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Visit our Substack for bonus content and more:https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/bonus-episode-30-years-of-design Today we celebrate 30 years of Wert&Co.—the quiet champions of design who have shaped our field by placing the brightest designers in roles of influence at brands that impact culture, commerce, and community. Design Better is brought to you by Wix Studio, the most powerful web design platform for entrepreneurs, agencies, and creative thinkers. Learn more → To mark the occasion, Design Better is live in New York City with an inspiring panel. We'll look back at how design has shaped the world over the past three decades and look ahead to the essential role design must play as technology reshapes the human experience. Our conversation begins with Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator of Architecture and Design and Director of Research & Development at The Museum of Modern Art. Paola is one of the most influential voices in contemporary design, exploring how design shapes culture, technology, and society. We're also joined by Mark Wilson, Global Design Editor at Fast Company. Mark covers the intersection of design, technology, and culture, bringing a journalist's rigor and a designer's eye to stories that reach millions. In the second half of our conversation, we shift our focus to the present and future of design—the teams, the individual contributors, and the leaders who are navigating this evolution in real time. Kate Aronowitz, and Meaghan Choi, and Mike Davidson are three leaders who have different perspectives on where design is headed, and what it means to build meaningful careers in this rapidly changing landscape. Kate Aronowitz is a Design Partner at GV, where she helps companies of all sizes build design-driven cultures. Meaghan Choi is a Product Designer at Anthropic, focused on developer experiences for emerging technologies like AI and cloud computing, including her work on Claude Code. Mike Davidson is VP of Design and User Research at Microsoft AI, with more than two decades leading design at companies including Twitter, Disney, and ESPN.

Esta semana en Escapa Podcast analizamos los mundiales de Ruanda con victoria de Pogacar sobre Evenepoel (Sus acciones) y Healy. Además, analizamos la estrategia de España y comentamos las polémicas entorno al fichaje de Ayuso por Lidl Trek que no ha acabado de sentar del todo bien al que hasta ahora era la apuesta para GV del equipo. Todo con Luis Jiménez y Juan Clavijo de Eurosport. Presenta Joan Prats.

Mathieu 'Dubes' Dube is one of the OG's of Backyard Ultra's in Australia, breaking 40 yards back in 2022.  This year has definitely been a breakout year for Dubes, breaking 50 for the first time in April and last weekend finishing as the Last One Standing by running 60 yards at GV, earning himself a Silver Ticket onto team Australia.  Peter Clarke has believed in Dubes for a long time and has been at the helm crewing at all of Dubes races for the last 12 months.

When I sit down with product leaders who've spent decades shaping how Silicon Valley builds products, I'm always struck by how their career arcs echo the very lessons they now teach. Michael Margolis is no exception.Michael started his career as an anthropologist, stumbled into educational software in the late 90s, helped scale Gmail during its formative years, and eventually became one of the first design researchers at Google Ventures (GV). For fifteen years, he sat at the intersection of startups and product discovery, helping founders learn faster, save years of wasted effort, and—sometimes—kill their darlings before they drained all the fuel.In our conversation, Michael didn't just share war stories. He laid out a concrete, repeatable framework for product teams—whether you're a PM at a FAANG company or a fresh hire at a Series A startup—on how to cut through noise, get to the truth, and accelerate learning cycles.This post is my attempt to capture those lessons. If you're an early to mid-career PM in Silicon Valley trying to sharpen your craft, this is for you.From Anthropology to Gmail: The Value of Unorthodox BeginningsMichael's path to Google wasn't a linear “go to Stanford CS, join a startup, IPO” narrative. Instead, he started in anthropology and educational software, producing floppy-disk learning titles at The Learning Company and Electronic Arts. That detour turned out to be foundational.“Studying anthropology was my introduction to usability and ethnography,” Michael told me. “It gave me a lens to look at people's behaviors not just as data points but as cultural patterns.”For PMs, the lesson is clear: don't discount the odd chapters of your own career. That sales job, that nonprofit internship, or that side hustle in teaching can become your secret weapon later. Michael carried those anthropology muscles into Gmail, where understanding human behavior at scale was just as critical as writing code.Actionable Advice for PMs:* Audit your own “non-linear” career experiences. What hidden skills—interviewing, pattern-recognition, narrative-building—could you bring into product work?* When hiring, don't filter only for straight-line resumes. The best PMs often bring unexpected perspectives.The Google Years: Scaling Research at Hyper-speedMichael joined Gmail in 2006, when it was still young but maturing fast. He quickly noticed how different the rhythm was compared to the slow, expensive ethnographic studies he had done for consulting clients like Walmart.com.“At Walmart,” he explained, “I had to compress these big, long expensive projects into something faster. Gmail demanded that same speed, but at enormous scale.”At Google, the prime “clients” for his research were often designers. The questions he answered were things like: How do we attract Outlook users? How do we make the interface intuitive enough for mass adoption?This difference matters for PMs: in big companies, research questions often start downstream—how to refine, polish, or optimize. In startups, questions live upstream: What should we build at all? Knowing where you sit in that spectrum changes the kind of research (and product bets) you should prioritize.Jumping to Google Ventures: Bringing UXR Into VCIn 2010, Michael made a bold move: leaving the mothership to become one of the very first design researchers embedded inside a venture capital firm. GV was trying to differentiate itself by not just writing checks but also offering operational help—design, hiring, PR.“I got lucky,” he recalled. “GV had already hired Braden Kowitz as their design partner, and Braden said, ‘I need a researcher.' That was my break.”Working with founders was a shock. They didn't act like Google PMs. “It was like they were playing by a different set of rules. They'd say, ‘Here's where we're going. You can help me, or get out of my way.'”That forced Michael to reinvent how he showed value. Instead of writing reports that might sit unread, he had to deliver insights in real-time, in ways founders couldn't ignore.The Watch Party Method: Stop Writing ReportsHere's where the gold nuggets come in. Michael realized traditional reports weren't cutting it. Instead, he invented what he calls “watch parties.”“I don't do the research study unless the whole team watches,” he said. “I compress it into a day—five interviews with bullseye customers, the whole team in a virtual backroom. By the end, they've seen it all, they're debriefing themselves, and alignment happens automatically. I haven't written a report in years.”Think about that. No 30-page decks. No long hand-offs. Just visceral, shared observation.Actionable Advice for PMs:* Next time you run a user test, insist that at least your core team attends live. Skip the sanitized recap slides.* At the end of a session, have the team summarize their top three takeaways. When they say it, it sticks.Bullseye Customers: Getting Uncomfortably SpecificOne of Michael's most powerful contributions is the bullseye customer exercise.“A bullseye customer,” he explained, “is the very specific subset of your target market who is most likely to adopt your product first. The key is to define not just inclusion criteria but also exclusion criteria.”Founders (and PMs) often resist narrowing. They want to believe their TAM is huge. But Michael's method forces rigor. He described grilling teams until they admit things like: Actually, if this person doesn't work from home, they probably won't care. Or if they've never paid for a premium tool, they won't convert.Example: Imagine you're building a new coffee subscription. Your bullseye might be: Remote tech workers in San Francisco, ages 25-35, who already spend $50+ per month on specialty coffee, and who like experimenting with new roasters. If your product doesn't delight them, it won't magically resonate with “all coffee drinkers.”Actionable Advice for PMs:* Write down both inclusion and exclusion criteria for your bullseye.* Add triggers: life events that make adoption more likely (e.g., new job, new diagnosis, move to a new city).* Recruit five people who fit it exactly. If they're lukewarm, rethink your product.Why Five Interviews Is EnoughMichael swears by the number five.“After three interviews, you're not sure if it's a pattern,” he said. “By five, you hit data saturation. Everyone sees the signal. Any more and the team is begging you to stop so they can make changes.”For PMs under pressure, this is liberating. You don't need 100 customer calls. You need five of the right customers, observed by the right team members, in a compressed timeframe.Multiple Prototypes: Don't Ask Customers to ImagineAnother Margolis rule: never show just one prototype.“If you show one, the team gets too attached, and the customer can only react. With three, I can say: compare and contrast. What do you love? What do you hate? I collect the Lego pieces and assemble the next iteration.”Sometimes those prototypes aren't even original mockups—they're competitor landing pages. As Michael joked: “Have you tested your competitor's prototypes? No? Then you've left something out.”Actionable Advice for PMs:* When exploring value props, mock up three different landing pages. Don't ask “Which do you prefer?” Instead ask: “Which elements matter most, and why?”* Treat mild praise as a “no.” Only visceral excitement counts as signal.Founders, Stubbornness, and the Henry Ford TrapI pressed Michael on what happens when founders dismiss customer feedback by invoking Henry Ford's famous line about “faster horses.”He smiled. “The beauty of bullseye customers is it forces accountability. If you told me these people are your dream users, and they shrug, then you can't hand-wave it away. Either change your customer definition or your product.”This is a crucial lesson for PMs who work with visionary leaders. Conviction is necessary, but unchecked conviction can sink a product. Anchoring on bullseye customers creates a shared contract that keeps both egos and hypotheses grounded.Bright Spots > Exit InterviewsWhen teams ask him to interview churned customers, Michael often refuses.“There are a bazillion reasons people don't use something,” he said. “It's inefficient. Instead, I go find the bright spots—the power users who love it. I want to know why they're on fire, and then go find more people like them.”This “bright spot” focus helps PMs avoid premature pivots. Instead of chasing every no, double down on the yeses until you understand the common thread.Case Study: Refrigerated Medications and ZiplineTo illustrate, Michael shared a project with Zipline, the drone-delivery company. They wanted to deliver specialty medications. The core question: was speed or timing more important?Through interviews, the bright spot insight emerged: refrigeration was the killer constraint. Patients didn't care about “fastest possible” delivery in the abstract. They cared about not leaving refrigerated drugs on their porch.That nuance completely changed the product and infrastructure design.For PMs, the takeaway is that sometimes the decisive factor isn't the flashy benefit you advertise (“we're the fastest!”) but a practical detail you only uncover through careful listening.AI and the Future of ResearchWe couldn't avoid the AI question. Has it changed his process?“I worry about how AI is creating distance between teams and customers,” Michael admitted. “If my bot talks to your bot and spits out a report, you miss the nuance. The power of research is in the stories, the details, the visceral reactions.”That said, he does use AI for quick prototype copywriting and summaries. But he insists on live team observation for the real work.For PMs, the advice is to use AI as an accelerant, not a replacement. Let it write the rough draft of your landing page copy, but don't outsource customer empathy to a transcript.What PMs Should Do Differently TomorrowLet's distill Michael's 15 years of wisdom into actionable steps you can implement this week:* Define your bullseye. Write down exact inclusion, exclusion, and trigger criteria.* Recruit five. Stop at five, but make them exact matches.* Run a watch party. Get your designer, engineer, and PM peers in the virtual backroom. No observers, no insights.* Prototype in threes. Landing pages are cheap. Competitor screenshots are free.* Look for visceral reactions. Anything less than “Wait, can I get this now?” is a polite no.* Study the bright spots. Find your power users and figure out what makes them glow.* Compress cycles. The whole exercise—recruit, test, learn—should take days, not months.Quotes Worth RememberingTo make these lessons stick, here are five quotes from Michael that every PM should tape to their desk:* “I don't do the research unless the whole team watches.”* “A bullseye customer is the very specific subset of your target market most likely to adopt first.”* “After five interviews, you hit data saturation. Everyone sees the pattern.”* “If you show one prototype, the team gets too attached. With three, you collect the Lego pieces.”* “Mild encouragement is a polite no. Only visceral excitement counts as yes.”My Takeaways as a Coach and PMTalking to Michael reinforced something I've seen in my own career: product failure often comes not from bad execution, but from weak learning cycles. Teams don't test the right people, don't synthesize together, and don't act quickly on what they learn.Michael's methods aren't magic—they're discipline. They compress time, sharpen focus, and force alignment. Whether you're building the next Gmail or the next startup idea in a Palo Alto garage, these principles apply.If you're an early to mid-career PM, start by practicing on a small scale. Don't wait for your manager to bless a massive UXR budget. Run a five-person watch party with your next prototype. You'll be surprised at how quickly the fog lifts.ClosingIf this resonated and you're looking for deeper guidance, I also work 1:1 with PMs and executives on career, product, and leadership challenges. You can learn more at tomleungcoaching.com.And if you haven't yet, I'd love your input on my Future of Product Management survey. It only takes about 5 minutes, and by filling it out you'll get early access to the results plus an invitation to a live readout with a panel of top product leaders. The survey explores how AI, team structures, and skill sets are reshaping the PM role for 2026 and beyond. Let's ship greatness. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit firesidepm.substack.com

TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ https://www.bastabugie.it/8263OMELIA PER LA FESTA DELLA ESALTAZIONE DELLA SANTA CROCE (Gv 3,13-17) di Raniero Cantalamessa Oggi la croce non è presentata ai fedeli nel suo aspetto di sofferenza, di dura necessità della vita, o anche di via per cui seguire Cristo, ma nel suo aspetto glorioso, come motivo di vanto, non di pianto. Diciamo anzitutto qualcosa sull'origine della festa. Essa ricorda due avvenimenti distanti tra loro nel tempo. Il primo è l'inaugurazione, da parte dell'imperatore Costantino, di due basiliche, una sul Golgota e una sul sepolcro di Cristo, nel 325. L'altro avvenimento, del secolo VII, è la vittoria cristiana sui persiani che portò al recupero delle reliquie della croce e al loro ritorno trionfale a Gerusalemme. Con il passar del tempo, la festa però ha acquistato un significato autonomo. E' diventata celebrazione gioiosa del mistero della croce che, da strumento di ignominia e di supplizio, Cristo ha trasformato in strumento di salvezza.Le letture riflettono questo taglio. La seconda lettura ripropone il celebre inno della Lettera ai Filippesi, dove la croce è vista come il motivo della grande "esaltazione" di Cristo: "Umiliò se stesso facendosi obbediente fino alla morte e alla morte di croce. Per questo Dio l'ha esaltato e gli ha dato il nome che è al di sopra di ogni altro nome; perché nel nome di Gesù ogni ginocchio si pieghi nei cieli, sulla terra e sotto terra; e ogni lingua proclami che Gesù Cristo è il Signore, a gloria di Dio Padre". Anche il Vangelo parla della croce come del momento in cui "il Figlio dell'uomo è stato innalzato perché chiunque crede in lui abbia la vita eterna".Ci sono stati, nella storia, due modi fondamentali di rappresentare la croce e il crocifisso. Li chiamiamo, per comodità, il modo antico e il modo moderno. Il modo antico, che si può ammirare nei mosaici delle antiche basiliche e nei crocifissi dell'arte romanica, è un modo glorioso, festoso, pieno di maestà. La croce, spesso da sola, senza il crocifisso sopra, appare punteggiata di gemme, proiettata contro un cielo stellato, con sotto la scritta: "Salvezza del mondo, salus mundi", come in un celebre mosaico di Ravenna.Nei crocifissi lignei dell'arte romanica, questo stesso tipo di rappresentazione si esprime nel Cristo che troneggia in vestimenti regali e sacerdotali dalla croce, con gli occhi aperti, lo sguardo frontale, senza ombra di sofferenza, ma irraggiante maestà e vittoria, non più coronato di spine, ma di gemme. E' la traduzione in pittura del versetto del salmo "Dio ha regnato dal legno" (regnavit a ligno Deus). Gesù parlava della sua croce in questi stessi termini: come del momento della sua "esaltazione": "Io, quando sarò esaltato da terra, attirerò tutti a me" (Gv 12, 32).Il modo moderno comincia con l'arte gotica e si accentua sempre di più, fino a diventare il modo ordinario di rappresentare il crocifisso, in epoca moderna. Un esempio estremo è la crocifissione di Matthias Grünewald nell'Altare di Isenheim. Le mani e i piedi si contorcono come sterpi intorno ai chiodi, il capo agonizza sotto un fascio di spine, il corpo tutto piagato. Anche i crocifissi di Velasquez e di Salvador Dalì e di tanti altri appartengono a questo tipo.Tutti e due questi modi mettono in luce un aspetto vero del mistero. Il modo moderno - drammatico, realistico, straziante - rappresenta la croce vista, per così dire, "davanti", "in faccia", nella sua cruda realtà, nel momento in cui vi si muore sopra. La croce come simbolo del male, della sofferenza del mondo e della tremenda realtà della morte. La croce è rappresentata qui "nelle sue cause", cioè in quello che, di solito, la produce: l'odio, la cattiveria, l'ingiustizia, il peccato.Il modo antico metteva in luce, non le cause, ma gli effetti della croce; non quello che produce la croce, ma quello che è prodotto dalla croce: riconciliazione, pace, gloria, sicurezza, vita eterna. La croce che Paolo definisce "gloria" o "vanto" del credente. La festa del 14 Settembre si chiama "esaltazione" della croce, perché celebra proprio questo aspetto "esaltante", della croce.Bisogna unire, al modo moderno di considerare la croce, quello antico: riscoprire la croce gloriosa. Se al momento in cui la prova era in atto, poteva esserci utile pensare a Gesù sulla croce tra dolori e spasimi, perché questo ce lo faceva sentire vicino al nostro dolore, ora bisogna pensare alla croce in altro modo. Mi spiego con un esempio. Abbiamo di recente perso una persona cara, forse dopo mesi di grandi sofferenze. Ebbene, non continuare a pensare a lei come era sul suo letto; in quella circostanza, in quell'altra, come era ridotta alla fine, cosa faceva, cosa diceva, torturandosi magari il cuore e la mente, alimentando inutili sensi di colpa. Tutto questo è finito, non esiste più, è irrealtà; così facendo non facciamo che prolungare la sofferenza e conservarla artificialmente in vita.Vi sono mamme (non lo dico per giudicarle, ma per aiutarle) che dopo aver accompagnato per anni un figlio nel suo calvario, una volta che il Signore l'ha chiamato a sé, si rifiutano di vivere altrimenti. In casa tutto deve restare com'era al momento della morte del figlio; tutto deve parlare di lui; visite continue al cimitero. Se vi sono altri bambini in famiglia, devono adattarsi a vivere anch'essi in questo clima ovattato di morte, con grave danno psicologico. Ogni manifestazione di gioia in casa sembra loro una profanazione. Queste persone sono quelle che hanno più bisogno di scoprire il senso della festa di oggi: l'esaltazione della croce. Non più tu che porti la croce, ma la croce che ormai porta te; la croce che non ti schiaccia, ma ti innalza.Bisogna pensare la persona cara come è ora che "tutto è finito". Così facevano con Gesù quegli antichi artisti. Lo contemplavano come è ora: risorto, glorioso, felice, sereno, seduto sullo stesso trono di Dio, con il Padre che ha "asciugato ogni lacrima dai suoi occhi" e gli ha dato "ogni potere nei cieli e sulla terra". Non più tra gli spasimi dell'agonia e della morte. Non dico che si possa sempre comandare al proprio cuore e impedirgli sanguinare al ricordo di quello che è stato, ma bisogna cercare di far prevalere la considerazione di fede. Se no, a che serve la fede?

