin:The Come Up is written and hosted by me, Chris Erwin and is a production of RockWater Industries. Please rate and review this show on Apple Podcasts. And remember to subscribe wherever you listen to our show. And if you really dig us, feel free to forward The Come Up to a friend. You can sign up for our company newsletter at wearerockwater.com/newsletter. 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Carreira, maternidade, gestão humanizada, reputação digital, visão de negócio. No episódio que abre a terceira temporada de Autoperformance, Marc Tawil recebe Fiamma Zarife, diretora-geral do Twitter no Brasil, para uma conversa leve e direta ao ponto sobre a plataforma digital icônica fundada em março de 2006 por Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams e Biz Stone, nos Estados Unidos. Faça parte do Canal Autoperformance, no Telegram: https://t.me/marctawil     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twitter has a history of drama. From the beginning, founders were fired or otherwise quietly removed.  While it may not have been the initial vision, the platform has become the standard for official statements and news sources. Twitter continues to surprise everyone, serving as the hub of instantaneous mass communication.If you have any questions or comments about the information provided in this episode, please contact us at thehistoryof365@gmail.com.Click to donate here. Please check out our YouTube channel here.Please check out our Instagram here.References:Bilton, N. (2013). Hatching Twitter. New York: Penguin Group.The Fail Whaleipod generations referenceBritannica article about Twitter About SquareTwitter Board of DirectorsTwitter's MissionAlternate source about the history of TwitterAbout Twitter's Congress hearingMore about Twitter's Congress hearingTwitter and Politics

Tony Fadell is at the Grove, a spectacularly beautiful country estate outside of London. The event is Founders Forum: the ultra ­exclusive invite-only tech conference. Prince William is in the house. The guest list is lousy with knights and lesser officers of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Marissa Mayer, the now ex-CEO of Yahoo, and Biz Stone, recently returned to Twitter, are mingling with the other hundred or so invitees. But this is really Fadell's moment.

Nick Bilton is the New York Times technology and business columnist and lead reporter for the Bits Blog. He's the author of, "Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship and Betrayal."   Bilton tells us about the betrayed friendships and high-stakes power struggles as Twitter's four founders—Biz Stone, Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey, and Noah Glass—went from everyday engineers to overnight celebrities.    He explains the zeitgeist and global influence of Twitter, which has been used to help overthrow governments in the Middle East and disrupt the very fabric of the way people communicate.    He also shares a story of Al Gore getting drunk and trying to buy Twitter in 2009.    Given Twitter's recent IPO, Bilton describes how effective Twitter really is in marketing, branding, and sales conversion.   Find out more about Nick Bilton at www.nickbilton.com.

Welcome to episode #319 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. Mark W. Schaefer over at Grow Blog recently published his second book, Return On Influence - The Revolutionary Power of Klout, Social Scoring, and Influence Marketing, which dissects the fascinating world of social scoring an individual consumer's true influence in the online channels. Beyond that, he also wrote a contentious blog post titled, Is there anything new in blogging? No (I even responded over here: What's Next? It's You). As we frequently have debates and deep-dives on topics here at the Six Pixels of Separation Podcast, we felt that we could delve deeper into what blogging means in 2012 and how it can (and should evolve). It turns out that we're not the only ones who are thinking about the evolution of blogging and publishing. The day after we recorded this conversation, Twitter founders, Biz Stone and Ev Williams, announced the launch of Medium (and place where they hope to rethink the publishing through a new platform). Is blogging old news or is it still brand spanking new and in need of some evolution? Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #319 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 53:16. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the Blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT DEL is coming in Spring 2013. In conversation with Mark W. Schaefer. Mark's Blog is: Grow. Follow Mark on Twitter. Mark's first book: The Tao of Twitter (which has been picked up by a major publisher!). Mark's new book: Return On Influence. You can follow Mark on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #319 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advertising podcast artists for amnesty biz stone blog blogging brand business book david usher digital marketing ev williams facebook grow blog itunes mark w schaefer marketing marketing blogger marketing podcast medium online social network podcast podcasting return on influence social media the tao of twitter

Our system of education is built on the belief that learning is best achieved by bringing the best of the past forward through expert advice and clear example. Consequently, educators rise through the ranks like officers in the military: through compliance and conformity to the norm. But in this era of quantum change, are we really best served by imitating the past?  Let's look at two characteristics the innovative leaders of today all seem to have in common:   1. They tend to be college dropouts. Steve Jobs of Apple, Bill Gates and Paul Allen of Microsoft, Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams and Biz Stone of Twitter, Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz and Sean Parker of Facebook. Dropouts, all. The list goes on and on.   2. They have no fear of failure. Innovative leaders experiment constantly because they see failure as an unavoidable step toward success. These leaders know the truth about failure; it's an extremely temporary condition, a fleeting moment, nothing to be feared. Failure is motion and motion is life. Educators hesitate to experiment because they fear failure and reprimand. Consequently, the average teacher with 20 years' experience really has just 1 year's experience 20 times. In the October 22 issue of the New York Times, researcher Michael Ellsberg wrote, “Entrepreneurs must embrace failure. I spent the last two years interviewing college dropouts who went on to become millionaires and billionaires. All spoke passionately about the importance of their business failures in leading them to success. Our education system encourages students to play it safe and retreat at the first sign of failure… Certainly, if you want to become a doctor, lawyer or engineer, then you must go to college. But, beyond regulated fields like these, the focus on higher education… is profoundly misguided.”   Pennie had a fantastic idea while we were taking our morning walk. As she explained it to me, I realized her plan would make solid education more widely available, more relevant to the student and save a great deal of money as well. “Princess,” I said, “if someone isn't already doing this, they will be soon. This is the right idea at the right time so it's highly likely that lots of people are having this same idea right now.” I was right. Salman Kahn (pictured above,) already has the project well underway. Pennie's idea – and Kahn's – is to harness Youtube to deliver 10-to-12-minute tutorials in an effort to fill the painful gaps in public education. Stanford University professor Philip Zimbardo recently said, “There is a disaster recipe developing among boys in America dropping out of high school and college. And it's not simply poor performance. One of the problems is, a recent study shows, that by the time a boy is 21, he has spent at least 10,000 hours playing video games by himself, alone… They live in a world they create. They're playing Warcraft and these other games which are exciting… Their brains are being digitally rewired, which means they will never fit in a traditional classroom, which is analog. Somebody talks at you without even nice pictures. Meaning it's boring. You control nothing. You sit there passively. Disaster.  These kids will never fit into that. They have to be in a situation where they are controlling something. And school is set up where you control nothing.”  Video allows the world's best teachers to be everywhere simultaneously. And if you eliminate the time spent for roll call, bad behavior, discipline, silent reading and working on exercises, there's rarely more than 10 minutes of real teaching delivered during the average class-hour. Tightly scripted 10-minute videos allow the quicker students to move at 5 to 6 times their current pace while slower students are free to pause and rewind as often as they feel necessary....