With season 3 of The Good Pod coming to a close, we sat down with GV volunteer extraordinaire, Johnny Torrez. Johnny shares his time and talents with our neighbors and shows the next generation the creativity and profitability of leather craft. However, the joy of being part of the Village is so much more than just providing a service; it's about spending time with our neighbors and building friendships.

On GV Day multiply clips played throughout the 14 hour stream, this is all those interviews in full and unedited.These are the core fours thoughts on the past 10 years of GV!Enjoy Ad-Free, Early, & Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerseSupport Our Patreon To Help Us Grow The Podcast and Create New Content Guest On Shows, Pick Films For Us To Review, Send Topics & More!GeekVerse.ca is where you can find all the info on the show and where you can find it!Come Chat With The Hosts, Join Our Discord! https://discord.gg/4YpzuCemBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

(00:00:00) Will Spider-Man Brand New Day Have Too Many Villains? : GV 673 (00:21:24) What We've Been Watching (00:51:30) Spider Man 4 (01:46:23) Star Wars (02:03:35) Trailers Join us for our 10 Year Celebration On GV Day this Saturday, 10 Hour Stream that starts at 10AM PST!TOPICSTopics -What We've Been Watching-Trivia Team Wheel Spin-Spider-Man News Galore!More Brand New Day Rumors 3 Concerning Zendaya's Role, Tone, and More Villains. New Spider-Verse Films -Star Wars, Matt Smith Cast As Starfighter Villain, Post Episode 9 Universe Plans-Trailers Peacemaker Season 2, Rental Family, Shelby Oaks, Him, Conjuring Last Rites, Cold Storage, & More!Enjoy Ad-Free, Early, & Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerseSupport Our Patreon To Help Us Grow The Podcast and Create New Content Guest On Shows, Pick Films For Us To Review, Send Topics & More!GeekVerse.ca is where you can find all the info on the show and where you can find it!Come Chat With The Hosts, Join Our Discord! https://discord.gg/4YpzuCemBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

THE VIEWS SHARED ON THIS PODCAST ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY GEEKVERSEthe most controversial show of the past 10 years for GV is back! Travis's tiwn brother MICAHEL SNELL THE 2ND and THE MAN OF MANY NAMES are back to give you the truth.they breakdown why Man Of Steel and 2015 Fantastic Four are better then the newest 2025 versions.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

Talk about being hands-on at Goodness Village! Molly Bang, GV's resident volunteer masseuse, chats with Jackie Ayo about what it's like to provide a healing touch for our neighbors.

VIDEO: Il diavolo esiste ➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djJW7SimUpM&list=PLpFpqNiJy93vpo09XwkVtUp8W-0qcHkloTESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ https://www.bastabugie.it/8220DIMENTICANDO IL DIAVOLO SI NEGA ANCHE LA REDENZIONE di Stefano Chiappalone Il diavolo esiste, lo affermano la Scrittura e la tradizione della Chiesa, nonché l'esperienza di chi lo combatte sul campo, l'esorcista domenicano François Dermine, che ha concluso la Giornata della Bussola Toscana con un seguitissimo intervento sulla demonologia prolungato dalle numerose domande del pubblico, a ulteriore smentita di chi la vorrebbe "superata". Ci siamo ritagliati un momento di pausa nell'intensa giornata per una breve intervista a padre Dermine, che ha risposto con chiarezza cristallina - e un tocco di garbata ironia: «è la polvere, non è il demonio», commenta scherzosamente quando viene colto da uno starnuto. L'esorcista va dritto al punto: negare l'esistenza del diavolo significa negare anche il mistero della salvezza. E invita a non sottovalutare l'azione più ordinaria ma più pericolosa: la tentazione.PADRE DERMINE, MOLTI NOSTRI CONTEMPORANEI SI CHIEDEREBBERO PERCHÉ PARLARE ANCORA DEL DIAVOLO NEL XXI SECOLO... Se non ne parliamo la vita cristiana e il mistero dell'Incarnazione, della Redenzione non hanno nessun senso, perché Gesù si è incarnato «per distruggere le opere del diavolo» (1 Gv 3,8). Questo è il senso dell'Incarnazione. Se non esiste il demonio non si può parlare di mistero di salvezza, perché esso si riferisce alla salvezza da un essere più forte di noi, che si chiama appunto il demonio. Altrimenti Gesù Cristo che è venuto a fare? Non ha più senso. Noi dobbiamo essere salvati dalle opere del demonio. Ma se non esiste, non sappiamo da che cosa dovremmo più essere salvati: mistero di salvezza, da che cosa?Se non si parla del demonio e degli angeli - quindi buoni e cattivi che siano - trascuriamo la fetta del creato più consistente in assoluto, cioè gli esseri angelici (buoni e cattivi). Mentre gli esseri umani per esistere hanno bisogno di uno spazio e quindi non possono essere creati in modo infinito da Dio, il problema non si pone per gli angeli che sono dei puri spiriti e quindi Dio ne può creare finché vuole. Lo scopo della creazione è creare il maggior numero possibile di persone che potranno diventare beate per l'eternità e Dio a questo ci tiene, per cui crea, crea, ma non può creare degli esseri umani come può creare degli angeli: non c'è posto qui sulla Terra. Se gli esseri umani fossero numerosi quanto lo sono gli angeli, noi saremmo stipati l'uno accanto all'altro.LEWIS CHE DICEVA CHE IL DIAVOLO HA DUE MODI PER INGANNARCI, UNO È DI FAR CREDERE CHE NON ESISTE E L'ALTRO È DI FARCI CREDERE TROPPO E DI FARNE PARLARE IN MANIERA MORBOSA. NON VALE FORSE ANCHE PER GLI ANGELI BUONI, QUANDO VENGONO FATTI OGGETTO DI UN APPROCCIO DEFORMATO, IN SENSO NEW AGE?Sì, certo il New Age ha stravolto l'angelologia a suo favore e senz'altro questo rappresenta un pericolo, che però è abbastanza recente. Questa "prudenza" che si dovrebbe avere a causa dell'invasione di campo da parte del New Age è recente e non ci deve spingere a trascurare appunto un aspetto importante della cosmologia - perché, ripeto, se vengono a mancare gli angeli manca la fetta principale del creato - e tutt'altro che superfluo dal punto di vista della vita cristiana.E RIGUARDO AGLI ANGELI CATTIVI, PERCHÉ SI RISCONTRA UN INTERESSE MALATO VERSO DI LORO? PER ESEMPIO QUANDO SI SENTE PARLARE DI SEDUTE SPIRITICHE O DI FATTI DI CRONACA IN CUI C'ENTRA IL SATANISMO...Senz'altro perché la figura del demonio attira e soprattutto i perversi hanno bisogno di un loro "santo patrono" - scusi l'espressione - quindi il più rappresentativo è Satana che si è ribellato contro Dio e che pur di fare di testa sua ha rifiutato la beatitudine eterna. Satana è il ribelle per eccellenza e allora fa comodo a chi ricerca figure del genere per dare consistenza alle proprie scelte.VENENDO AL SUO SPECIFICO MINISTERO DI ESORCISTA, QUALI SONO I DANNI PEGGIORI CHE INFLIGGE IL DEMONIO?L'esorcista si occupa dell'azione straordinaria del demonio, che se la prende con l'essere umano in maniera violenta, cosa che non fa abitualmente, poiché di solito agisce in una maniera molto più pericolosa che si chiama tentazione. Non dobbiamo esagerare l'azione straordinaria rischiando di sottovalutare la tentazione: mentre una persona vessata duramente, anche addirittura posseduta può salvarsi - un posseduto può salvarsi -, invece un peccatore che asseconda la tentazione non può salvarsi e allora stiamo attenti a non dare troppa attenzione, troppo peso all'azione straordinaria del demonio, che proprio perché straordinaria rischia di abbagliarci e di farci trascurare l'azione ordinaria.E QUINDI CI FAREBBE ILLUDERE CHE INVECE SU DI NOI NON HA POTERE... QUALI SONO I MEZZI ORDINARI PER DIFENDERSI, APPUNTO, DA QUESTA AZIONE ORDINARIA?Consistono nel tendere alla santità, nel tendere a Dio e al prossimo. E la confessione.UN'ULTIMA DOMANDA PENSANDO AL NOME SCELTO DAL NUOVO PONTEFICE. FU LEONE XIII A VOLERE LA PREGHIERA A SAN MICHELE DOPO UNA VISIONE DI ROMA INFESTATA DAI DIAVOLI CHE MINACCIAVANO LA CHIESA E IL MONDO. È ANCORA ATTUALE QUELLA PREGHIERA?A me è dispiaciuto molto che sia stata soppressa. In passato la si recitava dopo ogni Messa. Ho conosciuto quel periodo lì, era una ottima forma di protezione e di affidamento a Dio.

Join us for our 10 Year Celebration On GV Day August 9th, 10 Hour Stream that starts at 10AM PST! In honour of our 10 Year Anniversary we're bringing back every spin off show we've done at GV and this time we're going all the way back to the beginning!Travis is joined by Kyle & Liam as they do a hybrid of Dynamic Duo & Rant Rave Repeat! They're going to talk about a variety of things, especially in life as this is the first time they've all been together in person since Covid!Apologies for Travis's mic, looks like it need replacing so sorry for it not being just right!TOPICSAnalyzing Comic Book Films From The 2015-2025 EraCan Marvel & DC win people back from Superhero Fatigue? Enjoy Ad-Free, Early, & Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerseSupport Our Patreon To Help Us Grow The Podcast and Create New Content Guest On Shows, Pick Films For Us To Review, Send Topics & More!GeekVerse.ca is where you can find all the info on the show and where you can find it! Come Chat With The Hosts, Join Our Discord! https://discord.gg/4YpzuCemBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

Sanyin Siang is Derek's amazing featured guest this week! Sanyin shares highlights from her journey, and how to accept positive affirmations and constructive criticism as data points in your life, importance of being generous, and how to be vulnerable.Sanyin helps leaders launch and create value by focusing on mindset, behavioral change, and team and culture building. Sanyin is a CEO Coach, Advisor, Author,the Executive Director of Duke University's Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE) and a Professor with its Pratt School of Engineering.The COLE center is a leadership laboratory that engages all of Duke's Daytime MBA students and convenes high-level think tank gatherings to explore today's complex leadership opportunities and challenges.Sanyin coaches C-suite executives and is in the original cohort of Marshall Goldsmith's 100 Coaches. She is an advisor for GV (former Google Ventures), Duke Corporate Education, and the Sports Innovation Lab. Her thought leadership has appeared in Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN. She has more than 1 million LinkedIn followers. She is a LinkedIn Top 10 Influencer and a Thinkers50 On the Radar.Sanyin's board service has included those of The Emily K Center, The Museum of Life & Science, Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center. She is a Sr. Advisor with Dan Ariely's Center for Advanced Hindsight and a faculty with StoryLab at Duke. She has spoken to audiences from the White House to Global Sports Management and Owners Summits.Prior to Duke, Sanyin worked at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest federation of scientific and engineering societies, and publisher of Science. Her initiatives explored the ethical, social, and legal implications of technological advances before they became reality.Her book The Launch Book: Motivational Stories for Launching Your Idea, Business, or Next Career, uses behavioral science principles to help readers build the mindset for addressing major change.Sanyin received a BSE in Biomedical Engineering and an MBA from Duke University.Order "The Launch Book": https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074JC5L9V/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

What's better than one nonprofit talking about building community?You guessed it – Two nonprofits talking about building community!The Good Pod is excited to host a conversation between our very own Jackie Ayo and Eden Garden leader Barbara Stott. As both of our programs share the land at the historic Freisman Dairy property, Barbara and Jackie discuss the ways our organizations collaborate and provide food for our local GV neighbors and our neighbors throughout the Tri-Valley.

For the first time in 4 years the GV Crew do a GV episode live together in person!Join Kirklin, Taylor, and Travis live on Travis's patio for one hell of a fun episode.Enjoy Ad-Free, Early, & Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerseSupport Our Patreon To Help Us Grow The Podcast and Create New Content Guest On Shows, Pick Films For Us To Review, Send Topics & More!GeekVerse.ca is where you can find all the info on the show and where you can find it!Come Chat With The Hosts, Join Our Discord! https://discord.gg/GMBM3yucBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

For the first time in 4 years the GV Crew do a GV episode live together in person!Join Kirklin, Taylor, and Travis live on Travis's patio for one hell of a fun episode.Enjoy Ad-Free, Early, & Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerseSupport Our Patreon To Help Us Grow The Podcast and Create New Content Guest On Shows, Pick Films For Us To Review, Send Topics & More!GeekVerse.ca is where you can find all the info on the show and where you can find it!Come Chat With The Hosts, Join Our Discord! https://discord.gg/GMBM3yucBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

For the first time in 4 years the GV Crew do a GV episode live together in person!Join Kirklin, Taylor, and Travis live on Travis's patio for one hell of a fun episode.Enjoy Ad-Free, Early, & Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerseSupport Our Patreon To Help Us Grow The Podcast and Create New Content Guest On Shows, Pick Films For Us To Review, Send Topics & More!GeekVerse.ca is where you can find all the info on the show and where you can find it!Come Chat With The Hosts, Join Our Discord! https://discord.gg/GMBM3yucBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

For the first time in 4 years the GV Crew do a GV episode live together in person!Join Kirklin, Taylor, and Travis live on Travis's patio for one hell of a fun episode.-Superman Predictions-Jurassic World Rebirth Predictions-Denis Villeneuve is directing Bond! Details on script, casting and what we think he'll do for his vision.-Tik Tok Debate : Would You Give Up Kisses Or Sauces-Virtual Casting Vs In Person CastingGV LINKSEnjoy Ad-Free, Early, & Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerseSupport Our Patreon To Help Us Grow The Podcast and Create New Content Guest On Shows, Pick Films For Us To Review, Send Topics & More!GeekVerse.ca is where you can find all the info on the show and where you can find it!Come Chat With The Hosts, Join Our Discord! https://discord.gg/GMBM3yucBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

The Man... The Myth... The Legend... Joe is here!One of GV's favorite volunteers, Jackie Ayo interviews Joe and discovers where Joe's passion for service and community comes from.

In this highlight og GV 666, the crew discusses some fun unqiue Patreon questions. If we should review Strangers Chapter 2? And a new lead shift in one of the GV Drafts!https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerseEnjoy Ad-Free, Early, & Exclusive Episodes!Support Our Patreon To Help Us Grow The Podcast and Create New Content Guest On Shows, Pick Films For Us To Review, Send Topics & More!GeekVerse.ca is where you can find all the info on the show and where you can find it! Come Chat With The Hosts, Join Our Discord! https://discord.gg/4wPKbyMxBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

Topics -Punisher Vs Spider-Man Vs Hulk in Brand New Day, A Bad Idea?James Bond Direct Shortlist-Strangers Chapter 2 Trailer Review, will GV continue the review series?-Draft Updates-Fun Patreon Questions!https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerseEnjoy Ad-Free, Early, & Exclusive Episodes!Support Our Patreon To Help Us Grow The Podcast and Create New Content Guest On Shows, Pick Films For Us To Review, Send Topics & More!GeekVerse.ca is where you can find all the info on the show and where you can find it! Come Chat With The Hosts, Join Our Discord! https://discord.gg/4wPKbyMxBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

Enjoy this rerelease of a GV classic, the Death Stranding review in anticipation of the upcoming sequel.Ad-Free version: https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerseLinksDylan on Twitter @DylanMussDylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheFieldKirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzerTravis on Twitter @TravisBSnellhttps://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

Enjoy this rerelease of a GV classic, the Death Stranding review in anticipation of the upcoming sequel.Ad-Free version: https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerseLinksDylan on Twitter @DylanMussDylan on Backloggd backloggd.com/u/Rapatika/Taylor on Twitter @TaylorTheFieldKirklin on Twitter @kirklinpatzerTravis on Twitter @TravisBSnellhttps://www.youtube.com/c/GeekVersePodcast

Goodness Village's Community Engagement Manager and newly appointed podcast host Jackie Ayo sits down with GV volunteer Brent Fulmer, as they discuss the world of volunteering and feeding our 28 GV neighbors.

A new season of The Good Pod is here, and with it are some fun new changes. New format, new music, and... A New Host?! GV's very own Community Engagement Manager Jackie Ayo has taken over and is picking up the podcasting baton as she sits down with former podcast host and GV's Operations Director Hunter Van Dam.

GV's Bi Weekly Wrestlign Show Is Back!WWE Money In The Bank Review, When Will Seth & Naomi Cash In?R-Truth Is Back After Being Released...Unless You Ask HHHKing Of The Ring PredictionsMariah May Debuts In NXTNXT World's CollideDraft Updates & More!Enjoy Ad-Free, Early, & Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerseSupport Our Patreon To Help Us Grow The Podcast and Create New Content Guest On Shows, Pick Films For Us To Review, Send Topics & More!GeekVerse.ca is where you can find all the info on the show and where you can find it!Come Chat With The Hosts, Join Our Discord! https://discord.gg/GMBM3yucBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

In this episode of Riding Unicorns, we're joined by Romain Sestier and Guillaume Lebedel, the co-founders of StackOne, a rapidly growing startup that's building the universal integration layer for modern SaaS and AI products. Hot off the back of their $20M Series A led by GV, the duo joins us to share their journey, insights, and lessons from the trenches.Romain and Guillaume have known each other for over a decade, having worked together across multiple companies before launching StackOne. Their deep co-founder chemistry and clarity of vision have helped them move fast and build credibility with customers and investors alike.We dive into:

Imagine an accounts‑receivable clerk clicking through four different systems just to finish one routine task. Chad Gold sees that bottleneck instantly. Fullstory's newly launched Workforce product maps every mouse‑stroke of such employee journeys, then surfaces friction points so companies can “make them more productive, so they can do even more value‑added things,” Gold tells us.The scene encapsulates the finance leader's thesis: data depth wins. “The companies that have the capabilities to capture the most comprehensive sets of data in a meaningful way are going to win,” he says. That conviction drew Gold—now in his fourth CFO chapter—to the Atlanta‑based behavioral‑data platform. Fullstory records the complete digital experience of each customer, from e‑commerce clicks to SaaS workflows, and feeds the corpus into AI models that flag churn risk or recommend instant actions, such as sending a coupon to a wavering shopper. The result drives revenue and reduces churn, he tells us.For its part, Fullstory has raised capital rounds through Series D and counts Kleiner Perkins, Stripes, Premier, Salesforce Ventures, GV and Dell Technologies among its backers, he tells us. Independent directors Ryan Barreto of Sprout Social and former Atlassian CFO Alex Estevez deepen the bench. After 22 years in finance, Gold values “lines, not dots”—long‑term relationships that provide partnership, not just cash. By pairing that philosophy with a platform built to illuminate every click, he aims to turn invisible friction—whether customer or employee—into the next chapter of growth. Stakeholders across the business will feel the lift, Gold predicts.

Want to optimize your life for maximum enjoyment and efficiency? How can you use credit card rewards, travel points, and other strategies to enrich your life? In this episode of Mitlin Money Mindset®, Larry Sprung interviews Chris Hutchins, the creator and host of the All The Hacks Podcast, about his journey and his favorite "hacks" for saving money, maximizing rewards, and enhancing life experiences. Chris shares valuable tips for business owners, travelers, and anyone looking to live more fully. He also discusses the importance of being intentional with your money and spending it on experiences. Chris discusses: Simple steps to earn more on business expenses How he turned his passion for life hacks into a full-time gig The powerful life changes prompted by learning to "Die With Zero" Lessons from top podcast guests and how they impact his perspective Tips on how to optimize credit card points for maximum value And more! Resources: Mitlin Financial   The JOY and Productivity Journal by Lawrence Sprung  Download Your Free Copy of the Couple's JOYful Money Guide AwardTool.com PointsYeah.com Point.me   Connect with Larry Sprung:  LinkedIn: Larry Sprung Instagram: Larry Sprung Facebook: Larry Sprung X (Twitter): Larry Sprung Connect with Chris Hutchins:  Website: Chris Hutchins YouTube: Chris Hutchins X: Chris Hutchins  About our Guest: Chris Hutchins is creator and host of the All the Hacks podcast. Previously he was Head of New Product Strategy at Wealthfront, co-founder and CEO of Grove (acquired by Wealthfront), co-founder of Milk (acquired by Google) and a Partner at GV, where he focused on seed and early stage investments. He is also the founder of LaidOffCamp, a movement to help the unemployed learn new skills for the evolving job market. Disclosure: Guests on the Mitlin Money Mindset are not affiliated with CWM, LLC, and opinions expressed herein may not be representative of CWM, LLC. CWM, LLC is not responsible for the guest's content linked on this site.

Sanyin Siang shares highlights from her journey, and how to accept positive affirmations and constructive criticism as data points in your life, importance of being generous, and how to be vulnerable.Sanyin helps leaders launch and create value by focusing on mindset, behavioral change, and team and culture building. Sanyin is a CEO Coach, Advisor, Author,the Executive Director of Duke University's Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE) and a Professor with its Pratt School of Engineering.The COLE center is a leadership laboratory that engages all of Duke's Daytime MBA students and convenes high-level think tank gatherings to explore today's complex leadership opportunities and challenges.Sanyin coaches C-suite executives and is in the original cohort of Marshall Goldsmith's 100 Coaches. She is an advisor for GV (former Google Ventures), Duke Corporate Education, and the Sports Innovation Lab. Her thought leadership has appeared in Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN. She has more than 1 million LinkedIn followers. She is a LinkedIn 2017 & 2018 Top 10 Influencer and a 2018 Thinkers50 On the Radar.Sanyin's board service has included those of The Emily K Center, The Museum of Life & Science, Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center. She is a Sr. Advisor with Dan Ariely's Center for Advanced Hindsight and a faculty with StoryLab at Duke. She has spoken to audiences from the White House to Global Sports Management and Owners Summits.Prior to Duke, Sanyin worked at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest federation of scientific and engineering societies, and publisher of Science. Her initiatives explored the ethical, social, and legal implications of technological advances before they became reality.Her book The Launch Book: Motivational Stories for Launching Your Idea, Business, or Next Career, uses behavioral science principles to help readers build the mindset for addressing major change.Sanyin received a BSE in Biomedical Engineering and an MBA from Duke University.Order "The Launch Book": https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074JC5L9V/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

Tom Hulme is a General Partner @ GV and leads GV's European investing. He has led rounds in Monzo, Nothing, GoCardless, Lemonade, Snyk and is widely considered one of the best investors in Europe.  Stan Boland is one of the most successful and respected entrepreneurs in the UK.  In 1999, he co-founded Element 14 which was acquired by Broadcom in 2000 for $640 million. Following this, Boland co-founded Icera Inc. in 2002, a fabless semiconductor company which he sold to Nvidia for $367 million.  In Today's Discussion We Cover: 04:26 Is The UK's Biggest Problem a Talent Problem 09:50 Why We Need to Flood the UK With Venture Capital 10:38 What Europe Can Learn from Stripe and the Collisons 15:21 How the UK Can Use Visas to Retain the Best Talent 16:46 Why the Government Needs to Put 10x More Cash Into Fund of Funds 24:32 Is the London Stock Exchange F****** and Does it Matter? 34:38 What The UK Can Learn From Sequoia and the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund 40:42 What is a “National Goal for Wealth Creation” & How Do We Implement It? 48:10 What are the Most Broken Elements of the UK Tax Regime 52:11 Is It Stupid to Remove the Non-Dom Tax Status 53:15 Why is Now the Time to Be Bullish on China 01:00:19 Biggest Lessons from Working with Jensen Huang 01:08:04 Quick Fire Round: Insights and Predictions    

Howie and Harlan welcome Evan Sussman, the CEO of Granata Bio, which aims to bring IVF and fertility drugs that have been proven in other markets to the United States. Harlan reports on Elon Musk's Neuralink, which will test a technology to restore rudimentary sight to the blind; Howie tries to reconcile conflicting reports about the viability of the Medicare trust fund.  Links: Neuralink “Elon Musk announces Neuralink's first human implant of Blindsight coming this year” “Musk's Neuralink gets FDA's breakthrough device tag for 'Blindsight' implant” “Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial” Forbes: Elon Musk Granata Bio Granata Bio  “Fertility treatment costs are out of reach for many Americans, even with insurance” “Acceptable cost for the patient and society” “Meeting the demand for fertility services: the present and future of reproductive endocrinology and infertility in the United States” RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association: Insurance Coverage by State “Politicians say health plans should cover IVF. Currently only 1 in 4 employers do” “Catching Up with Alumni: The Founders of Granata Bio” “IBSA Group and Granata Bio announces first patient screened in pivotal PROGRESS clinical trial of Progesterone-IBSA” “Women's Health Innovator Granata Bio Raises $14M Series A led by GV to Accelerate Fertility Biopharma Pipeline” “Women's Health Innovator Granata Bio Raises $15M Series A+ to Further Develop and Expand Reproductive Health Pipeline” “Trump signs executive order seeking to expand IVF access” The Medicare Trust Fund “The Long-Term Budget Outlook: 2025 to 2055” “Medicare gets a big (unofficial) surprise: a 17-year extension on when it'll run dry” “CMS Finalizes 2026 Payment Policy Updates for Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs”  “Health Insurer Stocks Soar on Medicare Rate Boost” “Insurer-Level Estimates of Revenue From Differential Coding in Medicare Advantage” Medicare.gov: “How is Medicare funded?” Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.

Hay coches descapotables muy bonitos. Sin duda, la mayoría. Y me puse a preparar un guion sobre los 10 más bonitos. Luego pensé, ¿y si busco los más bonitos y las más feos? Y me puse manos a la obra porque… ¿creéis que es posible hacer un descapotable feo? Ya veréis que sí. Tanto me sorprendí, que este video está dedicado unicamente a los feos… así es la vida. ¿Habéis oído las advertencias? ¡Pues hacedlas caso! Bromas aparte, algunos de estos coches ya los conocéis pues pese a ser descapotables se han “colado” en las listas de los coches más feos de la historia en la categoría que podríamos denominar “absoluta” … Si diseñar coches feos ya tiene cierto mérito, conseguir que un descapotable sea fea tiene aún más mérito… pero hay gente que lo consigue. Después de esta lista, me lo contáis. Pero os adelanto una cosa, ya he puesto este ejemplo otras veces, hay perritos tan, pero tan feos… que tienen su encanto… pues con alguno de estos coches sucede lo mismo. Iba a ordenarlos de menos feo a más feo. ¡He cambiado de opinión! Voy a ordenarlos por orden alfabético de marca y luego vosotros me decís cuál es vuestro “podio” con los tres más feos. ¡Vamos allá! 1. Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible (2004). La tontería de hacer un SUV descapotable ya la hizo, entre otro, Range Rover con su precioso Evoque Cabrio, un coche absurdo, pesado, poco práctico y caro, que no triunfo, pero tuvo su público. 2. Chevrolet SSR (2003). Ya hemos visto que se puede quitar el techo a un monovolumen o a un SUV… y en Chrysler alguien, con una pick up delante, dijo la famosa frase de “hay que no hay huev*** de quitar el techo a un pick up”. 3. Ford Streetka (2003). Comienzo con una confesión: Yo rengo un Ford Ka, pero el “Plus” de 5 puertas, el coche que fue de mi hijo y que de momento he heredado yo como coche “utilitario”. Pero el primer Ka era, según Ford, un modelo muy original. Según yo, un modelo muy feo. 4. Geo Metro Convertible (1992). Ya sabéis mi simpatía por Suzuki, nunca la he ocultado. Aunque desde luego el Suzuki Cultus no es el mejor ni el más bonito. Y de este modelo derivaba el Geo Metro. 5. Mitsubishi Colt CZC (2006). A ver, realmente más que feo este coche es que parece de chiste, como una caricatura. Es un coche con apenas 3,8 metros de largo y hacer un descapotable de esa longitud que sea bonito, no es fácil. 6. Nissan Micra (2005). En realidad, un “Cabrio Coupé” más que un descapotable puro, de esos que arrasaron a finales de los 90 y sobre todo principios de los 2000 y que luego han desaparecido. 7. Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet (2011). Otros “visionarios” que pensaron: “Vamos a hacer un SUV Cabriolet y lo vamos a petar” y partiendo de un Murano, un coche discreto y hasta elegante, diseñaron este CrossCabriolet que desde luego no era ni discreto ni elegante. 8. Peugeot 206 CC (2001). Vo a ser claro: No me gustan ninguno de los Peugeot CC, ni este 206 ni el 207 ni el 308. En estos modelos de tracción delantera, querer rebajar la línea de cintura hace que el morro, en proporción, sea mucho más voluminoso que la parte posterior… me parecen, por expresarlo de alguna manera, “cabezones”. 9. Pontiac Sunfire (1995). Aquí estamos, en mi opinión ante uno de los coches que puede hacer podio en esta elección. Este o el Chevrolet Cavalier Cabrio, que era más o menos el mismo engendro… perdón… el mismo coche. 10. Siata 500 Record (1938). Me he centrado en modelos más recientes, aunque no quería olvidarme de oros más antiguos. Porque coches feos se hacen ahora, pero en mayor o menor medido, se han hecho siempre. 11. Subaru STi Convertible (2011). Sí, aunque no lo parezca hay algo más tonto que hacer un SUV, un monovolumen o un Pick Up descapotable. ¿El qué? Hacer descapotable un coche de 4 puertas nacido para los rallyes. 12. Veritas SP90 Spohn (1949). Esta marca alemana no es muy conocida… no me extraña que si hacía estos coches muchos la hayan querido olvidar. Os recuerdo una cosa: En 1936 nació el BMW 328 un deportivo diseñado por Fritz Fiedler que es realmente bonito. 12+1. Yugo 55 Convertible (1990). Un candidato a pelear por las primeras posiciones en esta selección del cabrio más feo de la historia. Este modelo, conocido por Yugo 55 o GV en Europa y por Zastava Koral en mercados del Este, era la versión sintecho del conocido Yugo, uno de los coches que siempre están en la lista de los más feos o los más peligrosos… a mí me da penita, pero es lo que hay.

Nate visits Sidney High School to sit down with local basketball legend, Jeri Mirabito. Jeri is well known for running the famous Golden Valley Basketball Camp in Sidney from 1985-1998. He was responsible for bringing dozens of NBA and high level college players to his small town camp for the kids to enjoy and learn from. This was a tradition that GV was well known for. Jeri also talks about the time he spent on Lou Carnesecca's coaching staff at St. John's University and winning a national championship at SUNY Potsdam as a player in 1981. Before that, Jeri led his Sidney team to the 1979 NYS Class-B title and was named MVP of the state tournament. Jeri was diagnosed with MS in 1993 but continues to live his life to the fullest today.

This week on No Priors, Sarah sits down with Harvey Co-Founder and CEO Winston Weinberg. Harvey is one of the leading application layer AI companies. Harvey is building domain-specific AI for law firms, professional service providers, and the Fortune 500. They are already working with companies like Bridgewater, KKR, PWC, and O'Melveny with over $500M in funding from OpenAI, Sequoia, Kleiner, GV and Elad and Sarah. In this episode, Sarah and Winston cover everything from approaching customers with AI solutions, expanding across domains, and building to volume capability improvements.  Sign up for new podcasts every week. Email feedback to show@no-priors.com Follow us on Twitter: @NoPriorsPod | @Saranormous | @EladGil | @WinstonWeinberg Show Notes:  0:00 Introduction 2:39 Harvey's founding story  3:46 Capability improvement 6:39 Building teams around AI capabilities 9:17 End to end task ahead 12:37 Beginning with huge industry clients - 17:21 Working with users who are skeptical of automation 20:40 Being a lawyer today and in the future 26:02 Applying learnings and adapting product for other domains 26:58 Hiring 30:39 Lessons and mistakes as a founder 32:53 Winston's personal drive 40:21 Advice to other founders finding their idea 44:35 Prediction for next ChatGPT moment

GV's Monthly Wrestling Show Is Back!This episode is all about the 2025 Royal Rumble. Breaking down all the biggest moments, surprises, and what Wrestlemania 41 is looking like.Enjoy Ad-Free, Early, & Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerse Support Our Patreon To Help Us Grow The Podcast and Create New Content Guest On Shows, Pick Films For Us To Review, Send Topics & More!GeekVerse.ca is where you can find all the info on the show and where you can find it! Come Chat With The Hosts, Join Our Discord! https://discord.gg/GMBM3yucBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

Design sprints have become a staple of the creative process at companies around the world and an indispensable tool in the pursuit of innovation. We owe a debt of thanks to Jake Knapp and his former colleagues at Google Ventures (now known as GV) who pioneered the design sprint. Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/jake-knapp-click There is one gap that design sprints have not entirely addressed, though. What do you do if you're starting a new product or company from scratch? That is the subject of Jake Knapp and co-author John Zeratsky's newest book, Click: How to make what people want. Jake lays out the elements of what he calls a “foundation sprint” in this book. We chat with Jake about what makes a foundation sprint different than a design sprint, and some examples from the book of companies that have used foundation sprints effectively. We also talk to Jake about his decision to start Character, a VC fund aimed at helping startups at seed stage with capital and sprints, and the qualities that they look for in their founders when deciding to invest. Pre-order "Click" Bio Jake Knapp is a New York Times bestselling author and co-founder of Character. Previously, Jake built products like Microsoft Encarta and Gmail, co-founded Google Meet, and invented the Design Sprint. He has coached hundreds of teams at places like Miro, Slack, LEGO, IDEO, and NASA on product strategy and time management, and is a guest instructor at Harvard Business School. This is Jake's third appearance on Design Better. In his first interview with us, he discusses Sprint, and in his second interview he talks about his (and John Zeratsky's) book Make Time. Books & links mentioned Ten things we know to be true The Making of Prince of Persia The rest is history podcast Met opera on demand https://jakek.medium.com/ *** Premium Episodes on Design Better This ad-supported episode is available to everyone. If you'd like to hear it ad-free, upgrade to our premium subscription, where you'll get an additional 2 ad-free episodes per month (4 total). ✨New benefits: Premium subscribers also get access to the documentary Design Disruptors and our growing library of books, as well as our monthly AMAs with former guests, ad-free episodes, discounts and early access to workshops, and our monthly newsletter The Brief that compiles salient insights, quotes, readings, and creative processes uncovered in the show. Upgrade to paid *** Visiting the links below is one of the best ways to support our show: Masterclass: MasterClass is the only streaming platform where you can learn and grow with over 200+ of the world's best. People like Steph Curry, Paul Krugman, Malcolm Gladwell, Dianne Von Furstenberg, Margaret Atwood, Lavar Burton and so many more inspiring thinkers share their wisdom in a format that is easy to follow and can be streamed anywhere on a smartphone, computer, smart TV, or even in audio mode. MasterClass always has great offers during the holidays, sometimes up to as much as 50% off. Head over to http://masterclass.com/designbetter for the current offer. DUER: Eli and I are busy people. When we're not in the studio producing the podcast and publishing new articles, we're often doing something active—building, cooking, or on an adventure with family. Work and life blend together, and DU/ER makes clothing for people like us. DUER creates performance denim and lifestyle apparel that is made for doing. Check out DUER's flagship stores in LA or Denver, or order now at shopduer.com/DESIGNBETTER. When you use our exclusive URL, you'll get 20% off your first purchase. If you're interested in sponsoring the show, please contact us at: sponsors@thecuriositydepartment.com If you'd like to submit a guest idea, please contact us at: contact@thecuriositydepartment.com

George Sivulka is the founder and CEO of Hebbia, is one of the fastest-growing gen AI companies and they recently raised a $130M series B. Investors include the company include hailed names such as a16z, Peter Thiel, Index, GV and others.  In Today's Episode with George Sivulka We Discuss: 04:47 Three Traits The Best Founders All Share? 08:11 How Cold Calling NASA Changed My Life 12:01 From Stealing Food From Stanford to Pitching Peter Thiel 17:22 Lessons working with Peter Thiel 26:39 The Future of AI and Business Applications 33:03 The Future of Employment with AI 33:45 Debunking the Myths of AI Job Displacement 35:09 The Future of Models: Many specialised or few generalised? 35:56 Scaling at Inference: A New Frontier 38:10 The Impact of Scaling Laws on Foundation Models 40:40 The Future of AI and Enterprise Value 43:43 The Geopolitical Influence on AI 45:03 The Commoditization of AI Models 47:47 Why Foundation Models Will Not Follow the Same Path of Cloud 52:53 Why All Companies, Both AI and Non-AI Are Undervalued  

Victor Riparbelli is the CEO and Co-founder of Synthesia, the world's leading AI video communications platform for enterprises. To date, Victor has raised over $250M from Accel, GV, NEA, and more. More than 1,000,000 users and 55,000 businesses, including 60% of the Fortune 100, use it to communicate efficiently and share knowledge at scale using AI avatars.  In Today's Episode with Victor Riperbelli: 1. The Future of Models: Are we seeing the commoditisation of models?  Will scaling laws continue to prove out?  How far into the application layer will model providers go? Will we see a world of few large generalist models or many fragmented smaller models? X.ai, Anthropic, or OpenAI? Which would Victor most want to invest in and why? 2. The Future of Content:  What will the future of content look like? In 5 years time will we have more AI or human made content? What will be the future of distribution for content? Why is TikTok the future for content distribution? How does Victor think about the future of identity verification? What is the right approach? What does everyone think will happen in the future with content that will never happen? 3. Startup Rules That are BS: Why does Victor believe it is total BS to say you have to be the first to a market? Why does Victor believe the speed of execution religion is BS? Why does Victor believe that London and Europe is a great place to start a startup? Does Victor believe Americans work harder than Europeans? Why does Victor believe Europeans are more loyal to their companies?  

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For the fourth annual GV awards, what we affectionately call The GeeVees, Drew and Travis have exciting and fun new awards to give out to the new and old films we watched throughout 2024! Happy New Year to all of our loyal listeners and new recruits who have recently joined the GenreVision movie club! Thank you all!

Seyed Madaeni is the co-founder and CEO of Verse. Verse develops software that helps organizations understand, plan, and manage clean energy. Their platform simplifies the complex clean energy procurement process, enabling companies to meet their emissions goals in the most economical way possible. MCJ is proud to be a repeat investor in Verse through our venture capital funds, including participation in their recent Series A round alongside GV and Coatue. To us, Verse embodies the inevitable shift where large companies must integrate clean energy management as a core business capability.Hyperscalers have led this trend, driven by their insatiable need for electricity to power data centers—a demand that's only growing with AI. We believe this focus on clean energy will expand across major corporations, much like the widespread adoption of IT and cloud technologies over the past two decades. But enough from us—let's hear directly from Seyed about what he's building with Verse.In this episode, we cover: [1:43] Overview of Verse's mission and focus[2:05] How Seyed founded Verse[4:54] Lessons from Seyed's time at Fluence[6:02] Insights into the buyer side of the market[10:03] Rising demand on the U.S. energy grid[13:02] Breakdown of Verse's customer base[17:44] Challenges corporate buyers face with energy and emissions[19:14] Overview of virtual PPAs and additionality[25:14] How Verse helps buyers make energy decisions[27:28] Importance of data in pricing and forecasting[30:40] 24/7 carbon-free energy vs. carbon matching[35:00] The role of batteries in increasing emissions[38:56] How Verse is expanding its offerings[41:15] Understanding Verse's approach[44:00] Verse's funding history and goalsEpisode recorded on Oct 17, 2024 (Published on Jan 2, 2025) Stay Connected with MCJ:Cody Simms on LinkedIn | XVisit mcj.vcSubscribe to the MCJ NewsletterEnjoyed this episode? Please leave us a review! Share feedback or suggest future topics and guests at info@mcj.vc.

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Michael Margolis has been a UX research partner at Google Ventures (GV) for nearly 15 years. He has developed a unique approach to helping startups identify their “bullseye customer”—the specific subset of their target market who initially is most likely to adopt their product. Michael has conducted over 300 hands-on research sprints with GV portfolio companies across various industries and helped develop the “design sprint” process made famous by the book Sprint. In our conversation, we discuss:• The step-by-step process of running a bullseye customer sprint• The most common mistakes founders make when picking their first customers• Practical tips for conducting effective customer interviews• How to create simple but effective prototypes for user research• The power of “watch parties” in aligning teams around customer insights• How to apply these methods beyond typical tech startups—Brought to you by:• Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments• Paragon—Ship every SaaS integration your customers want• Enterpret—Transform customer feedback into product growth—Find the transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/finding-your-bullseye-customer-michael-margolis—Where to find Michael Margolis:• X: https://x.com/mmargolis• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmargolis/• Website: https://www.learnmorefaster.com/• Medium: https://medium.com/@mmargolis—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Michael's background(09:11) Bullseye customers vs. ideal customer profiles (ICPs)(12:32) An overview of the bullseye customer sprint(20:56) When to use the bullseye customer sprint(22:19) Step one: Agree on goals and key questions(23:48) Step two: Define your bullseye customer(25:52) The importance of a narrow target audience(29:00) An example of step two in action(38:24) Narrowing attributes and exclusion criteria(43:28) Step three: Recruiting and compensating participants(56:11) Step four: Creating effective prototypes(01:01:10) Step five: Drafting your interview guide(01:08:49) Step six: The watch party method(01:19:40) Common pitfalls and final thoughts(01:24:43) Closing thoughts and where to find Michael—Referenced:• Learn More Faster: How to Find Your Bullseye Customer and Their Perfect Product: https://www.learnmorefaster.com• Alcoa: https://www.alcoa.com• Dupont: https://www.dupont.com• Ericsson: https://www.ericsson.com• Google Ventures: https://www.gv.com/• Kate Aronowitz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katearonowitz/• Vanessa Cho on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veecho/• How to kickstart and scale a consumer business—Step 2: Identify your super-specific who: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/consumer-business-super-specific-who• When enough is enough | Andy Johns (ex-FB, Twitter, Quora): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/when-enough-is-enough-andy-johns• Zipline for health care: https://www.flyzipline.com/solutions/healthcare• Jobs to Be Done framework: https://www.christenseninstitute.org/theory/jobs-to-be-done• User Interviews: https://www.userinterviews.com/• Respondent: https://www.respondent.io/• Flatiron Health: https://flatiron.com/• How to identify your ideal customer profile (ICP): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-identify-your-ideal-customer• Gong: https://www.gong.io• Linear: https://linear.app• Gusto: https://gusto.com/• Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling: https://bookshop.org/p/books/humble-inquiry-second-edition-the-gentle-art-of-asking-instead-of-telling-edgar-h-schein/14739375• Figma: https://www.figma.com—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe

Welcome to Part 3 of “20 Things to do Before You Ask for a Price”. To review, “20 Things” is a to-do list I developed more than 2 decades ago while running a derivative sales team. The desk committed a substantial amount of capital in pursuit of business, which made it easy to win trades but also easy to lose money in the process of winning those trades.  20 Things was about playing defense and offense simultaneously by requiring the salesperson to be an active part of the price discovery process. While the trader would ultimately make the price and bear the risk, the salesperson, through 20 Things, could be a valuable part of the process. The result: better risk taking and a more sustainable business.  Here are things 11-15.  I hope you enjoy and find this useful. I wish you an excellent Thanksgiving holiday.11. Corporate action? Is this stock a deal name or subject to some other corporate action?  Use the CACS function on Bloomberg to look for corporate actions. Deal names can have very unique implied distributions and are difficult to provide risk capital into in option trades.12. Evaluate the vol. What is the implied volatility of the name?  How does it compare to realized volatility?  How does the name spread versus index or sub-index volatility?  Run the GV function.13. What does strike skew look like?  The skew may be indicative of the amount of gap risk potential in the name.  Run Bloomberg command OVDV SKEW and look at the spread in risk reversals on the OMON screen.14. What is the shape of the term structure?  This can give a sense as to how much the market is willing to pay for an event (ie, earnings or an FDA announcement).  Run Bloomberg command OVDV TRMS.15. What is the vol risk in the trade?  Is this a long-dated option on a high-priced stock?  If so, you should know what the vega of the option is.  Example: 10k F Jan'25 11 strike calls have far less vega than 10k MSFT Jan'27 430 call.  These very different options call for different kinds of dialogue with the trader and client. Use the Bloomberg OV function.

When Aarron was in college studying painting and drawing, he had an absolute certainty about the path my career would take. He was going to move to New York, make it big as an artist, and never look back. And Eli, as an undergrad in product design, wasn't sure what a career in his field even looked like. The skillset wasn't clearly defined yet. The outdoor product companies he was eyeing wanted me to conform to a neat little box: “Are you an industrial designer, or a mechanical engineer?” He wasn't sure how he fit in. Did our careers unfold as we expected? Absolutely not. Life and careers rarely go according to plan. There's so much beyond our control. But, despite the unexpected twists, there are lessons that can guide us in the right direction. And that's what we're here to explore today in this special live episode of Design Better, recorded right here at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Today, we'll be speaking with four design leaders who took a winding path but all found their way to significant work. Bios Kate Aronowitz is a design executive who has built her career empowering teams at some of Silicon Valley's most iconic companies. In addition to her role leading GV's operations team, Kate coaches GV portfolio companies on cross-functional design processes, scale, product development, and management strategy. Kate has built world-class design teams at eBay, LinkedIn, Facebook (now Meta), and Wealthfront. She joined the first user experience team at eBay before taking her experience to LinkedIn, where she started the user research team. As Facebook's first design executive, Kate grew the organization from 20 to 200, establishing multidisciplinary design teams in front-end engineering, user research, content strategy, and communication design. Steve Johnson, VP of Design at Netflix, leads a diverse, multidisciplinary, Emmy-award-winning Experience Design organization. His team's commitment to discovery, product innovation, brand development, and personalization has set the standard for streaming media platforms across the world. Prior to Netflix, Steve also led design teams at LinkedIn and Adobe. Jaime Lopez, Chief Design and Marketing Officer at Flatiron Health, Jaime Lopez is the Chief Design & Marketing Officer at Flatiron Health. She has over 15 years of startup product, design and marketing experience with a passion for creative problem solving and building and mentoring teams. In her role at Flatiron Health, Jaime uses her background to create and deliver high-quality experiences to oversee the company's entire marketing and design suite.  Kat Holmes is EVP and Chief Design Officer at Salesforce where she's driving the future of AI, Data, and CRM experiences. As the author of the best-selling book Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design, Holmes works with multidisciplinary teams to set a foundation for why designing with excluded communities drives better solutions for everyone. Her work has been featured by NPR, BBC, Fast Company, Forbes, The Economist, and many more. Visiting the links below is one of the best ways to support our show: Wix Studio: With Wix Studio, agencies and enterprises can create, develop and manage exceptional web projects with hyper efficiency. And if you're worried about the learning curve eating into time you don't have, don't be. Wix Studio is intuitive by design, so your entire team can hit the ground running. For your next project, check out wixstudio.com. Wine Access: We love wine, but often feel overwhelmed by the options out there. But we recently joined Wine Access who not only ship to your door some of the world's most inspiring wines, they also educate subscribers with full color information cards that accompany each bottle. You should totally join The Waitlist Wine Club. Just visit wineaccess.com/waitlist and use Promo Code: DESIGNBETTER for $25 off your first shipment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Perret is the CEO and Co-Founder of Plaid, a technology platform reshaping financial services. To date, Zach has raised over $734M for Plaid from the likes of NEA, Spark, GV, Coatue and a16z, to name a few. Today, thousands of companies including the largest fintechs, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks use Plaid. In addition, Zach is also a Co-Founder of Mischief, an early-stage venture fund in San Francisco.  In Today's Episode with Zach Perret We Discuss: 1. Founder Mode: Why “Founder Mode” will be the most dangerous blog post written in the last decade for founders? What is most misleading about it? What are “grinder problems”? Why does Zach believe that grinder problems are the best problems for startups to try and solve? Why does Zach believe that OKRs are BS and should be removed? What should be used instead? 2. Lessons from Raising $734M for Plaid: What is the worst advice that VCs give that most founders take? Why does Zach believe that angel investing is more distracting than helpful for founders to do? What are the pros of investing alongside running a company? Why does Zach encourage founders to raise money as infrequently as possible? What does this mean for the size and price of rounds Zach thinks we should see occur? 3. The $5BN Exit and the $13.4BN Round: Why did Zach turn down the $5BN exit to Visa? Was it the right choice? Does Zach regret raising at such a high price of $13.4BN when the exit did not happen? Would Zach sell the company today for $13.4BN if offered it? What did Zach not do that he wish he had done? What did he do that he wishes he had not done?

Eoghan McCabe is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Intercom, one of the largest private software companies in the valley with hundreds of millions in revenue and thousands of customers. To date, Eoghan has raised over $238M from Index, Kleiner Perkins, ICONIQ, GV, Bessemer and more incredible firms. Intercom's goal is to reinvent customer service with AI agents replacing human agents over the next 10 years. 10 Questions with One of the Largest Private Company CEO's: AI Investing: Why will most AI investments not do better than the S&P 500? Building SaaS Tools with AI: Why is it crazy for companies to follow Klarna and use AI to build their own tools? Going Public: Why is Bill Gurley wrong that more later stage companies should go public? Why did Intercom shelve plans to go public in 2022? Early-Stage is F*******: Why is the early-stage venture ecosystem as an asset class f******? Founder Mode: Why does Eoghan believe all of the best founders are unbalanced? What is the difference between Founder vs Manager mode?  Political Voice: Why did Eoghan decide he had to voice his political opinions now? The Danger of Harris: Why does Eoghan believe a Harris administration would rob the US of immense freedom, democracy and civil liberty? Why Vote Trump: Why does Eoghan believe that Trump will regain immense freedom for the sovereign individual? Freedom of Speech: How does Eoghan determine right vs wrong when freedom of speech leads to harm and injustice?  Middle East and Nuclear War: Why does Eoghan believe that nuclear war is much closer than we think? Will we see the Middle East descend into war?